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University of the Sunshine Coast
Short name
USC
Country, city
Australia, Sunshine Coast
Publications
9 708
Citations
201 156
h-index
150
Top-3 journals
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (110 publications)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (110 publications)
Aquaculture
Aquaculture (74 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Queensland
University of Queensland (1410 publications)
Griffith University
Griffith University (991 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Southampton
University of Southampton (93 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (88 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1998

Total publications
9708
Total citations
201156
Citations per publication
20.72
Average publications per year
346.71
Average authors per publication
7.03
h-index
150
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, 913, 9.4%
General Medicine
913 publications, 9.4%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 569, 5.86%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
569 publications, 5.86%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 527, 5.43%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
527 publications, 5.43%
Geography, Planning and Development, 497, 5.12%
Geography, Planning and Development
497 publications, 5.12%
Education, 467, 4.81%
Education
467 publications, 4.81%
Ecology, 459, 4.73%
Ecology
459 publications, 4.73%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 434, 4.47%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
434 publications, 4.47%
Aquatic Science, 419, 4.32%
Aquatic Science
419 publications, 4.32%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 405, 4.17%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
405 publications, 4.17%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 383, 3.95%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
383 publications, 3.95%
Forestry, 322, 3.32%
Forestry
322 publications, 3.32%
Multidisciplinary, 287, 2.96%
Multidisciplinary
287 publications, 2.96%
Sociology and Political Science, 259, 2.67%
Sociology and Political Science
259 publications, 2.67%
Genetics, 250, 2.58%
Genetics
250 publications, 2.58%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 241, 2.48%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
241 publications, 2.48%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 230, 2.37%
Psychiatry and Mental health
230 publications, 2.37%
Infectious Diseases, 223, 2.3%
Infectious Diseases
223 publications, 2.3%
General Nursing, 210, 2.16%
General Nursing
210 publications, 2.16%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 179, 1.84%
Nutrition and Dietetics
179 publications, 1.84%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, 178, 1.83%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
178 publications, 1.83%
Plant Science, 171, 1.76%
Plant Science
171 publications, 1.76%
Human Factors and Ergonomics, 170, 1.75%
Human Factors and Ergonomics
170 publications, 1.75%
Global and Planetary Change, 165, 1.7%
Global and Planetary Change
165 publications, 1.7%
Biochemistry, 164, 1.69%
Biochemistry
164 publications, 1.69%
Molecular Biology, 163, 1.68%
Molecular Biology
163 publications, 1.68%
Animal Science and Zoology, 163, 1.68%
Animal Science and Zoology
163 publications, 1.68%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 157, 1.62%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
157 publications, 1.62%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 155, 1.6%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
155 publications, 1.6%
Applied Psychology, 154, 1.59%
Applied Psychology
154 publications, 1.59%
Physiology, 153, 1.58%
Physiology
153 publications, 1.58%
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Journals

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Scientific Reports
110 publications, 1.13%
PLoS ONE
110 publications, 1.13%
Aquaculture
74 publications, 0.76%
Forests
67 publications, 0.69%
Sustainability
65 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
61 publications, 0.63%
Australasian Journal of Environmental Management
61 publications, 0.63%
PeerJ
59 publications, 0.61%
Ergonomics
54 publications, 0.56%
BMC Genomics
47 publications, 0.48%
Australian Forestry
46 publications, 0.47%
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
41 publications, 0.42%
Science of the Total Environment
39 publications, 0.4%
Journal of Sports Sciences
39 publications, 0.4%
Accident Analysis and Prevention
38 publications, 0.39%
Safety Science
37 publications, 0.38%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
35 publications, 0.36%
Nutrients
35 publications, 0.36%
BMJ Open
35 publications, 0.36%
Applied Ergonomics
35 publications, 0.36%
Collegian
32 publications, 0.33%
Futures
31 publications, 0.32%
Nutrition and Dietetics
31 publications, 0.32%
Frontiers in Marine Science
30 publications, 0.31%
SSRN Electronic Journal
30 publications, 0.31%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
29 publications, 0.3%
International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
29 publications, 0.3%
Forest Ecology and Management
29 publications, 0.3%
Nurse Education Today
28 publications, 0.29%
Nurse Education in Practice
28 publications, 0.29%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
2087 publications, 21.5%
Springer Nature
1617 publications, 16.66%
Taylor & Francis
1369 publications, 14.1%
Wiley
1243 publications, 12.8%
MDPI
624 publications, 6.43%
SAGE
444 publications, 4.57%
Emerald
225 publications, 2.32%
Frontiers Media S.A.
218 publications, 2.25%
Oxford University Press
193 publications, 1.99%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
120 publications, 1.24%
Cambridge University Press
112 publications, 1.15%
BMJ
111 publications, 1.14%
CSIRO Publishing
108 publications, 1.11%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
84 publications, 0.87%
Human Kinetics
71 publications, 0.73%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
59 publications, 0.61%
PeerJ
59 publications, 0.61%
American Society for Microbiology
48 publications, 0.49%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
44 publications, 0.45%
The Royal Society
38 publications, 0.39%
Hindawi Limited
36 publications, 0.37%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
35 publications, 0.36%
Walter de Gruyter
34 publications, 0.35%
Mark Allen Group
32 publications, 0.33%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
30 publications, 0.31%
Microbiology Society
29 publications, 0.3%
IGI Global
29 publications, 0.3%
American Physiological Society
22 publications, 0.23%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
21 publications, 0.22%
IOP Publishing
19 publications, 0.2%
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With other organizations

