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University of Limerick
Short name
UL
Country, city
Ireland, Limerick
Publications
19 908
Citations
451 837
h-index
210
Top-3 journals
Mesentery and Peritoneum
Mesentery and Peritoneum (166 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
Queen's University Belfast
Queen's University Belfast (278 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (239 publications)
University of Ulster
University of Ulster (188 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1986

Total publications
19908
Total citations
451837
Citations per publication
22.7
Average publications per year
485.56
Average authors per publication
5.67
h-index
210
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.

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 1971, 9.9%
General Medicine
1971 publications, 9.9%
Education, 1203, 6.04%
Education
1203 publications, 6.04%
General Materials Science, 978, 4.91%
General Materials Science
978 publications, 4.91%
Condensed Matter Physics, 973, 4.89%
Condensed Matter Physics
973 publications, 4.89%
General Chemistry, 971, 4.88%
General Chemistry
971 publications, 4.88%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 847, 4.25%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
847 publications, 4.25%
Mechanical Engineering, 829, 4.16%
Mechanical Engineering
829 publications, 4.16%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 731, 3.67%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
731 publications, 3.67%
Mechanics of Materials, 697, 3.5%
Mechanics of Materials
697 publications, 3.5%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 666, 3.35%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
666 publications, 3.35%
Sociology and Political Science, 600, 3.01%
Sociology and Political Science
600 publications, 3.01%
General Chemical Engineering, 573, 2.88%
General Chemical Engineering
573 publications, 2.88%
Materials Chemistry, 549, 2.76%
Materials Chemistry
549 publications, 2.76%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 545, 2.74%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
545 publications, 2.74%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 520, 2.61%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
520 publications, 2.61%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 454, 2.28%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
454 publications, 2.28%
Food Science, 440, 2.21%
Food Science
440 publications, 2.21%
Computer Science Applications, 427, 2.14%
Computer Science Applications
427 publications, 2.14%
Ceramics and Composites, 412, 2.07%
Ceramics and Composites
412 publications, 2.07%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 377, 1.89%
Psychiatry and Mental health
377 publications, 1.89%
Biochemistry, 374, 1.88%
Biochemistry
374 publications, 1.88%
Applied Mathematics, 363, 1.82%
Applied Mathematics
363 publications, 1.82%
Biomedical Engineering, 357, 1.79%
Biomedical Engineering
357 publications, 1.79%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 348, 1.75%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
348 publications, 1.75%
General Engineering, 339, 1.7%
General Engineering
339 publications, 1.7%
Catalysis, 335, 1.68%
Catalysis
335 publications, 1.68%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 328, 1.65%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
328 publications, 1.65%
General Physics and Astronomy, 324, 1.63%
General Physics and Astronomy
324 publications, 1.63%
Strategy and Management, 318, 1.6%
Strategy and Management
318 publications, 1.6%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 307, 1.54%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
307 publications, 1.54%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science
305 publications, 1.53%
Irish Journal of Medical Science
196 publications, 0.98%
Mesentery and Peritoneum
166 publications, 0.83%
PLoS ONE
151 publications, 0.76%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
139 publications, 0.7%
Age and Ageing
138 publications, 0.69%
Irish Educational Studies
137 publications, 0.69%
Crystal Growth and Design
134 publications, 0.67%
HRB Open Research
131 publications, 0.66%
European Journal of Public Health
116 publications, 0.58%
ECS Meeting Abstracts
111 publications, 0.56%
Scientific Reports
110 publications, 0.55%
SSRN Electronic Journal
95 publications, 0.48%
Composite Structures
86 publications, 0.43%
BMJ Open
80 publications, 0.4%
Sensors
73 publications, 0.37%
Frontiers in Psychology
71 publications, 0.36%
Key Engineering Materials
66 publications, 0.33%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
61 publications, 0.31%
British Journal of Sports Medicine
61 publications, 0.31%
Chemical Communications
60 publications, 0.3%
IEEE Access
60 publications, 0.3%
Journal of European Industrial Training
60 publications, 0.3%
Physical Review E
59 publications, 0.3%
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine
57 publications, 0.29%
ECS Transactions
57 publications, 0.29%
CrystEngComm
56 publications, 0.28%
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
54 publications, 0.27%
International Dairy Journal
52 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Materials Processing Technology
50 publications, 0.25%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
4497 publications, 22.59%
Springer Nature
3108 publications, 15.61%
Taylor & Francis
1860 publications, 9.34%
Wiley
1836 publications, 9.22%
SAGE
1026 publications, 5.15%
MDPI
755 publications, 3.79%
Oxford University Press
655 publications, 3.29%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
636 publications, 3.19%
Emerald
437 publications, 2.2%
Cambridge University Press
404 publications, 2.03%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
378 publications, 1.9%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
357 publications, 1.79%
BMJ
283 publications, 1.42%
The Electrochemical Society
222 publications, 1.12%
Frontiers Media S.A.
211 publications, 1.06%
AME Publishing Company
172 publications, 0.86%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
160 publications, 0.8%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
150 publications, 0.75%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
143 publications, 0.72%
F1000 Research
142 publications, 0.71%
Human Kinetics
138 publications, 0.69%
IOP Publishing
135 publications, 0.68%
Trans Tech Publications
120 publications, 0.6%
AIP Publishing
91 publications, 0.46%
American Physical Society (APS)
88 publications, 0.44%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
88 publications, 0.44%
Walter de Gruyter
87 publications, 0.44%
Optica Publishing Group
82 publications, 0.41%
ASME International
78 publications, 0.39%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
76 publications, 0.38%
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With other organizations

