London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Are you a researcher?

Create a profile to get free access to personal recommendations for colleagues and new articles.

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Short name

LSHTM

Country, city

United Kingdom, London

00a0jsq62

Organization website

Publications

53 269

Citations

2 285 836

h-index

492

Top-3 journals

The Lancet (1882 publications)

PLoS ONE (1360 publications)

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (1270 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University College London (4982 publications)

University of Oxford (3396 publications)

Imperial College London (3168 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Harvard University (1697 publications)

Johns Hopkins University (1459 publications)

University of Cape Town (1227 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1924

Total publications

53269

Total citations

2285836

Citations per publication

42.91

Average publications per year

517.17

Average authors per publication

9.34

h-index

492

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

	2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000
General Medicine	General Medicine, 10738, 20.16% General Medicine 10738 publications, 20.16%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 10606, 19.91% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10606 publications, 19.91%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 10347, 19.42% Infectious Diseases 10347 publications, 19.42%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 5128, 9.63% Parasitology 5128 publications, 9.63%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 3843, 7.21% Health Policy 3843 publications, 7.21%
Epidemiology	Epidemiology, 2980, 5.59% Epidemiology 2980 publications, 5.59%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 2289, 4.3% Multidisciplinary 2289 publications, 4.3%
Medicine (miscellaneous)	Medicine (miscellaneous), 2277, 4.27% Medicine (miscellaneous) 2277 publications, 4.27%
Immunology	Immunology, 1910, 3.59% Immunology 1910 publications, 3.59%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 1786, 3.35% Microbiology (medical) 1786 publications, 3.35%
Health (social science)	Health (social science), 1753, 3.29% Health (social science) 1753 publications, 3.29%
Pharmacology (medical)	Pharmacology (medical), 1654, 3.1% Pharmacology (medical) 1654 publications, 3.1%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1327, 2.49% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1327 publications, 2.49%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 1276, 2.4% Immunology and Allergy 1276 publications, 2.4%
Virology	Virology, 1263, 2.37% Virology 1263 publications, 2.37%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 1232, 2.31% Psychiatry and Mental health 1232 publications, 2.31%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 1126, 2.11% Microbiology 1126 publications, 2.11%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 1060, 1.99% Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1060 publications, 1.99%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 1050, 1.97% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1050 publications, 1.97%
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1011, 1.9% Obstetrics and Gynecology 1011 publications, 1.9%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 1001, 1.88% General Engineering 1001 publications, 1.88%
Nutrition and Dietetics	Nutrition and Dietetics, 1000, 1.88% Nutrition and Dietetics 1000 publications, 1.88%
Oncology	Oncology, 950, 1.78% Oncology 950 publications, 1.78%
General Immunology and Microbiology	General Immunology and Microbiology, 916, 1.72% General Immunology and Microbiology 916 publications, 1.72%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 905, 1.7% Molecular Biology 905 publications, 1.7%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 905, 1.7% Pharmacology 905 publications, 1.7%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 886, 1.66% Animal Science and Zoology 886 publications, 1.66%
Genetics	Genetics, 830, 1.56% Genetics 830 publications, 1.56%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 812, 1.52% General Environmental Science 812 publications, 1.52%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 791, 1.48% Molecular Medicine 791 publications, 1.48%
	2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

