Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Short name
USFQ
Country, city
Ecuador, Quito
Publications
3 721
Citations
61 521
h-index
88
Top-3 organizations
University of Florida
University of Florida (567 publications)
Cornell University
Cornell University (554 publications)
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota (521 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Florida
University of Florida (567 publications)
Cornell University
Cornell University (554 publications)
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota (521 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1991

Total publications
3721
Total citations
61521
Citations per publication
16.53
Average publications per year
106.31
Average authors per publication
314.36
h-index
88
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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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 324, 8.71%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
324 publications, 8.71%
General Medicine, 312, 8.38%
General Medicine
312 publications, 8.38%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 292, 7.85%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
292 publications, 7.85%
Ecology, 172, 4.62%
Ecology
172 publications, 4.62%
Multidisciplinary, 146, 3.92%
Multidisciplinary
146 publications, 3.92%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 138, 3.71%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
138 publications, 3.71%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 137, 3.68%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
137 publications, 3.68%
Engineering (miscellaneous), 133, 3.57%
Engineering (miscellaneous)
133 publications, 3.57%
Animal Science and Zoology, 131, 3.52%
Animal Science and Zoology
131 publications, 3.52%
Infectious Diseases, 130, 3.49%
Infectious Diseases
130 publications, 3.49%
Food Science, 98, 2.63%
Food Science
98 publications, 2.63%
Genetics, 93, 2.5%
Genetics
93 publications, 2.5%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 83, 2.23%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
83 publications, 2.23%
Molecular Biology, 82, 2.2%
Molecular Biology
82 publications, 2.2%
General Materials Science, 82, 2.2%
General Materials Science
82 publications, 2.2%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 78, 2.1%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
78 publications, 2.1%
Aquatic Science, 78, 2.1%
Aquatic Science
78 publications, 2.1%
Condensed Matter Physics, 74, 1.99%
Condensed Matter Physics
74 publications, 1.99%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 74, 1.99%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
74 publications, 1.99%
General Chemistry, 68, 1.83%
General Chemistry
68 publications, 1.83%
Immunology, 66, 1.77%
Immunology
66 publications, 1.77%
Microbiology, 64, 1.72%
Microbiology
64 publications, 1.72%
Geography, Planning and Development, 64, 1.72%
Geography, Planning and Development
64 publications, 1.72%
Microbiology (medical), 63, 1.69%
Microbiology (medical)
63 publications, 1.69%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 63, 1.69%
Nutrition and Dietetics
63 publications, 1.69%
Civil and Structural Engineering, 62, 1.67%
Civil and Structural Engineering
62 publications, 1.67%
Biochemistry, 61, 1.64%
Biochemistry
61 publications, 1.64%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 57, 1.53%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
57 publications, 1.53%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 55, 1.48%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
55 publications, 1.48%
Immunology and Allergy, 55, 1.48%
Immunology and Allergy
55 publications, 1.48%
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Journals

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Journal of High Energy Physics
320 publications, 8.6%
European Physical Journal C
137 publications, 3.68%
Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands
58 publications, 1.56%
PLoS ONE
55 publications, 1.48%
Scientific Reports
47 publications, 1.26%
PeerJ
35 publications, 0.94%
Physical Review D
34 publications, 0.91%
Journal of Surgical Case Reports
30 publications, 0.81%
SSRN Electronic Journal
29 publications, 0.78%
Ecology and Evolution
26 publications, 0.7%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
24 publications, 0.64%
Molecules
21 publications, 0.56%
Engineering Structures
20 publications, 0.54%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
19 publications, 0.51%
Zootaxa
19 publications, 0.51%
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
19 publications, 0.51%
Neotropical Biodiversity
19 publications, 0.51%
Science
18 publications, 0.48%
Growth Hormone and IGF Research
18 publications, 0.48%
Check List
16 publications, 0.43%
Current Developments in Nutrition
15 publications, 0.4%
Nutrients
15 publications, 0.4%
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
15 publications, 0.4%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
15 publications, 0.4%
ACS Omega
15 publications, 0.4%
Springer Texts in Education
15 publications, 0.4%
Physical Review Letters
14 publications, 0.38%
Journal of Instrumentation
14 publications, 0.38%
IEEE Access
14 publications, 0.38%
ISEE Conference Abstracts
14 publications, 0.38%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
1077 publications, 28.94%
Elsevier
612 publications, 16.45%
Wiley
314 publications, 8.44%
MDPI
276 publications, 7.42%
Taylor & Francis
164 publications, 4.41%
Oxford University Press
124 publications, 3.33%
Frontiers Media S.A.
105 publications, 2.82%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
68 publications, 1.83%
SAGE
61 publications, 1.64%
American Physical Society (APS)
53 publications, 1.42%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
46 publications, 1.24%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
45 publications, 1.21%
Cambridge University Press
37 publications, 0.99%
PeerJ
36 publications, 0.97%
IOP Publishing
30 publications, 0.81%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
29 publications, 0.78%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
26 publications, 0.7%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
24 publications, 0.64%
World Scientific
22 publications, 0.59%
SciELO
22 publications, 0.59%
Magnolia Press
21 publications, 0.56%
American Society for Microbiology
20 publications, 0.54%
Mary Ann Liebert
20 publications, 0.54%
The Royal Society
20 publications, 0.54%
BMJ
20 publications, 0.54%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
19 publications, 0.51%
Environmental Health Perspectives
19 publications, 0.51%
Hindawi Limited
18 publications, 0.48%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
16 publications, 0.43%
AIP Publishing
15 publications, 0.4%
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With other organizations

