European Southern Observatory

European Southern Observatory
Short name
ESO
Country, city
Germany, Garching bei München
Publications
7 656
Citations
323 704
h-index
220
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
Leiden University
Leiden University (589 publications)
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Since 1980

Total publications
7641
Total citations
323711
Citations per publication
42.37
Average publications per year
169.8
Average authors per publication
11.21
h-index
220
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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Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5654, 74%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
5654 publications, 74%
Space and Planetary Science, 5583, 73.07%
Space and Planetary Science
5583 publications, 73.07%
Multidisciplinary, 161, 2.11%
Multidisciplinary
161 publications, 2.11%
General Physics and Astronomy, 97, 1.27%
General Physics and Astronomy
97 publications, 1.27%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 54, 0.71%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
54 publications, 0.71%
General Engineering, 47, 0.62%
General Engineering
47 publications, 0.62%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 38, 0.5%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
38 publications, 0.5%
Instrumentation, 37, 0.48%
Instrumentation
37 publications, 0.48%
General Medicine, 34, 0.44%
General Medicine
34 publications, 0.44%
Atmospheric Science, 24, 0.31%
Atmospheric Science
24 publications, 0.31%
Mechanical Engineering, 23, 0.3%
Mechanical Engineering
23 publications, 0.3%
Control and Systems Engineering, 22, 0.29%
Control and Systems Engineering
22 publications, 0.29%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 20, 0.26%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
20 publications, 0.26%
Geophysics, 20, 0.26%
Geophysics
20 publications, 0.26%
Mathematical Physics, 19, 0.25%
Mathematical Physics
19 publications, 0.25%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 19, 0.25%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
19 publications, 0.25%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 18, 0.24%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
18 publications, 0.24%
Condensed Matter Physics, 17, 0.22%
Condensed Matter Physics
17 publications, 0.22%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 16, 0.21%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
16 publications, 0.21%
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 16, 0.21%
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
16 publications, 0.21%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 15, 0.2%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
15 publications, 0.2%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 15, 0.2%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
15 publications, 0.2%
Modeling and Simulation, 13, 0.17%
Modeling and Simulation
13 publications, 0.17%
Computational Mathematics, 12, 0.16%
Computational Mathematics
12 publications, 0.16%
Applied Mathematics, 12, 0.16%
Applied Mathematics
12 publications, 0.16%
Aerospace Engineering, 12, 0.16%
Aerospace Engineering
12 publications, 0.16%
General Chemistry, 9, 0.12%
General Chemistry
9 publications, 0.12%
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 8, 0.1%
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
8 publications, 0.1%
General Neuroscience, 7, 0.09%
General Neuroscience
7 publications, 0.09%
History and Philosophy of Science, 7, 0.09%
History and Philosophy of Science
7 publications, 0.09%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1768 publications, 23.14%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1558 publications, 20.39%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
1262 publications, 16.52%
Astrophysical Journal
1050 publications, 13.74%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
289 publications, 3.78%
Astronomical Journal
192 publications, 2.51%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
153 publications, 2%
Nature
117 publications, 1.53%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
117 publications, 1.53%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
99 publications, 1.3%
Astronomische Nachrichten
65 publications, 0.85%
Astrophysics and Space Science
65 publications, 0.85%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
61 publications, 0.8%
Nature Astronomy
49 publications, 0.64%
EAS Publications Series
39 publications, 0.51%
Science
36 publications, 0.47%
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
35 publications, 0.46%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
33 publications, 0.43%
Experimental Astronomy
32 publications, 0.42%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
28 publications, 0.37%
Eso Astrophysics Symposia
28 publications, 0.37%
Applied Optics
25 publications, 0.33%
New Astronomy Reviews
22 publications, 0.29%
Space Science Reviews
22 publications, 0.29%
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems
21 publications, 0.27%
EPJ Web of Conferences
20 publications, 0.26%
Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way
20 publications, 0.26%
Lecture Notes in Physics
19 publications, 0.25%
Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan
16 publications, 0.21%
Icarus
16 publications, 0.21%
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Publishers

