United States Geological Survey

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Short name

USGS

Country, city

USA, Reston

035a68863

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Publications

18 326

Citations

967 097

h-index

342

Top-3 journals

Nature (466 publications)

Journal of Wildlife Management (277 publications)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (255 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Arizona (605 publications)

Colorado State University (569 publications)

University of Washington (517 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Alberta (130 publications)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (129 publications)

ETH Zurich (107 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Journal

Field of science

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Found

Since 1888

Total publications

18326

Total citations

967097

Citations per publication

52.77

Average publications per year

132.8

Average authors per publication

5.99

h-index

342

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 3500 4000 4500
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 4071, 22.21% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4071 publications, 22.21%
Ecology	Ecology, 3170, 17.3% Ecology 3170 publications, 17.3%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 2057, 11.22% Aquatic Science 2057 publications, 11.22%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 1986, 10.84% Geochemistry and Petrology 1986 publications, 10.84%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 1893, 10.33% Water Science and Technology 1893 publications, 10.33%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 1542, 8.41% Geophysics 1542 publications, 8.41%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 1443, 7.87% Environmental Chemistry 1443 publications, 7.87%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 1436, 7.84% Nature and Landscape Conservation 1436 publications, 7.84%
Geology	Geology, 1136, 6.2% Geology 1136 publications, 6.2%
Pollution	Pollution, 1106, 6.04% Pollution 1106 publications, 6.04%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1062, 5.8% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 1062 publications, 5.8%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1047, 5.71% Multidisciplinary 1047 publications, 5.71%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 1032, 5.63% General Environmental Science 1032 publications, 5.63%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 987, 5.39% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 987 publications, 5.39%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 956, 5.22% Earth-Surface Processes 956 publications, 5.22%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 937, 5.11% Animal Science and Zoology 937 publications, 5.11%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 933, 5.09% General Medicine 933 publications, 5.09%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 848, 4.63% Oceanography 848 publications, 4.63%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 753, 4.11% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 753 publications, 4.11%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 725, 3.96% Space and Planetary Science 725 publications, 3.96%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 619, 3.38% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 619 publications, 3.38%
Global and Planetary Change	Global and Planetary Change, 591, 3.22% Global and Planetary Change 591 publications, 3.22%
Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering, 514, 2.8% Environmental Engineering 514 publications, 2.8%
Forestry	Forestry, 514, 2.8% Forestry 514 publications, 2.8%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 485, 2.65% Soil Science 485 publications, 2.65%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 451, 2.46% Atmospheric Science 451 publications, 2.46%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 410, 2.24% Geography, Planning and Development 410 publications, 2.24%
Genetics	Genetics, 409, 2.23% Genetics 409 publications, 2.23%
Waste Management and Disposal	Waste Management and Disposal, 373, 2.04% Waste Management and Disposal 373 publications, 2.04%
Paleontology	Paleontology, 354, 1.93% Paleontology 354 publications, 1.93%
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Journals

