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Short name

USP

Country, city

Brazil, São Paulo

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Organization website

Publications

239 535

Citations

4 587 927

h-index

452

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (2242 publications)

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (1916 publications)

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria (1785 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Universidade Estadual Paulista (12270 publications)

Universidade Estadual de Campinas (11444 publications)

Federal University of São Paulo (9737 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Harvard University (3500 publications)

University of Michigan (3176 publications)

University of Pennsylvania (2176 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

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Journal

Field of science

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Found

Since 1935

Total publications

239535

Total citations

4587927

Citations per publication

19.15

Average publications per year

2632.25

Average authors per publication

16.69

h-index

452

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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General Medicine	General Medicine, 32210, 13.45% General Medicine 32210 publications, 13.45%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 12020, 5.02% Biochemistry 12020 publications, 5.02%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 8890, 3.71% Molecular Biology 8890 publications, 3.71%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 7808, 3.26% Condensed Matter Physics 7808 publications, 3.26%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 7677, 3.2% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7677 publications, 3.2%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 7540, 3.15% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7540 publications, 3.15%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 7384, 3.08% Animal Science and Zoology 7384 publications, 3.08%
Genetics	Genetics, 6734, 2.81% Genetics 6734 publications, 2.81%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 6566, 2.74% Infectious Diseases 6566 publications, 2.74%
Neurology (clinical)	Neurology (clinical), 6509, 2.72% Neurology (clinical) 6509 publications, 2.72%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 6114, 2.55% General Materials Science 6114 publications, 2.55%
Immunology	Immunology, 6072, 2.53% Immunology 6072 publications, 2.53%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 5737, 2.4% Cell Biology 5737 publications, 2.4%
Surgery	Surgery, 5403, 2.26% Surgery 5403 publications, 2.26%
Physiology	Physiology, 5279, 2.2% Physiology 5279 publications, 2.2%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 5223, 2.18% Multidisciplinary 5223 publications, 2.18%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 5163, 2.16% General Chemistry 5163 publications, 2.16%
Food Science	Food Science, 5143, 2.15% Food Science 5143 publications, 2.15%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 5097, 2.13% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 5097 publications, 2.13%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 4919, 2.05% General Physics and Astronomy 4919 publications, 2.05%
General Dentistry	General Dentistry, 4856, 2.03% General Dentistry 4856 publications, 2.03%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 4706, 1.96% Agronomy and Crop Science 4706 publications, 1.96%
General Nursing	General Nursing, 4525, 1.89% General Nursing 4525 publications, 1.89%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 4384, 1.83% Materials Chemistry 4384 publications, 1.83%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 4310, 1.8% Mechanical Engineering 4310 publications, 1.8%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 4303, 1.8% Plant Science 4303 publications, 1.8%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 4260, 1.78% Psychiatry and Mental health 4260 publications, 1.78%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 4225, 1.76% Pharmacology 4225 publications, 1.76%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 4197, 1.75% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4197 publications, 1.75%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 4100, 1.71% Biotechnology 4100 publications, 1.71%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 2242, 0.94% PLoS ONE 2242 publications, 0.94%
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem	Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 1916, 0.8% Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem 1916 publications, 0.8%
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1785, 0.75% Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria 1785 publications, 0.75%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 1529, 0.64% Scientific Reports 1529 publications, 0.64%
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 1388, 0.58% Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP 1388 publications, 0.58%
Food and Chemical Toxicology	Food and Chemical Toxicology, 1346, 0.56% Food and Chemical Toxicology 1346 publications, 0.56%
Revista de Saude Publica	Revista de Saude Publica, 1342, 0.56% Revista de Saude Publica 1342 publications, 0.56%
Clinics	Clinics, 1287, 0.54% Clinics 1287 publications, 0.54%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1257, 0.52% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1257 publications, 0.52%
