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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Short name
PIK
Country, city
Germany, Potsdam
Publications
5 687
Citations
477 383
h-index
298
Top-3 journals
Environmental Research Letters
Environmental Research Letters (249 publications)
Chaos
Chaos (232 publications)
Climatic Change
Climatic Change (186 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
Utrecht University
Utrecht University (273 publications)
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (264 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1992

Total publications
5687
Total citations
477383
Citations per publication
83.94
Average publications per year
162.49
Average authors per publication
7.63
h-index
298
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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Global and Planetary Change, 676, 11.89%
Global and Planetary Change
676 publications, 11.89%
General Physics and Astronomy, 552, 9.71%
General Physics and Astronomy
552 publications, 9.71%
Atmospheric Science, 552, 9.71%
Atmospheric Science
552 publications, 9.71%
General Environmental Science, 550, 9.67%
General Environmental Science
550 publications, 9.67%
Multidisciplinary, 398, 7%
Multidisciplinary
398 publications, 7%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 398, 7%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
398 publications, 7%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 371, 6.52%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
371 publications, 6.52%
Applied Mathematics, 366, 6.44%
Applied Mathematics
366 publications, 6.44%
Ecology, 312, 5.49%
Ecology
312 publications, 5.49%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 302, 5.31%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
302 publications, 5.31%
Geography, Planning and Development, 283, 4.98%
Geography, Planning and Development
283 publications, 4.98%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 259, 4.55%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
259 publications, 4.55%
Water Science and Technology, 258, 4.54%
Water Science and Technology
258 publications, 4.54%
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 253, 4.45%
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
253 publications, 4.45%
Mathematical Physics, 212, 3.73%
Mathematical Physics
212 publications, 3.73%
Environmental Science (miscellaneous), 201, 3.53%
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
201 publications, 3.53%
Economics and Econometrics, 200, 3.52%
Economics and Econometrics
200 publications, 3.52%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous), 167, 2.94%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
167 publications, 2.94%
Earth-Surface Processes, 156, 2.74%
Earth-Surface Processes
156 publications, 2.74%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 153, 2.69%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
153 publications, 2.69%
Environmental Chemistry, 152, 2.67%
Environmental Chemistry
152 publications, 2.67%
Geophysics, 152, 2.67%
Geophysics
152 publications, 2.67%
Mechanical Engineering, 143, 2.51%
Mechanical Engineering
143 publications, 2.51%
General Medicine, 130, 2.29%
General Medicine
130 publications, 2.29%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 129, 2.27%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
129 publications, 2.27%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 126, 2.22%
Agronomy and Crop Science
126 publications, 2.22%
General Energy, 115, 2.02%
General Energy
115 publications, 2.02%
General Engineering, 112, 1.97%
General Engineering
112 publications, 1.97%
Computer Science Applications, 111, 1.95%
Computer Science Applications
111 publications, 1.95%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 111, 1.95%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
111 publications, 1.95%
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Journals

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Environmental Research Letters
249 publications, 4.38%
Chaos
232 publications, 4.08%
Climatic Change
186 publications, 3.27%
Nature Climate Change
155 publications, 2.73%
Physical Review E
140 publications, 2.46%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
121 publications, 2.13%
Nature Communications
121 publications, 2.13%
Geophysical Research Letters
86 publications, 1.51%
Earth System Dynamics
81 publications, 1.42%
Scientific Reports
77 publications, 1.35%
European Physical Journal: Special Topics
75 publications, 1.32%
Nature
74 publications, 1.3%
Regional Environmental Change
73 publications, 1.28%
Geoscientific Model Development
72 publications, 1.27%
Climate Dynamics
70 publications, 1.23%
SSRN Electronic Journal
66 publications, 1.16%
Global Environmental Change
61 publications, 1.07%
Global Change Biology
58 publications, 1.02%
Cryosphere
56 publications, 0.98%
Earth's Future
55 publications, 0.97%
Energy Policy
53 publications, 0.93%
Ecological Modelling
53 publications, 0.93%
Climate of the Past
44 publications, 0.77%
Chaos, Solitons and Fractals
42 publications, 0.74%
Nature Sustainability
41 publications, 0.72%
Biogeosciences
40 publications, 0.7%
Hydrological Sciences Journal
39 publications, 0.69%
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
38 publications, 0.67%
Science
38 publications, 0.67%
New Journal of Physics
37 publications, 0.65%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
1611 publications, 28.33%
Elsevier
1130 publications, 19.87%
Wiley
495 publications, 8.7%
Copernicus
446 publications, 7.84%
IOP Publishing
362 publications, 6.37%
AIP Publishing
242 publications, 4.26%
American Physical Society (APS)
178 publications, 3.13%
Taylor & Francis
129 publications, 2.27%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
121 publications, 2.13%
MDPI
113 publications, 1.99%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
93 publications, 1.64%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
68 publications, 1.2%
American Geophysical Union
68 publications, 1.2%
Frontiers Media S.A.
66 publications, 1.16%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
64 publications, 1.13%
American Meteorological Society
61 publications, 1.07%
Cambridge University Press
53 publications, 0.93%
World Scientific
48 publications, 0.84%
Oxford University Press
40 publications, 0.7%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
40 publications, 0.7%
The Royal Society
38 publications, 0.67%
SAGE
27 publications, 0.47%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
15 publications, 0.26%
IWA Publishing
15 publications, 0.26%
Walter de Gruyter
13 publications, 0.23%
Annual Reviews
13 publications, 0.23%
Hindawi Limited
10 publications, 0.18%
Emerald
9 publications, 0.16%
EDP Sciences
9 publications, 0.16%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
6 publications, 0.11%
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With other organizations

