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University of the Sunshine Coast
Short name
USC
Country, city
Australia, Sunshine Coast
Publications
10 479
Citations
225 285
h-index
160
Top-3 journals
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (120 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (112 publications)
Aquaculture
Aquaculture (75 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Queensland
University of Queensland (1531 publications)
Griffith University
Griffith University (1069 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (97 publications)
University of Southampton
University of Southampton (97 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1998

Total publications
10479
Total citations
225285
Citations per publication
21.5
Average publications per year
361.34
Average authors per publication
7.12
h-index
160
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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General Medicine, 914, 8.72%
General Medicine
914 publications, 8.72%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 575, 5.49%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
575 publications, 5.49%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 532, 5.08%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
532 publications, 5.08%
Geography, Planning and Development, 497, 4.74%
Geography, Planning and Development
497 publications, 4.74%
Education, 467, 4.46%
Education
467 publications, 4.46%
Ecology, 464, 4.43%
Ecology
464 publications, 4.43%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 439, 4.19%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
439 publications, 4.19%
Aquatic Science, 421, 4.02%
Aquatic Science
421 publications, 4.02%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 405, 3.86%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
405 publications, 3.86%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 383, 3.65%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
383 publications, 3.65%
Forestry, 331, 3.16%
Forestry
331 publications, 3.16%
Multidisciplinary, 287, 2.74%
Multidisciplinary
287 publications, 2.74%
Sociology and Political Science, 259, 2.47%
Sociology and Political Science
259 publications, 2.47%
Genetics, 250, 2.39%
Genetics
250 publications, 2.39%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 241, 2.3%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
241 publications, 2.3%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 232, 2.21%
Psychiatry and Mental health
232 publications, 2.21%
Infectious Diseases, 225, 2.15%
Infectious Diseases
225 publications, 2.15%
General Nursing, 210, 2%
General Nursing
210 publications, 2%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 179, 1.71%
Nutrition and Dietetics
179 publications, 1.71%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, 178, 1.7%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
178 publications, 1.7%
Plant Science, 173, 1.65%
Plant Science
173 publications, 1.65%
Human Factors and Ergonomics, 170, 1.62%
Human Factors and Ergonomics
170 publications, 1.62%
Animal Science and Zoology, 166, 1.58%
Animal Science and Zoology
166 publications, 1.58%
Global and Planetary Change, 166, 1.58%
Global and Planetary Change
166 publications, 1.58%
Biochemistry, 164, 1.57%
Biochemistry
164 publications, 1.57%
Molecular Biology, 163, 1.56%
Molecular Biology
163 publications, 1.56%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 157, 1.5%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
157 publications, 1.5%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 155, 1.48%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
155 publications, 1.48%
Microbiology, 154, 1.47%
Microbiology
154 publications, 1.47%
Applied Psychology, 154, 1.47%
Applied Psychology
154 publications, 1.47%
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Journals

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Scientific Reports
120 publications, 1.15%
PLoS ONE
112 publications, 1.07%
Aquaculture
75 publications, 0.72%
Forests
68 publications, 0.65%
Sustainability
68 publications, 0.65%
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
65 publications, 0.62%
Australasian Journal of Environmental Management
61 publications, 0.58%
PeerJ
59 publications, 0.56%
Ergonomics
55 publications, 0.52%
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
51 publications, 0.49%
BMC Genomics
47 publications, 0.45%
Australian Forestry
46 publications, 0.44%
Safety Science
42 publications, 0.4%
Science of the Total Environment
41 publications, 0.39%
BMJ Open
39 publications, 0.37%
Accident Analysis and Prevention
39 publications, 0.37%
Journal of Sports Sciences
39 publications, 0.37%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
38 publications, 0.36%
Nutrients
37 publications, 0.35%
Applied Ergonomics
36 publications, 0.34%
Nutrition and Dietetics
34 publications, 0.32%
Collegian
33 publications, 0.31%
Frontiers in Marine Science
32 publications, 0.31%
Nurse Education in Practice
32 publications, 0.31%
Futures
31 publications, 0.3%
Nurse Education Today
31 publications, 0.3%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
30 publications, 0.29%
Women and Birth
30 publications, 0.29%
Journal of Advanced Nursing
30 publications, 0.29%
Ocean and Coastal Management
30 publications, 0.29%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
2369 publications, 22.61%
Springer Nature
1748 publications, 16.68%
Taylor & Francis
1430 publications, 13.65%
Wiley
1318 publications, 12.58%
MDPI
667 publications, 6.37%
SAGE
470 publications, 4.49%
Emerald
240 publications, 2.29%
Frontiers Media S.A.
227 publications, 2.17%
Oxford University Press
212 publications, 2.02%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
124 publications, 1.18%
Cambridge University Press
116 publications, 1.11%
BMJ
116 publications, 1.11%
CSIRO Publishing
109 publications, 1.04%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
85 publications, 0.81%
Human Kinetics
71 publications, 0.68%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
61 publications, 0.58%
PeerJ
59 publications, 0.56%
American Society for Microbiology
50 publications, 0.48%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
50 publications, 0.48%
The Royal Society
39 publications, 0.37%
Walter de Gruyter
36 publications, 0.34%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
36 publications, 0.34%
Hindawi Limited
36 publications, 0.34%
Mark Allen Group
33 publications, 0.31%
Microbiology Society
30 publications, 0.29%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
30 publications, 0.29%
IGI Global
29 publications, 0.28%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
24 publications, 0.23%
American Physiological Society
23 publications, 0.22%
IOP Publishing
20 publications, 0.19%
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With other organizations

