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Netherlands, Leiden

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Publications

68 772

Citations

2 673 032

h-index

484

Top-3 journals

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2096 publications)

Astronomy and Astrophysics (1915 publications)

Astrophysical Journal (1125 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Amsterdam (3572 publications)

Leiden University Medical Center (3048 publications)

Utrecht University (2515 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

National Institute for Astrophysics (1209 publications)

University of Cambridge (1133 publications)

University College London (1132 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1882

Total publications

68772

Total citations

2673032

Citations per publication

38.87

Average publications per year

474.29

Average authors per publication

6.8

h-index

484

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.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5594, 8.13% Astronomy and Astrophysics 5594 publications, 8.13%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 5478, 7.97% Space and Planetary Science 5478 publications, 7.97%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 5110, 7.43% General Medicine 5110 publications, 7.43%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 3503, 5.09% Biochemistry 3503 publications, 5.09%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 2950, 4.29% Molecular Biology 2950 publications, 4.29%
Genetics	Genetics, 2660, 3.87% Genetics 2660 publications, 3.87%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 2349, 3.42% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2349 publications, 3.42%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 2239, 3.26% Condensed Matter Physics 2239 publications, 3.26%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 2238, 3.25% General Physics and Astronomy 2238 publications, 3.25%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 2201, 3.2% Sociology and Political Science 2201 publications, 3.2%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 1970, 2.86% Psychiatry and Mental health 1970 publications, 2.86%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1946, 2.83% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1946 publications, 2.83%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 1932, 2.81% General Chemistry 1932 publications, 2.81%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 1871, 2.72% Cell Biology 1871 publications, 2.72%
Developmental and Educational Psychology	Developmental and Educational Psychology, 1784, 2.59% Developmental and Educational Psychology 1784 publications, 2.59%
History	History, 1638, 2.38% History 1638 publications, 2.38%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 1572, 2.29% Pharmacology 1572 publications, 2.29%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1549, 2.25% Multidisciplinary 1549 publications, 2.25%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 1479, 2.15% Organic Chemistry 1479 publications, 2.15%
Education	Education, 1397, 2.03% Education 1397 publications, 2.03%
Political Science and International Relations	Political Science and International Relations, 1370, 1.99% Political Science and International Relations 1370 publications, 1.99%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1324, 1.93% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1324 publications, 1.93%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 1308, 1.9% Plant Science 1308 publications, 1.9%
Linguistics and Language	Linguistics and Language, 1259, 1.83% Linguistics and Language 1259 publications, 1.83%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 1141, 1.66% Materials Chemistry 1141 publications, 1.66%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 1136, 1.65% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 1136 publications, 1.65%
Language and Linguistics	Language and Linguistics, 1086, 1.58% Language and Linguistics 1086 publications, 1.58%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 1059, 1.54% Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1059 publications, 1.54%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 1058, 1.54% Biophysics 1058 publications, 1.54%
Law	Law, 1041, 1.51% Law 1041 publications, 1.51%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2096, 3.05% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2096 publications, 3.05%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1915, 2.78% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1915 publications, 2.78%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 1125, 1.64% Astrophysical Journal 1125 publications, 1.64%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 885, 1.29% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 885 publications, 1.29%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 735, 1.07% Physical Review B 735 publications, 1.07%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 569, 0.83% Physical Review Letters 569 publications, 0.83%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 531, 0.77% SSRN Electronic Journal 531 publications, 0.77%
Nature	Nature, 377, 0.55% Nature 377 publications, 0.55%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 351, 0.51% PLoS ONE 351 publications, 0.51%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 346, 0.5% Scientific Reports 346 publications, 0.5%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 319, 0.46% Journal of Chemical Physics 319 publications, 0.46%
Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis	Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 318, 0.46% Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis 318 publications, 0.46%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 285, 0.41% Astrophysical Journal Letters 285 publications, 0.41%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 276, 0.4% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 276 publications, 0.4%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 260, 0.38% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 260 publications, 0.38%
Nucleic Acids Research	Nucleic Acids Research, 243, 0.35% Nucleic Acids Research 243 publications, 0.35%
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 242, 0.35% Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 242 publications, 0.35%
Inorganica Chimica Acta	Inorganica Chimica Acta, 232, 0.34% Inorganica Chimica Acta 232 publications, 0.34%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 232, 0.34% Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 232 publications, 0.34%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 220, 0.32% Physical Review A 220 publications, 0.32%
Physical Review E	Physical Review E, 220, 0.32% Physical Review E 220 publications, 0.32%
Frontiers in Psychology	Frontiers in Psychology, 215, 0.31% Frontiers in Psychology 215 publications, 0.31%
Physica B+C	Physica B+C, 214, 0.31% Physica B+C 214 publications, 0.31%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 209, 0.3% Nature Communications 209 publications, 0.3%
Scientometrics	Scientometrics, 195, 0.28% Scientometrics 195 publications, 0.28%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 194, 0.28% Physical Review D 194 publications, 0.28%
Physica B: Condensed Matter	Physica B: Condensed Matter, 194, 0.28% Physica B: Condensed Matter 194 publications, 0.28%
FEBS Journal	FEBS Journal, 194, 0.28% FEBS Journal 194 publications, 0.28%
Physica	Physica, 185, 0.27% Physica 185 publications, 0.27%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 174, 0.25% Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 174 publications, 0.25%
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Publishers

