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Short name

Cambridge

Country, city

United Kingdom, Cambridge

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Publications

257 990

Citations

12 778 062

h-index

965

Top-3 journals

Nature (4502 publications)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (3642 publications)

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (3349 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Oxford (11555 publications)

University College London (10277 publications)

Imperial College London (7821 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Harvard University (7572 publications)

University of Melbourne (3431 publications)

University of Toronto (3175 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1672

Total publications

257990

Total citations

12778062

Citations per publication

49.53

Average publications per year

726.73

Average authors per publication

17.54

h-index

965

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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General Medicine	General Medicine, 17016, 6.6% General Medicine 17016 publications, 6.6%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 13549, 5.25% Multidisciplinary 13549 publications, 5.25%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 13119, 5.09% Condensed Matter Physics 13119 publications, 5.09%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 11896, 4.61% Molecular Biology 11896 publications, 4.61%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 10647, 4.13% General Physics and Astronomy 10647 publications, 4.13%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 10282, 3.99% Biochemistry 10282 publications, 3.99%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 9547, 3.7% General Chemistry 9547 publications, 3.7%
Genetics	Genetics, 8812, 3.42% Genetics 8812 publications, 3.42%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 8812, 3.42% Mechanical Engineering 8812 publications, 3.42%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 8568, 3.32% General Materials Science 8568 publications, 3.32%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 7856, 3.05% Cell Biology 7856 publications, 3.05%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 7569, 2.93% Space and Planetary Science 7569 publications, 2.93%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 7313, 2.83% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7313 publications, 2.83%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 7151, 2.77% Astronomy and Astrophysics 7151 publications, 2.77%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 7133, 2.76% Mechanics of Materials 7133 publications, 2.76%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 6885, 2.67% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6885 publications, 2.67%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 6411, 2.48% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 6411 publications, 2.48%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 5778, 2.24% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5778 publications, 2.24%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 5480, 2.12% Psychiatry and Mental health 5480 publications, 2.12%
History	History, 5206, 2.02% History 5206 publications, 2.02%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 5205, 2.02% General Engineering 5205 publications, 2.02%
Neurology (clinical)	Neurology (clinical), 5062, 1.96% Neurology (clinical) 5062 publications, 1.96%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 4971, 1.93% Materials Chemistry 4971 publications, 1.93%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 4716, 1.83% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 4716 publications, 1.83%
Physiology	Physiology, 4628, 1.79% Physiology 4628 publications, 1.79%
Immunology	Immunology, 4584, 1.78% Immunology 4584 publications, 1.78%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 4255, 1.65% General Neuroscience 4255 publications, 1.65%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 4166, 1.61% Sociology and Political Science 4166 publications, 1.61%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 4121, 1.6% Geography, Planning and Development 4121 publications, 1.6%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 3895, 1.51% Animal Science and Zoology 3895 publications, 1.51%
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Journals

