Universidad Simón Bolívar

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Short name

USB

Country, city

Venezuela, Caracas

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Organization website

Publications

4 285

Citations

95 653

h-index

114

Top-3 journals

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (145 publications)

Physical Review D (55 publications)

IFMBE Proceedings (49 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Universidad Central de Venezuela (394 publications)

Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (360 publications)

Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela) (58 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of the Basque Country (56 publications)

Universidad de Antofagasta (48 publications)

Basque Foundation for Science (47 publications)

Top-1 researchers by h-index

Chang Oscar

33 publications, 156 citations, 2 reviews

h-index: 6

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

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Found

Since 1973

Total publications

4285

Total citations

95653

Citations per publication

22.32

Average publications per year

79.35

Average authors per publication

4.8

h-index

114

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

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 451, 10.53% Condensed Matter Physics 451 publications, 10.53%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 395, 9.22% Materials Chemistry 395 publications, 9.22%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 288, 6.72% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 288 publications, 6.72%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 270, 6.3% General Medicine 270 publications, 6.3%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 260, 6.07% General Chemistry 260 publications, 6.07%
Polymers and Plastics	Polymers and Plastics, 246, 5.74% Polymers and Plastics 246 publications, 5.74%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 241, 5.62% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 241 publications, 5.62%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 235, 5.48% Organic Chemistry 235 publications, 5.48%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 213, 4.97% General Physics and Astronomy 213 publications, 4.97%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 204, 4.76% Applied Mathematics 204 publications, 4.76%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 189, 4.41% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 189 publications, 4.41%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 186, 4.34% General Chemical Engineering 186 publications, 4.34%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 182, 4.25% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 182 publications, 4.25%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 177, 4.13% Biochemistry 177 publications, 4.13%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 166, 3.87% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 166 publications, 3.87%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 144, 3.36% General Materials Science 144 publications, 3.36%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 139, 3.24% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 139 publications, 3.24%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 138, 3.22% Mechanical Engineering 138 publications, 3.22%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 102, 2.38% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 102 publications, 2.38%
General Mathematics	General Mathematics, 102, 2.38% General Mathematics 102 publications, 2.38%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 102, 2.38% Mechanics of Materials 102 publications, 2.38%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology	Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 100, 2.33% Energy Engineering and Power Technology 100 publications, 2.33%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 98, 2.29% Instrumentation 98 publications, 2.29%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 93, 2.17% Analytical Chemistry 93 publications, 2.17%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 92, 2.15% Aquatic Science 92 publications, 2.15%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 90, 2.1% Molecular Biology 90 publications, 2.1%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 86, 2.01% Inorganic Chemistry 86 publications, 2.01%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 85, 1.98% Computer Science Applications 85 publications, 1.98%
Statistics and Probability	Statistics and Probability, 82, 1.91% Statistics and Probability 82 publications, 1.91%
Mathematical Physics	Mathematical Physics, 82, 1.91% Mathematical Physics 82 publications, 1.91%
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Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 145, 3.38% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 145 publications, 3.38%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 55, 1.28% Physical Review D 55 publications, 1.28%
IFMBE Proceedings	IFMBE Proceedings, 49, 1.14% IFMBE Proceedings 49 publications, 1.14%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 43, 1% Physical Review B 43 publications, 1%
Polymer Bulletin	Polymer Bulletin, 36, 0.84% Polymer Bulletin 36 publications, 0.84%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series	Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 34, 0.79% Journal of Physics: Conference Series 34 publications, 0.79%
Journal of Mathematical Physics	Journal of Mathematical Physics, 33, 0.77% Journal of Mathematical Physics 33 publications, 0.77%
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 29, 0.68% Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 29 publications, 0.68%
Solid-State Electronics	Solid-State Electronics, 28, 0.65% Solid-State Electronics 28 publications, 0.65%
Physical Review E	Physical Review E, 28, 0.65% Physical Review E 28 publications, 0.65%
Radiation Measurements	Radiation Measurements, 26, 0.61% Radiation Measurements 26 publications, 0.61%
F1000Research	F1000Research, 26, 0.61% F1000Research 26 publications, 0.61%
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics	Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 25, 0.58% Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 25 publications, 0.58%
Polymer	Polymer, 25, 0.58% Polymer 25 publications, 0.58%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science	Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 24, 0.56% Journal of Applied Polymer Science 24 publications, 0.56%
Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics	Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics, 24, 0.56% Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics 24 publications, 0.56%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 24, 0.56% PLoS ONE 24 publications, 0.56%
Journal of Solution Chemistry	Journal of Solution Chemistry, 22, 0.51% Journal of Solution Chemistry 22 publications, 0.51%
Electric Power Systems Research	Electric Power Systems Research, 22, 0.51% Electric Power Systems Research 22 publications, 0.51%
Macromolecules	Macromolecules, 22, 0.51% Macromolecules 22 publications, 0.51%
Frontiers in Marine Science	Frontiers in Marine Science, 21, 0.49% Frontiers in Marine Science 21 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics	Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 19, 0.44% Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics 19 publications, 0.44%
Journal of Molecular Liquids	Journal of Molecular Liquids, 19, 0.44% Journal of Molecular Liquids 19 publications, 0.44%
Electrochimica Acta	Electrochimica Acta, 19, 0.44% Electrochimica Acta 19 publications, 0.44%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 18, 0.42% Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 18 publications, 0.42%
IEEE Latin America Transactions	IEEE Latin America Transactions, 18, 0.42% IEEE Latin America Transactions 18 publications, 0.42%
