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Southern Medical University
Short name
SMU
Country, city
China, Guangzhou
Publications
48 703
Citations
950 152
h-index
241
Top-3 journals
Blood
Blood (775 publications)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (531 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (480 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Sun Yat-sen University
Sun Yat-sen University (6312 publications)
Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou Medical University (3909 publications)
Jinan University
Jinan University (2443 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (400 publications)
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University (374 publications)

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Since 1987

Total publications
48703
Total citations
950152
Citations per publication
19.51
Average publications per year
1217.58
Average authors per publication
9.56
h-index
241
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 Medicine, 8334, 17.11%
General Medicine
8334 publications, 17.11%
Oncology, 4337, 8.9%
Oncology
4337 publications, 8.9%
Cancer Research, 4052, 8.32%
Cancer Research
4052 publications, 8.32%
Cell Biology, 3619, 7.43%
Cell Biology
3619 publications, 7.43%
Biochemistry, 3413, 7.01%
Biochemistry
3413 publications, 7.01%
Molecular Biology, 2991, 6.14%
Molecular Biology
2991 publications, 6.14%
Immunology, 2607, 5.35%
Immunology
2607 publications, 5.35%
Pharmacology, 1982, 4.07%
Pharmacology
1982 publications, 4.07%
Genetics, 1961, 4.03%
Genetics
1961 publications, 4.03%
Molecular Medicine, 1735, 3.56%
Molecular Medicine
1735 publications, 3.56%
Surgery, 1581, 3.25%
Surgery
1581 publications, 3.25%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 1366, 2.8%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
1366 publications, 2.8%
Hematology, 1348, 2.77%
Hematology
1348 publications, 2.77%
Immunology and Allergy, 1331, 2.73%
Immunology and Allergy
1331 publications, 2.73%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1265, 2.6%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
1265 publications, 2.6%
Multidisciplinary, 1247, 2.56%
Multidisciplinary
1247 publications, 2.56%
Infectious Diseases, 1187, 2.44%
Infectious Diseases
1187 publications, 2.44%
Biomedical Engineering, 1185, 2.43%
Biomedical Engineering
1185 publications, 2.43%
Drug Discovery, 1109, 2.28%
Drug Discovery
1109 publications, 2.28%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 1048, 2.15%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
1048 publications, 2.15%
Neurology (clinical), 1040, 2.14%
Neurology (clinical)
1040 publications, 2.14%
General Materials Science, 984, 2.02%
General Materials Science
984 publications, 2.02%
General Chemistry, 962, 1.98%
General Chemistry
962 publications, 1.98%
Biotechnology, 919, 1.89%
Biotechnology
919 publications, 1.89%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 883, 1.81%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
883 publications, 1.81%
Pharmaceutical Science, 874, 1.79%
Pharmaceutical Science
874 publications, 1.79%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 850, 1.75%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
850 publications, 1.75%
Clinical Biochemistry, 841, 1.73%
Clinical Biochemistry
841 publications, 1.73%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 840, 1.72%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
840 publications, 1.72%
Pharmacology (medical), 839, 1.72%
Pharmacology (medical)
839 publications, 1.72%
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Journals

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Blood
775 publications, 1.59%
Scientific Reports
531 publications, 1.09%
PLoS ONE
480 publications, 0.99%
Frontiers in Immunology
468 publications, 0.96%
Frontiers in Oncology
465 publications, 0.95%
Journal of Clinical Oncology
368 publications, 0.76%
Oncotarget
299 publications, 0.61%
Advanced Science
280 publications, 0.57%
Cell Death and Disease
277 publications, 0.57%
Molecular Medicine Reports
265 publications, 0.54%
SSRN Electronic Journal
255 publications, 0.52%
Nature Communications
253 publications, 0.52%
Journal of Translational Medicine
243 publications, 0.5%
International Immunopharmacology
241 publications, 0.49%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
234 publications, 0.48%
Oncology Letters
229 publications, 0.47%
BioMed Research International
226 publications, 0.46%
Frontiers in Pharmacology
212 publications, 0.44%
Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
204 publications, 0.42%
Frontiers in Microbiology
193 publications, 0.4%
Frontiers in Medicine
192 publications, 0.39%
Annals of Translational Medicine
190 publications, 0.39%
Heliyon
181 publications, 0.37%
Aging
177 publications, 0.36%
BMC Cancer
171 publications, 0.35%
Journal of Thoracic Oncology
170 publications, 0.35%
Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy
169 publications, 0.35%
Frontiers in Endocrinology
168 publications, 0.34%
Frontiers in Neurology
166 publications, 0.34%
Frontiers in Public Health
162 publications, 0.33%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
11680 publications, 23.98%
Springer Nature
10375 publications, 21.3%
Wiley
5632 publications, 11.56%
Frontiers Media S.A.
3364 publications, 6.91%
Taylor & Francis
1488 publications, 3.06%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1180 publications, 2.42%
Spandidos Publications
999 publications, 2.05%
Hindawi Limited
985 publications, 2.02%
Oxford University Press
984 publications, 2.02%
SAGE
936 publications, 1.92%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
901 publications, 1.85%
MDPI
879 publications, 1.8%
American Society of Hematology
784 publications, 1.61%
AME Publishing Company
703 publications, 1.44%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
556 publications, 1.14%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
556 publications, 1.14%
Impact Journals
476 publications, 0.98%
BMJ
426 publications, 0.87%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
374 publications, 0.77%
S. Karger AG
352 publications, 0.72%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
325 publications, 0.67%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
255 publications, 0.52%
Mary Ann Liebert
252 publications, 0.52%
Baishideng Publishing Group
250 publications, 0.51%
Ivyspring International Publisher
235 publications, 0.48%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
220 publications, 0.45%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
189 publications, 0.39%
American Society for Microbiology
177 publications, 0.36%
International Scientific Information, Inc.
144 publications, 0.3%
IOP Publishing
140 publications, 0.29%
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With other organizations

