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Short name

GMU

Country, city

USA, Fairfax

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Publications

39 495

Citations

1 023 583

h-index

333

Top-3 journals

SSRN Electronic Journal (2355 publications)

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (748 publications)

Astrophysical Journal (641 publications)

Top-3 organizations

United States Naval Research Laboratory (1241 publications)

University of Maryland, College Park (1116 publications)

Goddard Space Flight Center (930 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University College London (184 publications)

Hebrew University of Jerusalem (181 publications)

University of Oxford (179 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Journal

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Since 1972

Total publications

39495

Total citations

1023583

Citations per publication

25.92

Average publications per year

718.09

Average authors per publication

4.86

h-index

333

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

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Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 2164, 5.48% Sociology and Political Science 2164 publications, 5.48%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 2048, 5.19% General Medicine 2048 publications, 5.19%
Education	Education, 1892, 4.79% Education 1892 publications, 4.79%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 1829, 4.63% Economics and Econometrics 1829 publications, 4.63%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 1453, 3.68% Space and Planetary Science 1453 publications, 3.68%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1205, 3.05% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1205 publications, 3.05%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 1172, 2.97% Computer Science Applications 1172 publications, 2.97%
Law	Law, 1059, 2.68% Law 1059 publications, 2.68%
Software	Software, 1048, 2.65% Software 1048 publications, 2.65%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 1035, 2.62% Atmospheric Science 1035 publications, 2.62%
Developmental and Educational Psychology	Developmental and Educational Psychology, 962, 2.44% Developmental and Educational Psychology 962 publications, 2.44%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 944, 2.39% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 944 publications, 2.39%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 934, 2.36% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 934 publications, 2.36%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 907, 2.3% Geography, Planning and Development 907 publications, 2.3%
History	History, 800, 2.03% History 800 publications, 2.03%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 772, 1.95% Applied Mathematics 772 publications, 1.95%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 767, 1.94% Psychiatry and Mental health 767 publications, 1.94%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 761, 1.93% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 761 publications, 1.93%
Strategy and Management	Strategy and Management, 749, 1.9% Strategy and Management 749 publications, 1.9%
Applied Psychology	Applied Psychology, 738, 1.87% Applied Psychology 738 publications, 1.87%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 665, 1.68% Multidisciplinary 665 publications, 1.68%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 659, 1.67% General Chemistry 659 publications, 1.67%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 634, 1.61% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 634 publications, 1.61%
Computer Networks and Communications	Computer Networks and Communications, 624, 1.58% Computer Networks and Communications 624 publications, 1.58%
Information Systems	Information Systems, 620, 1.57% Information Systems 620 publications, 1.57%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 615, 1.56% General Environmental Science 615 publications, 1.56%
Social Psychology	Social Psychology, 615, 1.56% Social Psychology 615 publications, 1.56%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 603, 1.53% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 603 publications, 1.53%
Clinical Psychology	Clinical Psychology, 578, 1.46% Clinical Psychology 578 publications, 1.46%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 574, 1.45% Condensed Matter Physics 574 publications, 1.45%
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Journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 2355, 5.96% SSRN Electronic Journal 2355 publications, 5.96%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 748, 1.89% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 748 publications, 1.89%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 641, 1.62% Astrophysical Journal 641 publications, 1.62%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 417, 1.06% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 417 publications, 1.06%
Public Choice	Public Choice, 329, 0.83% Public Choice 329 publications, 0.83%
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 292, 0.74% Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 292 publications, 0.74%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 242, 0.61% PLoS ONE 242 publications, 0.61%
Review of Austrian Economics	Review of Austrian Economics, 208, 0.53% Review of Austrian Economics 208 publications, 0.53%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 204, 0.52% Physical Review B 204 publications, 0.52%
Journal of Climate	Journal of Climate, 187, 0.47% Journal of Climate 187 publications, 0.47%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 162, 0.41% Cancer Research 162 publications, 0.41%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 138, 0.35% Scientific Reports 138 publications, 0.35%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 132, 0.33% Geophysical Research Letters 132 publications, 0.33%
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization	Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 131, 0.33% Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 131 publications, 0.33%
Climate Dynamics	Climate Dynamics, 130, 0.33% Climate Dynamics 130 publications, 0.33%
Journal of Social History	Journal of Social History, 117, 0.3% Journal of Social History 117 publications, 0.3%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 114, 0.29% Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 114 publications, 0.29%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 111, 0.28% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 111 publications, 0.28%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 96, 0.24% Physical Review Letters 96 publications, 0.24%
World Medical and Health Policy	World Medical and Health Policy, 93, 0.24% World Medical and Health Policy 93 publications, 0.24%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 92, 0.23% Astronomy and Astrophysics 92 publications, 0.23%
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, 90, 0.23% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 90 publications, 0.23%
Science	Science, 90, 0.23% Science 90 publications, 0.23%
Biotechnology Law Report	Biotechnology Law Report, 85, 0.22% Biotechnology Law Report 85 publications, 0.22%
Journal of Geophysical Research	Journal of Geophysical Research, 84, 0.21% Journal of Geophysical Research 84 publications, 0.21%
Remote Sensing	Remote Sensing, 82, 0.21% Remote Sensing 82 publications, 0.21%
Solar Physics	Solar Physics, 76, 0.19% Solar Physics 76 publications, 0.19%
Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice	Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice, 75, 0.19% Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice 75 publications, 0.19%
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics	Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics, 74, 0.19% Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics 74 publications, 0.19%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 73, 0.18% Nature Communications 73 publications, 0.18%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 7061, 17.88% Springer Nature 7061 publications, 17.88%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 5738, 14.53% Elsevier 5738 publications, 14.53%
Wiley	Wiley, 3816, 9.66% Wiley 3816 publications, 9.66%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 3147, 7.97% Taylor & Francis 3147 publications, 7.97%
SAGE	SAGE, 2860, 7.24% SAGE 2860 publications, 7.24%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 2284, 5.78% Social Science Electronic Publishing 2284 publications, 5.78%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1248, 3.16% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1248 publications, 3.16%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 1161, 2.94% Oxford University Press 1161 publications, 2.94%
MDPI	MDPI, 862, 2.18% MDPI 862 publications, 2.18%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 859, 2.17% Cambridge University Press 859 publications, 2.17%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 800, 2.03% American Astronomical Society 800 publications, 2.03%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 464, 1.17% American Physical Society (APS) 464 publications, 1.17%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 441, 1.12% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 441 publications, 1.12%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 429, 1.09% Frontiers Media S.A. 429 publications, 1.09%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 427, 1.08% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 427 publications, 1.08%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 399, 1.01% American Meteorological Society 399 publications, 1.01%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 375, 0.95% American Chemical Society (ACS) 375 publications, 0.95%
American Psychological Association (APA)	American Psychological Association (APA), 320, 0.81% American Psychological Association (APA) 320 publications, 0.81%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 318, 0.81% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 318 publications, 0.81%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 317, 0.8% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 317 publications, 0.8%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 301, 0.76% AIP Publishing 301 publications, 0.76%
Emerald	Emerald, 292, 0.74% Emerald 292 publications, 0.74%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 225, 0.57% IOP Publishing 225 publications, 0.57%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 219, 0.55% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 219 publications, 0.55%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 211, 0.53% Mary Ann Liebert 211 publications, 0.53%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 211, 0.53% American Geophysical Union 211 publications, 0.53%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 153, 0.39% IGI Global 153 publications, 0.39%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)	Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), 147, 0.37% Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) 147 publications, 0.37%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 127, 0.32% Copernicus 127 publications, 0.32%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 124, 0.31% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 124 publications, 0.31%
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With other organizations

