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Short name

Smithsonian

Country, city

USA, Washington D.C.

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Publications

16 673

Citations

580 190

h-index

268

Top-3 journals

Science (908 publications)

Zootaxa (566 publications)

Taxon (332 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Agricultural Research Service (522 publications)

University of Maryland, College Park (488 publications)

University of Florida (329 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of São Paulo (313 publications)

University of Oxford (231 publications)

University of Copenhagen (225 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1866

Total publications

16673

Total citations

580190

Citations per publication

34.8

Average publications per year

103.56

Average authors per publication

5.46

h-index

268

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, 33.05% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5511 publications, 33.05%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 1955, 11.73% Animal Science and Zoology 1955 publications, 11.73%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1817, 10.9% Multidisciplinary 1817 publications, 10.9%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 1584, 9.5% Plant Science 1584 publications, 9.5%
Genetics	Genetics, 1228, 7.37% Genetics 1228 publications, 7.37%
Ecology	Ecology, 1100, 6.6% Ecology 1100 publications, 6.6%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1019, 6.11% General Medicine 1019 publications, 6.11%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 899, 5.39% Aquatic Science 899 publications, 5.39%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 822, 4.93% Geochemistry and Petrology 822 publications, 4.93%
Paleontology	Paleontology, 793, 4.76% Paleontology 793 publications, 4.76%
Insect Science	Insect Science, 715, 4.29% Insect Science 715 publications, 4.29%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 696, 4.17% Space and Planetary Science 696 publications, 4.17%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 687, 4.12% Molecular Biology 687 publications, 4.12%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 676, 4.05% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 676 publications, 4.05%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 638, 3.83% Geophysics 638 publications, 3.83%
Anthropology	Anthropology, 623, 3.74% Anthropology 623 publications, 3.74%
Archeology	Archeology, 568, 3.41% Archeology 568 publications, 3.41%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 565, 3.39% Nature and Landscape Conservation 565 publications, 3.39%
History	History, 550, 3.3% History 550 publications, 3.3%
Geology	Geology, 522, 3.13% Geology 522 publications, 3.13%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 483, 2.9% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 483 publications, 2.9%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 464, 2.78% Oceanography 464 publications, 2.78%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 392, 2.35% Biochemistry 392 publications, 2.35%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 377, 2.26% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 377 publications, 2.26%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 356, 2.14% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 356 publications, 2.14%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 349, 2.09% Astronomy and Astrophysics 349 publications, 2.09%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 345, 2.07% General Environmental Science 345 publications, 2.07%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 322, 1.93% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 322 publications, 1.93%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 312, 1.87% Earth-Surface Processes 312 publications, 1.87%
Museology	Museology, 268, 1.61% Museology 268 publications, 1.61%
	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Journals

