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Short name

St And

Country, city

United Kingdom, St Andrews

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Publications

41 534

Citations

1 394 252

h-index

368

Top-3 journals

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (1089 publications)

The Classical Review (804 publications)

Astronomy and Astrophysics (472 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Edinburgh (1758 publications)

University of Cambridge (1034 publications)

University of Oxford (1029 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Geneva (334 publications)

National Institute for Astrophysics (317 publications)

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (312 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1788

Total publications

41534

Total citations

1394252

Citations per publication

33.57

Average publications per year

175.25

Average authors per publication

5.62

h-index

368

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 3000
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 2925, 7.04% Space and Planetary Science 2925 publications, 7.04%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 2910, 7.01% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2910 publications, 7.01%
History	History, 2870, 6.91% History 2870 publications, 6.91%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2859, 6.88% Astronomy and Astrophysics 2859 publications, 6.88%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 2629, 6.33% General Medicine 2629 publications, 6.33%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 2484, 5.98% General Chemistry 2484 publications, 5.98%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 2075, 5% Condensed Matter Physics 2075 publications, 5%
Philosophy	Philosophy, 1860, 4.48% Philosophy 1860 publications, 4.48%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 1789, 4.31% Biochemistry 1789 publications, 4.31%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1740, 4.19% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1740 publications, 4.19%
Literature and Literary Theory	Literature and Literary Theory, 1664, 4.01% Literature and Literary Theory 1664 publications, 4.01%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1502, 3.62% Multidisciplinary 1502 publications, 3.62%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1450, 3.49% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1450 publications, 3.49%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 1417, 3.41% General Physics and Astronomy 1417 publications, 3.41%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 1391, 3.35% Organic Chemistry 1391 publications, 3.35%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 1344, 3.24% Materials Chemistry 1344 publications, 3.24%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1270, 3.06% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1270 publications, 3.06%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 1265, 3.05% Molecular Biology 1265 publications, 3.05%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 1216, 2.93% Animal Science and Zoology 1216 publications, 2.93%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 1182, 2.85% Inorganic Chemistry 1182 publications, 2.85%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 1152, 2.77% Sociology and Political Science 1152 publications, 2.77%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 1148, 2.76% General Materials Science 1148 publications, 2.76%
Classics	Classics, 1132, 2.73% Classics 1132 publications, 2.73%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 1125, 2.71% Aquatic Science 1125 publications, 2.71%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1058, 2.55% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1058 publications, 2.55%
Religious studies	Religious studies, 1022, 2.46% Religious studies 1022 publications, 2.46%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 1010, 2.43% Catalysis 1010 publications, 2.43%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 952, 2.29% Geography, Planning and Development 952 publications, 2.29%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 901, 2.17% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 901 publications, 2.17%
Genetics	Genetics, 846, 2.04% Genetics 846 publications, 2.04%
	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000

Journals

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1089, 2.62% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 1089 publications, 2.62%
The Classical Review	The Classical Review, 804, 1.94% The Classical Review 804 publications, 1.94%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 472, 1.14% Astronomy and Astrophysics 472 publications, 1.14%
Nature	Nature, 432, 1.04% Nature 432 publications, 1.04%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 430, 1.04% Astrophysical Journal 430 publications, 1.04%
Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications	Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications, 375, 0.9% Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications 375 publications, 0.9%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 344, 0.83% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 344 publications, 0.83%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 331, 0.8% SSRN Electronic Journal 331 publications, 0.8%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 312, 0.75% Physical Review B 312 publications, 0.75%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 288, 0.69% PLoS ONE 288 publications, 0.69%
Solar Physics	Solar Physics, 266, 0.64% Solar Physics 266 publications, 0.64%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 266, 0.64% Scientific Reports 266 publications, 0.64%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 256, 0.62% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 256 publications, 0.62%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 244, 0.59% Applied Physics Letters 244 publications, 0.59%
Animal Behaviour	Animal Behaviour, 228, 0.55% Animal Behaviour 228 publications, 0.55%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 226, 0.54% Nature Communications 226 publications, 0.54%
Chemical Communications	Chemical Communications, 225, 0.54% Chemical Communications 225 publications, 0.54%
Dalton Transactions	Dalton Transactions, 215, 0.52% Dalton Transactions 215 publications, 0.52%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences	Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 214, 0.52% Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 214 publications, 0.52%
Journal of Experimental Biology	Journal of Experimental Biology, 212, 0.51% Journal of Experimental Biology 212 publications, 0.51%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 195, 0.47% Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 195 publications, 0.47%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 192, 0.46% Physical Review Letters 192 publications, 0.46%
English Historical Review	English Historical Review, 180, 0.43% English Historical Review 180 publications, 0.43%
Chemistry - A European Journal	Chemistry - A European Journal, 180, 0.43% Chemistry - A European Journal 180 publications, 0.43%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 169, 0.41% Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 169 publications, 0.41%
Science	Science, 168, 0.4% Science 168 publications, 0.4%
Journal of the American Chemical Society	Journal of the American Chemical Society, 166, 0.4% Journal of the American Chemical Society 166 publications, 0.4%
Journal of Ecclesiastical History	Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 162, 0.39% Journal of Ecclesiastical History 162 publications, 0.39%
Journal of Materials Chemistry A	Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 154, 0.37% Journal of Materials Chemistry A 154 publications, 0.37%
Optics Express	Optics Express, 153, 0.37% Optics Express 153 publications, 0.37%
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Publishers