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Oxford University Press
1889 publications, 24.72%
EDP Sciences
1653 publications, 21.63%
American Astronomical Society
1291 publications, 16.9%
SPIE
1285 publications, 16.82%
Springer Nature
563 publications, 7.37%
Cambridge University Press
323 publications, 4.23%
IOP Publishing
242 publications, 3.17%
Elsevier
118 publications, 1.54%
Wiley
82 publications, 1.07%
Optical Society of America
49 publications, 0.64%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
38 publications, 0.5%
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
23 publications, 0.3%
Taylor & Francis
13 publications, 0.17%
American Physical Society (APS)
9 publications, 0.12%
Annual Reviews
9 publications, 0.12%
IEEE
7 publications, 0.09%
World Scientific
6 publications, 0.08%
Mary Ann Liebert
5 publications, 0.07%
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
5 publications, 0.07%
The Royal Society
5 publications, 0.07%
Copernicus
5 publications, 0.07%
Pleiades Publishing
4 publications, 0.05%
Hindawi Limited
4 publications, 0.05%
Frontiers Media S.A.
3 publications, 0.04%
Science in China Press
2 publications, 0.03%
Walter de Gruyter
1 publication, 0.01%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1 publication, 0.01%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1 publication, 0.01%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
1 publication, 0.01%
American Meteorological Society
1 publication, 0.01%
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With other organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
1502 publications, 19.66%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
783 publications, 10.25%
California Institute of Technology
618 publications, 8.09%
Leiden University
589 publications, 7.71%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
538 publications, 7.04%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
521 publications, 6.82%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
433 publications, 5.67%
University of Cambridge
397 publications, 5.2%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
381 publications, 4.99%
University of Edinburgh
368 publications, 4.82%
Paris Cité University
367 publications, 4.8%
Durham University
354 publications, 4.63%
University of Copenhagen
353 publications, 4.62%
Trieste Astronomical Observatory
346 publications, 4.53%
University of Oxford
339 publications, 4.44%
Astronomical Observatory of Rome
315 publications, 4.12%
University of Arizona
307 publications, 4.02%
University of Padua
303 publications, 3.97%
Sorbonne University
287 publications, 3.76%
University of California, Berkeley
284 publications, 3.72%
Australian National University
283 publications, 3.7%
Johns Hopkins University
281 publications, 3.68%
Aix-Marseille University
275 publications, 3.6%
Heidelberg University
269 publications, 3.52%
Liverpool John Moores University
264 publications, 3.46%
University College London
257 publications, 3.36%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
244 publications, 3.19%
Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
233 publications, 3.05%
Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam
233 publications, 3.05%
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
232 publications, 3.04%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
1502 publications, 19.66%
California Institute of Technology
618 publications, 8.09%
Leiden University
589 publications, 7.71%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
538 publications, 7.04%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
521 publications, 6.82%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
433 publications, 5.67%
University of Cambridge
397 publications, 5.2%
University of Edinburgh
368 publications, 4.82%
Paris Cité University
367 publications, 4.8%
Durham University
354 publications, 4.63%
University of Copenhagen
353 publications, 4.62%
Trieste Astronomical Observatory
346 publications, 4.53%
University of Oxford
339 publications, 4.44%
Astronomical Observatory of Rome
315 publications, 4.12%
University of Arizona
307 publications, 4.02%
University of Padua
303 publications, 3.97%
Sorbonne University
287 publications, 3.76%
University of California, Berkeley
284 publications, 3.72%
Australian National University
283 publications, 3.7%
Johns Hopkins University
281 publications, 3.68%
Aix-Marseille University
275 publications, 3.6%
Liverpool John Moores University
264 publications, 3.46%
University College London
257 publications, 3.36%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
244 publications, 3.19%
Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
233 publications, 3.05%
Brera Astronomical Observatory
207 publications, 2.71%
University of Texas at Austin
198 publications, 2.59%
Cardiff University
197 publications, 2.58%
Grenoble Alpes University
193 publications, 2.53%
University of Groningen
187 publications, 2.45%
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With other countries

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USA, 3490, 45.67%
USA
3490 publications, 45.67%
United Kingdom, 2454, 32.12%
United Kingdom
2454 publications, 32.12%
Italy, 2335, 30.56%
Italy
2335 publications, 30.56%
France, 1980, 25.91%
France
1980 publications, 25.91%
Chile, 1632, 21.36%
Chile
1632 publications, 21.36%
Netherlands, 1270, 16.62%
Netherlands
1270 publications, 16.62%
Spain, 1099, 14.38%
Spain
1099 publications, 14.38%
Australia, 951, 12.45%
Australia
951 publications, 12.45%
Canada, 702, 9.19%
Canada
702 publications, 9.19%
China, 611, 8%
China
611 publications, 8%
Switzerland, 533, 6.98%
Switzerland
533 publications, 6.98%
Japan, 532, 6.96%
Japan
532 publications, 6.96%
Denmark, 480, 6.28%
Denmark
480 publications, 6.28%
Belgium, 457, 5.98%
Belgium
457 publications, 5.98%
Sweden, 396, 5.18%
Sweden
396 publications, 5.18%
Brazil, 298, 3.9%
Brazil
298 publications, 3.9%
Austria, 245, 3.21%
Austria
245 publications, 3.21%
Mexico, 232, 3.04%
Mexico
232 publications, 3.04%
Poland, 196, 2.57%
Poland
196 publications, 2.57%
Portugal, 192, 2.51%
Portugal
192 publications, 2.51%
South Africa, 185, 2.42%
South Africa
185 publications, 2.42%
Russia, 183, 2.39%
Russia
183 publications, 2.39%
India, 159, 2.08%
India
159 publications, 2.08%
Israel, 157, 2.05%
Israel
157 publications, 2.05%
Republic of Korea, 140, 1.83%
Republic of Korea
140 publications, 1.83%
Ireland, 106, 1.39%
Ireland
106 publications, 1.39%
Finland, 101, 1.32%
Finland
101 publications, 1.32%
Argentina, 98, 1.28%
Argentina
98 publications, 1.28%
Czech Republic, 83, 1.09%
Czech Republic
83 publications, 1.09%
Greece, 78, 1.02%
Greece
78 publications, 1.02%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1980 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.