Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Short name
MPIA
Country, city
Germany, Heidelberg
Publications
8 964
Citations
453 240
h-index
258
Top-3 journals
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (1967 publications)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (1498 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Arizona
University of Arizona (877 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Arizona
University of Arizona (877 publications)
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Since 1958

Total publications
8959
Total citations
453242
Citations per publication
50.59
Average publications per year
133.72
Average authors per publication
11.67
h-index
258
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, 7188, 80.23%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
7188 publications, 80.23%
Space and Planetary Science, 7164, 79.96%
Space and Planetary Science
7164 publications, 79.96%
Geophysics, 389, 4.34%
Geophysics
389 publications, 4.34%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 388, 4.33%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
388 publications, 4.33%
Atmospheric Science, 309, 3.45%
Atmospheric Science
309 publications, 3.45%
Multidisciplinary, 239, 2.67%
Multidisciplinary
239 publications, 2.67%
General Engineering, 186, 2.08%
General Engineering
186 publications, 2.08%
General Environmental Science, 150, 1.67%
General Environmental Science
150 publications, 1.67%
Aerospace Engineering, 128, 1.43%
Aerospace Engineering
128 publications, 1.43%
General Physics and Astronomy, 125, 1.4%
General Physics and Astronomy
125 publications, 1.4%
Condensed Matter Physics, 84, 0.94%
Condensed Matter Physics
84 publications, 0.94%
General Medicine, 75, 0.84%
General Medicine
75 publications, 0.84%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 75, 0.84%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
75 publications, 0.84%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 45, 0.5%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
45 publications, 0.5%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 43, 0.48%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
43 publications, 0.48%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 43, 0.48%
Geochemistry and Petrology
43 publications, 0.48%
Geology, 39, 0.44%
Geology
39 publications, 0.44%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 33, 0.37%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
33 publications, 0.37%
General Chemistry, 31, 0.35%
General Chemistry
31 publications, 0.35%
Instrumentation, 29, 0.32%
Instrumentation
29 publications, 0.32%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 24, 0.27%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
24 publications, 0.27%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 24, 0.27%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
24 publications, 0.27%
Mathematical Physics, 24, 0.27%
Mathematical Physics
24 publications, 0.27%
Paleontology, 22, 0.25%
Paleontology
22 publications, 0.25%
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
1967 publications, 21.96%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1634 publications, 18.24%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1498 publications, 16.72%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
467 publications, 5.21%
Astronomical Journal
355 publications, 3.96%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
320 publications, 3.57%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
318 publications, 3.55%
Nature
187 publications, 2.09%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
168 publications, 1.88%
Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics
127 publications, 1.42%
Advances in Space Research
124 publications, 1.38%
Space Science Reviews
91 publications, 1.02%
Geophysical Research Letters
91 publications, 1.02%
Planetary and Space Science
90 publications, 1%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
80 publications, 0.89%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
73 publications, 0.81%
Astrophysics and Space Science
69 publications, 0.77%
Solar Physics
67 publications, 0.75%
Nature Astronomy
53 publications, 0.59%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
49 publications, 0.55%
Experimental Astronomy
49 publications, 0.55%
Icarus
48 publications, 0.54%
EAS Publications Series
44 publications, 0.49%
Science
43 publications, 0.48%
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, 0.26%
Annales Geophysicae
23 publications, 0.26%
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Publishers

