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European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Short name
EMBL
Country, city
Germany, Heidelberg
Publications
13 238
Citations
1 412 563
h-index
443
Top-3 journals
Nature
Nature (480 publications)
Journal of Molecular Biology
Journal of Molecular Biology (371 publications)
Nucleic Acids Research
Nucleic Acids Research (328 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Heidelberg University
Heidelberg University (1358 publications)
German Cancer Research Center
German Cancer Research Center (805 publications)
Technical University of Munich
Technical University of Munich (468 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1822

Total publications
13238
Total citations
1412563
Citations per publication
106.71
Average publications per year
64.89
Average authors per publication
8.39
h-index
443
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, 24.98%
Molecular Biology
3307 publications, 24.98%
Biochemistry, 2277, 17.2%
Biochemistry
2277 publications, 17.2%
Cell Biology, 2116, 15.98%
Cell Biology
2116 publications, 15.98%
Genetics, 1548, 11.69%
Genetics
1548 publications, 11.69%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1365, 10.31%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
1365 publications, 10.31%
Multidisciplinary, 1178, 8.9%
Multidisciplinary
1178 publications, 8.9%
Structural Biology, 1116, 8.43%
Structural Biology
1116 publications, 8.43%
General Medicine, 993, 7.5%
General Medicine
993 publications, 7.5%
Developmental Biology, 545, 4.12%
Developmental Biology
545 publications, 4.12%
Biotechnology, 519, 3.92%
Biotechnology
519 publications, 3.92%
General Chemistry, 505, 3.81%
General Chemistry
505 publications, 3.81%
Biophysics, 411, 3.1%
Biophysics
411 publications, 3.1%
Immunology, 408, 3.08%
Immunology
408 publications, 3.08%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 407, 3.07%
General Immunology and Microbiology
407 publications, 3.07%
General Neuroscience, 373, 2.82%
General Neuroscience
373 publications, 2.82%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 358, 2.7%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
358 publications, 2.7%
Molecular Medicine, 357, 2.7%
Molecular Medicine
357 publications, 2.7%
Computer Science Applications, 334, 2.52%
Computer Science Applications
334 publications, 2.52%
General Physics and Astronomy, 311, 2.35%
General Physics and Astronomy
311 publications, 2.35%
Cancer Research, 305, 2.3%
Cancer Research
305 publications, 2.3%
Microbiology, 281, 2.12%
Microbiology
281 publications, 2.12%
Computational Theory and Mathematics, 279, 2.11%
Computational Theory and Mathematics
279 publications, 2.11%
Bioengineering, 254, 1.92%
Bioengineering
254 publications, 1.92%
Hematology, 245, 1.85%
Hematology
245 publications, 1.85%
Oncology, 243, 1.84%
Oncology
243 publications, 1.84%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 233, 1.76%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
233 publications, 1.76%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 221, 1.67%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
221 publications, 1.67%
Genetics (clinical), 220, 1.66%
Genetics (clinical)
220 publications, 1.66%
Organic Chemistry, 193, 1.46%
Organic Chemistry
193 publications, 1.46%
Applied Mathematics, 183, 1.38%
Applied Mathematics
183 publications, 1.38%
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Journals

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Nature
480 publications, 3.63%
Journal of Molecular Biology
371 publications, 2.8%
Nucleic Acids Research
328 publications, 2.48%
Nature Communications
292 publications, 2.21%
Journal of Cell Biology
222 publications, 1.68%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
218 publications, 1.65%
Cell
204 publications, 1.54%
Science
191 publications, 1.44%
Journal of Biological Chemistry
174 publications, 1.31%
Blood
170 publications, 1.28%
Nature Methods
139 publications, 1.05%
Methods in Molecular Biology
136 publications, 1.03%
Journal of Cell Science
136 publications, 1.03%
Current Biology
135 publications, 1.02%
EMBO Journal
135 publications, 1.02%
Bioinformatics
134 publications, 1.01%
Development (Cambridge)
128 publications, 0.97%
Assembly Automation
113 publications, 0.85%
PLoS ONE
109 publications, 0.82%
FEBS Journal
109 publications, 0.82%
Molecular Cell
103 publications, 0.78%
EMBO Reports
97 publications, 0.73%
Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
97 publications, 0.73%
FEBS Letters
96 publications, 0.73%
Molecular Systems Biology
95 publications, 0.72%
Scientific Reports
94 publications, 0.71%
Trends in Biochemical Sciences
93 publications, 0.7%
eLife
93 publications, 0.7%
Biophysical Journal
90 publications, 0.68%
Nature Cell Biology
88 publications, 0.66%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
3206 publications, 24.22%
Springer Nature
3039 publications, 22.96%
Wiley
1349 publications, 10.19%
Oxford University Press
768 publications, 5.8%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
365 publications, 2.76%
The Company of Biologists
275 publications, 2.08%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
247 publications, 1.87%
European Molecular Biology Organization
246 publications, 1.86%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
237 publications, 1.79%
Rockefeller University Press
230 publications, 1.74%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
218 publications, 1.65%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
190 publications, 1.44%
American Society for Microbiology
183 publications, 1.38%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
182 publications, 1.37%
Taylor & Francis
179 publications, 1.35%
American Society of Hematology
178 publications, 1.34%
Emerald
139 publications, 1.05%
MDPI
132 publications, 1%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
111 publications, 0.84%
IOP Publishing
107 publications, 0.81%
SAGE
98 publications, 0.74%
Frontiers Media S.A.
96 publications, 0.73%
eLife Sciences Publications
93 publications, 0.7%
Portland Press
83 publications, 0.63%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
72 publications, 0.54%
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
72 publications, 0.54%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
71 publications, 0.54%
Optica Publishing Group
52 publications, 0.39%
BMJ
48 publications, 0.36%
Cambridge University Press
41 publications, 0.31%
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With other organizations

