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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Short name

NIEHS

Country, city

USA, Durham

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Organization website

Publications

15 625

Citations

895 049

h-index

328

Top-3 journals

Environmental Health Perspectives (628 publications)

Journal of Biological Chemistry (450 publications)

Toxicologic Pathology (387 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1285 publications)

National Cancer Institute (669 publications)

Harvard University (648 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

National Institute for Environmental Studies (325 publications)

Norwegian Institute of Public Health (175 publications)

Karolinska Institute (172 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1969

Total publications

15625

Total citations

895049

Citations per publication

57.28

Average publications per year

269.4

Average authors per publication

7.83

h-index

328

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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

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Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 3282, 21% Molecular Biology 3282 publications, 21%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 2538, 16.24% Biochemistry 2538 publications, 16.24%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 2271, 14.53% Cell Biology 2271 publications, 14.53%
Toxicology	Toxicology, 2232, 14.28% Toxicology 2232 publications, 14.28%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1986, 12.71% General Medicine 1986 publications, 12.71%
Genetics	Genetics, 1596, 10.21% Genetics 1596 publications, 10.21%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 1562, 10% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1562 publications, 10%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1049, 6.71% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1049 publications, 6.71%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 956, 6.12% Pharmacology 956 publications, 6.12%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 772, 4.94% Cancer Research 772 publications, 4.94%
Endocrinology	Endocrinology, 578, 3.7% Endocrinology 578 publications, 3.7%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 577, 3.69% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 577 publications, 3.69%
Epidemiology	Epidemiology, 528, 3.38% Epidemiology 528 publications, 3.38%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 515, 3.3% Multidisciplinary 515 publications, 3.3%
Immunology	Immunology, 511, 3.27% Immunology 511 publications, 3.27%
Oncology	Oncology, 500, 3.2% Oncology 500 publications, 3.2%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine	Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 484, 3.1% Pathology and Forensic Medicine 484 publications, 3.1%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 472, 3.02% General Neuroscience 472 publications, 3.02%
Physiology	Physiology, 429, 2.75% Physiology 429 publications, 2.75%
Genetics (clinical)	Genetics (clinical), 408, 2.61% Genetics (clinical) 408 publications, 2.61%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 403, 2.58% Molecular Medicine 403 publications, 2.58%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 372, 2.38% Immunology and Allergy 372 publications, 2.38%
Clinical Biochemistry	Clinical Biochemistry, 369, 2.36% Clinical Biochemistry 369 publications, 2.36%
Developmental Biology	Developmental Biology, 369, 2.36% Developmental Biology 369 publications, 2.36%
Physiology (medical)	Physiology (medical), 348, 2.23% Physiology (medical) 348 publications, 2.23%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism	Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 331, 2.12% Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 331 publications, 2.12%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 327, 2.09% Biotechnology 327 publications, 2.09%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience	Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 323, 2.07% Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 323 publications, 2.07%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 310, 1.98% Biophysics 310 publications, 1.98%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 266, 1.7% General Chemistry 266 publications, 1.7%
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Journals

