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Brazil, São Paulo

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Publications

5 482

Citations

107 929

h-index

107

Top-3 journals

Toxicon (464 publications)

Zootaxa (169 publications)

PLoS ONE (113 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of São Paulo (2237 publications)

Federal University of São Paulo (618 publications)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (451 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Universidad de Costa Rica (80 publications)

Cardiff University (41 publications)

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (39 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1931

Total publications

5482

Total citations

107929

Citations per publication

19.69

Average publications per year

57.71

Average authors per publication

8.13

h-index

107

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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
General Medicine	General Medicine, 869, 15.85% General Medicine 869 publications, 15.85%
Toxicology	Toxicology, 711, 12.97% Toxicology 711 publications, 12.97%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 676, 12.33% Infectious Diseases 676 publications, 12.33%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 662, 12.08% Biochemistry 662 publications, 12.08%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 648, 11.82% Molecular Biology 648 publications, 11.82%
Immunology	Immunology, 529, 9.65% Immunology 529 publications, 9.65%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 522, 9.52% Animal Science and Zoology 522 publications, 9.52%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 496, 9.05% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 496 publications, 9.05%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 373, 6.8% Cell Biology 373 publications, 6.8%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 337, 6.15% Microbiology 337 publications, 6.15%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 309, 5.64% Parasitology 309 publications, 5.64%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 307, 5.6% Microbiology (medical) 307 publications, 5.6%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 285, 5.2% Immunology and Allergy 285 publications, 5.2%
Genetics	Genetics, 280, 5.11% Genetics 280 publications, 5.11%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 249, 4.54% Pharmacology 249 publications, 4.54%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 235, 4.29% Multidisciplinary 235 publications, 4.29%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 229, 4.18% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 229 publications, 4.18%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 226, 4.12% Biotechnology 226 publications, 4.12%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 196, 3.58% Biophysics 196 publications, 3.58%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 192, 3.5% Molecular Medicine 192 publications, 3.5%
Insect Science	Insect Science, 190, 3.47% Insect Science 190 publications, 3.47%
General Veterinary	General Veterinary, 188, 3.43% General Veterinary 188 publications, 3.43%
Physiology	Physiology, 179, 3.27% Physiology 179 publications, 3.27%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 166, 3.03% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 166 publications, 3.03%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 141, 2.57% Organic Chemistry 141 publications, 2.57%
General Immunology and Microbiology	General Immunology and Microbiology, 140, 2.55% General Immunology and Microbiology 140 publications, 2.55%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 138, 2.52% Bioengineering 138 publications, 2.52%
Drug Discovery	Drug Discovery, 134, 2.44% Drug Discovery 134 publications, 2.44%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology	Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 133, 2.43% Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 133 publications, 2.43%
Virology	Virology, 126, 2.3% Virology 126 publications, 2.3%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Journals

