Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Short name
FAO
Country, city
Italy, Rome
Publications
3 044
Citations
153 692
h-index
171
Top-3 journals
Food Policy
Food Policy (51 publications)
World Development
World Development (40 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1947

Total publications
3044
Total citations
153692
Citations per publication
50.49
Average publications per year
38.53
Average authors per publication
7.91
h-index
171
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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Food Science, 353, 11.6%
Food Science
353 publications, 11.6%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 343, 11.27%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
343 publications, 11.27%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 318, 10.45%
Agronomy and Crop Science
318 publications, 10.45%
Ecology, 318, 10.45%
Ecology
318 publications, 10.45%
Economics and Econometrics, 272, 8.94%
Economics and Econometrics
272 publications, 8.94%
Geography, Planning and Development, 258, 8.48%
Geography, Planning and Development
258 publications, 8.48%
General Medicine, 254, 8.34%
General Medicine
254 publications, 8.34%
Animal Science and Zoology, 252, 8.28%
Animal Science and Zoology
252 publications, 8.28%
Development, 239, 7.85%
Development
239 publications, 7.85%
Aquatic Science, 221, 7.26%
Aquatic Science
221 publications, 7.26%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 198, 6.5%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
198 publications, 6.5%
General Environmental Science, 181, 5.95%
General Environmental Science
181 publications, 5.95%
General Veterinary, 158, 5.19%
General Veterinary
158 publications, 5.19%
Multidisciplinary, 143, 4.7%
Multidisciplinary
143 publications, 4.7%
Sociology and Political Science, 138, 4.53%
Sociology and Political Science
138 publications, 4.53%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 137, 4.5%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
137 publications, 4.5%
Infectious Diseases, 128, 4.2%
Infectious Diseases
128 publications, 4.2%
Global and Planetary Change, 127, 4.17%
Global and Planetary Change
127 publications, 4.17%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 126, 4.14%
Nutrition and Dietetics
126 publications, 4.14%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 109, 3.58%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
109 publications, 3.58%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 99, 3.25%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
99 publications, 3.25%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 95, 3.12%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
95 publications, 3.12%
Forestry, 93, 3.06%
Forestry
93 publications, 3.06%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 78, 2.56%
General Immunology and Microbiology
78 publications, 2.56%
Water Science and Technology, 76, 2.5%
Water Science and Technology
76 publications, 2.5%
Plant Science, 75, 2.46%
Plant Science
75 publications, 2.46%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 73, 2.4%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
73 publications, 2.4%
Oceanography, 73, 2.4%
Oceanography
73 publications, 2.4%
Food Animals, 71, 2.33%
Food Animals
71 publications, 2.33%
Genetics, 63, 2.07%
Genetics
63 publications, 2.07%
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Journals

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Food Policy
51 publications, 1.68%
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
40 publications, 1.31%
World Development
40 publications, 1.31%
Science
37 publications, 1.22%
Global Food Security
35 publications, 1.15%
Food Security
32 publications, 1.05%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
31 publications, 1.02%
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
31 publications, 1.02%
Nature Food
30 publications, 0.99%
Sustainability
29 publications, 0.95%
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
28 publications, 0.92%
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
28 publications, 0.92%
SSRN Electronic Journal
27 publications, 0.89%
Scientific Reports
26 publications, 0.85%
PLoS ONE
26 publications, 0.85%
Marine Policy
24 publications, 0.79%
Food and Nutrition Bulletin
22 publications, 0.72%
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
21 publications, 0.69%
ICES Journal of Marine Science
21 publications, 0.69%
Nature
20 publications, 0.66%
Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom)
20 publications, 0.66%
Forest Ecology and Management
19 publications, 0.62%
Remote Sensing
19 publications, 0.62%
Journal of Development Studies
18 publications, 0.59%
Mountain Research and Development
18 publications, 0.59%
Global Change Biology
17 publications, 0.56%
Environmental Research Letters
17 publications, 0.56%
Reviews in Aquaculture
17 publications, 0.56%
Fish and Fisheries
17 publications, 0.56%
Food Chemistry
17 publications, 0.56%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
747 publications, 24.54%
Springer Nature
595 publications, 19.55%
Wiley
400 publications, 13.14%
Taylor & Francis
191 publications, 6.27%
MDPI
182 publications, 5.98%
Cambridge University Press
122 publications, 4.01%
Oxford University Press
100 publications, 3.29%
Frontiers Media S.A.
92 publications, 3.02%
SAGE
64 publications, 2.1%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
51 publications, 1.68%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
42 publications, 1.38%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
31 publications, 1.02%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
27 publications, 0.89%
Copernicus
25 publications, 0.82%
IOP Publishing
24 publications, 0.79%
American Society for Nutrition
18 publications, 0.59%
Brill
16 publications, 0.53%
The Royal Society
14 publications, 0.46%
Emerald
12 publications, 0.39%
IWA Publishing
11 publications, 0.36%
EDP Sciences
10 publications, 0.33%
American Association of Avian Pathologists Inc.
10 publications, 0.33%
BMJ
10 publications, 0.33%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
9 publications, 0.3%
Annual Reviews
9 publications, 0.3%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
9 publications, 0.3%
CSIRO Publishing
9 publications, 0.3%
Mary Ann Liebert
8 publications, 0.26%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
8 publications, 0.26%
International Mountain Society (IMS) and United Nations University
8 publications, 0.26%
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With other organizations