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 1161, 0.48% Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 1161 publications, 0.48%
Revista brasileira de enfermagem	Revista brasileira de enfermagem, 1157, 0.48% Revista brasileira de enfermagem 1157 publications, 0.48%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 1118, 0.47% Zootaxa 1118 publications, 0.47%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 987, 0.41% Physical Review D 987 publications, 0.41%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 965, 0.4% FASEB Journal 965 publications, 0.4%
Cadernos de Saude Publica	Cadernos de Saude Publica, 951, 0.4% Cadernos de Saude Publica 951 publications, 0.4%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 897, 0.37% Physical Review B 897 publications, 0.37%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 771, 0.32% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 771 publications, 0.32%
Ciencia e Saude Coletiva	Ciencia e Saude Coletiva, 771, 0.32% Ciencia e Saude Coletiva 771 publications, 0.32%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 725, 0.3% SSRN Electronic Journal 725 publications, 0.3%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 670, 0.28% Journal of High Energy Physics 670 publications, 0.28%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 670, 0.28% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 670 publications, 0.28%
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, 666, 0.28% Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo 666 publications, 0.28%
Journal of Applied Oral Science	Journal of Applied Oral Science, 652, 0.27% Journal of Applied Oral Science 652 publications, 0.27%
Alzheimer's and Dementia	Alzheimer's and Dementia, 642, 0.27% Alzheimer's and Dementia 642 publications, 0.27%
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira	Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira, 642, 0.27% Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira 642 publications, 0.27%
Physical Review C	Physical Review C, 602, 0.25% Physical Review C 602 publications, 0.25%
Ciencia Rural	Ciencia Rural, 597, 0.25% Ciencia Rural 597 publications, 0.25%
Brazilian Dental Journal	Brazilian Dental Journal, 577, 0.24% Brazilian Dental Journal 577 publications, 0.24%
Physical Review E	Physical Review E, 556, 0.23% Physical Review E 556 publications, 0.23%
Brazilian Oral Research	Brazilian Oral Research, 549, 0.23% Brazilian Oral Research 549 publications, 0.23%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 61506, 25.68% Elsevier 61506 publications, 25.68%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 35387, 14.77% Springer Nature 35387 publications, 14.77%
SciELO	SciELO, 22288, 9.3% SciELO 22288 publications, 9.3%
Wiley	Wiley, 20599, 8.6% Wiley 20599 publications, 8.6%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 6950, 2.9% Taylor & Francis 6950 publications, 2.9%
MDPI	MDPI, 6727, 2.81% MDPI 6727 publications, 2.81%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 4879, 2.04% Oxford University Press 4879 publications, 2.04%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 3994, 1.67% American Physical Society (APS) 3994 publications, 1.67%
	, 3250, 1.36% 3250 publications, 1.36%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 3199, 1.34% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 3199 publications, 1.34%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 3149, 1.31% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 3149 publications, 1.31%
SAGE	SAGE, 3148, 1.31% SAGE 3148 publications, 1.31%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 2989, 1.25% Frontiers Media S.A. 2989 publications, 1.25%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2717, 1.13% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2717 publications, 1.13%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 2683, 1.12% American Chemical Society (ACS) 2683 publications, 1.12%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 2236, 0.93% Cambridge University Press 2236 publications, 0.93%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 1986, 0.83% IOP Publishing 1986 publications, 0.83%
	, 1609, 0.67% 1609 publications, 0.67%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 1571, 0.66% Hindawi Limited 1571 publications, 0.66%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 1466, 0.61% AIP Publishing 1466 publications, 0.61%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1457, 0.61% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1457 publications, 0.61%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1440, 0.6% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1440 publications, 0.6%
	, 1340, 0.56% 1340 publications, 0.56%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 1312, 0.55% Magnolia Press 1312 publications, 0.55%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 1126, 0.47% S. Karger AG 1126 publications, 0.47%
Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem	Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem, 1046, 0.44% Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem 1046 publications, 0.44%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 999, 0.42% Mary Ann Liebert 999 publications, 0.42%
BMJ	BMJ, 963, 0.4% BMJ 963 publications, 0.4%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 962, 0.4% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 962 publications, 0.4%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 825, 0.34% World Scientific 825 publications, 0.34%
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With other organizations

