Natural Environment Research Council

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Short name

NERC

Country, city

United Kingdom, Swindon

02b5d8509

Organization website

Publications

8 191

Citations

502 865

h-index

256

Top-3 journals

Polar Biology (214 publications)

Nature (190 publications)

Marine Biology (185 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Imperial College London (798 publications)

University of Oxford (430 publications)

University of Cambridge (302 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (110 publications)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (100 publications)

Ghent University (92 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Field of science

Countries

Found

Since 1966

Total publications

8191

Total citations

502865

Citations per publication

61.39

Average publications per year

136.52

Average authors per publication

5.79

h-index

256

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

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 2116, 25.83% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2116 publications, 25.83%
Ecology	Ecology, 1104, 13.48% Ecology 1104 publications, 13.48%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 993, 12.12% Aquatic Science 993 publications, 12.12%
Geology	Geology, 912, 11.13% Geology 912 publications, 11.13%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 656, 8.01% Oceanography 656 publications, 8.01%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 560, 6.84% Geophysics 560 publications, 6.84%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 540, 6.59% Geochemistry and Petrology 540 publications, 6.59%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 511, 6.24% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 511 publications, 6.24%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 490, 5.98% General Medicine 490 publications, 5.98%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 481, 5.87% Multidisciplinary 481 publications, 5.87%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 470, 5.74% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 470 publications, 5.74%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 427, 5.21% Earth-Surface Processes 427 publications, 5.21%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 426, 5.2% Atmospheric Science 426 publications, 5.2%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 393, 4.8% Animal Science and Zoology 393 publications, 4.8%
Global and Planetary Change	Global and Planetary Change, 366, 4.47% Global and Planetary Change 366 publications, 4.47%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 356, 4.35% General Environmental Science 356 publications, 4.35%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 348, 4.25% Environmental Chemistry 348 publications, 4.25%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 344, 4.2% Nature and Landscape Conservation 344 publications, 4.2%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 339, 4.14% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 339 publications, 4.14%
Paleontology	Paleontology, 309, 3.77% Paleontology 309 publications, 3.77%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 296, 3.61% Water Science and Technology 296 publications, 3.61%
Pollution	Pollution, 295, 3.6% Pollution 295 publications, 3.6%
Virology	Virology, 292, 3.56% Virology 292 publications, 3.56%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 281, 3.43% Space and Planetary Science 281 publications, 3.43%
Archeology	Archeology, 274, 3.35% Archeology 274 publications, 3.35%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 266, 3.25% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 266 publications, 3.25%
Insect Science	Insect Science, 262, 3.2% Insect Science 262 publications, 3.2%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 230, 2.81% Soil Science 230 publications, 2.81%
Genetics	Genetics, 227, 2.77% Genetics 227 publications, 2.77%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 202, 2.47% Microbiology 202 publications, 2.47%
	500 1000 1500 2000 2500