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
Nature	Nature, 466, 2.54% Nature 466 publications, 2.54%
Journal of Wildlife Management	Journal of Wildlife Management, 277, 1.51% Journal of Wildlife Management 277 publications, 1.51%
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 255, 1.39% Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 255 publications, 1.39%
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry	Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 224, 1.22% Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 224 publications, 1.22%
Journal of Hydrology	Journal of Hydrology, 217, 1.18% Journal of Hydrology 217 publications, 1.18%
Applied Geochemistry	Applied Geochemistry, 200, 1.09% Applied Geochemistry 200 publications, 1.09%
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta	Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 197, 1.07% Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 197 publications, 1.07%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 192, 1.05% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 192 publications, 1.05%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 192, 1.05% PLoS ONE 192 publications, 1.05%
Hydrogeology Journal	Hydrogeology Journal, 187, 1.02% Hydrogeology Journal 187 publications, 1.02%
Hydrological Processes	Hydrological Processes, 187, 1.02% Hydrological Processes 187 publications, 1.02%
Science of the Total Environment	Science of the Total Environment, 182, 0.99% Science of the Total Environment 182 publications, 0.99%
Journal of Wildlife Diseases	Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 181, 0.99% Journal of Wildlife Diseases 181 publications, 0.99%
Journal of Great Lakes Research	Journal of Great Lakes Research, 165, 0.9% Journal of Great Lakes Research 165 publications, 0.9%
Icarus	Icarus, 156, 0.85% Icarus 156 publications, 0.85%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 149, 0.81% Geophysical Research Letters 149 publications, 0.81%
Journal of Mammalogy	Journal of Mammalogy, 147, 0.8% Journal of Mammalogy 147 publications, 0.8%
Journal of Geophysical Research	Journal of Geophysical Research, 147, 0.8% Journal of Geophysical Research 147 publications, 0.8%
Geophysical Journal International	Geophysical Journal International, 137, 0.75% Geophysical Journal International 137 publications, 0.75%
Nature Geoscience	Nature Geoscience, 130, 0.71% Nature Geoscience 130 publications, 0.71%
Bulletin of Volcanology	Bulletin of Volcanology, 130, 0.71% Bulletin of Volcanology 130 publications, 0.71%
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment	Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 123, 0.67% Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 123 publications, 0.67%
Earth and Planetary Science Letters	Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 122, 0.67% Earth and Planetary Science Letters 122 publications, 0.67%
Biological Conservation	Biological Conservation, 122, 0.67% Biological Conservation 122 publications, 0.67%
Environmental Science & Technology	Environmental Science & Technology, 122, 0.67% Environmental Science & Technology 122 publications, 0.67%
Wildlife Society Bulletin	Wildlife Society Bulletin, 119, 0.65% Wildlife Society Bulletin 119 publications, 0.65%
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research	Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 118, 0.64% Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 118 publications, 0.64%
Ecological Applications	Ecological Applications, 109, 0.59% Ecological Applications 109 publications, 0.59%
Southeastern Naturalist	Southeastern Naturalist, 108, 0.59% Southeastern Naturalist 108 publications, 0.59%
Remote Sensing	Remote Sensing, 108, 0.59% Remote Sensing 108 publications, 0.59%
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Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 4544, 24.8% Elsevier 4544 publications, 24.8%
Wiley	Wiley, 3850, 21.01% Wiley 3850 publications, 21.01%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 3563, 19.44% Springer Nature 3563 publications, 19.44%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 614, 3.35% Oxford University Press 614 publications, 3.35%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 511, 2.79% Taylor & Francis 511 publications, 2.79%
Canadian Science Publishing	Canadian Science Publishing, 345, 1.88% Canadian Science Publishing 345 publications, 1.88%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 250, 1.36% American Geophysical Union 250 publications, 1.36%
MDPI	MDPI, 243, 1.33% MDPI 243 publications, 1.33%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 233, 1.27% Copernicus 233 publications, 1.27%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 211, 1.15% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 211 publications, 1.15%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 192, 1.05% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 192 publications, 1.05%
Geological Society of London	Geological Society of London, 187, 1.02% Geological Society of London 187 publications, 1.02%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 184, 1% Cambridge University Press 184 publications, 1%
Wildlife Disease Association	Wildlife Disease Association, 181, 0.99% Wildlife Disease Association 181 publications, 0.99%
Humboldt Field Research Institute	Humboldt Field Research Institute, 176, 0.96% Humboldt Field Research Institute 176 publications, 0.96%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 169, 0.92% Frontiers Media S.A. 169 publications, 0.92%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 157, 0.86% The Royal Society 157 publications, 0.86%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 155, 0.85% American Chemical Society (ACS) 155 publications, 0.85%
University of Chicago Press	University of Chicago Press, 151, 0.82% University of Chicago Press 151 publications, 0.82%
International Association for Great Lakes Research	International Association for Great Lakes Research, 141, 0.77% International Association for Great Lakes Research 141 publications, 0.77%
CSIRO Publishing	CSIRO Publishing, 136, 0.74% CSIRO Publishing 136 publications, 0.74%
Seismological Society of America (SSA)	Seismological Society of America (SSA), 118, 0.64% Seismological Society of America (SSA) 118 publications, 0.64%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 113, 0.62% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 113 publications, 0.62%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 110, 0.6% IOP Publishing 110 publications, 0.6%
SAGE	SAGE, 108, 0.59% SAGE 108 publications, 0.59%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 104, 0.57% American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 104 publications, 0.57%
Inter-Research Science Center	Inter-Research Science Center, 73, 0.4% Inter-Research Science Center 73 publications, 0.4%
Geological Society of America	Geological Society of America, 52, 0.28% Geological Society of America 52 publications, 0.28%