Classical and Quantum Gravity	Classical and Quantum Gravity, 18, 0.42% Classical and Quantum Gravity 18 publications, 0.42%
Applied Optics	Applied Optics, 16, 0.37% Applied Optics 16 publications, 0.37%
Chemical Engineering Communications	Chemical Engineering Communications, 16, 0.37% Chemical Engineering Communications 16 publications, 0.37%
Applied Mathematics and Computation	Applied Mathematics and Computation, 16, 0.37% Applied Mathematics and Computation 16 publications, 0.37%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1289, 30.08% Elsevier 1289 publications, 30.08%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 957, 22.33% Springer Nature 957 publications, 22.33%
Wiley	Wiley, 339, 7.91% Wiley 339 publications, 7.91%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 207, 4.83% Taylor & Francis 207 publications, 4.83%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 153, 3.57% American Physical Society (APS) 153 publications, 3.57%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 133, 3.1% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 133 publications, 3.1%
MDPI	MDPI, 117, 2.73% MDPI 117 publications, 2.73%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 114, 2.66% IOP Publishing 114 publications, 2.66%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 89, 2.08% American Chemical Society (ACS) 89 publications, 2.08%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 68, 1.59% AIP Publishing 68 publications, 1.59%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 62, 1.45% World Scientific 62 publications, 1.45%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 60, 1.4% Oxford University Press 60 publications, 1.4%
ifmbe proceedings	ifmbe proceedings, 49, 1.14% ifmbe proceedings 49 publications, 1.14%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 47, 1.1% Cambridge University Press 47 publications, 1.1%
SAGE	SAGE, 39, 0.91% SAGE 39 publications, 0.91%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 39, 0.91% Frontiers Media S.A. 39 publications, 0.91%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 32, 0.75% Hindawi Limited 32 publications, 0.75%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 27, 0.63% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 27 publications, 0.63%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 26, 0.61% F1000 Research 26 publications, 0.61%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 24, 0.56% Optica Publishing Group 24 publications, 0.56%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 20, 0.47% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 20 publications, 0.47%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 20, 0.47% IGI Global 20 publications, 0.47%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 18, 0.42% Walter de Gruyter 18 publications, 0.42%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 17, 0.4% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 17 publications, 0.4%
American Mathematical Society	American Mathematical Society, 15, 0.35% American Mathematical Society 15 publications, 0.35%
ASME International	ASME International, 13, 0.3% ASME International 13 publications, 0.3%
IOS Press	IOS Press, 12, 0.28% IOS Press 12 publications, 0.28%
Emerald	Emerald, 12, 0.28% Emerald 12 publications, 0.28%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 12, 0.28% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 12 publications, 0.28%
SciELO	SciELO, 12, 0.28% SciELO 12 publications, 0.28%
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With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Universidad Central de Venezuela	Universidad Central de Venezuela, 394, 9.19% Universidad Central de Venezuela 394 publications, 9.19%
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas	Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, 360, 8.4% Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas 360 publications, 8.4%
Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela)	Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela), 58, 1.35% Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela) 58 publications, 1.35%
University of the Basque Country	University of the Basque Country, 56, 1.31% University of the Basque Country 56 publications, 1.31%
Universidad del Zulia	Universidad del Zulia, 52, 1.21% Universidad del Zulia 52 publications, 1.21%
Universidad de Antofagasta	Universidad de Antofagasta, 48, 1.12% Universidad de Antofagasta 48 publications, 1.12%
Basque Foundation for Science	Basque Foundation for Science, 47, 1.1% Basque Foundation for Science 47 publications, 1.1%
Basque Center for Macromolecular Design and Engineering	Basque Center for Macromolecular Design and Engineering, 47, 1.1% Basque Center for Macromolecular Design and Engineering 47 publications, 1.1%
Universidad de Carabobo	Universidad de Carabobo, 47, 1.1% Universidad de Carabobo 47 publications, 1.1%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 45, 1.05% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 45 publications, 1.05%
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid	Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 44, 1.03% Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 44 publications, 1.03%
Florida State University	Florida State University, 43, 1% Florida State University 43 publications, 1%
University of Central Florida	University of Central Florida, 42, 0.98% University of Central Florida 42 publications, 0.98%
Universidad de la Costa	Universidad de la Costa, 41, 0.96% Universidad de la Costa 41 publications, 0.96%
Polytechnic University of Catalonia	Polytechnic University of Catalonia, 38, 0.89% Polytechnic University of Catalonia 38 publications, 0.89%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 32, 0.75% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 32 publications, 0.75%
University of Granada	University of Granada, 31, 0.72% University of Granada 31 publications, 0.72%
Florida International University	Florida International University, 30, 0.7% Florida International University 30 publications, 0.7%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 30, 0.7% University of São Paulo 30 publications, 0.7%
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia	Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, 30, 0.7% Universidad de los Andes, Colombia 30 publications, 0.7%
University of Mons	University of Mons, 28, 0.65% University of Mons 28 publications, 0.65%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia	Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 28, 0.65% Universidad Nacional de Colombia 28 publications, 0.65%
Universidad de Investigacion de Tecnologia Experimental Yachay	Universidad de Investigacion de Tecnologia Experimental Yachay, 27, 0.63% Universidad de Investigacion de Tecnologia Experimental Yachay 27 publications, 0.63%
Georgia Institute of technology	Georgia Institute of technology, 26, 0.61% Georgia Institute of technology 26 publications, 0.61%
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana	Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 26, 0.61% Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 26 publications, 0.61%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 25, 0.58% University of Maryland, College Park 25 publications, 0.58%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid	Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 25, 0.58% Universidad Complutense de Madrid 25 publications, 0.58%
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics	The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 24, 0.56% The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics 24 publications, 0.56%
University of the Republic	University of the Republic, 24, 0.56% University of the Republic 24 publications, 0.56%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 23, 0.54% University of Padua 23 publications, 0.54%
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With foreign organizations

