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National Physical Laboratory of India
Short name
NPL India
Country, city
India, New Delhi
Publications
8 674
Citations
198 980
h-index
150
Top-3 journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Delhi
University of Delhi (745 publications)
Jamia Millia Islamia
Jamia Millia Islamia (252 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1947

Total publications
8674
Total citations
198980
Citations per publication
22.94
Average publications per year
108.43
Average authors per publication
5.34
h-index
150
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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Condensed Matter Physics, 2347, 27.06%
Condensed Matter Physics
2347 publications, 27.06%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1650, 19.02%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
1650 publications, 19.02%
General Materials Science, 1534, 17.69%
General Materials Science
1534 publications, 17.69%
Materials Chemistry, 1239, 14.28%
Materials Chemistry
1239 publications, 14.28%
General Chemistry, 1177, 13.57%
General Chemistry
1177 publications, 13.57%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1044, 12.04%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1044 publications, 12.04%
Mechanics of Materials, 774, 8.92%
Mechanics of Materials
774 publications, 8.92%
General Physics and Astronomy, 754, 8.69%
General Physics and Astronomy
754 publications, 8.69%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 720, 8.3%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
720 publications, 8.3%
Mechanical Engineering, 703, 8.1%
Mechanical Engineering
703 publications, 8.1%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 640, 7.38%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
640 publications, 7.38%
Metals and Alloys, 540, 6.23%
Metals and Alloys
540 publications, 6.23%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 407, 4.69%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
407 publications, 4.69%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 392, 4.52%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
392 publications, 4.52%
General Chemical Engineering, 354, 4.08%
General Chemical Engineering
354 publications, 4.08%
Atmospheric Science, 338, 3.9%
Atmospheric Science
338 publications, 3.9%
Instrumentation, 335, 3.86%
Instrumentation
335 publications, 3.86%
General Engineering, 320, 3.69%
General Engineering
320 publications, 3.69%
General Medicine, 298, 3.44%
General Medicine
298 publications, 3.44%
Surfaces and Interfaces, 289, 3.33%
Surfaces and Interfaces
289 publications, 3.33%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 264, 3.04%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
264 publications, 3.04%
Polymers and Plastics, 235, 2.71%
Polymers and Plastics
235 publications, 2.71%
Ceramics and Composites, 223, 2.57%
Ceramics and Composites
223 publications, 2.57%
Spectroscopy, 217, 2.5%
Spectroscopy
217 publications, 2.5%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 213, 2.46%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
213 publications, 2.46%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 205, 2.36%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
205 publications, 2.36%
Inorganic Chemistry, 201, 2.32%
Inorganic Chemistry
201 publications, 2.32%
Geophysics, 188, 2.17%
Geophysics
188 publications, 2.17%
Bioengineering, 186, 2.14%
Bioengineering
186 publications, 2.14%
Analytical Chemistry, 178, 2.05%
Analytical Chemistry
178 publications, 2.05%
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Journals

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Mapan - Journal of Metrology Society of India
252 publications, 2.91%
Journal of Applied Physics
242 publications, 2.79%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
190 publications, 2.19%
RSC Advances
174 publications, 2.01%
Applied Physics Letters
158 publications, 1.82%
Journal of Materials Science
127 publications, 1.46%
Materials Chemistry and Physics
123 publications, 1.42%
Thin Solid Films
121 publications, 1.39%
Solid State Communications
114 publications, 1.31%
Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
111 publications, 1.28%
Physical Review B
106 publications, 1.22%
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
105 publications, 1.21%
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
96 publications, 1.11%
Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism
96 publications, 1.11%
Applied Surface Science
85 publications, 0.98%
Bulletin of Materials Science
81 publications, 0.93%
Physica B: Condensed Matter
77 publications, 0.89%
Advances in Space Research
77 publications, 0.89%
Journal of Crystal Growth
76 publications, 0.88%
Journal of Materials Science Letters
74 publications, 0.85%
Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
66 publications, 0.76%
Optical Materials
66 publications, 0.76%
Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing
66 publications, 0.76%
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
65 publications, 0.75%
Materials Research Bulletin
63 publications, 0.73%
AIP Conference Proceedings
63 publications, 0.73%
Carbon
62 publications, 0.71%
Pramana - Journal of Physics
61 publications, 0.7%
Materials Letters
58 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
58 publications, 0.67%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
3207 publications, 36.97%
Springer Nature
1935 publications, 22.31%
AIP Publishing
585 publications, 6.74%
Wiley
511 publications, 5.89%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
478 publications, 5.51%
IOP Publishing
382 publications, 4.4%
Taylor & Francis
319 publications, 3.68%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
311 publications, 3.59%
American Physical Society (APS)
163 publications, 1.88%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
92 publications, 1.06%
World Scientific
64 publications, 0.74%
American Scientific Publishers
63 publications, 0.73%
Optica Publishing Group
52 publications, 0.6%
Optical Society of India
43 publications, 0.5%
Hindawi Limited
33 publications, 0.38%
Copernicus
32 publications, 0.37%
MDPI
31 publications, 0.36%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
28 publications, 0.32%
The Electrochemical Society
27 publications, 0.31%
SAGE
26 publications, 0.3%
American Vacuum Society
26 publications, 0.3%
Japan Society of Applied Physics
23 publications, 0.27%
Cambridge University Press
21 publications, 0.24%
EDP Sciences
18 publications, 0.21%
Walter de Gruyter
17 publications, 0.2%
American Geophysical Union
16 publications, 0.18%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
14 publications, 0.16%
Inderscience Publishers
11 publications, 0.13%
Pleiades Publishing
9 publications, 0.1%
Frontiers Media S.A.
9 publications, 0.1%
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With other organizations

