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Short name

Smithsonian

Country, city

USA, Washington D.C.

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Publications

16 257

Citations

554 144

h-index

264

Top-3 journals

Science (906 publications)

Zootaxa (553 publications)

Taxon (329 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Maryland, College Park (472 publications)

University of Florida (309 publications)

University of Arizona (306 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of São Paulo (290 publications)

Technical University of Berlin (223 publications)

University of Oxford (222 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

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Found

Since 1866

Total publications

16257

Total citations

554144

Citations per publication

34.09

Average publications per year

101.61

Average authors per publication

5.36

h-index

264

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, 5478, 33.7% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5478 publications, 33.7%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 1942, 11.95% Animal Science and Zoology 1942 publications, 11.95%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1817, 11.18% Multidisciplinary 1817 publications, 11.18%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 1579, 9.71% Plant Science 1579 publications, 9.71%
Genetics	Genetics, 1228, 7.55% Genetics 1228 publications, 7.55%
Ecology	Ecology, 1097, 6.75% Ecology 1097 publications, 6.75%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1010, 6.21% General Medicine 1010 publications, 6.21%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 899, 5.53% Aquatic Science 899 publications, 5.53%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 822, 5.06% Geochemistry and Petrology 822 publications, 5.06%
Paleontology	Paleontology, 791, 4.87% Paleontology 791 publications, 4.87%
Insect Science	Insect Science, 705, 4.34% Insect Science 705 publications, 4.34%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 696, 4.28% Space and Planetary Science 696 publications, 4.28%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 687, 4.23% Molecular Biology 687 publications, 4.23%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 676, 4.16% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 676 publications, 4.16%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 638, 3.92% Geophysics 638 publications, 3.92%
Anthropology	Anthropology, 622, 3.83% Anthropology 622 publications, 3.83%
Archeology	Archeology, 568, 3.49% Archeology 568 publications, 3.49%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 565, 3.48% Nature and Landscape Conservation 565 publications, 3.48%
History	History, 549, 3.38% History 549 publications, 3.38%
Geology	Geology, 522, 3.21% Geology 522 publications, 3.21%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 481, 2.96% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 481 publications, 2.96%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 464, 2.85% Oceanography 464 publications, 2.85%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 392, 2.41% Biochemistry 392 publications, 2.41%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 377, 2.32% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 377 publications, 2.32%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 356, 2.19% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 356 publications, 2.19%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 349, 2.15% Astronomy and Astrophysics 349 publications, 2.15%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 345, 2.12% General Environmental Science 345 publications, 2.12%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 321, 1.97% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 321 publications, 1.97%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 312, 1.92% Earth-Surface Processes 312 publications, 1.92%
Museology	Museology, 268, 1.65% Museology 268 publications, 1.65%
	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Journals

