Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research

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Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
Short name
FMI
Country, city
Switzerland, Basel
Publications
2 768
Citations
274 960
h-index
246
Top-3 journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Basel
University of Basel (786 publications)
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (133 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1972

Total publications
2768
Total citations
274960
Citations per publication
99.34
Average publications per year
51.26
Average authors per publication
7.57
h-index
246
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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Molecular Biology, 723, 26.12%
Molecular Biology
723 publications, 26.12%
Cell Biology, 650, 23.48%
Cell Biology
650 publications, 23.48%
Genetics, 440, 15.9%
Genetics
440 publications, 15.9%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 343, 12.39%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
343 publications, 12.39%
Biochemistry, 321, 11.6%
Biochemistry
321 publications, 11.6%
Multidisciplinary, 309, 11.16%
Multidisciplinary
309 publications, 11.16%
General Neuroscience, 300, 10.84%
General Neuroscience
300 publications, 10.84%
Developmental Biology, 164, 5.92%
Developmental Biology
164 publications, 5.92%
Cancer Research, 153, 5.53%
Cancer Research
153 publications, 5.53%
General Medicine, 151, 5.46%
General Medicine
151 publications, 5.46%
Plant Science, 125, 4.52%
Plant Science
125 publications, 4.52%
Oncology, 103, 3.72%
Oncology
103 publications, 3.72%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 90, 3.25%
General Immunology and Microbiology
90 publications, 3.25%
Immunology, 90, 3.25%
Immunology
90 publications, 3.25%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 84, 3.03%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
84 publications, 3.03%
General Chemistry, 75, 2.71%
General Chemistry
75 publications, 2.71%
Structural Biology, 74, 2.67%
Structural Biology
74 publications, 2.67%
Molecular Medicine, 73, 2.64%
Molecular Medicine
73 publications, 2.64%
General Physics and Astronomy, 70, 2.53%
General Physics and Astronomy
70 publications, 2.53%
Genetics (clinical), 65, 2.35%
Genetics (clinical)
65 publications, 2.35%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 62, 2.24%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
62 publications, 2.24%
Biotechnology, 60, 2.17%
Biotechnology
60 publications, 2.17%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 49, 1.77%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
49 publications, 1.77%
Immunology and Allergy, 44, 1.59%
Immunology and Allergy
44 publications, 1.59%
Virology, 44, 1.59%
Virology
44 publications, 1.59%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 41, 1.48%
Agronomy and Crop Science
41 publications, 1.48%
Pharmacology, 39, 1.41%
Pharmacology
39 publications, 1.41%
Biophysics, 39, 1.41%
Biophysics
39 publications, 1.41%
Physiology, 36, 1.3%
Physiology
36 publications, 1.3%
Microbiology, 32, 1.16%
Microbiology
32 publications, 1.16%
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Journals

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Nature
103 publications, 3.72%
Nature Communications
83 publications, 3%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
74 publications, 2.67%
Journal of Biological Chemistry
74 publications, 2.67%
Nature Neuroscience
70 publications, 2.53%
Molecular Cell
56 publications, 2.02%
Molecular and Cellular Biology
52 publications, 1.88%
Nucleic Acids Research
49 publications, 1.77%
Cell
48 publications, 1.73%
Neuron
48 publications, 1.73%
PLoS ONE
43 publications, 1.55%
Science
41 publications, 1.48%
Journal of Cell Biology
38 publications, 1.37%
EMBO Journal
38 publications, 1.37%
Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
37 publications, 1.34%
Genes and Development
35 publications, 1.26%
eLife
34 publications, 1.23%
Current Biology
32 publications, 1.16%
Nature Genetics
31 publications, 1.12%
Oncogene
31 publications, 1.12%
Development (Cambridge)
30 publications, 1.08%
Methods in Molecular Biology
30 publications, 1.08%
Cell Reports
29 publications, 1.05%
Cancer Research
29 publications, 1.05%
Journal of Cell Science
29 publications, 1.05%
Plant Journal
27 publications, 0.98%
Plant Molecular Biology
25 publications, 0.9%
PLoS Genetics
24 publications, 0.87%
Breast Cancer Research
24 publications, 0.87%
EMBO Reports
23 publications, 0.83%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
776 publications, 28.03%
Elsevier
630 publications, 22.76%
Wiley
216 publications, 7.8%
Oxford University Press
119 publications, 4.3%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
93 publications, 3.36%
American Society for Microbiology
76 publications, 2.75%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
75 publications, 2.71%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
74 publications, 2.67%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
69 publications, 2.49%
European Molecular Biology Organization
68 publications, 2.46%
The Company of Biologists
67 publications, 2.42%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
65 publications, 2.35%
Rockefeller University Press
43 publications, 1.55%
Frontiers Media S.A.
41 publications, 1.48%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
38 publications, 1.37%
eLife Sciences Publications
34 publications, 1.23%
Portland Press
28 publications, 1.01%
Society for Neuroscience
18 publications, 0.65%
Taylor & Francis
17 publications, 0.61%
American Society of Hematology
17 publications, 0.61%
MDPI
16 publications, 0.58%
Annual Reviews
16 publications, 0.58%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
14 publications, 0.51%
S. Karger AG
13 publications, 0.47%
The Endocrine Society
10 publications, 0.36%
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
10 publications, 0.36%
F1000 Research
10 publications, 0.36%
The American Association of Immunologists
9 publications, 0.33%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
8 publications, 0.29%
Impact Journals
7 publications, 0.25%
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With other organizations

