Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Short name
FAO
Country, city
Italy, Rome
Publications
2 752
Citations
138 287
h-index
164
Top-3 journals
Food Policy
Food Policy (51 publications)
World Development
World Development (40 publications)
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Since 1947

Total publications
2752
Total citations
138270
Citations per publication
50.24
Average publications per year
35.28
Average authors per publication
7.98
h-index
164
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, 352, 12.79%
Food Science
352 publications, 12.79%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 335, 12.17%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
335 publications, 12.17%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 313, 11.37%
Agronomy and Crop Science
313 publications, 11.37%
Ecology, 313, 11.37%
Ecology
313 publications, 11.37%
Economics and Econometrics, 271, 9.85%
Economics and Econometrics
271 publications, 9.85%
Geography, Planning and Development, 249, 9.05%
Geography, Planning and Development
249 publications, 9.05%
Animal Science and Zoology, 238, 8.65%
Animal Science and Zoology
238 publications, 8.65%
General Medicine, 235, 8.54%
General Medicine
235 publications, 8.54%
Development, 232, 8.43%
Development
232 publications, 8.43%
Aquatic Science, 215, 7.81%
Aquatic Science
215 publications, 7.81%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 193, 7.01%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
193 publications, 7.01%
General Environmental Science, 158, 5.74%
General Environmental Science
158 publications, 5.74%
General Veterinary, 158, 5.74%
General Veterinary
158 publications, 5.74%
Multidisciplinary, 143, 5.2%
Multidisciplinary
143 publications, 5.2%
Sociology and Political Science, 138, 5.01%
Sociology and Political Science
138 publications, 5.01%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 136, 4.94%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
136 publications, 4.94%
Global and Planetary Change, 127, 4.61%
Global and Planetary Change
127 publications, 4.61%
Infectious Diseases, 126, 4.58%
Infectious Diseases
126 publications, 4.58%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 123, 4.47%
Nutrition and Dietetics
123 publications, 4.47%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 106, 3.85%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
106 publications, 3.85%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 92, 3.34%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
92 publications, 3.34%
Forestry, 90, 3.27%
Forestry
90 publications, 3.27%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 78, 2.83%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
78 publications, 2.83%
Water Science and Technology, 76, 2.76%
Water Science and Technology
76 publications, 2.76%
Plant Science, 73, 2.65%
Plant Science
73 publications, 2.65%
Oceanography, 73, 2.65%
Oceanography
73 publications, 2.65%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 72, 2.62%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
72 publications, 2.62%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 70, 2.54%
General Immunology and Microbiology
70 publications, 2.54%
Genetics, 62, 2.25%
Genetics
62 publications, 2.25%
Food Animals, 62, 2.25%
Food Animals
62 publications, 2.25%
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Journals

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Food Policy
51 publications, 1.85%
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
40 publications, 1.45%
World Development
40 publications, 1.45%
Science
37 publications, 1.34%
Global Food Security
32 publications, 1.16%
Food Security
31 publications, 1.13%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
30 publications, 1.09%
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
28 publications, 1.02%
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
28 publications, 1.02%
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
28 publications, 1.02%
SSRN Electronic Journal
27 publications, 0.98%
Nature Food
27 publications, 0.98%
Sustainability
26 publications, 0.94%
PLoS ONE
25 publications, 0.91%
Marine Policy
24 publications, 0.87%
Food and Nutrition Bulletin
22 publications, 0.8%
Scientific Reports
22 publications, 0.8%
ICES Journal of Marine Science
20 publications, 0.73%
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
19 publications, 0.69%
Nature
19 publications, 0.69%
Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom)
19 publications, 0.69%
Forest Ecology and Management
19 publications, 0.69%
Remote Sensing
19 publications, 0.69%
Global Change Biology
17 publications, 0.62%
Environmental Research Letters
17 publications, 0.62%
Reviews in Aquaculture
17 publications, 0.62%
Fish and Fisheries
17 publications, 0.62%
Journal of Development Studies
16 publications, 0.58%
Food Chemistry
16 publications, 0.58%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
16 publications, 0.58%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
713 publications, 25.91%
Springer Nature
531 publications, 19.3%
Wiley
374 publications, 13.59%
Taylor & Francis
170 publications, 6.18%
MDPI
168 publications, 6.1%
Cambridge University Press
98 publications, 3.56%
Oxford University Press
95 publications, 3.45%
Frontiers Media S.A.
78 publications, 2.83%
SAGE
53 publications, 1.93%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
48 publications, 1.74%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
41 publications, 1.49%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
30 publications, 1.09%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
27 publications, 0.98%
IOP Publishing
24 publications, 0.87%
Copernicus
20 publications, 0.73%
American Society for Nutrition
18 publications, 0.65%
IOS Press
17 publications, 0.62%
The Royal Society
13 publications, 0.47%
IWA Publishing
11 publications, 0.4%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
9 publications, 0.33%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
9 publications, 0.33%
CSIRO Publishing
9 publications, 0.33%
Emerald
8 publications, 0.29%
Brill
8 publications, 0.29%
Mary Ann Liebert
8 publications, 0.29%
BMJ
8 publications, 0.29%
Annual Reviews
7 publications, 0.25%
American Meteorological Society
6 publications, 0.22%
EDP Sciences
5 publications, 0.18%
Magnolia Press
5 publications, 0.18%
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With other organizations

