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Cardiff University
Short name
CU
Country, city
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Publications
88 206
Citations
3 062 155
h-index
506
Top-3 journals
Nature
Nature (490 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (479 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University College London
University College London (3134 publications)
University of Bristol
University of Bristol (2717 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (2662 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Monash University
Monash University (845 publications)
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne (804 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (757 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1885

Total publications
88206
Total citations
3062155
Citations per publication
34.72
Average publications per year
621.17
Average authors per publication
6.95
h-index
506
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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General Medicine, 8199, 9.3%
General Medicine
8199 publications, 9.3%
Biochemistry, 3581, 4.06%
Biochemistry
3581 publications, 4.06%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 3078, 3.49%
Psychiatry and Mental health
3078 publications, 3.49%
Molecular Biology, 2947, 3.34%
Molecular Biology
2947 publications, 3.34%
Sociology and Political Science, 2746, 3.11%
Sociology and Political Science
2746 publications, 3.11%
General Chemistry, 2395, 2.72%
General Chemistry
2395 publications, 2.72%
Cell Biology, 2335, 2.65%
Cell Biology
2335 publications, 2.65%
Space and Planetary Science, 2249, 2.55%
Space and Planetary Science
2249 publications, 2.55%
Immunology, 2207, 2.5%
Immunology
2207 publications, 2.5%
Genetics, 2198, 2.49%
Genetics
2198 publications, 2.49%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2165, 2.45%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
2165 publications, 2.45%
Neurology (clinical), 1989, 2.25%
Neurology (clinical)
1989 publications, 2.25%
Condensed Matter Physics, 1955, 2.22%
Condensed Matter Physics
1955 publications, 2.22%
Oncology, 1936, 2.19%
Oncology
1936 publications, 2.19%
Multidisciplinary, 1842, 2.09%
Multidisciplinary
1842 publications, 2.09%
Geography, Planning and Development, 1818, 2.06%
Geography, Planning and Development
1818 publications, 2.06%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1736, 1.97%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
1736 publications, 1.97%
General Materials Science, 1731, 1.96%
General Materials Science
1731 publications, 1.96%
Education, 1703, 1.93%
Education
1703 publications, 1.93%
Mechanical Engineering, 1694, 1.92%
Mechanical Engineering
1694 publications, 1.92%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1663, 1.89%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1663 publications, 1.89%
Cancer Research, 1613, 1.83%
Cancer Research
1613 publications, 1.83%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1603, 1.82%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1603 publications, 1.82%
History, 1543, 1.75%
History
1543 publications, 1.75%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1520, 1.72%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1520 publications, 1.72%
Organic Chemistry, 1516, 1.72%
Organic Chemistry
1516 publications, 1.72%
Pharmacology, 1494, 1.69%
Pharmacology
1494 publications, 1.69%
Catalysis, 1430, 1.62%
Catalysis
1430 publications, 1.62%
General Engineering, 1373, 1.56%
General Engineering
1373 publications, 1.56%
General Physics and Astronomy, 1361, 1.54%
General Physics and Astronomy
1361 publications, 1.54%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1014 publications, 1.15%
Nature
490 publications, 0.56%
PLoS ONE
479 publications, 0.54%
Blood
475 publications, 0.54%
Scientific Reports
436 publications, 0.49%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
420 publications, 0.48%
BMJ
402 publications, 0.46%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
401 publications, 0.45%
SSRN Electronic Journal
392 publications, 0.44%
BMJ Open
357 publications, 0.4%
Astrophysical Journal
337 publications, 0.38%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
336 publications, 0.38%
The Lancet
329 publications, 0.37%
Biochemical Society Transactions
301 publications, 0.34%
Nature Communications
283 publications, 0.32%
British Journal of Dermatology
269 publications, 0.3%
British Dental Journal
257 publications, 0.29%
British Journal of Surgery
247 publications, 0.28%
Archives of Disease in Childhood
245 publications, 0.28%
Physical Review D
240 publications, 0.27%
Cancer Research
233 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
230 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Immunology
228 publications, 0.26%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
219 publications, 0.25%
Human Genetics
197 publications, 0.22%
Ecclesiastical Law Journal
195 publications, 0.22%
International Endodontic Journal
193 publications, 0.22%
Journal of Clinical Oncology
189 publications, 0.21%
NeuroImage
188 publications, 0.21%
British Journal of Haematology
188 publications, 0.21%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
19102 publications, 21.66%
Wiley
12864 publications, 14.58%
Springer Nature
12642 publications, 14.33%
Taylor & Francis
5484 publications, 6.22%
SAGE
4842 publications, 5.49%
Oxford University Press
4422 publications, 5.01%
Cambridge University Press
2452 publications, 2.78%
BMJ
2329 publications, 2.64%
MDPI
1602 publications, 1.82%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1331 publications, 1.51%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1259 publications, 1.43%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1199 publications, 1.36%
Emerald
1001 publications, 1.13%
Frontiers Media S.A.
807 publications, 0.91%
IOP Publishing
707 publications, 0.8%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
617 publications, 0.7%
Portland Press
602 publications, 0.68%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
593 publications, 0.67%
American Physical Society (APS)
571 publications, 0.65%
Mark Allen Group
518 publications, 0.59%
American Society of Hematology
498 publications, 0.56%
AIP Publishing
479 publications, 0.54%
EDP Sciences
431 publications, 0.49%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
429 publications, 0.49%
American Astronomical Society
418 publications, 0.47%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
381 publications, 0.43%
American Psychological Association (APA)
368 publications, 0.42%
The Royal Society
364 publications, 0.41%
American Society for Microbiology
351 publications, 0.4%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
311 publications, 0.35%
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With other organizations

