Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

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Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Short name
MPI-EVA
Country, city
Germany, Leipzig
Publications
6 087
Citations
362 274
h-index
251
Top-3 journals
Journal of Human Evolution
Journal of Human Evolution (253 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (198 publications)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (198 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Leipzig University
Leipzig University (434 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (310 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (245 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (310 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (245 publications)
Duke University
Duke University (217 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1986

Total publications
6087
Total citations
362274
Citations per publication
59.52
Average publications per year
148.46
Average authors per publication
8.02
h-index
251
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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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1456, 23.92%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1456 publications, 23.92%
Multidisciplinary, 861, 14.14%
Multidisciplinary
861 publications, 14.14%
Anthropology, 599, 9.84%
Anthropology
599 publications, 9.84%
Animal Science and Zoology, 559, 9.18%
Animal Science and Zoology
559 publications, 9.18%
Genetics, 489, 8.03%
Genetics
489 publications, 8.03%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 449, 7.38%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
449 publications, 7.38%
Developmental and Educational Psychology, 427, 7.01%
Developmental and Educational Psychology
427 publications, 7.01%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 402, 6.6%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
402 publications, 6.6%
Linguistics and Language, 378, 6.21%
Linguistics and Language
378 publications, 6.21%
Archeology, 366, 6.01%
Archeology
366 publications, 6.01%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 364, 5.98%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
364 publications, 5.98%
Language and Linguistics, 362, 5.95%
Language and Linguistics
362 publications, 5.95%
General Medicine, 295, 4.85%
General Medicine
295 publications, 4.85%
Molecular Biology, 261, 4.29%
Molecular Biology
261 publications, 4.29%
Anatomy, 225, 3.7%
Anatomy
225 publications, 3.7%
Genetics (clinical), 162, 2.66%
Genetics (clinical)
162 publications, 2.66%
Ecology, 159, 2.61%
Ecology
159 publications, 2.61%
Cognitive Neuroscience, 159, 2.61%
Cognitive Neuroscience
159 publications, 2.61%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 150, 2.46%
General Immunology and Microbiology
150 publications, 2.46%
General Psychology, 131, 2.15%
General Psychology
131 publications, 2.15%
Earth-Surface Processes, 119, 1.95%
Earth-Surface Processes
119 publications, 1.95%
Biochemistry, 117, 1.92%
Biochemistry
117 publications, 1.92%
Behavioral Neuroscience, 117, 1.92%
Behavioral Neuroscience
117 publications, 1.92%
General Environmental Science, 111, 1.82%
General Environmental Science
111 publications, 1.82%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 95, 1.56%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
95 publications, 1.56%
Biotechnology, 90, 1.48%
Biotechnology
90 publications, 1.48%
Education, 83, 1.36%
Education
83 publications, 1.36%
Cell Biology, 81, 1.33%
Cell Biology
81 publications, 1.33%
General Neuroscience, 81, 1.33%
General Neuroscience
81 publications, 1.33%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 78, 1.28%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
78 publications, 1.28%
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Journals

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Journal of Human Evolution
253 publications, 4.16%
Scientific Reports
198 publications, 3.25%
PLoS ONE
198 publications, 3.25%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
192 publications, 3.15%
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
151 publications, 2.48%
American Journal of Primatology
137 publications, 2.25%
Nature
132 publications, 2.17%
Science
109 publications, 1.79%
Animal Behaviour
107 publications, 1.76%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
106 publications, 1.74%
Animal Cognition
99 publications, 1.63%
Current Biology
98 publications, 1.61%
Journal of Archaeological Science
89 publications, 1.46%
International Journal of Primatology
85 publications, 1.4%
Nature Communications
81 publications, 1.33%
Quaternary International
78 publications, 1.28%
Molecular Biology and Evolution
72 publications, 1.18%
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
71 publications, 1.17%
Developmental Science
63 publications, 1.03%
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
61 publications, 1%
Science advances
60 publications, 0.99%
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
59 publications, 0.97%
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
59 publications, 0.97%
Royal Society Open Science
53 publications, 0.87%
Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983)
53 publications, 0.87%
Cognition
45 publications, 0.74%
Primates
44 publications, 0.72%
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
44 publications, 0.72%
Developmental Psychology
42 publications, 0.69%
Child Development
40 publications, 0.66%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
1429 publications, 23.48%
Springer Nature
1376 publications, 22.61%
Wiley
975 publications, 16.02%
The Royal Society
280 publications, 4.6%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
244 publications, 4.01%
Oxford University Press
228 publications, 3.75%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
192 publications, 3.15%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
170 publications, 2.79%
Cambridge University Press
165 publications, 2.71%
Taylor & Francis
114 publications, 1.87%
American Psychological Association (APA)
111 publications, 1.82%
Walter de Gruyter
109 publications, 1.79%
Frontiers Media S.A.
80 publications, 1.31%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
74 publications, 1.22%
SAGE
64 publications, 1.05%
University of Chicago Press
46 publications, 0.76%
MDPI
38 publications, 0.62%
eLife Sciences Publications
33 publications, 0.54%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
32 publications, 0.53%
American Society for Microbiology
19 publications, 0.31%
Linguistic Society of America
19 publications, 0.31%
F1000 Research
19 publications, 0.31%
Brill
17 publications, 0.28%
PeerJ
17 publications, 0.28%
Annual Reviews
15 publications, 0.25%
University of Hawaii Press
11 publications, 0.18%
The Company of Biologists
11 publications, 0.18%
Copernicus
11 publications, 0.18%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
8 publications, 0.13%
Microbiology Society
7 publications, 0.11%
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With other organizations