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Science	Science, 908, 5.45% Science 908 publications, 5.45%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 566, 3.39% Zootaxa 566 publications, 3.39%
Taxon	Taxon, 332, 1.99% Taxon 332 publications, 1.99%
Nature	Nature, 256, 1.54% Nature 256 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, 246, 1.48% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 246 publications, 1.48%
Phytochemistry	Phytochemistry, 240, 1.44% Phytochemistry 240 publications, 1.44%
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution	Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 236, 1.42% Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 236 publications, 1.42%
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington	Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 220, 1.32% Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 220 publications, 1.32%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 193, 1.16% PLoS ONE 193 publications, 1.16%
ZooKeys	ZooKeys, 175, 1.05% ZooKeys 175 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, 0.87% American Journal of Physical Anthropology 145 publications, 0.87%
PhytoKeys	PhytoKeys, 141, 0.85% PhytoKeys 141 publications, 0.85%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 138, 0.83% Scientific Reports 138 publications, 0.83%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences	Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 135, 0.81% Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 135 publications, 0.81%
American Antiquity	American Antiquity, 133, 0.8% American Antiquity 133 publications, 0.8%
Brittonia	Brittonia, 133, 0.8% Brittonia 133 publications, 0.8%
Bulletin of Volcanology	Bulletin of Volcanology, 129, 0.77% Bulletin of Volcanology 129 publications, 0.77%
Icarus	Icarus, 127, 0.76% Icarus 127 publications, 0.76%
Meteoritics and Planetary Science	Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 118, 0.71% Meteoritics and Planetary Science 118 publications, 0.71%
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, 0.68% Journal of Systematics and Evolution 113 publications, 0.68%
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington	Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 106, 0.64% Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 106 publications, 0.64%
Plains Anthropologist	Plains Anthropologist, 106, 0.64% Plains Anthropologist 106 publications, 0.64%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology	Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 106, 0.64% Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 106 publications, 0.64%
American Journal of Botany	American Journal of Botany, 103, 0.62% American Journal of Botany 103 publications, 0.62%
Geology	Geology, 103, 0.62% Geology 103 publications, 0.62%
Molecular Ecology	Molecular Ecology, 102, 0.61% Molecular Ecology 102 publications, 0.61%
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta	Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 101, 0.61% Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 101 publications, 0.61%
Systematic Biology	Systematic Biology, 99, 0.59% Systematic Biology 99 publications, 0.59%
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Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Wiley	Wiley, 3078, 18.46% Wiley 3078 publications, 18.46%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2493, 14.95% Elsevier 2493 publications, 14.95%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 2350, 14.09% Springer Nature 2350 publications, 14.09%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 960, 5.76% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 960 publications, 5.76%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 884, 5.3% Oxford University Press 884 publications, 5.3%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 790, 4.74% Taylor & Francis 790 publications, 4.74%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 712, 4.27% Cambridge University Press 712 publications, 4.27%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 648, 3.89% Magnolia Press 648 publications, 3.89%
Pensoft Publishers	Pensoft Publishers, 367, 2.2% Pensoft Publishers 367 publications, 2.2%
International Association for Plant Taxonomy	International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 315, 1.89% International Association for Plant Taxonomy 315 publications, 1.89%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 246, 1.48% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 246 publications, 1.48%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 238, 1.43% The Royal Society 238 publications, 1.43%
Entomological Society of Washington	Entomological Society of Washington, 220, 1.32% Entomological Society of Washington 220 publications, 1.32%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 212, 1.27% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 212 publications, 1.27%
SAGE	SAGE, 170, 1.02% SAGE 170 publications, 1.02%
Geological Society of America	Geological Society of America, 163, 0.98% Geological Society of America 163 publications, 0.98%
Brill	Brill, 157, 0.94% Brill 157 publications, 0.94%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 147, 0.88% Frontiers Media S.A. 147 publications, 0.88%
MDPI	MDPI, 138, 0.83% MDPI 138 publications, 0.83%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 133, 0.8% American Geophysical Union 133 publications, 0.8%
Biological Society of Washington	Biological Society of Washington, 120, 0.72% Biological Society of Washington 120 publications, 0.72%
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, 80, 0.48% PeerJ 80 publications, 0.48%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 68, 0.41% American Chemical Society (ACS) 68 publications, 0.41%
American Ornithologists' Union	American Ornithologists' Union, 63, 0.38% American Ornithologists' Union 63 publications, 0.38%
University of Chicago Press	University of Chicago Press, 61, 0.37% University of Chicago Press 61 publications, 0.37%
CSIRO Publishing	CSIRO Publishing, 60, 0.36% CSIRO Publishing 60 publications, 0.36%
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists	American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 56, 0.34% American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists 56 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, 522, 3.13% Agricultural Research Service 522 publications, 3.13%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 488, 2.93% University of Maryland, College Park 488 publications, 2.93%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 329, 1.97% University of Florida 329 publications, 1.97%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 319, 1.91% Harvard University 319 publications, 1.91%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 314, 1.88% University of Arizona 314 publications, 1.88%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 313, 1.88% University of São Paulo 313 publications, 1.88%
George Washington University	George Washington University, 311, 1.87% George Washington University 311 publications, 1.87%
Arizona State University	Arizona State University, 309, 1.85% Arizona State University 309 publications, 1.85%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 306, 1.84% Cornell University 306 publications, 1.84%
American Museum of Natural History	American Museum of Natural History, 289, 1.73% American Museum of Natural History 289 publications, 1.73%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 275, 1.65% University of California, Berkeley 275 publications, 1.65%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 258, 1.55% University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 258 publications, 1.55%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 231, 1.39% University of Oxford 231 publications, 1.39%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 231, 1.39% Pennsylvania State University 231 publications, 1.39%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 225, 1.35% University of Copenhagen 225 publications, 1.35%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 225, 1.35% University of Michigan 225 publications, 1.35%
Technical University of Berlin	Technical University of Berlin, 223, 1.34% Technical University of Berlin 223 publications, 1.34%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 222, 1.33% California Institute of Technology 222 publications, 1.33%
University of New Mexico	University of New Mexico, 222, 1.33% University of New Mexico 222 publications, 1.33%
Yale University	Yale University, 215, 1.29% Yale University 215 publications, 1.29%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 210, 1.26% University of Queensland 210 publications, 1.26%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 190, 1.14% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 190 publications, 1.14%
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service	NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, 186, 1.12% NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service 186 publications, 1.12%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 184, 1.1% University of Cambridge 184 publications, 1.1%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 183, 1.1% University of California, Davis 183 publications, 1.1%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 181, 1.09% University of Washington 181 publications, 1.09%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 178, 1.07% University of Texas at Austin 178 publications, 1.07%
Capital Normal University	Capital Normal University, 177, 1.06% Capital Normal University 177 publications, 1.06%
United States Geological Survey	United States Geological Survey, 171, 1.03% United States Geological Survey 171 publications, 1.03%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 167, 1% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 167 publications, 1%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 313, 1.88% University of São Paulo 313 publications, 1.88%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 231, 1.39% University of Oxford 231 publications, 1.39%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 225, 1.35% University of Copenhagen 225 publications, 1.35%
Technical University of Berlin	Technical University of Berlin, 223, 1.34% Technical University of Berlin 223 publications, 1.34%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 210, 1.26% University of Queensland 210 publications, 1.26%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 184, 1.1% University of Cambridge 184 publications, 1.1%
Capital Normal University	Capital Normal University, 177, 1.06% Capital Normal University 177 publications, 1.06%
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle	Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 160, 0.96% Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 160 publications, 0.96%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 152, 0.91% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 152 publications, 0.91%
University College London	University College London, 140, 0.84% University College London 140 publications, 0.84%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 129, 0.77% University of British Columbia 129 publications, 0.77%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 128, 0.77% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 128 publications, 0.77%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 121, 0.73% University of Toronto 121 publications, 0.73%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 119, 0.71% Australian National University 119 publications, 0.71%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 119, 0.71% Sorbonne University 119 publications, 0.71%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 109, 0.65% James Cook University 109 publications, 0.65%
Universidade Estadual Paulista	Universidade Estadual Paulista, 108, 0.65% Universidade Estadual Paulista 108 publications, 0.65%
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%
Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology	Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, 106, 0.64% Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology 106 publications, 0.64%
Griffith University	Griffith University, 99, 0.59% Griffith University 99 publications, 0.59%
University of Guelph	University of Guelph, 98, 0.59% University of Guelph 98 publications, 0.59%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 94, 0.56% National University of Singapore 94 publications, 0.56%
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, 0.55% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 91 publications, 0.55%
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts	Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 88, 0.53% Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts 88 publications, 0.53%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 85, 0.51% University of Bristol 85 publications, 0.51%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 83, 0.5% University of Edinburgh 83 publications, 0.5%
University of Montpellier	University of Montpellier, 83, 0.5% University of Montpellier 83 publications, 0.5%
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

