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European Southern Observatory
Short name
ESO
Country, city
Germany, Garching bei München
Publications
8 328
Citations
348 576
h-index
227
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1980

Total publications
8328
Total citations
348576
Citations per publication
41.86
Average publications per year
181.04
Average authors per publication
11.08
h-index
227
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, 5802, 69.67%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
5802 publications, 69.67%
Space and Planetary Science, 5731, 68.82%
Space and Planetary Science
5731 publications, 68.82%
Multidisciplinary, 161, 1.93%
Multidisciplinary
161 publications, 1.93%
General Medicine, 120, 1.44%
General Medicine
120 publications, 1.44%
General Physics and Astronomy, 98, 1.18%
General Physics and Astronomy
98 publications, 1.18%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 54, 0.65%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
54 publications, 0.65%
General Engineering, 51, 0.61%
General Engineering
51 publications, 0.61%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 38, 0.46%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
38 publications, 0.46%
Instrumentation, 37, 0.44%
Instrumentation
37 publications, 0.44%
Atmospheric Science, 24, 0.29%
Atmospheric Science
24 publications, 0.29%
Mechanical Engineering, 23, 0.28%
Mechanical Engineering
23 publications, 0.28%
Control and Systems Engineering, 22, 0.26%
Control and Systems Engineering
22 publications, 0.26%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 20, 0.24%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
20 publications, 0.24%
Geophysics, 20, 0.24%
Geophysics
20 publications, 0.24%
Mathematical Physics, 19, 0.23%
Mathematical Physics
19 publications, 0.23%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 19, 0.23%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
19 publications, 0.23%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 19, 0.23%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
19 publications, 0.23%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 18, 0.22%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
18 publications, 0.22%
Condensed Matter Physics, 17, 0.2%
Condensed Matter Physics
17 publications, 0.2%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 16, 0.19%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
16 publications, 0.19%
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 16, 0.19%
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
16 publications, 0.19%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 15, 0.18%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
15 publications, 0.18%
Modeling and Simulation, 13, 0.16%
Modeling and Simulation
13 publications, 0.16%
Computational Mathematics, 12, 0.14%
Computational Mathematics
12 publications, 0.14%
Applied Mathematics, 12, 0.14%
Applied Mathematics
12 publications, 0.14%
Aerospace Engineering, 12, 0.14%
Aerospace Engineering
12 publications, 0.14%
General Chemistry, 9, 0.11%
General Chemistry
9 publications, 0.11%
General Environmental Science, 9, 0.11%
General Environmental Science
9 publications, 0.11%
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 8, 0.1%
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
8 publications, 0.1%
General Neuroscience, 7, 0.08%
General Neuroscience
7 publications, 0.08%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1811 publications, 21.75%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1731 publications, 20.79%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
1262 publications, 15.15%
Astrophysical Journal
1081 publications, 12.98%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
291 publications, 3.49%
Astronomical Journal
200 publications, 2.4%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union
169 publications, 2.03%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
158 publications, 1.9%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
132 publications, 1.59%
Nature
125 publications, 1.5%
Eso Astrophysics Symposia
121 publications, 1.45%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
99 publications, 1.19%
Astronomische Nachrichten
65 publications, 0.78%
Astrophysics and Space Science
65 publications, 0.78%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
64 publications, 0.77%
International Astronomical Union Colloquium
61 publications, 0.73%
Nature Astronomy
55 publications, 0.66%
EAS Publications Series
39 publications, 0.47%
Science
36 publications, 0.43%
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
35 publications, 0.42%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
33 publications, 0.4%
Experimental Astronomy
33 publications, 0.4%
Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way
33 publications, 0.4%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
29 publications, 0.35%
Applied Optics
25 publications, 0.3%
EPJ Web of Conferences
23 publications, 0.28%
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems
23 publications, 0.28%
New Astronomy Reviews
22 publications, 0.26%
Space Science Reviews
22 publications, 0.26%
Highlights of Astronomy
20 publications, 0.24%
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Publishers