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
Toxicon	Toxicon, 464, 8.46% Toxicon 464 publications, 8.46%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 169, 3.08% Zootaxa 169 publications, 3.08%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 113, 2.06% PLoS ONE 113 publications, 2.06%
Toxins	Toxins, 103, 1.88% Toxins 103 publications, 1.88%
Frontiers in Immunology	Frontiers in Immunology, 74, 1.35% Frontiers in Immunology 74 publications, 1.35%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 74, 1.35% Scientific Reports 74 publications, 1.35%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 72, 1.31% PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 72 publications, 1.31%
Vaccine	Vaccine, 65, 1.19% Vaccine 65 publications, 1.19%
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, 60, 1.09% Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo 60 publications, 1.09%
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 55, 1% Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 55 publications, 1%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications	Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 54, 0.99% Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 54 publications, 0.99%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences	International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 47, 0.86% International Journal of Molecular Sciences 47 publications, 0.86%
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases	Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases, 46, 0.84% Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases 46 publications, 0.84%
Journal of Arachnology	Journal of Arachnology, 45, 0.82% Journal of Arachnology 45 publications, 0.82%
Revista Brasileira de Zoologia	Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 44, 0.8% Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 44 publications, 0.8%
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 41, 0.75% Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 41 publications, 0.75%
Journal of Proteomics	Journal of Proteomics, 41, 0.75% Journal of Proteomics 41 publications, 0.75%
Biota Neotropica	Biota Neotropica, 40, 0.73% Biota Neotropica 40 publications, 0.73%
Peptides	Peptides, 35, 0.64% Peptides 35 publications, 0.64%
Frontiers in Microbiology	Frontiers in Microbiology, 34, 0.62% Frontiers in Microbiology 34 publications, 0.62%
BioMed Research International	BioMed Research International, 33, 0.6% BioMed Research International 33 publications, 0.6%
Infection and Immunity	Infection and Immunity, 32, 0.58% Infection and Immunity 32 publications, 0.58%
South American Journal of Herpetology	South American Journal of Herpetology, 30, 0.55% South American Journal of Herpetology 30 publications, 0.55%
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 27, 0.49% Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 27 publications, 0.49%
Molecular Immunology	Molecular Immunology, 27, 0.49% Molecular Immunology 27 publications, 0.49%
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences	Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 26, 0.47% Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 26 publications, 0.47%
Methods in Molecular Biology	Methods in Molecular Biology, 25, 0.46% Methods in Molecular Biology 25 publications, 0.46%
Iheringia - Serie Zoologia	Iheringia - Serie Zoologia, 24, 0.44% Iheringia - Serie Zoologia 24 publications, 0.44%
Microbial Pathogenesis	Microbial Pathogenesis, 24, 0.44% Microbial Pathogenesis 24 publications, 0.44%
Cells	Cells, 24, 0.44% Cells 24 publications, 0.44%
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Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1747, 31.87% Elsevier 1747 publications, 31.87%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 713, 13.01% Springer Nature 713 publications, 13.01%
Wiley	Wiley, 419, 7.64% Wiley 419 publications, 7.64%
MDPI	MDPI, 358, 6.53% MDPI 358 publications, 6.53%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 198, 3.61% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 198 publications, 3.61%
SciELO	SciELO, 191, 3.48% SciELO 191 publications, 3.48%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 174, 3.17% Magnolia Press 174 publications, 3.17%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 163, 2.97% Oxford University Press 163 publications, 2.97%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 157, 2.86% Frontiers Media S.A. 157 publications, 2.86%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 138, 2.52% Taylor & Francis 138 publications, 2.52%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 99, 1.81% American Society for Microbiology 99 publications, 1.81%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 87, 1.59% Hindawi Limited 87 publications, 1.59%
	, 86, 1.57% 86 publications, 1.57%
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz	Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, 56, 1.02% Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz 56 publications, 1.02%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 46, 0.84% American Chemical Society (ACS) 46 publications, 0.84%
American Arachnological Society	American Arachnological Society, 45, 0.82% American Arachnological Society 45 publications, 0.82%
Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peconhentos	Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peconhentos, 44, 0.8% Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peconhentos 44 publications, 0.8%
	, 35, 0.64% 35 publications, 0.64%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 35, 0.64% S. Karger AG 35 publications, 0.64%
SAGE	SAGE, 33, 0.6% SAGE 33 publications, 0.6%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 29, 0.53% Mary Ann Liebert 29 publications, 0.53%
Brazilian Herpetological Society	Brazilian Herpetological Society, 27, 0.49% Brazilian Herpetological Society 27 publications, 0.49%
Pensoft Publishers	Pensoft Publishers, 25, 0.46% Pensoft Publishers 25 publications, 0.46%
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 25, 0.46% Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 25 publications, 0.46%
Fundacao Zoobotanica do Rio Grande	Fundacao Zoobotanica do Rio Grande, 22, 0.4% Fundacao Zoobotanica do Rio Grande 22 publications, 0.4%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 21, 0.38% Microbiology Society 21 publications, 0.38%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 20, 0.36% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 20 publications, 0.36%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.	Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 19, 0.35% Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 19 publications, 0.35%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 19, 0.35% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 19 publications, 0.35%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 17, 0.31% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 17 publications, 0.31%
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With other organizations

