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Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Short name
CIFAR
Country, city
Canada, Toronto
Publications
4 485
Citations
286 319
h-index
234
Top-3 journals
Physical Review B
Physical Review B (651 publications)
Physical Review Letters
Physical Review Letters (268 publications)
Physical Review D
Physical Review D (130 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia (1014 publications)
University of Toronto
University of Toronto (823 publications)
McMaster University
McMaster University (411 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (198 publications)
Stanford University
Stanford University (152 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1985

Total publications
4485
Total citations
286319
Citations per publication
63.84
Average publications per year
109.39
Average authors per publication
7.8
h-index
234
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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General Physics and Astronomy, 561, 12.51%
General Physics and Astronomy
561 publications, 12.51%
Condensed Matter Physics, 520, 11.59%
Condensed Matter Physics
520 publications, 11.59%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 430, 9.59%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
430 publications, 9.59%
Multidisciplinary, 339, 7.56%
Multidisciplinary
339 publications, 7.56%
Genetics, 261, 5.82%
Genetics
261 publications, 5.82%
Microbiology, 248, 5.53%
Microbiology
248 publications, 5.53%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 244, 5.44%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
244 publications, 5.44%
Molecular Biology, 242, 5.4%
Molecular Biology
242 publications, 5.4%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 197, 4.39%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
197 publications, 4.39%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 179, 3.99%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
179 publications, 3.99%
General Chemistry, 170, 3.79%
General Chemistry
170 publications, 3.79%
Space and Planetary Science, 162, 3.61%
Space and Planetary Science
162 publications, 3.61%
General Medicine, 160, 3.57%
General Medicine
160 publications, 3.57%
General Materials Science, 137, 3.05%
General Materials Science
137 publications, 3.05%
Biochemistry, 109, 2.43%
Biochemistry
109 publications, 2.43%
Economics and Econometrics, 107, 2.39%
Economics and Econometrics
107 publications, 2.39%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 104, 2.32%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
104 publications, 2.32%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 103, 2.3%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
103 publications, 2.3%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 94, 2.1%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
94 publications, 2.1%
General Neuroscience, 87, 1.94%
General Neuroscience
87 publications, 1.94%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 79, 1.76%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
79 publications, 1.76%
Cell Biology, 72, 1.61%
Cell Biology
72 publications, 1.61%
Computer Science Applications, 65, 1.45%
Computer Science Applications
65 publications, 1.45%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 65, 1.45%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
65 publications, 1.45%
Cognitive Neuroscience, 64, 1.43%
Cognitive Neuroscience
64 publications, 1.43%
General Engineering, 55, 1.23%
General Engineering
55 publications, 1.23%
Microbiology (medical), 51, 1.14%
Microbiology (medical)
51 publications, 1.14%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 50, 1.11%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
50 publications, 1.11%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 46, 1.03%
General Immunology and Microbiology
46 publications, 1.03%
Plant Science, 45, 1%
Plant Science
45 publications, 1%
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Journals

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Physical Review B
651 publications, 14.52%
Physical Review Letters
268 publications, 5.98%
Physical Review D
130 publications, 2.9%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
115 publications, 2.56%
Nature Communications
90 publications, 2.01%
Physical Review A
89 publications, 1.98%
Nature
88 publications, 1.96%
Astrophysical Journal
62 publications, 1.38%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
61 publications, 1.36%
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
61 publications, 1.36%
Current Biology
58 publications, 1.29%
Science
53 publications, 1.18%
SSRN Electronic Journal
52 publications, 1.16%
Physica B: Condensed Matter
49 publications, 1.09%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
45 publications, 1%
Scientific Reports
41 publications, 0.91%
Physical Review Research
41 publications, 0.91%
Nature Physics
38 publications, 0.85%
Molecular Biology and Evolution
37 publications, 0.82%
Physical Review X
34 publications, 0.76%
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
33 publications, 0.74%
Protist
29 publications, 0.65%
eLife
25 publications, 0.56%
New Journal of Physics
24 publications, 0.54%
Applied Physics Letters
22 publications, 0.49%
Genome Biology and Evolution
22 publications, 0.49%
Science advances
22 publications, 0.49%
Physical Review Applied
21 publications, 0.47%
Journal of Low Temperature Physics
21 publications, 0.47%
Hyperfine Interactions
20 publications, 0.45%
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Publishers

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American Physical Society (APS)
1280 publications, 28.54%
Springer Nature
820 publications, 18.28%
Elsevier
616 publications, 13.73%
Wiley
252 publications, 5.62%
Oxford University Press
225 publications, 5.02%
IOP Publishing
121 publications, 2.7%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
115 publications, 2.56%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
104 publications, 2.32%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
80 publications, 1.78%
American Astronomical Society
78 publications, 1.74%
American Society for Microbiology
64 publications, 1.43%
Taylor & Francis
62 publications, 1.38%
AIP Publishing
59 publications, 1.32%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
44 publications, 0.98%
Cambridge University Press
43 publications, 0.96%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
40 publications, 0.89%
Frontiers Media S.A.
37 publications, 0.82%
The Royal Society
31 publications, 0.69%
Annual Reviews
31 publications, 0.69%
MDPI
28 publications, 0.62%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
25 publications, 0.56%
eLife Sciences Publications
25 publications, 0.56%
American Economic Association
23 publications, 0.51%
MIT Press
20 publications, 0.45%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
20 publications, 0.45%
SAGE
16 publications, 0.36%
World Scientific
15 publications, 0.33%
Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften
13 publications, 0.29%
EDP Sciences
11 publications, 0.25%
American Meteorological Society
11 publications, 0.25%
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With other organizations

