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Short name

SYSU

Country, city

China, Guangzhou

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Publications

164 732

Citations

3 999 761

h-index

454

Top-3 journals

Journal of Clinical Oncology (1658 publications)

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (1600 publications)

PLoS ONE (1352 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Southern Medical University (6434 publications)

Peking University (5808 publications)

Guangzhou Medical University (5640 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Harvard University (1702 publications)

National University of Singapore (1242 publications)

University of Oxford (1079 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1927

Total publications

164732

Total citations

3999761

Citations per publication

24.28

Average publications per year

1647.32

Average authors per publication

19.79

h-index

454

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

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General Medicine	General Medicine, 18556, 11.26% General Medicine 18556 publications, 11.26%
Oncology	Oncology, 12229, 7.42% Oncology 12229 publications, 7.42%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 10305, 6.26% Cancer Research 10305 publications, 6.26%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 8231, 5% General Chemistry 8231 publications, 5%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 6814, 4.14% Biochemistry 6814 publications, 4.14%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 6598, 4.01% General Materials Science 6598 publications, 4.01%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 5939, 3.61% Molecular Biology 5939 publications, 3.61%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 5804, 3.52% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5804 publications, 3.52%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 5272, 3.2% Cell Biology 5272 publications, 3.2%
Genetics	Genetics, 4613, 2.8% Genetics 4613 publications, 2.8%
Immunology	Immunology, 4065, 2.47% Immunology 4065 publications, 2.47%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 3820, 2.32% Condensed Matter Physics 3820 publications, 2.32%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 3818, 2.32% Multidisciplinary 3818 publications, 2.32%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 3695, 2.24% Computer Science Applications 3695 publications, 2.24%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 3366, 2.04% Organic Chemistry 3366 publications, 2.04%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 3307, 2.01% Pharmacology 3307 publications, 2.01%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 3224, 1.96% General Physics and Astronomy 3224 publications, 1.96%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 3182, 1.93% Materials Chemistry 3182 publications, 1.93%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 3173, 1.93% Molecular Medicine 3173 publications, 1.93%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 3170, 1.92% Environmental Chemistry 3170 publications, 1.92%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 3121, 1.89% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3121 publications, 1.89%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 2934, 1.78% Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging 2934 publications, 1.78%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2856, 1.73% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2856 publications, 1.73%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 2802, 1.7% General Chemical Engineering 2802 publications, 1.7%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 2746, 1.67% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2746 publications, 1.67%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 2642, 1.6% Mechanical Engineering 2642 publications, 1.6%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 2572, 1.56% Applied Mathematics 2572 publications, 1.56%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 2543, 1.54% Immunology and Allergy 2543 publications, 1.54%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 2535, 1.54% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2535 publications, 1.54%
Pollution	Pollution, 2522, 1.53% Pollution 2522 publications, 1.53%
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Journals

