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Short name

STSCI

Country, city

USA, Baltimore

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Publications

12 486

Citations

730 690

h-index

318

Top-3 journals

Astrophysical Journal (4367 publications)

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (1677 publications)

Astronomical Journal (1192 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Johns Hopkins University (2694 publications)

California Institute of Technology (1984 publications)

Goddard Space Flight Center (1725 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

National Institute for Astrophysics (1486 publications)

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (1042 publications)

European Southern Observatory (800 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1982

Total publications

12486

Total citations

730690

Citations per publication

58.52

Average publications per year

277.47

Average authors per publication

12.84

h-index

318

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

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Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 9452, 75.7% Astronomy and Astrophysics 9452 publications, 75.7%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 9375, 75.08% Space and Planetary Science 9375 publications, 75.08%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 273, 2.19% Multidisciplinary 273 publications, 2.19%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 189, 1.51% General Medicine 189 publications, 1.51%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 86, 0.69% General Physics and Astronomy 86 publications, 0.69%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 67, 0.54% Geophysics 67 publications, 0.54%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 56, 0.45% Instrumentation 56 publications, 0.45%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 55, 0.44% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 55 publications, 0.44%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 50, 0.4% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 50 publications, 0.4%
Control and Systems Engineering	Control and Systems Engineering, 46, 0.37% Control and Systems Engineering 46 publications, 0.37%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 44, 0.35% Mechanical Engineering 44 publications, 0.35%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 44, 0.35% General Engineering 44 publications, 0.35%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 39, 0.31% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 39 publications, 0.31%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 36, 0.29% Atmospheric Science 36 publications, 0.29%
Aerospace Engineering	Aerospace Engineering, 33, 0.26% Aerospace Engineering 33 publications, 0.26%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 31, 0.25% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 31 publications, 0.25%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 19, 0.15% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 19 publications, 0.15%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 18, 0.14% Computer Science Applications 18 publications, 0.14%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 17, 0.14% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 publications, 0.14%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 17, 0.14% General Neuroscience 17 publications, 0.14%
History and Philosophy of Science	History and Philosophy of Science, 16, 0.13% History and Philosophy of Science 16 publications, 0.13%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 13, 0.1% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 13 publications, 0.1%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 12, 0.1% Geochemistry and Petrology 12 publications, 0.1%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 11, 0.09% General Environmental Science 11 publications, 0.09%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 10, 0.08% Condensed Matter Physics 10 publications, 0.08%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 8, 0.06% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 8 publications, 0.06%
Radiation	Radiation, 8, 0.06% Radiation 8 publications, 0.06%
Computer Networks and Communications	Computer Networks and Communications, 8, 0.06% Computer Networks and Communications 8 publications, 0.06%
Software	Software, 8, 0.06% Software 8 publications, 0.06%
Mathematical Physics	Mathematical Physics, 7, 0.06% Mathematical Physics 7 publications, 0.06%
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Journals

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Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 4367, 34.98% Astrophysical Journal 4367 publications, 34.98%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1677, 13.43% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 1677 publications, 13.43%
Astronomical Journal	Astronomical Journal, 1192, 9.55% Astronomical Journal 1192 publications, 9.55%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1026, 8.22% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1026 publications, 8.22%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 559, 4.48% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 559 publications, 4.48%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 550, 4.4% Astrophysical Journal Letters 550 publications, 4.4%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series	Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 420, 3.36% Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series 420 publications, 3.36%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 325, 2.6% Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 325 publications, 2.6%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union	Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 311, 2.49% Symposium - International Astronomical Union 311 publications, 2.49%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific	Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 227, 1.82% Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 227 publications, 1.82%
Nature	Nature, 205, 1.64% Nature 205 publications, 1.64%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library	Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 142, 1.14% Astrophysics and Space Science Library 142 publications, 1.14%
International Astronomical Union Colloquium	International Astronomical Union Colloquium, 128, 1.03% International Astronomical Union Colloquium 128 publications, 1.03%
Icarus	Icarus, 94, 0.75% Icarus 94 publications, 0.75%
Nature Astronomy	Nature Astronomy, 93, 0.74% Nature Astronomy 93 publications, 0.74%
Astrophysics and Space Science	Astrophysics and Space Science, 92, 0.74% Astrophysics and Space Science 92 publications, 0.74%
Science	Science, 81, 0.65% Science 81 publications, 0.65%
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems	Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 58, 0.46% Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 58 publications, 0.46%
Eso Astrophysics Symposia	Eso Astrophysics Symposia, 51, 0.41% Eso Astrophysics Symposia 51 publications, 0.41%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 49, 0.39% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 49 publications, 0.39%
New Astronomy Reviews	New Astronomy Reviews, 43, 0.34% New Astronomy Reviews 43 publications, 0.34%
Research Notes of the AAS	Research Notes of the AAS, 39, 0.31% Research Notes of the AAS 39 publications, 0.31%
Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way	Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way, 38, 0.3% Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way 38 publications, 0.3%
Highlights of Astronomy	Highlights of Astronomy, 34, 0.27% Highlights of Astronomy 34 publications, 0.27%
Advances in Space Research	Advances in Space Research, 29, 0.23% Advances in Space Research 29 publications, 0.23%
EAS Publications Series	EAS Publications Series, 25, 0.2% EAS Publications Series 25 publications, 0.2%
Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan	Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 25, 0.2% Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan 25 publications, 0.2%
Astronomische Nachrichten	Astronomische Nachrichten, 24, 0.19% Astronomische Nachrichten 24 publications, 0.19%
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series	Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 24, 0.19% Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 24 publications, 0.19%
The Planetary Science Journal	The Planetary Science Journal, 23, 0.18% The Planetary Science Journal 23 publications, 0.18%
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Publishers

