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Short name

UFBA

Country, city

Brazil, Salvador

03k3p7647

Organization website

Publications

22 852

Citations

357 721

h-index

168

Top-3 journals

Cadernos de Saude Publica (442 publications)

Ciencia e Saude Coletiva (283 publications)

PLoS ONE (200 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of São Paulo (2373 publications)

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (2222 publications)

Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (1088 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (301 publications)

University of Porto (274 publications)

Harvard University (269 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

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Since 1940

Total publications

22852

Total citations

357721

Citations per publication

15.65

Average publications per year

262.67

Average authors per publication

15.99

h-index

168

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.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
General Medicine	General Medicine, 2538, 11.11% General Medicine 2538 publications, 11.11%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1653, 7.23% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1653 publications, 7.23%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 1161, 5.08% Infectious Diseases 1161 publications, 5.08%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 827, 3.62% Animal Science and Zoology 827 publications, 3.62%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 782, 3.42% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 782 publications, 3.42%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 737, 3.23% Analytical Chemistry 737 publications, 3.23%
Immunology	Immunology, 673, 2.95% Immunology 673 publications, 2.95%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 576, 2.52% Biochemistry 576 publications, 2.52%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 545, 2.38% Microbiology (medical) 545 publications, 2.38%
General Veterinary	General Veterinary, 537, 2.35% General Veterinary 537 publications, 2.35%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 522, 2.28% Condensed Matter Physics 522 publications, 2.28%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 491, 2.15% Immunology and Allergy 491 publications, 2.15%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 482, 2.11% Parasitology 482 publications, 2.11%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 468, 2.05% General Chemistry 468 publications, 2.05%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 461, 2.02% Multidisciplinary 461 publications, 2.02%
Food Science	Food Science, 451, 1.97% Food Science 451 publications, 1.97%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 446, 1.95% Aquatic Science 446 publications, 1.95%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 414, 1.81% General Physics and Astronomy 414 publications, 1.81%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 404, 1.77% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 404 publications, 1.77%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 394, 1.72% Molecular Biology 394 publications, 1.72%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 381, 1.67% Health Policy 381 publications, 1.67%
Pollution	Pollution, 373, 1.63% Pollution 373 publications, 1.63%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 366, 1.6% General Chemical Engineering 366 publications, 1.6%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 365, 1.6% Plant Science 365 publications, 1.6%
Spectroscopy	Spectroscopy, 362, 1.58% Spectroscopy 362 publications, 1.58%
General Nursing	General Nursing, 357, 1.56% General Nursing 357 publications, 1.56%
Genetics	Genetics, 343, 1.5% Genetics 343 publications, 1.5%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 334, 1.46% General Materials Science 334 publications, 1.46%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 320, 1.4% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 320 publications, 1.4%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 316, 1.38% Computer Science Applications 316 publications, 1.38%
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Journals

