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Canadian Institute for Advanced Research

Short name

CIFAR

Country, city

Canada, Toronto

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Organization website

Publications

4 671

Citations

306 457

h-index

241

Top-3 journals

Physical Review B (658 publications)

Physical Review Letters (277 publications)

Physical Review D (131 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of British Columbia (1035 publications)

University of Toronto (867 publications)

McMaster University (416 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Harvard University (211 publications)

University of Maryland, College Park (172 publications)

Stanford University (161 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1985

Total publications

4671

Total citations

306457

Citations per publication

65.61

Average publications per year

111.21

Average authors per publication

8.34

h-index

241

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

	100 200 300 400 500 600
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 562, 12.03% General Physics and Astronomy 562 publications, 12.03%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 520, 11.13% Condensed Matter Physics 520 publications, 11.13%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 430, 9.21% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 430 publications, 9.21%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 339, 7.26% Multidisciplinary 339 publications, 7.26%
Genetics	Genetics, 261, 5.59% Genetics 261 publications, 5.59%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 248, 5.31% Microbiology 248 publications, 5.31%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 244, 5.22% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 244 publications, 5.22%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 242, 5.18% Molecular Biology 242 publications, 5.18%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 197, 4.22% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 197 publications, 4.22%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 181, 3.87% Astronomy and Astrophysics 181 publications, 3.87%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 170, 3.64% General Chemistry 170 publications, 3.64%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 164, 3.51% Space and Planetary Science 164 publications, 3.51%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 160, 3.43% General Medicine 160 publications, 3.43%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 137, 2.93% General Materials Science 137 publications, 2.93%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 109, 2.33% Biochemistry 109 publications, 2.33%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 107, 2.29% Economics and Econometrics 107 publications, 2.29%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 104, 2.23% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 104 publications, 2.23%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 103, 2.21% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 103 publications, 2.21%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 94, 2.01% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 94 publications, 2.01%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 87, 1.86% General Neuroscience 87 publications, 1.86%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 79, 1.69% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 79 publications, 1.69%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 72, 1.54% Cell Biology 72 publications, 1.54%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 65, 1.39% Computer Science Applications 65 publications, 1.39%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 65, 1.39% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 65 publications, 1.39%
Cognitive Neuroscience	Cognitive Neuroscience, 64, 1.37% Cognitive Neuroscience 64 publications, 1.37%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 55, 1.18% General Engineering 55 publications, 1.18%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 51, 1.09% Microbiology (medical) 51 publications, 1.09%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 50, 1.07% Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 50 publications, 1.07%
General Immunology and Microbiology	General Immunology and Microbiology, 46, 0.98% General Immunology and Microbiology 46 publications, 0.98%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 45, 0.96% Plant Science 45 publications, 0.96%
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Journals

