Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications

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Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications

Short name

CREAF (CERCA) (CSIC)

Country, city

Spain, Barcelona

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Organization website

Publications

3 150

Citations

181 668

h-index

186

Top-3 journals

Global Change Biology (171 publications)

New Phytologist (104 publications)

Science of the Total Environment (86 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Autonomous University of Barcelona (1889 publications)

University of Barcelona (270 publications)

Blanes Center for Advanced Studies (233 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Antwerp (221 publications)

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (130 publications)

University of Edinburgh (115 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Journal

Field of science

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Found

Since 1991

Total publications

3150

Total citations

181668

Citations per publication

57.67

Average publications per year

92.65

Average authors per publication

10.12

h-index

186

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

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 909, 28.86% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 909 publications, 28.86%
Ecology	Ecology, 819, 26% Ecology 819 publications, 26%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 566, 17.97% Plant Science 566 publications, 17.97%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 362, 11.49% Environmental Chemistry 362 publications, 11.49%
Global and Planetary Change	Global and Planetary Change, 346, 10.98% Global and Planetary Change 346 publications, 10.98%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 292, 9.27% General Environmental Science 292 publications, 9.27%
Forestry	Forestry, 251, 7.97% Forestry 251 publications, 7.97%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 234, 7.43% Nature and Landscape Conservation 234 publications, 7.43%
Physiology	Physiology, 215, 6.83% Physiology 215 publications, 6.83%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 206, 6.54% Multidisciplinary 206 publications, 6.54%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 182, 5.78% General Medicine 182 publications, 5.78%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 165, 5.24% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 165 publications, 5.24%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 163, 5.17% Soil Science 163 publications, 5.17%
Pollution	Pollution, 159, 5.05% Pollution 159 publications, 5.05%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 155, 4.92% Atmospheric Science 155 publications, 4.92%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 154, 4.89% Agronomy and Crop Science 154 publications, 4.89%
Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering, 138, 4.38% Environmental Engineering 138 publications, 4.38%
Waste Management and Disposal	Waste Management and Disposal, 113, 3.59% Waste Management and Disposal 113 publications, 3.59%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 111, 3.52% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 111 publications, 3.52%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 102, 3.24% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 102 publications, 3.24%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 90, 2.86% Animal Science and Zoology 90 publications, 2.86%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 87, 2.76% Earth-Surface Processes 87 publications, 2.76%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 83, 2.63% Geography, Planning and Development 83 publications, 2.63%
Genetics	Genetics, 73, 2.32% Genetics 73 publications, 2.32%
Insect Science	Insect Science, 73, 2.32% Insect Science 73 publications, 2.32%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 69, 2.19% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 69 publications, 2.19%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 65, 2.06% Water Science and Technology 65 publications, 2.06%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 63, 2% General Chemistry 63 publications, 2%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 62, 1.97% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 62 publications, 1.97%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 60, 1.9% Aquatic Science 60 publications, 1.9%
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Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Global Change Biology	Global Change Biology, 171, 5.43% Global Change Biology 171 publications, 5.43%
New Phytologist	New Phytologist, 104, 3.3% New Phytologist 104 publications, 3.3%
Science of the Total Environment	Science of the Total Environment, 86, 2.73% Science of the Total Environment 86 publications, 2.73%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 63, 2% Scientific Reports 63 publications, 2%
Forest Ecology and Management	Forest Ecology and Management, 60, 1.9% Forest Ecology and Management 60 publications, 1.9%
Global Ecology and Biogeography	Global Ecology and Biogeography, 56, 1.78% Global Ecology and Biogeography 56 publications, 1.78%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 48, 1.52% Nature Communications 48 publications, 1.52%
Oecologia	Oecologia, 41, 1.3% Oecologia 41 publications, 1.3%
