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Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (1057 citations)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (933 citations)
Sustainability
Sustainability (530 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (40 publications)
University of Zurich
University of Zurich (31 publications)
University Putra Malaysia
University Putra Malaysia (29 publications)
Top-3 countries
China (907 publications)
USA (548 publications)
Japan (546 publications)

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Scientific Reports
1057 citations, 1.24%
PLoS ONE
933 citations, 1.09%
Sustainability
530 citations, 0.62%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
468 citations, 0.55%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
461 citations, 0.54%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
456 citations, 0.53%
Science of the Total Environment
395 citations, 0.46%
Frontiers in Microbiology
370 citations, 0.43%
SpringerPlus
337 citations, 0.39%
IEEE Access
334 citations, 0.39%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
313 citations, 0.37%
Heliyon
309 citations, 0.36%
Molecules
307 citations, 0.36%
Frontiers in Plant Science
295 citations, 0.35%
Cureus
255 citations, 0.3%
Cancers
233 citations, 0.27%
AIP Conference Proceedings
224 citations, 0.26%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
216 citations, 0.25%
Microorganisms
211 citations, 0.25%
Nutrients
210 citations, 0.25%
Chemosphere
209 citations, 0.24%
Plants
203 citations, 0.24%
Medicine (United States)
202 citations, 0.24%
Animals
201 citations, 0.24%
Sensors
200 citations, 0.23%
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
198 citations, 0.23%
Agronomy
192 citations, 0.22%
Frontiers in Psychology
190 citations, 0.22%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
190 citations, 0.22%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
185 citations, 0.22%
BMJ Open
173 citations, 0.2%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
164 citations, 0.19%
Frontiers in Physiology
163 citations, 0.19%
Aquaculture
162 citations, 0.19%
PeerJ
153 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
148 citations, 0.17%
Frontiers in Oncology
146 citations, 0.17%
Mathematics
143 citations, 0.17%
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
141 citations, 0.16%
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
140 citations, 0.16%
Water (Switzerland)
136 citations, 0.16%
Oncotarget
135 citations, 0.16%
Polymers
125 citations, 0.15%
Multimedia Tools and Applications
125 citations, 0.15%
3 Biotech
124 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Hazardous Materials
124 citations, 0.15%
Energies
122 citations, 0.14%
BMC Cancer
120 citations, 0.14%
Environmental Pollution
120 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems
118 citations, 0.14%
Foods
116 citations, 0.14%
Frontiers in Pharmacology
114 citations, 0.13%
Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology
114 citations, 0.13%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
112 citations, 0.13%
BMC Public Health
110 citations, 0.13%
Agriculture (Switzerland)
105 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Cleaner Production
101 citations, 0.12%
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
101 citations, 0.12%
Remote Sensing
101 citations, 0.12%
Symmetry
100 citations, 0.12%
Frontiers in Public Health
97 citations, 0.11%
Frontiers in Immunology
96 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Environmental Management
96 citations, 0.11%
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
93 citations, 0.11%
Materials
93 citations, 0.11%
RSC Advances
91 citations, 0.11%
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
91 citations, 0.11%
Bioresource Technology
90 citations, 0.11%
Marine Pollution Bulletin
88 citations, 0.1%
Biological Trace Element Research
87 citations, 0.1%
Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy
87 citations, 0.1%
World Neurosurgery
86 citations, 0.1%
Neural Computing and Applications
86 citations, 0.1%
Environmental Earth Sciences
83 citations, 0.1%
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
82 citations, 0.1%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
82 citations, 0.1%
Advances in Botanical Research
81 citations, 0.09%
Genes
80 citations, 0.09%
Industrial Crops and Products
79 citations, 0.09%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
79 citations, 0.09%
Toxins
78 citations, 0.09%
Microbiological Research
78 citations, 0.09%
BioMed Research International
78 citations, 0.09%
Tropical Animal Health and Production
77 citations, 0.09%
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
77 citations, 0.09%
F1000Research
77 citations, 0.09%
Antioxidants
76 citations, 0.09%
Diagnostics
75 citations, 0.09%
Biology
75 citations, 0.09%
SSRN Electronic Journal
75 citations, 0.09%
Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
74 citations, 0.09%
Fermentation
73 citations, 0.09%
ACS Omega
73 citations, 0.09%
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
72 citations, 0.08%
Medicina
72 citations, 0.08%
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
72 citations, 0.08%
Cells
72 citations, 0.08%
Journal of Fungi
71 citations, 0.08%
Healthcare
71 citations, 0.08%
Arabian Journal of Geosciences
71 citations, 0.08%
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Springer Nature
18803 citations, 22%
Elsevier
18299 citations, 21.41%
MDPI
8356 citations, 9.78%
Wiley
5392 citations, 6.31%
Taylor & Francis
4191 citations, 4.9%
Frontiers Media S.A.
