United States Geological Survey

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United States Geological Survey
Short name
USGS
Country, city
USA, Reston
Publications
18 164
Citations
946 517
h-index
338
Top-3 journals
Nature
Nature (464 publications)
Journal of Wildlife Management
Journal of Wildlife Management (276 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Arizona
University of Arizona (584 publications)
Colorado State University
Colorado State University (541 publications)
University of Washington
University of Washington (493 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Alberta
University of Alberta (124 publications)
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (101 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1888

Total publications
18164
Total citations
946517
Citations per publication
52.11
Average publications per year
131.62
Average authors per publication
5.94
h-index
338
Metrics description

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 4071, 22.41%
Ecology, 3170, 17.45%
Aquatic Science, 2056, 11.32%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 1985, 10.93%
Water Science and Technology, 1893, 10.42%
Geophysics, 1541, 8.48%
Environmental Chemistry, 1443, 7.94%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 1436, 7.91%
Geology, 1135, 6.25%
Pollution, 1106, 6.09%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1062, 5.85%
Multidisciplinary, 1045, 5.75%
General Environmental Science, 1032, 5.68%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 985, 5.42%
Earth-Surface Processes, 956, 5.26%
Animal Science and Zoology, 934, 5.14%
General Medicine, 933, 5.14%
Oceanography, 848, 4.67%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 753, 4.15%
Space and Planetary Science, 725, 3.99%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 619, 3.41%
Global and Planetary Change, 591, 3.25%
Environmental Engineering, 514, 2.83%
Forestry, 514, 2.83%
Soil Science, 485, 2.67%
Atmospheric Science, 451, 2.48%
Geography, Planning and Development, 410, 2.26%
Genetics, 409, 2.25%
Waste Management and Disposal, 373, 2.05%
Paleontology, 354, 1.95%
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Canada, 1450, 7.98%
United Kingdom, 1061, 5.84%
Germany, 740, 4.07%
Australia, 683, 3.76%
France, 602, 3.31%
China, 564, 3.11%
Italy, 438, 2.41%
Spain, 342, 1.88%
Japan, 336, 1.85%
Switzerland, 319, 1.76%
Netherlands, 303, 1.67%
New Zealand, 288, 1.59%
Sweden, 266, 1.46%
Norway, 219, 1.21%
Mexico, 182, 1%
Russia, 172, 0.95%
Denmark, 171, 0.94%
South Africa, 155, 0.85%
Brazil, 150, 0.83%
Austria, 124, 0.68%
Belgium, 115, 0.63%
India, 110, 0.61%
Finland, 104, 0.57%
Chile, 101, 0.56%
Argentina, 94, 0.52%
Republic of Korea, 88, 0.48%
Portugal, 87, 0.48%
Israel, 78, 0.43%
Czech Republic, 77, 0.42%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1888 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.