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology	Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 41, 1.3% Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 41 publications, 1.3%
Tree Physiology	Tree Physiology, 39, 1.24% Tree Physiology 39 publications, 1.24%
Ecology Letters	Ecology Letters, 39, 1.24% Ecology Letters 39 publications, 1.24%
Journal of Vegetation Science	Journal of Vegetation Science, 38, 1.21% Journal of Vegetation Science 38 publications, 1.21%
Functional Ecology	Functional Ecology, 37, 1.17% Functional Ecology 37 publications, 1.17%
Journal of Ecology	Journal of Ecology, 36, 1.14% Journal of Ecology 36 publications, 1.14%
Plant and Soil	Plant and Soil, 35, 1.11% Plant and Soil 35 publications, 1.11%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 34, 1.08% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 34 publications, 1.08%
Remote Sensing	Remote Sensing, 33, 1.05% Remote Sensing 33 publications, 1.05%
Nature Ecology and Evolution	Nature Ecology and Evolution, 33, 1.05% Nature Ecology and Evolution 33 publications, 1.05%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 32, 1.02% PLoS ONE 32 publications, 1.02%
Atmospheric Environment	Atmospheric Environment, 31, 0.98% Atmospheric Environment 31 publications, 0.98%
Ecosystems	Ecosystems, 30, 0.95% Ecosystems 30 publications, 0.95%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences	Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 26, 0.83% Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 26 publications, 0.83%
Soil Biology and Biochemistry	Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 25, 0.79% Soil Biology and Biochemistry 25 publications, 0.79%
Plant Ecology	Plant Ecology, 24, 0.76% Plant Ecology 24 publications, 0.76%
Ecology and Evolution	Ecology and Evolution, 24, 0.76% Ecology and Evolution 24 publications, 0.76%
Biological Invasions	Biological Invasions, 24, 0.76% Biological Invasions 24 publications, 0.76%
Forests	Forests, 24, 0.76% Forests 24 publications, 0.76%
Plant, Cell and Environment	Plant, Cell and Environment, 24, 0.76% Plant, Cell and Environment 24 publications, 0.76%
Ecosphere	Ecosphere, 22, 0.7% Ecosphere 22 publications, 0.7%
Ecology	Ecology, 22, 0.7% Ecology 22 publications, 0.7%
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Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Wiley	Wiley, 968, 30.73% Wiley 968 publications, 30.73%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 734, 23.3% Springer Nature 734 publications, 23.3%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 716, 22.73% Elsevier 716 publications, 22.73%
MDPI	MDPI, 130, 4.13% MDPI 130 publications, 4.13%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 107, 3.4% Oxford University Press 107 publications, 3.4%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 67, 2.13% Taylor & Francis 67 publications, 2.13%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 50, 1.59% Copernicus 50 publications, 1.59%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 49, 1.56% The Royal Society 49 publications, 1.56%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 45, 1.43% Frontiers Media S.A. 45 publications, 1.43%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 34, 1.08% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 34 publications, 1.08%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 34, 1.08% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 34 publications, 1.08%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 28, 0.89% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 28 publications, 0.89%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 24, 0.76% Cambridge University Press 24 publications, 0.76%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 20, 0.63% American Geophysical Union 20 publications, 0.63%
CSIRO Publishing	CSIRO Publishing, 20, 0.63% CSIRO Publishing 20 publications, 0.63%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 13, 0.41% American Physical Society (APS) 13 publications, 0.41%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 13, 0.41% IOP Publishing 13 publications, 0.41%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 12, 0.38% American Chemical Society (ACS) 12 publications, 0.38%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 11, 0.35% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 11 publications, 0.35%
Entomological Society of America	Entomological Society of America, 5, 0.16% Entomological Society of America 5 publications, 0.16%
SAGE	SAGE, 4, 0.13% SAGE 4 publications, 0.13%
Pleiades Publishing	Pleiades Publishing, 4, 0.13% Pleiades Publishing 4 publications, 0.13%
Canadian Science Publishing	Canadian Science Publishing, 4, 0.13% Canadian Science Publishing 4 publications, 0.13%
University of Chicago Press	University of Chicago Press, 3, 0.1% University of Chicago Press 3 publications, 0.1%
Pensoft Publishers	Pensoft Publishers, 3, 0.1% Pensoft Publishers 3 publications, 0.1%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 3, 0.1% PeerJ 3 publications, 0.1%
International Association for Plant Taxonomy	International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 3, 0.1% International Association for Plant Taxonomy 3 publications, 0.1%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 3, 0.1% Hindawi Limited 3 publications, 0.1%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 2, 0.06% Walter de Gruyter 2 publications, 0.06%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 2, 0.06% American Society for Microbiology 2 publications, 0.06%
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With other organizations

