Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

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Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Short name
IAC
Country, city
Spain, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Publications
9 784
Citations
311 145
h-index
190
Top-3 journals
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (2256 publications)
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (1315 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of La Laguna
University of La Laguna (5597 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1977

Total publications
9784
Total citations
311145
Citations per publication
31.8
Average publications per year
199.67
Average authors per publication
46.01
h-index
190
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, 6985, 71.39%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
6985 publications, 71.39%
Space and Planetary Science, 6836, 69.87%
Space and Planetary Science
6836 publications, 69.87%
General Physics and Astronomy, 156, 1.59%
General Physics and Astronomy
156 publications, 1.59%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 141, 1.44%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
141 publications, 1.44%
Multidisciplinary, 124, 1.27%
Multidisciplinary
124 publications, 1.27%
General Medicine, 103, 1.05%
General Medicine
103 publications, 1.05%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 102, 1.04%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
102 publications, 1.04%
Instrumentation, 70, 0.72%
Instrumentation
70 publications, 0.72%
Geophysics, 65, 0.66%
Geophysics
65 publications, 0.66%
General Materials Science, 61, 0.62%
General Materials Science
61 publications, 0.62%
General Engineering, 56, 0.57%
General Engineering
56 publications, 0.57%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 53, 0.54%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
53 publications, 0.54%
Atmospheric Science, 52, 0.53%
Atmospheric Science
52 publications, 0.53%
Organic Chemistry, 50, 0.51%
Organic Chemistry
50 publications, 0.51%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 49, 0.5%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
49 publications, 0.5%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 47, 0.48%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
47 publications, 0.48%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 40, 0.41%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
40 publications, 0.41%
Aerospace Engineering, 37, 0.38%
Aerospace Engineering
37 publications, 0.38%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 36, 0.37%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
36 publications, 0.37%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 26, 0.27%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
26 publications, 0.27%
Analytical Chemistry, 22, 0.22%
Analytical Chemistry
22 publications, 0.22%
Condensed Matter Physics, 22, 0.22%
Condensed Matter Physics
22 publications, 0.22%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 21, 0.21%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
21 publications, 0.21%
Mathematical Physics, 21, 0.21%
Mathematical Physics
21 publications, 0.21%
Spectroscopy, 16, 0.16%
Spectroscopy
16 publications, 0.16%
Mechanical Engineering, 14, 0.14%
Mechanical Engineering
14 publications, 0.14%
General Mathematics, 13, 0.13%
General Mathematics
13 publications, 0.13%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 13, 0.13%
Geochemistry and Petrology
13 publications, 0.13%
General Environmental Science, 13, 0.13%
General Environmental Science
13 publications, 0.13%
Control and Systems Engineering, 13, 0.13%
Control and Systems Engineering
13 publications, 0.13%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
2287 publications, 23.37%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
2256 publications, 23.06%
Astrophysical Journal
1315 publications, 13.44%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
409 publications, 4.18%
Astronomical Journal
343 publications, 3.51%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
342 publications, 3.5%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
256 publications, 2.62%
Astrophysics and Space Science
191 publications, 1.95%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union
135 publications, 1.38%
Journal of High Energy Physics
125 publications, 1.28%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
121 publications, 1.24%
Solar Physics
95 publications, 0.97%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
91 publications, 0.93%
Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way
91 publications, 0.93%
Nature
87 publications, 0.89%
Nature Astronomy
85 publications, 0.87%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
84 publications, 0.86%
Astronomische Nachrichten
70 publications, 0.72%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
60 publications, 0.61%
Experimental Astronomy
57 publications, 0.58%
Icarus
55 publications, 0.56%
Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures
52 publications, 0.53%
International Astronomical Union Colloquium
50 publications, 0.51%
EPJ Web of Conferences
49 publications, 0.5%
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
48 publications, 0.49%
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
47 publications, 0.48%
Physical Review D
45 publications, 0.46%
Science
37 publications, 0.38%
Journal for the History of Astronomy
36 publications, 0.37%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
36 publications, 0.37%
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Publishers

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Oxford University Press
2440 publications, 24.94%
EDP Sciences
2388 publications, 24.41%
American Astronomical Society
1766 publications, 18.05%
Springer Nature
1048 publications, 10.71%
Cambridge University Press
563 publications, 5.75%
IOP Publishing
431 publications, 4.41%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
424 publications, 4.33%
Elsevier
216 publications, 2.21%
Wiley
97 publications, 0.99%
MDPI
68 publications, 0.7%
American Physical Society (APS)
64 publications, 0.65%
Taylor & Francis
58 publications, 0.59%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
40 publications, 0.41%
SAGE
36 publications, 0.37%
Optica Publishing Group
28 publications, 0.29%
World Scientific
20 publications, 0.2%
Pleiades Publishing
14 publications, 0.14%
Frontiers Media S.A.
12 publications, 0.12%
AIP Publishing
12 publications, 0.12%
The Royal Society
9 publications, 0.09%
Hindawi Limited
7 publications, 0.07%
Mary Ann Liebert
5 publications, 0.05%
Copernicus
5 publications, 0.05%
Annual Reviews
4 publications, 0.04%
American Geophysical Union
3 publications, 0.03%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
3 publications, 0.03%
F1000 Research
3 publications, 0.03%
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
2 publications, 0.02%
American Meteorological Society
2 publications, 0.02%
The Russian Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 0.02%
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With other organizations