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University of Florida
567 publications, 15.24%
Cornell University
554 publications, 14.89%
University of Minnesota
521 publications, 14%
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
521 publications, 14%
Ghent University
515 publications, 13.84%
Johns Hopkins University
514 publications, 13.81%
Imperial College London
507 publications, 13.63%
Chulalongkorn University
507 publications, 13.63%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
507 publications, 13.63%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
506 publications, 13.6%
Brown University
506 publications, 13.6%
University of Kansas
505 publications, 13.57%
University of Maryland, College Park
503 publications, 13.52%
University of Turin
502 publications, 13.49%
Boston University
499 publications, 13.41%
Charles University
498 publications, 13.38%
Hamburg University
498 publications, 13.38%
Peking University
497 publications, 13.36%
University of Helsinki
497 publications, 13.36%
Sapienza University of Rome
497 publications, 13.36%
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional
497 publications, 13.36%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
496 publications, 13.33%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
496 publications, 13.33%
ETH Zurich
495 publications, 13.3%
University of Zurich
494 publications, 13.28%
University of Bologna
492 publications, 13.22%
Carnegie Mellon University
492 publications, 13.22%
University of Iowa
492 publications, 13.22%
University of Malaya
491 publications, 13.2%
Sungkyunkwan University
491 publications, 13.2%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Florida
567 publications, 15.24%
Cornell University
554 publications, 14.89%
University of Minnesota
521 publications, 14%
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
521 publications, 14%
Ghent University
515 publications, 13.84%
Johns Hopkins University
514 publications, 13.81%
Imperial College London
507 publications, 13.63%
Chulalongkorn University
507 publications, 13.63%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
507 publications, 13.63%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
506 publications, 13.6%
Brown University
506 publications, 13.6%
University of Kansas
505 publications, 13.57%
University of Maryland, College Park
503 publications, 13.52%
University of Turin
502 publications, 13.49%
Boston University
499 publications, 13.41%
Charles University
498 publications, 13.38%
Hamburg University
498 publications, 13.38%
Peking University
497 publications, 13.36%
University of Helsinki
497 publications, 13.36%
Sapienza University of Rome
497 publications, 13.36%
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional
497 publications, 13.36%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
496 publications, 13.33%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
496 publications, 13.33%
ETH Zurich
495 publications, 13.3%
University of Zurich
494 publications, 13.28%
University of Bologna
492 publications, 13.22%
Carnegie Mellon University
492 publications, 13.22%
University of Iowa
492 publications, 13.22%
University of Malaya
491 publications, 13.2%
Sungkyunkwan University
491 publications, 13.2%
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With other countries

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USA, 1657, 44.53%
USA
1657 publications, 44.53%
Spain, 833, 22.39%
Spain
833 publications, 22.39%
United Kingdom, 790, 21.23%
United Kingdom
790 publications, 21.23%
Brazil, 768, 20.64%
Brazil
768 publications, 20.64%
Colombia, 725, 19.48%
Colombia
725 publications, 19.48%
Mexico, 670, 18.01%
Mexico
670 publications, 18.01%
Germany, 653, 17.55%
Germany
653 publications, 17.55%
France, 631, 16.96%
France
631 publications, 16.96%
Italy, 604, 16.23%
Italy
604 publications, 16.23%
China, 565, 15.18%
China
565 publications, 15.18%
Belgium, 543, 14.59%
Belgium
543 publications, 14.59%
Portugal, 533, 14.32%
Portugal
533 publications, 14.32%
Switzerland, 528, 14.19%
Switzerland
528 publications, 14.19%
India, 521, 14%
India
521 publications, 14%
Austria, 501, 13.46%
Austria
501 publications, 13.46%
Czech Republic, 497, 13.36%
Czech Republic
497 publications, 13.36%
Finland, 494, 13.28%
Finland
494 publications, 13.28%
Thailand, 490, 13.17%
Thailand
490 publications, 13.17%
Poland, 489, 13.14%
Poland
489 publications, 13.14%
Republic of Korea, 488, 13.11%
Republic of Korea
488 publications, 13.11%
Turkey, 488, 13.11%
Turkey
488 publications, 13.11%
Malaysia, 486, 13.06%
Malaysia
486 publications, 13.06%
Hungary, 483, 12.98%
Hungary
483 publications, 12.98%
Pakistan, 483, 12.98%
Pakistan
483 publications, 12.98%
Greece, 481, 12.93%
Greece
481 publications, 12.93%
Iran, 480, 12.9%
Iran
480 publications, 12.9%
Lithuania, 477, 12.82%
Lithuania
477 publications, 12.82%
Ukraine, 473, 12.71%
Ukraine
473 publications, 12.71%
New Zealand, 472, 12.68%
New Zealand
472 publications, 12.68%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1991 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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