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Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Short name
CfA
Country, city
USA, Cambridge
Publications
23 704
Citations
1 391 433
h-index
411
Top-3 journals
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (7608 publications)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (1485 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge (941 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1963

Total publications
23704
Total citations
1391433
Citations per publication
58.7
Average publications per year
370.38
Average authors per publication
10.88
h-index
411
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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Astronomy and Astrophysics, 15524, 65.49%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
15524 publications, 65.49%
Space and Planetary Science, 15393, 64.94%
Space and Planetary Science
15393 publications, 64.94%
General Physics and Astronomy, 1005, 4.24%
General Physics and Astronomy
1005 publications, 4.24%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 876, 3.7%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
876 publications, 3.7%
Multidisciplinary, 665, 2.81%
Multidisciplinary
665 publications, 2.81%
Geophysics, 539, 2.27%
Geophysics
539 publications, 2.27%
Atmospheric Science, 520, 2.19%
Atmospheric Science
520 publications, 2.19%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 458, 1.93%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
458 publications, 1.93%
Condensed Matter Physics, 370, 1.56%
Condensed Matter Physics
370 publications, 1.56%
General Medicine, 325, 1.37%
General Medicine
325 publications, 1.37%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 320, 1.35%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
320 publications, 1.35%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 296, 1.25%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
296 publications, 1.25%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 222, 0.94%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
222 publications, 0.94%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 217, 0.92%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
217 publications, 0.92%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 204, 0.86%
Geochemistry and Petrology
204 publications, 0.86%
Spectroscopy, 191, 0.81%
Spectroscopy
191 publications, 0.81%
Instrumentation, 175, 0.74%
Instrumentation
175 publications, 0.74%
Aerospace Engineering, 168, 0.71%
Aerospace Engineering
168 publications, 0.71%
Radiation, 157, 0.66%
Radiation
157 publications, 0.66%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 156, 0.66%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
156 publications, 0.66%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 149, 0.63%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
149 publications, 0.63%
Water Science and Technology, 139, 0.59%
Water Science and Technology
139 publications, 0.59%
Oceanography, 138, 0.58%
Oceanography
138 publications, 0.58%
Ecology, 138, 0.58%
Ecology
138 publications, 0.58%
Earth-Surface Processes, 137, 0.58%
Earth-Surface Processes
137 publications, 0.58%
Soil Science, 134, 0.57%
Soil Science
134 publications, 0.57%
Paleontology, 133, 0.56%
Paleontology
133 publications, 0.56%
Aquatic Science, 131, 0.55%
Aquatic Science
131 publications, 0.55%
Forestry, 131, 0.55%
Forestry
131 publications, 0.55%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 123, 0.52%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
123 publications, 0.52%
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Journals

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Astrophysical Journal
7608 publications, 32.1%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
3067 publications, 12.94%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1485 publications, 6.26%
Astronomical Journal
1082 publications, 4.56%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
760 publications, 3.21%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
680 publications, 2.87%
Physical Review A
529 publications, 2.23%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
469 publications, 1.98%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
422 publications, 1.78%
Nature
418 publications, 1.76%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union
326 publications, 1.38%
Physical Review Letters
291 publications, 1.23%
Physical Review D
264 publications, 1.11%
Journal of Chemical Physics
223 publications, 0.94%
Science
195 publications, 0.82%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
178 publications, 0.75%
International Astronomical Union Colloquium
171 publications, 0.72%
Solar Physics
165 publications, 0.7%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
151 publications, 0.64%
Journal for the History of Astronomy
148 publications, 0.62%
Icarus
148 publications, 0.62%
Nature Astronomy
139 publications, 0.59%
Journal of Geophysical Research
131 publications, 0.55%
Advances in Space Research
131 publications, 0.55%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
125 publications, 0.53%
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
123 publications, 0.52%
Astrophysics and Space Science
112 publications, 0.47%
Space Science Reviews
112 publications, 0.47%
Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
101 publications, 0.43%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
101 publications, 0.43%
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Publishers

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American Astronomical Society
9129 publications, 38.51%
Oxford University Press
3309 publications, 13.96%
Springer Nature
1723 publications, 7.27%
EDP Sciences
1575 publications, 6.64%
IOP Publishing
1455 publications, 6.14%
American Physical Society (APS)
1226 publications, 5.17%
Elsevier
1101 publications, 4.64%
Cambridge University Press
1042 publications, 4.4%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
728 publications, 3.07%
Wiley
510 publications, 2.15%
AIP Publishing
399 publications, 1.68%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
211 publications, 0.89%
Copernicus
168 publications, 0.71%
SAGE
162 publications, 0.68%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
108 publications, 0.46%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
102 publications, 0.43%
American Geophysical Union
84 publications, 0.35%
MDPI
83 publications, 0.35%
Optica Publishing Group
82 publications, 0.35%
Taylor & Francis
64 publications, 0.27%
World Scientific
58 publications, 0.24%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
38 publications, 0.16%
Mary Ann Liebert
35 publications, 0.15%
Frontiers Media S.A.
33 publications, 0.14%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
31 publications, 0.13%
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
28 publications, 0.12%
Annual Reviews
26 publications, 0.11%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
17 publications, 0.07%
Environmental Health Perspectives
17 publications, 0.07%
The Royal Society
13 publications, 0.05%
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With other organizations

