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University of Birmingham
Short name
UB
Country, city
United Kingdom, Birmingham

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1895

Total publications
129011
Total citations
4174323
Citations per publication
32.36
Average publications per year
977.36
Average authors per publication
29.53
h-index
547
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, 12313, 9.54%
General Medicine
12313 publications, 9.54%
Biochemistry, 5677, 4.4%
Biochemistry
5677 publications, 4.4%
Molecular Biology, 4066, 3.15%
Molecular Biology
4066 publications, 3.15%
Condensed Matter Physics, 3942, 3.06%
Condensed Matter Physics
3942 publications, 3.06%
Immunology, 3484, 2.7%
Immunology
3484 publications, 2.7%
Mechanical Engineering, 3412, 2.64%
Mechanical Engineering
3412 publications, 2.64%
General Chemistry, 3288, 2.55%
General Chemistry
3288 publications, 2.55%
General Materials Science, 3239, 2.51%
General Materials Science
3239 publications, 2.51%
History, 3169, 2.46%
History
3169 publications, 2.46%
Cell Biology, 3132, 2.43%
Cell Biology
3132 publications, 2.43%
Sociology and Political Science, 3130, 2.43%
Sociology and Political Science
3130 publications, 2.43%
Multidisciplinary, 3084, 2.39%
Multidisciplinary
3084 publications, 2.39%
Education, 2921, 2.26%
Education
2921 publications, 2.26%
Genetics, 2807, 2.18%
Genetics
2807 publications, 2.18%
Materials Chemistry, 2754, 2.13%
Materials Chemistry
2754 publications, 2.13%
General Engineering, 2632, 2.04%
General Engineering
2632 publications, 2.04%
Mechanics of Materials, 2618, 2.03%
Mechanics of Materials
2618 publications, 2.03%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 2594, 2.01%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
2594 publications, 2.01%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 2521, 1.95%
Psychiatry and Mental health
2521 publications, 1.95%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2520, 1.95%
General Physics and Astronomy
2520 publications, 1.95%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 2489, 1.93%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
2489 publications, 1.93%
Oncology, 2371, 1.84%
Oncology
2371 publications, 1.84%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2371, 1.84%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2371 publications, 1.84%
Immunology and Allergy, 2254, 1.75%
Immunology and Allergy
2254 publications, 1.75%
Organic Chemistry, 2221, 1.72%
Organic Chemistry
2221 publications, 1.72%
Physiology, 2100, 1.63%
Physiology
2100 publications, 1.63%
Geography, Planning and Development, 2046, 1.59%
Geography, Planning and Development
2046 publications, 1.59%
Cancer Research, 2035, 1.58%
Cancer Research
2035 publications, 1.58%
Space and Planetary Science, 2033, 1.58%
Space and Planetary Science
2033 publications, 1.58%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1994, 1.55%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
1994 publications, 1.55%
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Journals

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Nature
1115 publications, 0.86%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
978 publications, 0.76%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
891 publications, 0.69%
Journal of High Energy Physics
839 publications, 0.65%
BMJ Open
815 publications, 0.63%
PLoS ONE
801 publications, 0.62%
BMJ
754 publications, 0.58%
Blood
703 publications, 0.54%
The Lancet
673 publications, 0.52%
Scientific Reports
614 publications, 0.48%
SSRN Electronic Journal
611 publications, 0.47%
European Physical Journal C
595 publications, 0.46%
Biochemical Journal
576 publications, 0.45%
Biochemical Society Transactions
572 publications, 0.44%
Nature Communications
465 publications, 0.36%
Carbohydrate Polymers
432 publications, 0.33%
Heredity
410 publications, 0.32%
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
383 publications, 0.3%
Clinical Science
356 publications, 0.28%
Physical Review Letters
336 publications, 0.26%
Rheumatology
335 publications, 0.26%
Physical Review B
322 publications, 0.25%
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
319 publications, 0.25%
Journal of Clinical Oncology
309 publications, 0.24%
British Journal of Surgery
307 publications, 0.24%
Astrophysical Journal
301 publications, 0.23%
Physical Review D
294 publications, 0.23%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
290 publications, 0.22%
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
288 publications, 0.22%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
287 publications, 0.22%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
29897 publications, 23.17%
Springer Nature
19689 publications, 15.26%
Wiley
16446 publications, 12.75%
Taylor & Francis
8218 publications, 6.37%
Oxford University Press
6850 publications, 5.31%
SAGE
5911 publications, 4.58%
BMJ
3862 publications, 2.99%
Cambridge University Press
3690 publications, 2.86%
MDPI
2289 publications, 1.77%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1656 publications, 1.28%
IOP Publishing
1641 publications, 1.27%
Portland Press
1527 publications, 1.18%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1348 publications, 1.04%
American Physical Society (APS)
1347 publications, 1.04%
Frontiers Media S.A.
1252 publications, 0.97%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1172 publications, 0.91%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1070 publications, 0.83%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1028 publications, 0.8%
Emerald
956 publications, 0.74%
American Society of Hematology
775 publications, 0.6%
AIP Publishing
617 publications, 0.48%
American Society for Microbiology
603 publications, 0.47%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
590 publications, 0.46%
Microbiology Society
577 publications, 0.45%
Mark Allen Group
553 publications, 0.43%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
513 publications, 0.4%
EDP Sciences
476 publications, 0.37%
The Endocrine Society
469 publications, 0.36%
American Astronomical Society
441 publications, 0.34%
The Royal Society
412 publications, 0.32%
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With other organizations

