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National Institute of Biology
Short name
NIB
Country, city
Slovenia, Ljubljana
Publications
1 880
Citations
52 223
h-index
94
Top-3 journals
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Marine Pollution Bulletin (36 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (36 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana (447 publications)
Jožef Stefan Institute
Jožef Stefan Institute (215 publications)
University of Nova Gorica
University of Nova Gorica (95 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1994

Total publications
1880
Total citations
52223
Citations per publication
27.78
Average publications per year
56.97
Average authors per publication
9.03
h-index
94
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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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 270, 14.36%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
270 publications, 14.36%
Aquatic Science, 265, 14.1%
Aquatic Science
265 publications, 14.1%
General Medicine, 223, 11.86%
General Medicine
223 publications, 11.86%
Plant Science, 180, 9.57%
Plant Science
180 publications, 9.57%
Pollution, 150, 7.98%
Pollution
150 publications, 7.98%
Oceanography, 136, 7.23%
Oceanography
136 publications, 7.23%
Biochemistry, 129, 6.86%
Biochemistry
129 publications, 6.86%
Ecology, 127, 6.76%
Ecology
127 publications, 6.76%
Genetics, 119, 6.33%
Genetics
119 publications, 6.33%
Environmental Chemistry, 111, 5.9%
Environmental Chemistry
111 publications, 5.9%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 104, 5.53%
Agronomy and Crop Science
104 publications, 5.53%
Molecular Biology, 101, 5.37%
Molecular Biology
101 publications, 5.37%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 101, 5.37%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
101 publications, 5.37%
Environmental Engineering, 98, 5.21%
Environmental Engineering
98 publications, 5.21%
Water Science and Technology, 88, 4.68%
Water Science and Technology
88 publications, 4.68%
Animal Science and Zoology, 82, 4.36%
Animal Science and Zoology
82 publications, 4.36%
Biotechnology, 78, 4.15%
Biotechnology
78 publications, 4.15%
Multidisciplinary, 75, 3.99%
Multidisciplinary
75 publications, 3.99%
Toxicology, 70, 3.72%
Toxicology
70 publications, 3.72%
Physiology, 68, 3.62%
Physiology
68 publications, 3.62%
Microbiology, 63, 3.35%
Microbiology
63 publications, 3.35%
Waste Management and Disposal, 59, 3.14%
Waste Management and Disposal
59 publications, 3.14%
Analytical Chemistry, 55, 2.93%
Analytical Chemistry
55 publications, 2.93%
Insect Science, 54, 2.87%
Insect Science
54 publications, 2.87%
General Chemistry, 53, 2.82%
General Chemistry
53 publications, 2.82%
Oncology, 50, 2.66%
Oncology
50 publications, 2.66%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 47, 2.5%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
47 publications, 2.5%
Cell Biology, 47, 2.5%
Cell Biology
47 publications, 2.5%
Horticulture, 47, 2.5%
Horticulture
47 publications, 2.5%
Cancer Research, 42, 2.23%
Cancer Research
42 publications, 2.23%
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Journals

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Science of the Total Environment
36 publications, 1.91%
Marine Pollution Bulletin
36 publications, 1.91%
PLoS ONE
36 publications, 1.91%
Hydrobiologia
35 publications, 1.86%
Scientific Reports
31 publications, 1.65%
Frontiers in Marine Science
27 publications, 1.44%
Mediterranean Marine Science
24 publications, 1.28%
Plant Disease
23 publications, 1.22%
Methods in Molecular Biology
21 publications, 1.12%
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
21 publications, 1.12%
Plant Pathology
19 publications, 1.01%
Diversity
19 publications, 1.01%
Chemosphere
19 publications, 1.01%
Frontiers in Plant Science
18 publications, 0.96%
Journal of Soils and Sediments
18 publications, 0.96%
Frontiers in Microbiology
18 publications, 0.96%
Toxicology Letters
14 publications, 0.74%
Water (Switzerland)
14 publications, 0.74%
Zootaxa
13 publications, 0.69%
European Journal of Plant Pathology
13 publications, 0.69%
Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology
13 publications, 0.69%
Water Research
13 publications, 0.69%
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
13 publications, 0.69%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
13 publications, 0.69%
Psychological Mechanisms in Animal Communication
13 publications, 0.69%
Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry
12 publications, 0.64%
Acrocephalus
12 publications, 0.64%
Plants
11 publications, 0.59%
Marine Ecology
11 publications, 0.59%
Freshwater Biology
10 publications, 0.53%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
463 publications, 24.63%
Springer Nature
454 publications, 24.15%
Wiley
217 publications, 11.54%
MDPI
160 publications, 8.51%
Frontiers Media S.A.
77 publications, 4.1%
Oxford University Press
56 publications, 2.98%
Taylor & Francis
43 publications, 2.29%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
37 publications, 1.97%
Scientific Societies
28 publications, 1.49%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
25 publications, 1.33%
Copernicus
25 publications, 1.33%
SAGE
23 publications, 1.22%
Walter de Gruyter
19 publications, 1.01%
National Documentation Centre (EKT)
19 publications, 1.01%
American Society for Microbiology
18 publications, 0.96%
Magnolia Press
14 publications, 0.74%
Cambridge University Press
12 publications, 0.64%
Drustvo za Opazovanje in Proucevanje Ptic Slovenije/Bird Watching and Bird Study Association of Slovenia
12 publications, 0.64%
Brill
10 publications, 0.53%
Pensoft Publishers
9 publications, 0.48%
Hindawi Limited
8 publications, 0.43%
F1000 Research
7 publications, 0.37%
PeerJ
6 publications, 0.32%
Onkoloski Institut Ljubljana/Institute of Oncology Ljubljana
6 publications, 0.32%
EDP Sciences
5 publications, 0.27%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
5 publications, 0.27%
Impact Journals
5 publications, 0.27%
National Centre for Marine Research
5 publications, 0.27%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
5 publications, 0.27%
Mary Ann Liebert
4 publications, 0.21%
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With other organizations

