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Short name

UCSD

Country, city

USA, San Diego

0168r3w48

Publications

217 001

Citations

11 562 308

h-index

953

Top-3 journals

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (3037 publications)

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (1796 publications)

Nature (1727 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Scripps Institution of Oceanography (15715 publications)

Harvard University (8266 publications)

University of California, Los Angeles (6971 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Toronto (2475 publications)

Imperial College London (1704 publications)

University of British Columbia (1604 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1943

Total publications

217001

Total citations

11562308

Citations per publication

53.28

Average publications per year

2583.35

Average authors per publication

13.89

h-index

953

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.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine	General Medicine, 16954, 7.81% General Medicine 16954 publications, 7.81%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 14134, 6.51% Molecular Biology 14134 publications, 6.51%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 13187, 6.08% Biochemistry 13187 publications, 6.08%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 9613, 4.43% Cell Biology 9613 publications, 4.43%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 9550, 4.4% Multidisciplinary 9550 publications, 4.4%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 9052, 4.17% Psychiatry and Mental health 9052 publications, 4.17%
Neurology (clinical)	Neurology (clinical), 7772, 3.58% Neurology (clinical) 7772 publications, 3.58%
Genetics	Genetics, 7291, 3.36% Genetics 7291 publications, 3.36%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 7175, 3.31% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7175 publications, 3.31%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 6798, 3.13% Condensed Matter Physics 6798 publications, 3.13%
Immunology	Immunology, 6312, 2.91% Immunology 6312 publications, 2.91%
Oncology	Oncology, 6273, 2.89% Oncology 6273 publications, 2.89%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 6169, 2.84% General Physics and Astronomy 6169 publications, 2.84%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 5728, 2.64% General Neuroscience 5728 publications, 2.64%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 5157, 2.38% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5157 publications, 2.38%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 5085, 2.34% Cancer Research 5085 publications, 2.34%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 4976, 2.29% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4976 publications, 2.29%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 4930, 2.27% General Chemistry 4930 publications, 2.27%
Physiology	Physiology, 4694, 2.16% Physiology 4694 publications, 2.16%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 4691, 2.16% Immunology and Allergy 4691 publications, 2.16%
Surgery	Surgery, 4361, 2.01% Surgery 4361 publications, 2.01%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 4131, 1.9% Mechanical Engineering 4131 publications, 1.9%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 4094, 1.89% Space and Planetary Science 4094 publications, 1.89%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 4086, 1.88% Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging 4086 publications, 1.88%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 4026, 1.86% General Materials Science 4026 publications, 1.86%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 3896, 1.8% Infectious Diseases 3896 publications, 1.8%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience	Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 3867, 1.78% Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3867 publications, 1.78%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 3761, 1.73% Pharmacology 3761 publications, 1.73%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 3643, 1.68% Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3643 publications, 1.68%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 3579, 1.65% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3579 publications, 1.65%
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Journals