Journals

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
The Lancet	The Lancet, 1882, 3.53% The Lancet 1882 publications, 3.53%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 1360, 2.55% PLoS ONE 1360 publications, 2.55%
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1270, 2.38% Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1270 publications, 2.38%
BMJ	BMJ, 1027, 1.93% BMJ 1027 publications, 1.93%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 971, 1.82% BMJ Open 971 publications, 1.82%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 782, 1.47% Malaria Journal 782 publications, 1.47%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 693, 1.3% BMC Public Health 693 publications, 1.3%
Tropical Medicine and International Health	Tropical Medicine and International Health, 679, 1.27% Tropical Medicine and International Health 679 publications, 1.27%
Vaccine	Vaccine, 571, 1.07% Vaccine 571 publications, 1.07%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 558, 1.05% PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 558 publications, 1.05%
BMJ Global Health	BMJ Global Health, 500, 0.94% BMJ Global Health 500 publications, 0.94%
Social Science and Medicine	Social Science and Medicine, 493, 0.93% Social Science and Medicine 493 publications, 0.93%
Wellcome Open Research	Wellcome Open Research, 471, 0.88% Wellcome Open Research 471 publications, 0.88%
Journal of Helminthology	Journal of Helminthology, 465, 0.87% Journal of Helminthology 465 publications, 0.87%
Clinical Infectious Diseases	Clinical Infectious Diseases, 459, 0.86% Clinical Infectious Diseases 459 publications, 0.86%
European Journal of Public Health	European Journal of Public Health, 458, 0.86% European Journal of Public Health 458 publications, 0.86%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 447, 0.84% Scientific Reports 447 publications, 0.84%
Health Policy and Planning	Health Policy and Planning, 441, 0.83% Health Policy and Planning 441 publications, 0.83%
International Journal of Epidemiology	International Journal of Epidemiology, 423, 0.79% International Journal of Epidemiology 423 publications, 0.79%
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health	Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 416, 0.78% Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 416 publications, 0.78%
The Lancet Global Health	The Lancet Global Health, 414, 0.78% The Lancet Global Health 414 publications, 0.78%
Sexually Transmitted Infections	Sexually Transmitted Infections, 412, 0.77% Sexually Transmitted Infections 412 publications, 0.77%
The Lancet Infectious Diseases	The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 401, 0.75% The Lancet Infectious Diseases 401 publications, 0.75%
Journal of Infectious Diseases	Journal of Infectious Diseases, 393, 0.74% Journal of Infectious Diseases 393 publications, 0.74%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 362, 0.68% BMC Health Services Research 362 publications, 0.68%
BMC Infectious Diseases	BMC Infectious Diseases, 359, 0.67% BMC Infectious Diseases 359 publications, 0.67%
PLoS Medicine	PLoS Medicine, 355, 0.67% PLoS Medicine 355 publications, 0.67%
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 337, 0.63% American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 337 publications, 0.63%
Trials	Trials, 324, 0.61% Trials 324 publications, 0.61%
Nature	Nature, 308, 0.58% Nature 308 publications, 0.58%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000

Publishers

	2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 10739, 20.16% Elsevier 10739 publications, 20.16%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 9411, 17.67% Springer Nature 9411 publications, 17.67%
Wiley	Wiley, 5521, 10.36% Wiley 5521 publications, 10.36%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 5423, 10.18% Oxford University Press 5423 publications, 10.18%
BMJ	BMJ, 4467, 8.39% BMJ 4467 publications, 8.39%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2769, 5.2% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2769 publications, 5.2%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 1974, 3.71% Cambridge University Press 1974 publications, 3.71%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1776, 3.33% Taylor & Francis 1776 publications, 3.33%
SAGE	SAGE, 1590, 2.98% SAGE 1590 publications, 2.98%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 899, 1.69% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 899 publications, 1.69%
MDPI	MDPI, 875, 1.64% MDPI 875 publications, 1.64%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 683, 1.28% Frontiers Media S.A. 683 publications, 1.28%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 678, 1.27% F1000 Research 678 publications, 1.27%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 650, 1.22% American Society for Microbiology 650 publications, 1.22%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 337, 0.63% American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 337 publications, 0.63%
Portland Press	Portland Press, 319, 0.6% Portland Press 319 publications, 0.6%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 301, 0.57% Microbiology Society 301 publications, 0.57%
American Medical Association (AMA)	American Medical Association (AMA), 271, 0.51% American Medical Association (AMA) 271 publications, 0.51%
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease	International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 260, 0.49% International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 260 publications, 0.49%
Environmental Health Perspectives	Environmental Health Perspectives, 219, 0.41% Environmental Health Perspectives 219 publications, 0.41%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 193, 0.36% Social Science Electronic Publishing 193 publications, 0.36%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 168, 0.32% The Royal Society 168 publications, 0.32%
American Society for Nutrition	American Society for Nutrition, 166, 0.31% American Society for Nutrition 166 publications, 0.31%
JMIR Publications	JMIR Publications, 158, 0.3% JMIR Publications 158 publications, 0.3%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 121, 0.23% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 121 publications, 0.23%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 120, 0.23% Mary Ann Liebert 120 publications, 0.23%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 110, 0.21% American Chemical Society (ACS) 110 publications, 0.21%
World Health Organization	World Health Organization, 108, 0.2% World Health Organization 108 publications, 0.2%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 106, 0.2% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 106 publications, 0.2%
Massachusetts Medical Society	Massachusetts Medical Society, 99, 0.19% Massachusetts Medical Society 99 publications, 0.19%
	2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

