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Short name

UK ATC

Country, city

United Kingdom, Edinburgh

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Publications

1 183

Citations

47 811

h-index

107

Top-3 journals

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (283 publications)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (277 publications)

Astronomy and Astrophysics (209 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Edinburgh (300 publications)

Leiden University (218 publications)

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (218 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Leiden University (218 publications)

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (218 publications)

National Institute for Astrophysics (204 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Publisher

Journal

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Since 1998

Total publications

1183

Total citations

47811

Citations per publication

40.42

Average publications per year

40.79

Average authors per publication

18.67

h-index

107

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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Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 662, 55.96% Astronomy and Astrophysics 662 publications, 55.96%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 650, 54.95% Space and Planetary Science 650 publications, 54.95%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 29, 2.45% Multidisciplinary 29 publications, 2.45%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 23, 1.94% General Physics and Astronomy 23 publications, 1.94%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 17, 1.44% Instrumentation 17 publications, 1.44%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 13, 1.1% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 13 publications, 1.1%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 9, 0.76% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 publications, 0.76%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 8, 0.68% General Engineering 8 publications, 0.68%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 8, 0.68% Geophysics 8 publications, 0.68%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 7, 0.59% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 7 publications, 0.59%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 7, 0.59% General Materials Science 7 publications, 0.59%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 5, 0.42% Geochemistry and Petrology 5 publications, 0.42%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 5, 0.42% Atmospheric Science 5 publications, 0.42%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 4, 0.34% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 publications, 0.34%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 4, 0.34% Mechanical Engineering 4 publications, 0.34%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 4, 0.34% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 4 publications, 0.34%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 3, 0.25% General Medicine 3 publications, 0.25%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 3, 0.25% Condensed Matter Physics 3 publications, 0.25%
Aerospace Engineering	Aerospace Engineering, 3, 0.25% Aerospace Engineering 3 publications, 0.25%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3, 0.25% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 3 publications, 0.25%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 2, 0.17% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 publications, 0.17%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 2, 0.17% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 2 publications, 0.17%
General Mathematics	General Mathematics, 2, 0.17% General Mathematics 2 publications, 0.17%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 2, 0.17% Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 publications, 0.17%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 1, 0.08% Materials Chemistry 1 publication, 0.08%
Ceramics and Composites	Ceramics and Composites, 1, 0.08% Ceramics and Composites 1 publication, 0.08%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 1, 0.08% Cell Biology 1 publication, 0.08%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 1, 0.08% Mechanics of Materials 1 publication, 0.08%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 1, 0.08% General Environmental Science 1 publication, 0.08%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 1, 0.08% Applied Mathematics 1 publication, 0.08%
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Journals

	50 100 150 200 250 300
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 283, 23.92% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 283 publications, 23.92%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 277, 23.42% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 277 publications, 23.42%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 209, 17.67% Astronomy and Astrophysics 209 publications, 17.67%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 134, 11.33% Astrophysical Journal 134 publications, 11.33%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 25, 2.11% Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 25 publications, 2.11%
Astronomical Journal	Astronomical Journal, 21, 1.78% Astronomical Journal 21 publications, 1.78%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 21, 1.78% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 21 publications, 1.78%
Nature	Nature, 20, 1.69% Nature 20 publications, 1.69%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 19, 1.61% Astrophysical Journal Letters 19 publications, 1.61%
Experimental Astronomy	Experimental Astronomy, 13, 1.1% Experimental Astronomy 13 publications, 1.1%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific	Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 10, 0.85% Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 10 publications, 0.85%
Contemporary Physics	Contemporary Physics, 10, 0.85% Contemporary Physics 10 publications, 0.85%
Science	Science, 9, 0.76% Science 9 publications, 0.76%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 9, 0.76% Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 9 publications, 0.76%
Nature Astronomy	Nature Astronomy, 8, 0.68% Nature Astronomy 8 publications, 0.68%
Optics Express	Optics Express, 6, 0.51% Optics Express 6 publications, 0.51%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 6, 0.51% Physical Review D 6 publications, 0.51%
Open Research Europe	Open Research Europe, 6, 0.51% Open Research Europe 6 publications, 0.51%
EAS Publications Series	EAS Publications Series, 5, 0.42% EAS Publications Series 5 publications, 0.42%
Cryogenics	Cryogenics, 5, 0.42% Cryogenics 5 publications, 0.42%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series	Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 5, 0.42% Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series 5 publications, 0.42%
Astronomy and Geophysics	Astronomy and Geophysics, 5, 0.42% Astronomy and Geophysics 5 publications, 0.42%
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems	Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 5, 0.42% Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 5 publications, 0.42%
Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way	Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way, 5, 0.42% Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way 5 publications, 0.42%
Review of Scientific Instruments	Review of Scientific Instruments, 4, 0.34% Review of Scientific Instruments 4 publications, 0.34%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series	Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 3, 0.25% Journal of Physics: Conference Series 3 publications, 0.25%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia	Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 2, 0.17% Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia 2 publications, 0.17%
Astronomische Nachrichten	Astronomische Nachrichten, 2, 0.17% Astronomische Nachrichten 2 publications, 0.17%
Astrophysics and Space Science	Astrophysics and Space Science, 2, 0.17% Astrophysics and Space Science 2 publications, 0.17%
Earth, Moon and Planets	Earth, Moon and Planets, 2, 0.17% Earth, Moon and Planets 2 publications, 0.17%
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Publishers

