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Short name

STSCI

Country, city

USA, Baltimore

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Publications

12 554

Citations

740 061

h-index

320

Top-3 journals

Astrophysical Journal (4367 publications)

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (1686 publications)

Astronomical Journal (1192 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Johns Hopkins University (2711 publications)

California Institute of Technology (1997 publications)

Goddard Space Flight Center (1735 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

National Institute for Astrophysics (1507 publications)

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (1054 publications)

European Southern Observatory (802 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1982

Total publications

12554

Total citations

740061

Citations per publication

58.95

Average publications per year

278.98

Average authors per publication

12.89

h-index

320

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, 75.29% Astronomy and Astrophysics 9452 publications, 75.29%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 9375, 74.68% Space and Planetary Science 9375 publications, 74.68%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 273, 2.17% Multidisciplinary 273 publications, 2.17%
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, 0.53% Geophysics 67 publications, 0.53%
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, 34.79% Astrophysical Journal 4367 publications, 34.79%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1686, 13.43% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 1686 publications, 13.43%
Astronomical Journal	Astronomical Journal, 1192, 9.49% Astronomical Journal 1192 publications, 9.49%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1066, 8.49% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1066 publications, 8.49%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 559, 4.45% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 559 publications, 4.45%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 550, 4.38% Astrophysical Journal Letters 550 publications, 4.38%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series	Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 420, 3.35% Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series 420 publications, 3.35%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 325, 2.59% Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 325 publications, 2.59%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union	Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 311, 2.48% Symposium - International Astronomical Union 311 publications, 2.48%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific	Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 227, 1.81% Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 227 publications, 1.81%
Nature	Nature, 205, 1.63% Nature 205 publications, 1.63%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library	Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 142, 1.13% Astrophysics and Space Science Library 142 publications, 1.13%
International Astronomical Union Colloquium	International Astronomical Union Colloquium, 128, 1.02% International Astronomical Union Colloquium 128 publications, 1.02%
Nature Astronomy	Nature Astronomy, 97, 0.77% Nature Astronomy 97 publications, 0.77%
Astrophysics and Space Science	Astrophysics and Space Science, 94, 0.75% Astrophysics and Space Science 94 publications, 0.75%
Icarus	Icarus, 94, 0.75% Icarus 94 publications, 0.75%
Science	Science, 81, 0.65% Science 81 publications, 0.65%
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems	Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 61, 0.49% Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 61 publications, 0.49%
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, 44.58% American Astronomical Society 5596 publications, 44.58%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 1766, 14.07% Oxford University Press 1766 publications, 14.07%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 1278, 10.18% IOP Publishing 1278 publications, 10.18%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 1126, 8.97% EDP Sciences 1126 publications, 8.97%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 824, 6.56% Cambridge University Press 824 publications, 6.56%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 755, 6.01% Springer Nature 755 publications, 6.01%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 626, 4.99% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 626 publications, 4.99%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 244, 1.94% Elsevier 244 publications, 1.94%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 85, 0.68% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 85 publications, 0.68%
Wiley	Wiley, 62, 0.49% Wiley 62 publications, 0.49%
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), 21, 0.17% American Physical Society (APS) 21 publications, 0.17%
MDPI	MDPI, 13, 0.1% MDPI 13 publications, 0.1%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 13, 0.1% Annual Reviews 13 publications, 0.1%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 9, 0.07% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 9 publications, 0.07%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 9, 0.07% The Royal Society 9 publications, 0.07%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 9, 0.07% American Geophysical Union 9 publications, 0.07%
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%
The Open Journal	The Open Journal, 3, 0.02% The Open Journal 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%
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With other organizations