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University of Queensland
1410 publications, 14.52%
Griffith University
991 publications, 10.21%
Queensland University of Technology
655 publications, 6.75%
University of Sydney
407 publications, 4.19%
University of Melbourne
375 publications, 3.86%
Monash University
331 publications, 3.41%
University of New South Wales
313 publications, 3.22%
James Cook University
312 publications, 3.21%
University of Tasmania
286 publications, 2.95%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
251 publications, 2.59%
Bond University
185 publications, 1.91%
University of Western Australia
179 publications, 1.84%
Deakin University
179 publications, 1.84%
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
165 publications, 1.7%
Southern Cross University
157 publications, 1.62%
Central Queensland University
154 publications, 1.59%
University of South Australia
148 publications, 1.52%
Berghofer Medical Research Institute
142 publications, 1.46%
University of Southern Queensland
142 publications, 1.46%
Curtin University
141 publications, 1.45%
Auckland University of Technology
140 publications, 1.44%
La Trobe University
140 publications, 1.44%
University of Technology Sydney
138 publications, 1.42%
Australian Catholic University
137 publications, 1.41%
Western Sydney University
130 publications, 1.34%
Flinders University
124 publications, 1.28%
Edith Cowan University
121 publications, 1.25%
University of Adelaide
118 publications, 1.22%
Australian National University
113 publications, 1.16%
University of Newcastle Australia
98 publications, 1.01%
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With foreign organizations

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Auckland University of Technology
140 publications, 1.44%
University of Southampton
93 publications, 0.96%
University of Oxford
88 publications, 0.91%
University of Otago
86 publications, 0.89%
Brock University
80 publications, 0.82%
University of São Paulo
73 publications, 0.75%
University of British Columbia
71 publications, 0.73%
Nelson Mandela University
68 publications, 0.7%
Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance
66 publications, 0.68%
University of Florida
64 publications, 0.66%
University of Cambridge
63 publications, 0.65%
University of Auckland
63 publications, 0.65%
National University of Singapore
62 publications, 0.64%
King's College London
61 publications, 0.63%
University of Montpellier
60 publications, 0.62%
University of Zurich
59 publications, 0.61%
Stanford University
59 publications, 0.61%
German Sport University Cologne
59 publications, 0.61%
Aarhus University
58 publications, 0.6%
University of the South Pacific
58 publications, 0.6%
University of Copenhagen
57 publications, 0.59%
University of Exeter
57 publications, 0.59%
University of Connecticut
57 publications, 0.59%
University of York
57 publications, 0.59%
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
56 publications, 0.58%
University College London
56 publications, 0.58%
University of Toronto
56 publications, 0.58%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
55 publications, 0.57%
Manchester Metropolitan University
54 publications, 0.56%
University of Leeds
54 publications, 0.56%
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With other countries

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USA, 1095, 11.28%
USA
1095 publications, 11.28%
United Kingdom, 969, 9.98%
United Kingdom
969 publications, 9.98%
China, 735, 7.57%
China
735 publications, 7.57%
Canada, 487, 5.02%
Canada
487 publications, 5.02%
New Zealand, 475, 4.89%
New Zealand
475 publications, 4.89%
Germany, 366, 3.77%
Germany
366 publications, 3.77%
South Africa, 235, 2.42%
South Africa
235 publications, 2.42%
France, 226, 2.33%
France
226 publications, 2.33%
Sweden, 215, 2.21%
Sweden
215 publications, 2.21%
Brazil, 212, 2.18%
Brazil
212 publications, 2.18%
Netherlands, 198, 2.04%
Netherlands
198 publications, 2.04%
Spain, 184, 1.9%
Spain
184 publications, 1.9%
Japan, 177, 1.82%
Japan
177 publications, 1.82%
Switzerland, 174, 1.79%
Switzerland
174 publications, 1.79%
Singapore, 170, 1.75%
Singapore
170 publications, 1.75%
Italy, 164, 1.69%
Italy
164 publications, 1.69%
Malaysia, 149, 1.53%
Malaysia
149 publications, 1.53%
India, 138, 1.42%
India
138 publications, 1.42%
Vietnam, 135, 1.39%
Vietnam
135 publications, 1.39%
Denmark, 127, 1.31%
Denmark
127 publications, 1.31%
Norway, 121, 1.25%
Norway
121 publications, 1.25%
Belgium, 109, 1.12%
Belgium
109 publications, 1.12%
Indonesia, 101, 1.04%
Indonesia
101 publications, 1.04%
Ireland, 99, 1.02%
Ireland
99 publications, 1.02%
Fiji, 88, 0.91%
Fiji
88 publications, 0.91%
Finland, 88, 0.91%
Finland
88 publications, 0.91%
Iran, 87, 0.9%
Iran
87 publications, 0.9%
Austria, 83, 0.85%
Austria
83 publications, 0.85%
Thailand, 83, 0.85%
Thailand
83 publications, 0.85%
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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.