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 2237, 40.81% University of São Paulo 2237 publications, 40.81%
Federal University of São Paulo	Federal University of São Paulo, 618, 11.27% Federal University of São Paulo 618 publications, 11.27%
Universidade Estadual Paulista	Universidade Estadual Paulista, 451, 8.23% Universidade Estadual Paulista 451 publications, 8.23%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 222, 4.05% Universidade Estadual de Campinas 222 publications, 4.05%
Federal University of Minas Gerais	Federal University of Minas Gerais, 177, 3.23% Federal University of Minas Gerais 177 publications, 3.23%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 163, 2.97% Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 163 publications, 2.97%
Nuclear and Energy Research Institute	Nuclear and Energy Research Institute, 97, 1.77% Nuclear and Energy Research Institute 97 publications, 1.77%
Universidad de Costa Rica	Universidad de Costa Rica, 80, 1.46% Universidad de Costa Rica 80 publications, 1.46%
Federal University of São Carlos	Federal University of São Carlos, 75, 1.37% Federal University of São Carlos 75 publications, 1.37%
Universidade de Brasília	Universidade de Brasília, 74, 1.35% Universidade de Brasília 74 publications, 1.35%
Federal University of ABC	Federal University of ABC, 72, 1.31% Federal University of ABC 72 publications, 1.31%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul	Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 56, 1.02% Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul 56 publications, 1.02%
Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul	Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, 54, 0.99% Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul 54 publications, 0.99%
Federal University of Uberlândia	Federal University of Uberlândia, 49, 0.89% Federal University of Uberlândia 49 publications, 0.89%
Universidade São Francisco	Universidade São Francisco, 49, 0.89% Universidade São Francisco 49 publications, 0.89%
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul	Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, 49, 0.89% Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul 49 publications, 0.89%
Federal University of Bahia	Federal University of Bahia, 48, 0.88% Federal University of Bahia 48 publications, 0.88%
Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro	Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, 45, 0.82% Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro 45 publications, 0.82%
Federal University of Pernambuco	Federal University of Pernambuco, 44, 0.8% Federal University of Pernambuco 44 publications, 0.8%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte	Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, 43, 0.78% Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte 43 publications, 0.78%
Federal University of Parana	Federal University of Parana, 42, 0.77% Federal University of Parana 42 publications, 0.77%
Cardiff University	Cardiff University, 41, 0.75% Cardiff University 41 publications, 0.75%
Universidade Federal do Amazonas	Universidade Federal do Amazonas, 41, 0.75% Universidade Federal do Amazonas 41 publications, 0.75%
Federal University of Goiás	Federal University of Goiás, 39, 0.71% Federal University of Goiás 39 publications, 0.71%
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 39, 0.71% Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 39 publications, 0.71%
Campus Bio-Medico University	Campus Bio-Medico University, 38, 0.69% Campus Bio-Medico University 38 publications, 0.69%
Federal University of Santa Catarina	Federal University of Santa Catarina, 37, 0.67% Federal University of Santa Catarina 37 publications, 0.67%
Universidade Paulista	Universidade Paulista, 37, 0.67% Universidade Paulista 37 publications, 0.67%
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto	Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, 35, 0.64% Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto 35 publications, 0.64%
Universidade Estadual de Londrina	Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 34, 0.62% Universidade Estadual de Londrina 34 publications, 0.62%
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With foreign organizations