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Environmental Health Perspectives	Environmental Health Perspectives, 628, 4.02% Environmental Health Perspectives 628 publications, 4.02%
Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 450, 2.88% Journal of Biological Chemistry 450 publications, 2.88%
Toxicologic Pathology	Toxicologic Pathology, 387, 2.48% Toxicologic Pathology 387 publications, 2.48%
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology	Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 382, 2.44% Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 382 publications, 2.44%
Endocrinology	Endocrinology, 225, 1.44% Endocrinology 225 publications, 1.44%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 213, 1.36% FASEB Journal 213 publications, 1.36%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 196, 1.25% PLoS ONE 196 publications, 1.25%
Free Radical Biology and Medicine	Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 160, 1.02% Free Radical Biology and Medicine 160 publications, 1.02%
Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis	Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 159, 1.02% Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis 159 publications, 1.02%
Nucleic Acids Research	Nucleic Acids Research, 135, 0.86% Nucleic Acids Research 135 publications, 0.86%
Carcinogenesis	Carcinogenesis, 128, 0.82% Carcinogenesis 128 publications, 0.82%
Environmental Research	Environmental Research, 128, 0.82% Environmental Research 128 publications, 0.82%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 121, 0.77% Biochemistry 121 publications, 0.77%
Molecular Pharmacology	Molecular Pharmacology, 119, 0.76% Molecular Pharmacology 119 publications, 0.76%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 113, 0.72% Nature Communications 113 publications, 0.72%
Biology of Reproduction	Biology of Reproduction, 112, 0.72% Biology of Reproduction 112 publications, 0.72%
Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis	Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, 112, 0.72% Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 112 publications, 0.72%
Molecular and Cellular Biology	Molecular and Cellular Biology, 111, 0.71% Molecular and Cellular Biology 111 publications, 0.71%
DNA Repair	DNA Repair, 109, 0.7% DNA Repair 109 publications, 0.7%
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 108, 0.69% Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 108 publications, 0.69%
Toxicology	Toxicology, 103, 0.66% Toxicology 103 publications, 0.66%
Genetics	Genetics, 98, 0.63% Genetics 98 publications, 0.63%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 97, 0.62% Scientific Reports 97 publications, 0.62%
Biochemical Pharmacology	Biochemical Pharmacology, 94, 0.6% Biochemical Pharmacology 94 publications, 0.6%
Toxicology Letters	Toxicology Letters, 93, 0.6% Toxicology Letters 93 publications, 0.6%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 93, 0.6% Cancer Research 93 publications, 0.6%
ISEE Conference Abstracts	ISEE Conference Abstracts, 93, 0.6% ISEE Conference Abstracts 93 publications, 0.6%
Toxicological Sciences	Toxicological Sciences, 92, 0.59% Toxicological Sciences 92 publications, 0.59%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications	Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 91, 0.58% Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 91 publications, 0.58%
Environmental International	Environmental International, 90, 0.58% Environmental International 90 publications, 0.58%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 4810, 30.78% Elsevier 4810 publications, 30.78%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1999, 12.79% Springer Nature 1999 publications, 12.79%
Wiley	Wiley, 1738, 11.12% Wiley 1738 publications, 11.12%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 942, 6.03% Oxford University Press 942 publications, 6.03%
Environmental Health Perspectives	Environmental Health Perspectives, 722, 4.62% Environmental Health Perspectives 722 publications, 4.62%
SAGE	SAGE, 588, 3.76% SAGE 588 publications, 3.76%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 448, 2.87% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 448 publications, 2.87%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 424, 2.71% American Chemical Society (ACS) 424 publications, 2.71%
The Endocrine Society	The Endocrine Society, 401, 2.57% The Endocrine Society 401 publications, 2.57%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 389, 2.49% Taylor & Francis 389 publications, 2.49%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 264, 1.69% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 264 publications, 1.69%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 209, 1.34% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 209 publications, 1.34%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 192, 1.23% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 192 publications, 1.23%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 189, 1.21% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 189 publications, 1.21%
MDPI	MDPI, 183, 1.17% MDPI 183 publications, 1.17%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 169, 1.08% American Society for Microbiology 169 publications, 1.08%
American Thoracic Society	American Thoracic Society, 149, 0.95% American Thoracic Society 149 publications, 0.95%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 145, 0.93% Frontiers Media S.A. 145 publications, 0.93%
