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European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Short name
EMBL
Country, city
Germany, Heidelberg
Publications
13 979
Citations
1 481 082
h-index
451
Top-3 journals
Nature
Nature (489 publications)
Journal of Molecular Biology
Journal of Molecular Biology (370 publications)
Nucleic Acids Research
Nucleic Acids Research (336 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Heidelberg University
Heidelberg University (1432 publications)
German Cancer Research Center
German Cancer Research Center (852 publications)
Technical University of Munich
Technical University of Munich (509 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1822

Total publications
13979
Total citations
1481082
Citations per publication
105.95
Average publications per year
68.19
Average authors per publication
8.48
h-index
451
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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Molecular Biology, 3307, 23.66%
Molecular Biology
3307 publications, 23.66%
Biochemistry, 2302, 16.47%
Biochemistry
2302 publications, 16.47%
Cell Biology, 2116, 15.14%
Cell Biology
2116 publications, 15.14%
Genetics, 1548, 11.07%
Genetics
1548 publications, 11.07%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1378, 9.86%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
1378 publications, 9.86%
Multidisciplinary, 1178, 8.43%
Multidisciplinary
1178 publications, 8.43%
Structural Biology, 1116, 7.98%
Structural Biology
1116 publications, 7.98%
General Medicine, 1013, 7.25%
General Medicine
1013 publications, 7.25%
General Chemistry, 607, 4.34%
General Chemistry
607 publications, 4.34%
Developmental Biology, 545, 3.9%
Developmental Biology
545 publications, 3.9%
Biotechnology, 519, 3.71%
Biotechnology
519 publications, 3.71%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 420, 3%
General Immunology and Microbiology
420 publications, 3%
Biophysics, 411, 2.94%
Biophysics
411 publications, 2.94%
Immunology, 408, 2.92%
Immunology
408 publications, 2.92%
General Neuroscience, 373, 2.67%
General Neuroscience
373 publications, 2.67%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 361, 2.58%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
361 publications, 2.58%
Molecular Medicine, 357, 2.55%
Molecular Medicine
357 publications, 2.55%
Computer Science Applications, 334, 2.39%
Computer Science Applications
334 publications, 2.39%
General Physics and Astronomy, 316, 2.26%
General Physics and Astronomy
316 publications, 2.26%
Cancer Research, 305, 2.18%
Cancer Research
305 publications, 2.18%
Microbiology, 281, 2.01%
Microbiology
281 publications, 2.01%
Computational Theory and Mathematics, 279, 2%
Computational Theory and Mathematics
279 publications, 2%
Bioengineering, 276, 1.97%
Bioengineering
276 publications, 1.97%
Hematology, 245, 1.75%
Hematology
245 publications, 1.75%
Oncology, 243, 1.74%
Oncology
243 publications, 1.74%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 233, 1.67%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
233 publications, 1.67%
General Materials Science, 222, 1.59%
General Materials Science
222 publications, 1.59%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 221, 1.58%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
221 publications, 1.58%
Genetics (clinical), 220, 1.57%
Genetics (clinical)
220 publications, 1.57%
Organic Chemistry, 217, 1.55%
Organic Chemistry
217 publications, 1.55%
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Journals

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Nature
489 publications, 3.5%
Journal of Molecular Biology
370 publications, 2.65%
Nucleic Acids Research
336 publications, 2.4%
Nature Communications
327 publications, 2.34%
Journal of Cell Biology
224 publications, 1.6%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
222 publications, 1.59%
Cell
209 publications, 1.5%
Science
191 publications, 1.37%
Journal of Biological Chemistry
173 publications, 1.24%
Blood
171 publications, 1.22%
Nature Methods
145 publications, 1.04%
Current Biology
137 publications, 0.98%
EMBO Journal
137 publications, 0.98%
Journal of Cell Science
137 publications, 0.98%
Methods in Molecular Biology
136 publications, 0.97%
Bioinformatics
135 publications, 0.97%
Development (Cambridge)
129 publications, 0.92%
Assembly Automation
113 publications, 0.81%
PLoS ONE
109 publications, 0.78%
FEBS Journal
109 publications, 0.78%
Molecular Cell
105 publications, 0.75%
EMBO Reports
98 publications, 0.7%
Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
98 publications, 0.7%
Scientific Reports
98 publications, 0.7%
FEBS Letters
97 publications, 0.69%
Biophysical Journal
95 publications, 0.68%
Molecular Systems Biology
95 publications, 0.68%
eLife
95 publications, 0.68%
Trends in Biochemical Sciences
93 publications, 0.67%
Procedia CIRP
91 publications, 0.65%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
3319 publications, 23.74%
Springer Nature
3184 publications, 22.78%
Wiley
1430 publications, 10.23%
Oxford University Press
794 publications, 5.68%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
381 publications, 2.73%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
300 publications, 2.15%
The Company of Biologists
277 publications, 1.98%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
249 publications, 1.78%
European Molecular Biology Organization
245 publications, 1.75%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
240 publications, 1.72%
Rockefeller University Press
232 publications, 1.66%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
222 publications, 1.59%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
190 publications, 1.36%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
184 publications, 1.32%
Taylor & Francis
183 publications, 1.31%
American Society for Microbiology
183 publications, 1.31%
American Society of Hematology
179 publications, 1.28%
MDPI
164 publications, 1.17%
Emerald
143 publications, 1.02%
IOP Publishing
111 publications, 0.79%
SAGE
102 publications, 0.73%
Frontiers Media S.A.
101 publications, 0.72%
eLife Sciences Publications
95 publications, 0.68%
Portland Press
84 publications, 0.6%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
75 publications, 0.54%
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
72 publications, 0.52%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
71 publications, 0.51%
Optica Publishing Group
54 publications, 0.39%
BMJ
46 publications, 0.33%
Cambridge University Press
43 publications, 0.31%
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With other organizations