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 311, 26.29% Oxford University Press 311 publications, 26.29%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 282, 23.84% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 282 publications, 23.84%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 216, 18.26% EDP Sciences 216 publications, 18.26%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 166, 14.03% American Astronomical Society 166 publications, 14.03%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 58, 4.9% Springer Nature 58 publications, 4.9%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 31, 2.62% IOP Publishing 31 publications, 2.62%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 29, 2.45% Cambridge University Press 29 publications, 2.45%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 23, 1.94% Elsevier 23 publications, 1.94%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 11, 0.93% Taylor & Francis 11 publications, 0.93%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 11, 0.93% Optica Publishing Group 11 publications, 0.93%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 9, 0.76% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 9 publications, 0.76%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 9, 0.76% American Physical Society (APS) 9 publications, 0.76%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 6, 0.51% F1000 Research 6 publications, 0.51%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 5, 0.42% AIP Publishing 5 publications, 0.42%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 3, 0.25% The Royal Society 3 publications, 0.25%
Wiley	Wiley, 2, 0.17% Wiley 2 publications, 0.17%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2, 0.17% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2 publications, 0.17%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 2, 0.17% Copernicus 2 publications, 0.17%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 1, 0.08% Walter de Gruyter 1 publication, 0.08%
SAGE	SAGE, 1, 0.08% SAGE 1 publication, 0.08%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 1, 0.08% American Chemical Society (ACS) 1 publication, 0.08%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 1, 0.08% Trans Tech Publications 1 publication, 0.08%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 1, 0.08% American Meteorological Society 1 publication, 0.08%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1, 0.08% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1 publication, 0.08%
Cellule MathDoc/Centre Mersenne	Cellule MathDoc/Centre Mersenne, 1, 0.08% Cellule MathDoc/Centre Mersenne 1 publication, 0.08%
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With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 300, 25.36% University of Edinburgh 300 publications, 25.36%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 218, 18.43% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 218 publications, 18.43%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 218, 18.43% Leiden University 218 publications, 18.43%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 204, 17.24% National Institute for Astrophysics 204 publications, 17.24%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 177, 14.96% California Institute of Technology 177 publications, 14.96%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 177, 14.96% European Southern Observatory 177 publications, 14.96%
Durham University	Durham University, 176, 14.88% Durham University 176 publications, 14.88%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 172, 14.54% Space Telescope Science Institute 172 publications, 14.54%
Cardiff University	Cardiff University, 166, 14.03% Cardiff University 166 publications, 14.03%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 154, 13.02% Paris Cité University 154 publications, 13.02%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 145, 12.26% Observatoire de Paris 145 publications, 12.26%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 134, 11.33% Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 134 publications, 11.33%
University College London	University College London, 133, 11.24% University College London 133 publications, 11.24%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 124, 10.48% University of Cambridge 124 publications, 10.48%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 122, 10.31% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 122 publications, 10.31%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 116, 9.81% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 116 publications, 9.81%
University of Hertfordshire	University of Hertfordshire, 112, 9.47% University of Hertfordshire 112 publications, 9.47%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 107, 9.04% Sorbonne University 107 publications, 9.04%
University of La Laguna	University of La Laguna, 106, 8.96% University of La Laguna 106 publications, 8.96%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 103, 8.71% Université Paris-Saclay 103 publications, 8.71%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 101, 8.54% ETH Zurich 101 publications, 8.54%
National Institute for Aerospace Technology	National Institute for Aerospace Technology, 100, 8.45% National Institute for Aerospace Technology 100 publications, 8.45%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 99, 8.37% Imperial College London 99 publications, 8.37%
Spanish Astrobiology Center	Spanish Astrobiology Center, 97, 8.2% Spanish Astrobiology Center 97 publications, 8.2%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 93, 7.86% Stockholm University 93 publications, 7.86%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory	Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 90, 7.61% Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 90 publications, 7.61%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 89, 7.52% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 89 publications, 7.52%
Paris Sciences et Lettres	Paris Sciences et Lettres, 89, 7.52% Paris Sciences et Lettres 89 publications, 7.52%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 88, 7.44% University of Oxford 88 publications, 7.44%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 87, 7.35% University of British Columbia 87 publications, 7.35%
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With foreign organizations