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United States Naval Research Laboratory	United States Naval Research Laboratory, 1241, 3.14% United States Naval Research Laboratory 1241 publications, 3.14%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 1116, 2.83% University of Maryland, College Park 1116 publications, 2.83%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 930, 2.35% Goddard Space Flight Center 930 publications, 2.35%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 560, 1.42% Harvard University 560 publications, 1.42%
George Washington University	George Washington University, 536, 1.36% George Washington University 536 publications, 1.36%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 523, 1.32% Johns Hopkins University 523 publications, 1.32%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 431, 1.09% Pennsylvania State University 431 publications, 1.09%
Yale University	Yale University, 417, 1.06% Yale University 417 publications, 1.06%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 382, 0.97% Columbia University 382 publications, 0.97%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 374, 0.95% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 374 publications, 0.95%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 362, 0.92% University of Washington 362 publications, 0.92%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 359, 0.91% University of Pennsylvania 359 publications, 0.91%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 352, 0.89% University of Michigan 352 publications, 0.89%
University of Virginia	University of Virginia, 337, 0.85% University of Virginia 337 publications, 0.85%
Arizona State University	Arizona State University, 324, 0.82% Arizona State University 324 publications, 0.82%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 313, 0.79% University of California, Los Angeles 313 publications, 0.79%
Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia Commonwealth University, 309, 0.78% Virginia Commonwealth University 309 publications, 0.78%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 304, 0.77% Stanford University 304 publications, 0.77%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 303, 0.77% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 303 publications, 0.77%
National Institute of Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology, 299, 0.76% National Institute of Standards and Technology 299 publications, 0.76%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 299, 0.76% University of California, Berkeley 299 publications, 0.76%
Virginia Tech	Virginia Tech, 292, 0.74% Virginia Tech 292 publications, 0.74%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 275, 0.7% University of Minnesota 275 publications, 0.7%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 275, 0.7% University of Wisconsin–Madison 275 publications, 0.7%
Georgetown University	Georgetown University, 266, 0.67% Georgetown University 266 publications, 0.67%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 265, 0.67% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 265 publications, 0.67%
Michigan State University	Michigan State University, 261, 0.66% Michigan State University 261 publications, 0.66%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 257, 0.65% Ohio State University 257 publications, 0.65%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 253, 0.64% California Institute of Technology 253 publications, 0.64%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 252, 0.64% University of Florida 252 publications, 0.64%
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With foreign organizations

