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Università della Svizzera italiana
Short name
USI
Country, city
Switzerland, Lugano

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1997

Total publications
7965
Total citations
223878
Citations per publication
28.11
Average publications per year
265.5
Average authors per publication
7.69
h-index
176
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, 570, 7.16%
General Medicine
570 publications, 7.16%
Software, 401, 5.03%
Software
401 publications, 5.03%
Computer Science Applications, 313, 3.93%
Computer Science Applications
313 publications, 3.93%
Economics and Econometrics, 300, 3.77%
Economics and Econometrics
300 publications, 3.77%
Oncology, 292, 3.67%
Oncology
292 publications, 3.67%
Multidisciplinary, 252, 3.16%
Multidisciplinary
252 publications, 3.16%
Cancer Research, 241, 3.03%
Cancer Research
241 publications, 3.03%
Applied Mathematics, 179, 2.25%
Applied Mathematics
179 publications, 2.25%
Strategy and Management, 175, 2.2%
Strategy and Management
175 publications, 2.2%
Immunology, 171, 2.15%
Immunology
171 publications, 2.15%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 170, 2.13%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
170 publications, 2.13%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 156, 1.96%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
156 publications, 1.96%
Communication, 155, 1.95%
Communication
155 publications, 1.95%
Molecular Biology, 144, 1.81%
Molecular Biology
144 publications, 1.81%
General Physics and Astronomy, 138, 1.73%
General Physics and Astronomy
138 publications, 1.73%
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, 138, 1.73%
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
138 publications, 1.73%
Hematology, 138, 1.73%
Hematology
138 publications, 1.73%
Neurology (clinical), 138, 1.73%
Neurology (clinical)
138 publications, 1.73%
Artificial Intelligence, 135, 1.69%
Artificial Intelligence
135 publications, 1.69%
Immunology and Allergy, 133, 1.67%
Immunology and Allergy
133 publications, 1.67%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 128, 1.61%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
128 publications, 1.61%
Biochemistry, 126, 1.58%
Biochemistry
126 publications, 1.58%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 126, 1.58%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
126 publications, 1.58%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 123, 1.54%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
123 publications, 1.54%
Hardware and Architecture, 122, 1.53%
Hardware and Architecture
122 publications, 1.53%
Finance, 120, 1.51%
Finance
120 publications, 1.51%
Computer Networks and Communications, 119, 1.49%
Computer Networks and Communications
119 publications, 1.49%
Computational Theory and Mathematics, 117, 1.47%
Computational Theory and Mathematics
117 publications, 1.47%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 115, 1.44%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
115 publications, 1.44%
Information Systems, 113, 1.42%
Information Systems
113 publications, 1.42%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science
565 publications, 7.09%
SSRN Electronic Journal
334 publications, 4.19%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
80 publications, 1%
Scientific Reports
77 publications, 0.97%
Cancers
71 publications, 0.89%
Hematological Oncology
61 publications, 0.77%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
60 publications, 0.75%
Nature Communications
58 publications, 0.73%
PLoS ONE
49 publications, 0.62%
Europace
47 publications, 0.59%
Patient Education and Counseling
45 publications, 0.56%
Blood
39 publications, 0.49%
Frontiers in Immunology
37 publications, 0.46%
Computer Graphics Forum
36 publications, 0.45%
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
36 publications, 0.45%
Empirical Software Engineering
35 publications, 0.44%
Nature
34 publications, 0.43%
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology
34 publications, 0.43%
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
30 publications, 0.38%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
30 publications, 0.38%
European Urology
30 publications, 0.38%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
30 publications, 0.38%
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
29 publications, 0.36%
Frontiers in Psychology
28 publications, 0.35%
European Journal of Public Health
28 publications, 0.35%
Journal of Medical Internet Research
28 publications, 0.35%
Endocrine
27 publications, 0.34%
Cancer Research
27 publications, 0.34%
Journal of Chemical Physics
26 publications, 0.33%
Journal of Argumentation in Context
26 publications, 0.33%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
2164 publications, 27.17%
Elsevier
1371 publications, 17.21%
Wiley
629 publications, 7.9%
MDPI
475 publications, 5.96%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
329 publications, 4.13%
Taylor & Francis
308 publications, 3.87%
Oxford University Press
288 publications, 3.62%
SAGE
246 publications, 3.09%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
218 publications, 2.74%
Frontiers Media S.A.
206 publications, 2.59%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
196 publications, 2.46%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
94 publications, 1.18%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
72 publications, 0.9%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
70 publications, 0.88%
Emerald
67 publications, 0.84%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
67 publications, 0.84%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
60 publications, 0.75%
American Society of Hematology
53 publications, 0.67%
BMJ
47 publications, 0.59%
JMIR Publications
45 publications, 0.56%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
44 publications, 0.55%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
41 publications, 0.51%
American Physical Society (APS)
41 publications, 0.51%
Cambridge University Press
39 publications, 0.49%
EDP Sciences
36 publications, 0.45%
Walter de Gruyter
31 publications, 0.39%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
30 publications, 0.38%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
30 publications, 0.38%
Academy of Management
29 publications, 0.36%
AIP Publishing
28 publications, 0.35%
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With other organizations