Journals

	50 100 150 200 250
Polar Biology	Polar Biology, 214, 2.61% Polar Biology 214 publications, 2.61%
Nature	Nature, 190, 2.32% Nature 190 publications, 2.32%
Marine Biology	Marine Biology, 185, 2.26% Marine Biology 185 publications, 2.26%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 128, 1.56% Geophysical Research Letters 128 publications, 1.56%
Antarctic Science	Antarctic Science, 120, 1.47% Antarctic Science 120 publications, 1.47%
Journal of the Geological Society	Journal of the Geological Society, 115, 1.4% Journal of the Geological Society 115 publications, 1.4%
Quaternary Science Reviews	Quaternary Science Reviews, 105, 1.28% Quaternary Science Reviews 105 publications, 1.28%
Biological Conservation	Biological Conservation, 100, 1.22% Biological Conservation 100 publications, 1.22%
Journal of General Virology	Journal of General Virology, 100, 1.22% Journal of General Virology 100 publications, 1.22%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences	Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 98, 1.2% Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 98 publications, 1.2%
Journal of Geophysical Research	Journal of Geophysical Research, 96, 1.17% Journal of Geophysical Research 96 publications, 1.17%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 93, 1.14% PLoS ONE 93 publications, 1.14%
Oecologia	Oecologia, 88, 1.07% Oecologia 88 publications, 1.07%
Science of the Total Environment	Science of the Total Environment, 84, 1.03% Science of the Total Environment 84 publications, 1.03%
Global Change Biology	Global Change Biology, 77, 0.94% Global Change Biology 77 publications, 0.94%
Science	Science, 71, 0.87% Science 71 publications, 0.87%
Virology	Virology, 70, 0.85% Virology 70 publications, 0.85%
Journal of Applied Ecology	Journal of Applied Ecology, 70, 0.85% Journal of Applied Ecology 70 publications, 0.85%
Journal of Zoology	Journal of Zoology, 70, 0.85% Journal of Zoology 70 publications, 0.85%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics	Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 65, 0.79% Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 65 publications, 0.79%
Trends in Ecology and Evolution	Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 63, 0.77% Trends in Ecology and Evolution 63 publications, 0.77%
Earth and Planetary Science Letters	Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 62, 0.76% Earth and Planetary Science Letters 62 publications, 0.76%
Geological Society Special Publication	Geological Society Special Publication, 61, 0.74% Geological Society Special Publication 61 publications, 0.74%
Geology	Geology, 60, 0.73% Geology 60 publications, 0.73%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 54, 0.66% Scientific Reports 54 publications, 0.66%
Radiocarbon	Radiocarbon, 53, 0.65% Radiocarbon 53 publications, 0.65%
Journal of Fish Biology	Journal of Fish Biology, 52, 0.63% Journal of Fish Biology 52 publications, 0.63%
Journal of Quaternary Science	Journal of Quaternary Science, 52, 0.63% Journal of Quaternary Science 52 publications, 0.63%
Ibis	Ibis, 52, 0.63% Ibis 52 publications, 0.63%
Environmental Pollution	Environmental Pollution, 51, 0.62% Environmental Pollution 51 publications, 0.62%
	50 100 150 200 250

Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2177, 26.58% Elsevier 2177 publications, 26.58%
Wiley	Wiley, 1756, 21.44% Wiley 1756 publications, 21.44%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1604, 19.58% Springer Nature 1604 publications, 19.58%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 431, 5.26% Cambridge University Press 431 publications, 5.26%
Geological Society of London	Geological Society of London, 236, 2.88% Geological Society of London 236 publications, 2.88%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 205, 2.5% The Royal Society 205 publications, 2.5%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 196, 2.39% Oxford University Press 196 publications, 2.39%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 194, 2.37% Copernicus 194 publications, 2.37%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 135, 1.65% Taylor & Francis 135 publications, 1.65%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 111, 1.36% Microbiology Society 111 publications, 1.36%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 105, 1.28% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 105 publications, 1.28%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 100, 1.22% American Geophysical Union 100 publications, 1.22%
Geological Society of America	Geological Society of America, 87, 1.06% Geological Society of America 87 publications, 1.06%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 84, 1.03% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 84 publications, 1.03%
MDPI	MDPI, 74, 0.9% MDPI 74 publications, 0.9%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 69, 0.84% Frontiers Media S.A. 69 publications, 0.84%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 64, 0.78% American Society for Microbiology 64 publications, 0.78%
SAGE	SAGE, 53, 0.65% SAGE 53 publications, 0.65%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 48, 0.59% American Meteorological Society 48 publications, 0.59%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 39, 0.48% American Chemical Society (ACS) 39 publications, 0.48%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 37, 0.45% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 37 publications, 0.45%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 30, 0.37% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 30 publications, 0.37%
Portland Press	Portland Press, 26, 0.32% Portland Press 26 publications, 0.32%
University of Chicago Press	University of Chicago Press, 25, 0.31% University of Chicago Press 25 publications, 0.31%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 21, 0.26% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 21 publications, 0.26%
CSIRO Publishing	CSIRO Publishing, 21, 0.26% CSIRO Publishing 21 publications, 0.26%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 19, 0.23% The Company of Biologists 19 publications, 0.23%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 18, 0.22% IOP Publishing 18 publications, 0.22%
Maney Publishing	Maney Publishing, 11, 0.13% Maney Publishing 11 publications, 0.13%
Brill	Brill, 10, 0.12% Brill 10 publications, 0.12%
	500 1000 1500 2000 2500

