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United States National Library of Medicine

Short name

NLM

Country, city

USA, Bethesda

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Organization website

Publications

4 938

Citations

544 902

h-index

301

Top-3 journals

Nucleic Acids Research (251 publications)

American Journal of Public Health (127 publications)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (117 publications)

Top-3 organizations

National Center for Biotechnology Information (3097 publications)

National Cancer Institute (207 publications)

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (158 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Institut Pasteur (118 publications)

European Bioinformatics Institute (94 publications)

University of Oxford (57 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Field of science

Countries

Found

Since 1959

Total publications

4938

Total citations

544902

Citations per publication

110.35

Average publications per year

73.7

Average authors per publication

7.56

h-index

301

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
Genetics	Genetics, 816, 16.52% Genetics 816 publications, 16.52%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 811, 16.42% Molecular Biology 811 publications, 16.42%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 492, 9.96% Computer Science Applications 492 publications, 9.96%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 428, 8.67% Biochemistry 428 publications, 8.67%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 402, 8.14% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 402 publications, 8.14%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 401, 8.12% General Medicine 401 publications, 8.12%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 392, 7.94% Multidisciplinary 392 publications, 7.94%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 351, 7.11% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 351 publications, 7.11%
Health Informatics	Health Informatics, 318, 6.44% Health Informatics 318 publications, 6.44%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 298, 6.03% Microbiology 298 publications, 6.03%
Structural Biology	Structural Biology, 263, 5.33% Structural Biology 263 publications, 5.33%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 230, 4.66% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 230 publications, 4.66%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 212, 4.29% Applied Mathematics 212 publications, 4.29%
Immunology	Immunology, 208, 4.21% Immunology 208 publications, 4.21%
Information Systems	Information Systems, 193, 3.91% Information Systems 193 publications, 3.91%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 187, 3.79% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 187 publications, 3.79%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 180, 3.65% Biotechnology 180 publications, 3.65%
Library and Information Sciences	Library and Information Sciences, 177, 3.58% Library and Information Sciences 177 publications, 3.58%
Modeling and Simulation	Modeling and Simulation, 170, 3.44% Modeling and Simulation 170 publications, 3.44%
Virology	Virology, 168, 3.4% Virology 168 publications, 3.4%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 162, 3.28% Cell Biology 162 publications, 3.28%
Computational Theory and Mathematics	Computational Theory and Mathematics, 158, 3.2% Computational Theory and Mathematics 158 publications, 3.2%
Genetics (clinical)	Genetics (clinical), 153, 3.1% Genetics (clinical) 153 publications, 3.1%
Statistics and Probability	Statistics and Probability, 132, 2.67% Statistics and Probability 132 publications, 2.67%
Computational Mathematics	Computational Mathematics, 118, 2.39% Computational Mathematics 118 publications, 2.39%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 117, 2.37% Infectious Diseases 117 publications, 2.37%
Software	Software, 94, 1.9% Software 94 publications, 1.9%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 84, 1.7% Molecular Medicine 84 publications, 1.7%
General Immunology and Microbiology	General Immunology and Microbiology, 76, 1.54% General Immunology and Microbiology 76 publications, 1.54%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 75, 1.52% General Chemistry 75 publications, 1.52%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Journals