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 6594, 15.88% Elsevier 6594 publications, 15.88%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 5628, 13.55% Springer Nature 5628 publications, 13.55%
Wiley	Wiley, 5608, 13.5% Wiley 5608 publications, 13.5%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 2972, 7.16% Oxford University Press 2972 publications, 7.16%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 2913, 7.01% Cambridge University Press 2913 publications, 7.01%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 2328, 5.61% Taylor & Francis 2328 publications, 5.61%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1295, 3.12% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1295 publications, 3.12%
SAGE	SAGE, 1248, 3% SAGE 1248 publications, 3%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 1123, 2.7% American Chemical Society (ACS) 1123 publications, 2.7%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 747, 1.8% American Physical Society (APS) 747 publications, 1.8%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 726, 1.75% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 726 publications, 1.75%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 676, 1.63% IOP Publishing 676 publications, 1.63%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 600, 1.44% AIP Publishing 600 publications, 1.44%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 589, 1.42% The Royal Society 589 publications, 1.42%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 537, 1.29% American Astronomical Society 537 publications, 1.29%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 533, 1.28% EDP Sciences 533 publications, 1.28%
MDPI	MDPI, 417, 1% MDPI 417 publications, 1%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 405, 0.98% Optica Publishing Group 405 publications, 0.98%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 370, 0.89% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 370 publications, 0.89%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 360, 0.87% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 360 publications, 0.87%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 336, 0.81% Frontiers Media S.A. 336 publications, 0.81%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 326, 0.78% Social Science Electronic Publishing 326 publications, 0.78%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 306, 0.74% The Company of Biologists 306 publications, 0.74%
Brill	Brill, 277, 0.67% Brill 277 publications, 0.67%
BMJ	BMJ, 244, 0.59% BMJ 244 publications, 0.59%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 241, 0.58% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 241 publications, 0.58%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 200, 0.48% The Electrochemical Society 200 publications, 0.48%
Portland Press	Portland Press, 186, 0.45% Portland Press 186 publications, 0.45%
Geological Society of London	Geological Society of London, 178, 0.43% Geological Society of London 178 publications, 0.43%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)	Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 171, 0.41% Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 171 publications, 0.41%
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With other organizations