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Humboldt University of Berlin
1289 publications, 22.67%
University of Potsdam
730 publications, 12.84%
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
425 publications, 7.47%
Technical University of Berlin
421 publications, 7.4%
Utrecht University
273 publications, 4.8%
ETH Zurich
264 publications, 4.64%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
253 publications, 4.45%
University of Aberdeen
250 publications, 4.4%
Stockholm University
247 publications, 4.34%
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
212 publications, 3.73%
Columbia University
205 publications, 3.6%
University of Exeter
184 publications, 3.24%
National Institute for Environmental Studies
169 publications, 2.97%
Technical University of Munich
160 publications, 2.81%
University of Oxford
156 publications, 2.74%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
141 publications, 2.48%
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
138 publications, 2.43%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
132 publications, 2.32%
Free University of Berlin
127 publications, 2.23%
Saratov State University
124 publications, 2.18%
Joint Global Change Research Institute
120 publications, 2.11%
University of Maryland, College Park
119 publications, 2.09%
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
117 publications, 2.06%
Meteorological Office
110 publications, 1.93%
University of Leeds
109 publications, 1.92%
Imperial College London
107 publications, 1.88%
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
103 publications, 1.81%
University of Cambridge
100 publications, 1.76%
University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
100 publications, 1.76%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
100 publications, 1.76%
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With foreign organizations

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International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
425 publications, 7.47%
Utrecht University
273 publications, 4.8%
ETH Zurich
264 publications, 4.64%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
253 publications, 4.45%
University of Aberdeen
250 publications, 4.4%
Stockholm University
247 publications, 4.34%
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
212 publications, 3.73%
Columbia University
205 publications, 3.6%
University of Exeter
184 publications, 3.24%
National Institute for Environmental Studies
169 publications, 2.97%
University of Oxford
156 publications, 2.74%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
141 publications, 2.48%
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
138 publications, 2.43%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
132 publications, 2.32%
Saratov State University
124 publications, 2.18%
Joint Global Change Research Institute
120 publications, 2.11%
University of Maryland, College Park
119 publications, 2.09%
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
117 publications, 2.06%
Meteorological Office
110 publications, 1.93%
University of Leeds
109 publications, 1.92%
Imperial College London
107 publications, 1.88%
University of Cambridge
100 publications, 1.76%
University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
100 publications, 1.76%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
100 publications, 1.76%
University of Melbourne
98 publications, 1.72%
Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
93 publications, 1.64%
Northwestern Polytechnical University
90 publications, 1.58%
Lund University
90 publications, 1.58%
University College London
89 publications, 1.56%
National Center for Atmospheric Research
86 publications, 1.51%
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With other countries

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USA, 1279, 22.49%
USA
1279 publications, 22.49%
United Kingdom, 1190, 20.92%
United Kingdom
1190 publications, 20.92%
China, 834, 14.67%
China
834 publications, 14.67%
Netherlands, 686, 12.06%
Netherlands
686 publications, 12.06%
Austria, 567, 9.97%
Austria
567 publications, 9.97%
France, 537, 9.44%
France
537 publications, 9.44%
Switzerland, 445, 7.82%
Switzerland
445 publications, 7.82%
Sweden, 436, 7.67%
Sweden
436 publications, 7.67%
Australia, 419, 7.37%
Australia
419 publications, 7.37%
Italy, 409, 7.19%
Italy
409 publications, 7.19%
Russia, 362, 6.37%
Russia
362 publications, 6.37%
Spain, 303, 5.33%
Spain
303 publications, 5.33%
Japan, 294, 5.17%
Japan
294 publications, 5.17%
India, 258, 4.54%
India
258 publications, 4.54%
Canada, 224, 3.94%
Canada
224 publications, 3.94%
Norway, 209, 3.68%
Norway
209 publications, 3.68%
Belgium, 202, 3.55%
Belgium
202 publications, 3.55%
Brazil, 188, 3.31%
Brazil
188 publications, 3.31%
Poland, 162, 2.85%
Poland
162 publications, 2.85%
Finland, 154, 2.71%
Finland
154 publications, 2.71%
Denmark, 145, 2.55%
Denmark
145 publications, 2.55%
Greece, 84, 1.48%
Greece
84 publications, 1.48%
Czech Republic, 78, 1.37%
Czech Republic
78 publications, 1.37%
Portugal, 74, 1.3%
Portugal
74 publications, 1.3%
South Africa, 68, 1.2%
South Africa
68 publications, 1.2%
New Zealand, 66, 1.16%
New Zealand
66 publications, 1.16%
Kenya, 62, 1.09%
Kenya
62 publications, 1.09%
Israel, 46, 0.81%
Israel
46 publications, 0.81%
Ireland, 43, 0.76%
Ireland
43 publications, 0.76%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1992 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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