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Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale
1368 publications, 17.18%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
760 publications, 9.54%
ETH Zurich
650 publications, 8.16%
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
556 publications, 6.98%
Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence
501 publications, 6.29%
Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland
484 publications, 6.08%
University Hospital of Bern
373 publications, 4.68%
University of Zurich
316 publications, 3.97%
University of Milan
309 publications, 3.88%
Lausanne University Hospital
298 publications, 3.74%
University of Bern
277 publications, 3.48%
University of Lausanne
267 publications, 3.35%
Polytechnic University of Milan
250 publications, 3.14%
University of Geneva
246 publications, 3.09%
University Hospital of Zürich
244 publications, 3.06%
University of Basel
205 publications, 2.57%
Geneva University Hospitals
202 publications, 2.54%
University Hospital of Basel
186 publications, 2.34%
University of Turin
181 publications, 2.27%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
175 publications, 2.2%
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
171 publications, 2.15%
Sapienza University of Rome
170 publications, 2.13%
Ospedale San Raffaele
166 publications, 2.08%
University of Milano-Bicocca
157 publications, 1.97%
University of Bologna
149 publications, 1.87%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
134 publications, 1.68%
Harvard University
131 publications, 1.64%
University of Padua
119 publications, 1.49%
University of Naples Federico II
115 publications, 1.44%
Kantonsspital St. Gallen
111 publications, 1.39%
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With foreign organizations

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Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
760 publications, 9.54%
University of Milan
309 publications, 3.88%
Polytechnic University of Milan
250 publications, 3.14%
University of Turin
181 publications, 2.27%
Sapienza University of Rome
170 publications, 2.13%
Ospedale San Raffaele
166 publications, 2.08%
University of Milano-Bicocca
157 publications, 1.97%
University of Bologna
149 publications, 1.87%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
134 publications, 1.68%
Harvard University
131 publications, 1.64%
University of Padua
119 publications, 1.49%
University of Naples Federico II
115 publications, 1.44%
University of Insubria
110 publications, 1.38%
University of Brescia
107 publications, 1.34%
University College London
106 publications, 1.33%
Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute
102 publications, 1.28%
University of Amsterdam
100 publications, 1.26%
University of Genoa
97 publications, 1.22%
University of Pavia
97 publications, 1.22%
Imperial College London
96 publications, 1.21%
King's College London
90 publications, 1.13%
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
90 publications, 1.13%
Spedali Civili di Brescia
87 publications, 1.09%
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
83 publications, 1.04%
European Institute of Oncology
78 publications, 0.98%
University of Trento
76 publications, 0.95%
Karolinska Institute
72 publications, 0.9%
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
72 publications, 0.9%
Stanford University
72 publications, 0.9%
University of Oxford
70 publications, 0.88%
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With other countries

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Italy, 2423, 30.42%
Italy
2423 publications, 30.42%
USA, 1155, 14.5%
USA
1155 publications, 14.5%
United Kingdom, 849, 10.66%
United Kingdom
849 publications, 10.66%
Germany, 818, 10.27%
Germany
818 publications, 10.27%
France, 445, 5.59%
France
445 publications, 5.59%
Netherlands, 442, 5.55%
Netherlands
442 publications, 5.55%
Spain, 350, 4.39%
Spain
350 publications, 4.39%
Canada, 240, 3.01%
Canada
240 publications, 3.01%
Austria, 235, 2.95%
Austria
235 publications, 2.95%
Belgium, 217, 2.72%
Belgium
217 publications, 2.72%
Sweden, 191, 2.4%
Sweden
191 publications, 2.4%
China, 176, 2.21%
China
176 publications, 2.21%
Australia, 168, 2.11%
Australia
168 publications, 2.11%
Norway, 121, 1.52%
Norway
121 publications, 1.52%
Israel, 120, 1.51%
Israel
120 publications, 1.51%
Denmark, 106, 1.33%
Denmark
106 publications, 1.33%
Czech Republic, 104, 1.31%
Czech Republic
104 publications, 1.31%
Poland, 89, 1.12%
Poland
89 publications, 1.12%
Japan, 80, 1%
Japan
80 publications, 1%
India, 72, 0.9%
India
72 publications, 0.9%
Finland, 71, 0.89%
Finland
71 publications, 0.89%
Portugal, 65, 0.82%
Portugal
65 publications, 0.82%
Brazil, 65, 0.82%
Brazil
65 publications, 0.82%
Greece, 64, 0.8%
Greece
64 publications, 0.8%
Ireland, 58, 0.73%
Ireland
58 publications, 0.73%
Turkey, 52, 0.65%
Turkey
52 publications, 0.65%
Republic of Korea, 51, 0.64%
Republic of Korea
51 publications, 0.64%
Chile, 43, 0.54%
Chile
43 publications, 0.54%
Singapore, 41, 0.51%
Singapore
41 publications, 0.51%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1997 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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