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American Astronomical Society
2519 publications, 28.12%
Oxford University Press
1724 publications, 19.24%
EDP Sciences
1585 publications, 17.69%
Springer Nature
834 publications, 9.31%
Elsevier
519 publications, 5.79%
SPIE
476 publications, 5.31%
IOP Publishing
410 publications, 4.58%
Cambridge University Press
359 publications, 4.01%
Wiley
195 publications, 2.18%
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
54 publications, 0.6%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
45 publications, 0.5%
Optical Society of America
34 publications, 0.38%
American Physical Society (APS)
33 publications, 0.37%
Copernicus
25 publications, 0.28%
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
18 publications, 0.2%
Mary Ann Liebert
16 publications, 0.18%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
14 publications, 0.16%
Taylor & Francis
12 publications, 0.13%
World Scientific
12 publications, 0.13%
Pleiades Publishing
12 publications, 0.13%
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%
Science in China Press
4 publications, 0.04%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
3 publications, 0.03%
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
1097 publications, 12.24%
California Institute of Technology
1022 publications, 11.41%
University of Arizona
877 publications, 9.79%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
842 publications, 9.4%
Heidelberg University
815 publications, 9.1%
European Southern Observatory
783 publications, 8.74%
Leiden University
741 publications, 8.27%
University of Cambridge
504 publications, 5.63%
Princeton University
443 publications, 4.94%
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
434 publications, 4.84%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
423 publications, 4.72%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
421 publications, 4.7%
Sorbonne University
409 publications, 4.57%
Paris Cité University
396 publications, 4.42%
Australian National University
383 publications, 4.28%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
366 publications, 4.09%
Johns Hopkins University
361 publications, 4.03%
University of Michigan
352 publications, 3.93%
Ohio State University
335 publications, 3.74%
University of California, Berkeley
332 publications, 3.71%
University of California, Santa Cruz
326 publications, 3.64%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
319 publications, 3.56%
Grenoble Alpes University
310 publications, 3.46%
University of Oxford
307 publications, 3.43%
ETH Zurich
291 publications, 3.25%
University of Edinburgh
280 publications, 3.13%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
278 publications, 3.1%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
268 publications, 2.99%
University of Texas at Austin
264 publications, 2.95%
University of Copenhagen
260 publications, 2.9%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
1097 publications, 12.24%
California Institute of Technology
1022 publications, 11.41%
University of Arizona
877 publications, 9.79%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
842 publications, 9.4%
Leiden University
741 publications, 8.27%
University of Cambridge
504 publications, 5.63%
Princeton University
443 publications, 4.94%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
423 publications, 4.72%
Sorbonne University
409 publications, 4.57%
Paris Cité University
396 publications, 4.42%
Australian National University
383 publications, 4.28%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
366 publications, 4.09%
Johns Hopkins University
361 publications, 4.03%
University of Michigan
352 publications, 3.93%
Ohio State University
335 publications, 3.74%
University of California, Berkeley
332 publications, 3.71%
University of California, Santa Cruz
326 publications, 3.64%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
319 publications, 3.56%
Grenoble Alpes University
310 publications, 3.46%
University of Oxford
307 publications, 3.43%
ETH Zurich
291 publications, 3.25%
University of Edinburgh
280 publications, 3.13%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
268 publications, 2.99%
University of Texas at Austin
264 publications, 2.95%
University of Copenhagen
260 publications, 2.9%
University of Geneva
254 publications, 2.84%
Durham University
249 publications, 2.78%
Yale University
238 publications, 2.66%
Aix-Marseille University
234 publications, 2.61%
Stockholm University
232 publications, 2.59%
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With other countries

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USA, 4828, 53.89%
USA
4828 publications, 53.89%
United Kingdom, 2439, 27.22%
United Kingdom
2439 publications, 27.22%
France, 2075, 23.16%
France
2075 publications, 23.16%
Italy, 1670, 18.64%
Italy
1670 publications, 18.64%
Netherlands, 1394, 15.56%
Netherlands
1394 publications, 15.56%
Spain, 1338, 14.93%
Spain
1338 publications, 14.93%
Chile, 1174, 13.1%
Chile
1174 publications, 13.1%
Australia, 911, 10.17%
Australia
911 publications, 10.17%
Canada, 893, 9.97%
Canada
893 publications, 9.97%
China, 859, 9.59%
China
859 publications, 9.59%
Switzerland, 809, 9.03%
Switzerland
809 publications, 9.03%
Japan, 612, 6.83%
Japan
612 publications, 6.83%
Sweden, 576, 6.43%
Sweden
576 publications, 6.43%
Belgium, 439, 4.9%
Belgium
439 publications, 4.9%
Denmark, 405, 4.52%
Denmark
405 publications, 4.52%
Austria, 345, 3.85%
Austria
345 publications, 3.85%
Russia, 282, 3.15%
Russia
282 publications, 3.15%
Hungary, 271, 3.02%
Hungary
271 publications, 3.02%
Republic of Korea, 252, 2.81%
Republic of Korea
252 publications, 2.81%
Mexico, 247, 2.76%
Mexico
247 publications, 2.76%
Finland, 192, 2.14%
Finland
192 publications, 2.14%
Israel, 191, 2.13%
Israel
191 publications, 2.13%
India, 179, 2%
India
179 publications, 2%
South Africa, 179, 2%
South Africa
179 publications, 2%
Portugal, 162, 1.81%
Portugal
162 publications, 1.81%
Poland, 142, 1.58%
Poland
142 publications, 1.58%
Brazil, 141, 1.57%
Brazil
141 publications, 1.57%
Ireland, 113, 1.26%
Ireland
113 publications, 1.26%
UAE, 101, 1.13%
UAE
101 publications, 1.13%
Greece, 94, 1.05%
Greece
94 publications, 1.05%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1958 are ignored in the statistics.
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