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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Short name

NIEHS

Country, city

USA, Durham

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Organization website

Publications

15 096

Citations

851 889

h-index

318

Top-3 journals

Environmental Health Perspectives (627 publications)

Journal of Biological Chemistry (446 publications)

Toxicologic Pathology (385 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1267 publications)

National Cancer Institute (643 publications)

Harvard University (615 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

National Institute for Environmental Studies (310 publications)

Norwegian Institute of Public Health (166 publications)

Karolinska Institute (162 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Field of science

Countries

Found

Since 1969

Total publications

15096

Total citations

851889

Citations per publication

56.43

Average publications per year

264.84

Average authors per publication

7.77

h-index

318

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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Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 3282, 21.74% Molecular Biology 3282 publications, 21.74%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 2538, 16.81% Biochemistry 2538 publications, 16.81%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 2271, 15.04% Cell Biology 2271 publications, 15.04%
Toxicology	Toxicology, 2232, 14.79% Toxicology 2232 publications, 14.79%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1985, 13.15% General Medicine 1985 publications, 13.15%
Genetics	Genetics, 1596, 10.57% Genetics 1596 publications, 10.57%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 1562, 10.35% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1562 publications, 10.35%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1049, 6.95% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1049 publications, 6.95%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 956, 6.33% Pharmacology 956 publications, 6.33%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 772, 5.11% Cancer Research 772 publications, 5.11%
Endocrinology	Endocrinology, 578, 3.83% Endocrinology 578 publications, 3.83%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 575, 3.81% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 575 publications, 3.81%
Epidemiology	Epidemiology, 528, 3.5% Epidemiology 528 publications, 3.5%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 515, 3.41% Multidisciplinary 515 publications, 3.41%
Immunology	Immunology, 511, 3.39% Immunology 511 publications, 3.39%
Oncology	Oncology, 500, 3.31% Oncology 500 publications, 3.31%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine	Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 484, 3.21% Pathology and Forensic Medicine 484 publications, 3.21%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 472, 3.13% General Neuroscience 472 publications, 3.13%
Physiology	Physiology, 429, 2.84% Physiology 429 publications, 2.84%
Genetics (clinical)	Genetics (clinical), 408, 2.7% Genetics (clinical) 408 publications, 2.7%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 403, 2.67% Molecular Medicine 403 publications, 2.67%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 372, 2.46% Immunology and Allergy 372 publications, 2.46%
Clinical Biochemistry	Clinical Biochemistry, 369, 2.44% Clinical Biochemistry 369 publications, 2.44%
Developmental Biology	Developmental Biology, 369, 2.44% Developmental Biology 369 publications, 2.44%
Physiology (medical)	Physiology (medical), 348, 2.31% Physiology (medical) 348 publications, 2.31%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism	Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 331, 2.19% Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 331 publications, 2.19%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 327, 2.17% Biotechnology 327 publications, 2.17%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience	Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 323, 2.14% Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 323 publications, 2.14%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 310, 2.05% Biophysics 310 publications, 2.05%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 265, 1.76% General Chemistry 265 publications, 1.76%
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Journals