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Wageningen University and Research Centre
135 publications, 4.43%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
80 publications, 2.63%
Royal Veterinary College
64 publications, 2.1%
University of Montpellier
63 publications, 2.07%
International Livestock Research Institute (Kenya)
61 publications, 2%
University of Oxford
60 publications, 1.97%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
50 publications, 1.64%
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
50 publications, 1.64%
University of Edinburgh
48 publications, 1.58%
The Pirbright Institute
48 publications, 1.58%
University of Pretoria
47 publications, 1.54%
University of Florida
46 publications, 1.51%
ETH Zurich
44 publications, 1.45%
University of Queensland
43 publications, 1.41%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
41 publications, 1.35%
Sapienza University of Rome
41 publications, 1.35%
Stanford University
41 publications, 1.35%
University of Washington
41 publications, 1.35%
International Atomic Energy Agency
39 publications, 1.28%
University of Guelph
37 publications, 1.22%
Cornell University
35 publications, 1.15%
University of British Columbia
35 publications, 1.15%
University of Cambridge
34 publications, 1.12%
University of California, Davis
33 publications, 1.08%
University of Minnesota
33 publications, 1.08%
University of Bern
32 publications, 1.05%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
32 publications, 1.05%
University of Maryland, College Park
32 publications, 1.05%
Michigan State University
31 publications, 1.02%
Utrecht University
31 publications, 1.02%
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With foreign organizations

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Wageningen University and Research Centre
135 publications, 4.43%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
80 publications, 2.63%
Royal Veterinary College
64 publications, 2.1%
University of Montpellier
63 publications, 2.07%
International Livestock Research Institute (Kenya)
61 publications, 2%
University of Oxford
60 publications, 1.97%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
50 publications, 1.64%
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
50 publications, 1.64%
University of Edinburgh
48 publications, 1.58%
The Pirbright Institute
48 publications, 1.58%
University of Pretoria
47 publications, 1.54%
University of Florida
46 publications, 1.51%
ETH Zurich
44 publications, 1.45%
University of Queensland
43 publications, 1.41%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
41 publications, 1.35%
Stanford University
41 publications, 1.35%
University of Washington
41 publications, 1.35%
International Atomic Energy Agency
39 publications, 1.28%
University of Guelph
37 publications, 1.22%
Cornell University
35 publications, 1.15%
University of British Columbia
35 publications, 1.15%
University of Cambridge
34 publications, 1.12%
University of California, Davis
33 publications, 1.08%
University of Minnesota
33 publications, 1.08%
University of Bern
32 publications, 1.05%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
32 publications, 1.05%
University of Maryland, College Park
32 publications, 1.05%
Michigan State University
31 publications, 1.02%
Utrecht University
31 publications, 1.02%
Purdue University
31 publications, 1.02%
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With other countries

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USA, 889, 29.2%
USA
889 publications, 29.2%
United Kingdom, 574, 18.86%
United Kingdom
574 publications, 18.86%
France, 331, 10.87%
France
331 publications, 10.87%
Australia, 278, 9.13%
Australia
278 publications, 9.13%
Netherlands, 269, 8.84%
Netherlands
269 publications, 8.84%
Germany, 262, 8.61%
Germany
262 publications, 8.61%
Canada, 231, 7.59%
Canada
231 publications, 7.59%
Switzerland, 226, 7.42%
Switzerland
226 publications, 7.42%
Kenya, 216, 7.1%
Kenya
216 publications, 7.1%
China, 168, 5.52%
China
168 publications, 5.52%
Spain, 155, 5.09%
Spain
155 publications, 5.09%
South Africa, 148, 4.86%
South Africa
148 publications, 4.86%
Belgium, 144, 4.73%
Belgium
144 publications, 4.73%
Austria, 128, 4.2%
Austria
128 publications, 4.2%
India, 118, 3.88%
India
118 publications, 3.88%
Brazil, 110, 3.61%
Brazil
110 publications, 3.61%
Sweden, 102, 3.35%
Sweden
102 publications, 3.35%
Norway, 100, 3.29%
Norway
100 publications, 3.29%
Thailand, 90, 2.96%
Thailand
90 publications, 2.96%
Japan, 87, 2.86%
Japan
87 publications, 2.86%
Denmark, 83, 2.73%
Denmark
83 publications, 2.73%
New Zealand, 75, 2.46%
New Zealand
75 publications, 2.46%
Mexico, 67, 2.2%
Mexico
67 publications, 2.2%
Ghana, 64, 2.1%
Ghana
64 publications, 2.1%
Chile, 64, 2.1%
Chile
64 publications, 2.1%
Ethiopia, 64, 2.1%
Ethiopia
64 publications, 2.1%
Argentina, 63, 2.07%
Argentina
63 publications, 2.07%
Colombia, 59, 1.94%
Colombia
59 publications, 1.94%
Nigeria, 59, 1.94%
Nigeria
59 publications, 1.94%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1947 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.