Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries

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Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Short name
IGB
Country, city
Germany, Berlin
Publications
4 079
Citations
188 640
h-index
166
Top-3 journals
Hydrobiologia
Hydrobiologia (103 publications)
Freshwater Biology
Freshwater Biology (93 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin (800 publications)
Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin (620 publications)
University of Potsdam
University of Potsdam (375 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Aarhus University
Aarhus University (156 publications)
University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen (122 publications)
Uppsala University
Uppsala University (122 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 2001

Total publications
4079
Total citations
188640
Citations per publication
46.25
Average publications per year
163.16
Average authors per publication
8.32
h-index
166
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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Aquatic Science, 1076, 26.38%
Aquatic Science
1076 publications, 26.38%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1066, 26.13%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1066 publications, 26.13%
Ecology, 626, 15.35%
Ecology
626 publications, 15.35%
Water Science and Technology, 462, 11.33%
Water Science and Technology
462 publications, 11.33%
Environmental Chemistry, 358, 8.78%
Environmental Chemistry
358 publications, 8.78%
Pollution, 290, 7.11%
Pollution
290 publications, 7.11%
General Medicine, 287, 7.04%
General Medicine
287 publications, 7.04%
Environmental Engineering, 242, 5.93%
Environmental Engineering
242 publications, 5.93%
Multidisciplinary, 232, 5.69%
Multidisciplinary
232 publications, 5.69%
General Environmental Science, 224, 5.49%
General Environmental Science
224 publications, 5.49%
Oceanography, 184, 4.51%
Oceanography
184 publications, 4.51%
Animal Science and Zoology, 183, 4.49%
Animal Science and Zoology
183 publications, 4.49%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 183, 4.49%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
183 publications, 4.49%
Waste Management and Disposal, 181, 4.44%
Waste Management and Disposal
181 publications, 4.44%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 170, 4.17%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
170 publications, 4.17%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 165, 4.05%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
165 publications, 4.05%
Microbiology, 146, 3.58%
Microbiology
146 publications, 3.58%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 144, 3.53%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
144 publications, 3.53%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 134, 3.29%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
134 publications, 3.29%
Global and Planetary Change, 126, 3.09%
Global and Planetary Change
126 publications, 3.09%
Genetics, 121, 2.97%
Genetics
121 publications, 2.97%
Plant Science, 109, 2.67%
Plant Science
109 publications, 2.67%
Earth-Surface Processes, 103, 2.53%
Earth-Surface Processes
103 publications, 2.53%
General Chemistry, 95, 2.33%
General Chemistry
95 publications, 2.33%
Biochemistry, 94, 2.3%
Biochemistry
94 publications, 2.3%
Ecological Modeling, 91, 2.23%
Ecological Modeling
91 publications, 2.23%
Geography, Planning and Development, 90, 2.21%
Geography, Planning and Development
90 publications, 2.21%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 85, 2.08%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
85 publications, 2.08%
Molecular Biology, 72, 1.77%
Molecular Biology
72 publications, 1.77%
Toxicology, 68, 1.67%
Toxicology
68 publications, 1.67%
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Journals

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Science of the Total Environment
120 publications, 2.94%
Hydrobiologia
103 publications, 2.53%
Freshwater Biology
93 publications, 2.28%
Limnology and Oceanography
86 publications, 2.11%
Scientific Reports
82 publications, 2.01%
PLoS ONE
66 publications, 1.62%
Global Change Biology
59 publications, 1.45%
Hydrological Processes
55 publications, 1.35%
Journal of Hydrology
52 publications, 1.27%
Fisheries Research
49 publications, 1.2%
Aquatic Sciences
49 publications, 1.2%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
47 publications, 1.15%
Limnologica
45 publications, 1.1%
Water Research
43 publications, 1.05%
Trends in Ecology and Evolution
41 publications, 1.01%
Journal of Fish Biology
40 publications, 0.98%
Water Resources Research
40 publications, 0.98%
Environmental Science & Technology
40 publications, 0.98%
Water (Switzerland)
39 publications, 0.96%
Nature Communications
36 publications, 0.88%
Frontiers in Microbiology
36 publications, 0.88%
Ecological Indicators
33 publications, 0.81%
Aquaculture
33 publications, 0.81%
International Review of Hydrobiology
32 publications, 0.78%
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
29 publications, 0.71%
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
29 publications, 0.71%
Fish and Fisheries
29 publications, 0.71%
Zootaxa
28 publications, 0.69%
Ecology and Evolution
28 publications, 0.69%
Fisheries Management and Ecology
28 publications, 0.69%
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Publishers

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Wiley
1138 publications, 27.9%
Elsevier
899 publications, 22.04%
Springer Nature
869 publications, 21.3%
Oxford University Press
137 publications, 3.36%
MDPI
133 publications, 3.26%
Frontiers Media S.A.
104 publications, 2.55%
The Royal Society
97 publications, 2.38%
Taylor & Francis
89 publications, 2.18%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
72 publications, 1.77%
Copernicus
68 publications, 1.67%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
52 publications, 1.27%
Canadian Science Publishing
37 publications, 0.91%
American Geophysical Union
33 publications, 0.81%
Magnolia Press
29 publications, 0.71%
American Society for Microbiology
26 publications, 0.64%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
26 publications, 0.64%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
25 publications, 0.61%
IWA Publishing
23 publications, 0.56%
Cambridge University Press
19 publications, 0.47%
University of Chicago Press
17 publications, 0.42%
Freshwater Biological Association
13 publications, 0.32%
Pensoft Publishers
13 publications, 0.32%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
12 publications, 0.29%
PeerJ
12 publications, 0.29%
IOP Publishing
11 publications, 0.27%
Mary Ann Liebert
9 publications, 0.22%
The Company of Biologists
6 publications, 0.15%
eLife Sciences Publications
5 publications, 0.12%
Hindawi Limited
5 publications, 0.12%
Annual Reviews
5 publications, 0.12%
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With other organizations