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Environmental Health Perspectives	Environmental Health Perspectives, 627, 4.15% Environmental Health Perspectives 627 publications, 4.15%
Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 446, 2.95% Journal of Biological Chemistry 446 publications, 2.95%
Toxicologic Pathology	Toxicologic Pathology, 385, 2.55% Toxicologic Pathology 385 publications, 2.55%
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology	Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 380, 2.52% Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 380 publications, 2.52%
Endocrinology	Endocrinology, 226, 1.5% Endocrinology 226 publications, 1.5%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 212, 1.4% FASEB Journal 212 publications, 1.4%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 194, 1.29% PLoS ONE 194 publications, 1.29%
Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis	Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 159, 1.05% Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis 159 publications, 1.05%
Free Radical Biology and Medicine	Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 156, 1.03% Free Radical Biology and Medicine 156 publications, 1.03%
Nucleic Acids Research	Nucleic Acids Research, 132, 0.87% Nucleic Acids Research 132 publications, 0.87%
Carcinogenesis	Carcinogenesis, 128, 0.85% Carcinogenesis 128 publications, 0.85%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 121, 0.8% Biochemistry 121 publications, 0.8%
Environmental Research	Environmental Research, 116, 0.77% Environmental Research 116 publications, 0.77%
Molecular and Cellular Biology	Molecular and Cellular Biology, 111, 0.74% Molecular and Cellular Biology 111 publications, 0.74%
Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis	Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, 111, 0.74% Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 111 publications, 0.74%
Biology of Reproduction	Biology of Reproduction, 110, 0.73% Biology of Reproduction 110 publications, 0.73%
DNA Repair	DNA Repair, 109, 0.72% DNA Repair 109 publications, 0.72%
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 108, 0.72% Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 108 publications, 0.72%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 103, 0.68% Nature Communications 103 publications, 0.68%
Toxicology	Toxicology, 103, 0.68% Toxicology 103 publications, 0.68%
Genetics	Genetics, 98, 0.65% Genetics 98 publications, 0.65%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 94, 0.62% Scientific Reports 94 publications, 0.62%
Biochemical Pharmacology	Biochemical Pharmacology, 93, 0.62% Biochemical Pharmacology 93 publications, 0.62%
ISEE Conference Abstracts	ISEE Conference Abstracts, 93, 0.62% ISEE Conference Abstracts 93 publications, 0.62%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 92, 0.61% Cancer Research 92 publications, 0.61%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications	Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 91, 0.6% Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 91 publications, 0.6%
Toxicology Letters	Toxicology Letters, 90, 0.6% Toxicology Letters 90 publications, 0.6%
Toxicological Sciences	Toxicological Sciences, 87, 0.58% Toxicological Sciences 87 publications, 0.58%
Chemico-Biological Interactions	Chemico-Biological Interactions, 87, 0.58% Chemico-Biological Interactions 87 publications, 0.58%
Molecular Carcinogenesis	Molecular Carcinogenesis, 86, 0.57% Molecular Carcinogenesis 86 publications, 0.57%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 4546, 30.11% Elsevier 4546 publications, 30.11%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1925, 12.75% Springer Nature 1925 publications, 12.75%
Wiley	Wiley, 1707, 11.31% Wiley 1707 publications, 11.31%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 907, 6.01% Oxford University Press 907 publications, 6.01%
Environmental Health Perspectives	Environmental Health Perspectives, 721, 4.78% Environmental Health Perspectives 721 publications, 4.78%
SAGE	SAGE, 585, 3.88% SAGE 585 publications, 3.88%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 448, 2.97% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 448 publications, 2.97%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 410, 2.72% American Chemical Society (ACS) 410 publications, 2.72%
The Endocrine Society	The Endocrine Society, 398, 2.64% The Endocrine Society 398 publications, 2.64%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 379, 2.51% Taylor & Francis 379 publications, 2.51%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 262, 1.74% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 262 publications, 1.74%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 209, 1.38% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 209 publications, 1.38%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 187, 1.24% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 187 publications, 1.24%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 175, 1.16% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 175 publications, 1.16%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 169, 1.12% American Society for Microbiology 169 publications, 1.12%
MDPI	MDPI, 165, 1.09% MDPI 165 publications, 1.09%
American Thoracic Society	American Thoracic Society, 139, 0.92% American Thoracic Society 139 publications, 0.92%
American Physiological Society	American Physiological Society, 138, 0.91% American Physiological Society 138 publications, 0.91%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 131, 0.87% Frontiers Media S.A. 131 publications, 0.87%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 113, 0.75% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 113 publications, 0.75%
Society for the Study of Reproduction	Society for the Study of Reproduction, 106, 0.7% Society for the Study of Reproduction 106 publications, 0.7%
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics	American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 104, 0.69% American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 104 publications, 0.69%
Portland Press	Portland Press, 94, 0.62% Portland Press 94 publications, 0.62%
BMJ	BMJ, 71, 0.47% BMJ 71 publications, 0.47%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 60, 0.4% Mary Ann Liebert 60 publications, 0.4%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 59, 0.39% The Company of Biologists 59 publications, 0.39%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 54, 0.36% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 54 publications, 0.36%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 53, 0.35% S. Karger AG 53 publications, 0.35%
The American Association of Immunologists	The American Association of Immunologists, 45, 0.3% The American Association of Immunologists 45 publications, 0.3%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 37, 0.25% Annual Reviews 37 publications, 0.25%
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With other organizations