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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, 3037, 1.4% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 3037 publications, 1.4%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1796, 0.83% Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 1796 publications, 0.83%
Nature	Nature, 1727, 0.8% Nature 1727 publications, 0.8%
Science	Science, 1695, 0.78% Science 1695 publications, 0.78%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 1693, 0.78% FASEB Journal 1693 publications, 0.78%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 1584, 0.73% PLoS ONE 1584 publications, 0.73%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 1444, 0.67% Physical Review B 1444 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1392, 0.64% Journal of Biological Chemistry 1392 publications, 0.64%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 1306, 0.6% Physical Review Letters 1306 publications, 0.6%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 1285, 0.59% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 1285 publications, 0.59%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 1263, 0.58% SSRN Electronic Journal 1263 publications, 0.58%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1239, 0.57% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1239 publications, 0.57%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 1219, 0.56% Nature Communications 1219 publications, 0.56%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 1165, 0.54% Cancer Research 1165 publications, 0.54%
Alzheimer's and Dementia	Alzheimer's and Dementia, 1160, 0.53% Alzheimer's and Dementia 1160 publications, 0.53%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 1100, 0.51% Scientific Reports 1100 publications, 0.51%
Blood	Blood, 998, 0.46% Blood 998 publications, 0.46%
Journal of Clinical Oncology	Journal of Clinical Oncology, 991, 0.46% Journal of Clinical Oncology 991 publications, 0.46%
Circulation	Circulation, 977, 0.45% Circulation 977 publications, 0.45%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 976, 0.45% Astrophysical Journal 976 publications, 0.45%
Journal of Immunology	Journal of Immunology, 847, 0.39% Journal of Immunology 847 publications, 0.39%
Biophysical Journal	Biophysical Journal, 840, 0.39% Biophysical Journal 840 publications, 0.39%
Journal of the American Chemical Society	Journal of the American Chemical Society, 791, 0.36% Journal of the American Chemical Society 791 publications, 0.36%
Physics of Plasmas	Physics of Plasmas, 757, 0.35% Physics of Plasmas 757 publications, 0.35%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 739, 0.34% Geophysical Research Letters 739 publications, 0.34%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 634, 0.29% Journal of Applied Physics 634 publications, 0.29%
Journal of the American College of Cardiology	Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 618, 0.28% Journal of the American College of Cardiology 618 publications, 0.28%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 611, 0.28% Journal of High Energy Physics 611 publications, 0.28%
Journal of Fluid Mechanics	Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 569, 0.26% Journal of Fluid Mechanics 569 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Neuroscience	Journal of Neuroscience, 564, 0.26% Journal of Neuroscience 564 publications, 0.26%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 51305, 23.64% Elsevier 51305 publications, 23.64%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 31017, 14.29% Springer Nature 31017 publications, 14.29%
Wiley	Wiley, 22549, 10.39% Wiley 22549 publications, 10.39%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 8378, 3.86% Oxford University Press 8378 publications, 3.86%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 8055, 3.71% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 8055 publications, 3.71%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 5153, 2.37% American Chemical Society (ACS) 5153 publications, 2.37%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 4957, 2.28% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 4957 publications, 2.28%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 4932, 2.27% Taylor & Francis 4932 publications, 2.27%
SAGE	SAGE, 4770, 2.2% SAGE 4770 publications, 2.2%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 4575, 2.11% American Physical Society (APS) 4575 publications, 2.11%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 3523, 1.62% AIP Publishing 3523 publications, 1.62%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 3501, 1.61% Cambridge University Press 3501 publications, 1.61%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 3037, 1.4% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 3037 publications, 1.4%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2419, 1.11% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2419 publications, 1.11%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2326, 1.07% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2326 publications, 1.07%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 2043, 0.94% Frontiers Media S.A. 2043 publications, 0.94%
MDPI	MDPI, 1995, 0.92% MDPI 1995 publications, 0.92%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 1992, 0.92% American Society for Microbiology 1992 publications, 0.92%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 1972, 0.91% IOP Publishing 1972 publications, 0.91%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)	Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 1817, 0.84% Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 1817 publications, 0.84%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 1727, 0.8% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 1727 publications, 0.8%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 1691, 0.78% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 1691 publications, 0.78%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1529, 0.7% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1529 publications, 0.7%
American Physiological Society	American Physiological Society, 1458, 0.67% American Physiological Society 1458 publications, 0.67%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 1382, 0.64% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 1382 publications, 0.64%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 1350, 0.62% Mary Ann Liebert 1350 publications, 0.62%
American Medical Association (AMA)	American Medical Association (AMA), 1331, 0.61% American Medical Association (AMA) 1331 publications, 0.61%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 1238, 0.57% American Astronomical Society 1238 publications, 0.57%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 1236, 0.57% Social Science Electronic Publishing 1236 publications, 0.57%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1183, 0.55% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1183 publications, 0.55%
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With other organizations