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Cadernos de Saude Publica	Cadernos de Saude Publica, 442, 1.93% Cadernos de Saude Publica 442 publications, 1.93%
Ciencia e Saude Coletiva	Ciencia e Saude Coletiva, 283, 1.24% Ciencia e Saude Coletiva 283 publications, 1.24%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 200, 0.88% PLoS ONE 200 publications, 0.88%
Revista brasileira de enfermagem	Revista brasileira de enfermagem, 187, 0.82% Revista brasileira de enfermagem 187 publications, 0.82%
Saúde em Debate	Saúde em Debate, 166, 0.73% Saúde em Debate 166 publications, 0.73%
Microchemical Journal	Microchemical Journal, 161, 0.7% Microchemical Journal 161 publications, 0.7%
Revista de Saude Publica	Revista de Saude Publica, 135, 0.59% Revista de Saude Publica 135 publications, 0.59%
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 132, 0.58% Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases 132 publications, 0.58%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 122, 0.53% Scientific Reports 122 publications, 0.53%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 120, 0.53% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 120 publications, 0.53%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 109, 0.48% Zootaxa 109 publications, 0.48%
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 108, 0.47% Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 108 publications, 0.47%
Talanta	Talanta, 108, 0.47% Talanta 108 publications, 0.47%
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias	Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 105, 0.46% Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias 105 publications, 0.46%
Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy	Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy, 104, 0.46% Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy 104 publications, 0.46%
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 103, 0.45% Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 103 publications, 0.45%
Food Chemistry	Food Chemistry, 94, 0.41% Food Chemistry 94 publications, 0.41%
Journal of South American Earth Sciences	Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 87, 0.38% Journal of South American Earth Sciences 87 publications, 0.38%
Tropical Animal Health and Production	Tropical Animal Health and Production, 84, 0.37% Tropical Animal Health and Production 84 publications, 0.37%
Interface: Communication, Health, Education	Interface: Communication, Health, Education, 84, 0.37% Interface: Communication, Health, Education 84 publications, 0.37%
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 84, 0.37% Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP 84 publications, 0.37%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 81, 0.35% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 81 publications, 0.35%
Marine Pollution Bulletin	Marine Pollution Bulletin, 79, 0.35% Marine Pollution Bulletin 79 publications, 0.35%
Texto e Contexto Enfermagem	Texto e Contexto Enfermagem, 77, 0.34% Texto e Contexto Enfermagem 77 publications, 0.34%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 75, 0.33% PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 75 publications, 0.33%
Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia	Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 73, 0.32% Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia 73 publications, 0.32%
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 72, 0.32% Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria 72 publications, 0.32%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 70, 0.31% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 70 publications, 0.31%
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 70, 0.31% American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 70 publications, 0.31%
Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia	Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 68, 0.3% Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia 68 publications, 0.3%
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Publishers

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 5658, 24.76% Elsevier 5658 publications, 24.76%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 3477, 15.22% Springer Nature 3477 publications, 15.22%
SciELO	SciELO, 3152, 13.79% SciELO 3152 publications, 13.79%
Wiley	Wiley, 1519, 6.65% Wiley 1519 publications, 6.65%
MDPI	MDPI, 908, 3.97% MDPI 908 publications, 3.97%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 737, 3.23% Taylor & Francis 737 publications, 3.23%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 397, 1.74% Oxford University Press 397 publications, 1.74%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 335, 1.47% Frontiers Media S.A. 335 publications, 1.47%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 294, 1.29% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 294 publications, 1.29%
SAGE	SAGE, 293, 1.28% SAGE 293 publications, 1.28%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 234, 1.02% American Chemical Society (ACS) 234 publications, 1.02%
	, 203, 0.89% 203 publications, 0.89%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 203, 0.89% American Physical Society (APS) 203 publications, 0.89%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 202, 0.88% Cambridge University Press 202 publications, 0.88%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 161, 0.7% IOP Publishing 161 publications, 0.7%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 160, 0.7% Magnolia Press 160 publications, 0.7%
Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem	Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem, 157, 0.69% Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem 157 publications, 0.69%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 139, 0.61% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 139 publications, 0.61%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 136, 0.6% Mary Ann Liebert 136 publications, 0.6%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 135, 0.59% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 135 publications, 0.59%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 134, 0.59% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 134 publications, 0.59%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 133, 0.58% Hindawi Limited 133 publications, 0.58%
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz	Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, 131, 0.57% Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz 131 publications, 0.57%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 118, 0.52% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 118 publications, 0.52%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 93, 0.41% AIP Publishing 93 publications, 0.41%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 89, 0.39% World Scientific 89 publications, 0.39%
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias	Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 87, 0.38% Academia Brasileira de Ciencias 87 publications, 0.38%
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina	Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 86, 0.38% Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 86 publications, 0.38%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 85, 0.37% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 85 publications, 0.37%
Baishideng Publishing Group	Baishideng Publishing Group, 80, 0.35% Baishideng Publishing Group 80 publications, 0.35%
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With other organizations