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Journal of Clinical Oncology	Journal of Clinical Oncology, 1658, 1.01% Journal of Clinical Oncology 1658 publications, 1.01%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1600, 0.97% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1600 publications, 0.97%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 1352, 0.82% PLoS ONE 1352 publications, 0.82%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 1270, 0.77% Scientific Reports 1270 publications, 0.77%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 1157, 0.7% Nature Communications 1157 publications, 0.7%
Frontiers in Oncology	Frontiers in Oncology, 921, 0.56% Frontiers in Oncology 921 publications, 0.56%
Frontiers in Immunology	Frontiers in Immunology, 774, 0.47% Frontiers in Immunology 774 publications, 0.47%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 753, 0.46% Cancer Research 753 publications, 0.46%
Science of the Total Environment	Science of the Total Environment, 727, 0.44% Science of the Total Environment 727 publications, 0.44%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 702, 0.43% SSRN Electronic Journal 702 publications, 0.43%
Oncotarget	Oncotarget, 696, 0.42% Oncotarget 696 publications, 0.42%
ACS applied materials & interfaces	ACS applied materials & interfaces, 688, 0.42% ACS applied materials & interfaces 688 publications, 0.42%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 674, 0.41% Journal of High Energy Physics 674 publications, 0.41%
Advanced Science	Advanced Science, 655, 0.4% Advanced Science 655 publications, 0.4%
BMC Cancer	BMC Cancer, 648, 0.39% BMC Cancer 648 publications, 0.39%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 599, 0.36% Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 599 publications, 0.36%
Remote Sensing	Remote Sensing, 586, 0.36% Remote Sensing 586 publications, 0.36%
Angewandte Chemie	Angewandte Chemie, 571, 0.35% Angewandte Chemie 571 publications, 0.35%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 544, 0.33% Physical Review D 544 publications, 0.33%
Chemical Engineering Journal	Chemical Engineering Journal, 518, 0.31% Chemical Engineering Journal 518 publications, 0.31%
Cell Death and Disease	Cell Death and Disease, 472, 0.29% Cell Death and Disease 472 publications, 0.29%
Advanced Functional Materials	Advanced Functional Materials, 471, 0.29% Advanced Functional Materials 471 publications, 0.29%
Chemical Communications	Chemical Communications, 465, 0.28% Chemical Communications 465 publications, 0.28%
Blood	Blood, 463, 0.28% Blood 463 publications, 0.28%
RSC Advances	RSC Advances, 456, 0.28% RSC Advances 456 publications, 0.28%
Journal of Materials Chemistry A	Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 451, 0.27% Journal of Materials Chemistry A 451 publications, 0.27%
Journal of Hazardous Materials	Journal of Hazardous Materials, 440, 0.27% Journal of Hazardous Materials 440 publications, 0.27%
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science	Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 429, 0.26% Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 429 publications, 0.26%
Annals of Oncology	Annals of Oncology, 420, 0.25% Annals of Oncology 420 publications, 0.25%
Optics Express	Optics Express, 396, 0.24% Optics Express 396 publications, 0.24%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 42011, 25.5% Elsevier 42011 publications, 25.5%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 30787, 18.69% Springer Nature 30787 publications, 18.69%
Wiley	Wiley, 16980, 10.31% Wiley 16980 publications, 10.31%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 6842, 4.15% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 6842 publications, 4.15%
MDPI	MDPI, 6042, 3.67% MDPI 6042 publications, 3.67%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 5740, 3.48% Frontiers Media S.A. 5740 publications, 3.48%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 5323, 3.23% American Chemical Society (ACS) 5323 publications, 3.23%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 5098, 3.09% Taylor & Francis 5098 publications, 3.09%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 4168, 2.53% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 4168 publications, 2.53%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 2960, 1.8% Oxford University Press 2960 publications, 1.8%
SAGE	SAGE, 2387, 1.45% SAGE 2387 publications, 1.45%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2192, 1.33% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 2192 publications, 1.33%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 1783, 1.08% Hindawi Limited 1783 publications, 1.08%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 1738, 1.06% American Physical Society (APS) 1738 publications, 1.06%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)	American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 1686, 1.02% American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 1686 publications, 1.02%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 1548, 0.94% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 1548 publications, 0.94%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 1518, 0.92% IOP Publishing 1518 publications, 0.92%
AME Publishing Company	AME Publishing Company, 1323, 0.8% AME Publishing Company 1323 publications, 0.8%
Spandidos Publications	Spandidos Publications, 1278, 0.78% Spandidos Publications 1278 publications, 0.78%
BMJ	BMJ, 1160, 0.7% BMJ 1160 publications, 0.7%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 1098, 0.67% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 1098 publications, 0.67%
Impact Journals	Impact Journals, 954, 0.58% Impact Journals 954 publications, 0.58%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 883, 0.54% Optica Publishing Group 883 publications, 0.54%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 851, 0.52% AIP Publishing 851 publications, 0.52%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 693, 0.42% Social Science Electronic Publishing 693 publications, 0.42%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 601, 0.36% S. Karger AG 601 publications, 0.36%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 589, 0.36% American Geophysical Union 589 publications, 0.36%
Ivyspring International Publisher	Ivyspring International Publisher, 579, 0.35% Ivyspring International Publisher 579 publications, 0.35%
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)	Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), 569, 0.35% Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 569 publications, 0.35%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 481, 0.29% World Scientific 481 publications, 0.29%
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With other organizations