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American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 5596, 44.82% American Astronomical Society 5596 publications, 44.82%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 1757, 14.07% Oxford University Press 1757 publications, 14.07%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 1278, 10.24% IOP Publishing 1278 publications, 10.24%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 1086, 8.7% EDP Sciences 1086 publications, 8.7%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 824, 6.6% Cambridge University Press 824 publications, 6.6%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 747, 5.98% Springer Nature 747 publications, 5.98%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 623, 4.99% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 623 publications, 4.99%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 243, 1.95% Elsevier 243 publications, 1.95%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 83, 0.66% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 83 publications, 0.66%
Wiley	Wiley, 62, 0.5% Wiley 62 publications, 0.5%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 38, 0.3% AIP Publishing 38 publications, 0.3%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 21, 0.17% Optica Publishing Group 21 publications, 0.17%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 20, 0.16% American Physical Society (APS) 20 publications, 0.16%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 13, 0.1% Annual Reviews 13 publications, 0.1%
MDPI	MDPI, 12, 0.1% MDPI 12 publications, 0.1%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 9, 0.07% American Geophysical Union 9 publications, 0.07%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 8, 0.06% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 8 publications, 0.06%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 8, 0.06% The Royal Society 8 publications, 0.06%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 7, 0.06% Frontiers Media S.A. 7 publications, 0.06%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 6, 0.05% Taylor & Francis 6 publications, 0.05%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 6, 0.05% World Scientific 6 publications, 0.05%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 6, 0.05% Mary Ann Liebert 6 publications, 0.05%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 6, 0.05% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 6 publications, 0.05%
SAGE	SAGE, 3, 0.02% SAGE 3 publications, 0.02%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 3, 0.02% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 3 publications, 0.02%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 2, 0.02% Walter de Gruyter 2 publications, 0.02%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 2, 0.02% American Chemical Society (ACS) 2 publications, 0.02%
Pleiades Publishing	Pleiades Publishing, 2, 0.02% Pleiades Publishing 2 publications, 0.02%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2, 0.02% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2 publications, 0.02%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2, 0.02% American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 2 publications, 0.02%
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With other organizations

