Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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Short name

USFQ

Country, city

Ecuador, Quito

01r2c3v86

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Publications

4 127

Citations

68 995

h-index

Top-3 journals

Journal of High Energy Physics (335 publications)

European Physical Journal C (138 publications)

PLoS ONE (59 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Florida (616 publications)

Cornell University (597 publications)

University of Minnesota (568 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Florida (616 publications)

Cornell University (597 publications)

University of Minnesota (568 publications)

Top-1 researchers by h-index

Beltrán Katty

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5 publications, 16 citations

h-index: 2

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1991

Total publications

4127

Total citations

68995

Citations per publication

16.72

Average publications per year

114.64

Average authors per publication

305.21

h-index

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

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 333, 8.07% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 333 publications, 8.07%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 314, 7.61% General Medicine 314 publications, 7.61%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 292, 7.08% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 292 publications, 7.08%
Ecology	Ecology, 176, 4.26% Ecology 176 publications, 4.26%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 146, 3.54% Multidisciplinary 146 publications, 3.54%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 141, 3.42% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 141 publications, 3.42%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 138, 3.34% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 138 publications, 3.34%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 135, 3.27% Animal Science and Zoology 135 publications, 3.27%
Engineering (miscellaneous)	Engineering (miscellaneous), 133, 3.22% Engineering (miscellaneous) 133 publications, 3.22%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 130, 3.15% Infectious Diseases 130 publications, 3.15%
Food Science	Food Science, 99, 2.4% Food Science 99 publications, 2.4%
Genetics	Genetics, 93, 2.25% Genetics 93 publications, 2.25%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 83, 2.01% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 83 publications, 2.01%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 82, 1.99% Molecular Biology 82 publications, 1.99%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 82, 1.99% General Materials Science 82 publications, 1.99%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 80, 1.94% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 80 publications, 1.94%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 78, 1.89% Aquatic Science 78 publications, 1.89%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 74, 1.79% Condensed Matter Physics 74 publications, 1.79%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 74, 1.79% Nature and Landscape Conservation 74 publications, 1.79%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 68, 1.65% General Chemistry 68 publications, 1.65%
Immunology	Immunology, 66, 1.6% Immunology 66 publications, 1.6%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 64, 1.55% Microbiology 64 publications, 1.55%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 64, 1.55% Geography, Planning and Development 64 publications, 1.55%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 63, 1.53% Microbiology (medical) 63 publications, 1.53%
Nutrition and Dietetics	Nutrition and Dietetics, 63, 1.53% Nutrition and Dietetics 63 publications, 1.53%
Civil and Structural Engineering	Civil and Structural Engineering, 62, 1.5% Civil and Structural Engineering 62 publications, 1.5%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 61, 1.48% Biochemistry 61 publications, 1.48%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 59, 1.43% General Physics and Astronomy 59 publications, 1.43%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 57, 1.38% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 57 publications, 1.38%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 56, 1.36% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 56 publications, 1.36%
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Journals

