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Short name

Smithsonian

Country, city

USA, Washington D.C.

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Publications

16 785

Citations

587 421

h-index

271

Top-3 journals

Science (908 publications)

Zootaxa (574 publications)

Taxon (335 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Agricultural Research Service (527 publications)

University of Maryland, College Park (488 publications)

University of Florida (332 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of São Paulo (324 publications)

University of Oxford (232 publications)

University of Copenhagen (226 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1866

Total publications

16785

Total citations

587421

Citations per publication

Average publications per year

104.25

Average authors per publication

5.48

h-index

271

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

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 5511, 32.83% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5511 publications, 32.83%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 1955, 11.65% Animal Science and Zoology 1955 publications, 11.65%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1817, 10.83% Multidisciplinary 1817 publications, 10.83%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 1584, 9.44% Plant Science 1584 publications, 9.44%
Genetics	Genetics, 1228, 7.32% Genetics 1228 publications, 7.32%
Ecology	Ecology, 1100, 6.55% Ecology 1100 publications, 6.55%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1019, 6.07% General Medicine 1019 publications, 6.07%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 899, 5.36% Aquatic Science 899 publications, 5.36%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 822, 4.9% Geochemistry and Petrology 822 publications, 4.9%
Paleontology	Paleontology, 793, 4.72% Paleontology 793 publications, 4.72%
Insect Science	Insect Science, 715, 4.26% Insect Science 715 publications, 4.26%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 696, 4.15% Space and Planetary Science 696 publications, 4.15%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 687, 4.09% Molecular Biology 687 publications, 4.09%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 676, 4.03% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 676 publications, 4.03%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 638, 3.8% Geophysics 638 publications, 3.8%
Anthropology	Anthropology, 623, 3.71% Anthropology 623 publications, 3.71%
Archeology	Archeology, 568, 3.38% Archeology 568 publications, 3.38%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 565, 3.37% Nature and Landscape Conservation 565 publications, 3.37%
History	History, 550, 3.28% History 550 publications, 3.28%
Geology	Geology, 522, 3.11% Geology 522 publications, 3.11%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 483, 2.88% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 483 publications, 2.88%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 464, 2.76% Oceanography 464 publications, 2.76%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 392, 2.34% Biochemistry 392 publications, 2.34%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 377, 2.25% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 377 publications, 2.25%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 356, 2.12% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 356 publications, 2.12%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 349, 2.08% Astronomy and Astrophysics 349 publications, 2.08%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 345, 2.06% General Environmental Science 345 publications, 2.06%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 322, 1.92% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 322 publications, 1.92%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 312, 1.86% Earth-Surface Processes 312 publications, 1.86%
Museology	Museology, 268, 1.6% Museology 268 publications, 1.6%
	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Journals