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Heidelberg University
1358 publications, 10.26%
German Cancer Research Center
805 publications, 6.08%
Technical University of Munich
468 publications, 3.54%
University Hospital Heidelberg
444 publications, 3.35%
European Bioinformatics Institute
353 publications, 2.67%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
336 publications, 2.54%
University of Cambridge
267 publications, 2.02%
Stanford University
263 publications, 1.99%
Harvard University
249 publications, 1.88%
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
221 publications, 1.67%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
217 publications, 1.64%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
212 publications, 1.6%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
210 publications, 1.59%
ETH Zurich
202 publications, 1.53%
University of Oxford
186 publications, 1.41%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
173 publications, 1.31%
University of Zurich
155 publications, 1.17%
Wellcome Sanger Institute
150 publications, 1.13%
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Hamburg)
150 publications, 1.13%
University of Copenhagen
149 publications, 1.13%
University of Liège
145 publications, 1.1%
Technische Universität Dresden
140 publications, 1.06%
University College London
137 publications, 1.03%
University of California, San Diego
136 publications, 1.03%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
130 publications, 0.98%
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
130 publications, 0.98%
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
128 publications, 0.97%
Goethe University Frankfurt
128 publications, 0.97%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
126 publications, 0.95%
Sorbonne University
121 publications, 0.91%
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With foreign organizations

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European Bioinformatics Institute
353 publications, 2.67%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
336 publications, 2.54%
University of Cambridge
267 publications, 2.02%
Stanford University
263 publications, 1.99%
Harvard University
249 publications, 1.88%
ETH Zurich
202 publications, 1.53%
University of Oxford
186 publications, 1.41%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
173 publications, 1.31%
University of Zurich
155 publications, 1.17%
Wellcome Sanger Institute
150 publications, 1.13%
University of Copenhagen
149 publications, 1.13%
University of Liège
145 publications, 1.1%
University College London
137 publications, 1.03%
University of California, San Diego
136 publications, 1.03%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
130 publications, 0.98%
Sorbonne University
121 publications, 0.91%
Karolinska Institute
117 publications, 0.88%
University of California, San Francisco
113 publications, 0.85%
Novo Nordisk
110 publications, 0.83%
Institut Pasteur
108 publications, 0.82%
Utrecht University
107 publications, 0.81%
University of Vienna
104 publications, 0.79%
University of Basel
103 publications, 0.78%
University of Helsinki
101 publications, 0.76%
Université Paris-Saclay
98 publications, 0.74%
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
96 publications, 0.73%
Yale University
95 publications, 0.72%
University of Washington
92 publications, 0.69%
Institut Curie
92 publications, 0.69%
Johns Hopkins University
90 publications, 0.68%
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With other countries

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USA, 2253, 17.02%
USA
2253 publications, 17.02%
United Kingdom, 1660, 12.54%
United Kingdom
1660 publications, 12.54%
France, 1125, 8.5%
France
1125 publications, 8.5%
Switzerland, 794, 6%
Switzerland
794 publications, 6%
Spain, 631, 4.77%
Spain
631 publications, 4.77%
Italy, 621, 4.69%
Italy
621 publications, 4.69%
Netherlands, 600, 4.53%
Netherlands
600 publications, 4.53%
Canada, 366, 2.76%
Canada
366 publications, 2.76%
Austria, 363, 2.74%
Austria
363 publications, 2.74%
Sweden, 357, 2.7%
Sweden
357 publications, 2.7%
Denmark, 345, 2.61%
Denmark
345 publications, 2.61%
China, 327, 2.47%
China
327 publications, 2.47%
Australia, 327, 2.47%
Australia
327 publications, 2.47%
Belgium, 306, 2.31%
Belgium
306 publications, 2.31%
Japan, 303, 2.29%
Japan
303 publications, 2.29%
Finland, 181, 1.37%
Finland
181 publications, 1.37%
Russia, 180, 1.36%
Russia
180 publications, 1.36%
Israel, 178, 1.34%
Israel
178 publications, 1.34%
Norway, 167, 1.26%
Norway
167 publications, 1.26%
Czech Republic, 161, 1.22%
Czech Republic
161 publications, 1.22%
Portugal, 141, 1.07%
Portugal
141 publications, 1.07%
Greece, 130, 0.98%
Greece
130 publications, 0.98%
Republic of Korea, 126, 0.95%
Republic of Korea
126 publications, 0.95%
Ireland, 101, 0.76%
Ireland
101 publications, 0.76%
Poland, 98, 0.74%
Poland
98 publications, 0.74%
Hungary, 91, 0.69%
Hungary
91 publications, 0.69%
India, 90, 0.68%
India
90 publications, 0.68%
Singapore, 90, 0.68%
Singapore
90 publications, 0.68%
Brazil, 76, 0.57%
Brazil
76 publications, 0.57%
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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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