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Wageningen University and Research Centre
125 publications, 4.54%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
76 publications, 2.76%
University of Oxford
58 publications, 2.11%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
48 publications, 1.74%
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
45 publications, 1.64%
University of Pretoria
43 publications, 1.56%
University of Edinburgh
42 publications, 1.53%
University of Florida
42 publications, 1.53%
ETH Zurich
41 publications, 1.49%
University of Queensland
37 publications, 1.34%
Stanford University
37 publications, 1.34%
University of Washington
37 publications, 1.34%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
36 publications, 1.31%
Sapienza University of Rome
35 publications, 1.27%
University of Guelph
35 publications, 1.27%
International Atomic Energy Agency
34 publications, 1.24%
Cornell University
34 publications, 1.24%
University of British Columbia
33 publications, 1.2%
University of California, Davis
32 publications, 1.16%
University of Cambridge
31 publications, 1.13%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
31 publications, 1.13%
University of Maryland, College Park
31 publications, 1.13%
Purdue University
30 publications, 1.09%
Utrecht University
29 publications, 1.05%
University of Bern
28 publications, 1.02%
Michigan State University
28 publications, 1.02%
Columbia University
28 publications, 1.02%
Colorado State University
28 publications, 1.02%
University of Minnesota
28 publications, 1.02%
University of Göttingen
28 publications, 1.02%
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With foreign organizations

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Wageningen University and Research Centre
125 publications, 4.54%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
76 publications, 2.76%
University of Oxford
58 publications, 2.11%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
48 publications, 1.74%
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
45 publications, 1.64%
University of Pretoria
43 publications, 1.56%
University of Edinburgh
42 publications, 1.53%
University of Florida
42 publications, 1.53%
ETH Zurich
41 publications, 1.49%
University of Queensland
37 publications, 1.34%
Stanford University
37 publications, 1.34%
University of Washington
37 publications, 1.34%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
36 publications, 1.31%
University of Guelph
35 publications, 1.27%
International Atomic Energy Agency
34 publications, 1.24%
Cornell University
34 publications, 1.24%
University of British Columbia
33 publications, 1.2%
University of California, Davis
32 publications, 1.16%
University of Cambridge
31 publications, 1.13%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
31 publications, 1.13%
University of Maryland, College Park
31 publications, 1.13%
Purdue University
30 publications, 1.09%
Utrecht University
29 publications, 1.05%
University of Bern
28 publications, 1.02%
Michigan State University
28 publications, 1.02%
Columbia University
28 publications, 1.02%
Colorado State University
28 publications, 1.02%
University of Minnesota
28 publications, 1.02%
University of Göttingen
28 publications, 1.02%
University of Reading
27 publications, 0.98%
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With other countries

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USA, 860, 31.25%
USA
860 publications, 31.25%
United Kingdom, 563, 20.46%
United Kingdom
563 publications, 20.46%
France, 327, 11.88%
France
327 publications, 11.88%
Australia, 269, 9.77%
Australia
269 publications, 9.77%
Netherlands, 261, 9.48%
Netherlands
261 publications, 9.48%
Germany, 250, 9.08%
Germany
250 publications, 9.08%
Switzerland, 224, 8.14%
Switzerland
224 publications, 8.14%
Canada, 222, 8.07%
Canada
222 publications, 8.07%
Kenya, 213, 7.74%
Kenya
213 publications, 7.74%
China, 161, 5.85%
China
161 publications, 5.85%
Spain, 152, 5.52%
Spain
152 publications, 5.52%
Belgium, 142, 5.16%
Belgium
142 publications, 5.16%
South Africa, 141, 5.12%
South Africa
141 publications, 5.12%
Austria, 125, 4.54%
Austria
125 publications, 4.54%
India, 114, 4.14%
India
114 publications, 4.14%
Brazil, 105, 3.82%
Brazil
105 publications, 3.82%
Sweden, 97, 3.52%
Sweden
97 publications, 3.52%
Norway, 94, 3.42%
Norway
94 publications, 3.42%
Thailand, 88, 3.2%
Thailand
88 publications, 3.2%
Japan, 86, 3.13%
Japan
86 publications, 3.13%
Denmark, 81, 2.94%
Denmark
81 publications, 2.94%
New Zealand, 75, 2.73%
New Zealand
75 publications, 2.73%
Mexico, 65, 2.36%
Mexico
65 publications, 2.36%
Argentina, 63, 2.29%
Argentina
63 publications, 2.29%
Ghana, 62, 2.25%
Ghana
62 publications, 2.25%
Ethiopia, 62, 2.25%
Ethiopia
62 publications, 2.25%
Chile, 61, 2.22%
Chile
61 publications, 2.22%
Colombia, 57, 2.07%
Colombia
57 publications, 2.07%
Nigeria, 55, 2%
Nigeria
55 publications, 2%
Tanzania, 55, 2%
Tanzania
55 publications, 2%
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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.