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Oxford University Press
1935 publications, 23.23%
EDP Sciences
1829 publications, 21.96%
American Astronomical Society
1338 publications, 16.07%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
1287 publications, 15.45%
Springer Nature
714 publications, 8.57%
Cambridge University Press
577 publications, 6.93%
IOP Publishing
243 publications, 2.92%
Elsevier
118 publications, 1.42%
Wiley
84 publications, 1.01%
Optica Publishing Group
50 publications, 0.6%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
38 publications, 0.46%
MDPI
23 publications, 0.28%
Taylor & Francis
13 publications, 0.16%
American Physical Society (APS)
11 publications, 0.13%
Annual Reviews
9 publications, 0.11%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
7 publications, 0.08%
World Scientific
6 publications, 0.07%
Pleiades Publishing
5 publications, 0.06%
Mary Ann Liebert
5 publications, 0.06%
AIP Publishing
5 publications, 0.06%
The Royal Society
5 publications, 0.06%
Copernicus
5 publications, 0.06%
Hindawi Limited
4 publications, 0.05%
F1000 Research
4 publications, 0.05%
Frontiers Media S.A.
3 publications, 0.04%
Science in China Press
2 publications, 0.02%
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%
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With other organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
1611 publications, 19.34%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
868 publications, 10.42%
Space Telescope Science Institute
705 publications, 8.47%
California Institute of Technology
663 publications, 7.96%
Leiden University
642 publications, 7.71%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
601 publications, 7.22%
Observatoire de Paris
601 publications, 7.22%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
577 publications, 6.93%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
461 publications, 5.54%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
455 publications, 5.46%
University of Cambridge
454 publications, 5.45%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
447 publications, 5.37%
Paris Cité University
398 publications, 4.78%
University of Oxford
396 publications, 4.76%
University of Copenhagen
390 publications, 4.68%
University of Edinburgh
389 publications, 4.67%
Sorbonne University
370 publications, 4.44%
Trieste Astronomical Observatory
367 publications, 4.41%
University of Arizona
344 publications, 4.13%
Astronomical Observatory of Rome
343 publications, 4.12%
Durham University
325 publications, 3.9%
University of Padua
324 publications, 3.89%
Johns Hopkins University
323 publications, 3.88%
University of La Laguna
322 publications, 3.87%
University of Hertfordshire
317 publications, 3.81%
University College London
307 publications, 3.69%
Aix-Marseille University
301 publications, 3.61%
University of California, Berkeley
301 publications, 3.61%
Heidelberg University
299 publications, 3.59%
Australian National University
298 publications, 3.58%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
1611 publications, 19.34%
Space Telescope Science Institute
705 publications, 8.47%
California Institute of Technology
663 publications, 7.96%
Leiden University
642 publications, 7.71%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
601 publications, 7.22%
Observatoire de Paris
601 publications, 7.22%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
577 publications, 6.93%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
461 publications, 5.54%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
455 publications, 5.46%
University of Cambridge
454 publications, 5.45%
Paris Cité University
398 publications, 4.78%
University of Oxford
396 publications, 4.76%
University of Copenhagen
390 publications, 4.68%
University of Edinburgh
389 publications, 4.67%
Sorbonne University
370 publications, 4.44%
Trieste Astronomical Observatory
367 publications, 4.41%
University of Arizona
344 publications, 4.13%
Astronomical Observatory of Rome
343 publications, 4.12%
Durham University
325 publications, 3.9%
University of Padua
324 publications, 3.89%
Johns Hopkins University
323 publications, 3.88%
University of La Laguna
322 publications, 3.87%
University of Hertfordshire
317 publications, 3.81%
University College London
307 publications, 3.69%
Aix-Marseille University
301 publications, 3.61%
University of California, Berkeley
301 publications, 3.61%
Australian National University
298 publications, 3.58%
Liverpool John Moores University
289 publications, 3.47%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics
287 publications, 3.45%
University of Tokyo
268 publications, 3.22%
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With other countries

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USA, 3608, 43.32%
USA
3608 publications, 43.32%
United Kingdom, 2539, 30.49%
United Kingdom
2539 publications, 30.49%
Italy, 2412, 28.96%
Italy
2412 publications, 28.96%
France, 2047, 24.58%
France
2047 publications, 24.58%
Chile, 1663, 19.97%
Chile
1663 publications, 19.97%
Netherlands, 1311, 15.74%
Netherlands
1311 publications, 15.74%
Spain, 1124, 13.5%
Spain
1124 publications, 13.5%
Australia, 982, 11.79%
Australia
982 publications, 11.79%
Canada, 728, 8.74%
Canada
728 publications, 8.74%
China, 625, 7.5%
China
625 publications, 7.5%
Japan, 551, 6.62%
Japan
551 publications, 6.62%
Switzerland, 544, 6.53%
Switzerland
544 publications, 6.53%
Denmark, 487, 5.85%
Denmark
487 publications, 5.85%
Belgium, 472, 5.67%
Belgium
472 publications, 5.67%
Sweden, 405, 4.86%
Sweden
405 publications, 4.86%
Brazil, 304, 3.65%
Brazil
304 publications, 3.65%
Austria, 250, 3%
Austria
250 publications, 3%
Mexico, 236, 2.83%
Mexico
236 publications, 2.83%
Poland, 204, 2.45%
Poland
204 publications, 2.45%
South Africa, 196, 2.35%
South Africa
196 publications, 2.35%
Portugal, 193, 2.32%
Portugal
193 publications, 2.32%
Russia, 188, 2.26%
Russia
188 publications, 2.26%
Israel, 164, 1.97%
Israel
164 publications, 1.97%
India, 164, 1.97%
India
164 publications, 1.97%
Republic of Korea, 142, 1.71%
Republic of Korea
142 publications, 1.71%
Ireland, 111, 1.33%
Ireland
111 publications, 1.33%
Finland, 106, 1.27%
Finland
106 publications, 1.27%
Argentina, 101, 1.21%
Argentina
101 publications, 1.21%
Czech Republic, 97, 1.16%
Czech Republic
97 publications, 1.16%
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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.