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1431, 8.58% United Kingdom 1431 publications, 8.58%
Germany	Germany, 1289, 7.73% Germany 1289 publications, 7.73%
China	China, 1052, 6.31% China 1052 publications, 6.31%
Australia	Australia, 974, 5.84% Australia 974 publications, 5.84%
Canada	Canada, 903, 5.42% Canada 903 publications, 5.42%
Brazil	Brazil, 779, 4.67% Brazil 779 publications, 4.67%
France	France, 631, 3.78% France 631 publications, 3.78%
Spain	Spain, 449, 2.69% Spain 449 publications, 2.69%
Italy	Italy, 426, 2.56% Italy 426 publications, 2.56%
Japan	Japan, 406, 2.44% Japan 406 publications, 2.44%
Denmark	Denmark, 300, 1.8% Denmark 300 publications, 1.8%
Mexico	Mexico, 298, 1.79% Mexico 298 publications, 1.79%
Russia	Russia, 268, 1.61% Russia 268 publications, 1.61%
Panama	Panama, 259, 1.55% Panama 259 publications, 1.55%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 258, 1.55% Netherlands 258 publications, 1.55%
Sweden	Sweden, 258, 1.55% Sweden 258 publications, 1.55%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 249, 1.49% Switzerland 249 publications, 1.49%
South Africa	South Africa, 238, 1.43% South Africa 238 publications, 1.43%
Belgium	Belgium, 210, 1.26% Belgium 210 publications, 1.26%
Argentina	Argentina, 195, 1.17% Argentina 195 publications, 1.17%
Norway	Norway, 189, 1.13% Norway 189 publications, 1.13%
Colombia	Colombia, 183, 1.1% Colombia 183 publications, 1.1%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 169, 1.01% New Zealand 169 publications, 1.01%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 165, 0.99% Czech Republic 165 publications, 0.99%
Chile	Chile, 152, 0.91% Chile 152 publications, 0.91%
India	India, 141, 0.85% India 141 publications, 0.85%
Austria	Austria, 136, 0.82% Austria 136 publications, 0.82%
Poland	Poland, 135, 0.81% Poland 135 publications, 0.81%
Singapore	Singapore, 131, 0.79% Singapore 131 publications, 0.79%
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