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
8 507
Citations
274 639
h-index
180
Top-3 journals
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (1685 publications)
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (1245 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of La Laguna
University of La Laguna (4581 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1977

Total publications
8507
Total citations
274639
Citations per publication
32.28
Average publications per year
177.23
Average authors per publication
47.83
h-index
180
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, 6930, 81.46%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
6930 publications, 81.46%
Space and Planetary Science, 6782, 79.72%
Space and Planetary Science
6782 publications, 79.72%
General Physics and Astronomy, 155, 1.82%
General Physics and Astronomy
155 publications, 1.82%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 141, 1.66%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
141 publications, 1.66%
Multidisciplinary, 124, 1.46%
Multidisciplinary
124 publications, 1.46%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 102, 1.2%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
102 publications, 1.2%
Instrumentation, 70, 0.82%
Instrumentation
70 publications, 0.82%
Geophysics, 65, 0.76%
Geophysics
65 publications, 0.76%
General Materials Science, 61, 0.72%
General Materials Science
61 publications, 0.72%
General Engineering, 55, 0.65%
General Engineering
55 publications, 0.65%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 53, 0.62%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
53 publications, 0.62%
Atmospheric Science, 52, 0.61%
Atmospheric Science
52 publications, 0.61%
Organic Chemistry, 50, 0.59%
Organic Chemistry
50 publications, 0.59%
General Medicine, 48, 0.56%
General Medicine
48 publications, 0.56%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 48, 0.56%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
48 publications, 0.56%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 47, 0.55%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
47 publications, 0.55%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 40, 0.47%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
40 publications, 0.47%
Aerospace Engineering, 37, 0.43%
Aerospace Engineering
37 publications, 0.43%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 36, 0.42%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
36 publications, 0.42%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 26, 0.31%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
26 publications, 0.31%
Analytical Chemistry, 22, 0.26%
Analytical Chemistry
22 publications, 0.26%
Condensed Matter Physics, 22, 0.26%
Condensed Matter Physics
22 publications, 0.26%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 21, 0.25%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
21 publications, 0.25%
Mathematical Physics, 21, 0.25%
Mathematical Physics
21 publications, 0.25%
Spectroscopy, 16, 0.19%
Spectroscopy
16 publications, 0.19%
Mechanical Engineering, 14, 0.16%
Mechanical Engineering
14 publications, 0.16%
General Mathematics, 13, 0.15%
General Mathematics
13 publications, 0.15%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 13, 0.15%
Geochemistry and Petrology
13 publications, 0.15%
Control and Systems Engineering, 13, 0.15%
Control and Systems Engineering
13 publications, 0.15%
Engineering (miscellaneous), 13, 0.15%
Engineering (miscellaneous)
13 publications, 0.15%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
2154 publications, 25.32%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1685 publications, 19.81%
Astrophysical Journal
1245 publications, 14.64%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
409 publications, 4.81%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
339 publications, 3.98%
Astronomical Journal
313 publications, 3.68%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
235 publications, 2.76%
Astrophysics and Space Science
191 publications, 2.25%
Journal of High Energy Physics
125 publications, 1.47%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
117 publications, 1.38%
Solar Physics
90 publications, 1.06%
Nature
83 publications, 0.98%
Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way
81 publications, 0.95%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
77 publications, 0.91%
Nature Astronomy
72 publications, 0.85%
Astronomische Nachrichten
70 publications, 0.82%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
59 publications, 0.69%
Experimental Astronomy
55 publications, 0.65%
Icarus
55 publications, 0.65%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
53 publications, 0.62%
Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures
50 publications, 0.59%
EPJ Web of Conferences
47 publications, 0.55%
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
47 publications, 0.55%
Journal for the History of Astronomy
36 publications, 0.42%
Science
35 publications, 0.41%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
35 publications, 0.41%
EAS Publications Series
34 publications, 0.4%
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
33 publications, 0.39%
Advances in Space Research
30 publications, 0.35%
Physical Review D
27 publications, 0.32%
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Publishers

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Oxford University Press
2300 publications, 27.04%
EDP Sciences
1815 publications, 21.34%
American Astronomical Society
1632 publications, 19.18%
Springer Nature
895 publications, 10.52%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
423 publications, 4.97%
IOP Publishing
411 publications, 4.83%
Cambridge University Press
367 publications, 4.31%
Elsevier
202 publications, 2.37%
Wiley
96 publications, 1.13%
MDPI
61 publications, 0.72%
Taylor & Francis
56 publications, 0.66%
American Physical Society (APS)
40 publications, 0.47%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
38 publications, 0.45%
SAGE
36 publications, 0.42%
Optica Publishing Group
28 publications, 0.33%
World Scientific
20 publications, 0.24%
Pleiades Publishing
14 publications, 0.16%
Frontiers Media S.A.
12 publications, 0.14%
AIP Publishing
12 publications, 0.14%
The Royal Society
9 publications, 0.11%
Hindawi Limited
7 publications, 0.08%
Mary Ann Liebert
5 publications, 0.06%
Copernicus
5 publications, 0.06%
American Geophysical Union
3 publications, 0.04%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
3 publications, 0.04%
American Meteorological Society
2 publications, 0.02%
Annual Reviews
2 publications, 0.02%
IOS Press
1 publication, 0.01%
Emerald
1 publication, 0.01%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1 publication, 0.01%
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With other organizations