	50 100 150 200 250 300
Nucleic Acids Research	Nucleic Acids Research, 251, 5.08% Nucleic Acids Research 251 publications, 5.08%
American Journal of Public Health	American Journal of Public Health, 127, 2.57% American Journal of Public Health 127 publications, 2.57%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117, 2.37% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117 publications, 2.37%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 115, 2.33% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 115 publications, 2.33%
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA	Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 106, 2.15% Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 106 publications, 2.15%
Biology Direct	Biology Direct, 98, 1.98% Biology Direct 98 publications, 1.98%
Bioinformatics	Bioinformatics, 93, 1.88% Bioinformatics 93 publications, 1.88%
Science	Science, 88, 1.78% Science 88 publications, 1.78%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 81, 1.64% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 81 publications, 1.64%
BMC Bioinformatics	BMC Bioinformatics, 79, 1.6% BMC Bioinformatics 79 publications, 1.6%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 79, 1.6% PLoS ONE 79 publications, 1.6%
Nature	Nature, 71, 1.44% Nature 71 publications, 1.44%
Genome Biology	Genome Biology, 68, 1.38% Genome Biology 68 publications, 1.38%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 64, 1.3% Nature Communications 64 publications, 1.3%
Journal of Biomedical Informatics	Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 62, 1.26% Journal of Biomedical Informatics 62 publications, 1.26%
Genome Research	Genome Research, 60, 1.22% Genome Research 60 publications, 1.22%
Journal of Molecular Biology	Journal of Molecular Biology, 46, 0.93% Journal of Molecular Biology 46 publications, 0.93%
Environmental Microbiology	Environmental Microbiology, 44, 0.89% Environmental Microbiology 44 publications, 0.89%
Trends in Biochemical Sciences	Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 43, 0.87% Trends in Biochemical Sciences 43 publications, 0.87%
Methods in Molecular Biology	Methods in Molecular Biology, 36, 0.73% Methods in Molecular Biology 36 publications, 0.73%
mBio	mBio, 35, 0.71% mBio 35 publications, 0.71%
Genome Biology and Evolution	Genome Biology and Evolution, 35, 0.71% Genome Biology and Evolution 35 publications, 0.71%
Information Services and Use	Information Services and Use, 35, 0.71% Information Services and Use 35 publications, 0.71%
Nursing and Computers	Nursing and Computers, 35, 0.71% Nursing and Computers 35 publications, 0.71%
Trends in Genetics	Trends in Genetics, 34, 0.69% Trends in Genetics 34 publications, 0.69%
Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics	Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics, 34, 0.69% Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics 34 publications, 0.69%
Database : the journal of biological databases and curation	Database : the journal of biological databases and curation, 33, 0.67% Database : the journal of biological databases and curation 33 publications, 0.67%
Nature Biotechnology	Nature Biotechnology, 32, 0.65% Nature Biotechnology 32 publications, 0.65%
Journal of Bacteriology	Journal of Bacteriology, 32, 0.65% Journal of Bacteriology 32 publications, 0.65%
PLoS Computational Biology	PLoS Computational Biology, 32, 0.65% PLoS Computational Biology 32 publications, 0.65%
	50 100 150 200 250 300

Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1233, 24.97% Springer Nature 1233 publications, 24.97%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 784, 15.88% Elsevier 784 publications, 15.88%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 691, 13.99% Oxford University Press 691 publications, 13.99%
Wiley	Wiley, 317, 6.42% Wiley 317 publications, 6.42%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 153, 3.1% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 153 publications, 3.1%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 150, 3.04% American Society for Microbiology 150 publications, 3.04%
American Public Health Association	American Public Health Association, 127, 2.57% American Public Health Association 127 publications, 2.57%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 119, 2.41% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 119 publications, 2.41%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 117, 2.37% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 117 publications, 2.37%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 106, 2.15% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 106 publications, 2.15%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 99, 2% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 99 publications, 2%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 86, 1.74% Taylor & Francis 86 publications, 1.74%
MDPI	MDPI, 78, 1.58% MDPI 78 publications, 1.58%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 70, 1.42% Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 70 publications, 1.42%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 62, 1.26% Mary Ann Liebert 62 publications, 1.26%
SAGE	SAGE, 47, 0.95% SAGE 47 publications, 0.95%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 47, 0.95% Frontiers Media S.A. 47 publications, 0.95%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 43, 0.87% American Chemical Society (ACS) 43 publications, 0.87%
IOS Press	IOS Press, 35, 0.71% IOS Press 35 publications, 0.71%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 34, 0.69% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 34 publications, 0.69%
American Medical Association (AMA)	American Medical Association (AMA), 31, 0.63% American Medical Association (AMA) 31 publications, 0.63%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 29, 0.59% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 29 publications, 0.59%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 24, 0.49% Microbiology Society 24 publications, 0.49%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 23, 0.47% Cambridge University Press 23 publications, 0.47%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 21, 0.43% American Physical Society (APS) 21 publications, 0.43%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 20, 0.41% F1000 Research 20 publications, 0.41%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 17, 0.34% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 17 publications, 0.34%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 17, 0.34% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 17 publications, 0.34%
BMJ	BMJ, 17, 0.34% BMJ 17 publications, 0.34%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 15, 0.3% Annual Reviews 15 publications, 0.3%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