	2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 15498, 22.54% Elsevier 15498 publications, 22.54%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 12488, 18.16% Springer Nature 12488 publications, 18.16%
Wiley	Wiley, 7671, 11.15% Wiley 7671 publications, 11.15%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 4137, 6.02% Oxford University Press 4137 publications, 6.02%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 3429, 4.99% Taylor & Francis 3429 publications, 4.99%
SAGE	SAGE, 2244, 3.26% SAGE 2244 publications, 3.26%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 2058, 2.99% American Physical Society (APS) 2058 publications, 2.99%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 2019, 2.94% EDP Sciences 2019 publications, 2.94%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 1892, 2.75% Cambridge University Press 1892 publications, 2.75%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 1655, 2.41% American Chemical Society (ACS) 1655 publications, 2.41%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 1569, 2.28% American Astronomical Society 1569 publications, 2.28%
Brill	Brill, 1035, 1.5% Brill 1035 publications, 1.5%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 741, 1.08% IOP Publishing 741 publications, 1.08%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 722, 1.05% Frontiers Media S.A. 722 publications, 1.05%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 712, 1.04% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 712 publications, 1.04%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 708, 1.03% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 708 publications, 1.03%
MDPI	MDPI, 700, 1.02% MDPI 700 publications, 1.02%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 610, 0.89% AIP Publishing 610 publications, 0.89%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 522, 0.76% Social Science Electronic Publishing 522 publications, 0.76%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 417, 0.61% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 417 publications, 0.61%
John Benjamins Publishing Company	John Benjamins Publishing Company, 408, 0.59% John Benjamins Publishing Company 408 publications, 0.59%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 358, 0.52% S. Karger AG 358 publications, 0.52%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 308, 0.45% American Society for Microbiology 308 publications, 0.45%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 300, 0.44% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 300 publications, 0.44%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 292, 0.42% Walter de Gruyter 292 publications, 0.42%
American Psychological Association (APA)	American Psychological Association (APA), 280, 0.41% American Psychological Association (APA) 280 publications, 0.41%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 260, 0.38% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 260 publications, 0.38%
BMJ	BMJ, 259, 0.38% BMJ 259 publications, 0.38%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 231, 0.34% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 231 publications, 0.34%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 225, 0.33% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 225 publications, 0.33%
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With other organizations