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Southern Medical University	Southern Medical University, 6434, 3.91% Southern Medical University 6434 publications, 3.91%
Peking University	Peking University, 5808, 3.53% Peking University 5808 publications, 3.53%
Guangzhou Medical University	Guangzhou Medical University, 5640, 3.42% Guangzhou Medical University 5640 publications, 3.42%
Jinan University	Jinan University, 4728, 2.87% Jinan University 4728 publications, 2.87%
Fudan University	Fudan University, 4102, 2.49% Fudan University 4102 publications, 2.49%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 3935, 2.39% Shanghai Jiao Tong University 3935 publications, 2.39%
Zhejiang University	Zhejiang University, 3891, 2.36% Zhejiang University 3891 publications, 2.36%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3861, 2.34% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 3861 publications, 2.34%
University of Hong Kong	University of Hong Kong, 3409, 2.07% University of Hong Kong 3409 publications, 2.07%
South China University of Technology	South China University of Technology, 3319, 2.01% South China University of Technology 3319 publications, 2.01%
Chinese University of Hong Kong	Chinese University of Hong Kong, 3266, 1.98% Chinese University of Hong Kong 3266 publications, 1.98%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 3027, 1.84% Tsinghua University 3027 publications, 1.84%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2990, 1.82% Huazhong University of Science and Technology 2990 publications, 1.82%
Zhengzhou University	Zhengzhou University, 2911, 1.77% Zhengzhou University 2911 publications, 1.77%
Sichuan University	Sichuan University, 2838, 1.72% Sichuan University 2838 publications, 1.72%
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College	Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, 2569, 1.56% Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College 2569 publications, 1.56%
Shenzhen University	Shenzhen University, 2320, 1.41% Shenzhen University 2320 publications, 1.41%
University of Science and Technology of China	University of Science and Technology of China, 2275, 1.38% University of Science and Technology of China 2275 publications, 1.38%
Nanjing University	Nanjing University, 2264, 1.37% Nanjing University 2264 publications, 1.37%
Shandong University	Shandong University, 2231, 1.35% Shandong University 2231 publications, 1.35%
South China Normal University	South China Normal University, 2168, 1.32% South China Normal University 2168 publications, 1.32%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2065, 1.25% Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2065 publications, 1.25%
Wuhan University	Wuhan University, 2006, 1.22% Wuhan University 2006 publications, 1.22%
Guangdong University of Technology	Guangdong University of Technology, 1799, 1.09% Guangdong University of Technology 1799 publications, 1.09%
Jilin University	Jilin University, 1717, 1.04% Jilin University 1717 publications, 1.04%
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine	Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 1705, 1.04% Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine 1705 publications, 1.04%
Central South University	Central South University, 1703, 1.03% Central South University 1703 publications, 1.03%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 1702, 1.03% Harvard University 1702 publications, 1.03%
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 1625, 0.99% Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 1625 publications, 0.99%
South China Agricultural University	South China Agricultural University, 1603, 0.97% South China Agricultural University 1603 publications, 0.97%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University	Harvard University, 1702, 1.03% Harvard University 1702 publications, 1.03%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 1242, 0.75% National University of Singapore 1242 publications, 0.75%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1079, 0.66% University of Oxford 1079 publications, 0.66%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 1056, 0.64% University of Melbourne 1056 publications, 0.64%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 1004, 0.61% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 1004 publications, 0.61%
National Laboratory of Frascati	National Laboratory of Frascati, 945, 0.57% National Laboratory of Frascati 945 publications, 0.57%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 912, 0.55% University of Toronto 912 publications, 0.55%