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1267, 8.39% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1267 publications, 8.39%
National Cancer Institute	National Cancer Institute, 643, 4.26% National Cancer Institute 643 publications, 4.26%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 615, 4.07% Harvard University 615 publications, 4.07%
Duke University Hospital	Duke University Hospital, 411, 2.72% Duke University Hospital 411 publications, 2.72%
North Carolina State University	North Carolina State University, 375, 2.48% North Carolina State University 375 publications, 2.48%
National Institute for Environmental Studies	National Institute for Environmental Studies, 310, 2.05% National Institute for Environmental Studies 310 publications, 2.05%
Duke University	Duke University, 306, 2.03% Duke University 306 publications, 2.03%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 295, 1.95% Johns Hopkins University 295 publications, 1.95%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 271, 1.8% Brigham and Women's Hospital 271 publications, 1.8%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 257, 1.7% University of Michigan 257 publications, 1.7%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 251, 1.66% University of Washington 251 publications, 1.66%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 202, 1.34% Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 202 publications, 1.34%
University of Southern California	University of Southern California, 197, 1.3% University of Southern California 197 publications, 1.3%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 197, 1.3% Columbia University 197 publications, 1.3%
Food and Drug Administration	Food and Drug Administration, 194, 1.29% Food and Drug Administration 194 publications, 1.29%
Boston University	Boston University, 175, 1.16% Boston University 175 publications, 1.16%
Norwegian Institute of Public Health	Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 166, 1.1% Norwegian Institute of Public Health 166 publications, 1.1%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 164, 1.09% University of California, Los Angeles 164 publications, 1.09%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 162, 1.07% Karolinska Institute 162 publications, 1.07%
University of Pittsburgh	University of Pittsburgh, 161, 1.07% University of Pittsburgh 161 publications, 1.07%
Baylor College of Medicine	Baylor College of Medicine, 157, 1.04% Baylor College of Medicine 157 publications, 1.04%
University of Miami	University of Miami, 157, 1.04% University of Miami 157 publications, 1.04%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 147, 0.97% Stanford University 147 publications, 0.97%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 146, 0.97% University of Minnesota 146 publications, 0.97%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 146, 0.97% University of Pennsylvania 146 publications, 0.97%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 144, 0.95% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 144 publications, 0.95%
Emory University	Emory University, 143, 0.95% Emory University 143 publications, 0.95%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 141, 0.93% University of California, San Francisco 141 publications, 0.93%
University of Iowa	University of Iowa, 140, 0.93% University of Iowa 140 publications, 0.93%
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, 138, 0.91% UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center 138 publications, 0.91%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Environmental Studies	National Institute for Environmental Studies, 310, 2.05% National Institute for Environmental Studies 310 publications, 2.05%
Norwegian Institute of Public Health	Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 166, 1.1% Norwegian Institute of Public Health 166 publications, 1.1%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 162, 1.07% Karolinska Institute 162 publications, 1.07%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 144, 0.95% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 144 publications, 0.95%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 132, 0.87% University of Bergen 132 publications, 0.87%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 108, 0.72% University of Cambridge 108 publications, 0.72%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 92, 0.61% University of Toronto 92 publications, 0.61%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 90, 0.6% Imperial College London 90 publications, 0.6%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 90, 0.6% University of Bristol 90 publications, 0.6%
Erasmus University Medical Center	Erasmus University Medical Center, 89, 0.59% Erasmus University Medical Center 89 publications, 0.59%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 84, 0.56% University of Oxford 84 publications, 0.56%
University of Oslo	University of Oslo, 82, 0.54% University of Oslo 82 publications, 0.54%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 82, 0.54% University of Edinburgh 82 publications, 0.54%
McGill University	McGill University, 80, 0.53% McGill University 80 publications, 0.53%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 78, 0.52% University of British Columbia 78 publications, 0.52%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 76, 0.5% University of Copenhagen 76 publications, 0.5%
University College London	University College London, 74, 0.49% University College London 74 publications, 0.49%
Oslo University Hospital	Oslo University Hospital, 74, 0.49% Oslo University Hospital 74 publications, 0.49%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 74, 0.49% University of Manchester 74 publications, 0.49%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 71, 0.47% University of Melbourne 71 publications, 0.47%
International Agency for Research on Cancer	International Agency for Research on Cancer, 71, 0.47% International Agency for Research on Cancer 71 publications, 0.47%
German Cancer Research Center	German Cancer Research Center, 62, 0.41% German Cancer Research Center 62 publications, 0.41%
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv University, 61, 0.4% Tel Aviv University 61 publications, 0.4%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 61, 0.4% Uppsala University 61 publications, 0.4%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 60, 0.4% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 60 publications, 0.4%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 60, 0.4% University of Sydney 60 publications, 0.4%
King's College London	King's College London, 59, 0.39% King's College London 59 publications, 0.39%
Monash University	Monash University, 58, 0.38% Monash University 58 publications, 0.38%
Karolinska University Hospital	Karolinska University Hospital, 57, 0.38% Karolinska University Hospital 57 publications, 0.38%
Cancer Council Victoria	Cancer Council Victoria, 57, 0.38% Cancer Council Victoria 57 publications, 0.38%
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With other countries

