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Hiroshima University
Short name
HU
Country, city
Japan, Hiroshima
Publications
75 877
Citations
1 443 859
h-index
302
Top-3 organizations
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (4695 publications)
Kyoto University
Kyoto University (3474 publications)
Osaka University
Osaka University (2764 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Grenoble Alpes University
Grenoble Alpes University (375 publications)
University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen (369 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1930

Total publications
75877
Total citations
1443859
Citations per publication
19.03
Average publications per year
782.24
Average authors per publication
11.6
h-index
302
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, 8682, 11.44%
General Medicine
8682 publications, 11.44%
General Physics and Astronomy, 4633, 6.11%
General Physics and Astronomy
4633 publications, 6.11%
Condensed Matter Physics, 4592, 6.05%
Condensed Matter Physics
4592 publications, 6.05%
Biochemistry, 4385, 5.78%
Biochemistry
4385 publications, 5.78%
Molecular Biology, 3576, 4.71%
Molecular Biology
3576 publications, 4.71%
General Chemistry, 3175, 4.18%
General Chemistry
3175 publications, 4.18%
Cell Biology, 2906, 3.83%
Cell Biology
2906 publications, 3.83%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 2714, 3.58%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
2714 publications, 3.58%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 2605, 3.43%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
2605 publications, 3.43%
Materials Chemistry, 2553, 3.36%
Materials Chemistry
2553 publications, 3.36%
General Materials Science, 2444, 3.22%
General Materials Science
2444 publications, 3.22%
Organic Chemistry, 2399, 3.16%
Organic Chemistry
2399 publications, 3.16%
Oncology, 2222, 2.93%
Oncology
2222 publications, 2.93%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2206, 2.91%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2206 publications, 2.91%
Surgery, 2044, 2.69%
Surgery
2044 publications, 2.69%
Cancer Research, 1942, 2.56%
Cancer Research
1942 publications, 2.56%
Mechanical Engineering, 1917, 2.53%
Mechanical Engineering
1917 publications, 2.53%
Mechanics of Materials, 1813, 2.39%
Mechanics of Materials
1813 publications, 2.39%
General Engineering, 1794, 2.36%
General Engineering
1794 publications, 2.36%
Genetics, 1671, 2.2%
Genetics
1671 publications, 2.2%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 1545, 2.04%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
1545 publications, 2.04%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 1479, 1.95%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
1479 publications, 1.95%
Neurology (clinical), 1375, 1.81%
Neurology (clinical)
1375 publications, 1.81%
Analytical Chemistry, 1332, 1.76%
Analytical Chemistry
1332 publications, 1.76%
Multidisciplinary, 1325, 1.75%
Multidisciplinary
1325 publications, 1.75%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 1259, 1.66%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
1259 publications, 1.66%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 1258, 1.66%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
1258 publications, 1.66%
General Chemical Engineering, 1253, 1.65%
General Chemical Engineering
1253 publications, 1.65%
Biotechnology, 1245, 1.64%
Biotechnology
1245 publications, 1.64%
Plant Science, 1178, 1.55%
Plant Science
1178 publications, 1.55%
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Journals

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Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
1466 publications, 1.93%
Physical Review B
897 publications, 1.18%
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
835 publications, 1.1%
Progress of Theoretical Physics
664 publications, 0.88%
Scientific Reports
630 publications, 0.83%
The Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association
457 publications, 0.6%
PLoS ONE
451 publications, 0.59%
The Proceedings of Conference of Chugoku-Shikoku Branch
440 publications, 0.58%
Physica B: Condensed Matter
408 publications, 0.54%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
380 publications, 0.5%
The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec)
359 publications, 0.47%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
351 publications, 0.46%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
328 publications, 0.43%
Physical Review D
310 publications, 0.41%
Blood
304 publications, 0.4%
Physical Review Letters
296 publications, 0.39%
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
282 publications, 0.37%
Phytochemistry
271 publications, 0.36%
Astrophysical Journal
271 publications, 0.36%
Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan
259 publications, 0.34%
Journal of Radiation Research
254 publications, 0.33%
Applied Physics Letters
233 publications, 0.31%
Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry
231 publications, 0.3%
Journal of Applied Physics
228 publications, 0.3%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
216 publications, 0.28%
Tetrahedron Letters
209 publications, 0.28%
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
207 publications, 0.27%
Chemical Physics Letters
206 publications, 0.27%
Journal of Biological Chemistry
194 publications, 0.26%
Agricultural and Biological Chemistry
189 publications, 0.25%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
17665 publications, 23.28%
Springer Nature
10876 publications, 14.33%
Wiley
6987 publications, 9.21%
Oxford University Press
3087 publications, 4.07%
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
2057 publications, 2.71%
Taylor & Francis
1942 publications, 2.56%
American Physical Society (APS)
1855 publications, 2.44%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1784 publications, 2.35%
MDPI
1703 publications, 2.24%
Physical Society of Japan
1469 publications, 1.94%
IOP Publishing
1014 publications, 1.34%
AIP Publishing
898 publications, 1.18%
Japan Society of Applied Physics
844 publications, 1.11%
SAGE
830 publications, 1.09%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
815 publications, 1.07%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
808 publications, 1.06%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
747 publications, 0.98%
Architectural Institute of Japan
510 publications, 0.67%
S. Karger AG
505 publications, 0.67%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
497 publications, 0.66%
The Japanese Psychological Association
477 publications, 0.63%
Frontiers Media S.A.
437 publications, 0.58%
Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
408 publications, 0.54%
Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEE Japan)
403 publications, 0.53%
World Scientific
377 publications, 0.5%
American Society for Microbiology
374 publications, 0.49%
American Astronomical Society
347 publications, 0.46%
Cambridge University Press
314 publications, 0.41%
Japan Institute of Metals
314 publications, 0.41%
American Society of Hematology
314 publications, 0.41%
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With other organizations

