Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

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Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Short name

EMPA

Country, city

Switzerland, Dübendorf

02x681a42

Organization website

Publications

12 453

Citations

589 123

h-index

275

Top-3 journals

Cement and Concrete Research (211 publications)

Environmental Science & Technology (187 publications)

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (181 publications)

Top-3 organizations

ETH Zurich (3672 publications)

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (1000 publications)

Paul Scherrer Institute (808 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (154 publications)

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (135 publications)

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (129 publications)

Top-1 researchers by h-index

Braun Artur

155 publications, 1 626 citations

h-index: 24

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1966

Total publications

12453

Total citations

589123

Citations per publication

47.31

Average publications per year

204.15

Average authors per publication

7.01

h-index

275

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
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 2845, 22.85% General Materials Science 2845 publications, 22.85%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 1764, 14.17% General Chemistry 1764 publications, 14.17%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 1608, 12.91% Condensed Matter Physics 1608 publications, 12.91%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 1321, 10.61% Mechanical Engineering 1321 publications, 10.61%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 1293, 10.38% Mechanics of Materials 1293 publications, 10.38%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 1136, 9.12% Materials Chemistry 1136 publications, 9.12%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 964, 7.74% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 964 publications, 7.74%
Building and Construction	Building and Construction, 820, 6.58% Building and Construction 820 publications, 6.58%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 745, 5.98% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 745 publications, 5.98%
Civil and Structural Engineering	Civil and Structural Engineering, 685, 5.5% Civil and Structural Engineering 685 publications, 5.5%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 670, 5.38% General Physics and Astronomy 670 publications, 5.38%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 629, 5.05% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 629 publications, 5.05%
Ceramics and Composites	Ceramics and Composites, 571, 4.59% Ceramics and Composites 571 publications, 4.59%
Polymers and Plastics	Polymers and Plastics, 558, 4.48% Polymers and Plastics 558 publications, 4.48%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 554, 4.45% General Chemical Engineering 554 publications, 4.45%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 539, 4.33% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 539 publications, 4.33%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 535, 4.3% General Medicine 535 publications, 4.3%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 523, 4.2% Environmental Chemistry 523 publications, 4.2%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 481, 3.86% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 481 publications, 3.86%
Metals and Alloys	Metals and Alloys, 479, 3.85% Metals and Alloys 479 publications, 3.85%
Biomaterials	Biomaterials, 451, 3.62% Biomaterials 451 publications, 3.62%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 442, 3.55% Atmospheric Science 442 publications, 3.55%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 403, 3.24% Catalysis 403 publications, 3.24%
Surfaces and Interfaces	Surfaces and Interfaces, 396, 3.18% Surfaces and Interfaces 396 publications, 3.18%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 376, 3.02% Bioengineering 376 publications, 3.02%
Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering, 374, 3% Biomedical Engineering 374 publications, 3%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 371, 2.98% General Engineering 371 publications, 2.98%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 359, 2.88% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 359 publications, 2.88%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 351, 2.82% General Environmental Science 351 publications, 2.82%
Pollution	Pollution, 330, 2.65% Pollution 330 publications, 2.65%
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Journals