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Universidad de Costa Rica	Universidad de Costa Rica, 80, 1.46% Universidad de Costa Rica 80 publications, 1.46%
Cardiff University	Cardiff University, 41, 0.75% Cardiff University 41 publications, 0.75%
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 39, 0.71% Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 39 publications, 0.71%
Campus Bio-Medico University	Campus Bio-Medico University, 38, 0.69% Campus Bio-Medico University 38 publications, 0.69%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 31, 0.57% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 31 publications, 0.57%
Florida State University	Florida State University, 30, 0.55% Florida State University 30 publications, 0.55%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 27, 0.49% University of Oxford 27 publications, 0.49%
University of Virginia	University of Virginia, 25, 0.46% University of Virginia 25 publications, 0.46%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 24, 0.44% University of Queensland 24 publications, 0.44%
Institut Pasteur	Institut Pasteur, 24, 0.44% Institut Pasteur 24 publications, 0.44%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 23, 0.42% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 23 publications, 0.42%
University of the Republic	University of the Republic, 23, 0.42% University of the Republic 23 publications, 0.42%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 20, 0.36% Harvard University 20 publications, 0.36%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 18, 0.33% Cornell University 18 publications, 0.33%
University of York	University of York, 17, 0.31% University of York 17 publications, 0.31%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 16, 0.29% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 16 publications, 0.29%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 16, 0.29% University of Cambridge 16 publications, 0.29%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 16, 0.29% University of Glasgow 16 publications, 0.29%
Duke University	Duke University, 16, 0.29% Duke University 16 publications, 0.29%
University of Buenos Aires	University of Buenos Aires, 16, 0.29% University of Buenos Aires 16 publications, 0.29%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 16, 0.29% University of Pennsylvania 16 publications, 0.29%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 15, 0.27% Stanford University 15 publications, 0.27%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 15, 0.27% University of Washington 15 publications, 0.27%
University of Toyama	University of Toyama, 15, 0.27% University of Toyama 15 publications, 0.27%
University of Lisbon	University of Lisbon, 14, 0.26% University of Lisbon 14 publications, 0.26%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 14, 0.26% Ohio State University 14 publications, 0.26%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 13, 0.24% University of Copenhagen 13 publications, 0.24%
Yale University	Yale University, 13, 0.24% Yale University 13 publications, 0.24%
George Washington University	George Washington University, 13, 0.24% George Washington University 13 publications, 0.24%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 13, 0.24% Paris Cité University 13 publications, 0.24%
	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600
USA	USA, 590, 10.76% USA 590 publications, 10.76%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 242, 4.41% United Kingdom 242 publications, 4.41%
France	France, 142, 2.59% France 142 publications, 2.59%
Germany	Germany, 141, 2.57% Germany 141 publications, 2.57%
Argentina	Argentina, 113, 2.06% Argentina 113 publications, 2.06%
Italy	Italy, 94, 1.71% Italy 94 publications, 1.71%
Spain	Spain, 81, 1.48% Spain 81 publications, 1.48%
Costa Rica	Costa Rica, 80, 1.46% Costa Rica 80 publications, 1.46%
Australia	Australia, 71, 1.3% Australia 71 publications, 1.3%
Canada	Canada, 59, 1.08% Canada 59 publications, 1.08%
Japan	Japan, 53, 0.97% Japan 53 publications, 0.97%
Colombia	Colombia, 50, 0.91% Colombia 50 publications, 0.91%
Mexico	Mexico, 47, 0.86% Mexico 47 publications, 0.86%
Portugal	Portugal, 45, 0.82% Portugal 45 publications, 0.82%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 45, 0.82% Switzerland 45 publications, 0.82%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 42, 0.77% Netherlands 42 publications, 0.77%
Chile	Chile, 42, 0.77% Chile 42 publications, 0.77%
Belgium	Belgium, 28, 0.51% Belgium 28 publications, 0.51%
Denmark	Denmark, 28, 0.51% Denmark 28 publications, 0.51%
Uruguay	Uruguay, 28, 0.51% Uruguay 28 publications, 0.51%
Sweden	Sweden, 28, 0.51% Sweden 28 publications, 0.51%
Peru	Peru, 25, 0.46% Peru 25 publications, 0.46%
China	China, 23, 0.42% China 23 publications, 0.42%
Cuba	Cuba, 18, 0.33% Cuba 18 publications, 0.33%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 16, 0.29% Czech Republic 16 publications, 0.29%
Venezuela	Venezuela, 15, 0.27% Venezuela 15 publications, 0.27%
India	India, 15, 0.27% India 15 publications, 0.27%
Ecuador	Ecuador, 15, 0.27% Ecuador 15 publications, 0.27%
Norway	Norway, 13, 0.24% Norway 13 publications, 0.24%
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