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Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 2694, 21.58% Johns Hopkins University 2694 publications, 21.58%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 1984, 15.89% California Institute of Technology 1984 publications, 15.89%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 1725, 13.82% Goddard Space Flight Center 1725 publications, 13.82%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 1696, 13.58% University of Arizona 1696 publications, 13.58%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1486, 11.9% National Institute for Astrophysics 1486 publications, 11.9%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 1304, 10.44% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 1304 publications, 10.44%
University of California, Santa Cruz	University of California, Santa Cruz, 1064, 8.52% University of California, Santa Cruz 1064 publications, 8.52%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 1042, 8.35% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 1042 publications, 8.35%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 922, 7.38% University of California, Berkeley 922 publications, 7.38%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 856, 6.86% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 856 publications, 6.86%
Carnegie Institution for Science	Carnegie Institution for Science, 839, 6.72% Carnegie Institution for Science 839 publications, 6.72%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 800, 6.41% European Southern Observatory 800 publications, 6.41%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 773, 6.19% University of Texas at Austin 773 publications, 6.19%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 673, 5.39% University of Cambridge 673 publications, 5.39%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 659, 5.28% Princeton University 659 publications, 5.28%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 653, 5.23% University of Michigan 653 publications, 5.23%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 638, 5.11% University of Maryland, College Park 638 publications, 5.11%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 637, 5.1% Leiden University 637 publications, 5.1%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 636, 5.09% University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 636 publications, 5.09%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 631, 5.05% University of Copenhagen 631 publications, 5.05%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 621, 4.97% Sorbonne University 621 publications, 4.97%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 603, 4.83% Pennsylvania State University 603 publications, 4.83%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 589, 4.72% Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 589 publications, 4.72%
University College London	University College London, 574, 4.6% University College London 574 publications, 4.6%
University of Massachusetts Amherst	University of Massachusetts Amherst, 574, 4.6% University of Massachusetts Amherst 574 publications, 4.6%
Ames Research Center	Ames Research Center, 572, 4.58% Ames Research Center 572 publications, 4.58%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 559, 4.48% University of Oxford 559 publications, 4.48%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 545, 4.36% University of Washington 545 publications, 4.36%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 539, 4.32% University of Wisconsin–Madison 539 publications, 4.32%
University of Virginia	University of Virginia, 523, 4.19% University of Virginia 523 publications, 4.19%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1486, 11.9% National Institute for Astrophysics 1486 publications, 11.9%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 1042, 8.35% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 1042 publications, 8.35%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 800, 6.41% European Southern Observatory 800 publications, 6.41%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 673, 5.39% University of Cambridge 673 publications, 5.39%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 637, 5.1% Leiden University 637 publications, 5.1%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 631, 5.05% University of Copenhagen 631 publications, 5.05%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 621, 4.97% Sorbonne University 621 publications, 4.97%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 589, 4.72% Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 589 publications, 4.72%
University College London	University College London, 574, 4.6% University College London 574 publications, 4.6%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 559, 4.48% University of Oxford 559 publications, 4.48%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 474, 3.8% Australian National University 474 publications, 3.8%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics	Paris Institute of Astrophysics, 473, 3.79% Paris Institute of Astrophysics 473 publications, 3.79%
University of La Laguna	University of La Laguna, 465, 3.72% University of La Laguna 465 publications, 3.72%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova	Astronomical Observatory of Padova, 456, 3.65% Astronomical Observatory of Padova 456 publications, 3.65%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 437, 3.5% Observatoire de Paris 437 publications, 3.5%
Aix-Marseille University	Aix-Marseille University, 435, 3.48% Aix-Marseille University 435 publications, 3.48%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 434, 3.48% University of Tokyo 434 publications, 3.48%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 426, 3.41% Stockholm University 426 publications, 3.41%
Astronomical Observatory of Rome	Astronomical Observatory of Rome, 419, 3.36% Astronomical Observatory of Rome 419 publications, 3.36%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 400, 3.2% Paris Cité University 400 publications, 3.2%
National Institute for Aerospace Technology	National Institute for Aerospace Technology, 388, 3.11% National Institute for Aerospace Technology 388 publications, 3.11%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 381, 3.05% Heidelberg University 381 publications, 3.05%
Spanish Astrobiology Center	Spanish Astrobiology Center, 377, 3.02% Spanish Astrobiology Center 377 publications, 3.02%
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia	Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia, 372, 2.98% Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia 372 publications, 2.98%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 363, 2.91% University of Edinburgh 363 publications, 2.91%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 362, 2.9% University of Geneva 362 publications, 2.9%
Durham University	Durham University, 356, 2.85% Durham University 356 publications, 2.85%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, 352, 2.82% Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 352 publications, 2.82%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory	Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, 342, 2.74% Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory 342 publications, 2.74%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan	National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 337, 2.7% National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 337 publications, 2.7%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 3317, 26.57% United Kingdom 3317 publications, 26.57%
Germany	Germany, 2543, 20.37% Germany 2543 publications, 20.37%
Italy	Italy, 2111, 16.91% Italy 2111 publications, 16.91%
France	France, 1769, 14.17% France 1769 publications, 14.17%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 1450, 11.61% Netherlands 1450 publications, 11.61%
Spain	Spain, 1423, 11.4% Spain 1423 publications, 11.4%
Canada	Canada, 1344, 10.76% Canada 1344 publications, 10.76%
Chile	Chile, 1343, 10.76% Chile 1343 publications, 10.76%
Australia	Australia, 1317, 10.55% Australia 1317 publications, 10.55%
Japan	Japan, 784, 6.28% Japan 784 publications, 6.28%
China	China, 761, 6.09% China 761 publications, 6.09%
Denmark	Denmark, 686, 5.49% Denmark 686 publications, 5.49%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 685, 5.49% Switzerland 685 publications, 5.49%
Sweden	Sweden, 561, 4.49% Sweden 561 publications, 4.49%
Belgium	Belgium, 435, 3.48% Belgium 435 publications, 3.48%
Israel	Israel, 414, 3.32% Israel 414 publications, 3.32%
Mexico	Mexico, 313, 2.51% Mexico 313 publications, 2.51%
Brazil	Brazil, 288, 2.31% Brazil 288 publications, 2.31%
South Africa	South Africa, 257, 2.06% South Africa 257 publications, 2.06%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 244, 1.95% Republic of Korea 244 publications, 1.95%
India	India, 201, 1.61% India 201 publications, 1.61%
Russia	Russia, 198, 1.59% Russia 198 publications, 1.59%
Austria	Austria, 173, 1.39% Austria 173 publications, 1.39%
Poland	Poland, 172, 1.38% Poland 172 publications, 1.38%
Hungary	Hungary, 141, 1.13% Hungary 141 publications, 1.13%
Finland	Finland, 134, 1.07% Finland 134 publications, 1.07%
Ireland	Ireland, 126, 1.01% Ireland 126 publications, 1.01%
Portugal	Portugal, 121, 0.97% Portugal 121 publications, 0.97%
Greece	Greece, 109, 0.87% Greece 109 publications, 0.87%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1982 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.