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Science	Science, 906, 5.57% Science 906 publications, 5.57%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 553, 3.4% Zootaxa 553 publications, 3.4%
Taxon	Taxon, 329, 2.02% Taxon 329 publications, 2.02%
Nature	Nature, 251, 1.54% Nature 251 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, 245, 1.51% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 245 publications, 1.51%
Phytochemistry	Phytochemistry, 240, 1.48% Phytochemistry 240 publications, 1.48%
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution	Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 230, 1.41% Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 230 publications, 1.41%
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington	Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 213, 1.31% Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 213 publications, 1.31%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 190, 1.17% PLoS ONE 190 publications, 1.17%
ZooKeys	ZooKeys, 159, 0.98% ZooKeys 159 publications, 0.98%
Journal of Mammalogy	Journal of Mammalogy, 156, 0.96% Journal of Mammalogy 156 publications, 0.96%
American Journal of Physical Anthropology	American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 145, 0.89% American Journal of Physical Anthropology 145 publications, 0.89%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 135, 0.83% Scientific Reports 135 publications, 0.83%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences	Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 134, 0.82% Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 134 publications, 0.82%
American Antiquity	American Antiquity, 133, 0.82% American Antiquity 133 publications, 0.82%
Brittonia	Brittonia, 133, 0.82% Brittonia 133 publications, 0.82%
Bulletin of Volcanology	Bulletin of Volcanology, 129, 0.79% Bulletin of Volcanology 129 publications, 0.79%
PhytoKeys	PhytoKeys, 123, 0.76% PhytoKeys 123 publications, 0.76%
Icarus	Icarus, 123, 0.76% Icarus 123 publications, 0.76%
Meteoritics and Planetary Science	Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 117, 0.72% Meteoritics and Planetary Science 117 publications, 0.72%
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology	Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 114, 0.7% Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 114 publications, 0.7%
Journal of Systematics and Evolution	Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 111, 0.68% Journal of Systematics and Evolution 111 publications, 0.68%
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington	Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 106, 0.65% Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 106 publications, 0.65%
Plains Anthropologist	Plains Anthropologist, 104, 0.64% Plains Anthropologist 104 publications, 0.64%
American Journal of Botany	American Journal of Botany, 103, 0.63% American Journal of Botany 103 publications, 0.63%
Geology	Geology, 103, 0.63% Geology 103 publications, 0.63%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology	Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 100, 0.62% Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 100 publications, 0.62%
Molecular Ecology	Molecular Ecology, 100, 0.62% Molecular Ecology 100 publications, 0.62%
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta	Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 97, 0.6% Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 97 publications, 0.6%
Systematic Biology	Systematic Biology, 95, 0.58% Systematic Biology 95 publications, 0.58%
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Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500
Wiley	Wiley, 3030, 18.64% Wiley 3030 publications, 18.64%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2409, 14.82% Elsevier 2409 publications, 14.82%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 2293, 14.1% Springer Nature 2293 publications, 14.1%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 952, 5.86% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 952 publications, 5.86%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 848, 5.22% Oxford University Press 848 publications, 5.22%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 779, 4.79% Taylor & Francis 779 publications, 4.79%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 697, 4.29% Cambridge University Press 697 publications, 4.29%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 630, 3.88% Magnolia Press 630 publications, 3.88%
International Association for Plant Taxonomy	International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 316, 1.94% International Association for Plant Taxonomy 316 publications, 1.94%
Pensoft Publishers	Pensoft Publishers, 310, 1.91% Pensoft Publishers 310 publications, 1.91%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 245, 1.51% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 245 publications, 1.51%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 236, 1.45% The Royal Society 236 publications, 1.45%
Entomological Society of Washington	Entomological Society of Washington, 213, 1.31% Entomological Society of Washington 213 publications, 1.31%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 209, 1.29% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 209 publications, 1.29%
SAGE	SAGE, 169, 1.04% SAGE 169 publications, 1.04%
Geological Society of America	Geological Society of America, 163, 1% Geological Society of America 163 publications, 1%
Brill	Brill, 157, 0.97% Brill 157 publications, 0.97%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 140, 0.86% Frontiers Media S.A. 140 publications, 0.86%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 131, 0.81% American Geophysical Union 131 publications, 0.81%
MDPI	MDPI, 128, 0.79% MDPI 128 publications, 0.79%
Biological Society of Washington	Biological Society of Washington, 120, 0.74% Biological Society of Washington 120 publications, 0.74%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 89, 0.55% Walter de Gruyter 89 publications, 0.55%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 81, 0.5% American Astronomical Society 81 publications, 0.5%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 77, 0.47% PeerJ 77 publications, 0.47%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 68, 0.42% American Chemical Society (ACS) 68 publications, 0.42%
American Ornithologists' Union	American Ornithologists' Union, 62, 0.38% American Ornithologists' Union 62 publications, 0.38%
University of Chicago Press	University of Chicago Press, 59, 0.36% University of Chicago Press 59 publications, 0.36%
CSIRO Publishing	CSIRO Publishing, 59, 0.36% CSIRO Publishing 59 publications, 0.36%
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists	American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 55, 0.34% American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists 55 publications, 0.34%
SciELO	SciELO, 47, 0.29% SciELO 47 publications, 0.29%
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With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 472, 2.9% University of Maryland, College Park 472 publications, 2.9%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 309, 1.9% University of Florida 309 publications, 1.9%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 306, 1.88% University of Arizona 306 publications, 1.88%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 304, 1.87% Harvard University 304 publications, 1.87%
Arizona State University	Arizona State University, 302, 1.86% Arizona State University 302 publications, 1.86%
George Washington University	George Washington University, 300, 1.85% George Washington University 300 publications, 1.85%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 294, 1.81% Cornell University 294 publications, 1.81%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 290, 1.78% University of São Paulo 290 publications, 1.78%
American Museum of Natural History	American Museum of Natural History, 273, 1.68% American Museum of Natural History 273 publications, 1.68%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 261, 1.61% University of California, Berkeley 261 publications, 1.61%