2854 citations, 3.34%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2148 citations, 2.51%
SAGE
1608 citations, 1.88%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1465 citations, 1.71%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1104 citations, 1.29%
Hindawi Limited
1053 citations, 1.23%
Oxford University Press
856 citations, 1%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
767 citations, 0.9%
IOP Publishing
757 citations, 0.89%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
592 citations, 0.69%
Emerald
549 citations, 0.64%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
465 citations, 0.54%
Cambridge University Press
457 citations, 0.53%
Walter de Gruyter
435 citations, 0.51%
BMJ
388 citations, 0.45%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
383 citations, 0.45%
AIP Publishing
352 citations, 0.41%
IGI Global
332 citations, 0.39%
Mary Ann Liebert
306 citations, 0.36%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
280 citations, 0.33%
JMIR Publications
238 citations, 0.28%
AME Publishing Company
233 citations, 0.27%
IntechOpen
223 citations, 0.26%
American Society for Microbiology
218 citations, 0.26%
Pleiades Publishing
216 citations, 0.25%
Spandidos Publications
216 citations, 0.25%
IOS Press
209 citations, 0.24%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
202 citations, 0.24%
World Scientific
199 citations, 0.23%
PeerJ
187 citations, 0.22%
SciELO
181 citations, 0.21%
EDP Sciences
162 citations, 0.19%
Impact Journals
159 citations, 0.19%
Baishideng Publishing Group
152 citations, 0.18%
King Saud University
150 citations, 0.18%
S. Karger AG
148 citations, 0.17%
Scientific Research Publishing
135 citations, 0.16%
Academic Journals
130 citations, 0.15%
Medknow
122 citations, 0.14%
American Physiological Society
103 citations, 0.12%
IWA Publishing
103 citations, 0.12%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
102 citations, 0.12%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
101 citations, 0.12%
F1000 Research
92 citations, 0.11%
Research Square Platform LLC
92 citations, 0.11%
Canadian Science Publishing
81 citations, 0.09%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
78 citations, 0.09%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
77 citations, 0.09%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
72 citations, 0.08%
Brieflands
71 citations, 0.08%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
70 citations, 0.08%
Human Kinetics
70 citations, 0.08%
CSIRO Publishing
67 citations, 0.08%
American Medical Association (AMA)
64 citations, 0.07%
Alexandria University
62 citations, 0.07%
Microbiology Society
61 citations, 0.07%
Copernicus
59 citations, 0.07%
AOSIS
59 citations, 0.07%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
55 citations, 0.06%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
54 citations, 0.06%
American Psychological Association (APA)
51 citations, 0.06%
Scientific Societies
50 citations, 0.06%
Media Sphere Publishing House
49 citations, 0.06%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
47 citations, 0.05%
American Society of Animal Science
46 citations, 0.05%
Veterinary World
46 citations, 0.05%
Tech Science Press
43 citations, 0.05%
Trans Tech Publications
42 citations, 0.05%
American Physical Society (APS)
42 citations, 0.05%
Mark Allen Group
41 citations, 0.05%
British Institute of Radiology
40 citations, 0.05%
40 citations, 0.05%
Optica Publishing Group
39 citations, 0.05%
IMR Press
38 citations, 0.04%
The Royal Society
38 citations, 0.04%
Pensoft Publishers
38 citations, 0.04%
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
36 citations, 0.04%
