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Leiden University
Short name
LU
Country, city
Netherlands, Leiden
Publications
61 699
Citations
2 382 125
h-index
462
Top-3 journals
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (1227 publications)
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (1033 publications)
Top-3 organizations
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Leiden University Medical Center (2637 publications)
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Utrecht University (2272 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (950 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (929 publications)
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge (924 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1882

Total publications
61699
Total citations
2382125
Citations per publication
38.61
Average publications per year
431.46
Average authors per publication
6.44
h-index
462
Metrics description

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Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5383, 8.72%
Space and Planetary Science, 5267, 8.54%
General Medicine, 4802, 7.78%
Biochemistry, 3320, 5.38%
Molecular Biology, 2834, 4.59%
Genetics, 2595, 4.21%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 2349, 3.81%
Condensed Matter Physics, 2239, 3.63%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2237, 3.63%
Sociology and Political Science, 2154, 3.49%
General Chemistry, 1919, 3.11%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 1908, 3.09%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1901, 3.08%
Cell Biology, 1798, 2.91%
Developmental and Educational Psychology, 1743, 2.83%
History, 1604, 2.6%
Multidisciplinary, 1546, 2.51%
Pharmacology, 1531, 2.48%
Organic Chemistry, 1470, 2.38%
Education, 1374, 2.23%
Political Science and International Relations, 1334, 2.16%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1324, 2.15%
Plant Science, 1303, 2.11%
Linguistics and Language, 1197, 1.94%
Materials Chemistry, 1136, 1.84%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 1127, 1.83%
Biophysics, 1058, 1.71%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 1039, 1.68%
Language and Linguistics, 1026, 1.66%
Law, 1000, 1.62%
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USA, 10284, 16.67%
United Kingdom, 7691, 12.47%
Germany, 7488, 12.14%
France, 3800, 6.16%
Italy, 3569, 5.78%
Spain, 2733, 4.43%
Belgium, 2586, 4.19%
China, 2458, 3.98%
Switzerland, 2248, 3.64%
Australia, 2136, 3.46%
Canada, 2093, 3.39%
Sweden, 1768, 2.87%
Japan, 1449, 2.35%
Denmark, 1418, 2.3%
Austria, 1028, 1.67%
Chile, 949, 1.54%
Finland, 875, 1.42%
Russia, 832, 1.35%
South Africa, 822, 1.33%
Poland, 795, 1.29%
Portugal, 771, 1.25%
Norway, 747, 1.21%
Israel, 628, 1.02%
Brazil, 573, 0.93%
Ireland, 513, 0.83%
India, 492, 0.8%
Hungary, 429, 0.7%
Greece, 413, 0.67%
Czech Republic, 399, 0.65%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1882 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.