Leiden University

Leiden University
Short name
LU
Country, city
Netherlands, Leiden
Publications
61 699
Citations
2 337 016
h-index
459
Top-3 journals
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (1227 publications)
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (1033 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Amsterdam
University of Amsterdam (3103 publications)
Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden University Medical Center (2637 publications)
Utrecht University
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)
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Since 1882

Total publications
61699
Total citations
2336572
Citations per publication
37.87
Average publications per year
431.46
Average authors per publication
6.44
h-index
459
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, 5383, 8.72%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
5383 publications, 8.72%
Space and Planetary Science, 5267, 8.54%
Space and Planetary Science
5267 publications, 8.54%
General Medicine, 4802, 7.78%
General Medicine
4802 publications, 7.78%
Biochemistry, 3320, 5.38%
Biochemistry
3320 publications, 5.38%
Molecular Biology, 2834, 4.59%
Molecular Biology
2834 publications, 4.59%
Genetics, 2595, 4.21%
Genetics
2595 publications, 4.21%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 2349, 3.81%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
2349 publications, 3.81%
Condensed Matter Physics, 2239, 3.63%
Condensed Matter Physics
2239 publications, 3.63%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2237, 3.63%
General Physics and Astronomy
2237 publications, 3.63%
Sociology and Political Science, 2154, 3.49%
Sociology and Political Science
2154 publications, 3.49%
General Chemistry, 1919, 3.11%
General Chemistry
1919 publications, 3.11%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 1908, 3.09%
Psychiatry and Mental health
1908 publications, 3.09%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1901, 3.08%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1901 publications, 3.08%
Cell Biology, 1798, 2.91%
Cell Biology
1798 publications, 2.91%
Developmental and Educational Psychology, 1743, 2.83%
Developmental and Educational Psychology
1743 publications, 2.83%
History, 1604, 2.6%
History
1604 publications, 2.6%
Multidisciplinary, 1546, 2.51%
Multidisciplinary
1546 publications, 2.51%
Pharmacology, 1531, 2.48%
Pharmacology
1531 publications, 2.48%
Organic Chemistry, 1470, 2.38%
Organic Chemistry
1470 publications, 2.38%
Education, 1374, 2.23%
Education
1374 publications, 2.23%
Political Science and International Relations, 1334, 2.16%
Political Science and International Relations
1334 publications, 2.16%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1324, 2.15%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
1324 publications, 2.15%
Plant Science, 1303, 2.11%
Plant Science
1303 publications, 2.11%
Linguistics and Language, 1197, 1.94%
Linguistics and Language
1197 publications, 1.94%
Materials Chemistry, 1136, 1.84%
Materials Chemistry
1136 publications, 1.84%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 1127, 1.83%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
1127 publications, 1.83%
Biophysics, 1058, 1.71%
Biophysics
1058 publications, 1.71%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 1039, 1.68%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
1039 publications, 1.68%
Language and Linguistics, 1026, 1.66%
Language and Linguistics
1026 publications, 1.66%
Law, 1000, 1.62%
Law
1000 publications, 1.62%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1968 publications, 3.19%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1227 publications, 1.99%
Astrophysical Journal
1033 publications, 1.67%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
839 publications, 1.36%
Physical Review B
727 publications, 1.18%
Physical Review Letters
551 publications, 0.89%
SSRN Electronic Journal
525 publications, 0.85%
Nature
364 publications, 0.59%
PLoS ONE
338 publications, 0.55%
Scientific Reports
320 publications, 0.52%
Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis
318 publications, 0.52%
Journal of Chemical Physics
312 publications, 0.51%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
276 publications, 0.45%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
241 publications, 0.39%
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
238 publications, 0.39%
Nucleic Acids Research
237 publications, 0.38%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
234 publications, 0.38%
Inorganica Chimica Acta
232 publications, 0.38%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
231 publications, 0.37%
Physica B+C
214 publications, 0.35%
Frontiers in Psychology
209 publications, 0.34%
Physical Review A
195 publications, 0.32%
Physica B: Condensed Matter
194 publications, 0.31%
Nature Communications
190 publications, 0.31%
Physica
185 publications, 0.3%
Scientometrics
184 publications, 0.3%
Physical Review D
180 publications, 0.29%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
169 publications, 0.27%
Blood
161 publications, 0.26%
Biophysical Journal
160 publications, 0.26%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
14249 publications, 23.09%
Springer Nature
10887 publications, 17.65%
Wiley
7130 publications, 11.56%
Oxford University Press
3777 publications, 6.12%
Taylor & Francis
3025 publications, 4.9%
SAGE
1992 publications, 3.23%
American Physical Society (APS)
1904 publications, 3.09%
Cambridge University Press
1694 publications, 2.75%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1534 publications, 2.49%
American Astronomical Society
1405 publications, 2.28%
EDP Sciences
1321 publications, 2.14%
Brill
818 publications, 1.33%
IOP Publishing
696 publications, 1.13%
Frontiers Media S.A.
678 publications, 1.1%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
677 publications, 1.1%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
668 publications, 1.08%
AIP Publishing
596 publications, 0.97%
MDPI
586 publications, 0.95%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
522 publications, 0.85%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
397 publications, 0.64%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
346 publications, 0.56%
BMJ
313 publications, 0.51%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
298 publications, 0.48%
American Society for Microbiology
294 publications, 0.48%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
241 publications, 0.39%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
211 publications, 0.34%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
202 publications, 0.33%
American Psychological Association (APA)
201 publications, 0.33%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
200 publications, 0.32%
Walter de Gruyter
179 publications, 0.29%
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With other organizations