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Humboldt University of Berlin
800 publications, 19.61%
Free University of Berlin
620 publications, 15.2%
University of Potsdam
375 publications, 9.19%
Technical University of Berlin
232 publications, 5.69%
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
192 publications, 4.71%
Berlin Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research
169 publications, 4.14%
Aarhus University
156 publications, 3.82%
Uppsala University
122 publications, 2.99%
University of Aberdeen
122 publications, 2.99%
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
121 publications, 2.97%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
116 publications, 2.84%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
104 publications, 2.55%
ETH Zurich
99 publications, 2.43%
University of Vienna
91 publications, 2.23%
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
89 publications, 2.18%
University of Duisburg-Essen
88 publications, 2.16%
Carleton University
84 publications, 2.06%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
79 publications, 1.94%
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
76 publications, 1.86%
Kiel University
76 publications, 1.86%
Netherlands Institute of Ecology
76 publications, 1.86%
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
71 publications, 1.74%
University of Helsinki
67 publications, 1.64%
University of Barcelona
67 publications, 1.64%
University of Girona
67 publications, 1.64%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
65 publications, 1.59%
Technical University of Munich
64 publications, 1.57%
Stockholm University
63 publications, 1.54%
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
63 publications, 1.54%
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
63 publications, 1.54%
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With foreign organizations

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Aarhus University
156 publications, 3.82%
Uppsala University
122 publications, 2.99%
University of Aberdeen
122 publications, 2.99%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
116 publications, 2.84%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
104 publications, 2.55%
ETH Zurich
99 publications, 2.43%
University of Vienna
91 publications, 2.23%
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
89 publications, 2.18%
Carleton University
84 publications, 2.06%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
79 publications, 1.94%
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
76 publications, 1.86%
Netherlands Institute of Ecology
76 publications, 1.86%
University of Helsinki
67 publications, 1.64%
University of Barcelona
67 publications, 1.64%
University of Girona
67 publications, 1.64%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
65 publications, 1.59%
Stockholm University
63 publications, 1.54%
Estonian University of Life Sciences
63 publications, 1.54%
University of Innsbruck
60 publications, 1.47%
University of Geneva
59 publications, 1.45%
Technical University of Denmark
59 publications, 1.45%
University of Birmingham
56 publications, 1.37%
Université Paris-Saclay
56 publications, 1.37%
University of Zurich
54 publications, 1.32%
McGill University
52 publications, 1.27%
Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
51 publications, 1.25%
Finnish Environment Institute
50 publications, 1.23%
Charles University
50 publications, 1.23%
University of Oxford
49 publications, 1.2%
University of Copenhagen
47 publications, 1.15%
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With other countries

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USA, 857, 21.01%
USA
857 publications, 21.01%
United Kingdom, 762, 18.68%
United Kingdom
762 publications, 18.68%
Spain, 419, 10.27%
Spain
419 publications, 10.27%
France, 397, 9.73%
France
397 publications, 9.73%
Switzerland, 395, 9.68%
Switzerland
395 publications, 9.68%
Canada, 393, 9.63%
Canada
393 publications, 9.63%
Sweden, 352, 8.63%
Sweden
352 publications, 8.63%
China, 342, 8.38%
China
342 publications, 8.38%
Italy, 339, 8.31%
Italy
339 publications, 8.31%
Denmark, 320, 7.85%
Denmark
320 publications, 7.85%
Austria, 291, 7.13%
Austria
291 publications, 7.13%
Netherlands, 278, 6.82%
Netherlands
278 publications, 6.82%
Australia, 275, 6.74%
Australia
275 publications, 6.74%
Czech Republic, 228, 5.59%
Czech Republic
228 publications, 5.59%
Norway, 214, 5.25%
Norway
214 publications, 5.25%
Belgium, 173, 4.24%
Belgium
173 publications, 4.24%
Finland, 168, 4.12%
Finland
168 publications, 4.12%
Japan, 152, 3.73%
Japan
152 publications, 3.73%
Portugal, 129, 3.16%
Portugal
129 publications, 3.16%
Brazil, 126, 3.09%
Brazil
126 publications, 3.09%
Poland, 118, 2.89%
Poland
118 publications, 2.89%
New Zealand, 112, 2.75%
New Zealand
112 publications, 2.75%
Israel, 111, 2.72%
Israel
111 publications, 2.72%
South Africa, 105, 2.57%
South Africa
105 publications, 2.57%
Ireland, 98, 2.4%
Ireland
98 publications, 2.4%
Hungary, 97, 2.38%
Hungary
97 publications, 2.38%
Russia, 89, 2.18%
Russia
89 publications, 2.18%
India, 74, 1.81%
India
74 publications, 1.81%
Estonia, 70, 1.72%
Estonia
70 publications, 1.72%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 2001 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.