Robert Koch Institute

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Robert Koch Institute
Short name
RKI
Country, city
Germany, Berlin
Publications
9 354
Citations
315 549
h-index
203
Top-3 journals
Top-3 organizations
Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin (652 publications)
Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin (374 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1932

Total publications
9354
Total citations
315549
Citations per publication
33.73
Average publications per year
98.46
Average authors per publication
8.76
h-index
203
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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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 2010, 21.49%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
2010 publications, 21.49%
Infectious Diseases, 1809, 19.34%
Infectious Diseases
1809 publications, 19.34%
General Medicine, 1417, 15.15%
General Medicine
1417 publications, 15.15%
Virology, 1205, 12.88%
Virology
1205 publications, 12.88%
Microbiology (medical), 1074, 11.48%
Microbiology (medical)
1074 publications, 11.48%
Microbiology, 941, 10.06%
Microbiology
941 publications, 10.06%
Immunology, 694, 7.42%
Immunology
694 publications, 7.42%
Epidemiology, 591, 6.32%
Epidemiology
591 publications, 6.32%
Molecular Biology, 530, 5.67%
Molecular Biology
530 publications, 5.67%
Multidisciplinary, 429, 4.59%
Multidisciplinary
429 publications, 4.59%
Immunology and Allergy, 385, 4.12%
Immunology and Allergy
385 publications, 4.12%
Biochemistry, 357, 3.82%
Biochemistry
357 publications, 3.82%
Genetics, 296, 3.16%
Genetics
296 publications, 3.16%
Pharmacology, 238, 2.54%
Pharmacology
238 publications, 2.54%
Pharmacology (medical), 224, 2.39%
Pharmacology (medical)
224 publications, 2.39%
General Veterinary, 216, 2.31%
General Veterinary
216 publications, 2.31%
Parasitology, 182, 1.95%
Parasitology
182 publications, 1.95%
Molecular Medicine, 181, 1.94%
Molecular Medicine
181 publications, 1.94%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 180, 1.92%
Psychiatry and Mental health
180 publications, 1.92%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 178, 1.9%
General Immunology and Microbiology
178 publications, 1.9%
Cell Biology, 176, 1.88%
Cell Biology
176 publications, 1.88%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 165, 1.76%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
165 publications, 1.76%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 161, 1.72%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
161 publications, 1.72%
Biotechnology, 157, 1.68%
Biotechnology
157 publications, 1.68%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 151, 1.61%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
151 publications, 1.61%
Insect Science, 151, 1.61%
Insect Science
151 publications, 1.61%
Oncology, 141, 1.51%
Oncology
141 publications, 1.51%
Dermatology, 130, 1.39%
Dermatology
130 publications, 1.39%
Hematology, 128, 1.37%
Hematology
128 publications, 1.37%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 125, 1.34%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
125 publications, 1.34%
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Journals

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Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
754 publications, 8.06%
Gesundheitswesen
363 publications, 3.88%
European Journal of Public Health
287 publications, 3.07%
Eurosurveillance
279 publications, 2.98%
PLoS ONE
256 publications, 2.74%
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
132 publications, 1.41%
International Journal of Medical Microbiology
117 publications, 1.25%
BMC Public Health
114 publications, 1.22%
Journal of General Virology
111 publications, 1.19%
Journal of Virology
110 publications, 1.18%
Scientific Reports
103 publications, 1.1%
BMC Infectious Diseases
102 publications, 1.09%
Epidemiology and Infection
100 publications, 1.07%
Vaccine
93 publications, 0.99%
Viruses
89 publications, 0.95%
Archives of Virology
78 publications, 0.83%
Frontiers in Microbiology
63 publications, 0.67%
Clinical Microbiology and Infection
61 publications, 0.65%
Frontiers in Public Health
60 publications, 0.64%
Virology
59 publications, 0.63%
Public Health Forum
57 publications, 0.61%
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
55 publications, 0.59%
Emerging Infectious Diseases
53 publications, 0.57%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
53 publications, 0.57%
Journal of Infectious Diseases
53 publications, 0.57%
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
53 publications, 0.57%
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
52 publications, 0.56%
Infection
49 publications, 0.52%
Microorganisms
49 publications, 0.52%
Journal of Clinical Virology
49 publications, 0.52%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
2755 publications, 29.45%
Elsevier
1539 publications, 16.45%
Wiley
722 publications, 7.72%
Oxford University Press
655 publications, 7%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
490 publications, 5.24%
American Society for Microbiology
480 publications, 5.13%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
348 publications, 3.72%
MDPI
335 publications, 3.58%
European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)
306 publications, 3.27%
Frontiers Media S.A.
202 publications, 2.16%
Microbiology Society
184 publications, 1.97%
Cambridge University Press
150 publications, 1.6%
BMJ
122 publications, 1.3%
Taylor & Francis
110 publications, 1.18%
Walter de Gruyter
104 publications, 1.11%
S. Karger AG
75 publications, 0.8%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
73 publications, 0.78%
Mary Ann Liebert
71 publications, 0.76%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
53 publications, 0.57%
SAGE
50 publications, 0.53%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
41 publications, 0.44%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
38 publications, 0.41%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
36 publications, 0.38%
The American Association of Immunologists
31 publications, 0.33%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
24 publications, 0.26%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
21 publications, 0.22%
JMIR Publications
18 publications, 0.19%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
18 publications, 0.19%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
17 publications, 0.18%
Hindawi Limited
16 publications, 0.17%
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With other organizations