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University of Ljubljana
447 publications, 23.78%
Jožef Stefan Institute
215 publications, 11.44%
University of Nova Gorica
95 publications, 5.05%
National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
61 publications, 3.24%
University of Trieste
61 publications, 3.24%
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
59 publications, 3.14%
University of Vienna
54 publications, 2.87%
Ruđer Bošković Institute
53 publications, 2.82%
National Institute of Chemistry
53 publications, 2.82%
University of Zagreb
53 publications, 2.82%
University of Porto
48 publications, 2.55%
University of Montenegro
39 publications, 2.07%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
38 publications, 2.02%
Institute of Marine Science
34 publications, 1.81%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
33 publications, 1.76%
Smithsonian Institution
33 publications, 1.76%
University of Belgrade
32 publications, 1.7%
University of Helsinki
31 publications, 1.65%
Hubei University
31 publications, 1.65%
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
31 publications, 1.65%
University of Amsterdam
29 publications, 1.54%
University of Primorska
25 publications, 1.33%
Ghent University
24 publications, 1.28%
University of Maribor
24 publications, 1.28%
Sorbonne University
22 publications, 1.17%
University of Catania
22 publications, 1.17%
NOVA University Lisbon
20 publications, 1.06%
University of Liège
19 publications, 1.01%
University of Copenhagen
19 publications, 1.01%
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
18 publications, 0.96%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics
61 publications, 3.24%
University of Trieste
61 publications, 3.24%
University of Vienna
54 publications, 2.87%
Ruđer Bošković Institute
53 publications, 2.82%
University of Zagreb
53 publications, 2.82%
University of Porto
48 publications, 2.55%
University of Montenegro
39 publications, 2.07%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
38 publications, 2.02%
Institute of Marine Science
34 publications, 1.81%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
33 publications, 1.76%
Smithsonian Institution
33 publications, 1.76%
University of Belgrade
32 publications, 1.7%
University of Helsinki
31 publications, 1.65%
Hubei University
31 publications, 1.65%
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
31 publications, 1.65%
University of Amsterdam
29 publications, 1.54%
Ghent University
24 publications, 1.28%
Sorbonne University
22 publications, 1.17%
University of Catania
22 publications, 1.17%
NOVA University Lisbon
20 publications, 1.06%
University of Liège
19 publications, 1.01%
University of Copenhagen
19 publications, 1.01%
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
18 publications, 0.96%
Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
18 publications, 0.96%
Masaryk University
18 publications, 0.96%
University of Lisbon
17 publications, 0.9%
University of Bologna
17 publications, 0.9%
Charles University
17 publications, 0.9%
University of Valencia
17 publications, 0.9%
Lund University
16 publications, 0.85%
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With other countries

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Italy, 324, 17.23%
Italy
324 publications, 17.23%
USA, 208, 11.06%
USA
208 publications, 11.06%
Germany, 178, 9.47%
Germany
178 publications, 9.47%
United Kingdom, 173, 9.2%
United Kingdom
173 publications, 9.2%
Spain, 155, 8.24%
Spain
155 publications, 8.24%
Croatia, 155, 8.24%
Croatia
155 publications, 8.24%
France, 147, 7.82%
France
147 publications, 7.82%
Netherlands, 134, 7.13%
Netherlands
134 publications, 7.13%
Belgium, 103, 5.48%
Belgium
103 publications, 5.48%
Austria, 98, 5.21%
Austria
98 publications, 5.21%
Portugal, 80, 4.26%
Portugal
80 publications, 4.26%
Greece, 80, 4.26%
Greece
80 publications, 4.26%
China, 78, 4.15%
China
78 publications, 4.15%
Switzerland, 68, 3.62%
Switzerland
68 publications, 3.62%
Norway, 67, 3.56%
Norway
67 publications, 3.56%
Poland, 55, 2.93%
Poland
55 publications, 2.93%
Czech Republic, 51, 2.71%
Czech Republic
51 publications, 2.71%
Denmark, 47, 2.5%
Denmark
47 publications, 2.5%
Turkey, 45, 2.39%
Turkey
45 publications, 2.39%
Brazil, 44, 2.34%
Brazil
44 publications, 2.34%
Sweden, 44, 2.34%
Sweden
44 publications, 2.34%
Australia, 41, 2.18%
Australia
41 publications, 2.18%
Israel, 41, 2.18%
Israel
41 publications, 2.18%
Montenegro, 37, 1.97%
Montenegro
37 publications, 1.97%
Serbia, 36, 1.91%
Serbia
36 publications, 1.91%
Finland, 35, 1.86%
Finland
35 publications, 1.86%
Canada, 32, 1.7%
Canada
32 publications, 1.7%
Hungary, 28, 1.49%
Hungary
28 publications, 1.49%
Slovakia, 25, 1.33%
Slovakia
25 publications, 1.33%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1994 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.