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 658, 14.09% Physical Review B 658 publications, 14.09%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 277, 5.93% Physical Review Letters 277 publications, 5.93%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 131, 2.8% Physical Review D 131 publications, 2.8%
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, 118, 2.53% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118 publications, 2.53%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 98, 2.1% Nature Communications 98 publications, 2.1%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 90, 1.93% Physical Review A 90 publications, 1.93%
Nature	Nature, 90, 1.93% Nature 90 publications, 1.93%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 66, 1.41% Astrophysical Journal 66 publications, 1.41%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 61, 1.31% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 61 publications, 1.31%
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology	Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 61, 1.31% Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 61 publications, 1.31%
Current Biology	Current Biology, 59, 1.26% Current Biology 59 publications, 1.26%
Science	Science, 55, 1.18% Science 55 publications, 1.18%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 51, 1.09% SSRN Electronic Journal 51 publications, 1.09%
Physica B: Condensed Matter	Physica B: Condensed Matter, 49, 1.05% Physica B: Condensed Matter 49 publications, 1.05%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 47, 1.01% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 47 publications, 1.01%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 42, 0.9% Scientific Reports 42 publications, 0.9%
Physical Review Research	Physical Review Research, 42, 0.9% Physical Review Research 42 publications, 0.9%
Nature Physics	Nature Physics, 40, 0.86% Nature Physics 40 publications, 0.86%
Molecular Biology and Evolution	Molecular Biology and Evolution, 37, 0.79% Molecular Biology and Evolution 37 publications, 0.79%
Physical Review X	Physical Review X, 35, 0.75% Physical Review X 35 publications, 0.75%
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter	Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 33, 0.71% Journal of Physics Condensed Matter 33 publications, 0.71%
Protist	Protist, 29, 0.62% Protist 29 publications, 0.62%
eLife	eLife, 25, 0.54% eLife 25 publications, 0.54%
New Journal of Physics	New Journal of Physics, 24, 0.51% New Journal of Physics 24 publications, 0.51%
Science advances	Science advances, 24, 0.51% Science advances 24 publications, 0.51%
Physical Review Applied	Physical Review Applied, 23, 0.49% Physical Review Applied 23 publications, 0.49%
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence	Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 23, 0.49% Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence 23 publications, 0.49%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 22, 0.47% Applied Physics Letters 22 publications, 0.47%
Genome Biology and Evolution	Genome Biology and Evolution, 22, 0.47% Genome Biology and Evolution 22 publications, 0.47%
Journal of Low Temperature Physics	Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 21, 0.45% Journal of Low Temperature Physics 21 publications, 0.45%
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Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 1304, 27.92% American Physical Society (APS) 1304 publications, 27.92%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 857, 18.35% Springer Nature 857 publications, 18.35%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 642, 13.74% Elsevier 642 publications, 13.74%
Wiley	Wiley, 265, 5.67% Wiley 265 publications, 5.67%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 234, 5.01% Oxford University Press 234 publications, 5.01%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 125, 2.68% IOP Publishing 125 publications, 2.68%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 118, 2.53% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 118 publications, 2.53%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 108, 2.31% American Chemical Society (ACS) 108 publications, 2.31%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 86, 1.84% American Astronomical Society 86 publications, 1.84%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 85, 1.82% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 85 publications, 1.82%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 65, 1.39% Taylor & Francis 65 publications, 1.39%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 65, 1.39% American Society for Microbiology 65 publications, 1.39%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 61, 1.31% AIP Publishing 61 publications, 1.31%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 46, 0.98% Cambridge University Press 46 publications, 0.98%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 44, 0.94% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 44 publications, 0.94%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 44, 0.94% Social Science Electronic Publishing 44 publications, 0.94%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 40, 0.86% Frontiers Media S.A. 40 publications, 0.86%
MDPI	MDPI, 31, 0.66% MDPI 31 publications, 0.66%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 31, 0.66% The Royal Society 31 publications, 0.66%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 31, 0.66% Annual Reviews 31 publications, 0.66%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 26, 0.56% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 26 publications, 0.56%
eLife Sciences Publications	eLife Sciences Publications, 25, 0.54% eLife Sciences Publications 25 publications, 0.54%
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)	Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 24, 0.51% Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) 24 publications, 0.51%
American Economic Association	American Economic Association, 23, 0.49% American Economic Association 23 publications, 0.49%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 21, 0.45% EDP Sciences 21 publications, 0.45%
MIT Press	MIT Press, 21, 0.45% MIT Press 21 publications, 0.45%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 20, 0.43% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 20 publications, 0.43%
SAGE	SAGE, 17, 0.36% SAGE 17 publications, 0.36%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 15, 0.32% World Scientific 15 publications, 0.32%
Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften	Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften, 13, 0.28% Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften 13 publications, 0.28%
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With other organizations