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Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 2711, 21.59% Johns Hopkins University 2711 publications, 21.59%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 1997, 15.91% California Institute of Technology 1997 publications, 15.91%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 1735, 13.82% Goddard Space Flight Center 1735 publications, 13.82%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 1711, 13.63% University of Arizona 1711 publications, 13.63%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1507, 12% National Institute for Astrophysics 1507 publications, 12%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 1308, 10.42% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 1308 publications, 10.42%
University of California, Santa Cruz	University of California, Santa Cruz, 1068, 8.51% University of California, Santa Cruz 1068 publications, 8.51%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 1054, 8.4% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 1054 publications, 8.4%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 923, 7.35% University of California, Berkeley 923 publications, 7.35%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 859, 6.84% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 859 publications, 6.84%
Carnegie Institution for Science	Carnegie Institution for Science, 846, 6.74% Carnegie Institution for Science 846 publications, 6.74%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 802, 6.39% European Southern Observatory 802 publications, 6.39%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 779, 6.21% University of Texas at Austin 779 publications, 6.21%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 678, 5.4% University of Cambridge 678 publications, 5.4%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 661, 5.27% Princeton University 661 publications, 5.27%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 657, 5.23% University of Michigan 657 publications, 5.23%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 647, 5.15% Leiden University 647 publications, 5.15%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 642, 5.11% University of Maryland, College Park 642 publications, 5.11%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 639, 5.09% University of Copenhagen 639 publications, 5.09%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 639, 5.09% University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 639 publications, 5.09%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 631, 5.03% Sorbonne University 631 publications, 5.03%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 605, 4.82% Pennsylvania State University 605 publications, 4.82%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 598, 4.76% Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 598 publications, 4.76%
University College London	University College London, 583, 4.64% University College London 583 publications, 4.64%
Ames Research Center	Ames Research Center, 576, 4.59% Ames Research Center 576 publications, 4.59%
University of Massachusetts Amherst	University of Massachusetts Amherst, 576, 4.59% University of Massachusetts Amherst 576 publications, 4.59%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 565, 4.5% University of Oxford 565 publications, 4.5%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 547, 4.36% University of Washington 547 publications, 4.36%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 542, 4.32% University of Wisconsin–Madison 542 publications, 4.32%
University of Virginia	University of Virginia, 525, 4.18% University of Virginia 525 publications, 4.18%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1507, 12% National Institute for Astrophysics 1507 publications, 12%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 1054, 8.4% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 1054 publications, 8.4%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 802, 6.39% European Southern Observatory 802 publications, 6.39%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 678, 5.4% University of Cambridge 678 publications, 5.4%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 647, 5.15% Leiden University 647 publications, 5.15%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 639, 5.09% University of Copenhagen 639 publications, 5.09%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 631, 5.03% Sorbonne University 631 publications, 5.03%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 598, 4.76% Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 598 publications, 4.76%
University College London	University College London, 583, 4.64% University College London 583 publications, 4.64%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 565, 4.5% University of Oxford 565 publications, 4.5%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics	Paris Institute of Astrophysics, 478, 3.81% Paris Institute of Astrophysics 478 publications, 3.81%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 476, 3.79% Australian National University 476 publications, 3.79%
University of La Laguna	University of La Laguna, 471, 3.75% University of La Laguna 471 publications, 3.75%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova	Astronomical Observatory of Padova, 462, 3.68% Astronomical Observatory of Padova 462 publications, 3.68%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 446, 3.55% Observatoire de Paris 446 publications, 3.55%
Aix-Marseille University	Aix-Marseille University, 442, 3.52% Aix-Marseille University 442 publications, 3.52%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 438, 3.49% University of Tokyo 438 publications, 3.49%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 432, 3.44% Stockholm University 432 publications, 3.44%
Astronomical Observatory of Rome	Astronomical Observatory of Rome, 423, 3.37% Astronomical Observatory of Rome 423 publications, 3.37%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 412, 3.28% Paris Cité University 412 publications, 3.28%
National Institute for Aerospace Technology	National Institute for Aerospace Technology, 398, 3.17% National Institute for Aerospace Technology 398 publications, 3.17%
Spanish Astrobiology Center	Spanish Astrobiology Center, 388, 3.09% Spanish Astrobiology Center 388 publications, 3.09%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 386, 3.07% Heidelberg University 386 publications, 3.07%
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia	Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia, 375, 2.99% Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia 375 publications, 2.99%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 366, 2.92% University of Geneva 366 publications, 2.92%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 366, 2.92% University of Edinburgh 366 publications, 2.92%
Durham University	Durham University, 360, 2.87% Durham University 360 publications, 2.87%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, 355, 2.83% Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 355 publications, 2.83%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory	Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, 348, 2.77% Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory 348 publications, 2.77%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan	National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 338, 2.69% National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 338 publications, 2.69%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 3327, 26.5% United Kingdom 3327 publications, 26.5%
Germany	Germany, 2545, 20.27% Germany 2545 publications, 20.27%
Italy	Italy, 2115, 16.85% Italy 2115 publications, 16.85%
France	France, 1771, 14.11% France 1771 publications, 14.11%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 1452, 11.57% Netherlands 1452 publications, 11.57%
Spain	Spain, 1426, 11.36% Spain 1426 publications, 11.36%
Chile	Chile, 1345, 10.71% Chile 1345 publications, 10.71%
Canada	Canada, 1344, 10.71% Canada 1344 publications, 10.71%
Australia	Australia, 1321, 10.52% Australia 1321 publications, 10.52%
Japan	Japan, 785, 6.25% Japan 785 publications, 6.25%
China	China, 763, 6.08% China 763 publications, 6.08%
Denmark	Denmark, 688, 5.48% Denmark 688 publications, 5.48%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 687, 5.47% Switzerland 687 publications, 5.47%
Sweden	Sweden, 564, 4.49% Sweden 564 publications, 4.49%
Belgium	Belgium, 435, 3.47% Belgium 435 publications, 3.47%
Israel	Israel, 414, 3.3% Israel 414 publications, 3.3%
Mexico	Mexico, 313, 2.49% Mexico 313 publications, 2.49%
Brazil	Brazil, 288, 2.29% Brazil 288 publications, 2.29%
South Africa	South Africa, 257, 2.05% South Africa 257 publications, 2.05%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 244, 1.94% Republic of Korea 244 publications, 1.94%
India	India, 201, 1.6% India 201 publications, 1.6%
Russia	Russia, 198, 1.58% Russia 198 publications, 1.58%
Austria	Austria, 173, 1.38% Austria 173 publications, 1.38%
Poland	Poland, 173, 1.38% Poland 173 publications, 1.38%
Hungary	Hungary, 141, 1.12% Hungary 141 publications, 1.12%
Finland	Finland, 135, 1.08% Finland 135 publications, 1.08%
Ireland	Ireland, 129, 1.03% Ireland 129 publications, 1.03%
Portugal	Portugal, 121, 0.96% Portugal 121 publications, 0.96%
Greece	Greece, 109, 0.87% Greece 109 publications, 0.87%
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Publications published earlier than 1982 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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