Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

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Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Short name
AWI
Country, city
Germany, Bremerhaven
Publications
13 329
Citations
636 723
h-index
276
Top-3 journals
Geophysical Research Letters
Geophysical Research Letters (434 publications)
Polar Biology
Polar Biology (387 publications)
Cryosphere
Cryosphere (324 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Bremen
University of Bremen (2247 publications)
University of Potsdam
University of Potsdam (606 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Survey (494 publications)
Utrecht University
Utrecht University (379 publications)
University of Bergen
University of Bergen (342 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1983

Total publications
13329
Total citations
636723
Citations per publication
47.77
Average publications per year
302.93
Average authors per publication
7.87
h-index
276
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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Oceanography, 2634, 19.76%
Oceanography
2634 publications, 19.76%
Aquatic Science, 2535, 19.02%
Aquatic Science
2535 publications, 19.02%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 2105, 15.79%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
2105 publications, 15.79%
Geophysics, 1336, 10.02%
Geophysics
1336 publications, 10.02%
Earth-Surface Processes, 1208, 9.06%
Earth-Surface Processes
1208 publications, 9.06%
Atmospheric Science, 1198, 8.99%
Atmospheric Science
1198 publications, 8.99%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1159, 8.7%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
1159 publications, 8.7%
Global and Planetary Change, 1000, 7.5%
Global and Planetary Change
1000 publications, 7.5%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 995, 7.46%
Geochemistry and Petrology
995 publications, 7.46%
Ecology, 995, 7.46%
Ecology
995 publications, 7.46%
Water Science and Technology, 957, 7.18%
Water Science and Technology
957 publications, 7.18%
Geology, 832, 6.24%
Geology
832 publications, 6.24%
Paleontology, 828, 6.21%
Paleontology
828 publications, 6.21%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 719, 5.39%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
719 publications, 5.39%
Multidisciplinary, 673, 5.05%
Multidisciplinary
673 publications, 5.05%
Space and Planetary Science, 596, 4.47%
Space and Planetary Science
596 publications, 4.47%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 535, 4.01%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
535 publications, 4.01%
Environmental Chemistry, 501, 3.76%
Environmental Chemistry
501 publications, 3.76%
General Environmental Science, 434, 3.26%
General Environmental Science
434 publications, 3.26%
Plant Science, 424, 3.18%
Plant Science
424 publications, 3.18%
General Medicine, 411, 3.08%
General Medicine
411 publications, 3.08%
Ocean Engineering, 357, 2.68%
Ocean Engineering
357 publications, 2.68%
General Chemistry, 340, 2.55%
General Chemistry
340 publications, 2.55%
Pollution, 290, 2.18%
Pollution
290 publications, 2.18%
Biochemistry, 282, 2.12%
Biochemistry
282 publications, 2.12%
Physiology, 279, 2.09%
Physiology
279 publications, 2.09%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 277, 2.08%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
277 publications, 2.08%
Archeology, 270, 2.03%
Archeology
270 publications, 2.03%
Microbiology, 263, 1.97%
Microbiology
263 publications, 1.97%
Stratigraphy, 249, 1.87%
Stratigraphy
249 publications, 1.87%
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Journals

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Geophysical Research Letters
434 publications, 3.26%
Polar Biology
387 publications, 2.9%
Cryosphere
324 publications, 2.43%
Frontiers in Marine Science
288 publications, 2.16%
Biogeosciences
253 publications, 1.9%
Climate of the Past
212 publications, 1.59%
Marine Biology
204 publications, 1.53%
Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
202 publications, 1.52%
Nature Communications
200 publications, 1.5%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
200 publications, 1.5%
Quaternary Science Reviews
199 publications, 1.49%
Scientific Reports
176 publications, 1.32%
Journal of Geophysical Research
155 publications, 1.16%
Limnology and Oceanography
152 publications, 1.14%
Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
149 publications, 1.12%
PLoS ONE
141 publications, 1.06%
Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
139 publications, 1.04%
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
134 publications, 1.01%
Nature
132 publications, 0.99%
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
131 publications, 0.98%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
124 publications, 0.93%
Earth System Science Data
113 publications, 0.85%
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
104 publications, 0.78%
Marine Geology
102 publications, 0.77%
Harmful Algae
98 publications, 0.74%
Geoscientific Model Development
97 publications, 0.73%
Climate Dynamics
93 publications, 0.7%
Global and Planetary Change
93 publications, 0.7%
Global Biogeochemical Cycles
91 publications, 0.68%
Paleoceanography
91 publications, 0.68%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
3245 publications, 24.35%
Springer Nature
2774 publications, 20.81%
Wiley
2038 publications, 15.29%
Copernicus
1427 publications, 10.71%
American Geophysical Union
594 publications, 4.46%
Frontiers Media S.A.
493 publications, 3.7%
MDPI
303 publications, 2.27%
Cambridge University Press
259 publications, 1.94%
Oxford University Press
257 publications, 1.93%
Taylor & Francis
232 publications, 1.74%
American Meteorological Society
212 publications, 1.59%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
150 publications, 1.13%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
139 publications, 1.04%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
95 publications, 0.71%
The Royal Society
76 publications, 0.57%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
61 publications, 0.46%
The Company of Biologists
57 publications, 0.43%
Pleiades Publishing
56 publications, 0.42%
Geological Society of America
56 publications, 0.42%
IOP Publishing
56 publications, 0.42%
SAGE
53 publications, 0.4%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
50 publications, 0.38%
Walter de Gruyter
41 publications, 0.31%
University of California Press
40 publications, 0.3%
Geological Society of London
40 publications, 0.3%
American Society for Microbiology
34 publications, 0.26%
Inter-Research Science Center
29 publications, 0.22%
Norwegian Polar Institute
27 publications, 0.2%
Canadian Science Publishing
24 publications, 0.18%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
24 publications, 0.18%
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With other organizations