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Nature	Nature, 4502, 1.75% Nature 4502 publications, 1.75%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 3642, 1.41% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 3642 publications, 1.41%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 3349, 1.3% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 3349 publications, 1.3%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 2333, 0.9% SSRN Electronic Journal 2333 publications, 0.9%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 2053, 0.8% Nature Communications 2053 publications, 0.8%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 1765, 0.68% Physical Review B 1765 publications, 0.68%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1749, 0.68% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1749 publications, 0.68%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 1657, 0.64% PLoS ONE 1657 publications, 0.64%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 1594, 0.62% Scientific Reports 1594 publications, 0.62%
Science	Science, 1589, 0.62% Science 1589 publications, 0.62%
Journal of Fluid Mechanics	Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1555, 0.6% Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1555 publications, 0.6%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 1510, 0.59% Astrophysical Journal 1510 publications, 0.59%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 1440, 0.56% Physical Review Letters 1440 publications, 0.56%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 1407, 0.55% Physical Review D 1407 publications, 0.55%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 1401, 0.54% Journal of High Energy Physics 1401 publications, 0.54%
Biochemical Journal	Biochemical Journal, 1357, 0.53% Biochemical Journal 1357 publications, 0.53%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 1271, 0.49% Applied Physics Letters 1271 publications, 0.49%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1033, 0.4% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1033 publications, 0.4%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 873, 0.34% Journal of Chemical Physics 873 publications, 0.34%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 868, 0.34% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 868 publications, 0.34%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 817, 0.32% Journal of Applied Physics 817 publications, 0.32%
Blood	Blood, 812, 0.31% Blood 812 publications, 0.31%
The Lancet	The Lancet, 796, 0.31% The Lancet 796 publications, 0.31%
Journal of the American Chemical Society	Journal of the American Chemical Society, 785, 0.3% Journal of the American Chemical Society 785 publications, 0.3%
Journal of Experimental Biology	Journal of Experimental Biology, 736, 0.29% Journal of Experimental Biology 736 publications, 0.29%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 732, 0.28% Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 732 publications, 0.28%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 688, 0.27% Cancer Research 688 publications, 0.27%
BMJ	BMJ, 645, 0.25% BMJ 645 publications, 0.25%
Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 637, 0.25% Journal of Biological Chemistry 637 publications, 0.25%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 630, 0.24% BMJ Open 630 publications, 0.24%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 49239, 19.09% Elsevier 49239 publications, 19.09%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 43509, 16.86% Springer Nature 43509 publications, 16.86%
Wiley	Wiley, 29149, 11.3% Wiley 29149 publications, 11.3%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 13823, 5.36% Oxford University Press 13823 publications, 5.36%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 10958, 4.25% Cambridge University Press 10958 publications, 4.25%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 10707, 4.15% Taylor & Francis 10707 publications, 4.15%
SAGE	SAGE, 7340, 2.85% SAGE 7340 publications, 2.85%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 6122, 2.37% American Physical Society (APS) 6122 publications, 2.37%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 5477, 2.12% American Chemical Society (ACS) 5477 publications, 2.12%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 4754, 1.84% IOP Publishing 4754 publications, 1.84%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 3997, 1.55% AIP Publishing 3997 publications, 1.55%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 3642, 1.41% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 3642 publications, 1.41%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 3590, 1.39% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 3590 publications, 1.39%
BMJ	BMJ, 3517, 1.36% BMJ 3517 publications, 1.36%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 3461, 1.34% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 3461 publications, 1.34%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2754, 1.07% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2754 publications, 1.07%
MDPI	MDPI, 2650, 1.03% MDPI 2650 publications, 1.03%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 2330, 0.9% The Royal Society 2330 publications, 0.9%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 2258, 0.88% Social Science Electronic Publishing 2258 publications, 0.88%
Portland Press	Portland Press, 2220, 0.86% Portland Press 2220 publications, 0.86%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2155, 0.84% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2155 publications, 0.84%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 2145, 0.83% Frontiers Media S.A. 2145 publications, 0.83%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2123, 0.82% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 2123 publications, 0.82%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 1872, 0.73% American Astronomical Society 1872 publications, 0.73%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 1828, 0.71% The Company of Biologists 1828 publications, 0.71%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 1344, 0.52% EDP Sciences 1344 publications, 0.52%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 1114, 0.43% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 1114 publications, 0.43%
ASME International	ASME International, 1050, 0.41% ASME International 1050 publications, 0.41%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 994, 0.39% American Society for Microbiology 994 publications, 0.39%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 925, 0.36% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 925 publications, 0.36%
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With other organizations