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Universidade Estadual Paulista	Universidade Estadual Paulista, 12270, 5.12% Universidade Estadual Paulista 12270 publications, 5.12%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 11444, 4.78% Universidade Estadual de Campinas 11444 publications, 4.78%
Federal University of São Paulo	Federal University of São Paulo, 9737, 4.06% Federal University of São Paulo 9737 publications, 4.06%
Federal University of São Carlos	Federal University of São Carlos, 6468, 2.7% Federal University of São Carlos 6468 publications, 2.7%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 5530, 2.31% Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 5530 publications, 2.31%
Federal University of Minas Gerais	Federal University of Minas Gerais, 4933, 2.06% Federal University of Minas Gerais 4933 publications, 2.06%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul	Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 3719, 1.55% Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul 3719 publications, 1.55%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 3500, 1.46% Harvard University 3500 publications, 1.46%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 3176, 1.33% University of Michigan 3176 publications, 1.33%
Federal University of Parana	Federal University of Parana, 3102, 1.3% Federal University of Parana 3102 publications, 1.3%
Federal University of ABC	Federal University of ABC, 2938, 1.23% Federal University of ABC 2938 publications, 1.23%
Universidade de Brasília	Universidade de Brasília, 2813, 1.17% Universidade de Brasília 2813 publications, 1.17%
Federal University of Santa Catarina	Federal University of Santa Catarina, 2622, 1.09% Federal University of Santa Catarina 2622 publications, 1.09%
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo	Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, 2520, 1.05% Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2520 publications, 1.05%
Federal University of Pernambuco	Federal University of Pernambuco, 2353, 0.98% Federal University of Pernambuco 2353 publications, 0.98%
Federal University of Goiás	Federal University of Goiás, 2339, 0.98% Federal University of Goiás 2339 publications, 0.98%
Instituto Butantan	Instituto Butantan, 2237, 0.93% Instituto Butantan 2237 publications, 0.93%
Federal University of Uberlândia	Federal University of Uberlândia, 2212, 0.92% Federal University of Uberlândia 2212 publications, 0.92%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 2176, 0.91% University of Pennsylvania 2176 publications, 0.91%
Federal University of Bahia	Federal University of Bahia, 2171, 0.91% Federal University of Bahia 2171 publications, 0.91%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 2015, 0.84% University of Arizona 2015 publications, 0.84%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 2000, 0.83% Columbia University 2000 publications, 0.83%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 1946, 0.81% University of Toronto 1946 publications, 0.81%
Universidade Federal do Ceará	Universidade Federal do Ceará, 1912, 0.8% Universidade Federal do Ceará 1912 publications, 0.8%
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora	Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 1844, 0.77% Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora 1844 publications, 0.77%
Universidade Federal Fluminense	Universidade Federal Fluminense, 1799, 0.75% Universidade Federal Fluminense 1799 publications, 0.75%
Federal University of Pará	Federal University of Pará, 1784, 0.74% Federal University of Pará 1784 publications, 0.74%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1749, 0.73% University of Oxford 1749 publications, 0.73%
Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo	Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, 1746, 0.73% Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo 1746 publications, 0.73%
University College London	University College London, 1721, 0.72% University College London 1721 publications, 0.72%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University	Harvard University, 3500, 1.46% Harvard University 3500 publications, 1.46%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 3176, 1.33% University of Michigan 3176 publications, 1.33%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 2176, 0.91% University of Pennsylvania 2176 publications, 0.91%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 2015, 0.84% University of Arizona 2015 publications, 0.84%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 2000, 0.83% Columbia University 2000 publications, 0.83%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 1946, 0.81% University of Toronto 1946 publications, 0.81%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1749, 0.73% University of Oxford 1749 publications, 0.73%
