Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Short name
MPIA
Country, city
Germany, Heidelberg
Publications
9 060
Citations
463 846
h-index
261
Top-3 journals
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (2000 publications)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (1498 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Arizona
University of Arizona (892 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Arizona
University of Arizona (892 publications)
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Since 1958

Total publications
9060
Total citations
463849
Citations per publication
51.2
Average publications per year
135.22
Average authors per publication
11.81
h-index
261
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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Astronomy and Astrophysics, 7190, 79.36%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
7190 publications, 79.36%
Space and Planetary Science, 7166, 79.09%
Space and Planetary Science
7166 publications, 79.09%
Geophysics, 389, 4.29%
Geophysics
389 publications, 4.29%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 389, 4.29%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
389 publications, 4.29%
Atmospheric Science, 309, 3.41%
Atmospheric Science
309 publications, 3.41%
Multidisciplinary, 239, 2.64%
Multidisciplinary
239 publications, 2.64%
General Engineering, 186, 2.05%
General Engineering
186 publications, 2.05%
General Environmental Science, 151, 1.67%
General Environmental Science
151 publications, 1.67%
Aerospace Engineering, 128, 1.41%
Aerospace Engineering
128 publications, 1.41%
General Physics and Astronomy, 125, 1.38%
General Physics and Astronomy
125 publications, 1.38%
Condensed Matter Physics, 84, 0.93%
Condensed Matter Physics
84 publications, 0.93%
General Medicine, 75, 0.83%
General Medicine
75 publications, 0.83%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 75, 0.83%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
75 publications, 0.83%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 45, 0.5%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
45 publications, 0.5%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 43, 0.47%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
43 publications, 0.47%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 43, 0.47%
Geochemistry and Petrology
43 publications, 0.47%
Geology, 39, 0.43%
Geology
39 publications, 0.43%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 33, 0.36%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
33 publications, 0.36%
General Chemistry, 31, 0.34%
General Chemistry
31 publications, 0.34%
Instrumentation, 29, 0.32%
Instrumentation
29 publications, 0.32%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 24, 0.26%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
24 publications, 0.26%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 24, 0.26%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
24 publications, 0.26%
Mathematical Physics, 24, 0.26%
Mathematical Physics
24 publications, 0.26%
Paleontology, 22, 0.24%
Paleontology
22 publications, 0.24%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 20, 0.22%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
20 publications, 0.22%
Water Science and Technology, 19, 0.21%
Water Science and Technology
19 publications, 0.21%
Aquatic Science, 19, 0.21%
Aquatic Science
19 publications, 0.21%
Oceanography, 19, 0.21%
Oceanography
19 publications, 0.21%
Earth-Surface Processes, 19, 0.21%
Earth-Surface Processes
19 publications, 0.21%
Soil Science, 19, 0.21%
Soil Science
19 publications, 0.21%
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Journals

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Astrophysical Journal
2000 publications, 22.08%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1653 publications, 18.25%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1498 publications, 16.53%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
467 publications, 5.15%
Astronomical Journal
364 publications, 4.02%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
328 publications, 3.62%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
320 publications, 3.53%
Nature
192 publications, 2.12%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
172 publications, 1.9%
Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics
127 publications, 1.4%
Advances in Space Research
124 publications, 1.37%
Space Science Reviews
91 publications, 1%
Geophysical Research Letters
91 publications, 1%
Planetary and Space Science
90 publications, 0.99%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
80 publications, 0.88%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
73 publications, 0.81%
Astrophysics and Space Science
69 publications, 0.76%
Solar Physics
67 publications, 0.74%
Nature Astronomy
62 publications, 0.68%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
52 publications, 0.57%
Experimental Astronomy
49 publications, 0.54%
Icarus
48 publications, 0.53%
EAS Publications Series
44 publications, 0.49%
Science
43 publications, 0.47%
Astronomische Nachrichten
34 publications, 0.38%
Lecture Notes in Physics
30 publications, 0.33%
Earth, Moon and Planets
28 publications, 0.31%
Applied Optics
26 publications, 0.29%
Journal of Plasma Physics
23 publications, 0.25%
Annales Geophysicae
23 publications, 0.25%
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Publishers