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 1035, 22.16% University of British Columbia 1035 publications, 22.16%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 867, 18.56% University of Toronto 867 publications, 18.56%
McMaster University	McMaster University, 416, 8.91% McMaster University 416 publications, 8.91%
Université de Sherbrooke	Université de Sherbrooke, 310, 6.64% Université de Sherbrooke 310 publications, 6.64%
Dalhousie University	Dalhousie University, 299, 6.4% Dalhousie University 299 publications, 6.4%
University of Waterloo	University of Waterloo, 258, 5.52% University of Waterloo 258 publications, 5.52%
McGill University	McGill University, 251, 5.37% McGill University 251 publications, 5.37%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 211, 4.52% Harvard University 211 publications, 4.52%
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics	Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, 208, 4.45% Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics 208 publications, 4.45%
Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence	Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence, 181, 3.87% Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence 181 publications, 3.87%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 172, 3.68% University of Maryland, College Park 172 publications, 3.68%
Université de Montréal	Université de Montréal, 172, 3.68% Université de Montréal 172 publications, 3.68%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 161, 3.45% Stanford University 161 publications, 3.45%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 157, 3.36% University of California, Berkeley 157 publications, 3.36%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 155, 3.32% University of Alberta 155 publications, 3.32%
TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics	TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, 142, 3.04% TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics 142 publications, 3.04%
University College London	University College London, 133, 2.85% University College London 133 publications, 2.85%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 118, 2.53% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 118 publications, 2.53%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 118, 2.53% California Institute of Technology 118 publications, 2.53%
University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara, 115, 2.46% University of California, Santa Barbara 115 publications, 2.46%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 113, 2.42% Oak Ridge National Laboratory 113 publications, 2.42%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 111, 2.38% University of Cambridge 111 publications, 2.38%
Simon Fraser University	Simon Fraser University, 111, 2.38% Simon Fraser University 111 publications, 2.38%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 109, 2.33% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 109 publications, 2.33%
National Institute of Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology, 109, 2.33% National Institute of Standards and Technology 109 publications, 2.33%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 108, 2.31% University of Oxford 108 publications, 2.31%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 108, 2.31% Princeton University 108 publications, 2.31%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 106, 2.27% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 106 publications, 2.27%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 105, 2.25% Cornell University 105 publications, 2.25%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 95, 2.03% University of Chicago 95 publications, 2.03%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University	Harvard University, 211, 4.52% Harvard University 211 publications, 4.52%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 172, 3.68% University of Maryland, College Park 172 publications, 3.68%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 161, 3.45% Stanford University 161 publications, 3.45%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 157, 3.36% University of California, Berkeley 157 publications, 3.36%
University College London	University College London, 133, 2.85% University College London 133 publications, 2.85%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 118, 2.53% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 118 publications, 2.53%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 118, 2.53% California Institute of Technology 118 publications, 2.53%
University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara, 115, 2.46% University of California, Santa Barbara 115 publications, 2.46%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 113, 2.42% Oak Ridge National Laboratory 113 publications, 2.42%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 111, 2.38% University of Cambridge 111 publications, 2.38%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 109, 2.33% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 109 publications, 2.33%
National Institute of Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology, 109, 2.33% National Institute of Standards and Technology 109 publications, 2.33%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 108, 2.31% University of Oxford 108 publications, 2.31%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 108, 2.31% Princeton University 108 publications, 2.31%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 106, 2.27% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 106 publications, 2.27%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 105, 2.25% Cornell University 105 publications, 2.25%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 95, 2.03% University of Chicago 95 publications, 2.03%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 94, 2.01% University of Tokyo 94 publications, 2.01%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 89, 1.91% Johns Hopkins University 89 publications, 1.91%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 85, 1.82% Columbia University 85 publications, 1.82%
Yale University	Yale University, 80, 1.71% Yale University 80 publications, 1.71%
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv University, 76, 1.63% Tel Aviv University 76 publications, 1.63%
Northwestern University	Northwestern University, 76, 1.63% Northwestern University 76 publications, 1.63%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 73, 1.56% University of Melbourne 73 publications, 1.56%
Monash University	Monash University, 70, 1.5% Monash University 70 publications, 1.5%
University of Science and Technology of China	University of Science and Technology of China, 68, 1.46% University of Science and Technology of China 68 publications, 1.46%
Argonne National Laboratory	Argonne National Laboratory, 67, 1.43% Argonne National Laboratory 67 publications, 1.43%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 67, 1.43% Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 67 publications, 1.43%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 67, 1.43% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 67 publications, 1.43%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 67, 1.43% University of Colorado Boulder 67 publications, 1.43%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 1911, 40.91% USA 1911 publications, 40.91%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 574, 12.29% United Kingdom 574 publications, 12.29%
Germany	Germany, 433, 9.27% Germany 433 publications, 9.27%
China	China, 337, 7.21% China 337 publications, 7.21%
France	France, 301, 6.44% France 301 publications, 6.44%
Japan	Japan, 292, 6.25% Japan 292 publications, 6.25%
Australia	Australia, 229, 4.9% Australia 229 publications, 4.9%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 174, 3.73% Switzerland 174 publications, 3.73%
Israel	Israel, 135, 2.89% Israel 135 publications, 2.89%
Italy	Italy, 125, 2.68% Italy 125 publications, 2.68%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 124, 2.65% Republic of Korea 124 publications, 2.65%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 123, 2.63% Netherlands 123 publications, 2.63%
India	India, 113, 2.42% India 113 publications, 2.42%
Russia	Russia, 101, 2.16% Russia 101 publications, 2.16%
Spain	Spain, 90, 1.93% Spain 90 publications, 1.93%
Sweden	Sweden, 90, 1.93% Sweden 90 publications, 1.93%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 88, 1.88% Czech Republic 88 publications, 1.88%
Denmark	Denmark, 71, 1.52% Denmark 71 publications, 1.52%
Chile	Chile, 71, 1.52% Chile 71 publications, 1.52%
Brazil	Brazil, 65, 1.39% Brazil 65 publications, 1.39%
Austria	Austria, 50, 1.07% Austria 50 publications, 1.07%
Singapore	Singapore, 46, 0.98% Singapore 46 publications, 0.98%
South Africa	South Africa, 37, 0.79% South Africa 37 publications, 0.79%
Ireland	Ireland, 33, 0.71% Ireland 33 publications, 0.71%
Poland	Poland, 28, 0.6% Poland 28 publications, 0.6%
Mexico	Mexico, 27, 0.58% Mexico 27 publications, 0.58%
Belgium	Belgium, 24, 0.51% Belgium 24 publications, 0.51%
Finland	Finland, 24, 0.51% Finland 24 publications, 0.51%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 22, 0.47% New Zealand 22 publications, 0.47%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1985 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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