American Physiological Society	American Physiological Society, 138, 0.88% American Physiological Society 138 publications, 0.88%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 118, 0.76% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 118 publications, 0.76%
Society for the Study of Reproduction	Society for the Study of Reproduction, 106, 0.68% Society for the Study of Reproduction 106 publications, 0.68%
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics	American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 104, 0.67% American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 104 publications, 0.67%
Portland Press	Portland Press, 95, 0.61% Portland Press 95 publications, 0.61%
BMJ	BMJ, 63, 0.4% BMJ 63 publications, 0.4%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 61, 0.39% The Company of Biologists 61 publications, 0.39%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 60, 0.38% Mary Ann Liebert 60 publications, 0.38%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 56, 0.36% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 56 publications, 0.36%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 53, 0.34% S. Karger AG 53 publications, 0.34%
The American Association of Immunologists	The American Association of Immunologists, 47, 0.3% The American Association of Immunologists 47 publications, 0.3%
American Medical Association (AMA)	American Medical Association (AMA), 37, 0.24% American Medical Association (AMA) 37 publications, 0.24%
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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, 1285, 8.22% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1285 publications, 8.22%
National Cancer Institute	National Cancer Institute, 669, 4.28% National Cancer Institute 669 publications, 4.28%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 648, 4.15% Harvard University 648 publications, 4.15%
Duke University Hospital	Duke University Hospital, 418, 2.68% Duke University Hospital 418 publications, 2.68%
North Carolina State University	North Carolina State University, 392, 2.51% North Carolina State University 392 publications, 2.51%
Duke University	Duke University, 328, 2.1% Duke University 328 publications, 2.1%
National Institute for Environmental Studies	National Institute for Environmental Studies, 325, 2.08% National Institute for Environmental Studies 325 publications, 2.08%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 313, 2% Johns Hopkins University 313 publications, 2%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 291, 1.86% Brigham and Women's Hospital 291 publications, 1.86%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 272, 1.74% University of Michigan 272 publications, 1.74%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 264, 1.69% University of Washington 264 publications, 1.69%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 207, 1.32% Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 207 publications, 1.32%
University of Southern California	University of Southern California, 206, 1.32% University of Southern California 206 publications, 1.32%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 205, 1.31% Columbia University 205 publications, 1.31%
Food and Drug Administration	Food and Drug Administration, 203, 1.3% Food and Drug Administration 203 publications, 1.3%
Boston University	Boston University, 192, 1.23% Boston University 192 publications, 1.23%
Norwegian Institute of Public Health	Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 175, 1.12% Norwegian Institute of Public Health 175 publications, 1.12%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 172, 1.1% Karolinska Institute 172 publications, 1.1%
University of Pittsburgh	University of Pittsburgh, 172, 1.1% University of Pittsburgh 172 publications, 1.1%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 171, 1.09% University of California, Los Angeles 171 publications, 1.09%
Baylor College of Medicine	Baylor College of Medicine, 162, 1.04% Baylor College of Medicine 162 publications, 1.04%
University of Miami	University of Miami, 160, 1.02% University of Miami 160 publications, 1.02%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 158, 1.01% Stanford University 158 publications, 1.01%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 157, 1% University of Pennsylvania 157 publications, 1%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 155, 0.99% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 155 publications, 0.99%
Emory University	Emory University, 154, 0.99% Emory University 154 publications, 0.99%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 149, 0.95% University of California, San Francisco 149 publications, 0.95%
Vanderbilt University	Vanderbilt University, 149, 0.95% Vanderbilt University 149 publications, 0.95%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 149, 0.95% University of Minnesota 149 publications, 0.95%
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, 144, 0.92% UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center 144 publications, 0.92%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
National Institute for Environmental Studies	National Institute for Environmental Studies, 325, 2.08% National Institute for Environmental Studies 325 publications, 2.08%
