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Cardiff University
Short name
CU
Country, city
United Kingdom, Cardiff
Publications
87 994
Citations
3 034 169
h-index
504
Top-3 journals
Nature
Nature (490 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (479 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University College London
University College London (3119 publications)
University of Bristol
University of Bristol (2707 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (2653 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Monash University
Monash University (843 publications)
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne (802 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1885

Total publications
87994
Total citations
3034169
Citations per publication
34.48
Average publications per year
619.68
Average authors per publication
6.93
h-index
504
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, 9.32%
General Medicine
8199 publications, 9.32%
Biochemistry, 3581, 4.07%
Biochemistry
3581 publications, 4.07%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 3078, 3.5%
Psychiatry and Mental health
3078 publications, 3.5%
Molecular Biology, 2947, 3.35%
Molecular Biology
2947 publications, 3.35%
Sociology and Political Science, 2746, 3.12%
Sociology and Political Science
2746 publications, 3.12%
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, 2.56%
Space and Planetary Science
2249 publications, 2.56%
Immunology, 2207, 2.51%
Immunology
2207 publications, 2.51%
Genetics, 2198, 2.5%
Genetics
2198 publications, 2.5%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2165, 2.46%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
2165 publications, 2.46%
Neurology (clinical), 1989, 2.26%
Neurology (clinical)
1989 publications, 2.26%
Condensed Matter Physics, 1955, 2.22%
Condensed Matter Physics
1955 publications, 2.22%
Oncology, 1936, 2.2%
Oncology
1936 publications, 2.2%
Multidisciplinary, 1842, 2.09%
Multidisciplinary
1842 publications, 2.09%
Geography, Planning and Development, 1818, 2.07%
Geography, Planning and Development
1818 publications, 2.07%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1736, 1.97%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
1736 publications, 1.97%
General Materials Science, 1731, 1.97%
General Materials Science
1731 publications, 1.97%
Education, 1703, 1.94%
Education
1703 publications, 1.94%
Mechanical Engineering, 1694, 1.93%
Mechanical Engineering
1694 publications, 1.93%
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, 1.73%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1520 publications, 1.73%
Organic Chemistry, 1516, 1.72%
Organic Chemistry
1516 publications, 1.72%
Pharmacology, 1494, 1.7%
Pharmacology
1494 publications, 1.7%
Catalysis, 1430, 1.63%
Catalysis
1430 publications, 1.63%
General Engineering, 1373, 1.56%
General Engineering
1373 publications, 1.56%
General Physics and Astronomy, 1361, 1.55%
General Physics and Astronomy
1361 publications, 1.55%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1011 publications, 1.15%
Nature
490 publications, 0.56%
PLoS ONE
479 publications, 0.54%
Blood
475 publications, 0.54%
Scientific Reports
436 publications, 0.5%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
420 publications, 0.48%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
401 publications, 0.46%
BMJ
401 publications, 0.46%
SSRN Electronic Journal
393 publications, 0.45%
BMJ Open
355 publications, 0.4%
Astrophysical Journal
337 publications, 0.38%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
332 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
268 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
236 publications, 0.27%
Cancer Research
233 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry
230 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Immunology
226 publications, 0.26%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
218 publications, 0.25%
Human Genetics
197 publications, 0.22%
International Endodontic Journal
192 publications, 0.22%
Ecclesiastical Law Journal
191 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
19073 publications, 21.68%
Wiley
12829 publications, 14.58%
Springer Nature
12641 publications, 14.37%
Taylor & Francis
5462 publications, 6.21%
SAGE
4828 publications, 5.49%
Oxford University Press
4394 publications, 4.99%
Cambridge University Press
2446 publications, 2.78%
BMJ
2322 publications, 2.64%
MDPI
1586 publications, 1.8%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1328 publications, 1.51%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1254 publications, 1.43%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1194 publications, 1.36%
Emerald
994 publications, 1.13%
Frontiers Media S.A.
807 publications, 0.92%
IOP Publishing
707 publications, 0.8%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
617 publications, 0.7%
Portland Press
601 publications, 0.68%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
597 publications, 0.68%
American Physical Society (APS)
567 publications, 0.64%
Mark Allen Group
514 publications, 0.58%
American Society of Hematology
498 publications, 0.57%
AIP Publishing
479 publications, 0.54%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
429 publications, 0.49%
EDP Sciences
427 publications, 0.49%
American Astronomical Society
418 publications, 0.48%
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
3119 publications, 3.54%
University of Bristol
2707 publications, 3.08%
University of Oxford
2653 publications, 3.01%
King's College London
1965 publications, 2.23%
University of Cambridge
1871 publications, 2.13%
University of Manchester
1784 publications, 2.03%
Imperial College London
1748 publications, 1.99%
Swansea University
1709 publications, 1.94%
University of Birmingham
1512 publications, 1.72%
University of Edinburgh
1455 publications, 1.65%
University of Southampton
1142 publications, 1.3%
University of Glasgow
1125 publications, 1.28%
University of Exeter
1058 publications, 1.2%
University of Nottingham
1044 publications, 1.19%
University of Sheffield
1043 publications, 1.19%
University of Leeds
1000 publications, 1.14%
Newcastle University
974 publications, 1.11%
University of Liverpool
859 publications, 0.98%
Monash University
843 publications, 0.96%
University of Melbourne
802 publications, 0.91%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
761 publications, 0.86%
Harvard University
759 publications, 0.86%
University of Bath
759 publications, 0.86%
Queen Mary University of London
748 publications, 0.85%
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
744 publications, 0.85%
Queen's University Belfast
722 publications, 0.82%
University of Warwick
676 publications, 0.77%
University of Toronto
658 publications, 0.75%
California Institute of Technology
645 publications, 0.73%
Paris Cité University
630 publications, 0.72%
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With foreign organizations

