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Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Short name
CIFAR
Country, city
Canada, Toronto
Publications
4 418
Citations
279 263
h-index
232
Top-3 journals
Physical Review B
Physical Review B (650 publications)
Physical Review Letters
Physical Review Letters (268 publications)
Physical Review D
Physical Review D (129 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia (1002 publications)
University of Toronto
University of Toronto (812 publications)
McMaster University
McMaster University (409 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (193 publications)
Stanford University
Stanford University (146 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1985

Total publications
4418
Total citations
279263
Citations per publication
63.21
Average publications per year
107.76
Average authors per publication
7.71
h-index
232
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, 12.7%
General Physics and Astronomy
561 publications, 12.7%
Condensed Matter Physics, 520, 11.77%
Condensed Matter Physics
520 publications, 11.77%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 430, 9.73%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
430 publications, 9.73%
Multidisciplinary, 339, 7.67%
Multidisciplinary
339 publications, 7.67%
Genetics, 261, 5.91%
Genetics
261 publications, 5.91%
Microbiology, 248, 5.61%
Microbiology
248 publications, 5.61%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 244, 5.52%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
244 publications, 5.52%
Molecular Biology, 242, 5.48%
Molecular Biology
242 publications, 5.48%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 197, 4.46%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
197 publications, 4.46%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 179, 4.05%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
179 publications, 4.05%
General Chemistry, 170, 3.85%
General Chemistry
170 publications, 3.85%
Space and Planetary Science, 162, 3.67%
Space and Planetary Science
162 publications, 3.67%
General Medicine, 160, 3.62%
General Medicine
160 publications, 3.62%
General Materials Science, 137, 3.1%
General Materials Science
137 publications, 3.1%
Biochemistry, 109, 2.47%
Biochemistry
109 publications, 2.47%
Economics and Econometrics, 107, 2.42%
Economics and Econometrics
107 publications, 2.42%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 104, 2.35%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
104 publications, 2.35%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 103, 2.33%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
103 publications, 2.33%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 94, 2.13%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
94 publications, 2.13%
General Neuroscience, 87, 1.97%
General Neuroscience
87 publications, 1.97%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 79, 1.79%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
79 publications, 1.79%
Cell Biology, 72, 1.63%
Cell Biology
72 publications, 1.63%
Computer Science Applications, 65, 1.47%
Computer Science Applications
65 publications, 1.47%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 65, 1.47%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
65 publications, 1.47%
Cognitive Neuroscience, 63, 1.43%
Cognitive Neuroscience
63 publications, 1.43%
General Engineering, 55, 1.24%
General Engineering
55 publications, 1.24%
Microbiology (medical), 51, 1.15%
Microbiology (medical)
51 publications, 1.15%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 49, 1.11%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
49 publications, 1.11%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 46, 1.04%
General Immunology and Microbiology
46 publications, 1.04%
Plant Science, 45, 1.02%
Plant Science
45 publications, 1.02%
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Journals

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Physical Review B
650 publications, 14.71%
Physical Review Letters
268 publications, 6.07%
Physical Review D
129 publications, 2.92%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
114 publications, 2.58%
Physical Review A
89 publications, 2.01%
Nature
86 publications, 1.95%
Nature Communications
84 publications, 1.9%
Astrophysical Journal
62 publications, 1.4%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
61 publications, 1.38%
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
61 publications, 1.38%
Current Biology
57 publications, 1.29%
Science
51 publications, 1.15%
Physica B: Condensed Matter
49 publications, 1.11%
SSRN Electronic Journal
49 publications, 1.11%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
45 publications, 1.02%
Physical Review Research
41 publications, 0.93%
Scientific Reports
40 publications, 0.91%
Molecular Biology and Evolution
37 publications, 0.84%
Nature Physics
37 publications, 0.84%
Physical Review X
34 publications, 0.77%
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
33 publications, 0.75%
Protist
29 publications, 0.66%
eLife
25 publications, 0.57%
New Journal of Physics
24 publications, 0.54%
Applied Physics Letters
22 publications, 0.5%
Genome Biology and Evolution
22 publications, 0.5%
Science advances
22 publications, 0.5%
Physical Review Applied
21 publications, 0.48%
Journal of Low Temperature Physics
21 publications, 0.48%
Hyperfine Interactions
20 publications, 0.45%
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Publishers