With other organizations

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
National Center for Biotechnology Information	National Center for Biotechnology Information, 3097, 62.72% National Center for Biotechnology Information 3097 publications, 62.72%
National Cancer Institute	National Cancer Institute, 207, 4.19% National Cancer Institute 207 publications, 4.19%
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 158, 3.2% National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 158 publications, 3.2%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 148, 3% Harvard University 148 publications, 3%
Institut Pasteur	Institut Pasteur, 118, 2.39% Institut Pasteur 118 publications, 2.39%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 106, 2.15% Johns Hopkins University 106 publications, 2.15%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 102, 2.07% Howard Hughes Medical Institute 102 publications, 2.07%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 99, 2% University of Maryland, College Park 99 publications, 2%
European Bioinformatics Institute	European Bioinformatics Institute, 94, 1.9% European Bioinformatics Institute 94 publications, 1.9%
Food and Drug Administration	Food and Drug Administration, 90, 1.82% Food and Drug Administration 90 publications, 1.82%
University of Rochester	University of Rochester, 86, 1.74% University of Rochester 86 publications, 1.74%
University of Utah	University of Utah, 84, 1.7% University of Utah 84 publications, 1.7%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 83, 1.68% Stanford University 83 publications, 1.68%
National Human Genome Research Institute	National Human Genome Research Institute, 83, 1.68% National Human Genome Research Institute 83 publications, 1.68%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 82, 1.66% University of Washington 82 publications, 1.66%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 71, 1.44% Cornell University 71 publications, 1.44%
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard	Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 68, 1.38% Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard 68 publications, 1.38%
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 68, 1.38% National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 68 publications, 1.38%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 65, 1.32% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 65 publications, 1.32%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 65, 1.32% University of California, San Diego 65 publications, 1.32%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 61, 1.24% Columbia University 61 publications, 1.24%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 58, 1.17% Pennsylvania State University 58 publications, 1.17%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 57, 1.15% University of Oxford 57 publications, 1.15%
National Eye Institute	National Eye Institute, 57, 1.15% National Eye Institute 57 publications, 1.15%
Oregon State University	Oregon State University, 56, 1.13% Oregon State University 56 publications, 1.13%
University of Maryland, Baltimore	University of Maryland, Baltimore, 54, 1.09% University of Maryland, Baltimore 54 publications, 1.09%
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center	National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 54, 1.09% National Institutes of Health Clinical Center 54 publications, 1.09%
Washington University in St. Louis	Washington University in St. Louis, 53, 1.07% Washington University in St. Louis 53 publications, 1.07%
Yale University	Yale University, 52, 1.05% Yale University 52 publications, 1.05%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 52, 1.05% University of California, San Francisco 52 publications, 1.05%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120
Institut Pasteur	Institut Pasteur, 118, 2.39% Institut Pasteur 118 publications, 2.39%
European Bioinformatics Institute	European Bioinformatics Institute, 94, 1.9% European Bioinformatics Institute 94 publications, 1.9%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 57, 1.15% University of Oxford 57 publications, 1.15%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 49, 0.99% Paris Cité University 49 publications, 0.99%
Lomonosov Moscow State University	Lomonosov Moscow State University, 48, 0.97% Lomonosov Moscow State University 48 publications, 0.97%
Wellcome Sanger Institute	Wellcome Sanger Institute, 48, 0.97% Wellcome Sanger Institute 48 publications, 0.97%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 48, 0.97% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 48 publications, 0.97%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 39, 0.79% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 39 publications, 0.79%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 39, 0.79% University of Cambridge 39 publications, 0.79%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 39, 0.79% University of Toronto 39 publications, 0.79%
European Molecular Biology Laboratory	European Molecular Biology Laboratory, 36, 0.73% European Molecular Biology Laboratory 36 publications, 0.73%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 33, 0.67% Karolinska Institute 33 publications, 0.67%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 32, 0.65% University of Helsinki 32 publications, 0.65%
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics	Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, 32, 0.65% Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics 32 publications, 0.65%
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv University, 31, 0.63% Tel Aviv University 31 publications, 0.63%
University College London	University College London, 31, 0.63% University College London 31 publications, 0.63%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 31, 0.63% University of Queensland 31 publications, 0.63%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 30, 0.61% University of Copenhagen 30 publications, 0.61%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 29, 0.59% University of British Columbia 29 publications, 0.59%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg	Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 28, 0.57% Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg 28 publications, 0.57%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 28, 0.57% Wageningen University and Research Centre 28 publications, 0.57%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 27, 0.55% Utrecht University 27 publications, 0.55%
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology	Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 26, 0.53% Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology 26 publications, 0.53%
Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 26, 0.53% Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences 26 publications, 0.53%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 24, 0.49% ETH Zurich 24 publications, 0.49%
Aix-Marseille University	Aix-Marseille University, 23, 0.47% Aix-Marseille University 23 publications, 0.47%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 22, 0.45% University of Geneva 22 publications, 0.45%
University of Warwick	University of Warwick, 22, 0.45% University of Warwick 22 publications, 0.45%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 22, 0.45% University of Manchester 22 publications, 0.45%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 22, 0.45% University of Sydney 22 publications, 0.45%
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With other countries

