Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology

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Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Short name
IRTA (CERCA)
Country, city
Spain, Caldes de Montbui
Publications
4 327
Citations
162 895
h-index
148
Top-3 journals
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (110 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (103 publications)
Meat Science
Meat Science (101 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
Agricultural Research Service
Agricultural Research Service (78 publications)
Ghent University
Ghent University (62 publications)

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Since 1987

Total publications
4327
Total citations
162895
Citations per publication
37.65
Average publications per year
108.18
Average authors per publication
8.42
h-index
148
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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Plant Science, 733, 16.94%
Plant Science
733 publications, 16.94%
General Medicine, 718, 16.59%
General Medicine
718 publications, 16.59%
Genetics, 647, 14.95%
Genetics
647 publications, 14.95%
General Veterinary, 511, 11.81%
General Veterinary
511 publications, 11.81%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 481, 11.12%
Agronomy and Crop Science
481 publications, 11.12%
Animal Science and Zoology, 471, 10.89%
Animal Science and Zoology
471 publications, 10.89%
Food Science, 455, 10.52%
Food Science
455 publications, 10.52%
Microbiology, 275, 6.36%
Microbiology
275 publications, 6.36%
Biotechnology, 259, 5.99%
Biotechnology
259 publications, 5.99%
Multidisciplinary, 256, 5.92%
Multidisciplinary
256 publications, 5.92%
Molecular Biology, 242, 5.59%
Molecular Biology
242 publications, 5.59%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 237, 5.48%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
237 publications, 5.48%
Horticulture, 195, 4.51%
Horticulture
195 publications, 4.51%
Infectious Diseases, 193, 4.46%
Infectious Diseases
193 publications, 4.46%
Physiology, 184, 4.25%
Physiology
184 publications, 4.25%
Biochemistry, 147, 3.4%
Biochemistry
147 publications, 3.4%
Aquatic Science, 147, 3.4%
Aquatic Science
147 publications, 3.4%
Cell Biology, 136, 3.14%
Cell Biology
136 publications, 3.14%
Virology, 131, 3.03%
Virology
131 publications, 3.03%
Immunology, 129, 2.98%
Immunology
129 publications, 2.98%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 123, 2.84%
General Immunology and Microbiology
123 publications, 2.84%
Ecology, 109, 2.52%
Ecology
109 publications, 2.52%
Soil Science, 100, 2.31%
Soil Science
100 publications, 2.31%
Microbiology (medical), 82, 1.9%
Microbiology (medical)
82 publications, 1.9%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 81, 1.87%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
81 publications, 1.87%
Food Animals, 77, 1.78%
Food Animals
77 publications, 1.78%
Parasitology, 74, 1.71%
Parasitology
74 publications, 1.71%
Water Science and Technology, 71, 1.64%
Water Science and Technology
71 publications, 1.64%
Insect Science, 71, 1.64%
Insect Science
71 publications, 1.64%
Environmental Chemistry, 69, 1.59%
Environmental Chemistry
69 publications, 1.59%
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Journals

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Scientific Reports
110 publications, 2.54%
PLoS ONE
103 publications, 2.38%
Meat Science
101 publications, 2.33%
Frontiers in Plant Science
82 publications, 1.9%
Veterinary Microbiology
79 publications, 1.83%
Journal of Animal Science
63 publications, 1.46%
Journal of Experimental Botany
60 publications, 1.39%
Methods in Molecular Biology
55 publications, 1.27%
Veterinary Research
54 publications, 1.25%
Animals
54 publications, 1.25%
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
52 publications, 1.2%
BMC Genomics
49 publications, 1.13%
Foods
45 publications, 1.04%
Science of the Total Environment
42 publications, 0.97%
Plant Journal
40 publications, 0.92%
Animal Genetics
38 publications, 0.88%
Genetics Selection Evolution
38 publications, 0.88%
Viruses
34 publications, 0.79%
Aquaculture
34 publications, 0.79%
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
34 publications, 0.79%
Animal
34 publications, 0.79%
Livestock Science
32 publications, 0.74%
Scientia Horticulturae
32 publications, 0.74%
Food Chemistry
32 publications, 0.74%
Plant Physiology
30 publications, 0.69%
Veterinary Record
30 publications, 0.69%
Agronomy
29 publications, 0.67%
Porcine Health Management
28 publications, 0.65%
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
28 publications, 0.65%
Theoretical And Applied Genetics
27 publications, 0.62%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
1214 publications, 28.06%
Springer Nature
992 publications, 22.93%
Wiley
457 publications, 10.56%
MDPI
398 publications, 9.2%
Oxford University Press
215 publications, 4.97%
Frontiers Media S.A.
204 publications, 4.71%
Taylor & Francis
137 publications, 3.17%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
125 publications, 2.89%
Cambridge University Press
62 publications, 1.43%
American Society of Animal Science
60 publications, 1.39%
American Society for Microbiology
49 publications, 1.13%
SAGE
35 publications, 0.81%
American Society for Horticultural Science
32 publications, 0.74%
Microbiology Society
30 publications, 0.69%
British Veterinary Association
29 publications, 0.67%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
23 publications, 0.53%
Scientific Societies
21 publications, 0.49%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
20 publications, 0.46%
Publications Office of the European Union
13 publications, 0.3%
EDP Sciences
10 publications, 0.23%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
10 publications, 0.23%
Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
10 publications, 0.23%
The Company of Biologists
10 publications, 0.23%
International Association for Food Protection
10 publications, 0.23%
Hindawi Limited
8 publications, 0.18%
Crop Science Society of America
7 publications, 0.16%
Society for the Study of Reproduction
7 publications, 0.16%
Canadian Science Publishing
7 publications, 0.16%
Mary Ann Liebert
6 publications, 0.14%
F1000 Research
6 publications, 0.14%
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With other organizations