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University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 3572, 5.19% University of Amsterdam 3572 publications, 5.19%
Leiden University Medical Center	Leiden University Medical Center, 3048, 4.43% Leiden University Medical Center 3048 publications, 4.43%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 2515, 3.66% Utrecht University 2515 publications, 3.66%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2284, 3.32% Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 2284 publications, 3.32%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 1873, 2.72% University of Groningen 1873 publications, 2.72%
Radboud University Nijmegen	Radboud University Nijmegen, 1799, 2.62% Radboud University Nijmegen 1799 publications, 2.62%
Delft University of Technology	Delft University of Technology, 1251, 1.82% Delft University of Technology 1251 publications, 1.82%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1209, 1.76% National Institute for Astrophysics 1209 publications, 1.76%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 1133, 1.65% University of Cambridge 1133 publications, 1.65%
University College London	University College London, 1132, 1.65% University College London 1132 publications, 1.65%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1114, 1.62% University of Oxford 1114 publications, 1.62%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1104, 1.61% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 1104 publications, 1.61%
Erasmus University Rotterdam	Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1094, 1.59% Erasmus University Rotterdam 1094 publications, 1.59%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 1081, 1.57% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 1081 publications, 1.57%
Amsterdam University Medical Center	Amsterdam University Medical Center, 1024, 1.49% Amsterdam University Medical Center 1024 publications, 1.49%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 943, 1.37% California Institute of Technology 943 publications, 1.37%
Erasmus University Medical Center	Erasmus University Medical Center, 877, 1.28% Erasmus University Medical Center 877 publications, 1.28%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 838, 1.22% University of Edinburgh 838 publications, 1.22%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 824, 1.2% University of Copenhagen 824 publications, 1.2%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 814, 1.18% Wageningen University and Research Centre 814 publications, 1.18%
Durham University	Durham University, 781, 1.14% Durham University 781 publications, 1.14%
Naturalis Biodiversity Center	Naturalis Biodiversity Center, 781, 1.14% Naturalis Biodiversity Center 781 publications, 1.14%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 767, 1.12% Sorbonne University 767 publications, 1.12%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 760, 1.11% Paris Cité University 760 publications, 1.11%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 757, 1.1% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 757 publications, 1.1%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 753, 1.09% European Southern Observatory 753 publications, 1.09%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 739, 1.07% Harvard University 739 publications, 1.07%
University Medical Center Utrecht	University Medical Center Utrecht, 728, 1.06% University Medical Center Utrecht 728 publications, 1.06%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 701, 1.02% ETH Zurich 701 publications, 1.02%
Vrije Universiteit Medical Center	Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, 695, 1.01% Vrije Universiteit Medical Center 695 publications, 1.01%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1209, 1.76% National Institute for Astrophysics 1209 publications, 1.76%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 1133, 1.65% University of Cambridge 1133 publications, 1.65%
University College London	University College London, 1132, 1.65% University College London 1132 publications, 1.65%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1114, 1.62% University of Oxford 1114 publications, 1.62%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1104, 1.61% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 1104 publications, 1.61%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 1081, 1.57% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 1081 publications, 1.57%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 943, 1.37% California Institute of Technology 943 publications, 1.37%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 838, 1.22% University of Edinburgh 838 publications, 1.22%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 824, 1.2% University of Copenhagen 824 publications, 1.2%
Durham University	Durham University, 781, 1.14% Durham University 781 publications, 1.14%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 767, 1.12% Sorbonne University 767 publications, 1.12%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 760, 1.11% Paris Cité University 760 publications, 1.11%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 757, 1.1% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 757 publications, 1.1%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 753, 1.09% European Southern Observatory 753 publications, 1.09%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 739, 1.07% Harvard University 739 publications, 1.07%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 701, 1.02% ETH Zurich 701 publications, 1.02%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 661, 0.96% University of Geneva 661 publications, 0.96%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 653, 0.95% Observatoire de Paris 653 publications, 0.95%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 644, 0.94% Space Telescope Science Institute 644 publications, 0.94%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 643, 0.93% University of Arizona 643 publications, 0.93%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 613, 0.89% Johns Hopkins University 613 publications, 0.89%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 573, 0.83% University of Manchester 573 publications, 0.83%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 565, 0.82% University of Tokyo 565 publications, 0.82%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, 564, 0.82% Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 564 publications, 0.82%
Yale University	Yale University, 560, 0.81% Yale University 560 publications, 0.81%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 558, 0.81% Ghent University 558 publications, 0.81%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 538, 0.78% Heidelberg University 538 publications, 0.78%
Aix-Marseille University	Aix-Marseille University, 533, 0.78% Aix-Marseille University 533 publications, 0.78%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 526, 0.76% Stockholm University 526 publications, 0.76%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 513, 0.75% Université Paris-Saclay 513 publications, 0.75%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 10701, 15.56% USA 10701 publications, 15.56%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 8040, 11.69% United Kingdom 8040 publications, 11.69%
Germany	Germany, 7823, 11.38% Germany 7823 publications, 11.38%
France	France, 3910, 5.69% France 3910 publications, 5.69%
Italy	Italy, 3717, 5.4% Italy 3717 publications, 5.4%
Spain	Spain, 2832, 4.12% Spain 2832 publications, 4.12%
Belgium	Belgium, 2700, 3.93% Belgium 2700 publications, 3.93%
China	China, 2594, 3.77% China 2594 publications, 3.77%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 2329, 3.39% Switzerland 2329 publications, 3.39%
Australia	Australia, 2207, 3.21% Australia 2207 publications, 3.21%
Canada	Canada, 2158, 3.14% Canada 2158 publications, 3.14%
Sweden	Sweden, 1829, 2.66% Sweden 1829 publications, 2.66%
Japan	Japan, 1503, 2.19% Japan 1503 publications, 2.19%
Denmark	Denmark, 1486, 2.16% Denmark 1486 publications, 2.16%
Austria	Austria, 1079, 1.57% Austria 1079 publications, 1.57%
Chile	Chile, 966, 1.4% Chile 966 publications, 1.4%
Finland	Finland, 912, 1.33% Finland 912 publications, 1.33%
Russia	Russia, 882, 1.28% Russia 882 publications, 1.28%
South Africa	South Africa, 851, 1.24% South Africa 851 publications, 1.24%
Poland	Poland, 837, 1.22% Poland 837 publications, 1.22%
Norway	Norway, 798, 1.16% Norway 798 publications, 1.16%
Portugal	Portugal, 786, 1.14% Portugal 786 publications, 1.14%
Israel	Israel, 659, 0.96% Israel 659 publications, 0.96%
Brazil	Brazil, 593, 0.86% Brazil 593 publications, 0.86%
Ireland	Ireland, 546, 0.79% Ireland 546 publications, 0.79%
India	India, 517, 0.75% India 517 publications, 0.75%
Hungary	Hungary, 444, 0.65% Hungary 444 publications, 0.65%
Greece	Greece, 428, 0.62% Greece 428 publications, 0.62%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 422, 0.61% Czech Republic 422 publications, 0.61%
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