University College London	University College London, 897, 0.54% University College London 897 publications, 0.54%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 894, 0.54% University of Sydney 894 publications, 0.54%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 894, 0.54% Ohio State University 894 publications, 0.54%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 887, 0.54% University of Manchester 887 publications, 0.54%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 887, 0.54% Université Paris-Saclay 887 publications, 0.54%
Yale University	Yale University, 867, 0.53% Yale University 867 publications, 0.53%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 862, 0.52% Johns Hopkins University 862 publications, 0.52%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 859, 0.52% University of Wisconsin–Madison 859 publications, 0.52%
Boston University	Boston University, 804, 0.49% Boston University 804 publications, 0.49%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 796, 0.48% University of Michigan 796 publications, 0.48%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 768, 0.47% University of Cambridge 768 publications, 0.47%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 767, 0.47% Uppsala University 767 publications, 0.47%
Charles University	Charles University, 763, 0.46% Charles University 763 publications, 0.46%
University of Iowa	University of Iowa, 761, 0.46% University of Iowa 761 publications, 0.46%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 759, 0.46% University of Tokyo 759 publications, 0.46%
Indiana University Bloomington	Indiana University Bloomington, 755, 0.46% Indiana University Bloomington 755 publications, 0.46%
Nanyang Technological University	Nanyang Technological University, 754, 0.46% Nanyang Technological University 754 publications, 0.46%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 754, 0.46% University of Pennsylvania 754 publications, 0.46%
Monash University	Monash University, 752, 0.46% Monash University 752 publications, 0.46%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 746, 0.45% University of Bologna 746 publications, 0.45%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 742, 0.45% University of Washington 742 publications, 0.45%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 740, 0.45% Sapienza University of Rome 740 publications, 0.45%
University of Naples Federico II	University of Naples Federico II, 733, 0.44% University of Naples Federico II 733 publications, 0.44%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 18871, 11.46% USA 18871 publications, 11.46%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 5263, 3.19% United Kingdom 5263 publications, 3.19%
Australia	Australia, 4909, 2.98% Australia 4909 publications, 2.98%
Germany	Germany, 3701, 2.25% Germany 3701 publications, 2.25%
Canada	Canada, 2999, 1.82% Canada 2999 publications, 1.82%
Japan	Japan, 2377, 1.44% Japan 2377 publications, 1.44%
Singapore	Singapore, 2349, 1.43% Singapore 2349 publications, 1.43%
France	France, 2094, 1.27% France 2094 publications, 1.27%
Italy	Italy, 1937, 1.18% Italy 1937 publications, 1.18%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 1813, 1.1% Netherlands 1813 publications, 1.1%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 1660, 1.01% Republic of Korea 1660 publications, 1.01%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 1610, 0.98% Switzerland 1610 publications, 0.98%
Spain	Spain, 1492, 0.91% Spain 1492 publications, 0.91%
Sweden	Sweden, 1469, 0.89% Sweden 1469 publications, 0.89%
India	India, 1291, 0.78% India 1291 publications, 0.78%
Brazil	Brazil, 1074, 0.65% Brazil 1074 publications, 0.65%
Russia	Russia, 1039, 0.63% Russia 1039 publications, 0.63%
Poland	Poland, 1022, 0.62% Poland 1022 publications, 0.62%
Turkey	Turkey, 1021, 0.62% Turkey 1021 publications, 0.62%
Austria	Austria, 958, 0.58% Austria 958 publications, 0.58%
Belgium	Belgium, 954, 0.58% Belgium 954 publications, 0.58%
Denmark	Denmark, 936, 0.57% Denmark 936 publications, 0.57%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 876, 0.53% Czech Republic 876 publications, 0.53%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 851, 0.52% Pakistan 851 publications, 0.52%
Portugal	Portugal, 833, 0.51% Portugal 833 publications, 0.51%
Greece	Greece, 814, 0.49% Greece 814 publications, 0.49%
Chile	Chile, 806, 0.49% Chile 806 publications, 0.49%
Thailand	Thailand, 800, 0.49% Thailand 800 publications, 0.49%
Norway	Norway, 764, 0.46% Norway 764 publications, 0.46%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1927 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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