	10 20 30 40 50 60
University of the Basque Country	University of the Basque Country, 56, 1.31% University of the Basque Country 56 publications, 1.31%
Universidad de Antofagasta	Universidad de Antofagasta, 48, 1.12% Universidad de Antofagasta 48 publications, 1.12%
Basque Foundation for Science	Basque Foundation for Science, 47, 1.1% Basque Foundation for Science 47 publications, 1.1%
Basque Center for Macromolecular Design and Engineering	Basque Center for Macromolecular Design and Engineering, 47, 1.1% Basque Center for Macromolecular Design and Engineering 47 publications, 1.1%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 45, 1.05% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 45 publications, 1.05%
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid	Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 44, 1.03% Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 44 publications, 1.03%
Florida State University	Florida State University, 43, 1% Florida State University 43 publications, 1%
University of Central Florida	University of Central Florida, 42, 0.98% University of Central Florida 42 publications, 0.98%
Universidad de la Costa	Universidad de la Costa, 41, 0.96% Universidad de la Costa 41 publications, 0.96%
Polytechnic University of Catalonia	Polytechnic University of Catalonia, 38, 0.89% Polytechnic University of Catalonia 38 publications, 0.89%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 32, 0.75% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 32 publications, 0.75%
University of Granada	University of Granada, 31, 0.72% University of Granada 31 publications, 0.72%
Florida International University	Florida International University, 30, 0.7% Florida International University 30 publications, 0.7%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 30, 0.7% University of São Paulo 30 publications, 0.7%
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia	Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, 30, 0.7% Universidad de los Andes, Colombia 30 publications, 0.7%
University of Mons	University of Mons, 28, 0.65% University of Mons 28 publications, 0.65%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia	Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 28, 0.65% Universidad Nacional de Colombia 28 publications, 0.65%
Universidad de Investigacion de Tecnologia Experimental Yachay	Universidad de Investigacion de Tecnologia Experimental Yachay, 27, 0.63% Universidad de Investigacion de Tecnologia Experimental Yachay 27 publications, 0.63%
Georgia Institute of technology	Georgia Institute of technology, 26, 0.61% Georgia Institute of technology 26 publications, 0.61%
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana	Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 26, 0.61% Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 26 publications, 0.61%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 25, 0.58% University of Maryland, College Park 25 publications, 0.58%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid	Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 25, 0.58% Universidad Complutense de Madrid 25 publications, 0.58%
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics	The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 24, 0.56% The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics 24 publications, 0.56%
University of the Republic	University of the Republic, 24, 0.56% University of the Republic 24 publications, 0.56%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 23, 0.54% University of Padua 23 publications, 0.54%
University of Tasmania	University of Tasmania, 23, 0.54% University of Tasmania 23 publications, 0.54%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 23, 0.54% Harvard University 23 publications, 0.54%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 23, 0.54% University of Toronto 23 publications, 0.54%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 22, 0.51% Imperial College London 22 publications, 0.51%
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 21, 0.49% Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 21 publications, 0.49%
	10 20 30 40 50 60