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute	Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 49, 0.27% Earthquake Engineering Research Institute 49 publications, 0.27%
Wilson Ornithological Society	Wilson Ornithological Society, 45, 0.25% Wilson Ornithological Society 45 publications, 0.25%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 605, 3.3% University of Arizona 605 publications, 3.3%
Colorado State University	Colorado State University, 569, 3.1% Colorado State University 569 publications, 3.1%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 517, 2.82% University of Washington 517 publications, 2.82%
Oregon State University	Oregon State University, 500, 2.73% Oregon State University 500 publications, 2.73%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 438, 2.39% University of Colorado Boulder 438 publications, 2.39%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 431, 2.35% Cornell University 431 publications, 2.35%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 418, 2.28% University of Wisconsin–Madison 418 publications, 2.28%
University of Alaska Fairbanks	University of Alaska Fairbanks, 396, 2.16% University of Alaska Fairbanks 396 publications, 2.16%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 356, 1.94% University of Florida 356 publications, 1.94%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 355, 1.94% University of California, Davis 355 publications, 1.94%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 348, 1.9% California Institute of Technology 348 publications, 1.9%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 340, 1.86% University of California, Berkeley 340 publications, 1.86%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 340, 1.86% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 340 publications, 1.86%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 327, 1.78% Stanford University 327 publications, 1.78%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 323, 1.76% University of Minnesota 323 publications, 1.76%
Michigan State University	Michigan State University, 287, 1.57% Michigan State University 287 publications, 1.57%
University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara, 280, 1.53% University of California, Santa Barbara 280 publications, 1.53%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 279, 1.52% Pennsylvania State University 279 publications, 1.52%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 277, 1.51% University of Maryland, College Park 277 publications, 1.51%
University of Georgia	University of Georgia, 273, 1.49% University of Georgia 273 publications, 1.49%
University of New Mexico	University of New Mexico, 270, 1.47% University of New Mexico 270 publications, 1.47%
Virginia Tech	Virginia Tech, 258, 1.41% Virginia Tech 258 publications, 1.41%
Northern Arizona University	Northern Arizona University, 248, 1.35% Northern Arizona University 248 publications, 1.35%
Arizona State University	Arizona State University, 245, 1.34% Arizona State University 245 publications, 1.34%
University of California, Santa Cruz	University of California, Santa Cruz, 243, 1.33% University of California, Santa Cruz 243 publications, 1.33%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 242, 1.32% University of California, Los Angeles 242 publications, 1.32%
University of Massachusetts Amherst	University of Massachusetts Amherst, 233, 1.27% University of Massachusetts Amherst 233 publications, 1.27%
Utah State University	Utah State University, 230, 1.26% Utah State University 230 publications, 1.26%
North Carolina State University	North Carolina State University, 226, 1.23% North Carolina State University 226 publications, 1.23%
Montana State University	Montana State University, 196, 1.07% Montana State University 196 publications, 1.07%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 130, 0.71% University of Alberta 130 publications, 0.71%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 129, 0.7% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 129 publications, 0.7%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 107, 0.58% ETH Zurich 107 publications, 0.58%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 102, 0.56% University of British Columbia 102 publications, 0.56%
German Aerospace Center	German Aerospace Center, 99, 0.54% German Aerospace Center 99 publications, 0.54%
Geological Survey of Canada	Geological Survey of Canada, 93, 0.51% Geological Survey of Canada 93 publications, 0.51%
McGill University	McGill University, 91, 0.5% McGill University 91 publications, 0.5%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 90, 0.49% Australian National University 90 publications, 0.49%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 86, 0.47% University of Cambridge 86 publications, 0.47%
University of Guelph	University of Guelph, 83, 0.45% University of Guelph 83 publications, 0.45%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 76, 0.41% University of Oxford 76 publications, 0.41%
GNS Science	GNS Science, 74, 0.4% GNS Science 74 publications, 0.4%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 74, 0.4% University of Queensland 74 publications, 0.4%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 73, 0.4% University of Melbourne 73 publications, 0.4%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 72, 0.39% University of Toronto 72 publications, 0.39%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 71, 0.39% University of Bristol 71 publications, 0.39%
Simon Fraser University	Simon Fraser University, 69, 0.38% Simon Fraser University 69 publications, 0.38%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 68, 0.37% Stockholm University 68 publications, 0.37%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 67, 0.37% University of Copenhagen 67 publications, 0.37%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 66, 0.36% Utrecht University 66 publications, 0.36%
Environment and Climate Change Canada	Environment and Climate Change Canada, 64, 0.35% Environment and Climate Change Canada 64 publications, 0.35%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 63, 0.34% University of Leeds 63 publications, 0.34%
Natural Resources Canada	Natural Resources Canada, 63, 0.34% Natural Resources Canada 63 publications, 0.34%
University of Calgary	University of Calgary, 62, 0.34% University of Calgary 62 publications, 0.34%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 61, 0.33% University of Western Australia 61 publications, 0.33%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 60, 0.33% Imperial College London 60 publications, 0.33%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 59, 0.32% Aarhus University 59 publications, 0.32%
National Autonomous University of Mexico	National Autonomous University of Mexico, 59, 0.32% National Autonomous University of Mexico 59 publications, 0.32%
University of Waterloo	University of Waterloo, 58, 0.32% University of Waterloo 58 publications, 0.32%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 58, 0.32% University of Tokyo 58 publications, 0.32%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140