With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 798, 9.74% Imperial College London 798 publications, 9.74%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 430, 5.25% University of Oxford 430 publications, 5.25%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 302, 3.69% University of Cambridge 302 publications, 3.69%
University of Leicester	University of Leicester, 256, 3.13% University of Leicester 256 publications, 3.13%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 248, 3.03% University of Edinburgh 248 publications, 3.03%
University of Nottingham	University of Nottingham, 237, 2.89% University of Nottingham 237 publications, 2.89%
University College London	University College London, 223, 2.72% University College London 223 publications, 2.72%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 208, 2.54% University of Exeter 208 publications, 2.54%
University of Sheffield	University of Sheffield, 185, 2.26% University of Sheffield 185 publications, 2.26%
University of Reading	University of Reading, 171, 2.09% University of Reading 171 publications, 2.09%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 164, 2% University of Southampton 164 publications, 2%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 143, 1.75% University of Bristol 143 publications, 1.75%
University of Aberdeen	University of Aberdeen, 139, 1.7% University of Aberdeen 139 publications, 1.7%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 137, 1.67% University of Leeds 137 publications, 1.67%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 132, 1.61% University of Liverpool 132 publications, 1.61%
Lancaster University	Lancaster University, 132, 1.61% Lancaster University 132 publications, 1.61%
University of East Anglia	University of East Anglia, 132, 1.61% University of East Anglia 132 publications, 1.61%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 127, 1.55% University of Glasgow 127 publications, 1.55%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 122, 1.49% University of Birmingham 122 publications, 1.49%
University of St Andrews	University of St Andrews, 116, 1.42% University of St Andrews 116 publications, 1.42%
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research	Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 110, 1.34% Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research 110 publications, 1.34%
Durham University	Durham University, 102, 1.25% Durham University 102 publications, 1.25%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 100, 1.22% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 100 publications, 1.22%
Newcastle University	Newcastle University, 97, 1.18% Newcastle University 97 publications, 1.18%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 92, 1.12% Ghent University 92 publications, 1.12%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 89, 1.09% University of Manchester 89 publications, 1.09%
King's College London	King's College London, 87, 1.06% King's College London 87 publications, 1.06%
Cardiff University	Cardiff University, 86, 1.05% Cardiff University 86 publications, 1.05%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 84, 1.03% Wageningen University and Research Centre 84 publications, 1.03%
Royal Holloway University of London	Royal Holloway University of London, 77, 0.94% Royal Holloway University of London 77 publications, 0.94%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research	Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 110, 1.34% Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research 110 publications, 1.34%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 100, 1.22% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 100 publications, 1.22%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 92, 1.12% Ghent University 92 publications, 1.12%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 84, 1.03% Wageningen University and Research Centre 84 publications, 1.03%
University of Tasmania	University of Tasmania, 75, 0.92% University of Tasmania 75 publications, 0.92%
University of Coimbra	University of Coimbra, 73, 0.89% University of Coimbra 73 publications, 0.89%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 65, 0.79% Stockholm University 65 publications, 0.79%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 65, 0.79% University of Copenhagen 65 publications, 0.79%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 65, 0.79% University of California, Los Angeles 65 publications, 0.79%
University of Lisbon	University of Lisbon, 64, 0.78% University of Lisbon 64 publications, 0.78%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 64, 0.78% Australian National University 64 publications, 0.78%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 62, 0.76% University of Cape Town 62 publications, 0.76%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 60, 0.73% Sorbonne University 60 publications, 0.73%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 58, 0.71% University of Queensland 58 publications, 0.71%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 57, 0.7% University of Colorado Boulder 57 publications, 0.7%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 56, 0.68% University of Helsinki 56 publications, 0.68%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 56, 0.68% Aarhus University 56 publications, 0.68%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 55, 0.67% Utrecht University 55 publications, 0.67%
Australian Antarctic Division	Australian Antarctic Division, 53, 0.65% Australian Antarctic Division 53 publications, 0.65%
University of Bern	University of Bern, 51, 0.62% University of Bern 51 publications, 0.62%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 51, 0.62% University of Bergen 51 publications, 0.62%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 51, 0.62% Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 51 publications, 0.62%
University of California, Santa Cruz	University of California, Santa Cruz, 50, 0.61% University of California, Santa Cruz 50 publications, 0.61%
Grenoble Alpes University	Grenoble Alpes University, 48, 0.59% Grenoble Alpes University 48 publications, 0.59%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 48, 0.59% Columbia University 48 publications, 0.59%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 47, 0.57% ETH Zurich 47 publications, 0.57%
University of Alabama at Birmingham	University of Alabama at Birmingham, 47, 0.57% University of Alabama at Birmingham 47 publications, 0.57%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 46, 0.56% University of Washington 46 publications, 0.56%
University of Bremen	University of Bremen, 46, 0.56% University of Bremen 46 publications, 0.56%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 45, 0.55% Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 45 publications, 0.55%
	20 40 60 80 100 120