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Autonomous University of Barcelona	Autonomous University of Barcelona, 1889, 59.97% Autonomous University of Barcelona 1889 publications, 59.97%
University of Barcelona	University of Barcelona, 270, 8.57% University of Barcelona 270 publications, 8.57%
Blanes Center for Advanced Studies	Blanes Center for Advanced Studies, 233, 7.4% Blanes Center for Advanced Studies 233 publications, 7.4%
University of Antwerp	University of Antwerp, 221, 7.02% University of Antwerp 221 publications, 7.02%
Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies	Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, 217, 6.89% Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies 217 publications, 6.89%
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research	Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, 130, 4.13% Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research 130 publications, 4.13%
Doñana Biological Station	Doñana Biological Station, 121, 3.84% Doñana Biological Station 121 publications, 3.84%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 115, 3.65% University of Edinburgh 115 publications, 3.65%
Fujian Normal University	Fujian Normal University, 111, 3.52% Fujian Normal University 111 publications, 3.52%
Peking University	Peking University, 109, 3.46% Peking University 109 publications, 3.46%
University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines	University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 109, 3.46% University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 109 publications, 3.46%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 102, 3.24% University of Copenhagen 102 publications, 3.24%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100, 3.17% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100 publications, 3.17%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 94, 2.98% Wageningen University and Research Centre 94 publications, 2.98%
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry	Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, 93, 2.95% Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry 93 publications, 2.95%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 89, 2.83% University of Helsinki 89 publications, 2.83%
Pyrenean Institute of Ecology	Pyrenean Institute of Ecology, 84, 2.67% Pyrenean Institute of Ecology 84 publications, 2.67%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 82, 2.6% ETH Zurich 82 publications, 2.6%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 82, 2.6% Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 82 publications, 2.6%
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research	Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, 79, 2.51% Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research 79 publications, 2.51%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 75, 2.38% Ghent University 75 publications, 2.38%
AgroParisTech	AgroParisTech, 72, 2.29% AgroParisTech 72 publications, 2.29%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 71, 2.25% University of Exeter 71 publications, 2.25%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace	Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, 71, 2.25% Institut Pierre Simon Laplace 71 publications, 2.25%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 69, 2.19% Australian National University 69 publications, 2.19%
Lund University	Lund University, 68, 2.16% Lund University 68 publications, 2.16%
University of Innsbruck	University of Innsbruck, 68, 2.16% University of Innsbruck 68 publications, 2.16%
Western Sydney University	Western Sydney University, 65, 2.06% Western Sydney University 65 publications, 2.06%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 65, 2.06% University of Oxford 65 publications, 2.06%
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, 65, 2.06% International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis 65 publications, 2.06%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Antwerp	University of Antwerp, 221, 7.02% University of Antwerp 221 publications, 7.02%
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research	Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, 130, 4.13% Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research 130 publications, 4.13%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 115, 3.65% University of Edinburgh 115 publications, 3.65%
Fujian Normal University	Fujian Normal University, 111, 3.52% Fujian Normal University 111 publications, 3.52%
Peking University	Peking University, 109, 3.46% Peking University 109 publications, 3.46%