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 379, 7.68% United Kingdom 379 publications, 7.68%
Germany	Germany, 304, 6.16% Germany 304 publications, 6.16%
France	France, 261, 5.29% France 261 publications, 5.29%
Canada	Canada, 207, 4.19% Canada 207 publications, 4.19%
China	China, 201, 4.07% China 201 publications, 4.07%
Russia	Russia, 185, 3.75% Russia 185 publications, 3.75%
Australia	Australia, 144, 2.92% Australia 144 publications, 2.92%
Spain	Spain, 138, 2.79% Spain 138 publications, 2.79%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 137, 2.77% Netherlands 137 publications, 2.77%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 135, 2.73% Switzerland 135 publications, 2.73%
Japan	Japan, 128, 2.59% Japan 128 publications, 2.59%
Italy	Italy, 114, 2.31% Italy 114 publications, 2.31%
Sweden	Sweden, 83, 1.68% Sweden 83 publications, 1.68%
Belgium	Belgium, 71, 1.44% Belgium 71 publications, 1.44%
Brazil	Brazil, 70, 1.42% Brazil 70 publications, 1.42%
Israel	Israel, 63, 1.28% Israel 63 publications, 1.28%
Austria	Austria, 59, 1.19% Austria 59 publications, 1.19%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 46, 0.93% Republic of Korea 46 publications, 0.93%
Denmark	Denmark, 44, 0.89% Denmark 44 publications, 0.89%
South Africa	South Africa, 44, 0.89% South Africa 44 publications, 0.89%
India	India, 43, 0.87% India 43 publications, 0.87%
Colombia	Colombia, 43, 0.87% Colombia 43 publications, 0.87%
Finland	Finland, 43, 0.87% Finland 43 publications, 0.87%
Singapore	Singapore, 36, 0.73% Singapore 36 publications, 0.73%
Norway	Norway, 35, 0.71% Norway 35 publications, 0.71%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 35, 0.71% Czech Republic 35 publications, 0.71%
Thailand	Thailand, 30, 0.61% Thailand 30 publications, 0.61%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 29, 0.59% New Zealand 29 publications, 0.59%
Greece	Greece, 27, 0.55% Greece 27 publications, 0.55%
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We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1959 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.