Scientific Scholar
36 citations, 0.04%
Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)
33 citations, 0.04%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
32 citations, 0.04%
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
32 citations, 0.04%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
30 citations, 0.04%
The Endocrine Society
30 citations, 0.04%
Hans Publishers
30 citations, 0.04%
Apex Publishing
30 citations, 0.04%
Eco-Vector LLC
28 citations, 0.03%
American Roentgen Ray Society
28 citations, 0.03%
Inter-Research Science Center
27 citations, 0.03%
Annual Reviews
27 citations, 0.03%
Academy of Physical Education
26 citations, 0.03%
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
26 citations, 0.03%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
26 citations, 0.03%
PAGEPress Publications
26 citations, 0.03%
SLACK
26 citations, 0.03%
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University of Tokyo
40 publications, 0.86%
University of Zurich
31 publications, 0.66%
University Putra Malaysia
29 publications, 0.62%
Zhejiang University
25 publications, 0.53%
Kyoto University
25 publications, 0.53%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
25 publications, 0.53%
University of São Paulo
24 publications, 0.51%
University of Malaya
23 publications, 0.49%
University of Science, Malaysia
23 publications, 0.49%
Kyushu University
23 publications, 0.49%
University of Ghana
22 publications, 0.47%
University of Tartu
21 publications, 0.45%
Sichuan University
20 publications, 0.43%
Osaka University
20 publications, 0.43%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
19 publications, 0.41%
King Saud University
18 publications, 0.39%
Dalian University of Technology
18 publications, 0.39%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
18 publications, 0.39%
University of Sydney
18 publications, 0.39%
Shandong University
18 publications, 0.39%
COMSATS University Islamabad
17 publications, 0.36%
Queensland University of Technology
17 publications, 0.36%
Karolinska Institute
16 publications, 0.34%
Skåne University Hospital
16 publications, 0.34%
University of Milan
16 publications, 0.34%
Harvard University
16 publications, 0.34%
Nagoya University
16 publications, 0.34%
University of Toronto
16 publications, 0.34%
King Abdulaziz University
15 publications, 0.32%
University of Rajshahi
15 publications, 0.32%
Addis Ababa University
15 publications, 0.32%
Hiroshima University
15 publications, 0.32%
Ritsumeikan University
15 publications, 0.32%
Lund University
14 publications, 0.3%
Chongqing Medical University
14 publications, 0.3%
University of Tsukuba
14 publications, 0.3%
Northwest University
14 publications, 0.3%
Korea University
14 publications, 0.3%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
14 publications, 0.3%
Kumamoto University
14 publications, 0.3%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
13 publications, 0.28%
Johns Hopkins University
13 publications, 0.28%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
13 publications, 0.28%
Osaka Metropolitan University
13 publications, 0.28%
University of Dhaka
13 publications, 0.28%
National University of Malaysia
12 publications, 0.26%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
12 publications, 0.26%
University of Copenhagen
12 publications, 0.26%
Seoul National University
12 publications, 0.26%
Hokkaido University
12 publications, 0.26%
Kawasaki Medical School
12 publications, 0.26%
Universidad Veracruzana
12 publications, 0.26%
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
12 publications, 0.26%
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