University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines	University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 109, 3.46% University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 109 publications, 3.46%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 102, 3.24% University of Copenhagen 102 publications, 3.24%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100, 3.17% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 100 publications, 3.17%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 94, 2.98% Wageningen University and Research Centre 94 publications, 2.98%
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry	Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, 93, 2.95% Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry 93 publications, 2.95%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 89, 2.83% University of Helsinki 89 publications, 2.83%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 82, 2.6% ETH Zurich 82 publications, 2.6%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 82, 2.6% Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 82 publications, 2.6%
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research	Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, 79, 2.51% Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research 79 publications, 2.51%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 75, 2.38% Ghent University 75 publications, 2.38%
AgroParisTech	AgroParisTech, 72, 2.29% AgroParisTech 72 publications, 2.29%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 71, 2.25% University of Exeter 71 publications, 2.25%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace	Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, 71, 2.25% Institut Pierre Simon Laplace 71 publications, 2.25%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 69, 2.19% Australian National University 69 publications, 2.19%
Lund University	Lund University, 68, 2.16% Lund University 68 publications, 2.16%
University of Innsbruck	University of Innsbruck, 68, 2.16% University of Innsbruck 68 publications, 2.16%
Western Sydney University	Western Sydney University, 65, 2.06% Western Sydney University 65 publications, 2.06%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 65, 2.06% University of Oxford 65 publications, 2.06%
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, 65, 2.06% International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis 65 publications, 2.06%
University of Vienna	University of Vienna, 64, 2.03% University of Vienna 64 publications, 2.03%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 60, 1.9% Aarhus University 60 publications, 1.9%
University of Lisbon	University of Lisbon, 58, 1.84% University of Lisbon 58 publications, 1.84%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 58, 1.84% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 58 publications, 1.84%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 57, 1.81% Sorbonne University 57 publications, 1.81%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 57, 1.81% University of Minnesota 57 publications, 1.81%
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With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
USA	USA, 708, 22.48% USA 708 publications, 22.48%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 626, 19.87% United Kingdom 626 publications, 19.87%
China	China, 602, 19.11% China 602 publications, 19.11%
France	France, 539, 17.11% France 539 publications, 17.11%
Germany	Germany, 528, 16.76% Germany 528 publications, 16.76%
Belgium	Belgium, 371, 11.78% Belgium 371 publications, 11.78%
Australia	Australia, 353, 11.21% Australia 353 publications, 11.21%
Italy	Italy, 301, 9.56% Italy 301 publications, 9.56%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 280, 8.89% Switzerland 280 publications, 8.89%
Canada	Canada, 277, 8.79% Canada 277 publications, 8.79%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 265, 8.41% Netherlands 265 publications, 8.41%
Austria	Austria, 235, 7.46% Austria 235 publications, 7.46%
Sweden	Sweden, 208, 6.6% Sweden 208 publications, 6.6%
Denmark	Denmark, 173, 5.49% Denmark 173 publications, 5.49%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 169, 5.37% Czech Republic 169 publications, 5.37%
Finland	Finland, 160, 5.08% Finland 160 publications, 5.08%
Brazil	Brazil, 157, 4.98% Brazil 157 publications, 4.98%
Portugal	Portugal, 152, 4.83% Portugal 152 publications, 4.83%
Argentina	Argentina, 99, 3.14% Argentina 99 publications, 3.14%
Norway	Norway, 98, 3.11% Norway 98 publications, 3.11%
Estonia	Estonia, 96, 3.05% Estonia 96 publications, 3.05%
Poland	Poland, 96, 3.05% Poland 96 publications, 3.05%
Japan	Japan, 75, 2.38% Japan 75 publications, 2.38%
Hungary	Hungary, 73, 2.32% Hungary 73 publications, 2.32%
Chile	Chile, 72, 2.29% Chile 72 publications, 2.29%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 70, 2.22% New Zealand 70 publications, 2.22%
Colombia	Colombia, 64, 2.03% Colombia 64 publications, 2.03%
Russia	Russia, 57, 1.81% Russia 57 publications, 1.81%
South Africa	South Africa, 56, 1.78% South Africa 56 publications, 1.78%
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