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University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 2373, 10.38% University of São Paulo 2373 publications, 10.38%
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2222, 9.72% Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2222 publications, 9.72%
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, 1088, 4.76% Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 1088 publications, 4.76%
Federal University of Minas Gerais	Federal University of Minas Gerais, 1053, 4.61% Federal University of Minas Gerais 1053 publications, 4.61%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 1022, 4.47% Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 1022 publications, 4.47%
Universidade do Estado da Bahia	Universidade do Estado da Bahia, 838, 3.67% Universidade do Estado da Bahia 838 publications, 3.67%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul	Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 759, 3.32% Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul 759 publications, 3.32%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 706, 3.09% Universidade Estadual de Campinas 706 publications, 3.09%
Federal University of Santa Catarina	Federal University of Santa Catarina, 592, 2.59% Federal University of Santa Catarina 592 publications, 2.59%
Federal University of Pernambuco	Federal University of Pernambuco, 572, 2.5% Federal University of Pernambuco 572 publications, 2.5%
Universidade de Brasília	Universidade de Brasília, 562, 2.46% Universidade de Brasília 562 publications, 2.46%
Federal University of São Paulo	Federal University of São Paulo, 545, 2.38% Federal University of São Paulo 545 publications, 2.38%
Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saude Publica	Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saude Publica, 541, 2.37% Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saude Publica 541 publications, 2.37%
Federal University of Sergipe	Federal University of Sergipe, 511, 2.24% Federal University of Sergipe 511 publications, 2.24%
Universidade Estadual Paulista	Universidade Estadual Paulista, 477, 2.09% Universidade Estadual Paulista 477 publications, 2.09%
Federal University of Paraiba	Federal University of Paraiba, 450, 1.97% Federal University of Paraiba 450 publications, 1.97%
Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz	Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, 447, 1.96% Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz 447 publications, 1.96%
Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia	Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, 428, 1.87% Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia 428 publications, 1.87%
Universidade Federal do Ceará	Universidade Federal do Ceará, 420, 1.84% Universidade Federal do Ceará 420 publications, 1.84%
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro	Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 406, 1.78% Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 406 publications, 1.78%
Federal University of Parana	Federal University of Parana, 342, 1.5% Federal University of Parana 342 publications, 1.5%
Instituto Federal da Bahia	Instituto Federal da Bahia, 336, 1.47% Instituto Federal da Bahia 336 publications, 1.47%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte	Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, 335, 1.47% Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte 335 publications, 1.47%
Universidade Federal Fluminense	Universidade Federal Fluminense, 318, 1.39% Universidade Federal Fluminense 318 publications, 1.39%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 301, 1.32% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 301 publications, 1.32%
Federal University of São Carlos	Federal University of São Carlos, 290, 1.27% Federal University of São Carlos 290 publications, 1.27%
Universidade Salvador	Universidade Salvador, 278, 1.22% Universidade Salvador 278 publications, 1.22%
University of Porto	University of Porto, 274, 1.2% University of Porto 274 publications, 1.2%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 269, 1.18% Harvard University 269 publications, 1.18%
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo	Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 265, 1.16% Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo 265 publications, 1.16%
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With foreign organizations