With other organizations

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000
University College London	University College London, 4982, 9.35% University College London 4982 publications, 9.35%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 3396, 6.38% University of Oxford 3396 publications, 6.38%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 3168, 5.95% Imperial College London 3168 publications, 5.95%
King's College London	King's College London, 1745, 3.28% King's College London 1745 publications, 3.28%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 1697, 3.19% Harvard University 1697 publications, 3.19%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 1595, 2.99% University of Cambridge 1595 publications, 2.99%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 1459, 2.74% Johns Hopkins University 1459 publications, 2.74%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 1267, 2.38% University of Bristol 1267 publications, 2.38%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 1227, 2.3% University of Cape Town 1227 publications, 2.3%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 1216, 2.28% University of the Witwatersrand 1216 publications, 2.28%
Kenya Medical Research Institute	Kenya Medical Research Institute, 1178, 2.21% Kenya Medical Research Institute 1178 publications, 2.21%
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 1125, 2.11% Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 1125 publications, 2.11%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 1033, 1.94% University of Melbourne 1033 publications, 1.94%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 1029, 1.93% Makerere University 1029 publications, 1.93%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 988, 1.85% University of Edinburgh 988 publications, 1.85%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 967, 1.82% University of Glasgow 967 publications, 1.82%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 967, 1.82% University of Washington 967 publications, 1.82%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 965, 1.81% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 965 publications, 1.81%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 950, 1.78% University of California, San Francisco 950 publications, 1.78%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 942, 1.77% Karolinska Institute 942 publications, 1.77%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 848, 1.59% University of Liverpool 848 publications, 1.59%
Queen Mary University of London	Queen Mary University of London, 780, 1.46% Queen Mary University of London 780 publications, 1.46%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 754, 1.42% Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 754 publications, 1.42%
National Institute for Medical Research	National Institute for Medical Research, 730, 1.37% National Institute for Medical Research 730 publications, 1.37%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 723, 1.36% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 723 publications, 1.36%
Monash University	Monash University, 693, 1.3% Monash University 693 publications, 1.3%
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 691, 1.3% University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 691 publications, 1.3%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 649, 1.22% Stellenbosch University 649 publications, 1.22%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 637, 1.2% University of Southampton 637 publications, 1.2%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 631, 1.18% University of Toronto 631 publications, 1.18%
	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000