	50 100 150 200 250
Cement and Concrete Research	Cement and Concrete Research, 211, 1.69% Cement and Concrete Research 211 publications, 1.69%
Environmental Science & Technology	Environmental Science & Technology, 187, 1.5% Environmental Science & Technology 187 publications, 1.5%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics	Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 181, 1.45% Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 181 publications, 1.45%
ACS applied materials & interfaces	ACS applied materials & interfaces, 161, 1.29% ACS applied materials & interfaces 161 publications, 1.29%
ACS Nano	ACS Nano, 144, 1.16% ACS Nano 144 publications, 1.16%
Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions	Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions, 135, 1.08% Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions 135 publications, 1.08%
Construction and Building Materials	Construction and Building Materials, 123, 0.99% Construction and Building Materials 123 publications, 0.99%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 115, 0.92% Nature Communications 115 publications, 0.92%
Journal of Physical Chemistry C	Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 106, 0.85% Journal of Physical Chemistry C 106 publications, 0.85%
Acta Materialia	Acta Materialia, 100, 0.8% Acta Materialia 100 publications, 0.8%
Materials and Design	Materials and Design, 99, 0.79% Materials and Design 99 publications, 0.79%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 91, 0.73% Physical Review B 91 publications, 0.73%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 90, 0.72% Applied Physics Letters 90 publications, 0.72%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 90, 0.72% Scientific Reports 90 publications, 0.72%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 89, 0.71% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 89 publications, 0.71%
Advanced Materials	Advanced Materials, 89, 0.71% Advanced Materials 89 publications, 0.71%
Journal of the American Chemical Society	Journal of the American Chemical Society, 88, 0.71% Journal of the American Chemical Society 88 publications, 0.71%
Advanced Functional Materials	Advanced Functional Materials, 87, 0.7% Advanced Functional Materials 87 publications, 0.7%
Atmospheric Environment	Atmospheric Environment, 86, 0.69% Atmospheric Environment 86 publications, 0.69%
Nano Letters	Nano Letters, 83, 0.67% Nano Letters 83 publications, 0.67%
Surface and Coatings Technology	Surface and Coatings Technology, 83, 0.67% Surface and Coatings Technology 83 publications, 0.67%
Chemistry of Materials	Chemistry of Materials, 79, 0.63% Chemistry of Materials 79 publications, 0.63%
Journal of the European Ceramic Society	Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 79, 0.63% Journal of the European Ceramic Society 79 publications, 0.63%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 79, 0.63% Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 79 publications, 0.63%
Journal of Materials Chemistry A	Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 77, 0.62% Journal of Materials Chemistry A 77 publications, 0.62%
Nanoscale	Nanoscale, 73, 0.59% Nanoscale 73 publications, 0.59%
Advanced Engineering Materials	Advanced Engineering Materials, 71, 0.57% Advanced Engineering Materials 71 publications, 0.57%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 70, 0.56% Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 70 publications, 0.56%
Energy and Buildings	Energy and Buildings, 70, 0.56% Energy and Buildings 70 publications, 0.56%
Materials	Materials, 69, 0.55% Materials 69 publications, 0.55%
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Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500
Elsevier	Elsevier, 4285, 34.41% Elsevier 4285 publications, 34.41%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1670, 13.41% Springer Nature 1670 publications, 13.41%
Wiley	Wiley, 1470, 11.8% Wiley 1470 publications, 11.8%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 1372, 11.02% American Chemical Society (ACS) 1372 publications, 11.02%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 645, 5.18% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 645 publications, 5.18%
MDPI	MDPI, 423, 3.4% MDPI 423 publications, 3.4%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 293, 2.35% Taylor & Francis 293 publications, 2.35%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 291, 2.34% Copernicus 291 publications, 2.34%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 253, 2.03% IOP Publishing 253 publications, 2.03%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 231, 1.85% AIP Publishing 231 publications, 1.85%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 170, 1.37% American Physical Society (APS) 170 publications, 1.37%
SAGE	SAGE, 157, 1.26% SAGE 157 publications, 1.26%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 94, 0.75% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 94 publications, 0.75%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 92, 0.74% Frontiers Media S.A. 92 publications, 0.74%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 78, 0.63% The Electrochemical Society 78 publications, 0.63%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 73, 0.59% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 73 publications, 0.59%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 66, 0.53% Walter de Gruyter 66 publications, 0.53%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 61, 0.49% Oxford University Press 61 publications, 0.49%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 54, 0.43% American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 54 publications, 0.43%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 48, 0.39% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 48 publications, 0.39%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 47, 0.38% Optica Publishing Group 47 publications, 0.38%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 34, 0.27% EDP Sciences 34 publications, 0.27%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)	Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 34, 0.27% Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 34 publications, 0.27%
American Vacuum Society	American Vacuum Society, 33, 0.26% American Vacuum Society 33 publications, 0.26%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 27, 0.22% American Geophysical Union 27 publications, 0.22%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 27, 0.22% Hindawi Limited 27 publications, 0.22%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 24, 0.19% The Royal Society 24 publications, 0.19%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 22, 0.18% Trans Tech Publications 22 publications, 0.18%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 22, 0.18% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 22 publications, 0.18%
ASME International	ASME International, 22, 0.18% ASME International 22 publications, 0.18%
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With other organizations

