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Heidelberg University
Short name
HU
Country, city
Germany, Heidelberg
Publications
124 480
Citations
4 490 222
h-index
582
Top-3 journals
Springer-Lehrbuch
Springer-Lehrbuch (1362 publications)
Blood
Blood (1264 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Mannheim
University of Mannheim (11551 publications)
German Cancer Research Center
German Cancer Research Center (10420 publications)
University Hospital Heidelberg
University Hospital Heidelberg (6117 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (3209 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (2619 publications)
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge (2525 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1827

Total publications
124480
Total citations
4490222
Citations per publication
36.07
Average publications per year
622.4
Average authors per publication
32.19
h-index
582
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.

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 14732, 11.83%
General Medicine
14732 publications, 11.83%
Oncology, 6943, 5.58%
Oncology
6943 publications, 5.58%
Biochemistry, 6201, 4.98%
Biochemistry
6201 publications, 4.98%
Molecular Biology, 6157, 4.95%
Molecular Biology
6157 publications, 4.95%
Cell Biology, 5958, 4.79%
Cell Biology
5958 publications, 4.79%
Cancer Research, 5729, 4.6%
Cancer Research
5729 publications, 4.6%
Neurology (clinical), 4691, 3.77%
Neurology (clinical)
4691 publications, 3.77%
Surgery, 4617, 3.71%
Surgery
4617 publications, 3.71%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 4227, 3.4%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
4227 publications, 3.4%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 4215, 3.39%
Psychiatry and Mental health
4215 publications, 3.39%
General Physics and Astronomy, 3923, 3.15%
General Physics and Astronomy
3923 publications, 3.15%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 3870, 3.11%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
3870 publications, 3.11%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3777, 3.03%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
3777 publications, 3.03%
Immunology, 3751, 3.01%
Immunology
3751 publications, 3.01%
Space and Planetary Science, 3734, 3%
Space and Planetary Science
3734 publications, 3%
Hematology, 3649, 2.93%
Hematology
3649 publications, 2.93%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 3597, 2.89%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
3597 publications, 2.89%
Genetics, 3562, 2.86%
Genetics
3562 publications, 2.86%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 3453, 2.77%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
3453 publications, 2.77%
General Chemistry, 3446, 2.77%
General Chemistry
3446 publications, 2.77%
Multidisciplinary, 2989, 2.4%
Multidisciplinary
2989 publications, 2.4%
Inorganic Chemistry, 2655, 2.13%
Inorganic Chemistry
2655 publications, 2.13%
Organic Chemistry, 2651, 2.13%
Organic Chemistry
2651 publications, 2.13%
Neurology, 2601, 2.09%
Neurology
2601 publications, 2.09%
Pharmacology, 2499, 2.01%
Pharmacology
2499 publications, 2.01%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2390, 1.92%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
2390 publications, 1.92%
General Neuroscience, 2344, 1.88%
General Neuroscience
2344 publications, 1.88%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 2094, 1.68%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
2094 publications, 1.68%
Immunology and Allergy, 2084, 1.67%
Immunology and Allergy
2084 publications, 1.67%
Physiology, 2043, 1.64%
Physiology
2043 publications, 1.64%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1503 publications, 1.21%
Springer-Lehrbuch
1362 publications, 1.09%
Blood
1264 publications, 1.02%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1165 publications, 0.94%
Journal of High Energy Physics
1095 publications, 0.88%
PLoS ONE
971 publications, 0.78%
Chemische Berichte
865 publications, 0.69%
Physical Review D
827 publications, 0.66%
Scientific Reports
806 publications, 0.65%
European Physical Journal C
739 publications, 0.59%
Nature Communications
697 publications, 0.56%
Angewandte Chemie
696 publications, 0.56%
Physical Review Letters
649 publications, 0.52%
Astrophysical Journal
639 publications, 0.51%
Physical Review A
616 publications, 0.49%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
591 publications, 0.47%
Journal of Clinical Oncology
586 publications, 0.47%
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
575 publications, 0.46%
Chemistry - A European Journal
523 publications, 0.42%
Journal of Chemical Physics
513 publications, 0.41%
Heidelberger Taschenbücher
477 publications, 0.38%
International Journal of Cancer
451 publications, 0.36%
Journal of Molecular Medicine
437 publications, 0.35%
SSRN Electronic Journal
437 publications, 0.35%
Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
429 publications, 0.34%
Nature
422 publications, 0.34%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
417 publications, 0.33%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
408 publications, 0.33%
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences
394 publications, 0.32%
Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology
376 publications, 0.3%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
35852 publications, 28.8%
Elsevier
23444 publications, 18.83%
Wiley
15257 publications, 12.26%
Oxford University Press
5096 publications, 4.09%
American Physical Society (APS)
2810 publications, 2.26%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2784 publications, 2.24%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
2747 publications, 2.21%
MDPI
2420 publications, 1.94%
Taylor & Francis
2288 publications, 1.84%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1986 publications, 1.6%
S. Karger AG
1974 publications, 1.59%
SAGE
1643 publications, 1.32%
Frontiers Media S.A.
1515 publications, 1.22%
Walter de Gruyter
1426 publications, 1.15%
EDP Sciences
1396 publications, 1.12%
American Society of Hematology
1314 publications, 1.06%
IOP Publishing
1293 publications, 1.04%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1272 publications, 1.02%
Cambridge University Press
1068 publications, 0.86%
American Astronomical Society
874 publications, 0.7%
BMJ
873 publications, 0.7%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
848 publications, 0.68%
AIP Publishing
802 publications, 0.64%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
639 publications, 0.51%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
604 publications, 0.49%
Copernicus
570 publications, 0.46%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
431 publications, 0.35%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
417 publications, 0.33%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
402 publications, 0.32%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
387 publications, 0.31%
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With other organizations