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University of Oxford
5575 publications, 4.32%
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
4707 publications, 3.65%
University College London
4409 publications, 3.42%
University of Cambridge
3999 publications, 3.1%
University of Warwick
3784 publications, 2.93%
University of Manchester
3741 publications, 2.9%
Imperial College London
3204 publications, 2.48%
University of Liverpool
3026 publications, 2.35%
University of Edinburgh
2914 publications, 2.26%
University of Glasgow
2628 publications, 2.04%
King's College London
2478 publications, 1.92%
University of Bristol
2382 publications, 1.85%
University of Sheffield
2308 publications, 1.79%
University of Nottingham
2209 publications, 1.71%
Queen Mary University of London
2130 publications, 1.65%
Université Paris-Saclay
2051 publications, 1.59%
Heidelberg University
1998 publications, 1.55%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
1951 publications, 1.51%
University of Leeds
1920 publications, 1.49%
Harvard University
1886 publications, 1.46%
University of Melbourne
1825 publications, 1.41%
Sorbonne University
1823 publications, 1.41%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
1810 publications, 1.4%
Sapienza University of Rome
1748 publications, 1.35%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
1726 publications, 1.34%
University of Copenhagen
1718 publications, 1.33%
Paris Cité University
1705 publications, 1.32%
Newcastle University
1662 publications, 1.29%
University of Toronto
1604 publications, 1.24%
National Institute for Subatomic Physics
1585 publications, 1.23%
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With foreign organizations

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Université Paris-Saclay
2051 publications, 1.59%
Heidelberg University
1998 publications, 1.55%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
1951 publications, 1.51%
Harvard University
1886 publications, 1.46%
University of Melbourne
1825 publications, 1.41%
Sorbonne University
1823 publications, 1.41%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
1810 publications, 1.4%
Sapienza University of Rome
1748 publications, 1.35%
University of Copenhagen
1718 publications, 1.33%
Paris Cité University
1705 publications, 1.32%
University of Toronto
1604 publications, 1.24%
National Institute for Subatomic Physics
1585 publications, 1.23%
University of Michigan
1570 publications, 1.22%
Yale University
1556 publications, 1.21%
Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
1554 publications, 1.2%
University of Sydney
1532 publications, 1.19%
Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering
1531 publications, 1.19%
University of Amsterdam
1526 publications, 1.18%
Aix-Marseille University
1522 publications, 1.18%
Lund University
1507 publications, 1.17%
Université Clermont Auvergne
1493 publications, 1.16%
University of Bologna
1488 publications, 1.15%
University of Milan
1456 publications, 1.13%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
1435 publications, 1.11%
University of São Paulo
1420 publications, 1.1%
Tsinghua University
1415 publications, 1.1%
University of British Columbia
1413 publications, 1.1%
University of Oslo
1390 publications, 1.08%
University of Rome Tor Vergata
1379 publications, 1.07%
University of Tokyo
1379 publications, 1.07%
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With other countries

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USA, 15202, 11.78%
USA
15202 publications, 11.78%
Germany, 8976, 6.96%
Germany
8976 publications, 6.96%
China, 8249, 6.39%
China
8249 publications, 6.39%
Italy, 6324, 4.9%
Italy
6324 publications, 4.9%
France, 6205, 4.81%
France
6205 publications, 4.81%
Netherlands, 6140, 4.76%
Netherlands
6140 publications, 4.76%
Australia, 5809, 4.5%
Australia
5809 publications, 4.5%
Canada, 5060, 3.92%
Canada
5060 publications, 3.92%
Spain, 4899, 3.8%
Spain
4899 publications, 3.8%
Switzerland, 4513, 3.5%
Switzerland
4513 publications, 3.5%
Denmark, 3490, 2.71%
Denmark
3490 publications, 2.71%
Sweden, 3372, 2.61%
Sweden
3372 publications, 2.61%
Japan, 2891, 2.24%
Japan
2891 publications, 2.24%
Poland, 2619, 2.03%
Poland
2619 publications, 2.03%
Brazil, 2617, 2.03%
Brazil
2617 publications, 2.03%
Belgium, 2289, 1.77%
Belgium
2289 publications, 1.77%
Austria, 2148, 1.66%
Austria
2148 publications, 1.66%
Greece, 2112, 1.64%
Greece
2112 publications, 1.64%
Norway, 2106, 1.63%
Norway
2106 publications, 1.63%
Ireland, 1833, 1.42%
Ireland
1833 publications, 1.42%
South Africa, 1803, 1.4%
South Africa
1803 publications, 1.4%
Russia, 1775, 1.38%
Russia
1775 publications, 1.38%
Turkey, 1753, 1.36%
Turkey
1753 publications, 1.36%
Czech Republic, 1752, 1.36%
Czech Republic
1752 publications, 1.36%
Romania, 1712, 1.33%
Romania
1712 publications, 1.33%
Portugal, 1640, 1.27%
Portugal
1640 publications, 1.27%
India, 1619, 1.25%
India
1619 publications, 1.25%
Israel, 1501, 1.16%
Israel
1501 publications, 1.16%
Finland, 1287, 1%
Finland
1287 publications, 1%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1895 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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