Norwegian Institute of Public Health	Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 175, 1.12% Norwegian Institute of Public Health 175 publications, 1.12%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 172, 1.1% Karolinska Institute 172 publications, 1.1%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 155, 0.99% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 155 publications, 0.99%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 138, 0.88% University of Bergen 138 publications, 0.88%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 117, 0.75% University of Cambridge 117 publications, 0.75%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 101, 0.65% University of Toronto 101 publications, 0.65%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 97, 0.62% University of Bristol 97 publications, 0.62%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 95, 0.61% Imperial College London 95 publications, 0.61%
Erasmus University Medical Center	Erasmus University Medical Center, 95, 0.61% Erasmus University Medical Center 95 publications, 0.61%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 88, 0.56% University of Oxford 88 publications, 0.56%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 88, 0.56% University of Edinburgh 88 publications, 0.56%
University of Oslo	University of Oslo, 87, 0.56% University of Oslo 87 publications, 0.56%
McGill University	McGill University, 85, 0.54% McGill University 85 publications, 0.54%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 85, 0.54% University of British Columbia 85 publications, 0.54%
University College London	University College London, 83, 0.53% University College London 83 publications, 0.53%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 79, 0.51% University of Copenhagen 79 publications, 0.51%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 77, 0.49% University of Manchester 77 publications, 0.49%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 77, 0.49% University of Melbourne 77 publications, 0.49%
Oslo University Hospital	Oslo University Hospital, 75, 0.48% Oslo University Hospital 75 publications, 0.48%
International Agency for Research on Cancer	International Agency for Research on Cancer, 73, 0.47% International Agency for Research on Cancer 73 publications, 0.47%
German Cancer Research Center	German Cancer Research Center, 68, 0.44% German Cancer Research Center 68 publications, 0.44%
Monash University	Monash University, 66, 0.42% Monash University 66 publications, 0.42%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 64, 0.41% Uppsala University 64 publications, 0.41%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 63, 0.4% University of Sydney 63 publications, 0.4%
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv University, 62, 0.4% Tel Aviv University 62 publications, 0.4%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 62, 0.4% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 62 publications, 0.4%
King's College London	King's College London, 62, 0.4% King's College London 62 publications, 0.4%
National Cheng Kung University	National Cheng Kung University, 62, 0.4% National Cheng Kung University 62 publications, 0.4%
Cancer Council Victoria	Cancer Council Victoria, 62, 0.4% Cancer Council Victoria 62 publications, 0.4%
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With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
Japan	Japan, 811, 5.19% Japan 811 publications, 5.19%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 752, 4.81% United Kingdom 752 publications, 4.81%
China	China, 567, 3.63% China 567 publications, 3.63%
Canada	Canada, 560, 3.58% Canada 560 publications, 3.58%
Germany	Germany, 554, 3.55% Germany 554 publications, 3.55%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 374, 2.39% Netherlands 374 publications, 2.39%
France	France, 345, 2.21% France 345 publications, 2.21%
Italy	Italy, 343, 2.2% Italy 343 publications, 2.2%
Norway	Norway, 310, 1.98% Norway 310 publications, 1.98%
Australia	Australia, 285, 1.82% Australia 285 publications, 1.82%
Sweden	Sweden, 281, 1.8% Sweden 281 publications, 1.8%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 213, 1.36% Republic of Korea 213 publications, 1.36%
Spain	Spain, 204, 1.31% Spain 204 publications, 1.31%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 191, 1.22% Switzerland 191 publications, 1.22%
Denmark	Denmark, 185, 1.18% Denmark 185 publications, 1.18%
Belgium	Belgium, 184, 1.18% Belgium 184 publications, 1.18%
Israel	Israel, 159, 1.02% Israel 159 publications, 1.02%
Finland	Finland, 154, 0.99% Finland 154 publications, 0.99%
Argentina	Argentina, 114, 0.73% Argentina 114 publications, 0.73%
Mexico	Mexico, 107, 0.68% Mexico 107 publications, 0.68%
Russia	Russia, 96, 0.61% Russia 96 publications, 0.61%
Brazil	Brazil, 95, 0.61% Brazil 95 publications, 0.61%
Poland	Poland, 95, 0.61% Poland 95 publications, 0.61%
Greece	Greece, 64, 0.41% Greece 64 publications, 0.41%
India	India, 63, 0.4% India 63 publications, 0.4%
Austria	Austria, 62, 0.4% Austria 62 publications, 0.4%
Singapore	Singapore, 51, 0.33% Singapore 51 publications, 0.33%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 45, 0.29% Czech Republic 45 publications, 0.29%
South Africa	South Africa, 45, 0.29% South Africa 45 publications, 0.29%
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Publications published earlier than 1969 are ignored in the statistics.
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