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Monash University
843 publications, 0.96%
University of Melbourne
802 publications, 0.91%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
761 publications, 0.86%
Harvard University
759 publications, 0.86%
University of Toronto
658 publications, 0.75%
California Institute of Technology
645 publications, 0.73%
Paris Cité University
630 publications, 0.72%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
629 publications, 0.71%
University of British Columbia
544 publications, 0.62%
Karolinska Institute
526 publications, 0.6%
Ghent University
521 publications, 0.59%
University of Copenhagen
515 publications, 0.59%
Stanford University
515 publications, 0.59%
University of Pennsylvania
513 publications, 0.58%
Sorbonne University
497 publications, 0.56%
University of Sydney
492 publications, 0.56%
National Institute for Astrophysics
480 publications, 0.55%
Trinity College Dublin
480 publications, 0.55%
University of Queensland
477 publications, 0.54%
Sapienza University of Rome
467 publications, 0.53%
Johns Hopkins University
460 publications, 0.52%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
459 publications, 0.52%
Columbia University
457 publications, 0.52%
University of Amsterdam
447 publications, 0.51%
Université Paris-Saclay
432 publications, 0.49%
University of New South Wales
430 publications, 0.49%
University Medical Center Utrecht
396 publications, 0.45%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
395 publications, 0.45%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
395 publications, 0.45%
University of Western Australia
394 publications, 0.45%
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With other countries

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USA, 11059, 12.57%
USA
11059 publications, 12.57%
Germany, 5291, 6.01%
Germany
5291 publications, 6.01%
China, 4747, 5.39%
China
4747 publications, 5.39%
Australia, 3934, 4.47%
Australia
3934 publications, 4.47%
Italy, 3784, 4.3%
Italy
3784 publications, 4.3%
France, 3655, 4.15%
France
3655 publications, 4.15%
Netherlands, 3531, 4.01%
Netherlands
3531 publications, 4.01%
Canada, 3055, 3.47%
Canada
3055 publications, 3.47%
Spain, 2847, 3.24%
Spain
2847 publications, 3.24%
Belgium, 1938, 2.2%
Belgium
1938 publications, 2.2%
Sweden, 1768, 2.01%
Sweden
1768 publications, 2.01%
Switzerland, 1685, 1.91%
Switzerland
1685 publications, 1.91%
Ireland, 1456, 1.65%
Ireland
1456 publications, 1.65%
Denmark, 1436, 1.63%
Denmark
1436 publications, 1.63%
Japan, 1433, 1.63%
Japan
1433 publications, 1.63%
Norway, 950, 1.08%
Norway
950 publications, 1.08%
India, 934, 1.06%
India
934 publications, 1.06%
Austria, 876, 1%
Austria
876 publications, 1%
Brazil, 868, 0.99%
Brazil
868 publications, 0.99%
Poland, 789, 0.9%
Poland
789 publications, 0.9%
Portugal, 780, 0.89%
Portugal
780 publications, 0.89%
Saudi Arabia, 764, 0.87%
Saudi Arabia
764 publications, 0.87%
Finland, 746, 0.85%
Finland
746 publications, 0.85%
South Africa, 726, 0.83%
South Africa
726 publications, 0.83%
Russia, 686, 0.78%
Russia
686 publications, 0.78%
New Zealand, 671, 0.76%
New Zealand
671 publications, 0.76%
Greece, 618, 0.7%
Greece
618 publications, 0.7%
Chile, 522, 0.59%
Chile
522 publications, 0.59%
Turkey, 512, 0.58%
Turkey
512 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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