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University of La Laguna
4581 publications, 53.85%
National Institute for Astrophysics
1269 publications, 14.92%
California Institute of Technology
621 publications, 7.3%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
559 publications, 6.57%
Observatoire de Paris
505 publications, 5.94%
University of Cambridge
499 publications, 5.87%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
499 publications, 5.87%
University of Padua
497 publications, 5.84%
Space Telescope Science Institute
491 publications, 5.77%
National Institute for Aerospace Technology
466 publications, 5.48%
Paris Cité University
459 publications, 5.4%
European Southern Observatory
430 publications, 5.05%
Sorbonne University
423 publications, 4.97%
University College London
415 publications, 4.88%
Ohio State University
407 publications, 4.78%
University of Southampton
406 publications, 4.77%
Princeton University
404 publications, 4.75%
National Autonomous University of Mexico
389 publications, 4.57%
Université Paris-Saclay
389 publications, 4.57%
Autonomous University of Madrid
384 publications, 4.51%
University of Arizona
381 publications, 4.48%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
362 publications, 4.26%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
359 publications, 4.22%
Leiden University
354 publications, 4.16%
University of Tokyo
353 publications, 4.15%
University of Warwick
348 publications, 4.09%
University of Manchester
334 publications, 3.93%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
332 publications, 3.9%
University of Oxford
326 publications, 3.83%
University of Geneva
324 publications, 3.81%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
1269 publications, 14.92%
California Institute of Technology
621 publications, 7.3%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
559 publications, 6.57%
Observatoire de Paris
505 publications, 5.94%
University of Cambridge
499 publications, 5.87%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
499 publications, 5.87%
University of Padua
497 publications, 5.84%
Space Telescope Science Institute
491 publications, 5.77%
Paris Cité University
459 publications, 5.4%
European Southern Observatory
430 publications, 5.05%
Sorbonne University
423 publications, 4.97%
University College London
415 publications, 4.88%
Ohio State University
407 publications, 4.78%
University of Southampton
406 publications, 4.77%
Princeton University
404 publications, 4.75%
National Autonomous University of Mexico
389 publications, 4.57%
Université Paris-Saclay
389 publications, 4.57%
University of Arizona
381 publications, 4.48%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
362 publications, 4.26%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
359 publications, 4.22%
Leiden University
354 publications, 4.16%
University of Tokyo
353 publications, 4.15%
University of Warwick
348 publications, 4.09%
University of Manchester
334 publications, 3.93%
University of Oxford
326 publications, 3.83%
University of Geneva
324 publications, 3.81%
Johns Hopkins University
320 publications, 3.76%
University of Texas at Austin
312 publications, 3.67%
Imperial College London
308 publications, 3.62%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
305 publications, 3.59%
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With other countries

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USA, 3407, 40.05%
USA
3407 publications, 40.05%
United Kingdom, 2798, 32.89%
United Kingdom
2798 publications, 32.89%
Germany, 2349, 27.61%
Germany
2349 publications, 27.61%
Italy, 2093, 24.6%
Italy
2093 publications, 24.6%
France, 1845, 21.69%
France
1845 publications, 21.69%
Netherlands, 1079, 12.68%
Netherlands
1079 publications, 12.68%
Chile, 1025, 12.05%
Chile
1025 publications, 12.05%
Australia, 858, 10.09%
Australia
858 publications, 10.09%
Switzerland, 781, 9.18%
Switzerland
781 publications, 9.18%
Mexico, 762, 8.96%
Mexico
762 publications, 8.96%
Canada, 701, 8.24%
Canada
701 publications, 8.24%
Brazil, 669, 7.86%
Brazil
669 publications, 7.86%
China, 613, 7.21%
China
613 publications, 7.21%
Japan, 611, 7.18%
Japan
611 publications, 7.18%
Belgium, 580, 6.82%
Belgium
580 publications, 6.82%
Portugal, 477, 5.61%
Portugal
477 publications, 5.61%
Austria, 449, 5.28%
Austria
449 publications, 5.28%
Sweden, 421, 4.95%
Sweden
421 publications, 4.95%
Denmark, 401, 4.71%
Denmark
401 publications, 4.71%
Poland, 399, 4.69%
Poland
399 publications, 4.69%
India, 394, 4.63%
India
394 publications, 4.63%
Russia, 362, 4.26%
Russia
362 publications, 4.26%
Finland, 359, 4.22%
Finland
359 publications, 4.22%
Republic of Korea, 331, 3.89%
Republic of Korea
331 publications, 3.89%
Hungary, 278, 3.27%
Hungary
278 publications, 3.27%
Czech Republic, 271, 3.19%
Czech Republic
271 publications, 3.19%
Ukraine, 247, 2.9%
Ukraine
247 publications, 2.9%
South Africa, 244, 2.87%
South Africa
244 publications, 2.87%
Greece, 235, 2.76%
Greece
235 publications, 2.76%
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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.