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Japan	Japan, 792, 5.25% Japan 792 publications, 5.25%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 741, 4.91% United Kingdom 741 publications, 4.91%
China	China, 554, 3.67% China 554 publications, 3.67%
Canada	Canada, 551, 3.65% Canada 551 publications, 3.65%
Germany	Germany, 549, 3.64% Germany 549 publications, 3.64%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 372, 2.46% Netherlands 372 publications, 2.46%
France	France, 344, 2.28% France 344 publications, 2.28%
Italy	Italy, 342, 2.27% Italy 342 publications, 2.27%
Norway	Norway, 307, 2.03% Norway 307 publications, 2.03%
Australia	Australia, 282, 1.87% Australia 282 publications, 1.87%
Sweden	Sweden, 276, 1.83% Sweden 276 publications, 1.83%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 211, 1.4% Republic of Korea 211 publications, 1.4%
Spain	Spain, 201, 1.33% Spain 201 publications, 1.33%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 190, 1.26% Switzerland 190 publications, 1.26%
Denmark	Denmark, 185, 1.23% Denmark 185 publications, 1.23%
Belgium	Belgium, 184, 1.22% Belgium 184 publications, 1.22%
Israel	Israel, 158, 1.05% Israel 158 publications, 1.05%
Finland	Finland, 153, 1.01% Finland 153 publications, 1.01%
Argentina	Argentina, 114, 0.76% Argentina 114 publications, 0.76%
Mexico	Mexico, 107, 0.71% Mexico 107 publications, 0.71%
Russia	Russia, 96, 0.64% Russia 96 publications, 0.64%
Poland	Poland, 95, 0.63% Poland 95 publications, 0.63%
Brazil	Brazil, 93, 0.62% Brazil 93 publications, 0.62%
Greece	Greece, 64, 0.42% Greece 64 publications, 0.42%
India	India, 63, 0.42% India 63 publications, 0.42%
Austria	Austria, 62, 0.41% Austria 62 publications, 0.41%
Singapore	Singapore, 49, 0.32% Singapore 49 publications, 0.32%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 45, 0.3% Czech Republic 45 publications, 0.3%
South Africa	South Africa, 45, 0.3% South Africa 45 publications, 0.3%
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