Technical University of Berlin	Technical University of Berlin, 223, 1.37% Technical University of Berlin 223 publications, 1.37%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 222, 1.37% University of Oxford 222 publications, 1.37%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 221, 1.36% Pennsylvania State University 221 publications, 1.36%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 217, 1.33% University of Copenhagen 217 publications, 1.33%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 217, 1.33% California Institute of Technology 217 publications, 1.33%
University of New Mexico	University of New Mexico, 210, 1.29% University of New Mexico 210 publications, 1.29%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 209, 1.29% University of Michigan 209 publications, 1.29%
Yale University	Yale University, 198, 1.22% Yale University 198 publications, 1.22%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 198, 1.22% University of Queensland 198 publications, 1.22%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 185, 1.14% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 185 publications, 1.14%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 179, 1.1% University of California, Davis 179 publications, 1.1%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 175, 1.08% University of Cambridge 175 publications, 1.08%
Capital Normal University	Capital Normal University, 172, 1.06% Capital Normal University 172 publications, 1.06%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 172, 1.06% University of Washington 172 publications, 1.06%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 172, 1.06% University of Texas at Austin 172 publications, 1.06%
United States Geological Survey	United States Geological Survey, 166, 1.02% United States Geological Survey 166 publications, 1.02%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 161, 0.99% University of Minnesota 161 publications, 0.99%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 160, 0.98% University of California, Los Angeles 160 publications, 0.98%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 158, 0.97% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 158 publications, 0.97%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 151, 0.93% University of Chicago 151 publications, 0.93%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 290, 1.78% University of São Paulo 290 publications, 1.78%
Technical University of Berlin	Technical University of Berlin, 223, 1.37% Technical University of Berlin 223 publications, 1.37%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 222, 1.37% University of Oxford 222 publications, 1.37%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 217, 1.33% University of Copenhagen 217 publications, 1.33%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 198, 1.22% University of Queensland 198 publications, 1.22%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 175, 1.08% University of Cambridge 175 publications, 1.08%
Capital Normal University	Capital Normal University, 172, 1.06% Capital Normal University 172 publications, 1.06%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 144, 0.89% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 144 publications, 0.89%
University College London	University College London, 131, 0.81% University College London 131 publications, 0.81%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 121, 0.74% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 121 publications, 0.74%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 121, 0.74% University of British Columbia 121 publications, 0.74%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 119, 0.73% Sorbonne University 119 publications, 0.73%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 119, 0.73% University of Toronto 119 publications, 0.73%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 116, 0.71% Australian National University 116 publications, 0.71%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 106, 0.65% James Cook University 106 publications, 0.65%
Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology	Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, 102, 0.63% Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology 102 publications, 0.63%
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 102, 0.63% Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences 102 publications, 0.63%
Universidade Estadual Paulista	Universidade Estadual Paulista, 99, 0.61% Universidade Estadual Paulista 99 publications, 0.61%
University of Guelph	University of Guelph, 92, 0.57% University of Guelph 92 publications, 0.57%
Griffith University	Griffith University, 91, 0.56% Griffith University 91 publications, 0.56%
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 90, 0.55% Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences 90 publications, 0.55%
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 87, 0.54% Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 87 publications, 0.54%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 87, 0.54% National University of Singapore 87 publications, 0.54%
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts	Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 85, 0.52% Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts 85 publications, 0.52%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 84, 0.52% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 84 publications, 0.52%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 83, 0.51% University of Bristol 83 publications, 0.51%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 79, 0.49% Imperial College London 79 publications, 0.49%
University of Montpellier	University of Montpellier, 78, 0.48% University of Montpellier 78 publications, 0.48%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 76, 0.47% University of Edinburgh 76 publications, 0.47%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 71, 0.44% University of Leeds 71 publications, 0.44%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1419, 8.73% United Kingdom 1419 publications, 8.73%
Germany	Germany, 1280, 7.87% Germany 1280 publications, 7.87%
China	China, 1039, 6.39% China 1039 publications, 6.39%
Australia	Australia, 967, 5.95% Australia 967 publications, 5.95%
Canada	Canada, 894, 5.5% Canada 894 publications, 5.5%
Brazil	Brazil, 771, 4.74% Brazil 771 publications, 4.74%
France	France, 628, 3.86% France 628 publications, 3.86%
Spain	Spain, 446, 2.74% Spain 446 publications, 2.74%
Italy	Italy, 420, 2.58% Italy 420 publications, 2.58%
Japan	Japan, 401, 2.47% Japan 401 publications, 2.47%
Denmark	Denmark, 298, 1.83% Denmark 298 publications, 1.83%
Mexico	Mexico, 297, 1.83% Mexico 297 publications, 1.83%
Russia	Russia, 266, 1.64% Russia 266 publications, 1.64%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 256, 1.57% Netherlands 256 publications, 1.57%
Panama	Panama, 256, 1.57% Panama 256 publications, 1.57%
Sweden	Sweden, 254, 1.56% Sweden 254 publications, 1.56%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 247, 1.52% Switzerland 247 publications, 1.52%
South Africa	South Africa, 234, 1.44% South Africa 234 publications, 1.44%
Belgium	Belgium, 205, 1.26% Belgium 205 publications, 1.26%
Argentina	Argentina, 191, 1.17% Argentina 191 publications, 1.17%
Norway	Norway, 184, 1.13% Norway 184 publications, 1.13%
Colombia	Colombia, 181, 1.11% Colombia 181 publications, 1.11%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 169, 1.04% New Zealand 169 publications, 1.04%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 162, 1% Czech Republic 162 publications, 1%
Chile	Chile, 148, 0.91% Chile 148 publications, 0.91%
India	India, 139, 0.86% India 139 publications, 0.86%
Austria	Austria, 133, 0.82% Austria 133 publications, 0.82%
Poland	Poland, 133, 0.82% Poland 133 publications, 0.82%
Singapore	Singapore, 129, 0.79% Singapore 129 publications, 0.79%
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Publications published earlier than 1866 are ignored in the statistics.
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