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American Physical Society (APS)
1278 publications, 28.93%
Springer Nature
802 publications, 18.15%
Elsevier
597 publications, 13.51%
Wiley
248 publications, 5.61%
Oxford University Press
221 publications, 5%
IOP Publishing
121 publications, 2.74%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
114 publications, 2.58%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
103 publications, 2.33%
American Astronomical Society
78 publications, 1.77%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
77 publications, 1.74%
American Society for Microbiology
64 publications, 1.45%
Taylor & Francis
60 publications, 1.36%
AIP Publishing
59 publications, 1.34%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
44 publications, 1%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
40 publications, 0.91%
Cambridge University Press
39 publications, 0.88%
Frontiers Media S.A.
36 publications, 0.81%
Annual Reviews
31 publications, 0.7%
The Royal Society
29 publications, 0.66%
MDPI
27 publications, 0.61%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
25 publications, 0.57%
eLife Sciences Publications
25 publications, 0.57%
American Economic Association
23 publications, 0.52%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
20 publications, 0.45%
MIT Press
19 publications, 0.43%
SAGE
15 publications, 0.34%
World Scientific
14 publications, 0.32%
Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften
12 publications, 0.27%
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
1002 publications, 22.68%
University of Toronto
812 publications, 18.38%
McMaster University
409 publications, 9.26%
Dalhousie University
299 publications, 6.77%
Université de Sherbrooke
296 publications, 6.7%
University of Waterloo
249 publications, 5.64%
McGill University
228 publications, 5.16%
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
196 publications, 4.44%
Harvard University
193 publications, 4.37%
Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence
162 publications, 3.67%
University of Maryland, College Park
158 publications, 3.58%
Université de Montréal
155 publications, 3.51%
University of Alberta
149 publications, 3.37%
Stanford University
146 publications, 3.3%
TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics
141 publications, 3.19%
University of California, Berkeley
138 publications, 3.12%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
110 publications, 2.49%
Simon Fraser University
110 publications, 2.49%
University College London
109 publications, 2.47%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
106 publications, 2.4%
National Institute of Standards and Technology
106 publications, 2.4%
California Institute of Technology
105 publications, 2.38%
University of California, Santa Barbara
101 publications, 2.29%
University of Oxford
95 publications, 2.15%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
95 publications, 2.15%
Princeton University
93 publications, 2.11%
University of Cambridge
92 publications, 2.08%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
92 publications, 2.08%
Cornell University
91 publications, 2.06%
University of Calgary
87 publications, 1.97%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University
193 publications, 4.37%
University of Maryland, College Park
158 publications, 3.58%
Stanford University
146 publications, 3.3%
University of California, Berkeley
138 publications, 3.12%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
110 publications, 2.49%
University College London
109 publications, 2.47%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
106 publications, 2.4%
National Institute of Standards and Technology
106 publications, 2.4%
California Institute of Technology
105 publications, 2.38%
University of California, Santa Barbara
101 publications, 2.29%
University of Oxford
95 publications, 2.15%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
95 publications, 2.15%
Princeton University
93 publications, 2.11%
University of Cambridge
92 publications, 2.08%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
92 publications, 2.08%
Cornell University
91 publications, 2.06%
Johns Hopkins University
81 publications, 1.83%
University of Tokyo
80 publications, 1.81%
Columbia University
79 publications, 1.79%
University of Chicago
79 publications, 1.79%
Yale University
68 publications, 1.54%
Northwestern University
68 publications, 1.54%
University of Melbourne
66 publications, 1.49%
Tel Aviv University
62 publications, 1.4%
Brookhaven National Laboratory
61 publications, 1.38%
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
61 publications, 1.38%
Argonne National Laboratory
60 publications, 1.36%
University of Science and Technology of China
58 publications, 1.31%
Los Alamos National Laboratory
57 publications, 1.29%
Monash University
56 publications, 1.27%
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With other countries

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USA, 1867, 42.26%
USA
1867 publications, 42.26%
United Kingdom, 557, 12.61%
United Kingdom
557 publications, 12.61%
Germany, 427, 9.67%
Germany
427 publications, 9.67%
China, 330, 7.47%
China
330 publications, 7.47%
France, 300, 6.79%
France
300 publications, 6.79%
Japan, 286, 6.47%
Japan
286 publications, 6.47%
Australia, 225, 5.09%
Australia
225 publications, 5.09%
Switzerland, 173, 3.92%
Switzerland
173 publications, 3.92%
Israel, 131, 2.97%
Israel
131 publications, 2.97%
Italy, 124, 2.81%
Italy
124 publications, 2.81%
Netherlands, 122, 2.76%
Netherlands
122 publications, 2.76%
Republic of Korea, 122, 2.76%
Republic of Korea
122 publications, 2.76%
India, 104, 2.35%
India
104 publications, 2.35%
Russia, 100, 2.26%
Russia
100 publications, 2.26%
Spain, 89, 2.01%
Spain
89 publications, 2.01%
Sweden, 89, 2.01%
Sweden
89 publications, 2.01%
Czech Republic, 88, 1.99%
Czech Republic
88 publications, 1.99%
Chile, 70, 1.58%
Chile
70 publications, 1.58%
Denmark, 68, 1.54%
Denmark
68 publications, 1.54%
Brazil, 63, 1.43%
Brazil
63 publications, 1.43%
Austria, 50, 1.13%
Austria
50 publications, 1.13%
Singapore, 46, 1.04%
Singapore
46 publications, 1.04%
South Africa, 37, 0.84%
South Africa
37 publications, 0.84%
Ireland, 33, 0.75%
Ireland
33 publications, 0.75%
Poland, 28, 0.63%
Poland
28 publications, 0.63%
Mexico, 26, 0.59%
Mexico
26 publications, 0.59%
Finland, 24, 0.54%
Finland
24 publications, 0.54%
Belgium, 23, 0.52%
Belgium
23 publications, 0.52%
New Zealand, 22, 0.5%
New Zealand
22 publications, 0.5%
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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.