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California Institute of Technology
2817 publications, 11.88%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1986 publications, 8.38%
Goddard Space Flight Center
1766 publications, 7.45%
National Institute for Astrophysics
1760 publications, 7.42%
University of California, Berkeley
1667 publications, 7.03%
Harvard University
1544 publications, 6.51%
University of Arizona
1541 publications, 6.5%
Space Telescope Science Institute
1308 publications, 5.52%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
1258 publications, 5.31%
Princeton University
1164 publications, 4.91%
University of Michigan
1135 publications, 4.79%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
1114 publications, 4.7%
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
984 publications, 4.15%
University of Cambridge
941 publications, 3.97%
Johns Hopkins University
914 publications, 3.86%
University of Maryland, College Park
853 publications, 3.6%
University College London
844 publications, 3.56%
Ohio State University
833 publications, 3.51%
Sorbonne University
799 publications, 3.37%
University of Chicago
790 publications, 3.33%
University of California, Santa Cruz
780 publications, 3.29%
Leiden University
763 publications, 3.22%
Yale University
748 publications, 3.16%
Ames Research Center
734 publications, 3.1%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
705 publications, 2.97%
University of Texas at Austin
698 publications, 2.94%
European Southern Observatory
696 publications, 2.94%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
696 publications, 2.94%
Stanford University
688 publications, 2.9%
Pennsylvania State University
678 publications, 2.86%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
1760 publications, 7.42%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
1114 publications, 4.7%
University of Cambridge
941 publications, 3.97%
University College London
844 publications, 3.56%
Sorbonne University
799 publications, 3.37%
Leiden University
763 publications, 3.22%
European Southern Observatory
696 publications, 2.94%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
696 publications, 2.94%
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
653 publications, 2.75%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
631 publications, 2.66%
University of Toronto
618 publications, 2.61%
Observatoire de Paris
618 publications, 2.61%
University of Oxford
573 publications, 2.42%
University of Tokyo
569 publications, 2.4%
Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica
558 publications, 2.35%
University of Southampton
548 publications, 2.31%
University of Amsterdam
540 publications, 2.28%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics
526 publications, 2.22%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
524 publications, 2.21%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
524 publications, 2.21%
Durham University
509 publications, 2.15%
University of Geneva
502 publications, 2.12%
Heidelberg University
501 publications, 2.11%
Australian National University
479 publications, 2.02%
University of La Laguna
479 publications, 2.02%
Paris Cité University
476 publications, 2.01%
University of Copenhagen
465 publications, 1.96%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
463 publications, 1.95%
Institute of Space Sciences
460 publications, 1.94%
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia
444 publications, 1.87%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom, 4670, 19.7%
United Kingdom
4670 publications, 19.7%
Germany, 4242, 17.9%
Germany
4242 publications, 17.9%
Italy, 2792, 11.78%
Italy
2792 publications, 11.78%
France, 2324, 9.8%
France
2324 publications, 9.8%
Canada, 2306, 9.73%
Canada
2306 publications, 9.73%
Spain, 1953, 8.24%
Spain
1953 publications, 8.24%
Netherlands, 1933, 8.15%
Netherlands
1933 publications, 8.15%
Australia, 1791, 7.56%
Australia
1791 publications, 7.56%
China, 1757, 7.41%
China
1757 publications, 7.41%
Chile, 1412, 5.96%
Chile
1412 publications, 5.96%
Japan, 1249, 5.27%
Japan
1249 publications, 5.27%
Switzerland, 875, 3.69%
Switzerland
875 publications, 3.69%
Denmark, 777, 3.28%
Denmark
777 publications, 3.28%
Russia, 629, 2.65%
Russia
629 publications, 2.65%
Sweden, 601, 2.54%
Sweden
601 publications, 2.54%
Mexico, 574, 2.42%
Mexico
574 publications, 2.42%
Israel, 568, 2.4%
Israel
568 publications, 2.4%
India, 560, 2.36%
India
560 publications, 2.36%
Republic of Korea, 524, 2.21%
Republic of Korea
524 publications, 2.21%
Poland, 473, 2%
Poland
473 publications, 2%
Brazil, 447, 1.89%
Brazil
447 publications, 1.89%
Belgium, 446, 1.88%
Belgium
446 publications, 1.88%
Austria, 405, 1.71%
Austria
405 publications, 1.71%
South Africa, 398, 1.68%
South Africa
398 publications, 1.68%
Hungary, 301, 1.27%
Hungary
301 publications, 1.27%
Finland, 287, 1.21%
Finland
287 publications, 1.21%
Ireland, 279, 1.18%
Ireland
279 publications, 1.18%
Greece, 276, 1.16%
Greece
276 publications, 1.16%
Portugal, 237, 1%
Portugal
237 publications, 1%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1963 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.