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University of Bremen
2247 publications, 16.86%
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
659 publications, 4.94%
University of Potsdam
606 publications, 4.55%
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
566 publications, 4.25%
British Antarctic Survey
494 publications, 3.71%
Kiel University
466 publications, 3.5%
Hamburg University
461 publications, 3.46%
Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity
439 publications, 3.29%
Utrecht University
379 publications, 2.84%
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
350 publications, 2.63%
University of Bergen
342 publications, 2.57%
University of Alaska Fairbanks
342 publications, 2.57%
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
340 publications, 2.55%
Sorbonne University
335 publications, 2.51%
Stockholm University
325 publications, 2.44%
University of Copenhagen
317 publications, 2.38%
ETH Zurich
301 publications, 2.26%
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
298 publications, 2.24%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
285 publications, 2.14%
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
284 publications, 2.13%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
274 publications, 2.06%
University of Colorado Boulder
265 publications, 1.99%
National Oceanography Centre
244 publications, 1.83%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
241 publications, 1.81%
University of Washington
240 publications, 1.8%
Columbia University
238 publications, 1.79%
French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
232 publications, 1.74%
University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
229 publications, 1.72%
P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
225 publications, 1.69%
Constructor University
219 publications, 1.64%
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With foreign organizations

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British Antarctic Survey
494 publications, 3.71%
Utrecht University
379 publications, 2.84%
University of Bergen
342 publications, 2.57%
University of Alaska Fairbanks
342 publications, 2.57%
Sorbonne University
335 publications, 2.51%
Stockholm University
325 publications, 2.44%
University of Copenhagen
317 publications, 2.38%
ETH Zurich
301 publications, 2.26%
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
298 publications, 2.24%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
285 publications, 2.14%
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
284 publications, 2.13%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
274 publications, 2.06%
University of Colorado Boulder
265 publications, 1.99%
National Oceanography Centre
244 publications, 1.83%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
241 publications, 1.81%
University of Washington
240 publications, 1.8%
Columbia University
238 publications, 1.79%
French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
232 publications, 1.74%
University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
229 publications, 1.72%
P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
225 publications, 1.69%
University of Bern
218 publications, 1.64%
University of Cambridge
216 publications, 1.62%
Aarhus University
203 publications, 1.52%
University of Oslo
203 publications, 1.52%
University of Tasmania
203 publications, 1.52%
University of Gothenburg
184 publications, 1.38%
Finnish Meteorological Institute
184 publications, 1.38%
National Center for Atmospheric Research
180 publications, 1.35%
Grenoble Alpes University
176 publications, 1.32%
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
170 publications, 1.28%
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With other countries

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USA, 2720, 20.41%
USA
2720 publications, 20.41%
United Kingdom, 2090, 15.68%
United Kingdom
2090 publications, 15.68%
France, 1271, 9.54%
France
1271 publications, 9.54%
Norway, 1270, 9.53%
Norway
1270 publications, 9.53%
Canada, 1038, 7.79%
Canada
1038 publications, 7.79%
Russia, 1008, 7.56%
Russia
1008 publications, 7.56%
Netherlands, 927, 6.95%
Netherlands
927 publications, 6.95%
China, 881, 6.61%
China
881 publications, 6.61%
Australia, 749, 5.62%
Australia
749 publications, 5.62%
Sweden, 701, 5.26%
Sweden
701 publications, 5.26%
Switzerland, 696, 5.22%
Switzerland
696 publications, 5.22%
Denmark, 671, 5.03%
Denmark
671 publications, 5.03%
Spain, 666, 5%
Spain
666 publications, 5%
Italy, 638, 4.79%
Italy
638 publications, 4.79%
Japan, 577, 4.33%
Japan
577 publications, 4.33%
Belgium, 505, 3.79%
Belgium
505 publications, 3.79%
Finland, 400, 3%
Finland
400 publications, 3%
New Zealand, 292, 2.19%
New Zealand
292 publications, 2.19%
Argentina, 289, 2.17%
Argentina
289 publications, 2.17%
Chile, 263, 1.97%
Chile
263 publications, 1.97%
Poland, 246, 1.85%
Poland
246 publications, 1.85%
Austria, 220, 1.65%
Austria
220 publications, 1.65%
Portugal, 200, 1.5%
Portugal
200 publications, 1.5%
Brazil, 188, 1.41%
Brazil
188 publications, 1.41%
South Africa, 181, 1.36%
South Africa
181 publications, 1.36%
Republic of Korea, 168, 1.26%
Republic of Korea
168 publications, 1.26%
India, 130, 0.98%
India
130 publications, 0.98%
Ireland, 125, 0.94%
Ireland
125 publications, 0.94%
Greece, 99, 0.74%
Greece
99 publications, 0.74%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1983 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.