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Heidelberg University
1432 publications, 10.24%
German Cancer Research Center
852 publications, 6.09%
Technical University of Munich
509 publications, 3.64%
University Hospital Heidelberg
466 publications, 3.33%
European Bioinformatics Institute
366 publications, 2.62%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
346 publications, 2.48%
Stanford University
284 publications, 2.03%
University of Cambridge
278 publications, 1.99%
Harvard University
264 publications, 1.89%
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
244 publications, 1.75%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
232 publications, 1.66%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
225 publications, 1.61%
University of Liège
214 publications, 1.53%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
213 publications, 1.52%
ETH Zurich
209 publications, 1.5%
University of Oxford
195 publications, 1.39%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
179 publications, 1.28%
University of Copenhagen
162 publications, 1.16%
Technische Universität Dresden
161 publications, 1.15%
University of Zurich
158 publications, 1.13%
Wellcome Sanger Institute
155 publications, 1.11%
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Hamburg)
150 publications, 1.07%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
147 publications, 1.05%
University College London
143 publications, 1.02%
University of California, San Diego
143 publications, 1.02%
Goethe University Frankfurt
137 publications, 0.98%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
135 publications, 0.97%
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
133 publications, 0.95%
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
131 publications, 0.94%
Sorbonne University
126 publications, 0.9%
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With foreign organizations

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European Bioinformatics Institute
366 publications, 2.62%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
346 publications, 2.48%
Stanford University
284 publications, 2.03%
University of Cambridge
278 publications, 1.99%
Harvard University
264 publications, 1.89%
University of Liège
214 publications, 1.53%
ETH Zurich
209 publications, 1.5%
University of Oxford
195 publications, 1.39%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
179 publications, 1.28%
University of Copenhagen
162 publications, 1.16%
University of Zurich
158 publications, 1.13%
Wellcome Sanger Institute
155 publications, 1.11%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
147 publications, 1.05%
University College London
143 publications, 1.02%
University of California, San Diego
143 publications, 1.02%
Sorbonne University
126 publications, 0.9%
Karolinska Institute
122 publications, 0.87%
University of California, San Francisco
115 publications, 0.82%
University of Vienna
114 publications, 0.82%
Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences
113 publications, 0.81%
Novo Nordisk
111 publications, 0.79%
Institut Pasteur
110 publications, 0.79%
Utrecht University
110 publications, 0.79%
University of Helsinki
107 publications, 0.77%
University of Basel
107 publications, 0.77%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
103 publications, 0.74%
Yale University
102 publications, 0.73%
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
99 publications, 0.71%
Centre for Genomic Regulation
98 publications, 0.7%
Université Paris-Saclay
98 publications, 0.7%
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With other countries

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USA, 2288, 16.37%
USA
2288 publications, 16.37%
United Kingdom, 1673, 11.97%
United Kingdom
1673 publications, 11.97%
France, 1148, 8.21%
France
1148 publications, 8.21%
Switzerland, 808, 5.78%
Switzerland
808 publications, 5.78%
Spain, 638, 4.56%
Spain
638 publications, 4.56%
Italy, 628, 4.49%
Italy
628 publications, 4.49%
Netherlands, 610, 4.36%
Netherlands
610 publications, 4.36%
China, 519, 3.71%
China
519 publications, 3.71%
Canada, 375, 2.68%
Canada
375 publications, 2.68%
Austria, 365, 2.61%
Austria
365 publications, 2.61%
Sweden, 360, 2.58%
Sweden
360 publications, 2.58%
Denmark, 354, 2.53%
Denmark
354 publications, 2.53%
Australia, 339, 2.43%
Australia
339 publications, 2.43%
Belgium, 328, 2.35%
Belgium
328 publications, 2.35%
Japan, 311, 2.22%
Japan
311 publications, 2.22%
Finland, 184, 1.32%
Finland
184 publications, 1.32%
Russia, 183, 1.31%
Russia
183 publications, 1.31%
Israel, 179, 1.28%
Israel
179 publications, 1.28%
Norway, 169, 1.21%
Norway
169 publications, 1.21%
Czech Republic, 163, 1.17%
Czech Republic
163 publications, 1.17%
Republic of Korea, 144, 1.03%
Republic of Korea
144 publications, 1.03%
Portugal, 143, 1.02%
Portugal
143 publications, 1.02%
Greece, 132, 0.94%
Greece
132 publications, 0.94%
Ireland, 102, 0.73%
Ireland
102 publications, 0.73%
India, 99, 0.71%
India
99 publications, 0.71%
Poland, 99, 0.71%
Poland
99 publications, 0.71%
Singapore, 94, 0.67%
Singapore
94 publications, 0.67%
Hungary, 92, 0.66%
Hungary
92 publications, 0.66%
Brazil, 78, 0.56%
Brazil
78 publications, 0.56%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1822 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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