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University of Galway
888 publications, 4.46%
University College Cork (National University of Ireland, Cork)
875 publications, 4.4%
University College Dublin
790 publications, 3.97%
Trinity College Dublin
730 publications, 3.67%
University Hospital Limerick
708 publications, 3.56%
Dublin City University
370 publications, 1.86%
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
357 publications, 1.79%
Queen's University Belfast
278 publications, 1.4%
Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
250 publications, 1.26%
University of Oxford
239 publications, 1.2%
University of Ulster
188 publications, 0.94%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
148 publications, 0.74%
University College London
146 publications, 0.73%
University of Cambridge
140 publications, 0.7%
Maynooth University
140 publications, 0.7%
St. James's Hospital
139 publications, 0.7%
King's College London
133 publications, 0.67%
Imperial College London
129 publications, 0.65%
University Hospital Galway
125 publications, 0.63%
Cork University Hospital
122 publications, 0.61%
University of Edinburgh
120 publications, 0.6%
University of Sydney
116 publications, 0.58%
University of Birmingham
115 publications, 0.58%
La Trobe University
114 publications, 0.57%
University of Bristol
114 publications, 0.57%
St. Vincent's University Hospital
114 publications, 0.57%
University of Toronto
112 publications, 0.56%
University of Glasgow
106 publications, 0.53%
Munster Technological University
105 publications, 0.53%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
103 publications, 0.52%
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With foreign organizations

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Queen's University Belfast
278 publications, 1.4%
University of Oxford
239 publications, 1.2%
University of Ulster
188 publications, 0.94%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
148 publications, 0.74%
University College London
146 publications, 0.73%
University of Cambridge
140 publications, 0.7%
King's College London
133 publications, 0.67%
Imperial College London
129 publications, 0.65%
University of Edinburgh
120 publications, 0.6%
University of Sydney
116 publications, 0.58%
University of Birmingham
115 publications, 0.58%
La Trobe University
114 publications, 0.57%
University of Bristol
114 publications, 0.57%
University of Toronto
112 publications, 0.56%
University of Glasgow
106 publications, 0.53%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
103 publications, 0.52%
Monash University
103 publications, 0.52%
University of Queensland
103 publications, 0.52%
University of Manchester
100 publications, 0.5%
Harbin Engineering University
94 publications, 0.47%
Ghent University
91 publications, 0.46%
University of Sheffield
91 publications, 0.46%
University of Liverpool
90 publications, 0.45%
University of Melbourne
90 publications, 0.45%
University of South Florida
89 publications, 0.45%
Curtin University
88 publications, 0.44%
University of Nottingham
85 publications, 0.43%
Karolinska Institute
83 publications, 0.42%
Delft University of Technology
79 publications, 0.4%
Newcastle University
79 publications, 0.4%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom, 2985, 14.99%
United Kingdom
2985 publications, 14.99%
USA, 1757, 8.83%
USA
1757 publications, 8.83%
Australia, 870, 4.37%
Australia
870 publications, 4.37%
Germany, 779, 3.91%
Germany
779 publications, 3.91%
China, 766, 3.85%
China
766 publications, 3.85%
Italy, 636, 3.19%
Italy
636 publications, 3.19%
Canada, 624, 3.13%
Canada
624 publications, 3.13%
Spain, 610, 3.06%
Spain
610 publications, 3.06%
Netherlands, 562, 2.82%
Netherlands
562 publications, 2.82%
France, 511, 2.57%
France
511 publications, 2.57%
Sweden, 449, 2.26%
Sweden
449 publications, 2.26%
India, 346, 1.74%
India
346 publications, 1.74%
Belgium, 313, 1.57%
Belgium
313 publications, 1.57%
Brazil, 284, 1.43%
Brazil
284 publications, 1.43%
Finland, 283, 1.42%
Finland
283 publications, 1.42%
Poland, 277, 1.39%
Poland
277 publications, 1.39%
Switzerland, 259, 1.3%
Switzerland
259 publications, 1.3%
Denmark, 241, 1.21%
Denmark
241 publications, 1.21%
Russia, 236, 1.19%
Russia
236 publications, 1.19%
Norway, 235, 1.18%
Norway
235 publications, 1.18%
Portugal, 215, 1.08%
Portugal
215 publications, 1.08%
Iran, 212, 1.06%
Iran
212 publications, 1.06%
Greece, 193, 0.97%
Greece
193 publications, 0.97%
Japan, 189, 0.95%
Japan
189 publications, 0.95%
New Zealand, 178, 0.89%
New Zealand
178 publications, 0.89%
Austria, 161, 0.81%
Austria
161 publications, 0.81%
Turkey, 158, 0.79%
Turkey
158 publications, 0.79%
Saudi Arabia, 155, 0.78%
Saudi Arabia
155 publications, 0.78%
South Africa, 145, 0.73%
South Africa
145 publications, 0.73%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1986 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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