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University of Mannheim
11551 publications, 9.28%
German Cancer Research Center
10420 publications, 8.37%
University Hospital Heidelberg
6117 publications, 4.91%
University Medical Centre Mannheim
6101 publications, 4.9%
Central Institute of Mental Health
5265 publications, 4.23%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
4725 publications, 3.8%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
3996 publications, 3.21%
Harvard University
3209 publications, 2.58%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
3174 publications, 2.55%
Technical University of Munich
2982 publications, 2.4%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
2896 publications, 2.33%
University of Oxford
2619 publications, 2.1%
Technische Universität Dresden
2615 publications, 2.1%
University of Cambridge
2525 publications, 2.03%
University of Tübingen
2442 publications, 1.96%
Université Paris-Saclay
2401 publications, 1.93%
Goethe University Frankfurt
2382 publications, 1.91%
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
2325 publications, 1.87%
University College London
2315 publications, 1.86%
Sorbonne University
2225 publications, 1.79%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
2218 publications, 1.78%
Humboldt University of Berlin
2136 publications, 1.72%
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
2112 publications, 1.7%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
2077 publications, 1.67%
Paris Cité University
2069 publications, 1.66%
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
2055 publications, 1.65%
University of Göttingen
2048 publications, 1.65%
University of Edinburgh
2035 publications, 1.63%
University of Birmingham
1998 publications, 1.61%
University of Manchester
1944 publications, 1.56%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University
3209 publications, 2.58%
University of Oxford
2619 publications, 2.1%
University of Cambridge
2525 publications, 2.03%
Université Paris-Saclay
2401 publications, 1.93%
University College London
2315 publications, 1.86%
Sorbonne University
2225 publications, 1.79%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
2218 publications, 1.78%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
2077 publications, 1.67%
Paris Cité University
2069 publications, 1.66%
University of Edinburgh
2035 publications, 1.63%
University of Birmingham
1998 publications, 1.61%
University of Manchester
1944 publications, 1.56%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
1914 publications, 1.54%
University of Liverpool
1884 publications, 1.51%
University of Copenhagen
1872 publications, 1.5%
University of Toronto
1787 publications, 1.44%
University of Bologna
1780 publications, 1.43%
Sapienza University of Rome
1759 publications, 1.41%
University of Zurich
1741 publications, 1.4%
University of Bern
1712 publications, 1.38%
Aix-Marseille University
1711 publications, 1.37%
Yale University
1710 publications, 1.37%
University of Glasgow
1695 publications, 1.36%
Lund University
1674 publications, 1.34%
University of Melbourne
1669 publications, 1.34%
University of Michigan
1662 publications, 1.34%
University of Milan
1652 publications, 1.33%
University of Oslo
1649 publications, 1.32%
Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
1629 publications, 1.31%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
1625 publications, 1.31%
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USA, 18517, 14.88%
USA
18517 publications, 14.88%
United Kingdom, 12066, 9.69%
United Kingdom
12066 publications, 9.69%
Switzerland, 8954, 7.19%
Switzerland
8954 publications, 7.19%
France, 8407, 6.75%
France
8407 publications, 6.75%
Italy, 7894, 6.34%
Italy
7894 publications, 6.34%
Netherlands, 6986, 5.61%
Netherlands
6986 publications, 5.61%
China, 5590, 4.49%
China
5590 publications, 4.49%
Austria, 5253, 4.22%
Austria
5253 publications, 4.22%
Spain, 5097, 4.09%
Spain
5097 publications, 4.09%
Sweden, 4527, 3.64%
Sweden
4527 publications, 3.64%
Canada, 4516, 3.63%
Canada
4516 publications, 3.63%
Australia, 4361, 3.5%
Australia
4361 publications, 3.5%
Japan, 3695, 2.97%
Japan
3695 publications, 2.97%
Poland, 3218, 2.59%
Poland
3218 publications, 2.59%
Denmark, 3064, 2.46%
Denmark
3064 publications, 2.46%
Russia, 2764, 2.22%
Russia
2764 publications, 2.22%
Belgium, 2704, 2.17%
Belgium
2704 publications, 2.17%
Norway, 2522, 2.03%
Norway
2522 publications, 2.03%
Brazil, 2503, 2.01%
Brazil
2503 publications, 2.01%
Israel, 2299, 1.85%
Israel
2299 publications, 1.85%
Greece, 2245, 1.8%
Greece
2245 publications, 1.8%
Czech Republic, 2152, 1.73%
Czech Republic
2152 publications, 1.73%
Romania, 1868, 1.5%
Romania
1868 publications, 1.5%
Hungary, 1774, 1.43%
Hungary
1774 publications, 1.43%
Portugal, 1747, 1.4%
Portugal
1747 publications, 1.4%
South Africa, 1730, 1.39%
South Africa
1730 publications, 1.39%
Turkey, 1693, 1.36%
Turkey
1693 publications, 1.36%
Finland, 1666, 1.34%
Finland
1666 publications, 1.34%
Chile, 1636, 1.31%
Chile
1636 publications, 1.31%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1827 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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