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University of Tokyo
4695 publications, 6.19%
Kyoto University
3474 publications, 4.58%
Osaka University
2764 publications, 3.64%
Nagoya University
2162 publications, 2.85%
Hiroshima University Hospital
2155 publications, 2.84%
Tohoku University
2072 publications, 2.73%
Kyushu University
1611 publications, 2.12%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
1555 publications, 2.05%
Hokkaido University
1512 publications, 1.99%
University of Tsukuba
1377 publications, 1.81%
Okayama University
1120 publications, 1.48%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
1022 publications, 1.35%
Kobe University
965 publications, 1.27%
Osaka Metropolitan University
943 publications, 1.24%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
864 publications, 1.14%
Keio University
841 publications, 1.11%
Japan Science and Technology Agency
823 publications, 1.08%
Chiba University
737 publications, 0.97%
Ehime University
705 publications, 0.93%
Kanazawa University
694 publications, 0.91%
Kumamoto University
683 publications, 0.9%
Waseda University
678 publications, 0.89%
Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute
656 publications, 0.86%
Kagoshima University
630 publications, 0.83%
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
626 publications, 0.83%
Tokai University
599 publications, 0.79%
Yamaguchi University
596 publications, 0.79%
Niigata University
587 publications, 0.77%
Nagasaki University
566 publications, 0.75%
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
560 publications, 0.74%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Nuclear Physics
490 publications, 0.65%
Grenoble Alpes University
375 publications, 0.49%
University of Copenhagen
369 publications, 0.49%
Yale University
369 publications, 0.49%
Université Paris-Saclay
365 publications, 0.48%
Heidelberg University
348 publications, 0.46%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
343 publications, 0.45%
Yonsei University
339 publications, 0.45%
Lund University
335 publications, 0.44%
University of São Paulo
335 publications, 0.44%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
333 publications, 0.44%
University of Strasbourg
326 publications, 0.43%
University of California, Berkeley
326 publications, 0.43%
University of Birmingham
325 publications, 0.43%
Ohio State University
322 publications, 0.42%
University of Tübingen
313 publications, 0.41%
University of Bergen
309 publications, 0.41%
University of Oslo
304 publications, 0.4%
Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences
299 publications, 0.39%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
298 publications, 0.39%
Goethe University Frankfurt
293 publications, 0.39%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
292 publications, 0.38%
Sapienza University of Rome
291 publications, 0.38%
University of Texas at Austin
290 publications, 0.38%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
290 publications, 0.38%
Czech Technical University in Prague
284 publications, 0.37%
Utrecht University
283 publications, 0.37%
University of Liverpool
281 publications, 0.37%
Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering
279 publications, 0.37%
Pusan National University
278 publications, 0.37%
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USA, 4827, 6.36%
USA
4827 publications, 6.36%
China, 3080, 4.06%
China
3080 publications, 4.06%
Germany, 1910, 2.52%
Germany
1910 publications, 2.52%
United Kingdom, 1719, 2.27%
United Kingdom
1719 publications, 2.27%
France, 1344, 1.77%
France
1344 publications, 1.77%
Republic of Korea, 1057, 1.39%
Republic of Korea
1057 publications, 1.39%
India, 1024, 1.35%
India
1024 publications, 1.35%
Italy, 1019, 1.34%
Italy
1019 publications, 1.34%
Indonesia, 880, 1.16%
Indonesia
880 publications, 1.16%
Netherlands, 875, 1.15%
Netherlands
875 publications, 1.15%
Spain, 800, 1.05%
Spain
800 publications, 1.05%
Russia, 793, 1.05%
Russia
793 publications, 1.05%
Switzerland, 790, 1.04%
Switzerland
790 publications, 1.04%
Sweden, 778, 1.03%
Sweden
778 publications, 1.03%
Australia, 733, 0.97%
Australia
733 publications, 0.97%
Canada, 718, 0.95%
Canada
718 publications, 0.95%
Brazil, 532, 0.7%
Brazil
532 publications, 0.7%
Poland, 519, 0.68%
Poland
519 publications, 0.68%
Czech Republic, 518, 0.68%
Czech Republic
518 publications, 0.68%
Thailand, 505, 0.67%
Thailand
505 publications, 0.67%
Denmark, 471, 0.62%
Denmark
471 publications, 0.62%
Egypt, 466, 0.61%
Egypt
466 publications, 0.61%
Austria, 459, 0.6%
Austria
459 publications, 0.6%
Finland, 458, 0.6%
Finland
458 publications, 0.6%
Turkey, 403, 0.53%
Turkey
403 publications, 0.53%
South Africa, 398, 0.52%
South Africa
398 publications, 0.52%
Vietnam, 381, 0.5%
Vietnam
381 publications, 0.5%
Norway, 361, 0.48%
Norway
361 publications, 0.48%
Hungary, 360, 0.47%
Hungary
360 publications, 0.47%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1930 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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