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Sun Yat-sen University
6312 publications, 12.96%
Guangzhou Medical University
3909 publications, 8.03%
Jinan University
2443 publications, 5.02%
South China University of Technology
2222 publications, 4.56%
Peking University
1783 publications, 3.66%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1571 publications, 3.23%
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
1235 publications, 2.54%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
1214 publications, 2.49%
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
1203 publications, 2.47%
Fudan University
1183 publications, 2.43%
Zhejiang University
1111 publications, 2.28%
Nanjing University
1103 publications, 2.26%
Guangdong Medical University
1089 publications, 2.24%
Capital Medical University
1053 publications, 2.16%
Nanjing Medical University
1015 publications, 2.08%
Shenzhen University
984 publications, 2.02%
Zhengzhou University
984 publications, 2.02%
People's Liberation Army General Hospital and Medical School (301 Hospital)
955 publications, 1.96%
Sichuan University
914 publications, 1.88%
Chongqing Medical University
900 publications, 1.85%
Fujian Medical University
833 publications, 1.71%
University of Hong Kong
810 publications, 1.66%
Anhui Medical University
773 publications, 1.59%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
745 publications, 1.53%
Nanchang University
665 publications, 1.37%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
659 publications, 1.35%
Southern University of Science and Technology
653 publications, 1.34%
Shantou University Medical College
633 publications, 1.3%
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
604 publications, 1.24%
Xiangya Hospital Central South University
569 publications, 1.17%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University
400 publications, 0.82%
Johns Hopkins University
374 publications, 0.77%
National University of Singapore
215 publications, 0.44%
Monash University
204 publications, 0.42%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
204 publications, 0.42%
University of Tasmania
196 publications, 0.4%
University of Pittsburgh
177 publications, 0.36%
University of Sydney
159 publications, 0.33%
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
157 publications, 0.32%
Karolinska Institute
149 publications, 0.31%
University of New South Wales
145 publications, 0.3%
University of California, Los Angeles
145 publications, 0.3%
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
144 publications, 0.3%
University of California, San Diego
131 publications, 0.27%
Stanford University
129 publications, 0.26%
Yale University
125 publications, 0.26%
Massachusetts General Hospital
125 publications, 0.26%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
121 publications, 0.25%
University of Melbourne
118 publications, 0.24%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
118 publications, 0.24%
University of Southern California
111 publications, 0.23%
Imperial College London
105 publications, 0.22%
University of Toronto
104 publications, 0.21%
University of Oxford
101 publications, 0.21%
University College London
100 publications, 0.21%
University of Queensland
97 publications, 0.2%
University of Pennsylvania
92 publications, 0.19%
Pennsylvania State University
89 publications, 0.18%
The George Institute for Global Health
86 publications, 0.18%
University of Michigan
85 publications, 0.17%
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With other countries

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USA, 4508, 9.26%
USA
4508 publications, 9.26%
Australia, 862, 1.77%
Australia
862 publications, 1.77%
United Kingdom, 798, 1.64%
United Kingdom
798 publications, 1.64%
Canada, 465, 0.95%
Canada
465 publications, 0.95%
Germany, 441, 0.91%
Germany
441 publications, 0.91%
Japan, 379, 0.78%
Japan
379 publications, 0.78%
Singapore, 317, 0.65%
Singapore
317 publications, 0.65%
Netherlands, 266, 0.55%
Netherlands
266 publications, 0.55%
Republic of Korea, 224, 0.46%
Republic of Korea
224 publications, 0.46%
Sweden, 223, 0.46%
Sweden
223 publications, 0.46%
Italy, 216, 0.44%
Italy
216 publications, 0.44%
France, 157, 0.32%
France
157 publications, 0.32%
India, 147, 0.3%
India
147 publications, 0.3%
Switzerland, 120, 0.25%
Switzerland
120 publications, 0.25%
Spain, 109, 0.22%
Spain
109 publications, 0.22%
Denmark, 94, 0.19%
Denmark
94 publications, 0.19%
Iraq, 84, 0.17%
Iraq
84 publications, 0.17%
Thailand, 66, 0.14%
Thailand
66 publications, 0.14%
Belgium, 65, 0.13%
Belgium
65 publications, 0.13%
Malaysia, 65, 0.13%
Malaysia
65 publications, 0.13%
Austria, 62, 0.13%
Austria
62 publications, 0.13%
Finland, 62, 0.13%
Finland
62 publications, 0.13%
Pakistan, 58, 0.12%
Pakistan
58 publications, 0.12%
Russia, 54, 0.11%
Russia
54 publications, 0.11%
Ireland, 54, 0.11%
Ireland
54 publications, 0.11%
New Zealand, 53, 0.11%
New Zealand
53 publications, 0.11%
Saudi Arabia, 53, 0.11%
Saudi Arabia
53 publications, 0.11%
Brazil, 51, 0.1%
Brazil
51 publications, 0.1%
Turkey, 46, 0.09%
Turkey
46 publications, 0.09%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1987 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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