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University of Leeds
Short name
UL
Country, city
United Kingdom, Leeds
Publications
116 932
Citations
3 875 702
h-index
540
Top-3 journals
Nature
Nature (1199 publications)
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (1115 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Manchester
University of Manchester (3400 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (2947 publications)
University College London
University College London (2789 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (797 publications)
University of Sydney
University of Sydney (748 publications)
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne (740 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1904

Total publications
116932
Total citations
3875702
Citations per publication
33.14
Average publications per year
950.67
Average authors per publication
5.95
h-index
540
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, 9488, 8.11%
General Medicine
9488 publications, 8.11%
Biochemistry, 4749, 4.06%
Biochemistry
4749 publications, 4.06%
General Chemistry, 3942, 3.37%
General Chemistry
3942 publications, 3.37%
Condensed Matter Physics, 3376, 2.89%
Condensed Matter Physics
3376 publications, 2.89%
Mechanical Engineering, 3289, 2.81%
Mechanical Engineering
3289 publications, 2.81%
History, 3235, 2.77%
History
3235 publications, 2.77%
Molecular Biology, 3138, 2.68%
Molecular Biology
3138 publications, 2.68%
General Materials Science, 3077, 2.63%
General Materials Science
3077 publications, 2.63%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2961, 2.53%
General Physics and Astronomy
2961 publications, 2.53%
Multidisciplinary, 2894, 2.47%
Multidisciplinary
2894 publications, 2.47%
Geography, Planning and Development, 2849, 2.44%
Geography, Planning and Development
2849 publications, 2.44%
Sociology and Political Science, 2805, 2.4%
Sociology and Political Science
2805 publications, 2.4%
General Chemical Engineering, 2782, 2.38%
General Chemical Engineering
2782 publications, 2.38%
Materials Chemistry, 2502, 2.14%
Materials Chemistry
2502 publications, 2.14%
Oncology, 2486, 2.13%
Oncology
2486 publications, 2.13%
Rheumatology, 2452, 2.1%
Rheumatology
2452 publications, 2.1%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2390, 2.04%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
2390 publications, 2.04%
General Engineering, 2369, 2.03%
General Engineering
2369 publications, 2.03%
Geophysics, 2350, 2.01%
Geophysics
2350 publications, 2.01%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 2330, 1.99%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
2330 publications, 1.99%
Immunology, 2322, 1.99%
Immunology
2322 publications, 1.99%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 2229, 1.91%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
2229 publications, 1.91%
Cell Biology, 2165, 1.85%
Cell Biology
2165 publications, 1.85%
Organic Chemistry, 2144, 1.83%
Organic Chemistry
2144 publications, 1.83%
Atmospheric Science, 2110, 1.8%
Atmospheric Science
2110 publications, 1.8%
Mechanics of Materials, 2066, 1.77%
Mechanics of Materials
2066 publications, 1.77%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 2065, 1.77%
Geochemistry and Petrology
2065 publications, 1.77%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 2039, 1.74%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
2039 publications, 1.74%
Education, 2031, 1.74%
Education
2031 publications, 1.74%
Geology, 2026, 1.73%
Geology
2026 publications, 1.73%
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Journals

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Nature
1199 publications, 1.03%
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
1115 publications, 0.95%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
659 publications, 0.56%
Biochemical Society Transactions
586 publications, 0.5%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
586 publications, 0.5%
Rheumatology
577 publications, 0.49%
PLoS ONE
560 publications, 0.48%
SSRN Electronic Journal
530 publications, 0.45%
Scientific Reports
506 publications, 0.43%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
487 publications, 0.42%
Nature Communications
452 publications, 0.39%
BMJ Open
451 publications, 0.39%
Biochemical Journal
441 publications, 0.38%
The Lancet
421 publications, 0.36%
BMJ
419 publications, 0.36%
Geophysical Research Letters
396 publications, 0.34%
The Classical Review
360 publications, 0.31%
Blood
337 publications, 0.29%
Physical Review B
320 publications, 0.27%
British Journal of Surgery
295 publications, 0.25%
Journal of Materials Science
291 publications, 0.25%
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
287 publications, 0.25%
Polymer
284 publications, 0.24%
Fuel
275 publications, 0.24%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
270 publications, 0.23%
Environment and Planning A
265 publications, 0.23%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
264 publications, 0.23%
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
260 publications, 0.22%
Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists
257 publications, 0.22%
Heart
252 publications, 0.22%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
28064 publications, 24%
Springer Nature
16401 publications, 14.03%
Wiley
16002 publications, 13.68%
Taylor & Francis
6990 publications, 5.98%
SAGE
6078 publications, 5.2%
Oxford University Press
5731 publications, 4.9%
Cambridge University Press
3990 publications, 3.41%
BMJ
2461 publications, 2.1%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
2009 publications, 1.72%
MDPI
1952 publications, 1.67%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1483 publications, 1.27%
IOP Publishing
1410 publications, 1.21%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1256 publications, 1.07%
Portland Press
1220 publications, 1.04%
Copernicus
1099 publications, 0.94%
American Physical Society (APS)
978 publications, 0.84%
Emerald
969 publications, 0.83%
AIP Publishing
938 publications, 0.8%
Frontiers Media S.A.
809 publications, 0.69%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
798 publications, 0.68%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
747 publications, 0.64%
The Royal Society
569 publications, 0.49%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
507 publications, 0.43%
Geological Society of London
501 publications, 0.43%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
444 publications, 0.38%
EDP Sciences
396 publications, 0.34%
Brill
376 publications, 0.32%
American Society of Hematology
355 publications, 0.3%
American Geophysical Union
349 publications, 0.3%
Microbiology Society
325 publications, 0.28%
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With other organizations