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University College London
3134 publications, 3.55%
University of Bristol
2717 publications, 3.08%
University of Oxford
2662 publications, 3.02%
King's College London
1967 publications, 2.23%
University of Cambridge
1873 publications, 2.12%
University of Manchester
1795 publications, 2.04%
Imperial College London
1748 publications, 1.98%
Swansea University
1713 publications, 1.94%
University of Birmingham
1515 publications, 1.72%
University of Edinburgh
1460 publications, 1.66%
University of Southampton
1146 publications, 1.3%
University of Glasgow
1129 publications, 1.28%
University of Exeter
1062 publications, 1.2%
University of Nottingham
1046 publications, 1.19%
University of Sheffield
1046 publications, 1.19%
University of Leeds
1003 publications, 1.14%
Newcastle University
975 publications, 1.11%
University of Liverpool
860 publications, 0.97%
Monash University
845 publications, 0.96%
University of Melbourne
804 publications, 0.91%
University of Bath
763 publications, 0.87%
Harvard University
757 publications, 0.86%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
756 publications, 0.86%
Queen Mary University of London
750 publications, 0.85%
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
748 publications, 0.85%
Queen's University Belfast
723 publications, 0.82%
University of Warwick
682 publications, 0.77%
University of Toronto
657 publications, 0.74%
California Institute of Technology
649 publications, 0.74%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
632 publications, 0.72%
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With foreign organizations

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Monash University
845 publications, 0.96%
University of Melbourne
804 publications, 0.91%
Harvard University
757 publications, 0.86%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
756 publications, 0.86%
University of Toronto
657 publications, 0.74%
California Institute of Technology
649 publications, 0.74%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
632 publications, 0.72%
Paris Cité University
629 publications, 0.71%
University of British Columbia
546 publications, 0.62%
Karolinska Institute
527 publications, 0.6%
Ghent University
521 publications, 0.59%
University of Copenhagen
520 publications, 0.59%
Stanford University
519 publications, 0.59%
University of Pennsylvania
518 publications, 0.59%
Sorbonne University
499 publications, 0.57%
University of Sydney
497 publications, 0.56%
National Institute for Astrophysics
484 publications, 0.55%
Trinity College Dublin
484 publications, 0.55%
University of Queensland
480 publications, 0.54%
Sapienza University of Rome
467 publications, 0.53%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
460 publications, 0.52%
Johns Hopkins University
460 publications, 0.52%
Columbia University
456 publications, 0.52%
University of Amsterdam
448 publications, 0.51%
University of New South Wales
434 publications, 0.49%
Université Paris-Saclay
434 publications, 0.49%
University of Western Australia
399 publications, 0.45%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
397 publications, 0.45%
University Medical Center Utrecht
394 publications, 0.45%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
394 publications, 0.45%
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With other countries

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USA, 11080, 12.56%
USA
11080 publications, 12.56%
Germany, 5297, 6.01%
Germany
5297 publications, 6.01%
China, 4760, 5.4%
China
4760 publications, 5.4%
Australia, 3954, 4.48%
Australia
3954 publications, 4.48%
Italy, 3793, 4.3%
Italy
3793 publications, 4.3%
France, 3660, 4.15%
France
3660 publications, 4.15%
Netherlands, 3534, 4.01%
Netherlands
3534 publications, 4.01%
Canada, 3066, 3.48%
Canada
3066 publications, 3.48%
Spain, 2855, 3.24%
Spain
2855 publications, 3.24%
Belgium, 1943, 2.2%
Belgium
1943 publications, 2.2%
Sweden, 1773, 2.01%
Sweden
1773 publications, 2.01%
Switzerland, 1690, 1.92%
Switzerland
1690 publications, 1.92%
Ireland, 1461, 1.66%
Ireland
1461 publications, 1.66%
Denmark, 1443, 1.64%
Denmark
1443 publications, 1.64%
Japan, 1438, 1.63%
Japan
1438 publications, 1.63%
Norway, 954, 1.08%
Norway
954 publications, 1.08%
India, 939, 1.06%
India
939 publications, 1.06%
Austria, 876, 0.99%
Austria
876 publications, 0.99%
Brazil, 872, 0.99%
Brazil
872 publications, 0.99%
Poland, 791, 0.9%
Poland
791 publications, 0.9%
Portugal, 781, 0.89%
Portugal
781 publications, 0.89%
Saudi Arabia, 765, 0.87%
Saudi Arabia
765 publications, 0.87%
Finland, 750, 0.85%
Finland
750 publications, 0.85%
South Africa, 728, 0.83%
South Africa
728 publications, 0.83%
Russia, 688, 0.78%
Russia
688 publications, 0.78%
New Zealand, 671, 0.76%
New Zealand
671 publications, 0.76%
Greece, 622, 0.71%
Greece
622 publications, 0.71%
Chile, 524, 0.59%
Chile
524 publications, 0.59%
Turkey, 514, 0.58%
Turkey
514 publications, 0.58%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1885 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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