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University of Queensland
1531 publications, 14.61%
Griffith University
1069 publications, 10.2%
Queensland University of Technology
708 publications, 6.76%
University of Sydney
443 publications, 4.23%
University of Melbourne
402 publications, 3.84%
University of New South Wales
366 publications, 3.49%
Monash University
366 publications, 3.49%
James Cook University
343 publications, 3.27%
University of Tasmania
299 publications, 2.85%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
266 publications, 2.54%
Deakin University
199 publications, 1.9%
Bond University
193 publications, 1.84%
University of Western Australia
190 publications, 1.81%
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
185 publications, 1.77%
Central Queensland University
170 publications, 1.62%
Southern Cross University
169 publications, 1.61%
University of South Australia
164 publications, 1.57%
University of Southern Queensland
161 publications, 1.54%
Berghofer Medical Research Institute
153 publications, 1.46%
La Trobe University
152 publications, 1.45%
Flinders University
152 publications, 1.45%
University of Technology Sydney
151 publications, 1.44%
Curtin University
151 publications, 1.44%
Australian Catholic University
148 publications, 1.41%
Western Sydney University
147 publications, 1.4%
University of Adelaide
144 publications, 1.37%
Auckland University of Technology
143 publications, 1.36%
Edith Cowan University
136 publications, 1.3%
Australian National University
127 publications, 1.21%
University of Newcastle Australia
113 publications, 1.08%
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With foreign organizations

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Auckland University of Technology
143 publications, 1.36%
University of Oxford
97 publications, 0.93%
University of Southampton
97 publications, 0.93%
University of Otago
93 publications, 0.89%
Brock University
82 publications, 0.78%
University of São Paulo
81 publications, 0.77%
University of British Columbia
80 publications, 0.76%
Nelson Mandela University
78 publications, 0.74%
University of Florida
75 publications, 0.72%
University of Cambridge
73 publications, 0.7%
University College London
72 publications, 0.69%
University of Auckland
71 publications, 0.68%
Stanford University
67 publications, 0.64%
Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance
66 publications, 0.63%
University of Exeter
66 publications, 0.63%
University of Montpellier
66 publications, 0.63%
King's College London
65 publications, 0.62%
University of Zurich
64 publications, 0.61%
University of Copenhagen
64 publications, 0.61%
Manchester Metropolitan University
64 publications, 0.61%
National University of Singapore
63 publications, 0.6%
University of the South Pacific
63 publications, 0.6%
Aarhus University
62 publications, 0.59%
University of Connecticut
61 publications, 0.58%
German Sport University Cologne
60 publications, 0.57%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
60 publications, 0.57%
University of York
60 publications, 0.57%
University of Toronto
59 publications, 0.56%
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
58 publications, 0.55%
University of Leeds
58 publications, 0.55%
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With other countries

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USA, 1125, 10.74%
USA
1125 publications, 10.74%
United Kingdom, 1000, 9.54%
United Kingdom
1000 publications, 9.54%
China, 760, 7.25%
China
760 publications, 7.25%
Canada, 499, 4.76%
Canada
499 publications, 4.76%
New Zealand, 487, 4.65%
New Zealand
487 publications, 4.65%
Germany, 373, 3.56%
Germany
373 publications, 3.56%
South Africa, 238, 2.27%
South Africa
238 publications, 2.27%
France, 231, 2.2%
France
231 publications, 2.2%
Sweden, 224, 2.14%
Sweden
224 publications, 2.14%
Brazil, 215, 2.05%
Brazil
215 publications, 2.05%
Netherlands, 206, 1.97%
Netherlands
206 publications, 1.97%
Spain, 186, 1.77%
Spain
186 publications, 1.77%
Japan, 182, 1.74%
Japan
182 publications, 1.74%
Switzerland, 176, 1.68%
Switzerland
176 publications, 1.68%
Singapore, 172, 1.64%
Singapore
172 publications, 1.64%
Italy, 170, 1.62%
Italy
170 publications, 1.62%
Malaysia, 151, 1.44%
Malaysia
151 publications, 1.44%
India, 143, 1.36%
India
143 publications, 1.36%
Vietnam, 137, 1.31%
Vietnam
137 publications, 1.31%
Denmark, 131, 1.25%
Denmark
131 publications, 1.25%
Norway, 127, 1.21%
Norway
127 publications, 1.21%
Belgium, 112, 1.07%
Belgium
112 publications, 1.07%
Indonesia, 102, 0.97%
Indonesia
102 publications, 0.97%
Ireland, 100, 0.95%
Ireland
100 publications, 0.95%
Finland, 92, 0.88%
Finland
92 publications, 0.88%
Iran, 90, 0.86%
Iran
90 publications, 0.86%
Thailand, 88, 0.84%
Thailand
88 publications, 0.84%
Fiji, 88, 0.84%
Fiji
88 publications, 0.84%
Austria, 84, 0.8%
Austria
84 publications, 0.8%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1998 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.