With other countries

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
Canada	Canada, 1455, 7.94% Canada 1455 publications, 7.94%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1067, 5.82% United Kingdom 1067 publications, 5.82%
Germany	Germany, 744, 4.06% Germany 744 publications, 4.06%
Australia	Australia, 686, 3.74% Australia 686 publications, 3.74%
France	France, 605, 3.3% France 605 publications, 3.3%
China	China, 566, 3.09% China 566 publications, 3.09%
Italy	Italy, 438, 2.39% Italy 438 publications, 2.39%
Spain	Spain, 345, 1.88% Spain 345 publications, 1.88%
Japan	Japan, 337, 1.84% Japan 337 publications, 1.84%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 319, 1.74% Switzerland 319 publications, 1.74%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 307, 1.68% Netherlands 307 publications, 1.68%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 290, 1.58% New Zealand 290 publications, 1.58%
Sweden	Sweden, 270, 1.47% Sweden 270 publications, 1.47%
Norway	Norway, 221, 1.21% Norway 221 publications, 1.21%
Mexico	Mexico, 183, 1% Mexico 183 publications, 1%
Russia	Russia, 172, 0.94% Russia 172 publications, 0.94%
Denmark	Denmark, 171, 0.93% Denmark 171 publications, 0.93%
South Africa	South Africa, 156, 0.85% South Africa 156 publications, 0.85%
Brazil	Brazil, 150, 0.82% Brazil 150 publications, 0.82%
Austria	Austria, 125, 0.68% Austria 125 publications, 0.68%
Belgium	Belgium, 117, 0.64% Belgium 117 publications, 0.64%
India	India, 111, 0.61% India 111 publications, 0.61%
Finland	Finland, 104, 0.57% Finland 104 publications, 0.57%
Chile	Chile, 101, 0.55% Chile 101 publications, 0.55%
Argentina	Argentina, 94, 0.51% Argentina 94 publications, 0.51%
Portugal	Portugal, 89, 0.49% Portugal 89 publications, 0.49%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 88, 0.48% Republic of Korea 88 publications, 0.48%
Israel	Israel, 78, 0.43% Israel 78 publications, 0.43%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 77, 0.42% Czech Republic 77 publications, 0.42%
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Publications published earlier than 1888 are ignored in the statistics.
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