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American Astronomical Society
2575 publications, 28.42%
Oxford University Press
1744 publications, 19.25%
EDP Sciences
1585 publications, 17.49%
Springer Nature
853 publications, 9.42%
Elsevier
519 publications, 5.73%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
477 publications, 5.26%
IOP Publishing
414 publications, 4.57%
Cambridge University Press
359 publications, 3.96%
Wiley
195 publications, 2.15%
AIP Publishing
54 publications, 0.6%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
45 publications, 0.5%
Optica Publishing Group
34 publications, 0.38%
American Physical Society (APS)
33 publications, 0.36%
Copernicus
25 publications, 0.28%
MDPI
18 publications, 0.2%
Mary Ann Liebert
16 publications, 0.18%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
14 publications, 0.15%
Taylor & Francis
12 publications, 0.13%
World Scientific
12 publications, 0.13%
Pleiades Publishing
12 publications, 0.13%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
10 publications, 0.11%
Walter de Gruyter
9 publications, 0.1%
Annual Reviews
8 publications, 0.09%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
7 publications, 0.08%
Frontiers Media S.A.
6 publications, 0.07%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
4 publications, 0.04%
Science in China Press
4 publications, 0.04%
Hindawi Limited
3 publications, 0.03%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
2 publications, 0.02%
American Geophysical Union
2 publications, 0.02%
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With other organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
1118 publications, 12.34%
California Institute of Technology
1040 publications, 11.48%
University of Arizona
892 publications, 9.85%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
875 publications, 9.66%
Heidelberg University
833 publications, 9.19%
European Southern Observatory
798 publications, 8.81%
Leiden University
768 publications, 8.48%
University of Cambridge
515 publications, 5.68%
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
464 publications, 5.12%
Princeton University
456 publications, 5.03%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
433 publications, 4.78%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
427 publications, 4.71%
Sorbonne University
426 publications, 4.7%
Paris Cité University
405 publications, 4.47%
University of La Laguna
400 publications, 4.42%
Australian National University
390 publications, 4.3%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
379 publications, 4.18%
Johns Hopkins University
376 publications, 4.15%
University of Michigan
360 publications, 3.97%
Ohio State University
348 publications, 3.84%
University of California, Santa Cruz
340 publications, 3.75%
University of California, Berkeley
339 publications, 3.74%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
324 publications, 3.58%
University of Oxford
322 publications, 3.55%
Grenoble Alpes University
315 publications, 3.48%
ETH Zurich
298 publications, 3.29%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
293 publications, 3.23%
University of Edinburgh
287 publications, 3.17%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
283 publications, 3.12%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
281 publications, 3.1%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
1118 publications, 12.34%
California Institute of Technology
1040 publications, 11.48%
University of Arizona
892 publications, 9.85%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
875 publications, 9.66%
Leiden University
768 publications, 8.48%
University of Cambridge
515 publications, 5.68%
Princeton University
456 publications, 5.03%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
427 publications, 4.71%
Sorbonne University
426 publications, 4.7%
Paris Cité University
405 publications, 4.47%
University of La Laguna
400 publications, 4.42%
Australian National University
390 publications, 4.3%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
379 publications, 4.18%
Johns Hopkins University
376 publications, 4.15%
University of Michigan
360 publications, 3.97%
Ohio State University
348 publications, 3.84%
University of California, Santa Cruz
340 publications, 3.75%
University of California, Berkeley
339 publications, 3.74%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
324 publications, 3.58%
University of Oxford
322 publications, 3.55%
Grenoble Alpes University
315 publications, 3.48%
ETH Zurich
298 publications, 3.29%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
293 publications, 3.23%
University of Edinburgh
287 publications, 3.17%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
283 publications, 3.12%
University of Texas at Austin
272 publications, 3%
University of Copenhagen
271 publications, 2.99%
University of Geneva
265 publications, 2.92%
University of Tokyo
265 publications, 2.92%
University of Maryland, College Park
262 publications, 2.89%
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With other countries

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USA, 4900, 54.08%
USA
4900 publications, 54.08%
United Kingdom, 2516, 27.77%
United Kingdom
2516 publications, 27.77%
France, 2109, 23.28%
France
2109 publications, 23.28%
Italy, 1698, 18.74%
Italy
1698 publications, 18.74%
Netherlands, 1431, 15.79%
Netherlands
1431 publications, 15.79%
Spain, 1369, 15.11%
Spain
1369 publications, 15.11%
Chile, 1194, 13.18%
Chile
1194 publications, 13.18%
Australia, 930, 10.26%
Australia
930 publications, 10.26%
Canada, 917, 10.12%
Canada
917 publications, 10.12%
China, 881, 9.72%
China
881 publications, 9.72%
Switzerland, 822, 9.07%
Switzerland
822 publications, 9.07%
Japan, 637, 7.03%
Japan
637 publications, 7.03%
Sweden, 587, 6.48%
Sweden
587 publications, 6.48%
Belgium, 453, 5%
Belgium
453 publications, 5%
Denmark, 420, 4.64%
Denmark
420 publications, 4.64%
Austria, 365, 4.03%
Austria
365 publications, 4.03%
Russia, 285, 3.15%
Russia
285 publications, 3.15%
Hungary, 277, 3.06%
Hungary
277 publications, 3.06%
Republic of Korea, 258, 2.85%
Republic of Korea
258 publications, 2.85%
Mexico, 252, 2.78%
Mexico
252 publications, 2.78%
Israel, 199, 2.2%
Israel
199 publications, 2.2%
Finland, 193, 2.13%
Finland
193 publications, 2.13%
India, 184, 2.03%
India
184 publications, 2.03%
South Africa, 184, 2.03%
South Africa
184 publications, 2.03%
Portugal, 162, 1.79%
Portugal
162 publications, 1.79%
Poland, 154, 1.7%
Poland
154 publications, 1.7%
Brazil, 141, 1.56%
Brazil
141 publications, 1.56%
Ireland, 122, 1.35%
Ireland
122 publications, 1.35%
UAE, 107, 1.18%
UAE
107 publications, 1.18%
Greece, 94, 1.04%
Greece
94 publications, 1.04%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1958 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.