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Queen's University Belfast
Short name
QUB
Country, city
United Kingdom, Belfast
Publications
61 907
Citations
1 887 298
h-index
390
Top-3 journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Ulster
University of Ulster (1924 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (1525 publications)
University College London
University College London (1459 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1909

Total publications
61907
Total citations
1887298
Citations per publication
30.49
Average publications per year
524.64
Average authors per publication
7.58
h-index
390
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, 5942, 9.6%
General Medicine
5942 publications, 9.6%
Biochemistry, 2272, 3.67%
Biochemistry
2272 publications, 3.67%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2037, 3.29%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2037 publications, 3.29%
Condensed Matter Physics, 1827, 2.95%
Condensed Matter Physics
1827 publications, 2.95%
General Chemistry, 1824, 2.95%
General Chemistry
1824 publications, 2.95%
History, 1805, 2.92%
History
1805 publications, 2.92%
General Physics and Astronomy, 1700, 2.75%
General Physics and Astronomy
1700 publications, 2.75%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1699, 2.74%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1699 publications, 2.74%
Sociology and Political Science, 1694, 2.74%
Sociology and Political Science
1694 publications, 2.74%
Space and Planetary Science, 1689, 2.73%
Space and Planetary Science
1689 publications, 2.73%
Oncology, 1582, 2.56%
Oncology
1582 publications, 2.56%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1532, 2.47%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
1532 publications, 2.47%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1409, 2.28%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1409 publications, 2.28%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1310, 2.12%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
1310 publications, 2.12%
Multidisciplinary, 1308, 2.11%
Multidisciplinary
1308 publications, 2.11%
Molecular Biology, 1245, 2.01%
Molecular Biology
1245 publications, 2.01%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1235, 1.99%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1235 publications, 1.99%
Cancer Research, 1214, 1.96%
Cancer Research
1214 publications, 1.96%
Education, 1187, 1.92%
Education
1187 publications, 1.92%
General Materials Science, 1167, 1.89%
General Materials Science
1167 publications, 1.89%
Pharmacology, 1076, 1.74%
Pharmacology
1076 publications, 1.74%
Pharmacology (medical), 1068, 1.73%
Pharmacology (medical)
1068 publications, 1.73%
Computer Science Applications, 1059, 1.71%
Computer Science Applications
1059 publications, 1.71%
Genetics, 1055, 1.7%
Genetics
1055 publications, 1.7%
Pharmaceutical Science, 1050, 1.7%
Pharmaceutical Science
1050 publications, 1.7%
Organic Chemistry, 994, 1.61%
Organic Chemistry
994 publications, 1.61%
Infectious Diseases, 985, 1.59%
Infectious Diseases
985 publications, 1.59%
Materials Chemistry, 978, 1.58%
Materials Chemistry
978 publications, 1.58%
Animal Science and Zoology, 948, 1.53%
Animal Science and Zoology
948 publications, 1.53%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 947, 1.53%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
947 publications, 1.53%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
669 publications, 1.08%
Physical Review A
533 publications, 0.86%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
405 publications, 0.65%
Nature
398 publications, 0.64%
PLoS ONE
398 publications, 0.64%
Scientific Reports
360 publications, 0.58%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
320 publications, 0.52%
Irish Journal of Medical Science
305 publications, 0.49%
Astrophysical Journal
302 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
302 publications, 0.49%
Physical Review Letters
301 publications, 0.49%
SSRN Electronic Journal
280 publications, 0.45%
Biochemical Society Transactions
275 publications, 0.44%
International Journal of Pharmaceutics
247 publications, 0.4%
BMJ Open
245 publications, 0.4%
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
228 publications, 0.37%
The Lancet
218 publications, 0.35%
Cancer Research
187 publications, 0.3%
British Journal of Anaesthesia
185 publications, 0.3%
BMJ
181 publications, 0.29%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
177 publications, 0.29%
British Journal of Surgery
175 publications, 0.28%
Thorax
174 publications, 0.28%
Blood
168 publications, 0.27%
The Classical Review
166 publications, 0.27%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
161 publications, 0.26%
Irish Historical Studies
157 publications, 0.25%
Physical Review B
157 publications, 0.25%
Chemical Communications
155 publications, 0.25%
Journal of Clinical Oncology
154 publications, 0.25%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
12835 publications, 20.73%
Springer Nature
9284 publications, 15%
Wiley
8045 publications, 13%
Taylor & Francis
3444 publications, 5.56%
SAGE
2786 publications, 4.5%
Cambridge University Press
2641 publications, 4.27%
Oxford University Press
2586 publications, 4.18%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1721 publications, 2.78%
IOP Publishing
1454 publications, 2.35%
BMJ
1433 publications, 2.31%
MDPI
1423 publications, 2.3%
American Physical Society (APS)
1178 publications, 1.9%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1107 publications, 1.79%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1028 publications, 1.66%
AIP Publishing
601 publications, 0.97%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
481 publications, 0.78%
American Astronomical Society
464 publications, 0.75%
Frontiers Media S.A.
456 publications, 0.74%
Portland Press
433 publications, 0.7%
EDP Sciences
404 publications, 0.65%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
380 publications, 0.61%
Emerald
344 publications, 0.56%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
330 publications, 0.53%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
296 publications, 0.48%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
276 publications, 0.45%
Mark Allen Group
248 publications, 0.4%
American Society for Microbiology
243 publications, 0.39%
Microbiology Society
241 publications, 0.39%
The Royal Society
198 publications, 0.32%
American Society of Hematology
174 publications, 0.28%
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With other organizations