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University College London	University College London, 184, 0.47% University College London 184 publications, 0.47%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 181, 0.46% Hebrew University of Jerusalem 181 publications, 0.46%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 179, 0.45% University of Oxford 179 publications, 0.45%
Research Centre for Medical Genetics	Research Centre for Medical Genetics, 171, 0.43% Research Centre for Medical Genetics 171 publications, 0.43%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 168, 0.43% University of Cambridge 168 publications, 0.43%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 158, 0.4% University of Toronto 158 publications, 0.4%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 152, 0.38% University of British Columbia 152 publications, 0.38%
Peking University	Peking University, 122, 0.31% Peking University 122 publications, 0.31%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 122, 0.31% National University of Singapore 122 publications, 0.31%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 116, 0.29% Imperial College London 116 publications, 0.29%
Wuhan University	Wuhan University, 114, 0.29% Wuhan University 114 publications, 0.29%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 113, 0.29% Tsinghua University 113 publications, 0.29%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 113, 0.29% University of Queensland 113 publications, 0.29%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 106, 0.27% University of Birmingham 106 publications, 0.27%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 105, 0.27% University of Melbourne 105 publications, 0.27%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 99, 0.25% University of Tokyo 99 publications, 0.25%
Nanjing University	Nanjing University, 96, 0.24% Nanjing University 96 publications, 0.24%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 96, 0.24% Sapienza University of Rome 96 publications, 0.24%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 95, 0.24% National Institute for Astrophysics 95 publications, 0.24%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 95, 0.24% University of São Paulo 95 publications, 0.24%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 93, 0.24% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 93 publications, 0.24%
University of Milan	University of Milan, 92, 0.23% University of Milan 92 publications, 0.23%
Fudan University	Fudan University, 90, 0.23% Fudan University 90 publications, 0.23%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 90, 0.23% University of Edinburgh 90 publications, 0.23%
McGill University	McGill University, 89, 0.23% McGill University 89 publications, 0.23%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 87, 0.22% University of Bologna 87 publications, 0.22%
University of St Andrews	University of St Andrews, 85, 0.22% University of St Andrews 85 publications, 0.22%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 84, 0.21% University of Exeter 84 publications, 0.21%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 83, 0.21% ETH Zurich 83 publications, 0.21%
Macquarie University	Macquarie University, 82, 0.21% Macquarie University 82 publications, 0.21%
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With other countries

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China	China, 1989, 5.04% China 1989 publications, 5.04%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1620, 4.1% United Kingdom 1620 publications, 4.1%
Germany	Germany, 1228, 3.11% Germany 1228 publications, 3.11%
Italy	Italy, 1051, 2.66% Italy 1051 publications, 2.66%
Canada	Canada, 991, 2.51% Canada 991 publications, 2.51%
Australia	Australia, 787, 1.99% Australia 787 publications, 1.99%
France	France, 589, 1.49% France 589 publications, 1.49%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 483, 1.22% Netherlands 483 publications, 1.22%
Russia	Russia, 472, 1.2% Russia 472 publications, 1.2%
Spain	Spain, 460, 1.16% Spain 460 publications, 1.16%
Japan	Japan, 417, 1.06% Japan 417 publications, 1.06%
India	India, 361, 0.91% India 361 publications, 0.91%
Israel	Israel, 339, 0.86% Israel 339 publications, 0.86%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 332, 0.84% Switzerland 332 publications, 0.84%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 328, 0.83% Republic of Korea 328 publications, 0.83%
Sweden	Sweden, 313, 0.79% Sweden 313 publications, 0.79%
Brazil	Brazil, 292, 0.74% Brazil 292 publications, 0.74%
Belgium	Belgium, 244, 0.62% Belgium 244 publications, 0.62%
Mexico	Mexico, 223, 0.56% Mexico 223 publications, 0.56%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 193, 0.49% Saudi Arabia 193 publications, 0.49%
Denmark	Denmark, 182, 0.46% Denmark 182 publications, 0.46%
Poland	Poland, 182, 0.46% Poland 182 publications, 0.46%
Singapore	Singapore, 181, 0.46% Singapore 181 publications, 0.46%
South Africa	South Africa, 176, 0.45% South Africa 176 publications, 0.45%
Finland	Finland, 172, 0.44% Finland 172 publications, 0.44%
Austria	Austria, 162, 0.41% Austria 162 publications, 0.41%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 157, 0.4% New Zealand 157 publications, 0.4%
Chile	Chile, 155, 0.39% Chile 155 publications, 0.39%
Greece	Greece, 141, 0.36% Greece 141 publications, 0.36%
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