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 3672, 29.49% ETH Zurich 3672 publications, 29.49%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1000, 8.03% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 1000 publications, 8.03%
Paul Scherrer Institute	Paul Scherrer Institute, 808, 6.49% Paul Scherrer Institute 808 publications, 6.49%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 530, 4.26% University of Zurich 530 publications, 4.26%
University of Bern	University of Bern, 499, 4.01% University of Bern 499 publications, 4.01%
University of Basel	University of Basel, 316, 2.54% University of Basel 316 publications, 2.54%
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology	Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 188, 1.51% Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology 188 publications, 1.51%
University of Fribourg	University of Fribourg, 182, 1.46% University of Fribourg 182 publications, 1.46%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 154, 1.24% Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 154 publications, 1.24%
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences	ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, 143, 1.15% ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences 143 publications, 1.15%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 135, 1.08% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 135 publications, 1.08%
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research	Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 129, 1.04% Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research 129 publications, 1.04%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 120, 0.96% Imperial College London 120 publications, 0.96%
University Hospital of Zürich	University Hospital of Zürich, 116, 0.93% University Hospital of Zürich 116 publications, 0.93%
AGH University of Krakow	AGH University of Krakow, 116, 0.93% AGH University of Krakow 116 publications, 0.93%
Technische Universität Dresden	Technische Universität Dresden, 112, 0.9% Technische Universität Dresden 112 publications, 0.9%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 110, 0.88% KTH Royal Institute of Technology 110 publications, 0.88%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 109, 0.88% University of Cambridge 109 publications, 0.88%
Delft University of Technology	Delft University of Technology, 103, 0.83% Delft University of Technology 103 publications, 0.83%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 97, 0.78% Norwegian University of Science and Technology 97 publications, 0.78%
Technical University of Munich	Technical University of Munich, 96, 0.77% Technical University of Munich 96 publications, 0.77%
University of Tehran	University of Tehran, 94, 0.75% University of Tehran 94 publications, 0.75%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 91, 0.73% University of Bristol 91 publications, 0.73%
University of Stuttgart	University of Stuttgart, 91, 0.73% University of Stuttgart 91 publications, 0.73%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 88, 0.71% University of Geneva 88 publications, 0.71%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 86, 0.69% Ghent University 86 publications, 0.69%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg	Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 86, 0.69% Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg 86 publications, 0.69%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 85, 0.68% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 85 publications, 0.68%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 85, 0.68% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 85 publications, 0.68%
Bern University of Applied Sciences	Bern University of Applied Sciences, 78, 0.63% Bern University of Applied Sciences 78 publications, 0.63%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 154, 1.24% Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 154 publications, 1.24%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 135, 1.08% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 135 publications, 1.08%
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research	Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 129, 1.04% Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research 129 publications, 1.04%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 120, 0.96% Imperial College London 120 publications, 0.96%
AGH University of Krakow	AGH University of Krakow, 116, 0.93% AGH University of Krakow 116 publications, 0.93%
Technische Universität Dresden	Technische Universität Dresden, 112, 0.9% Technische Universität Dresden 112 publications, 0.9%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 110, 0.88% KTH Royal Institute of Technology 110 publications, 0.88%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 109, 0.88% University of Cambridge 109 publications, 0.88%
Delft University of Technology	Delft University of Technology, 103, 0.83% Delft University of Technology 103 publications, 0.83%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 97, 0.78% Norwegian University of Science and Technology 97 publications, 0.78%
Technical University of Munich	Technical University of Munich, 96, 0.77% Technical University of Munich 96 publications, 0.77%
University of Tehran	University of Tehran, 94, 0.75% University of Tehran 94 publications, 0.75%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 91, 0.73% University of Bristol 91 publications, 0.73%
University of Stuttgart	University of Stuttgart, 91, 0.73% University of Stuttgart 91 publications, 0.73%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 86, 0.69% Ghent University 86 publications, 0.69%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg	Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 86, 0.69% Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg 86 publications, 0.69%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 85, 0.68% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 85 publications, 0.68%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 85, 0.68% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 85 publications, 0.68%
Vienna University of Technology	Vienna University of Technology, 78, 0.63% Vienna University of Technology 78 publications, 0.63%
RWTH Aachen University	RWTH Aachen University, 77, 0.62% RWTH Aachen University 77 publications, 0.62%
Grenoble Alpes University	Grenoble Alpes University, 76, 0.61% Grenoble Alpes University 76 publications, 0.61%
Lund University	Lund University, 75, 0.6% Lund University 75 publications, 0.6%
Polytechnic University of Milan	Polytechnic University of Milan, 72, 0.58% Polytechnic University of Milan 72 publications, 0.58%
European Synchrotron Radiation Facility	European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 72, 0.58% European Synchrotron Radiation Facility 72 publications, 0.58%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 71, 0.57% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 71 publications, 0.57%
University of Leoben	University of Leoben, 71, 0.57% University of Leoben 71 publications, 0.57%
Forschungszentrum Jülich	Forschungszentrum Jülich, 68, 0.55% Forschungszentrum Jülich 68 publications, 0.55%
Technical University of Denmark	Technical University of Denmark, 64, 0.51% Technical University of Denmark 64 publications, 0.51%
Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences	Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 64, 0.51% Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences 64 publications, 0.51%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 64, 0.51% University of Groningen 64 publications, 0.51%
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With other countries