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University of Delhi
745 publications, 8.59%
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
440 publications, 5.07%
Jamia Millia Islamia
252 publications, 2.91%
Delhi Technological University
216 publications, 2.49%
Banaras Hindu University
169 publications, 1.95%
Amity University, Noida
151 publications, 1.74%
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
126 publications, 1.45%
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
117 publications, 1.35%
Inter-University Accelerator Centre
117 publications, 1.35%
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
116 publications, 1.34%
Jawaharlal Nehru University
109 publications, 1.26%
UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research
106 publications, 1.22%
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
104 publications, 1.2%
Indian Institute of Science
87 publications, 1%
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
76 publications, 0.88%
University of Puerto Rico
76 publications, 0.88%
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
70 publications, 0.81%
University of Allahabad
64 publications, 0.74%
Himachal Pradesh University
64 publications, 0.74%
Anna University
61 publications, 0.7%
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
60 publications, 0.69%
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
60 publications, 0.69%
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering
58 publications, 0.67%
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
57 publications, 0.66%
Panjab University
55 publications, 0.63%
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
54 publications, 0.62%
Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute
54 publications, 0.62%
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
53 publications, 0.61%
National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra
52 publications, 0.6%
National Institute for Materials Science
50 publications, 0.58%
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With foreign organizations

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Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
126 publications, 1.45%
University of Puerto Rico
76 publications, 0.88%
National Institute for Materials Science
50 publications, 0.58%
University of Cambridge
37 publications, 0.43%
King Saud University
33 publications, 0.38%
National Physical Laboratory
32 publications, 0.37%
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
30 publications, 0.35%
National Institute of Standards and Technology
29 publications, 0.33%
Chungnam National University
28 publications, 0.32%
University of St Andrews
28 publications, 0.32%
University of Tokyo
27 publications, 0.31%
University of Malaysia, Perlis
26 publications, 0.3%
University of West Bohemia
26 publications, 0.3%
National Dong Hwa University
25 publications, 0.29%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
24 publications, 0.28%
William Marsh Rice University
24 publications, 0.28%
King Khalid University
23 publications, 0.27%
Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
23 publications, 0.27%
Khalifa University
22 publications, 0.25%
University of Wollongong
22 publications, 0.25%
Palacký University Olomouc
22 publications, 0.25%
Hokkaido University
20 publications, 0.23%
University of Turku
19 publications, 0.22%
University of Melbourne
18 publications, 0.21%
Yeungnam University
18 publications, 0.21%
University of Aveiro
18 publications, 0.21%
Pittsburg State University
18 publications, 0.21%
Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
18 publications, 0.21%
Pennsylvania State University
17 publications, 0.2%
Seoul National University
17 publications, 0.2%
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With other countries

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USA, 463, 5.34%
USA
463 publications, 5.34%
Japan, 228, 2.63%
Japan
228 publications, 2.63%
Republic of Korea, 177, 2.04%
Republic of Korea
177 publications, 2.04%
Australia, 174, 2.01%
Australia
174 publications, 2.01%
Germany, 160, 1.84%
Germany
160 publications, 1.84%
United Kingdom, 159, 1.83%
United Kingdom
159 publications, 1.83%
China, 157, 1.81%
China
157 publications, 1.81%
France, 111, 1.28%
France
111 publications, 1.28%
Czech Republic, 90, 1.04%
Czech Republic
90 publications, 1.04%
Saudi Arabia, 74, 0.85%
Saudi Arabia
74 publications, 0.85%
Malaysia, 70, 0.81%
Malaysia
70 publications, 0.81%
Poland, 53, 0.61%
Poland
53 publications, 0.61%
Italy, 52, 0.6%
Italy
52 publications, 0.6%
Russia, 49, 0.56%
Russia
49 publications, 0.56%
Canada, 48, 0.55%
Canada
48 publications, 0.55%
Brazil, 45, 0.52%
Brazil
45 publications, 0.52%
Singapore, 38, 0.44%
Singapore
38 publications, 0.44%
Israel, 37, 0.43%
Israel
37 publications, 0.43%
UAE, 35, 0.4%
UAE
35 publications, 0.4%
Spain, 34, 0.39%
Spain
34 publications, 0.39%
Finland, 34, 0.39%
Finland
34 publications, 0.39%
Portugal, 31, 0.36%
Portugal
31 publications, 0.36%
South Africa, 24, 0.28%
South Africa
24 publications, 0.28%
Thailand, 21, 0.24%
Thailand
21 publications, 0.24%
Sweden, 20, 0.23%
Sweden
20 publications, 0.23%
Turkey, 19, 0.22%
Turkey
19 publications, 0.22%
Mexico, 16, 0.18%
Mexico
16 publications, 0.18%
Switzerland, 15, 0.17%
Switzerland
15 publications, 0.17%
Ukraine, 14, 0.16%
Ukraine
14 publications, 0.16%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1947 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.