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Canadian Institute for Advanced Research

Short name

CIFAR

Country, city

Canada, Toronto

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Organization website

Publications

4 656

Citations

304 719

h-index

239

Top-3 journals

Physical Review B (658 publications)

Physical Review Letters (276 publications)

Physical Review D (131 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of British Columbia (1031 publications)

University of Toronto (865 publications)

McMaster University (415 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Harvard University (209 publications)

University of Maryland, College Park (171 publications)

Stanford University (161 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1985

Total publications

4656

Total citations

304719

Citations per publication

65.45

Average publications per year

113.56

Average authors per publication

8.27

h-index

239

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, 12.07% General Physics and Astronomy 562 publications, 12.07%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 520, 11.17% Condensed Matter Physics 520 publications, 11.17%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 430, 9.24% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 430 publications, 9.24%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 339, 7.28% Multidisciplinary 339 publications, 7.28%
Genetics	Genetics, 261, 5.61% Genetics 261 publications, 5.61%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 248, 5.33% Microbiology 248 publications, 5.33%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 244, 5.24% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 244 publications, 5.24%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 242, 5.2% Molecular Biology 242 publications, 5.2%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 197, 4.23% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 197 publications, 4.23%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 181, 3.89% Astronomy and Astrophysics 181 publications, 3.89%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 170, 3.65% General Chemistry 170 publications, 3.65%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 164, 3.52% Space and Planetary Science 164 publications, 3.52%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 160, 3.44% General Medicine 160 publications, 3.44%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 137, 2.94% General Materials Science 137 publications, 2.94%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 109, 2.34% Biochemistry 109 publications, 2.34%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 107, 2.3% Economics and Econometrics 107 publications, 2.3%
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, 2.02% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 94 publications, 2.02%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 87, 1.87% General Neuroscience 87 publications, 1.87%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 79, 1.7% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 79 publications, 1.7%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 72, 1.55% Cell Biology 72 publications, 1.55%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 65, 1.4% Computer Science Applications 65 publications, 1.4%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 65, 1.4% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 65 publications, 1.4%
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, 1.1% Microbiology (medical) 51 publications, 1.1%
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, 0.99% General Immunology and Microbiology 46 publications, 0.99%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 45, 0.97% Plant Science 45 publications, 0.97%
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Journals

