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University of Akron
Short name
UA
Country, city
USA, Akron
Publications
20 837
Citations
596 108
h-index
242
Top-3 journals
Macromolecules
Macromolecules (497 publications)
Polymer
Polymer (438 publications)
Rubber Chemistry and Technology
Rubber Chemistry and Technology (295 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Kent State University
Kent State University (383 publications)
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University (287 publications)
Ohio State University
Ohio State University (195 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Calgary
University of Calgary (86 publications)
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University (78 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1921

Total publications
20837
Total citations
596108
Citations per publication
28.61
Average publications per year
196.58
Average authors per publication
3.72
h-index
242
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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Materials Chemistry, 3610, 17.32%
Materials Chemistry
3610 publications, 17.32%
Polymers and Plastics, 3160, 15.17%
Polymers and Plastics
3160 publications, 15.17%
General Chemistry, 2112, 10.14%
General Chemistry
2112 publications, 10.14%
Condensed Matter Physics, 1980, 9.5%
Condensed Matter Physics
1980 publications, 9.5%
General Materials Science, 1979, 9.5%
General Materials Science
1979 publications, 9.5%
Organic Chemistry, 1974, 9.47%
Organic Chemistry
1974 publications, 9.47%
Mechanical Engineering, 1649, 7.91%
Mechanical Engineering
1649 publications, 7.91%
Mechanics of Materials, 1457, 6.99%
Mechanics of Materials
1457 publications, 6.99%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1087, 5.22%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1087 publications, 5.22%
General Medicine, 908, 4.36%
General Medicine
908 publications, 4.36%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 891, 4.28%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
891 publications, 4.28%
Inorganic Chemistry, 834, 4%
Inorganic Chemistry
834 publications, 4%
General Chemical Engineering, 810, 3.89%
General Chemical Engineering
810 publications, 3.89%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 786, 3.77%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
786 publications, 3.77%
General Physics and Astronomy, 725, 3.48%
General Physics and Astronomy
725 publications, 3.48%
Biochemistry, 698, 3.35%
Biochemistry
698 publications, 3.35%
Education, 675, 3.24%
Education
675 publications, 3.24%
Applied Mathematics, 584, 2.8%
Applied Mathematics
584 publications, 2.8%
General Engineering, 544, 2.61%
General Engineering
544 publications, 2.61%
Sociology and Political Science, 535, 2.57%
Sociology and Political Science
535 publications, 2.57%
Applied Psychology, 535, 2.57%
Applied Psychology
535 publications, 2.57%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 529, 2.54%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
529 publications, 2.54%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 508, 2.44%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
508 publications, 2.44%
Civil and Structural Engineering, 489, 2.35%
Civil and Structural Engineering
489 publications, 2.35%
Surfaces and Interfaces, 436, 2.09%
Surfaces and Interfaces
436 publications, 2.09%
Computer Science Applications, 427, 2.05%
Computer Science Applications
427 publications, 2.05%
Biomaterials, 426, 2.04%
Biomaterials
426 publications, 2.04%
Biomedical Engineering, 425, 2.04%
Biomedical Engineering
425 publications, 2.04%
Ceramics and Composites, 422, 2.03%
Ceramics and Composites
422 publications, 2.03%
Catalysis, 408, 1.96%
Catalysis
408 publications, 1.96%
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Journals

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Macromolecules
497 publications, 2.39%
Polymer
438 publications, 2.1%
Rubber Chemistry and Technology
295 publications, 1.42%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
254 publications, 1.22%
Journal of Chemical Physics
214 publications, 1.03%
SSRN Electronic Journal
214 publications, 1.03%
Polymer Bulletin
209 publications, 1%
Polymer Engineering and Science
205 publications, 0.98%
Optimistic Marketing in Challenging Times: Serving Ever-Shifting Customer Needs
192 publications, 0.92%
Langmuir
175 publications, 0.84%
Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
160 publications, 0.77%
ACS applied materials & interfaces
155 publications, 0.74%
International Polymer Processing
141 publications, 0.68%
Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics
135 publications, 0.65%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
108 publications, 0.52%
ACS Symposium Series
100 publications, 0.48%
Journal of the American Chemical Society
99 publications, 0.48%
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
91 publications, 0.44%
Chemical Communications
89 publications, 0.43%
Soft Matter
84 publications, 0.4%
Journal of Physical Chemistry B
75 publications, 0.36%
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
74 publications, 0.36%
Journal of Materials Science
74 publications, 0.36%
International Journal of Solids and Structures
71 publications, 0.34%
FASEB Journal
70 publications, 0.34%
Journal of Applied Physics
70 publications, 0.34%
Perceptual and Motor Skills
68 publications, 0.33%
Finance Research Letters
68 publications, 0.33%
ACS Macro Letters
66 publications, 0.32%
PLoS ONE
64 publications, 0.31%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
4375 publications, 21%
Wiley
2829 publications, 13.58%
Springer Nature
2392 publications, 11.48%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
2195 publications, 10.53%
SAGE
1372 publications, 6.58%
Taylor & Francis
1346 publications, 6.46%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
583 publications, 2.8%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
492 publications, 2.36%
AIP Publishing
381 publications, 1.83%
Cambridge University Press
293 publications, 1.41%
Oxford University Press
287 publications, 1.38%
ASME International
275 publications, 1.32%
MDPI
271 publications, 1.3%
American Psychological Association (APA)
235 publications, 1.13%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
219 publications, 1.05%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
206 publications, 0.99%
American Physical Society (APS)
189 publications, 0.91%
Emerald
181 publications, 0.87%
IOP Publishing
165 publications, 0.79%
Walter de Gruyter
163 publications, 0.78%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
126 publications, 0.6%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
112 publications, 0.54%
The Electrochemical Society
84 publications, 0.4%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
83 publications, 0.4%
Hindawi Limited
71 publications, 0.34%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
70 publications, 0.34%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
67 publications, 0.32%
Frontiers Media S.A.
59 publications, 0.28%
The Royal Society
54 publications, 0.26%
World Scientific
50 publications, 0.24%
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With other organizations