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University of Ulster
1924 publications, 3.11%
University of Oxford
1525 publications, 2.46%
University College London
1459 publications, 2.36%
University College Dublin
1406 publications, 2.27%
Trinity College Dublin
1268 publications, 2.05%
University of Cambridge
1188 publications, 1.92%
University of Manchester
1058 publications, 1.71%
University of Edinburgh
1045 publications, 1.69%
Imperial College London
1032 publications, 1.67%
King's College London
902 publications, 1.46%
University of Southampton
757 publications, 1.22%
University of Liverpool
733 publications, 1.18%
Cardiff University
723 publications, 1.17%
Newcastle University
722 publications, 1.17%
University of Leeds
721 publications, 1.16%
University of Glasgow
708 publications, 1.14%
University of Bristol
688 publications, 1.11%
University of Birmingham
681 publications, 1.1%
University College Cork (National University of Ireland, Cork)
646 publications, 1.04%
University of Sheffield
600 publications, 0.97%
University of Warwick
574 publications, 0.93%
University of Aberdeen
573 publications, 0.93%
University of Galway
566 publications, 0.91%
Harvard University
531 publications, 0.86%
University of Leicester
528 publications, 0.85%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
517 publications, 0.84%
University of Melbourne
506 publications, 0.82%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
505 publications, 0.82%
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
469 publications, 0.76%
Queen Mary University of London
450 publications, 0.73%
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With foreign organizations

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University College Dublin
1406 publications, 2.27%
Trinity College Dublin
1268 publications, 2.05%
University College Cork (National University of Ireland, Cork)
646 publications, 1.04%
University of Galway
566 publications, 0.91%
Harvard University
531 publications, 0.86%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
517 publications, 0.84%
University of Melbourne
506 publications, 0.82%
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
469 publications, 0.76%
University of Copenhagen
439 publications, 0.71%
University of Toronto
422 publications, 0.68%
Monash University
397 publications, 0.64%
University of Queensland
382 publications, 0.62%
Dublin City University
365 publications, 0.59%
University of Sydney
364 publications, 0.59%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
350 publications, 0.57%
University of Helsinki
350 publications, 0.57%
Karolinska Institute
346 publications, 0.56%
Johns Hopkins University
346 publications, 0.56%
Sorbonne University
340 publications, 0.55%
Stockholm University
330 publications, 0.53%
Aarhus University
321 publications, 0.52%
National Institute for Astrophysics
303 publications, 0.49%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
287 publications, 0.46%
University of Michigan
278 publications, 0.45%
University of Limerick
273 publications, 0.44%
University of Washington
271 publications, 0.44%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
261 publications, 0.42%
University of Turku
256 publications, 0.41%
McGill University
256 publications, 0.41%
St. James's Hospital
256 publications, 0.41%
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With other countries

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USA, 7664, 12.38%
USA
7664 publications, 12.38%
Ireland, 4526, 7.31%
Ireland
4526 publications, 7.31%
China, 3915, 6.32%
China
3915 publications, 6.32%
Germany, 3531, 5.7%
Germany
3531 publications, 5.7%
Italy, 2704, 4.37%
Italy
2704 publications, 4.37%
Australia, 2669, 4.31%
Australia
2669 publications, 4.31%
France, 2590, 4.18%
France
2590 publications, 4.18%
Canada, 2253, 3.64%
Canada
2253 publications, 3.64%
Spain, 2014, 3.25%
Spain
2014 publications, 3.25%
Netherlands, 1881, 3.04%
Netherlands
1881 publications, 3.04%
Sweden, 1603, 2.59%
Sweden
1603 publications, 2.59%
Denmark, 1203, 1.94%
Denmark
1203 publications, 1.94%
Switzerland, 1194, 1.93%
Switzerland
1194 publications, 1.93%
Belgium, 1145, 1.85%
Belgium
1145 publications, 1.85%
India, 976, 1.58%
India
976 publications, 1.58%
Finland, 936, 1.51%
Finland
936 publications, 1.51%
Japan, 930, 1.5%
Japan
930 publications, 1.5%
Norway, 728, 1.18%
Norway
728 publications, 1.18%
Austria, 721, 1.16%
Austria
721 publications, 1.16%
South Africa, 709, 1.15%
South Africa
709 publications, 1.15%
Poland, 661, 1.07%
Poland
661 publications, 1.07%
Brazil, 632, 1.02%
Brazil
632 publications, 1.02%
Portugal, 614, 0.99%
Portugal
614 publications, 0.99%
New Zealand, 570, 0.92%
New Zealand
570 publications, 0.92%
Greece, 547, 0.88%
Greece
547 publications, 0.88%
Czech Republic, 542, 0.88%
Czech Republic
542 publications, 0.88%
Russia, 523, 0.84%
Russia
523 publications, 0.84%
Republic of Korea, 512, 0.83%
Republic of Korea
512 publications, 0.83%
Singapore, 483, 0.78%
Singapore
483 publications, 0.78%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1909 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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