University College London	University College London, 1721, 0.72% University College London 1721 publications, 0.72%
Yale University	Yale University, 1697, 0.71% Yale University 1697 publications, 0.71%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 1623, 0.68% Sorbonne University 1623 publications, 0.68%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 1615, 0.67% University of Cambridge 1615 publications, 0.67%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 1607, 0.67% Ohio State University 1607 publications, 0.67%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 1589, 0.66% University of Copenhagen 1589 publications, 0.66%
Lund University	Lund University, 1515, 0.63% Lund University 1515 publications, 0.63%
Oregon Health & Science University	Oregon Health & Science University, 1508, 0.63% Oregon Health & Science University 1508 publications, 0.63%
University of Lisbon	University of Lisbon, 1507, 0.63% University of Lisbon 1507 publications, 0.63%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 1497, 0.62% University of Washington 1497 publications, 0.62%
University of Buenos Aires	University of Buenos Aires, 1488, 0.62% University of Buenos Aires 1488 publications, 0.62%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 1477, 0.62% Université Paris-Saclay 1477 publications, 0.62%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 1455, 0.61% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 1455 publications, 0.61%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 1430, 0.6% University of Melbourne 1430 publications, 0.6%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 1428, 0.6% Paris Cité University 1428 publications, 0.6%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 1399, 0.58% University of Sydney 1399 publications, 0.58%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1397, 0.58% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1397 publications, 0.58%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1395, 0.58% University of Wisconsin–Madison 1395 publications, 0.58%
University of Pittsburgh	University of Pittsburgh, 1389, 0.58% University of Pittsburgh 1389 publications, 0.58%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 1348, 0.56% University of British Columbia 1348 publications, 0.56%
King's College London	King's College London, 1335, 0.56% King's College London 1335 publications, 0.56%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 1329, 0.55% University of Alberta 1329 publications, 0.55%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 1327, 0.55% Heidelberg University 1327 publications, 0.55%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 33138, 13.83% USA 33138 publications, 13.83%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 12140, 5.07% United Kingdom 12140 publications, 5.07%
Germany	Germany, 10716, 4.47% Germany 10716 publications, 4.47%
France	France, 8650, 3.61% France 8650 publications, 3.61%
Italy	Italy, 7496, 3.13% Italy 7496 publications, 3.13%
Spain	Spain, 7476, 3.12% Spain 7476 publications, 3.12%
Canada	Canada, 7242, 3.02% Canada 7242 publications, 3.02%
Australia	Australia, 5415, 2.26% Australia 5415 publications, 2.26%
Portugal	Portugal, 5249, 2.19% Portugal 5249 publications, 2.19%
Argentina	Argentina, 4477, 1.87% Argentina 4477 publications, 1.87%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 4423, 1.85% Netherlands 4423 publications, 1.85%
Japan	Japan, 4287, 1.79% Japan 4287 publications, 1.79%
Sweden	Sweden, 4240, 1.77% Sweden 4240 publications, 1.77%
China	China, 4144, 1.73% China 4144 publications, 1.73%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 3709, 1.55% Switzerland 3709 publications, 1.55%
Chile	Chile, 3624, 1.51% Chile 3624 publications, 1.51%
Colombia	Colombia, 3089, 1.29% Colombia 3089 publications, 1.29%
Denmark	Denmark, 2715, 1.13% Denmark 2715 publications, 1.13%
Mexico	Mexico, 2415, 1.01% Mexico 2415 publications, 1.01%
Belgium	Belgium, 2406, 1% Belgium 2406 publications, 1%
Russia	Russia, 2297, 0.96% Russia 2297 publications, 0.96%
Poland	Poland, 2249, 0.94% Poland 2249 publications, 0.94%
India	India, 2198, 0.92% India 2198 publications, 0.92%
South Africa	South Africa, 2152, 0.9% South Africa 2152 publications, 0.9%
Austria	Austria, 2124, 0.89% Austria 2124 publications, 0.89%
Norway	Norway, 1985, 0.83% Norway 1985 publications, 0.83%
Turkey	Turkey, 1728, 0.72% Turkey 1728 publications, 0.72%
Israel	Israel, 1705, 0.71% Israel 1705 publications, 0.71%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 1695, 0.71% Czech Republic 1695 publications, 0.71%
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