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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
1079 publications, 11.54%
Free University of Berlin
652 publications, 6.97%
Humboldt University of Berlin
374 publications, 4%
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
292 publications, 3.12%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
284 publications, 3.04%
Friedrich Loeffler Institute
190 publications, 2.03%
German Center for Infection Research
190 publications, 2.03%
Hannover Medical School
187 publications, 2%
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
182 publications, 1.95%
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
179 publications, 1.91%
Justus Liebig University Giessen
172 publications, 1.84%
Heidelberg University
165 publications, 1.76%
University of Tübingen
161 publications, 1.72%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
146 publications, 1.56%
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
140 publications, 1.5%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
140 publications, 1.5%
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
138 publications, 1.48%
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
135 publications, 1.44%
Statens Serum Institut
129 publications, 1.38%
Institut Pasteur
127 publications, 1.36%
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
126 publications, 1.35%
Technical University of Munich
121 publications, 1.29%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
121 publications, 1.29%
Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
117 publications, 1.25%
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
116 publications, 1.24%
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
116 publications, 1.24%
University of Greifswald
115 publications, 1.23%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
114 publications, 1.22%
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
111 publications, 1.19%
Greifswald University Hospital
111 publications, 1.19%
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With foreign organizations

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
292 publications, 3.12%
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
179 publications, 1.91%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
140 publications, 1.5%
Statens Serum Institut
129 publications, 1.38%
Institut Pasteur
127 publications, 1.36%
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
126 publications, 1.35%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
121 publications, 1.29%
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
116 publications, 1.24%
Karolinska Institute
98 publications, 1.05%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
91 publications, 0.97%
University of Oxford
85 publications, 0.91%
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
82 publications, 0.88%
University College London
79 publications, 0.84%
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
76 publications, 0.81%
University of Zurich
73 publications, 0.78%
Imperial College London
73 publications, 0.78%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
71 publications, 0.76%
University of Copenhagen
71 publications, 0.76%
Harvard University
63 publications, 0.67%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
61 publications, 0.65%
University of Cambridge
58 publications, 0.62%
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
58 publications, 0.62%
Paris Cité University
57 publications, 0.61%
Ghent University
56 publications, 0.6%
University of Edinburgh
55 publications, 0.59%
University of Helsinki
51 publications, 0.55%
Erasmus University Medical Center
50 publications, 0.53%
University of Ljubljana
49 publications, 0.52%
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
48 publications, 0.51%
Medical University of Vienna
46 publications, 0.49%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom, 833, 8.91%
United Kingdom
833 publications, 8.91%
USA, 795, 8.5%
USA
795 publications, 8.5%
Sweden, 511, 5.46%
Sweden
511 publications, 5.46%
France, 506, 5.41%
France
506 publications, 5.41%
Netherlands, 463, 4.95%
Netherlands
463 publications, 4.95%
Switzerland, 409, 4.37%
Switzerland
409 publications, 4.37%
Italy, 383, 4.09%
Italy
383 publications, 4.09%
Belgium, 316, 3.38%
Belgium
316 publications, 3.38%
Spain, 301, 3.22%
Spain
301 publications, 3.22%
Austria, 274, 2.93%
Austria
274 publications, 2.93%
Denmark, 245, 2.62%
Denmark
245 publications, 2.62%
Norway, 208, 2.22%
Norway
208 publications, 2.22%
Australia, 184, 1.97%
Australia
184 publications, 1.97%
Finland, 175, 1.87%
Finland
175 publications, 1.87%
Canada, 162, 1.73%
Canada
162 publications, 1.73%
Poland, 133, 1.42%
Poland
133 publications, 1.42%
Greece, 130, 1.39%
Greece
130 publications, 1.39%
China, 121, 1.29%
China
121 publications, 1.29%
Ireland, 121, 1.29%
Ireland
121 publications, 1.29%
Portugal, 117, 1.25%
Portugal
117 publications, 1.25%
Czech Republic, 104, 1.11%
Czech Republic
104 publications, 1.11%
Côte d'Ivoire, 100, 1.07%
Côte d'Ivoire
100 publications, 1.07%
Hungary, 96, 1.03%
Hungary
96 publications, 1.03%
Russia, 93, 0.99%
Russia
93 publications, 0.99%
Japan, 92, 0.98%
Japan
92 publications, 0.98%
Slovenia, 91, 0.97%
Slovenia
91 publications, 0.97%
Brazil, 89, 0.95%
Brazil
89 publications, 0.95%
Israel, 80, 0.86%
Israel
80 publications, 0.86%
South Africa, 78, 0.83%
South Africa
78 publications, 0.83%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1932 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.