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 658, 14.13% Physical Review B 658 publications, 14.13%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 276, 5.93% Physical Review Letters 276 publications, 5.93%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 131, 2.81% Physical Review D 131 publications, 2.81%
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, 96, 2.06% Nature Communications 96 publications, 2.06%
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, 1.42% Astrophysical Journal 66 publications, 1.42%
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, 1.27% Current Biology 59 publications, 1.27%
Science	Science, 55, 1.18% Science 55 publications, 1.18%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 51, 1.1% SSRN Electronic Journal 51 publications, 1.1%
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, 39, 0.84% Nature Physics 39 publications, 0.84%
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, 0.52% New Journal of Physics 24 publications, 0.52%
Science advances	Science advances, 24, 0.52% Science advances 24 publications, 0.52%
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), 1303, 27.99% American Physical Society (APS) 1303 publications, 27.99%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 847, 18.19% Springer Nature 847 publications, 18.19%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 643, 13.81% Elsevier 643 publications, 13.81%
Wiley	Wiley, 265, 5.69% Wiley 265 publications, 5.69%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 234, 5.03% Oxford University Press 234 publications, 5.03%
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), 107, 2.3% American Chemical Society (ACS) 107 publications, 2.3%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 86, 1.85% American Astronomical Society 86 publications, 1.85%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 84, 1.8% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 84 publications, 1.8%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 65, 1.4% Taylor & Francis 65 publications, 1.4%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 65, 1.4% American Society for Microbiology 65 publications, 1.4%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 61, 1.31% AIP Publishing 61 publications, 1.31%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 46, 0.99% Cambridge University Press 46 publications, 0.99%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 44, 0.95% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 44 publications, 0.95%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 44, 0.95% Social Science Electronic Publishing 44 publications, 0.95%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 39, 0.84% Frontiers Media S.A. 39 publications, 0.84%
MDPI	MDPI, 31, 0.67% MDPI 31 publications, 0.67%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 31, 0.67% The Royal Society 31 publications, 0.67%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 31, 0.67% Annual Reviews 31 publications, 0.67%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 25, 0.54% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 25 publications, 0.54%
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, 0.52% Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) 24 publications, 0.52%
American Economic Association	American Economic Association, 23, 0.49% American Economic Association 23 publications, 0.49%
MIT Press	MIT Press, 21, 0.45% MIT Press 21 publications, 0.45%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 20, 0.43% EDP Sciences 20 publications, 0.43%
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, 0.37% SAGE 17 publications, 0.37%
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, 1031, 22.14% University of British Columbia 1031 publications, 22.14%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 865, 18.58% University of Toronto 865 publications, 18.58%
McMaster University	McMaster University, 415, 8.91% McMaster University 415 publications, 8.91%
Université de Sherbrooke	Université de Sherbrooke, 309, 6.64% Université de Sherbrooke 309 publications, 6.64%
Dalhousie University	Dalhousie University, 299, 6.42% Dalhousie University 299 publications, 6.42%
University of Waterloo	University of Waterloo, 257, 5.52% University of Waterloo 257 publications, 5.52%
McGill University	McGill University, 250, 5.37% McGill University 250 publications, 5.37%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 209, 4.49% Harvard University 209 publications, 4.49%
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics	Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, 207, 4.45% Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics 207 publications, 4.45%
Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence	Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence, 181, 3.89% Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence 181 publications, 3.89%
Université de Montréal	Université de Montréal, 172, 3.69% Université de Montréal 172 publications, 3.69%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 171, 3.67% University of Maryland, College Park 171 publications, 3.67%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 161, 3.46% Stanford University 161 publications, 3.46%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 156, 3.35% University of California, Berkeley 156 publications, 3.35%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 154, 3.31% University of Alberta 154 publications, 3.31%
TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics	TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, 142, 3.05% TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics 142 publications, 3.05%
University College London	University College London, 132, 2.84% University College London 132 publications, 2.84%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 117, 2.51% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 117 publications, 2.51%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 117, 2.51% California Institute of Technology 117 publications, 2.51%
University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara, 115, 2.47% University of California, Santa Barbara 115 publications, 2.47%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 113, 2.43% Oak Ridge National Laboratory 113 publications, 2.43%
Simon Fraser University	Simon Fraser University, 111, 2.38% Simon Fraser University 111 publications, 2.38%
National Institute of Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology, 109, 2.34% National Institute of Standards and Technology 109 publications, 2.34%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 108, 2.32% University of Cambridge 108 publications, 2.32%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 108, 2.32% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 108 publications, 2.32%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 107, 2.3% Princeton University 107 publications, 2.3%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 106, 2.28% University of Oxford 106 publications, 2.28%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 105, 2.26% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 105 publications, 2.26%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 104, 2.23% Cornell University 104 publications, 2.23%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 94, 2.02% University of Chicago 94 publications, 2.02%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University	Harvard University, 209, 4.49% Harvard University 209 publications, 4.49%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 171, 3.67% University of Maryland, College Park 171 publications, 3.67%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 161, 3.46% Stanford University 161 publications, 3.46%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 156, 3.35% University of California, Berkeley 156 publications, 3.35%
University College London	University College London, 132, 2.84% University College London 132 publications, 2.84%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 117, 2.51% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 117 publications, 2.51%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 117, 2.51% California Institute of Technology 117 publications, 2.51%
University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara, 115, 2.47% University of California, Santa Barbara 115 publications, 2.47%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 113, 2.43% Oak Ridge National Laboratory 113 publications, 2.43%
National Institute of Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology, 109, 2.34% National Institute of Standards and Technology 109 publications, 2.34%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 108, 2.32% University of Cambridge 108 publications, 2.32%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 108, 2.32% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 108 publications, 2.32%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 107, 2.3% Princeton University 107 publications, 2.3%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 106, 2.28% University of Oxford 106 publications, 2.28%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 105, 2.26% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 105 publications, 2.26%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 104, 2.23% Cornell University 104 publications, 2.23%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 94, 2.02% University of Chicago 94 publications, 2.02%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 92, 1.98% University of Tokyo 92 publications, 1.98%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 88, 1.89% Johns Hopkins University 88 publications, 1.89%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 85, 1.83% Columbia University 85 publications, 1.83%
Yale University	Yale University, 78, 1.68% Yale University 78 publications, 1.68%
Northwestern University	Northwestern University, 76, 1.63% Northwestern University 76 publications, 1.63%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 73, 1.57% University of Melbourne 73 publications, 1.57%
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv University, 72, 1.55% Tel Aviv University 72 publications, 1.55%
Monash University	Monash University, 68, 1.46% Monash University 68 publications, 1.46%
Argonne National Laboratory	Argonne National Laboratory, 67, 1.44% Argonne National Laboratory 67 publications, 1.44%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 67, 1.44% Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 67 publications, 1.44%
University of Science and Technology of China	University of Science and Technology of China, 67, 1.44% University of Science and Technology of China 67 publications, 1.44%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 66, 1.42% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 66 publications, 1.42%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 66, 1.42% University of Colorado Boulder 66 publications, 1.42%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 1911, 41.04% USA 1911 publications, 41.04%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 573, 12.31% United Kingdom 573 publications, 12.31%
Germany	Germany, 433, 9.3% Germany 433 publications, 9.3%
China	China, 337, 7.24% China 337 publications, 7.24%
France	France, 301, 6.46% France 301 publications, 6.46%
Japan	Japan, 292, 6.27% Japan 292 publications, 6.27%
Australia	Australia, 229, 4.92% Australia 229 publications, 4.92%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 174, 3.74% Switzerland 174 publications, 3.74%
Israel	Israel, 135, 2.9% Israel 135 publications, 2.9%
Italy	Italy, 125, 2.68% Italy 125 publications, 2.68%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 124, 2.66% Republic of Korea 124 publications, 2.66%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 123, 2.64% Netherlands 123 publications, 2.64%
India	India, 113, 2.43% India 113 publications, 2.43%
Russia	Russia, 101, 2.17% Russia 101 publications, 2.17%
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, 1.89% Czech Republic 88 publications, 1.89%
Denmark	Denmark, 71, 1.52% Denmark 71 publications, 1.52%
Chile	Chile, 71, 1.52% Chile 71 publications, 1.52%
Brazil	Brazil, 65, 1.4% Brazil 65 publications, 1.4%
Austria	Austria, 50, 1.07% Austria 50 publications, 1.07%
Singapore	Singapore, 46, 0.99% Singapore 46 publications, 0.99%
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, 0.52% Belgium 24 publications, 0.52%
Finland	Finland, 24, 0.52% Finland 24 publications, 0.52%
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.
Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.