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Autonomous University of Barcelona
1795 publications, 41.48%
Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics
1116 publications, 25.79%
University of Barcelona
299 publications, 6.91%
Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies
210 publications, 4.85%
University of Lleida
194 publications, 4.48%
Polytechnic University of Valencia
156 publications, 3.61%
University of Córdoba
114 publications, 2.63%
Spanish National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology
109 publications, 2.52%
University of Girona
84 publications, 1.94%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
81 publications, 1.87%
Agricultural Research Service
78 publications, 1.8%
Institute for Plant Molecular & Cellular Biology
74 publications, 1.71%
University of Zaragoza
72 publications, 1.66%
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
70 publications, 1.62%
Agrotecnio (Centre for Food and Agriculture Research)
64 publications, 1.48%
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
63 publications, 1.46%
Ghent University
62 publications, 1.43%
Institut de Ciències del Mar
57 publications, 1.32%
Université Paris-Saclay
55 publications, 1.27%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
52 publications, 1.2%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
50 publications, 1.16%
University of Padua
47 publications, 1.09%
University of Murcia
47 publications, 1.09%
University of Rovira i Virgili
46 publications, 1.06%
University of California, Davis
45 publications, 1.04%
Pompeu Fabra University
45 publications, 1.04%
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
43 publications, 0.99%
Health Sciences Research Institute of the Germans Trias i Pujol Foundation
42 publications, 0.97%
University of Milan
41 publications, 0.95%
University of Copenhagen
40 publications, 0.92%
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With foreign organizations

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Wageningen University and Research Centre
81 publications, 1.87%
Agricultural Research Service
78 publications, 1.8%
Ghent University
62 publications, 1.43%
Université Paris-Saclay
55 publications, 1.27%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
50 publications, 1.16%
University of Padua
47 publications, 1.09%
University of California, Davis
45 publications, 1.04%
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
43 publications, 0.99%
University of Milan
41 publications, 0.95%
University of Copenhagen
40 publications, 0.92%
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
40 publications, 0.92%
University of Minnesota
38 publications, 0.88%
University of Bologna
36 publications, 0.83%
Technical University of Denmark
36 publications, 0.83%
The Pirbright Institute
34 publications, 0.79%
University of Montpellier
32 publications, 0.74%
University of Lisbon
30 publications, 0.69%
Aarhus University
30 publications, 0.69%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
29 publications, 0.67%
University of Edinburgh
26 publications, 0.6%
ETH Zurich
25 publications, 0.58%
University of Cambridge
25 publications, 0.58%
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
25 publications, 0.58%
University of Bordeaux
24 publications, 0.55%
University of Bari Aldo Moro
24 publications, 0.55%
Washington State University
24 publications, 0.55%
University of Helsinki
23 publications, 0.53%
Cornell University
23 publications, 0.53%
University of Sassari
23 publications, 0.53%
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
23 publications, 0.53%
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With other countries

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USA, 454, 10.49%
USA
454 publications, 10.49%
France, 409, 9.45%
France
409 publications, 9.45%
Italy, 382, 8.83%
Italy
382 publications, 8.83%
United Kingdom, 317, 7.33%
United Kingdom
317 publications, 7.33%
Germany, 287, 6.63%
Germany
287 publications, 6.63%
Netherlands, 175, 4.04%
Netherlands
175 publications, 4.04%
China, 126, 2.91%
China
126 publications, 2.91%
Belgium, 123, 2.84%
Belgium
123 publications, 2.84%
Portugal, 117, 2.7%
Portugal
117 publications, 2.7%
Denmark, 107, 2.47%
Denmark
107 publications, 2.47%
Canada, 102, 2.36%
Canada
102 publications, 2.36%
Brazil, 99, 2.29%
Brazil
99 publications, 2.29%
Switzerland, 94, 2.17%
Switzerland
94 publications, 2.17%
Sweden, 91, 2.1%
Sweden
91 publications, 2.1%
Australia, 85, 1.96%
Australia
85 publications, 1.96%
Mexico, 85, 1.96%
Mexico
85 publications, 1.96%
Norway, 80, 1.85%
Norway
80 publications, 1.85%
Chile, 74, 1.71%
Chile
74 publications, 1.71%
Argentina, 64, 1.48%
Argentina
64 publications, 1.48%
Japan, 63, 1.46%
Japan
63 publications, 1.46%
Greece, 58, 1.34%
Greece
58 publications, 1.34%
Poland, 44, 1.02%
Poland
44 publications, 1.02%
Ireland, 41, 0.95%
Ireland
41 publications, 0.95%
Russia, 38, 0.88%
Russia
38 publications, 0.88%
Austria, 38, 0.88%
Austria
38 publications, 0.88%
Iran, 38, 0.88%
Iran
38 publications, 0.88%
Slovenia, 36, 0.83%
Slovenia
36 publications, 0.83%
New Zealand, 34, 0.79%
New Zealand
34 publications, 0.79%
Finland, 34, 0.79%
Finland
34 publications, 0.79%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1987 are ignored in the statistics.
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