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University of Manchester
3400 publications, 2.91%
University of Oxford
2947 publications, 2.52%
University College London
2789 publications, 2.39%
University of Sheffield
2575 publications, 2.2%
University of Cambridge
2458 publications, 2.1%
University of York
2236 publications, 1.91%
University of Birmingham
1920 publications, 1.64%
Imperial College London
1906 publications, 1.63%
Newcastle University
1854 publications, 1.59%
University of Bristol
1680 publications, 1.44%
University of Edinburgh
1677 publications, 1.43%
King's College London
1430 publications, 1.22%
University of Liverpool
1407 publications, 1.2%
University of Nottingham
1393 publications, 1.19%
University of Glasgow
1274 publications, 1.09%
University of Exeter
1172 publications, 1%
University of Southampton
1109 publications, 0.95%
Cardiff University
1000 publications, 0.86%
University of Leicester
947 publications, 0.81%
Durham University
935 publications, 0.8%
University of East Anglia
910 publications, 0.78%
Queen Mary University of London
855 publications, 0.73%
University of Bradford
843 publications, 0.72%
University of Reading
810 publications, 0.69%
Harvard University
797 publications, 0.68%
University of Warwick
778 publications, 0.67%
University of Hull
766 publications, 0.66%
University of Sydney
748 publications, 0.64%
Meteorological Office
745 publications, 0.64%
University of Melbourne
740 publications, 0.63%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University
797 publications, 0.68%
University of Sydney
748 publications, 0.64%
University of Melbourne
740 publications, 0.63%
University of Copenhagen
705 publications, 0.6%
ETH Zurich
684 publications, 0.58%
University of Toronto
655 publications, 0.56%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
642 publications, 0.55%
Sorbonne University
639 publications, 0.55%
Leiden University Medical Center
567 publications, 0.48%
University of Queensland
536 publications, 0.46%
Karolinska Institute
515 publications, 0.44%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
514 publications, 0.44%
University of Washington
514 publications, 0.44%
Utrecht University
501 publications, 0.43%
Paris Cité University
493 publications, 0.42%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
471 publications, 0.4%
Monash University
449 publications, 0.38%
University of Alberta
428 publications, 0.37%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
427 publications, 0.37%
Columbia University
421 publications, 0.36%
Stanford University
404 publications, 0.35%
Université Paris-Saclay
402 publications, 0.34%
University College Dublin
401 publications, 0.34%
Ghent University
399 publications, 0.34%
University of California, Los Angeles
397 publications, 0.34%
University of São Paulo
397 publications, 0.34%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
396 publications, 0.34%
University of Michigan
395 publications, 0.34%
Aarhus University
392 publications, 0.34%
University of Amsterdam
387 publications, 0.33%
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With other countries

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USA, 13006, 11.12%
USA
13006 publications, 11.12%
Germany, 6409, 5.48%
Germany
6409 publications, 5.48%
China, 6220, 5.32%
China
6220 publications, 5.32%
Australia, 4725, 4.04%
Australia
4725 publications, 4.04%
France, 4629, 3.96%
France
4629 publications, 3.96%
Netherlands, 4142, 3.54%
Netherlands
4142 publications, 3.54%
Italy, 3950, 3.38%
Italy
3950 publications, 3.38%
Canada, 3738, 3.2%
Canada
3738 publications, 3.2%
Spain, 2890, 2.47%
Spain
2890 publications, 2.47%
Switzerland, 2497, 2.14%
Switzerland
2497 publications, 2.14%
Sweden, 2252, 1.93%
Sweden
2252 publications, 1.93%
Belgium, 1918, 1.64%
Belgium
1918 publications, 1.64%
Japan, 1788, 1.53%
Japan
1788 publications, 1.53%
Denmark, 1779, 1.52%
Denmark
1779 publications, 1.52%
Norway, 1592, 1.36%
Norway
1592 publications, 1.36%
Austria, 1324, 1.13%
Austria
1324 publications, 1.13%
Brazil, 1315, 1.12%
Brazil
1315 publications, 1.12%
Ireland, 1315, 1.12%
Ireland
1315 publications, 1.12%
India, 1261, 1.08%
India
1261 publications, 1.08%
Greece, 1056, 0.9%
Greece
1056 publications, 0.9%
New Zealand, 1049, 0.9%
New Zealand
1049 publications, 0.9%
Finland, 907, 0.78%
Finland
907 publications, 0.78%
Portugal, 896, 0.77%
Portugal
896 publications, 0.77%
Poland, 840, 0.72%
Poland
840 publications, 0.72%
South Africa, 837, 0.72%
South Africa
837 publications, 0.72%
Russia, 737, 0.63%
Russia
737 publications, 0.63%
Israel, 737, 0.63%
Israel
737 publications, 0.63%
Czech Republic, 685, 0.59%
Czech Republic
685 publications, 0.59%
Turkey, 645, 0.55%
Turkey
645 publications, 0.55%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1904 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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