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University of Basel
786 publications, 28.4%
ETH Zurich
133 publications, 4.8%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
120 publications, 4.34%
Harvard University
102 publications, 3.68%
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
100 publications, 3.61%
University of Zurich
92 publications, 3.32%
University Hospital of Basel
78 publications, 2.82%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
73 publications, 2.64%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
61 publications, 2.2%
University of Bern
60 publications, 2.17%
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
57 publications, 2.06%
University of Geneva
47 publications, 1.7%
University of Cambridge
45 publications, 1.63%
University College London
41 publications, 1.48%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
41 publications, 1.48%
University of Oxford
40 publications, 1.45%
University of California, Davis
40 publications, 1.45%
Sorbonne University
37 publications, 1.34%
Heidelberg University
36 publications, 1.3%
University of Lausanne
34 publications, 1.23%
Stanford University
34 publications, 1.23%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
34 publications, 1.23%
German Cancer Research Center
32 publications, 1.16%
Institut Curie
32 publications, 1.16%
McGill University
30 publications, 1.08%
Weizmann Institute of Science
28 publications, 1.01%
Karolinska Institute
28 publications, 1.01%
Johns Hopkins University
27 publications, 0.98%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
27 publications, 0.98%
University of Tokyo
27 publications, 0.98%
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With foreign organizations

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French Institute of Health and Medical Research
120 publications, 4.34%
Harvard University
102 publications, 3.68%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
73 publications, 2.64%
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
57 publications, 2.06%
University of Cambridge
45 publications, 1.63%
University College London
41 publications, 1.48%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
41 publications, 1.48%
University of Oxford
40 publications, 1.45%
University of California, Davis
40 publications, 1.45%
Sorbonne University
37 publications, 1.34%
Heidelberg University
36 publications, 1.3%
Stanford University
34 publications, 1.23%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
34 publications, 1.23%
German Cancer Research Center
32 publications, 1.16%
Institut Curie
32 publications, 1.16%
McGill University
30 publications, 1.08%
Weizmann Institute of Science
28 publications, 1.01%
Karolinska Institute
28 publications, 1.01%
Johns Hopkins University
27 publications, 0.98%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
27 publications, 0.98%
University of Tokyo
27 publications, 0.98%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
26 publications, 0.94%
University of Edinburgh
25 publications, 0.9%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
25 publications, 0.9%
University of California, San Francisco
25 publications, 0.9%
University of Pennsylvania
25 publications, 0.9%
Medical University of Vienna
24 publications, 0.87%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
23 publications, 0.83%
University of Copenhagen
22 publications, 0.79%
Paris Sciences et Lettres
22 publications, 0.79%
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With other countries

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USA, 569, 20.56%
USA
569 publications, 20.56%
Germany, 407, 14.7%
Germany
407 publications, 14.7%
United Kingdom, 282, 10.19%
United Kingdom
282 publications, 10.19%
France, 255, 9.21%
France
255 publications, 9.21%
Japan, 122, 4.41%
Japan
122 publications, 4.41%
Netherlands, 116, 4.19%
Netherlands
116 publications, 4.19%
Italy, 114, 4.12%
Italy
114 publications, 4.12%
Canada, 104, 3.76%
Canada
104 publications, 3.76%
Austria, 95, 3.43%
Austria
95 publications, 3.43%
Australia, 71, 2.57%
Australia
71 publications, 2.57%
Spain, 62, 2.24%
Spain
62 publications, 2.24%
China, 51, 1.84%
China
51 publications, 1.84%
Sweden, 49, 1.77%
Sweden
49 publications, 1.77%
Belgium, 48, 1.73%
Belgium
48 publications, 1.73%
Israel, 48, 1.73%
Israel
48 publications, 1.73%
Denmark, 43, 1.55%
Denmark
43 publications, 1.55%
Hungary, 33, 1.19%
Hungary
33 publications, 1.19%
Finland, 25, 0.9%
Finland
25 publications, 0.9%
Czech Republic, 22, 0.79%
Czech Republic
22 publications, 0.79%
Poland, 21, 0.76%
Poland
21 publications, 0.76%
India, 20, 0.72%
India
20 publications, 0.72%
Russia, 18, 0.65%
Russia
18 publications, 0.65%
Republic of Korea, 17, 0.61%
Republic of Korea
17 publications, 0.61%
Norway, 15, 0.54%
Norway
15 publications, 0.54%
Singapore, 13, 0.47%
Singapore
13 publications, 0.47%
Greece, 12, 0.43%
Greece
12 publications, 0.43%
Argentina, 11, 0.4%
Argentina
11 publications, 0.4%
Ireland, 11, 0.4%
Ireland
11 publications, 0.4%
Portugal, 10, 0.36%
Portugal
10 publications, 0.36%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1972 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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