With other countries

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
USA	USA, 1254, 15.31% USA 1254 publications, 15.31%
Germany	Germany, 757, 9.24% Germany 757 publications, 9.24%
France	France, 565, 6.9% France 565 publications, 6.9%
Australia	Australia, 552, 6.74% Australia 552 publications, 6.74%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 354, 4.32% Netherlands 354 publications, 4.32%
Canada	Canada, 335, 4.09% Canada 335 publications, 4.09%
Spain	Spain, 316, 3.86% Spain 316 publications, 3.86%
Italy	Italy, 284, 3.47% Italy 284 publications, 3.47%
Norway	Norway, 265, 3.24% Norway 265 publications, 3.24%
Sweden	Sweden, 247, 3.02% Sweden 247 publications, 3.02%
Belgium	Belgium, 239, 2.92% Belgium 239 publications, 2.92%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 222, 2.71% Switzerland 222 publications, 2.71%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 211, 2.58% New Zealand 211 publications, 2.58%
China	China, 200, 2.44% China 200 publications, 2.44%
South Africa	South Africa, 185, 2.26% South Africa 185 publications, 2.26%
Portugal	Portugal, 182, 2.22% Portugal 182 publications, 2.22%
Denmark	Denmark, 160, 1.95% Denmark 160 publications, 1.95%
Japan	Japan, 154, 1.88% Japan 154 publications, 1.88%
Finland	Finland, 134, 1.64% Finland 134 publications, 1.64%
Ireland	Ireland, 110, 1.34% Ireland 110 publications, 1.34%
Russia	Russia, 91, 1.11% Russia 91 publications, 1.11%
Argentina	Argentina, 89, 1.09% Argentina 89 publications, 1.09%
Chile	Chile, 88, 1.07% Chile 88 publications, 1.07%
Brazil	Brazil, 87, 1.06% Brazil 87 publications, 1.06%
Austria	Austria, 85, 1.04% Austria 85 publications, 1.04%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 83, 1.01% Czech Republic 83 publications, 1.01%
Poland	Poland, 79, 0.96% Poland 79 publications, 0.96%
Greece	Greece, 70, 0.85% Greece 70 publications, 0.85%
Israel	Israel, 54, 0.66% Israel 54 publications, 0.66%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1966 are ignored in the statistics.
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