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Kent State University
383 publications, 1.84%
Case Western Reserve University
287 publications, 1.38%
Ohio State University
195 publications, 0.94%
Pennsylvania State University
170 publications, 0.82%
Cleveland State University
168 publications, 0.81%
Northeast Ohio Medical University
166 publications, 0.8%
National Institute of Standards and Technology
155 publications, 0.74%
South China University of Technology
133 publications, 0.64%
Cleveland Clinic
124 publications, 0.6%
Texas Tech University
116 publications, 0.56%
University of Tennessee
109 publications, 0.52%
University of Cincinnati
105 publications, 0.5%
Purdue University
104 publications, 0.5%
Michigan State University
103 publications, 0.49%
University of Michigan
101 publications, 0.48%
Texas A&M University
97 publications, 0.47%
University of Texas at Austin
89 publications, 0.43%
Ohio University
88 publications, 0.42%
University of Calgary
86 publications, 0.41%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
82 publications, 0.39%
University of Minnesota
80 publications, 0.38%
Zhejiang University
78 publications, 0.37%
Argonne National Laboratory
78 publications, 0.37%
Peking University
77 publications, 0.37%
University of Pittsburgh
74 publications, 0.36%
Illinois State University
73 publications, 0.35%
University of Maryland, College Park
73 publications, 0.35%
Florida Atlantic University
73 publications, 0.35%
University of South Florida
72 publications, 0.35%
North Carolina State University
71 publications, 0.34%
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With foreign organizations

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South China University of Technology
133 publications, 0.64%
University of Calgary
86 publications, 0.41%
Zhejiang University
78 publications, 0.37%
Peking University
77 publications, 0.37%
Northwestern Polytechnical University
69 publications, 0.33%
Tianjin University
64 publications, 0.31%
Zhengzhou University
57 publications, 0.27%
Xi'an Jiaotong University
56 publications, 0.27%
Tongji University
50 publications, 0.24%
McGill University
50 publications, 0.24%
Zhejiang University of Technology
46 publications, 0.22%
Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
45 publications, 0.22%
Ghent University
43 publications, 0.21%
University of Science and Technology of China
41 publications, 0.2%
Dalian University of Technology
40 publications, 0.19%
Nanjing Tech University
40 publications, 0.19%
Donghua University
39 publications, 0.19%
Boğaziçi University
38 publications, 0.18%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
38 publications, 0.18%
National University of Singapore
38 publications, 0.18%
Chung Yuan Christian University
37 publications, 0.18%
Fudan University
36 publications, 0.17%
University of Waterloo
36 publications, 0.17%
King Saud University
34 publications, 0.16%
University of Waikato
34 publications, 0.16%
Queen's University at Kingston
34 publications, 0.16%
Sichuan University
33 publications, 0.16%
National Research Council Canada
33 publications, 0.16%
Federal University of Pernambuco
32 publications, 0.15%
Universidad de Alcalá
30 publications, 0.14%
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With other countries

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China, 1558, 7.48%
China
1558 publications, 7.48%
Canada, 466, 2.24%
Canada
466 publications, 2.24%
United Kingdom, 247, 1.19%
United Kingdom
247 publications, 1.19%
Republic of Korea, 246, 1.18%
Republic of Korea
246 publications, 1.18%
Germany, 240, 1.15%
Germany
240 publications, 1.15%
India, 240, 1.15%
India
240 publications, 1.15%
France, 226, 1.08%
France
226 publications, 1.08%
Japan, 193, 0.93%
Japan
193 publications, 0.93%
Australia, 151, 0.72%
Australia
151 publications, 0.72%
Italy, 145, 0.7%
Italy
145 publications, 0.7%
Turkey, 136, 0.65%
Turkey
136 publications, 0.65%
Iran, 119, 0.57%
Iran
119 publications, 0.57%
Spain, 117, 0.56%
Spain
117 publications, 0.56%
Brazil, 102, 0.49%
Brazil
102 publications, 0.49%
Saudi Arabia, 98, 0.47%
Saudi Arabia
98 publications, 0.47%
Singapore, 78, 0.37%
Singapore
78 publications, 0.37%
Belgium, 73, 0.35%
Belgium
73 publications, 0.35%
Switzerland, 69, 0.33%
Switzerland
69 publications, 0.33%
Netherlands, 68, 0.33%
Netherlands
68 publications, 0.33%
Israel, 63, 0.3%
Israel
63 publications, 0.3%
Russia, 62, 0.3%
Russia
62 publications, 0.3%
Mexico, 61, 0.29%
Mexico
61 publications, 0.29%
Ireland, 57, 0.27%
Ireland
57 publications, 0.27%
New Zealand, 56, 0.27%
New Zealand
56 publications, 0.27%
Hungary, 54, 0.26%
Hungary
54 publications, 0.26%
Sweden, 54, 0.26%
Sweden
54 publications, 0.26%
Thailand, 51, 0.24%
Thailand
51 publications, 0.24%
Poland, 47, 0.23%
Poland
47 publications, 0.23%
Malaysia, 46, 0.22%
Malaysia
46 publications, 0.22%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1921 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.