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography	Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 15715, 7.24% Scripps Institution of Oceanography 15715 publications, 7.24%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 8266, 3.81% Harvard University 8266 publications, 3.81%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 6971, 3.21% University of California, Los Angeles 6971 publications, 3.21%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 6083, 2.8% University of California, San Francisco 6083 publications, 2.8%
San Diego State University	San Diego State University, 5853, 2.7% San Diego State University 5853 publications, 2.7%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 5755, 2.65% University of Washington 5755 publications, 2.65%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 5554, 2.56% Johns Hopkins University 5554 publications, 2.56%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 5525, 2.55% Stanford University 5525 publications, 2.55%
Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego	Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, 4993, 2.3% Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego 4993 publications, 2.3%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 3653, 1.68% University of Michigan 3653 publications, 1.68%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 3531, 1.63% University of California, Davis 3531 publications, 1.63%
Northwestern University	Northwestern University, 3443, 1.59% Northwestern University 3443 publications, 1.59%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 3441, 1.59% University of Minnesota 3441 publications, 1.59%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 3376, 1.56% Columbia University 3376 publications, 1.56%
University of Southern California	University of Southern California, 3349, 1.54% University of Southern California 3349 publications, 1.54%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 3319, 1.53% University of Pennsylvania 3319 publications, 1.53%
Yale University	Yale University, 3257, 1.5% Yale University 3257 publications, 1.5%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 3138, 1.45% Howard Hughes Medical Institute 3138 publications, 1.45%
University of California, Irvine	University of California, Irvine, 2973, 1.37% University of California, Irvine 2973 publications, 1.37%
Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital, 2934, 1.35% Massachusetts General Hospital 2934 publications, 1.35%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2878, 1.33% University of Wisconsin–Madison 2878 publications, 1.33%
Moores Cancer Center	Moores Cancer Center, 2853, 1.31% Moores Cancer Center 2853 publications, 1.31%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2833, 1.31% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2833 publications, 1.31%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 2775, 1.28% Cornell University 2775 publications, 1.28%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2704, 1.25% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2704 publications, 1.25%
Boston University	Boston University, 2689, 1.24% Boston University 2689 publications, 1.24%
Scripps Research	Scripps Research, 2682, 1.24% Scripps Research 2682 publications, 1.24%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 2668, 1.23% California Institute of Technology 2668 publications, 1.23%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 2657, 1.22% University of California, Berkeley 2657 publications, 1.22%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2607, 1.2% Brigham and Women's Hospital 2607 publications, 1.2%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 2475, 1.14% University of Toronto 2475 publications, 1.14%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 1704, 0.79% Imperial College London 1704 publications, 0.79%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 1604, 0.74% University of British Columbia 1604 publications, 0.74%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 1455, 0.67% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 1455 publications, 0.67%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1374, 0.63% University of Oxford 1374 publications, 0.63%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 1368, 0.63% ETH Zurich 1368 publications, 0.63%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 1367, 0.63% University of Cambridge 1367 publications, 0.63%
Peking University	Peking University, 1248, 0.58% Peking University 1248 publications, 0.58%
University College London	University College London, 1221, 0.56% University College London 1221 publications, 0.56%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 1157, 0.53% University of Bristol 1157 publications, 0.53%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 1139, 0.52% University of Zurich 1139 publications, 0.52%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 1120, 0.52% University of Helsinki 1120 publications, 0.52%
University of Calgary	University of Calgary, 1089, 0.5% University of Calgary 1089 publications, 0.5%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 1051, 0.48% Sapienza University of Rome 1051 publications, 0.48%
Seoul National University	Seoul National University, 1046, 0.48% Seoul National University 1046 publications, 0.48%
National Taiwan University	National Taiwan University, 1037, 0.48% National Taiwan University 1037 publications, 0.48%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 1023, 0.47% Ghent University 1023 publications, 0.47%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 1020, 0.47% Université Paris-Saclay 1020 publications, 0.47%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 1013, 0.47% University of Padua 1013 publications, 0.47%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 995, 0.46% University of Bologna 995 publications, 0.46%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 963, 0.44% University of Tokyo 963 publications, 0.44%
University of Auckland	University of Auckland, 952, 0.44% University of Auckland 952 publications, 0.44%
Monash University	Monash University, 933, 0.43% Monash University 933 publications, 0.43%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 914, 0.42% University of Southampton 914 publications, 0.42%
University of Turin	University of Turin, 910, 0.42% University of Turin 910 publications, 0.42%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 906, 0.42% University of Melbourne 906 publications, 0.42%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 897, 0.41% Karolinska Institute 897 publications, 0.41%
McGill University	McGill University, 895, 0.41% McGill University 895 publications, 0.41%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 890, 0.41% National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 890 publications, 0.41%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid	Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 890, 0.41% Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 890 publications, 0.41%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 11656, 5.37% United Kingdom 11656 publications, 5.37%
Germany	Germany, 10469, 4.82% Germany 10469 publications, 4.82%
China	China, 9954, 4.59% China 9954 publications, 4.59%
Canada	Canada, 9751, 4.49% Canada 9751 publications, 4.49%
France	France, 6827, 3.15% France 6827 publications, 3.15%
Italy	Italy, 5896, 2.72% Italy 5896 publications, 2.72%
Japan	Japan, 5579, 2.57% Japan 5579 publications, 2.57%
Australia	Australia, 5221, 2.41% Australia 5221 publications, 2.41%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 4564, 2.1% Switzerland 4564 publications, 2.1%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 4548, 2.1% Republic of Korea 4548 publications, 2.1%
Spain	Spain, 4539, 2.09% Spain 4539 publications, 2.09%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 4070, 1.88% Netherlands 4070 publications, 1.88%
Brazil	Brazil, 2890, 1.33% Brazil 2890 publications, 1.33%
Mexico	Mexico, 2857, 1.32% Mexico 2857 publications, 1.32%
Belgium	Belgium, 2807, 1.29% Belgium 2807 publications, 1.29%
Sweden	Sweden, 2726, 1.26% Sweden 2726 publications, 1.26%
Austria	Austria, 2355, 1.09% Austria 2355 publications, 1.09%
India	India, 2314, 1.07% India 2314 publications, 1.07%
Israel	Israel, 2232, 1.03% Israel 2232 publications, 1.03%
Denmark	Denmark, 1975, 0.91% Denmark 1975 publications, 0.91%
Norway	Norway, 1684, 0.78% Norway 1684 publications, 0.78%
Russia	Russia, 1678, 0.77% Russia 1678 publications, 0.77%
Poland	Poland, 1659, 0.76% Poland 1659 publications, 0.76%
Finland	Finland, 1615, 0.74% Finland 1615 publications, 0.74%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 1583, 0.73% New Zealand 1583 publications, 0.73%
Greece	Greece, 1390, 0.64% Greece 1390 publications, 0.64%
Ireland	Ireland, 1287, 0.59% Ireland 1287 publications, 0.59%
Portugal	Portugal, 1256, 0.58% Portugal 1256 publications, 0.58%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 1247, 0.57% Czech Republic 1247 publications, 0.57%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1943 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.

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