11 publications, 0.24%
Guru Nanak Dev University
11 publications, 0.24%
Central South University
11 publications, 0.24%
Southeast University
11 publications, 0.24%
Sapienza University of Rome
11 publications, 0.24%
University of Palermo
11 publications, 0.24%
University of Padua
11 publications, 0.24%
Monash University
11 publications, 0.24%
University of Queensland
11 publications, 0.24%
University of Ibadan
11 publications, 0.24%
Kasetsart University
11 publications, 0.24%
Konkuk University
11 publications, 0.24%
Northwest A&F University
11 publications, 0.24%
University of Göttingen
11 publications, 0.24%
University of Ottawa
11 publications, 0.24%
Haramaya University
11 publications, 0.24%
Aligarh Muslim University
10 publications, 0.21%
Jilin University
10 publications, 0.21%
Nanjing Medical University
10 publications, 0.21%
Wuhan University
10 publications, 0.21%
University of New South Wales
10 publications, 0.21%
Hohai University
10 publications, 0.21%
Sichuan Agricultural University
10 publications, 0.21%
Chang Gung University
10 publications, 0.21%
Tokyo Women's Medical University
10 publications, 0.21%
Makerere University
10 publications, 0.21%
University of California, San Francisco
10 publications, 0.21%
Hyogo Medical University
10 publications, 0.21%
Mayo Clinic
10 publications, 0.21%
University of Pennsylvania
10 publications, 0.21%
University of Alberta
10 publications, 0.21%
University of Miami
10 publications, 0.21%
Istanbul University
9 publications, 0.19%
Higher Colleges of Technology
9 publications, 0.19%
Fudan University
9 publications, 0.19%
Tongji University
9 publications, 0.19%
University of Technology, Malaysia
9 publications, 0.19%
University of Lisbon
9 publications, 0.19%
Nankai University
9 publications, 0.19%
Sun Yat-sen University
9 publications, 0.19%
Shanghai Ocean University
9 publications, 0.19%
University College London
9 publications, 0.19%
King's College London
9 publications, 0.19%
Cairo University
9 publications, 0.19%
University of Melbourne
9 publications, 0.19%
Griffith University
9 publications, 0.19%
Tokyo Medical University
9 publications, 0.19%
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China
907 publications, 19.41%
USA, 548, 11.72%
USA
548 publications, 11.72%
Japan, 546, 11.68%
Japan
546 publications, 11.68%
India, 377, 8.07%
India
377 publications, 8.07%
Germany, 189, 4.04%
Germany
189 publications, 4.04%
United Kingdom, 178, 3.81%
United Kingdom
178 publications, 3.81%
Republic of Korea, 166, 3.55%
Republic of Korea
166 publications, 3.55%
Italy, 165, 3.53%
Italy
165 publications, 3.53%
Turkey, 141, 3.02%
Turkey
141 publications, 3.02%
Australia, 127, 2.72%
Australia
127 publications, 2.72%
Malaysia, 123, 2.63%
Malaysia
123 publications, 2.63%
Canada, 118, 2.52%
Canada
118 publications, 2.52%
Brazil, 106, 2.27%
Brazil
106 publications, 2.27%
Spain, 102, 2.18%
Spain
102 publications, 2.18%
France, 98, 2.1%
France
98 publications, 2.1%
Iran, 90, 1.93%
Iran
90 publications, 1.93%
Pakistan, 90, 1.93%
Pakistan
90 publications, 1.93%
Sweden, 75, 1.6%
Sweden
75 publications, 1.6%
Switzerland, 70, 1.5%
Switzerland
70 publications, 1.5%
Bangladesh, 68, 1.45%
Bangladesh
68 publications, 1.45%
Mexico, 62, 1.33%
Mexico
62 publications, 1.33%
Netherlands, 62, 1.33%
Netherlands
62 publications, 1.33%
Saudi Arabia, 56, 1.2%
Saudi Arabia
56 publications, 1.2%
Russia, 55, 1.18%
Russia
55 publications, 1.18%
Thailand, 55, 1.18%
Thailand
55 publications, 1.18%
Ethiopia, 55, 1.18%
Ethiopia
55 publications, 1.18%
Nigeria, 53, 1.13%
Nigeria
53 publications, 1.13%
South Africa, 46, 0.98%
South Africa
46 publications, 0.98%
Ghana, 44, 0.94%
Ghana
44 publications, 0.94%