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 301, 1.32% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 301 publications, 1.32%
University of Porto	University of Porto, 274, 1.2% University of Porto 274 publications, 1.2%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 269, 1.18% Harvard University 269 publications, 1.18%
Yale University	Yale University, 241, 1.05% Yale University 241 publications, 1.05%
University of Coimbra	University of Coimbra, 210, 0.92% University of Coimbra 210 publications, 0.92%
University of Lisbon	University of Lisbon, 182, 0.8% University of Lisbon 182 publications, 0.8%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 151, 0.66% University of Michigan 151 publications, 0.66%
University of Minho	University of Minho, 151, 0.66% University of Minho 151 publications, 0.66%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 147, 0.64% University of Edinburgh 147 publications, 0.64%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 145, 0.63% University of Toronto 145 publications, 0.63%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 144, 0.63% University of Sydney 144 publications, 0.63%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 143, 0.63% Uppsala University 143 publications, 0.63%
University College London	University College London, 143, 0.63% University College London 143 publications, 0.63%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 139, 0.61% University of Cape Town 139 publications, 0.61%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 139, 0.61% University of Alberta 139 publications, 0.61%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 139, 0.61% Université Paris-Saclay 139 publications, 0.61%
Humboldt University of Berlin	Humboldt University of Berlin, 137, 0.6% Humboldt University of Berlin 137 publications, 0.6%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 134, 0.59% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 134 publications, 0.59%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 132, 0.58% University of California, Berkeley 132 publications, 0.58%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 128, 0.56% University of Pennsylvania 128 publications, 0.56%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 126, 0.55% University of Oxford 126 publications, 0.55%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia	Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 124, 0.54% Universidad Nacional de Colombia 124 publications, 0.54%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 123, 0.54% National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 123 publications, 0.54%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 123, 0.54% Paris Cité University 123 publications, 0.54%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 121, 0.53% University of Cambridge 121 publications, 0.53%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 120, 0.53% University of British Columbia 120 publications, 0.53%
University of Oslo	University of Oslo, 119, 0.52% University of Oslo 119 publications, 0.52%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid	Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 116, 0.51% Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 116 publications, 0.51%
Lancaster University	Lancaster University, 116, 0.51% Lancaster University 116 publications, 0.51%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 115, 0.5% Cornell University 115 publications, 0.5%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 2433, 10.65% USA 2433 publications, 10.65%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1147, 5.02% United Kingdom 1147 publications, 5.02%
Spain	Spain, 770, 3.37% Spain 770 publications, 3.37%
Portugal	Portugal, 729, 3.19% Portugal 729 publications, 3.19%
France	France, 593, 2.59% France 593 publications, 2.59%
Germany	Germany, 590, 2.58% Germany 590 publications, 2.58%
Italy	Italy, 539, 2.36% Italy 539 publications, 2.36%
Canada	Canada, 532, 2.33% Canada 532 publications, 2.33%
Australia	Australia, 439, 1.92% Australia 439 publications, 1.92%
Argentina	Argentina, 379, 1.66% Argentina 379 publications, 1.66%
Sweden	Sweden, 324, 1.42% Sweden 324 publications, 1.42%
Chile	Chile, 293, 1.28% Chile 293 publications, 1.28%
Mexico	Mexico, 276, 1.21% Mexico 276 publications, 1.21%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 275, 1.2% Netherlands 275 publications, 1.2%
China	China, 271, 1.19% China 271 publications, 1.19%
Colombia	Colombia, 249, 1.09% Colombia 249 publications, 1.09%
Japan	Japan, 224, 0.98% Japan 224 publications, 0.98%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 216, 0.95% Switzerland 216 publications, 0.95%
Poland	Poland, 181, 0.79% Poland 181 publications, 0.79%
Belgium	Belgium, 180, 0.79% Belgium 180 publications, 0.79%
Turkey	Turkey, 177, 0.77% Turkey 177 publications, 0.77%
Norway	Norway, 175, 0.77% Norway 175 publications, 0.77%
South Africa	South Africa, 170, 0.74% South Africa 170 publications, 0.74%
Denmark	Denmark, 169, 0.74% Denmark 169 publications, 0.74%
Finland	Finland, 162, 0.71% Finland 162 publications, 0.71%
Austria	Austria, 152, 0.67% Austria 152 publications, 0.67%
Israel	Israel, 145, 0.63% Israel 145 publications, 0.63%
India	India, 145, 0.63% India 145 publications, 0.63%
Peru	Peru, 135, 0.59% Peru 135 publications, 0.59%
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