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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Short name
RAL
Country, city
United Kingdom, Didcot
Publications
23 695
Citations
742 850
h-index
280
Top-3 journals
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal of High Energy Physics (1266 publications)
Physical Review B
Physical Review B (1245 publications)
European Physical Journal C
European Physical Journal C (802 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (3697 publications)
University College London
University College London (2713 publications)
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (2646 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1961

Total publications
23695
Total citations
742850
Citations per publication
31.35
Average publications per year
359.02
Average authors per publication
188.41
h-index
280
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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Condensed Matter Physics, 4214, 17.78%
Condensed Matter Physics
4214 publications, 17.78%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 3167, 13.37%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
3167 publications, 13.37%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2716, 11.46%
General Physics and Astronomy
2716 publications, 11.46%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 2592, 10.94%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
2592 publications, 10.94%
General Materials Science, 2002, 8.45%
General Materials Science
2002 publications, 8.45%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1847, 7.79%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1847 publications, 7.79%
General Chemistry, 1769, 7.47%
General Chemistry
1769 publications, 7.47%
Space and Planetary Science, 1679, 7.09%
Space and Planetary Science
1679 publications, 7.09%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1553, 6.55%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1553 publications, 6.55%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1526, 6.44%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1526 publications, 6.44%
Instrumentation, 1296, 5.47%
Instrumentation
1296 publications, 5.47%
Materials Chemistry, 1186, 5.01%
Materials Chemistry
1186 publications, 5.01%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 1144, 4.83%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
1144 publications, 4.83%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1120, 4.73%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
1120 publications, 4.73%
Engineering (miscellaneous), 820, 3.46%
Engineering (miscellaneous)
820 publications, 3.46%
Atmospheric Science, 804, 3.39%
Atmospheric Science
804 publications, 3.39%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 747, 3.15%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
747 publications, 3.15%
Geophysics, 685, 2.89%
Geophysics
685 publications, 2.89%
Spectroscopy, 649, 2.74%
Spectroscopy
649 publications, 2.74%
Catalysis, 617, 2.6%
Catalysis
617 publications, 2.6%
General Engineering, 569, 2.4%
General Engineering
569 publications, 2.4%
Multidisciplinary, 539, 2.27%
Multidisciplinary
539 publications, 2.27%
Inorganic Chemistry, 530, 2.24%
Inorganic Chemistry
530 publications, 2.24%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 506, 2.14%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
506 publications, 2.14%
General Medicine, 470, 1.98%
General Medicine
470 publications, 1.98%
Biochemistry, 467, 1.97%
Biochemistry
467 publications, 1.97%
Mechanical Engineering, 448, 1.89%
Mechanical Engineering
448 publications, 1.89%
Surfaces and Interfaces, 443, 1.87%
Surfaces and Interfaces
443 publications, 1.87%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering, 430, 1.81%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
430 publications, 1.81%
Mechanics of Materials, 418, 1.76%
Mechanics of Materials
418 publications, 1.76%
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Journals

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Journal of High Energy Physics
1266 publications, 5.34%
Physical Review B
1245 publications, 5.25%
European Physical Journal C
802 publications, 3.38%
Physica B: Condensed Matter
638 publications, 2.69%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
613 publications, 2.59%
Physical Review Letters
607 publications, 2.56%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
568 publications, 2.4%
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
432 publications, 1.82%
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
388 publications, 1.64%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
327 publications, 1.38%
Langmuir
314 publications, 1.33%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
303 publications, 1.28%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
292 publications, 1.23%
Physical Review D
267 publications, 1.13%
Journal of Instrumentation
261 publications, 1.1%
Journal of Chemical Physics
237 publications, 1%
Nature
218 publications, 0.92%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
194 publications, 0.82%
Physics of Plasmas
193 publications, 0.81%
Nature Communications
190 publications, 0.8%
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
184 publications, 0.78%
Journal of Physical Chemistry B
179 publications, 0.76%
Journal of the American Chemical Society
175 publications, 0.74%
Review of Scientific Instruments
175 publications, 0.74%
Advances in Space Research
170 publications, 0.72%
Annales Geophysicae
168 publications, 0.71%
Astrophysical Journal
160 publications, 0.68%
Scientific Reports
156 publications, 0.66%
Inorganic Chemistry
149 publications, 0.63%
Nuclear Physics B
143 publications, 0.6%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
5298 publications, 22.36%
Springer Nature
4433 publications, 18.71%
American Physical Society (APS)
2505 publications, 10.57%
IOP Publishing
1717 publications, 7.25%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1680 publications, 7.09%
Wiley
1203 publications, 5.08%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1184 publications, 5%
AIP Publishing
964 publications, 4.07%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
577 publications, 2.44%
Oxford University Press
463 publications, 1.95%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
428 publications, 1.81%
EDP Sciences
326 publications, 1.38%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
326 publications, 1.38%
Taylor & Francis
295 publications, 1.24%
Copernicus
287 publications, 1.21%
Cambridge University Press
228 publications, 0.96%
MDPI
205 publications, 0.87%
American Astronomical Society
204 publications, 0.86%
Optica Publishing Group
149 publications, 0.63%
The Royal Society
99 publications, 0.42%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
95 publications, 0.4%
American Geophysical Union
86 publications, 0.36%
World Scientific
79 publications, 0.33%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
76 publications, 0.32%
SAGE
73 publications, 0.31%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
57 publications, 0.24%
American Meteorological Society
56 publications, 0.24%
Walter de Gruyter
53 publications, 0.22%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
47 publications, 0.2%
Frontiers Media S.A.
45 publications, 0.19%
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With other organizations