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Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 218, 18.43% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 218 publications, 18.43%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 218, 18.43% Leiden University 218 publications, 18.43%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 204, 17.24% National Institute for Astrophysics 204 publications, 17.24%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 177, 14.96% California Institute of Technology 177 publications, 14.96%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 177, 14.96% European Southern Observatory 177 publications, 14.96%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 172, 14.54% Space Telescope Science Institute 172 publications, 14.54%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 154, 13.02% Paris Cité University 154 publications, 13.02%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 145, 12.26% Observatoire de Paris 145 publications, 12.26%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 134, 11.33% Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 134 publications, 11.33%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 122, 10.31% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 122 publications, 10.31%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 116, 9.81% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 116 publications, 9.81%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 107, 9.04% Sorbonne University 107 publications, 9.04%
University of La Laguna	University of La Laguna, 106, 8.96% University of La Laguna 106 publications, 8.96%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 103, 8.71% Université Paris-Saclay 103 publications, 8.71%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 101, 8.54% ETH Zurich 101 publications, 8.54%
National Institute for Aerospace Technology	National Institute for Aerospace Technology, 100, 8.45% National Institute for Aerospace Technology 100 publications, 8.45%
Spanish Astrobiology Center	Spanish Astrobiology Center, 97, 8.2% Spanish Astrobiology Center 97 publications, 8.2%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 93, 7.86% Stockholm University 93 publications, 7.86%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 89, 7.52% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 89 publications, 7.52%
Paris Sciences et Lettres	Paris Sciences et Lettres, 89, 7.52% Paris Sciences et Lettres 89 publications, 7.52%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 87, 7.35% University of British Columbia 87 publications, 7.35%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 85, 7.19% University of Groningen 85 publications, 7.19%
University of Vienna	University of Vienna, 83, 7.02% University of Vienna 83 publications, 7.02%
Ames Research Center	Ames Research Center, 82, 6.93% Ames Research Center 82 publications, 6.93%
Aix-Marseille University	Aix-Marseille University, 78, 6.59% Aix-Marseille University 78 publications, 6.59%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova	Astronomical Observatory of Padova, 78, 6.59% Astronomical Observatory of Padova 78 publications, 6.59%
University of California, Irvine	University of California, Irvine, 78, 6.59% University of California, Irvine 78 publications, 6.59%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics	Paris Institute of Astrophysics, 77, 6.51% Paris Institute of Astrophysics 77 publications, 6.51%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 75, 6.34% University of Arizona 75 publications, 6.34%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 75, 6.34% Goddard Space Flight Center 75 publications, 6.34%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 582, 49.2% USA 582 publications, 49.2%
Germany	Germany, 403, 34.07% Germany 403 publications, 34.07%
France	France, 355, 30.01% France 355 publications, 30.01%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 313, 26.46% Netherlands 313 publications, 26.46%
Spain	Spain, 294, 24.85% Spain 294 publications, 24.85%
Canada	Canada, 235, 19.86% Canada 235 publications, 19.86%
Italy	Italy, 223, 18.85% Italy 223 publications, 18.85%
Belgium	Belgium, 159, 13.44% Belgium 159 publications, 13.44%
Chile	Chile, 149, 12.6% Chile 149 publications, 12.6%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 112, 9.47% Switzerland 112 publications, 9.47%
Australia	Australia, 93, 7.86% Australia 93 publications, 7.86%
Sweden	Sweden, 81, 6.85% Sweden 81 publications, 6.85%
Austria	Austria, 73, 6.17% Austria 73 publications, 6.17%
China	China, 64, 5.41% China 64 publications, 5.41%
South Africa	South Africa, 61, 5.16% South Africa 61 publications, 5.16%
Japan	Japan, 57, 4.82% Japan 57 publications, 4.82%
Ireland	Ireland, 51, 4.31% Ireland 51 publications, 4.31%
Mexico	Mexico, 47, 3.97% Mexico 47 publications, 3.97%
Denmark	Denmark, 45, 3.8% Denmark 45 publications, 3.8%
Portugal	Portugal, 30, 2.54% Portugal 30 publications, 2.54%
Brazil	Brazil, 29, 2.45% Brazil 29 publications, 2.45%
Greece	Greece, 27, 2.28% Greece 27 publications, 2.28%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 22, 1.86% New Zealand 22 publications, 1.86%
Poland	Poland, 21, 1.78% Poland 21 publications, 1.78%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 19, 1.61% Republic of Korea 19 publications, 1.61%
India	India, 18, 1.52% India 18 publications, 1.52%
Russia	Russia, 14, 1.18% Russia 14 publications, 1.18%
Hungary	Hungary, 11, 0.93% Hungary 11 publications, 0.93%
Israel	Israel, 9, 0.76% Israel 9 publications, 0.76%
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