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 1758, 4.23% University of Edinburgh 1758 publications, 4.23%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 1034, 2.49% University of Cambridge 1034 publications, 2.49%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1029, 2.48% University of Oxford 1029 publications, 2.48%
University of Dundee	University of Dundee, 985, 2.37% University of Dundee 985 publications, 2.37%
University of Aberdeen	University of Aberdeen, 951, 2.29% University of Aberdeen 951 publications, 2.29%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 901, 2.17% University of Glasgow 901 publications, 2.17%
University College London	University College London, 616, 1.48% University College London 616 publications, 1.48%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 511, 1.23% University of Exeter 511 publications, 1.23%
University of Warwick	University of Warwick, 486, 1.17% University of Warwick 486 publications, 1.17%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 459, 1.11% University of Leeds 459 publications, 1.11%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 453, 1.09% University of Manchester 453 publications, 1.09%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 449, 1.08% University of Birmingham 449 publications, 1.08%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 425, 1.02% University of Bristol 425 publications, 1.02%
Queen's University Belfast	Queen's University Belfast, 391, 0.94% Queen's University Belfast 391 publications, 0.94%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 378, 0.91% Imperial College London 378 publications, 0.91%
Durham University	Durham University, 343, 0.83% Durham University 343 publications, 0.83%
University of Leicester	University of Leicester, 337, 0.81% University of Leicester 337 publications, 0.81%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 334, 0.8% University of Geneva 334 publications, 0.8%
University of Sheffield	University of Sheffield, 334, 0.8% University of Sheffield 334 publications, 0.8%
Keele University	Keele University, 328, 0.79% Keele University 328 publications, 0.79%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 323, 0.78% University of Southampton 323 publications, 0.78%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 317, 0.76% National Institute for Astrophysics 317 publications, 0.76%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 312, 0.75% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 312 publications, 0.75%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 305, 0.73% University of Sydney 305 publications, 0.73%
University of Strathclyde	University of Strathclyde, 305, 0.73% University of Strathclyde 305 publications, 0.73%
Newcastle University	Newcastle University, 305, 0.73% Newcastle University 305 publications, 0.73%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 304, 0.73% University of Liverpool 304 publications, 0.73%
University of Nottingham	University of Nottingham, 302, 0.73% University of Nottingham 302 publications, 0.73%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 292, 0.7% University of Queensland 292 publications, 0.7%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 287, 0.69% University of Western Australia 287 publications, 0.69%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 334, 0.8% University of Geneva 334 publications, 0.8%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 317, 0.76% National Institute for Astrophysics 317 publications, 0.76%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 312, 0.75% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 312 publications, 0.75%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 305, 0.73% University of Sydney 305 publications, 0.73%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 292, 0.7% University of Queensland 292 publications, 0.7%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 287, 0.69% University of Western Australia 287 publications, 0.69%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 285, 0.69% Aarhus University 285 publications, 0.69%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 272, 0.65% California Institute of Technology 272 publications, 0.65%
University of Jaén	University of Jaén, 271, 0.65% University of Jaén 271 publications, 0.65%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 269, 0.65% Sorbonne University 269 publications, 0.65%
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg	Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, 265, 0.64% Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg 265 publications, 0.64%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 263, 0.63% Harvard University 263 publications, 0.63%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 261, 0.63% University of Copenhagen 261 publications, 0.63%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 259, 0.62% Leiden University 259 publications, 0.62%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 247, 0.59% University of Toronto 247 publications, 0.59%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 240, 0.58% University of Amsterdam 240 publications, 0.58%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 234, 0.56% Cornell University 234 publications, 0.56%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 232, 0.56% University of California, Berkeley 232 publications, 0.56%
University of Lisbon	University of Lisbon, 227, 0.55% University of Lisbon 227 publications, 0.55%
Monash University	Monash University, 226, 0.54% Monash University 226 publications, 0.54%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 225, 0.54% ETH Zurich 225 publications, 0.54%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 220, 0.53% Stockholm University 220 publications, 0.53%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 220, 0.53% University of Washington 220 publications, 0.53%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 214, 0.52% University of Tokyo 214 publications, 0.52%
University of Liège	University of Liège, 213, 0.51% University of Liège 213 publications, 0.51%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 213, 0.51% Australian National University 213 publications, 0.51%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 211, 0.51% University of Michigan 211 publications, 0.51%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 208, 0.5% University of Arizona 208 publications, 0.5%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 207, 0.5% Stanford University 207 publications, 0.5%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 204, 0.49% Pennsylvania State University 204 publications, 0.49%
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With other countries

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
USA	USA, 6099, 14.68% USA 6099 publications, 14.68%
Germany	Germany, 3384, 8.15% Germany 3384 publications, 8.15%
France	France, 2132, 5.13% France 2132 publications, 5.13%
Australia	Australia, 1911, 4.6% Australia 1911 publications, 4.6%
Canada	Canada, 1711, 4.12% Canada 1711 publications, 4.12%
Spain	Spain, 1661, 4% Spain 1661 publications, 4%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 1465, 3.53% Netherlands 1465 publications, 3.53%
China	China, 1426, 3.43% China 1426 publications, 3.43%
Italy	Italy, 1399, 3.37% Italy 1399 publications, 3.37%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 1293, 3.11% Switzerland 1293 publications, 3.11%
Japan	Japan, 828, 1.99% Japan 828 publications, 1.99%
Denmark	Denmark, 793, 1.91% Denmark 793 publications, 1.91%
Belgium	Belgium, 788, 1.9% Belgium 788 publications, 1.9%
Sweden	Sweden, 730, 1.76% Sweden 730 publications, 1.76%
Brazil	Brazil, 646, 1.56% Brazil 646 publications, 1.56%
Portugal	Portugal, 644, 1.55% Portugal 644 publications, 1.55%
Norway	Norway, 620, 1.49% Norway 620 publications, 1.49%
Austria	Austria, 564, 1.36% Austria 564 publications, 1.36%
South Africa	South Africa, 544, 1.31% South Africa 544 publications, 1.31%
India	India, 526, 1.27% India 526 publications, 1.27%
Ireland	Ireland, 523, 1.26% Ireland 523 publications, 1.26%
Russia	Russia, 467, 1.12% Russia 467 publications, 1.12%
Poland	Poland, 434, 1.04% Poland 434 publications, 1.04%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 417, 1% New Zealand 417 publications, 1%
Finland	Finland, 400, 0.96% Finland 400 publications, 0.96%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 364, 0.88% Czech Republic 364 publications, 0.88%
Chile	Chile, 329, 0.79% Chile 329 publications, 0.79%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 324, 0.78% Republic of Korea 324 publications, 0.78%
Mexico	Mexico, 289, 0.7% Mexico 289 publications, 0.7%
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