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 335, 8.12% Journal of High Energy Physics 335 publications, 8.12%
European Physical Journal C	European Physical Journal C, 138, 3.34% European Physical Journal C 138 publications, 3.34%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 59, 1.43% PLoS ONE 59 publications, 1.43%
Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands	Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands, 58, 1.41% Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands 58 publications, 1.41%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 55, 1.33% Scientific Reports 55 publications, 1.33%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 41, 0.99% Physical Review D 41 publications, 0.99%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 36, 0.87% PeerJ 36 publications, 0.87%
Journal of Surgical Case Reports	Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 31, 0.75% Journal of Surgical Case Reports 31 publications, 0.75%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 29, 0.7% SSRN Electronic Journal 29 publications, 0.7%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 28, 0.68% Physical Review Letters 28 publications, 0.68%
Ecology and Evolution	Ecology and Evolution, 27, 0.65% Ecology and Evolution 27 publications, 0.65%
Communications in Computer and Information Science	Communications in Computer and Information Science, 27, 0.65% Communications in Computer and Information Science 27 publications, 0.65%
Molecules	Molecules, 25, 0.61% Molecules 25 publications, 0.61%
Engineering Structures	Engineering Structures, 22, 0.53% Engineering Structures 22 publications, 0.53%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 0.48% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20 publications, 0.48%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 20, 0.48% Zootaxa 20 publications, 0.48%
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 20, 0.48% American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 20 publications, 0.48%
Check List	Check List, 19, 0.46% Check List 19 publications, 0.46%
Neotropical Biodiversity	Neotropical Biodiversity, 19, 0.46% Neotropical Biodiversity 19 publications, 0.46%
IEEE Access	IEEE Access, 19, 0.46% IEEE Access 19 publications, 0.46%
Current Developments in Nutrition	Current Developments in Nutrition, 18, 0.44% Current Developments in Nutrition 18 publications, 0.44%
Science	Science, 18, 0.44% Science 18 publications, 0.44%
Growth Hormone and IGF Research	Growth Hormone and IGF Research, 18, 0.44% Growth Hormone and IGF Research 18 publications, 0.44%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 18, 0.44% Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 18 publications, 0.44%
ACS Omega	ACS Omega, 18, 0.44% ACS Omega 18 publications, 0.44%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences	International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 17, 0.41% International Journal of Molecular Sciences 17 publications, 0.41%
Journal of Instrumentation	Journal of Instrumentation, 17, 0.41% Journal of Instrumentation 17 publications, 0.41%
ZooKeys	ZooKeys, 16, 0.39% ZooKeys 16 publications, 0.39%
Nutrients	Nutrients, 15, 0.36% Nutrients 15 publications, 0.36%
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology	Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 15, 0.36% Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 15 publications, 0.36%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1166, 28.25% Springer Nature 1166 publications, 28.25%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 700, 16.96% Elsevier 700 publications, 16.96%
Wiley	Wiley, 328, 7.95% Wiley 328 publications, 7.95%
MDPI	MDPI, 319, 7.73% MDPI 319 publications, 7.73%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 172, 4.17% Taylor & Francis 172 publications, 4.17%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 133, 3.22% Oxford University Press 133 publications, 3.22%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 126, 3.05% Frontiers Media S.A. 126 publications, 3.05%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 76, 1.84% American Physical Society (APS) 76 publications, 1.84%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 72, 1.74% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 72 publications, 1.74%
SAGE	SAGE, 70, 1.7% SAGE 70 publications, 1.7%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 53, 1.28% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 53 publications, 1.28%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 50, 1.21% American Chemical Society (ACS) 50 publications, 1.21%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 42, 1.02% Cambridge University Press 42 publications, 1.02%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 37, 0.9% PeerJ 37 publications, 0.9%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 33, 0.8% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 33 publications, 0.8%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 33, 0.8% IOP Publishing 33 publications, 0.8%
Pensoft Publishers	Pensoft Publishers, 32, 0.78% Pensoft Publishers 32 publications, 0.78%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 29, 0.7% Social Science Electronic Publishing 29 publications, 0.7%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 24, 0.58% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 24 publications, 0.58%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 22, 0.53% World Scientific 22 publications, 0.53%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 22, 0.53% American Society for Microbiology 22 publications, 0.53%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 22, 0.53% The Royal Society 22 publications, 0.53%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 22, 0.53% Magnolia Press 22 publications, 0.53%
SciELO	SciELO, 22, 0.53% SciELO 22 publications, 0.53%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 20, 0.48% American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 20 publications, 0.48%
BMJ	BMJ, 20, 0.48% BMJ 20 publications, 0.48%
Emerald	Emerald, 19, 0.46% Emerald 19 publications, 0.46%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 19, 0.46% Mary Ann Liebert 19 publications, 0.46%
Environmental Health Perspectives	Environmental Health Perspectives, 19, 0.46% Environmental Health Perspectives 19 publications, 0.46%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 18, 0.44% Hindawi Limited 18 publications, 0.44%
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With other organizations