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University of Oxford
3697 publications, 15.6%
University College London
2713 publications, 11.45%
Imperial College London
2646 publications, 11.17%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
2530 publications, 10.68%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
2455 publications, 10.36%
Sapienza University of Rome
2082 publications, 8.79%
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
2074 publications, 8.75%
University of Cambridge
2020 publications, 8.53%
University of Manchester
1992 publications, 8.41%
Université Paris-Saclay
1991 publications, 8.4%
University of Bologna
1988 publications, 8.39%
University of Pisa
1878 publications, 7.93%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
1871 publications, 7.9%
University of Genoa
1830 publications, 7.72%
National Laboratory of Frascati
1756 publications, 7.41%
University of Birmingham
1752 publications, 7.39%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1718 publications, 7.25%
University of Edinburgh
1711 publications, 7.22%
University of Glasgow
1711 publications, 7.22%
University of Bristol
1706 publications, 7.2%
University of Liverpool
1693 publications, 7.14%
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1679 publications, 7.09%
Charles University
1654 publications, 6.98%
University of Warwick
1629 publications, 6.87%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
1616 publications, 6.82%
Ohio State University
1599 publications, 6.75%
Lomonosov Moscow State University
1567 publications, 6.61%
University of Naples Federico II
1562 publications, 6.59%
University of Pavia
1541 publications, 6.5%
Boston University
1541 publications, 6.5%
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With foreign organizations

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European Organization for Nuclear Research
2530 publications, 10.68%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
2455 publications, 10.36%
Sapienza University of Rome
2082 publications, 8.79%
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
2074 publications, 8.75%
Université Paris-Saclay
1991 publications, 8.4%
University of Bologna
1988 publications, 8.39%
University of Pisa
1878 publications, 7.93%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
1871 publications, 7.9%
University of Genoa
1830 publications, 7.72%
National Laboratory of Frascati
1756 publications, 7.41%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1718 publications, 7.25%
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1679 publications, 7.09%
Charles University
1654 publications, 6.98%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
1616 publications, 6.82%
Ohio State University
1599 publications, 6.75%
Lomonosov Moscow State University
1567 publications, 6.61%
University of Naples Federico II
1562 publications, 6.59%
University of Pavia
1541 publications, 6.5%
Boston University
1541 publications, 6.5%
Sorbonne University
1537 publications, 6.49%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
1532 publications, 6.47%
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»
1531 publications, 6.46%
University of Iowa
1519 publications, 6.41%
AGH University of Krakow
1518 publications, 6.41%
University of Belgrade
1501 publications, 6.33%
Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»
1489 publications, 6.28%
P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1487 publications, 6.28%
Institute for High Energy Physics of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»
1477 publications, 6.23%
Boğaziçi University
1463 publications, 6.17%
Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
1433 publications, 6.05%
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With other countries

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USA, 6451, 27.23%
USA
6451 publications, 27.23%
France, 5168, 21.81%
France
5168 publications, 21.81%
Germany, 5003, 21.11%
Germany
5003 publications, 21.11%
Italy, 3900, 16.46%
Italy
3900 publications, 16.46%
Switzerland, 3391, 14.31%
Switzerland
3391 publications, 14.31%
China, 3128, 13.2%
China
3128 publications, 13.2%
Spain, 3041, 12.83%
Spain
3041 publications, 12.83%
Poland, 2433, 10.27%
Poland
2433 publications, 10.27%
Japan, 2264, 9.55%
Japan
2264 publications, 9.55%
Russia, 2213, 9.34%
Russia
2213 publications, 9.34%
Netherlands, 2142, 9.04%
Netherlands
2142 publications, 9.04%
Sweden, 2023, 8.54%
Sweden
2023 publications, 8.54%
Brazil, 1970, 8.31%
Brazil
1970 publications, 8.31%
Portugal, 1946, 8.21%
Portugal
1946 publications, 8.21%
Czech Republic, 1835, 7.74%
Czech Republic
1835 publications, 7.74%
Australia, 1826, 7.71%
Australia
1826 publications, 7.71%
Austria, 1788, 7.55%
Austria
1788 publications, 7.55%
Greece, 1738, 7.33%
Greece
1738 publications, 7.33%
Colombia, 1709, 7.21%
Colombia
1709 publications, 7.21%
Canada, 1643, 6.93%
Canada
1643 publications, 6.93%
Turkey, 1535, 6.48%
Turkey
1535 publications, 6.48%
Serbia, 1463, 6.17%
Serbia
1463 publications, 6.17%
Georgia, 1419, 5.99%
Georgia
1419 publications, 5.99%
Romania, 1379, 5.82%
Romania
1379 publications, 5.82%
Belgium, 1332, 5.62%
Belgium
1332 publications, 5.62%
Hungary, 1284, 5.42%
Hungary
1284 publications, 5.42%
India, 1272, 5.37%
India
1272 publications, 5.37%
Armenia, 1218, 5.14%
Armenia
1218 publications, 5.14%
Denmark, 1176, 4.96%
Denmark
1176 publications, 4.96%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1961 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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