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University of La Laguna
5597 publications, 57.21%
National Institute for Astrophysics
1678 publications, 17.15%
California Institute of Technology
840 publications, 8.59%
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia
832 publications, 8.5%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
783 publications, 8%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
692 publications, 7.07%
University of Padua
671 publications, 6.86%
Observatoire de Paris
657 publications, 6.72%
University of Cambridge
652 publications, 6.66%
Sorbonne University
649 publications, 6.63%
Paris Cité University
647 publications, 6.61%
National Institute for Aerospace Technology
638 publications, 6.52%
Space Telescope Science Institute
595 publications, 6.08%
Spanish Astrobiology Center
592 publications, 6.05%
University College London
591 publications, 6.04%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
545 publications, 5.57%
Princeton University
539 publications, 5.51%
Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia
539 publications, 5.51%
Université Paris-Saclay
538 publications, 5.5%
University of Geneva
529 publications, 5.41%
European Southern Observatory
528 publications, 5.4%
Institute of Space Sciences
507 publications, 5.18%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
506 publications, 5.17%
University of Tokyo
505 publications, 5.16%
Ohio State University
500 publications, 5.11%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics
496 publications, 5.07%
Leiden University
492 publications, 5.03%
University of Southampton
479 publications, 4.9%
University of Oxford
475 publications, 4.85%
University of Warwick
474 publications, 4.84%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
1678 publications, 17.15%
California Institute of Technology
840 publications, 8.59%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
783 publications, 8%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
692 publications, 7.07%
University of Padua
671 publications, 6.86%
Observatoire de Paris
657 publications, 6.72%
University of Cambridge
652 publications, 6.66%
Sorbonne University
649 publications, 6.63%
Paris Cité University
647 publications, 6.61%
Space Telescope Science Institute
595 publications, 6.08%
University College London
591 publications, 6.04%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
545 publications, 5.57%
Princeton University
539 publications, 5.51%
Université Paris-Saclay
538 publications, 5.5%
University of Geneva
529 publications, 5.41%
European Southern Observatory
528 publications, 5.4%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
506 publications, 5.17%
University of Tokyo
505 publications, 5.16%
Ohio State University
500 publications, 5.11%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics
496 publications, 5.07%
Leiden University
492 publications, 5.03%
University of Southampton
479 publications, 4.9%
University of Oxford
475 publications, 4.85%
University of Warwick
474 publications, 4.84%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
456 publications, 4.66%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
456 publications, 4.66%
University of Arizona
452 publications, 4.62%
University of Manchester
444 publications, 4.54%
University of Porto
437 publications, 4.47%
Durham University
414 publications, 4.23%
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With other countries

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USA, 3533, 36.11%
USA
3533 publications, 36.11%
United Kingdom, 2932, 29.97%
United Kingdom
2932 publications, 29.97%
Germany, 2415, 24.68%
Germany
2415 publications, 24.68%
Italy, 2152, 22%
Italy
2152 publications, 22%
France, 1908, 19.5%
France
1908 publications, 19.5%
Netherlands, 1120, 11.45%
Netherlands
1120 publications, 11.45%
Chile, 1048, 10.71%
Chile
1048 publications, 10.71%
Australia, 893, 9.13%
Australia
893 publications, 9.13%
Switzerland, 803, 8.21%
Switzerland
803 publications, 8.21%
Mexico, 788, 8.05%
Mexico
788 publications, 8.05%
Canada, 722, 7.38%
Canada
722 publications, 7.38%
Brazil, 689, 7.04%
Brazil
689 publications, 7.04%
China, 638, 6.52%
China
638 publications, 6.52%
Japan, 630, 6.44%
Japan
630 publications, 6.44%
Belgium, 590, 6.03%
Belgium
590 publications, 6.03%
Portugal, 484, 4.95%
Portugal
484 publications, 4.95%
Austria, 459, 4.69%
Austria
459 publications, 4.69%
Sweden, 435, 4.45%
Sweden
435 publications, 4.45%
India, 414, 4.23%
India
414 publications, 4.23%
Denmark, 411, 4.2%
Denmark
411 publications, 4.2%
Poland, 406, 4.15%
Poland
406 publications, 4.15%
Russia, 368, 3.76%
Russia
368 publications, 3.76%
Finland, 365, 3.73%
Finland
365 publications, 3.73%
Republic of Korea, 337, 3.44%
Republic of Korea
337 publications, 3.44%
Hungary, 280, 2.86%
Hungary
280 publications, 2.86%
Czech Republic, 278, 2.84%
Czech Republic
278 publications, 2.84%
Ukraine, 252, 2.58%
Ukraine
252 publications, 2.58%
South Africa, 250, 2.56%
South Africa
250 publications, 2.56%
Greece, 239, 2.44%
Greece
239 publications, 2.44%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1977 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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