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University of Amsterdam
3103 publications, 5.03%
Leiden University Medical Center
2637 publications, 4.27%
Utrecht University
2272 publications, 3.68%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2042 publications, 3.31%
Radboud University Nijmegen
1563 publications, 2.53%
University of Groningen
1546 publications, 2.51%
Delft University of Technology
1064 publications, 1.72%
Erasmus University Rotterdam
966 publications, 1.57%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
950 publications, 1.54%
University of Oxford
929 publications, 1.51%
University of Cambridge
924 publications, 1.5%
National Institute for Astrophysics
882 publications, 1.43%
University College London
872 publications, 1.41%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
858 publications, 1.39%
Erasmus University Medical Center
782 publications, 1.27%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
768 publications, 1.24%
California Institute of Technology
755 publications, 1.22%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
720 publications, 1.17%
University of Edinburgh
696 publications, 1.13%
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
670 publications, 1.09%
University of Copenhagen
644 publications, 1.04%
Harvard University
643 publications, 1.04%
University Medical Center Utrecht
636 publications, 1.03%
Vrije Universiteit Medical Center
629 publications, 1.02%
Durham University
623 publications, 1.01%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
616 publications, 1%
European Southern Observatory
598 publications, 0.97%
University Medical Center Groningen
591 publications, 0.96%
Paris Cité University
567 publications, 0.92%
ETH Zurich
557 publications, 0.9%
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With foreign organizations

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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
950 publications, 1.54%
University of Oxford
929 publications, 1.51%
University of Cambridge
924 publications, 1.5%
National Institute for Astrophysics
882 publications, 1.43%
University College London
872 publications, 1.41%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
768 publications, 1.24%
California Institute of Technology
755 publications, 1.22%
University of Edinburgh
696 publications, 1.13%
University of Copenhagen
644 publications, 1.04%
Harvard University
643 publications, 1.04%
Durham University
623 publications, 1.01%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
616 publications, 1%
European Southern Observatory
598 publications, 0.97%
Paris Cité University
567 publications, 0.92%
ETH Zurich
557 publications, 0.9%
Sorbonne University
538 publications, 0.87%
Johns Hopkins University
534 publications, 0.87%
University of Arizona
530 publications, 0.86%
Yale University
501 publications, 0.81%
University of Geneva
463 publications, 0.75%
Ghent University
462 publications, 0.75%
University of Manchester
459 publications, 0.74%
Stanford University
431 publications, 0.7%
University of California, Berkeley
428 publications, 0.69%
University of Tokyo
422 publications, 0.68%
Heidelberg University
414 publications, 0.67%
University of Michigan
411 publications, 0.67%
University of Antwerp
396 publications, 0.64%
Aix-Marseille University
380 publications, 0.62%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
380 publications, 0.62%
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With other countries

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USA, 10284, 16.67%
USA
10284 publications, 16.67%
United Kingdom, 7691, 12.47%
United Kingdom
7691 publications, 12.47%
Germany, 7488, 12.14%
Germany
7488 publications, 12.14%
France, 3800, 6.16%
France
3800 publications, 6.16%
Italy, 3569, 5.78%
Italy
3569 publications, 5.78%
Spain, 2733, 4.43%
Spain
2733 publications, 4.43%
Belgium, 2586, 4.19%
Belgium
2586 publications, 4.19%
China, 2458, 3.98%
China
2458 publications, 3.98%
Switzerland, 2248, 3.64%
Switzerland
2248 publications, 3.64%
Australia, 2136, 3.46%
Australia
2136 publications, 3.46%
Canada, 2093, 3.39%
Canada
2093 publications, 3.39%
Sweden, 1768, 2.87%
Sweden
1768 publications, 2.87%
Japan, 1449, 2.35%
Japan
1449 publications, 2.35%
Denmark, 1418, 2.3%
Denmark
1418 publications, 2.3%
Austria, 1028, 1.67%
Austria
1028 publications, 1.67%
Chile, 949, 1.54%
Chile
949 publications, 1.54%
Finland, 875, 1.42%
Finland
875 publications, 1.42%
Russia, 832, 1.35%
Russia
832 publications, 1.35%
South Africa, 822, 1.33%
South Africa
822 publications, 1.33%
Poland, 795, 1.29%
Poland
795 publications, 1.29%
Portugal, 771, 1.25%
Portugal
771 publications, 1.25%
Norway, 747, 1.21%
Norway
747 publications, 1.21%
Israel, 628, 1.02%
Israel
628 publications, 1.02%
Brazil, 573, 0.93%
Brazil
573 publications, 0.93%
Ireland, 513, 0.83%
Ireland
513 publications, 0.83%
India, 492, 0.8%
India
492 publications, 0.8%
Hungary, 429, 0.7%
Hungary
429 publications, 0.7%
Greece, 413, 0.67%
Greece
413 publications, 0.67%
Czech Republic, 399, 0.65%
Czech Republic
399 publications, 0.65%
Republic of Korea, 394, 0.64%
Republic of Korea
394 publications, 0.64%
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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.