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Science	Science, 908, 5.41% Science 908 publications, 5.41%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 574, 3.42% Zootaxa 574 publications, 3.42%
Taxon	Taxon, 335, 2% Taxon 335 publications, 2%
Nature	Nature, 258, 1.54% Nature 258 publications, 1.54%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 248, 1.48% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 248 publications, 1.48%
Phytochemistry	Phytochemistry, 240, 1.43% Phytochemistry 240 publications, 1.43%
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution	Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 236, 1.41% Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 236 publications, 1.41%
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington	Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 225, 1.34% Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 225 publications, 1.34%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 193, 1.15% PLoS ONE 193 publications, 1.15%
ZooKeys	ZooKeys, 176, 1.05% ZooKeys 176 publications, 1.05%
Journal of Mammalogy	Journal of Mammalogy, 157, 0.94% Journal of Mammalogy 157 publications, 0.94%
American Journal of Physical Anthropology	American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 145, 0.86% American Journal of Physical Anthropology 145 publications, 0.86%
PhytoKeys	PhytoKeys, 142, 0.85% PhytoKeys 142 publications, 0.85%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 139, 0.83% Scientific Reports 139 publications, 0.83%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences	Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 135, 0.8% Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 135 publications, 0.8%
American Antiquity	American Antiquity, 133, 0.79% American Antiquity 133 publications, 0.79%
Brittonia	Brittonia, 133, 0.79% Brittonia 133 publications, 0.79%
Bulletin of Volcanology	Bulletin of Volcanology, 129, 0.77% Bulletin of Volcanology 129 publications, 0.77%
Icarus	Icarus, 129, 0.77% Icarus 129 publications, 0.77%
Meteoritics and Planetary Science	Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 118, 0.7% Meteoritics and Planetary Science 118 publications, 0.7%
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology	Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 114, 0.68% Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 114 publications, 0.68%
Journal of Systematics and Evolution	Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 113, 0.67% Journal of Systematics and Evolution 113 publications, 0.67%
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington	Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 106, 0.63% Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 106 publications, 0.63%
Plains Anthropologist	Plains Anthropologist, 106, 0.63% Plains Anthropologist 106 publications, 0.63%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology	Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 106, 0.63% Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 106 publications, 0.63%
American Journal of Botany	American Journal of Botany, 103, 0.61% American Journal of Botany 103 publications, 0.61%
Geology	Geology, 103, 0.61% Geology 103 publications, 0.61%
Molecular Ecology	Molecular Ecology, 103, 0.61% Molecular Ecology 103 publications, 0.61%
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta	Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 101, 0.6% Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 101 publications, 0.6%
Systematic Biology	Systematic Biology, 100, 0.6% Systematic Biology 100 publications, 0.6%
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Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Wiley	Wiley, 3089, 18.4% Wiley 3089 publications, 18.4%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2502, 14.91% Elsevier 2502 publications, 14.91%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 2376, 14.16% Springer Nature 2376 publications, 14.16%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 961, 5.73% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 961 publications, 5.73%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 892, 5.31% Oxford University Press 892 publications, 5.31%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 800, 4.77% Taylor & Francis 800 publications, 4.77%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 712, 4.24% Cambridge University Press 712 publications, 4.24%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 658, 3.92% Magnolia Press 658 publications, 3.92%
Pensoft Publishers	Pensoft Publishers, 372, 2.22% Pensoft Publishers 372 publications, 2.22%
International Association for Plant Taxonomy	International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 315, 1.88% International Association for Plant Taxonomy 315 publications, 1.88%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 248, 1.48% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 248 publications, 1.48%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 240, 1.43% The Royal Society 240 publications, 1.43%
Entomological Society of Washington	Entomological Society of Washington, 225, 1.34% Entomological Society of Washington 225 publications, 1.34%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 212, 1.26% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 212 publications, 1.26%
SAGE	SAGE, 171, 1.02% SAGE 171 publications, 1.02%
Geological Society of America	Geological Society of America, 163, 0.97% Geological Society of America 163 publications, 0.97%
Brill	Brill, 158, 0.94% Brill 158 publications, 0.94%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 151, 0.9% Frontiers Media S.A. 151 publications, 0.9%
MDPI	MDPI, 141, 0.84% MDPI 141 publications, 0.84%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 135, 0.8% American Geophysical Union 135 publications, 0.8%
Biological Society of Washington	Biological Society of Washington, 120, 0.71% Biological Society of Washington 120 publications, 0.71%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 89, 0.53% Walter de Gruyter 89 publications, 0.53%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 84, 0.5% American Astronomical Society 84 publications, 0.5%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 81, 0.48% PeerJ 81 publications, 0.48%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 69, 0.41% American Chemical Society (ACS) 69 publications, 0.41%
CSIRO Publishing	CSIRO Publishing, 63, 0.38% CSIRO Publishing 63 publications, 0.38%
American Ornithologists' Union	American Ornithologists' Union, 63, 0.38% American Ornithologists' Union 63 publications, 0.38%
University of Chicago Press	University of Chicago Press, 62, 0.37% University of Chicago Press 62 publications, 0.37%
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists	American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 57, 0.34% American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists 57 publications, 0.34%
Geological Society of London	Geological Society of London, 48, 0.29% Geological Society of London 48 publications, 0.29%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600
Agricultural Research Service	Agricultural Research Service, 527, 3.14% Agricultural Research Service 527 publications, 3.14%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 488, 2.91% University of Maryland, College Park 488 publications, 2.91%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 332, 1.98% University of Florida 332 publications, 1.98%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 324, 1.93% University of São Paulo 324 publications, 1.93%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 323, 1.92% Harvard University 323 publications, 1.92%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 316, 1.88% University of Arizona 316 publications, 1.88%
George Washington University	George Washington University, 311, 1.85% George Washington University 311 publications, 1.85%
Arizona State University	Arizona State University, 311, 1.85% Arizona State University 311 publications, 1.85%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 306, 1.82% Cornell University 306 publications, 1.82%