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
Germany	Germany, 1999, 16.05% Germany 1999 publications, 16.05%
USA	USA, 1294, 10.39% USA 1294 publications, 10.39%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1049, 8.42% United Kingdom 1049 publications, 8.42%
China	China, 858, 6.89% China 858 publications, 6.89%
France	France, 730, 5.86% France 730 publications, 5.86%
Italy	Italy, 707, 5.68% Italy 707 publications, 5.68%
Spain	Spain, 514, 4.13% Spain 514 publications, 4.13%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 488, 3.92% Netherlands 488 publications, 3.92%
Sweden	Sweden, 395, 3.17% Sweden 395 publications, 3.17%
Austria	Austria, 386, 3.1% Austria 386 publications, 3.1%
Belgium	Belgium, 379, 3.04% Belgium 379 publications, 3.04%
Canada	Canada, 336, 2.7% Canada 336 publications, 2.7%
Poland	Poland, 325, 2.61% Poland 325 publications, 2.61%
Japan	Japan, 300, 2.41% Japan 300 publications, 2.41%
Australia	Australia, 289, 2.32% Australia 289 publications, 2.32%
Norway	Norway, 217, 1.74% Norway 217 publications, 1.74%
Denmark	Denmark, 205, 1.65% Denmark 205 publications, 1.65%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 202, 1.62% Republic of Korea 202 publications, 1.62%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 188, 1.51% Czech Republic 188 publications, 1.51%
Finland	Finland, 170, 1.37% Finland 170 publications, 1.37%
India	India, 154, 1.24% India 154 publications, 1.24%
Iran	Iran, 150, 1.2% Iran 150 publications, 1.2%
Portugal	Portugal, 115, 0.92% Portugal 115 publications, 0.92%
Russia	Russia, 108, 0.87% Russia 108 publications, 0.87%
Greece	Greece, 92, 0.74% Greece 92 publications, 0.74%
Brazil	Brazil, 90, 0.72% Brazil 90 publications, 0.72%
Singapore	Singapore, 88, 0.71% Singapore 88 publications, 0.71%
Hungary	Hungary, 78, 0.63% Hungary 78 publications, 0.63%
Ireland	Ireland, 74, 0.59% Ireland 74 publications, 0.59%
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Publications published earlier than 1966 are ignored in the statistics.
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