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University of Florida	University of Florida, 616, 14.93% University of Florida 616 publications, 14.93%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 597, 14.47% Cornell University 597 publications, 14.47%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 568, 13.76% University of Minnesota 568 publications, 13.76%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 559, 13.54% Ghent University 559 publications, 13.54%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 558, 13.52% Johns Hopkins University 558 publications, 13.52%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 552, 13.38% Imperial College London 552 publications, 13.38%
Chulalongkorn University	Chulalongkorn University, 550, 13.33% Chulalongkorn University 550 publications, 13.33%
Brown University	Brown University, 550, 13.33% Brown University 550 publications, 13.33%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 549, 13.3% Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 549 publications, 13.3%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid	Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 549, 13.3% Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 549 publications, 13.3%
University of Turin	University of Turin, 546, 13.23% University of Turin 546 publications, 13.23%
University of Kansas	University of Kansas, 546, 13.23% University of Kansas 546 publications, 13.23%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 545, 13.21% University of Maryland, College Park 545 publications, 13.21%
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia	Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, 544, 13.18% Universidad de los Andes, Colombia 544 publications, 13.18%
Boston University	Boston University, 540, 13.08% Boston University 540 publications, 13.08%
Hamburg University	Hamburg University, 540, 13.08% Hamburg University 540 publications, 13.08%
Peking University	Peking University, 539, 13.06% Peking University 539 publications, 13.06%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 539, 13.06% University of Helsinki 539 publications, 13.06%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles	Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 539, 13.06% Universite Libre de Bruxelles 539 publications, 13.06%
Charles University	Charles University, 539, 13.06% Charles University 539 publications, 13.06%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 538, 13.04% University of Wisconsin–Madison 538 publications, 13.04%
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional	Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 538, 13.04% Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional 538 publications, 13.04%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 537, 13.01% Sapienza University of Rome 537 publications, 13.01%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 535, 12.96% University of Zurich 535 publications, 12.96%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 534, 12.94% University of Bristol 534 publications, 12.94%
University of Iowa	University of Iowa, 534, 12.94% University of Iowa 534 publications, 12.94%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 533, 12.91% University of Bologna 533 publications, 12.91%
Carnegie Mellon University	Carnegie Mellon University, 533, 12.91% Carnegie Mellon University 533 publications, 12.91%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 533, 12.91% California Institute of Technology 533 publications, 12.91%
National Laboratory of Frascati	National Laboratory of Frascati, 533, 12.91% National Laboratory of Frascati 533 publications, 12.91%
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With foreign organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
University of Florida	University of Florida, 616, 14.93% University of Florida 616 publications, 14.93%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 597, 14.47% Cornell University 597 publications, 14.47%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 568, 13.76% University of Minnesota 568 publications, 13.76%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 559, 13.54% Ghent University 559 publications, 13.54%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 558, 13.52% Johns Hopkins University 558 publications, 13.52%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 552, 13.38% Imperial College London 552 publications, 13.38%
Chulalongkorn University	Chulalongkorn University, 550, 13.33% Chulalongkorn University 550 publications, 13.33%
Brown University	Brown University, 550, 13.33% Brown University 550 publications, 13.33%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 549, 13.3% Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 549 publications, 13.3%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid	Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 549, 13.3% Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 549 publications, 13.3%
University of Turin	University of Turin, 546, 13.23% University of Turin 546 publications, 13.23%
University of Kansas	University of Kansas, 546, 13.23% University of Kansas 546 publications, 13.23%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 545, 13.21% University of Maryland, College Park 545 publications, 13.21%
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia	Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, 544, 13.18% Universidad de los Andes, Colombia 544 publications, 13.18%
Boston University	Boston University, 540, 13.08% Boston University 540 publications, 13.08%
Hamburg University	Hamburg University, 540, 13.08% Hamburg University 540 publications, 13.08%
Peking University	Peking University, 539, 13.06% Peking University 539 publications, 13.06%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 539, 13.06% University of Helsinki 539 publications, 13.06%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles	Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 539, 13.06% Universite Libre de Bruxelles 539 publications, 13.06%
Charles University	Charles University, 539, 13.06% Charles University 539 publications, 13.06%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 538, 13.04% University of Wisconsin–Madison 538 publications, 13.04%
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional	Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 538, 13.04% Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional 538 publications, 13.04%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 537, 13.01% Sapienza University of Rome 537 publications, 13.01%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 535, 12.96% University of Zurich 535 publications, 12.96%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 534, 12.94% University of Bristol 534 publications, 12.94%
University of Iowa	University of Iowa, 534, 12.94% University of Iowa 534 publications, 12.94%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 533, 12.91% University of Bologna 533 publications, 12.91%
Carnegie Mellon University	Carnegie Mellon University, 533, 12.91% Carnegie Mellon University 533 publications, 12.91%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 533, 12.91% California Institute of Technology 533 publications, 12.91%
National Laboratory of Frascati	National Laboratory of Frascati, 533, 12.91% National Laboratory of Frascati 533 publications, 12.91%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 1704, 41.29% USA 1704 publications, 41.29%
Spain	Spain, 870, 21.08% Spain 870 publications, 21.08%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 820, 19.87% United Kingdom 820 publications, 19.87%
Brazil	Brazil, 799, 19.36% Brazil 799 publications, 19.36%
Colombia	Colombia, 758, 18.37% Colombia 758 publications, 18.37%
Mexico	Mexico, 700, 16.96% Mexico 700 publications, 16.96%
Germany	Germany, 680, 16.48% Germany 680 publications, 16.48%
France	France, 657, 15.92% France 657 publications, 15.92%
Italy	Italy, 631, 15.29% Italy 631 publications, 15.29%
China	China, 590, 14.3% China 590 publications, 14.3%
Belgium	Belgium, 568, 13.76% Belgium 568 publications, 13.76%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 554, 13.42% Switzerland 554 publications, 13.42%
India	India, 546, 13.23% India 546 publications, 13.23%
Portugal	Portugal, 536, 12.99% Portugal 536 publications, 12.99%
Austria	Austria, 526, 12.75% Austria 526 publications, 12.75%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 523, 12.67% Czech Republic 523 publications, 12.67%
Finland	Finland, 521, 12.62% Finland 521 publications, 12.62%
Thailand	Thailand, 516, 12.5% Thailand 516 publications, 12.5%
Poland	Poland, 514, 12.45% Poland 514 publications, 12.45%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 514, 12.45% Republic of Korea 514 publications, 12.45%
Turkey	Turkey, 513, 12.43% Turkey 513 publications, 12.43%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 511, 12.38% Malaysia 511 publications, 12.38%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 509, 12.33% Pakistan 509 publications, 12.33%
Hungary	Hungary, 508, 12.31% Hungary 508 publications, 12.31%
Greece	Greece, 506, 12.26% Greece 506 publications, 12.26%
Iran	Iran, 506, 12.26% Iran 506 publications, 12.26%
Lithuania	Lithuania, 502, 12.16% Lithuania 502 publications, 12.16%
Ukraine	Ukraine, 498, 12.07% Ukraine 498 publications, 12.07%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 497, 12.04% New Zealand 497 publications, 12.04%
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