American Museum of Natural History	American Museum of Natural History, 295, 1.76% American Museum of Natural History 295 publications, 1.76%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 277, 1.65% University of California, Berkeley 277 publications, 1.65%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 260, 1.55% University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 260 publications, 1.55%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 234, 1.39% Pennsylvania State University 234 publications, 1.39%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 232, 1.38% University of Oxford 232 publications, 1.38%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 226, 1.35% University of Copenhagen 226 publications, 1.35%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 226, 1.35% University of Michigan 226 publications, 1.35%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 224, 1.33% California Institute of Technology 224 publications, 1.33%
Technical University of Berlin	Technical University of Berlin, 223, 1.33% Technical University of Berlin 223 publications, 1.33%
University of New Mexico	University of New Mexico, 222, 1.32% University of New Mexico 222 publications, 1.32%
Yale University	Yale University, 217, 1.29% Yale University 217 publications, 1.29%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 212, 1.26% University of Queensland 212 publications, 1.26%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 192, 1.14% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 192 publications, 1.14%
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service	NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, 190, 1.13% NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service 190 publications, 1.13%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 185, 1.1% University of Cambridge 185 publications, 1.1%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 185, 1.1% University of California, Davis 185 publications, 1.1%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 184, 1.1% University of Washington 184 publications, 1.1%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 181, 1.08% University of Texas at Austin 181 publications, 1.08%
Capital Normal University	Capital Normal University, 180, 1.07% Capital Normal University 180 publications, 1.07%
United States Geological Survey	United States Geological Survey, 172, 1.02% United States Geological Survey 172 publications, 1.02%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 167, 0.99% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 167 publications, 0.99%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 324, 1.93% University of São Paulo 324 publications, 1.93%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 232, 1.38% University of Oxford 232 publications, 1.38%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 226, 1.35% University of Copenhagen 226 publications, 1.35%
Technical University of Berlin	Technical University of Berlin, 223, 1.33% Technical University of Berlin 223 publications, 1.33%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 212, 1.26% University of Queensland 212 publications, 1.26%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 185, 1.1% University of Cambridge 185 publications, 1.1%
Capital Normal University	Capital Normal University, 180, 1.07% Capital Normal University 180 publications, 1.07%
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle	Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 162, 0.97% Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 162 publications, 0.97%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 154, 0.92% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 154 publications, 0.92%
University College London	University College London, 141, 0.84% University College London 141 publications, 0.84%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 129, 0.77% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 129 publications, 0.77%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 129, 0.77% University of British Columbia 129 publications, 0.77%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 122, 0.73% Sorbonne University 122 publications, 0.73%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 122, 0.73% University of Toronto 122 publications, 0.73%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 120, 0.71% Australian National University 120 publications, 0.71%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 110, 0.66% James Cook University 110 publications, 0.66%
Universidade Estadual Paulista	Universidade Estadual Paulista, 110, 0.66% Universidade Estadual Paulista 110 publications, 0.66%
Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology	Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, 108, 0.64% Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology 108 publications, 0.64%
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 107, 0.64% Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences 107 publications, 0.64%
Griffith University	Griffith University, 101, 0.6% Griffith University 101 publications, 0.6%
University of Guelph	University of Guelph, 99, 0.59% University of Guelph 99 publications, 0.59%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 95, 0.57% National University of Singapore 95 publications, 0.57%
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 94, 0.56% Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences 94 publications, 0.56%
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 92, 0.55% Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 92 publications, 0.55%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 91, 0.54% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 91 publications, 0.54%
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts	Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 91, 0.54% Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts 91 publications, 0.54%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 86, 0.51% University of Bristol 86 publications, 0.51%
University of Montpellier	University of Montpellier, 85, 0.51% University of Montpellier 85 publications, 0.51%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 83, 0.49% University of Edinburgh 83 publications, 0.49%
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia	Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, 82, 0.49% Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia 82 publications, 0.49%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1435, 8.55% United Kingdom 1435 publications, 8.55%
Germany	Germany, 1291, 7.69% Germany 1291 publications, 7.69%
China	China, 1054, 6.28% China 1054 publications, 6.28%
Australia	Australia, 975, 5.81% Australia 975 publications, 5.81%
Canada	Canada, 904, 5.39% Canada 904 publications, 5.39%
Brazil	Brazil, 781, 4.65% Brazil 781 publications, 4.65%
France	France, 632, 3.77% France 632 publications, 3.77%
Spain	Spain, 450, 2.68% Spain 450 publications, 2.68%
Italy	Italy, 427, 2.54% Italy 427 publications, 2.54%
Japan	Japan, 406, 2.42% Japan 406 publications, 2.42%
Denmark	Denmark, 300, 1.79% Denmark 300 publications, 1.79%
Mexico	Mexico, 298, 1.78% Mexico 298 publications, 1.78%
Russia	Russia, 269, 1.6% Russia 269 publications, 1.6%
Panama	Panama, 261, 1.55% Panama 261 publications, 1.55%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 259, 1.54% Netherlands 259 publications, 1.54%
Sweden	Sweden, 259, 1.54% Sweden 259 publications, 1.54%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 249, 1.48% Switzerland 249 publications, 1.48%
South Africa	South Africa, 238, 1.42% South Africa 238 publications, 1.42%
Belgium	Belgium, 210, 1.25% Belgium 210 publications, 1.25%
Argentina	Argentina, 195, 1.16% Argentina 195 publications, 1.16%
Norway	Norway, 190, 1.13% Norway 190 publications, 1.13%
Colombia	Colombia, 183, 1.09% Colombia 183 publications, 1.09%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 169, 1.01% New Zealand 169 publications, 1.01%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 166, 0.99% Czech Republic 166 publications, 0.99%
Chile	Chile, 153, 0.91% Chile 153 publications, 0.91%
India	India, 142, 0.85% India 142 publications, 0.85%
Austria	Austria, 136, 0.81% Austria 136 publications, 0.81%
Poland	Poland, 136, 0.81% Poland 136 publications, 0.81%
Singapore	Singapore, 132, 0.79% Singapore 132 publications, 0.79%
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