With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
USA	USA, 657, 15.33% USA 657 publications, 15.33%
Spain	Spain, 405, 9.45% Spain 405 publications, 9.45%
France	France, 240, 5.6% France 240 publications, 5.6%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 235, 5.48% United Kingdom 235 publications, 5.48%
Colombia	Colombia, 194, 4.53% Colombia 194 publications, 4.53%
Germany	Germany, 169, 3.94% Germany 169 publications, 3.94%
Chile	Chile, 137, 3.2% Chile 137 publications, 3.2%
Italy	Italy, 135, 3.15% Italy 135 publications, 3.15%
Ecuador	Ecuador, 135, 3.15% Ecuador 135 publications, 3.15%
Mexico	Mexico, 130, 3.03% Mexico 130 publications, 3.03%
Brazil	Brazil, 114, 2.66% Brazil 114 publications, 2.66%
Argentina	Argentina, 98, 2.29% Argentina 98 publications, 2.29%
Canada	Canada, 80, 1.87% Canada 80 publications, 1.87%
Belgium	Belgium, 64, 1.49% Belgium 64 publications, 1.49%
Australia	Australia, 63, 1.47% Australia 63 publications, 1.47%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 51, 1.19% Netherlands 51 publications, 1.19%
China	China, 50, 1.17% China 50 publications, 1.17%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 49, 1.14% Switzerland 49 publications, 1.14%
Japan	Japan, 48, 1.12% Japan 48 publications, 1.12%
Uruguay	Uruguay, 39, 0.91% Uruguay 39 publications, 0.91%
Sweden	Sweden, 34, 0.79% Sweden 34 publications, 0.79%
South Africa	South Africa, 32, 0.75% South Africa 32 publications, 0.75%
Peru	Peru, 29, 0.68% Peru 29 publications, 0.68%
Portugal	Portugal, 28, 0.65% Portugal 28 publications, 0.65%
Hungary	Hungary, 28, 0.65% Hungary 28 publications, 0.65%
Austria	Austria, 22, 0.51% Austria 22 publications, 0.51%
Cuba	Cuba, 22, 0.51% Cuba 22 publications, 0.51%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 21, 0.49% New Zealand 21 publications, 0.49%
Panama	Panama, 21, 0.49% Panama 21 publications, 0.49%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
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The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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