With foreign organizations

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
Harvard University	Harvard University, 1697, 3.19% Harvard University 1697 publications, 3.19%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 1459, 2.74% Johns Hopkins University 1459 publications, 2.74%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 1227, 2.3% University of Cape Town 1227 publications, 2.3%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 1216, 2.28% University of the Witwatersrand 1216 publications, 2.28%
Kenya Medical Research Institute	Kenya Medical Research Institute, 1178, 2.21% Kenya Medical Research Institute 1178 publications, 2.21%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 1033, 1.94% University of Melbourne 1033 publications, 1.94%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 1029, 1.93% Makerere University 1029 publications, 1.93%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 967, 1.82% University of Washington 967 publications, 1.82%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 965, 1.81% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 965 publications, 1.81%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 950, 1.78% University of California, San Francisco 950 publications, 1.78%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 942, 1.77% Karolinska Institute 942 publications, 1.77%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 754, 1.42% Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 754 publications, 1.42%
National Institute for Medical Research	National Institute for Medical Research, 730, 1.37% National Institute for Medical Research 730 publications, 1.37%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 723, 1.36% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 723 publications, 1.36%
Monash University	Monash University, 693, 1.3% Monash University 693 publications, 1.3%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 649, 1.22% Stellenbosch University 649 publications, 1.22%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 631, 1.18% University of Toronto 631 publications, 1.18%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 597, 1.12% University of Sydney 597 publications, 1.12%
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 591, 1.11% Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 591 publications, 1.11%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 586, 1.1% University of Copenhagen 586 publications, 1.1%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 563, 1.06% National University of Singapore 563 publications, 1.06%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 549, 1.03% University of New South Wales 549 publications, 1.03%
Emory University	Emory University, 541, 1.02% Emory University 541 publications, 1.02%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 523, 0.98% University of KwaZulu-Natal 523 publications, 0.98%
Mahidol University	Mahidol University, 521, 0.98% Mahidol University 521 publications, 0.98%
Yale University	Yale University, 488, 0.92% Yale University 488 publications, 0.92%
Amsterdam University Medical Center	Amsterdam University Medical Center, 485, 0.91% Amsterdam University Medical Center 485 publications, 0.91%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 476, 0.89% University of São Paulo 476 publications, 0.89%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute	Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 474, 0.89% Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute 474 publications, 0.89%
Public Health Foundation of India	Public Health Foundation of India, 462, 0.87% Public Health Foundation of India 462 publications, 0.87%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800

With other countries

	2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000
USA	USA, 11351, 21.31% USA 11351 publications, 21.31%
Australia	Australia, 3582, 6.72% Australia 3582 publications, 6.72%
South Africa	South Africa, 3443, 6.46% South Africa 3443 publications, 6.46%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 3192, 5.99% Switzerland 3192 publications, 5.99%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 2936, 5.51% Netherlands 2936 publications, 5.51%
Canada	Canada, 2585, 4.85% Canada 2585 publications, 4.85%
France	France, 2554, 4.79% France 2554 publications, 4.79%
Germany	Germany, 2549, 4.79% Germany 2549 publications, 4.79%
Italy	Italy, 2395, 4.5% Italy 2395 publications, 4.5%
India	India, 2257, 4.24% India 2257 publications, 4.24%
Uganda	Uganda, 2023, 3.8% Uganda 2023 publications, 3.8%
Sweden	Sweden, 1884, 3.54% Sweden 1884 publications, 3.54%
Kenya	Kenya, 1865, 3.5% Kenya 1865 publications, 3.5%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 1762, 3.31% Tanzania 1762 publications, 3.31%
Brazil	Brazil, 1711, 3.21% Brazil 1711 publications, 3.21%
China	China, 1637, 3.07% China 1637 publications, 3.07%
Spain	Spain, 1626, 3.05% Spain 1626 publications, 3.05%
Belgium	Belgium, 1588, 2.98% Belgium 1588 publications, 2.98%
Denmark	Denmark, 1352, 2.54% Denmark 1352 publications, 2.54%
Gambia	Gambia, 1194, 2.24% Gambia 1194 publications, 2.24%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 1056, 1.98% Nigeria 1056 publications, 1.98%
Malawi	Malawi, 979, 1.84% Malawi 979 publications, 1.84%
Norway	Norway, 974, 1.83% Norway 974 publications, 1.83%
Japan	Japan, 965, 1.81% Japan 965 publications, 1.81%
Ghana	Ghana, 917, 1.72% Ghana 917 publications, 1.72%
Singapore	Singapore, 851, 1.6% Singapore 851 publications, 1.6%
Thailand	Thailand, 848, 1.59% Thailand 848 publications, 1.59%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 762, 1.43% Ethiopia 762 publications, 1.43%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 697, 1.31% Zimbabwe 697 publications, 1.31%
	2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1924 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.

Science degree

Academy membership

Research interests

Skills