Egypt, 44, 0.94%
Egypt
44 publications, 0.94%
Portugal, 42, 0.9%
Portugal
42 publications, 0.9%
Greece, 39, 0.83%
Greece
39 publications, 0.83%
Morocco, 38, 0.81%
Morocco
38 publications, 0.81%
Austria, 36, 0.77%
Austria
36 publications, 0.77%
Denmark, 36, 0.77%
Denmark
36 publications, 0.77%
Vietnam, 35, 0.75%
Vietnam
35 publications, 0.75%
Finland, 35, 0.75%
Finland
35 publications, 0.75%
Poland, 31, 0.66%
Poland
31 publications, 0.66%
Belgium, 30, 0.64%
Belgium
30 publications, 0.64%
Norway, 29, 0.62%
Norway
29 publications, 0.62%
Estonia, 26, 0.56%
Estonia
26 publications, 0.56%
New Zealand, 25, 0.53%
New Zealand
25 publications, 0.53%
Sri Lanka, 23, 0.49%
Sri Lanka
23 publications, 0.49%
Kenya, 22, 0.47%
Kenya
22 publications, 0.47%
Indonesia, 21, 0.45%
Indonesia
21 publications, 0.45%
Cameroon, 20, 0.43%
Cameroon
20 publications, 0.43%
Ireland, 18, 0.39%
Ireland
18 publications, 0.39%
Czech Republic, 18, 0.39%
Czech Republic
18 publications, 0.39%
Hungary, 17, 0.36%
Hungary
17 publications, 0.36%
Israel, 17, 0.36%
Israel
17 publications, 0.36%
Argentina, 16, 0.34%
Argentina
16 publications, 0.34%
UAE, 16, 0.34%
UAE
16 publications, 0.34%
Palestine, 15, 0.32%
Palestine
15 publications, 0.32%
Uganda, 14, 0.3%
Uganda
14 publications, 0.3%
Iraq, 13, 0.28%
Iraq
13 publications, 0.28%
Colombia, 13, 0.28%
Colombia
13 publications, 0.28%
Tanzania, 12, 0.26%
Tanzania
12 publications, 0.26%
Chile, 12, 0.26%
Chile
12 publications, 0.26%
Romania, 11, 0.24%
Romania
11 publications, 0.24%
Singapore, 11, 0.24%
Singapore
11 publications, 0.24%
Tunisia, 11, 0.24%
Tunisia
11 publications, 0.24%
Qatar, 10, 0.21%
Qatar
10 publications, 0.21%
Lebanon, 10, 0.21%
Lebanon
10 publications, 0.21%
Uruguay, 10, 0.21%
Uruguay
10 publications, 0.21%
Benin, 9, 0.19%
Benin
9 publications, 0.19%
Nepal, 9, 0.19%
Nepal
9 publications, 0.19%
Ukraine, 8, 0.17%
Ukraine
8 publications, 0.17%
Slovakia, 8, 0.17%
Slovakia
8 publications, 0.17%
Algeria, 7, 0.15%
Algeria
7 publications, 0.15%
Oman, 7, 0.15%
Oman
7 publications, 0.15%
Zimbabwe, 6, 0.13%
Zimbabwe
6 publications, 0.13%
Jordan, 6, 0.13%
Jordan
6 publications, 0.13%
Syria, 6, 0.13%
Syria
6 publications, 0.13%
Yemen, 5, 0.11%
Yemen
5 publications, 0.11%
Côte d'Ivoire, 5, 0.11%
Côte d'Ivoire
5 publications, 0.11%
Cuba, 5, 0.11%
Cuba
5 publications, 0.11%
Kuwait, 5, 0.11%
Kuwait
5 publications, 0.11%
Malawi, 5, 0.11%
Malawi
5 publications, 0.11%
Serbia, 5, 0.11%
Serbia
5 publications, 0.11%
Croatia, 5, 0.11%
Croatia
5 publications, 0.11%
Bulgaria, 4, 0.09%
Bulgaria
4 publications, 0.09%
Latvia, 4, 0.09%
Latvia
4 publications, 0.09%
Peru, 4, 0.09%
Peru
4 publications, 0.09%
Senegal, 4, 0.09%
Senegal
4 publications, 0.09%
Trinidad and Tobago, 4, 0.09%
Trinidad and Tobago
4 publications, 0.09%
Albania, 3, 0.06%
Albania
3 publications, 0.06%
Venezuela, 3, 0.06%
Venezuela
3 publications, 0.06%
Libya, 3, 0.06%
Libya
3 publications, 0.06%
Mongolia, 3, 0.06%
Mongolia
3 publications, 0.06%
North Macedonia, 3, 0.06%
North Macedonia
3 publications, 0.06%
Slovenia, 3, 0.06%
Slovenia
3 publications, 0.06%
Sudan, 3, 0.06%
Sudan
3 publications, 0.06%
Philippines, 3, 0.06%
Philippines
3 publications, 0.06%
Kosovo, 3, 0.06%
Kosovo
3 publications, 0.06%
Belarus, 2, 0.04%
Belarus
2 publications, 0.04%
Barbados, 2, 0.04%
Barbados
2 publications, 0.04%
Bahrain, 2, 0.04%
Bahrain
2 publications, 0.04%
Bolivia, 2, 0.04%
Bolivia
2 publications, 0.04%
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2, 0.04%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 publications, 0.04%
Burkina Faso, 2, 0.04%
Burkina Faso
2 publications, 0.04%
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