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University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 11555, 4.48% University of Oxford 11555 publications, 4.48%
University College London	University College London, 10277, 3.98% University College London 10277 publications, 3.98%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 7821, 3.03% Imperial College London 7821 publications, 3.03%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 7572, 2.93% Harvard University 7572 publications, 2.93%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 6126, 2.37% University of Edinburgh 6126 publications, 2.37%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 5215, 2.02% University of Manchester 5215 publications, 2.02%
King's College London	King's College London, 4705, 1.82% King's College London 4705 publications, 1.82%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 4027, 1.56% University of Birmingham 4027 publications, 1.56%
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 3939, 1.53% Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 3939 publications, 1.53%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 3921, 1.52% University of Bristol 3921 publications, 1.52%
NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre	NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, 3875, 1.5% NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre 3875 publications, 1.5%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 3553, 1.38% University of Glasgow 3553 publications, 1.38%
University of Sheffield	University of Sheffield, 3450, 1.34% University of Sheffield 3450 publications, 1.34%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 3431, 1.33% University of Melbourne 3431 publications, 1.33%
Wellcome Sanger Institute	Wellcome Sanger Institute, 3387, 1.31% Wellcome Sanger Institute 3387 publications, 1.31%
Queen Mary University of London	Queen Mary University of London, 3318, 1.29% Queen Mary University of London 3318 publications, 1.29%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 3175, 1.23% University of Toronto 3175 publications, 1.23%
University of Warwick	University of Warwick, 3135, 1.22% University of Warwick 3135 publications, 1.22%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 3094, 1.2% Sorbonne University 3094 publications, 1.2%
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center	Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center, 3076, 1.19% Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center 3076 publications, 1.19%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 3047, 1.18% University of Liverpool 3047 publications, 1.18%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 3042, 1.18% University of Copenhagen 3042 publications, 1.18%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 2978, 1.15% University of Michigan 2978 publications, 1.15%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 2941, 1.14% Stanford University 2941 publications, 1.14%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 2913, 1.13% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 2913 publications, 1.13%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2847, 1.1% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2847 publications, 1.1%
Newcastle University	Newcastle University, 2657, 1.03% Newcastle University 2657 publications, 1.03%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 2589, 1% University of Pennsylvania 2589 publications, 1%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 2577, 1% University of Sydney 2577 publications, 1%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 2548, 0.99% Université Paris-Saclay 2548 publications, 0.99%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University	Harvard University, 7572, 2.93% Harvard University 7572 publications, 2.93%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 3431, 1.33% University of Melbourne 3431 publications, 1.33%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 3175, 1.23% University of Toronto 3175 publications, 1.23%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 3094, 1.2% Sorbonne University 3094 publications, 1.2%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 3042, 1.18% University of Copenhagen 3042 publications, 1.18%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 2978, 1.15% University of Michigan 2978 publications, 1.15%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 2941, 1.14% Stanford University 2941 publications, 1.14%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 2913, 1.13% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 2913 publications, 1.13%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2847, 1.1% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2847 publications, 1.1%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 2589, 1% University of Pennsylvania 2589 publications, 1%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 2577, 1% University of Sydney 2577 publications, 1%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 2548, 0.99% Université Paris-Saclay 2548 publications, 0.99%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 2541, 0.98% Heidelberg University 2541 publications, 0.98%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 2539, 0.98% University of Washington 2539 publications, 0.98%
Yale University	Yale University, 2464, 0.96% Yale University 2464 publications, 0.96%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 2463, 0.95% University of California, Berkeley 2463 publications, 0.95%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 2435, 0.94% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 2435 publications, 0.94%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 2412, 0.93% Paris Cité University 2412 publications, 0.93%
Lund University	Lund University, 2392, 0.93% Lund University 2392 publications, 0.93%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 2239, 0.87% University of British Columbia 2239 publications, 0.87%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 2203, 0.85% University of Amsterdam 2203 publications, 0.85%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 2190, 0.85% University of Chicago 2190 publications, 0.85%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 2185, 0.85% Uppsala University 2185 publications, 0.85%
University of Milan	University of Milan, 2182, 0.85% University of Milan 2182 publications, 0.85%
McGill University	McGill University, 2089, 0.81% McGill University 2089 publications, 0.81%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 2077, 0.81% Karolinska Institute 2077 publications, 0.81%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 2036, 0.79% Sapienza University of Rome 2036 publications, 0.79%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 1988, 0.77% California Institute of Technology 1988 publications, 0.77%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 1987, 0.77% Columbia University 1987 publications, 0.77%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 1935, 0.75% University of Tokyo 1935 publications, 0.75%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 48334, 18.73% USA 48334 publications, 18.73%
Germany	Germany, 20180, 7.82% Germany 20180 publications, 7.82%
France	France, 13969, 5.41% France 13969 publications, 5.41%
China	China, 13380, 5.19% China 13380 publications, 5.19%
Italy	Italy, 12894, 5% Italy 12894 publications, 5%
Australia	Australia, 12863, 4.99% Australia 12863 publications, 4.99%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 11786, 4.57% Netherlands 11786 publications, 4.57%
Canada	Canada, 11019, 4.27% Canada 11019 publications, 4.27%
Spain	Spain, 10458, 4.05% Spain 10458 publications, 4.05%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 8790, 3.41% Switzerland 8790 publications, 3.41%
Sweden	Sweden, 7785, 3.02% Sweden 7785 publications, 3.02%
Japan	Japan, 6425, 2.49% Japan 6425 publications, 2.49%
Denmark	Denmark, 5695, 2.21% Denmark 5695 publications, 2.21%
Belgium	Belgium, 4610, 1.79% Belgium 4610 publications, 1.79%
Norway	Norway, 4137, 1.6% Norway 4137 publications, 1.6%
Brazil	Brazil, 3983, 1.54% Brazil 3983 publications, 1.54%
Austria	Austria, 3810, 1.48% Austria 3810 publications, 1.48%
Poland	Poland, 3631, 1.41% Poland 3631 publications, 1.41%
Israel	Israel, 3146, 1.22% Israel 3146 publications, 1.22%
South Africa	South Africa, 3125, 1.21% South Africa 3125 publications, 1.21%
India	India, 3066, 1.19% India 3066 publications, 1.19%
Portugal	Portugal, 3063, 1.19% Portugal 3063 publications, 1.19%
Greece	Greece, 3043, 1.18% Greece 3043 publications, 1.18%
Finland	Finland, 2972, 1.15% Finland 2972 publications, 1.15%
Ireland	Ireland, 2865, 1.11% Ireland 2865 publications, 1.11%
Singapore	Singapore, 2775, 1.08% Singapore 2775 publications, 1.08%
Russia	Russia, 2743, 1.06% Russia 2743 publications, 1.06%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 2730, 1.06% Republic of Korea 2730 publications, 1.06%
Chile	Chile, 2360, 0.91% Chile 2360 publications, 0.91%
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