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University of British Columbia
1014 publications, 22.61%
University of Toronto
823 publications, 18.35%
McMaster University
411 publications, 9.16%
Dalhousie University
299 publications, 6.67%
Université de Sherbrooke
297 publications, 6.62%
University of Waterloo
249 publications, 5.55%
McGill University
234 publications, 5.22%
Harvard University
198 publications, 4.41%
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
196 publications, 4.37%
University of Maryland, College Park
162 publications, 3.61%
Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence
162 publications, 3.61%
Université de Montréal
159 publications, 3.55%
Stanford University
152 publications, 3.39%
University of Alberta
151 publications, 3.37%
University of California, Berkeley
143 publications, 3.19%
TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics
141 publications, 3.14%
University College London
118 publications, 2.63%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
110 publications, 2.45%
Simon Fraser University
110 publications, 2.45%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
107 publications, 2.39%
California Institute of Technology
107 publications, 2.39%
National Institute of Standards and Technology
107 publications, 2.39%
University of California, Santa Barbara
102 publications, 2.27%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
99 publications, 2.21%
University of Oxford
98 publications, 2.19%
University of Cambridge
98 publications, 2.19%
Princeton University
97 publications, 2.16%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
95 publications, 2.12%
Cornell University
93 publications, 2.07%
Johns Hopkins University
87 publications, 1.94%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University
198 publications, 4.41%
University of Maryland, College Park
162 publications, 3.61%
Stanford University
152 publications, 3.39%
University of California, Berkeley
143 publications, 3.19%
University College London
118 publications, 2.63%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
110 publications, 2.45%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
107 publications, 2.39%
California Institute of Technology
107 publications, 2.39%
National Institute of Standards and Technology
107 publications, 2.39%
University of California, Santa Barbara
102 publications, 2.27%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
99 publications, 2.21%
University of Oxford
98 publications, 2.19%
University of Cambridge
98 publications, 2.19%
Princeton University
97 publications, 2.16%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
95 publications, 2.12%
Cornell University
93 publications, 2.07%
Johns Hopkins University
87 publications, 1.94%
University of Tokyo
83 publications, 1.85%
University of Chicago
82 publications, 1.83%
Columbia University
80 publications, 1.78%
Northwestern University
71 publications, 1.58%
Yale University
69 publications, 1.54%
University of Melbourne
69 publications, 1.54%
Tel Aviv University
64 publications, 1.43%
Argonne National Laboratory
62 publications, 1.38%
Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences
62 publications, 1.38%
Brookhaven National Laboratory
61 publications, 1.36%
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
61 publications, 1.36%
Monash University
60 publications, 1.34%
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
60 publications, 1.34%
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With other countries

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USA, 1880, 41.92%
USA
1880 publications, 41.92%
United Kingdom, 562, 12.53%
United Kingdom
562 publications, 12.53%
Germany, 430, 9.59%
Germany
430 publications, 9.59%
China, 332, 7.4%
China
332 publications, 7.4%
France, 300, 6.69%
France
300 publications, 6.69%
Japan, 288, 6.42%
Japan
288 publications, 6.42%
Australia, 227, 5.06%
Australia
227 publications, 5.06%
Switzerland, 173, 3.86%
Switzerland
173 publications, 3.86%
Israel, 132, 2.94%
Israel
132 publications, 2.94%
Italy, 124, 2.76%
Italy
124 publications, 2.76%
Netherlands, 122, 2.72%
Netherlands
122 publications, 2.72%
Republic of Korea, 122, 2.72%
Republic of Korea
122 publications, 2.72%
India, 105, 2.34%
India
105 publications, 2.34%
Russia, 101, 2.25%
Russia
101 publications, 2.25%
Spain, 89, 1.98%
Spain
89 publications, 1.98%
Sweden, 89, 1.98%
Sweden
89 publications, 1.98%
Czech Republic, 88, 1.96%
Czech Republic
88 publications, 1.96%
Chile, 70, 1.56%
Chile
70 publications, 1.56%
Denmark, 68, 1.52%
Denmark
68 publications, 1.52%
Brazil, 64, 1.43%
Brazil
64 publications, 1.43%
Austria, 50, 1.11%
Austria
50 publications, 1.11%
Singapore, 46, 1.03%
Singapore
46 publications, 1.03%
South Africa, 37, 0.82%
South Africa
37 publications, 0.82%
Ireland, 33, 0.74%
Ireland
33 publications, 0.74%
Poland, 28, 0.62%
Poland
28 publications, 0.62%
Mexico, 26, 0.58%
Mexico
26 publications, 0.58%
Finland, 24, 0.54%
Finland
24 publications, 0.54%
Belgium, 23, 0.51%
Belgium
23 publications, 0.51%
New Zealand, 22, 0.49%
New Zealand
22 publications, 0.49%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1985 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.