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Leipzig University
434 publications, 7.13%
Harvard University
310 publications, 5.09%
University of Oxford
245 publications, 4.02%
University of Tübingen
227 publications, 3.73%
Duke University
217 publications, 3.56%
University of Cambridge
210 publications, 3.45%
University of St Andrews
207 publications, 3.4%
Arizona State University
206 publications, 3.38%
University College London
188 publications, 3.09%
Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology
187 publications, 3.07%
University of Bologna
173 publications, 2.84%
University of Bordeaux
160 publications, 2.63%
University of Copenhagen
160 publications, 2.63%
University of Zurich
151 publications, 2.48%
University of Vienna
151 publications, 2.48%
University of Kent
140 publications, 2.3%
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
136 publications, 2.23%
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
132 publications, 2.17%
University of California, Davis
131 publications, 2.15%
George Washington University
129 publications, 2.12%
Durham University
127 publications, 2.09%
German Primate Center – Leibniz Institute for Primate Research
125 publications, 2.05%
Liverpool John Moores University
123 publications, 2.02%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
119 publications, 1.95%
University of Göttingen
119 publications, 1.95%
Robert Koch Institute
116 publications, 1.91%
University of Pennsylvania
115 publications, 1.89%
University of York
112 publications, 1.84%
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
110 publications, 1.81%
University of California, Berkeley
107 publications, 1.76%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University
310 publications, 5.09%
University of Oxford
245 publications, 4.02%
Duke University
217 publications, 3.56%
University of Cambridge
210 publications, 3.45%
University of St Andrews
207 publications, 3.4%
Arizona State University
206 publications, 3.38%
University College London
188 publications, 3.09%
University of Bologna
173 publications, 2.84%
University of Bordeaux
160 publications, 2.63%
University of Copenhagen
160 publications, 2.63%
University of Zurich
151 publications, 2.48%
University of Vienna
151 publications, 2.48%
University of Kent
140 publications, 2.3%
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
136 publications, 2.23%
University of California, Davis
131 publications, 2.15%
George Washington University
129 publications, 2.12%
Durham University
127 publications, 2.09%
Liverpool John Moores University
123 publications, 2.02%
University of Pennsylvania
115 publications, 1.89%
University of York
112 publications, 1.84%
University of California, Berkeley
107 publications, 1.76%
Collège de France
107 publications, 1.76%
Leiden University
107 publications, 1.76%
University of the Witwatersrand
98 publications, 1.61%
Simon Fraser University
96 publications, 1.58%
University of Cape Town
94 publications, 1.54%
University of California, Los Angeles
87 publications, 1.43%
University of Barcelona
87 publications, 1.43%
Sapienza University of Rome
85 publications, 1.4%
University of Manchester
84 publications, 1.38%
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With other countries

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USA, 2016, 33.12%
USA
2016 publications, 33.12%
United Kingdom, 1515, 24.89%
United Kingdom
1515 publications, 24.89%
France, 683, 11.22%
France
683 publications, 11.22%
Canada, 432, 7.1%
Canada
432 publications, 7.1%
Spain, 398, 6.54%
Spain
398 publications, 6.54%
Italy, 391, 6.42%
Italy
391 publications, 6.42%
Australia, 368, 6.05%
Australia
368 publications, 6.05%
Netherlands, 322, 5.29%
Netherlands
322 publications, 5.29%
Switzerland, 302, 4.96%
Switzerland
302 publications, 4.96%
China, 262, 4.3%
China
262 publications, 4.3%
Austria, 253, 4.16%
Austria
253 publications, 4.16%
South Africa, 242, 3.98%
South Africa
242 publications, 3.98%
Denmark, 225, 3.7%
Denmark
225 publications, 3.7%
Belgium, 198, 3.25%
Belgium
198 publications, 3.25%
Japan, 188, 3.09%
Japan
188 publications, 3.09%
Russia, 175, 2.87%
Russia
175 publications, 2.87%
Côte d'Ivoire, 161, 2.64%
Côte d'Ivoire
161 publications, 2.64%
Sweden, 154, 2.53%
Sweden
154 publications, 2.53%
Portugal, 126, 2.07%
Portugal
126 publications, 2.07%
Norway, 104, 1.71%
Norway
104 publications, 1.71%
Israel, 98, 1.61%
Israel
98 publications, 1.61%
New Zealand, 96, 1.58%
New Zealand
96 publications, 1.58%
Poland, 89, 1.46%
Poland
89 publications, 1.46%
Kenya, 83, 1.36%
Kenya
83 publications, 1.36%
Uganda, 77, 1.26%
Uganda
77 publications, 1.26%
Czech Republic, 75, 1.23%
Czech Republic
75 publications, 1.23%
Brazil, 72, 1.18%
Brazil
72 publications, 1.18%
Finland, 71, 1.17%
Finland
71 publications, 1.17%
Indonesia, 64, 1.05%
Indonesia
64 publications, 1.05%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1986 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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