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Australian Institute of Marine Science
Short name
AIMS
Country, city
Australia, Townsville
Publications
3 999
Citations
236 107
h-index
201
Top-3 journals
Coral Reefs
Coral Reefs (316 publications)
Marine Biology
Marine Biology (158 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (158 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1974

Total publications
3999
Total citations
236107
Citations per publication
59.04
Average publications per year
76.9
Average authors per publication
6.33
h-index
201
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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Aquatic Science, 1535, 38.38%
Aquatic Science
1535 publications, 38.38%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1157, 28.93%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1157 publications, 28.93%
Ecology, 673, 16.83%
Ecology
673 publications, 16.83%
Oceanography, 666, 16.65%
Oceanography
666 publications, 16.65%
Multidisciplinary, 413, 10.33%
Multidisciplinary
413 publications, 10.33%
General Medicine, 225, 5.63%
General Medicine
225 publications, 5.63%
Pollution, 216, 5.4%
Pollution
216 publications, 5.4%
Global and Planetary Change, 205, 5.13%
Global and Planetary Change
205 publications, 5.13%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 178, 4.45%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
178 publications, 4.45%
Genetics, 164, 4.1%
Genetics
164 publications, 4.1%
Environmental Chemistry, 164, 4.1%
Environmental Chemistry
164 publications, 4.1%
Water Science and Technology, 163, 4.08%
Water Science and Technology
163 publications, 4.08%
General Environmental Science, 162, 4.05%
General Environmental Science
162 publications, 4.05%
Microbiology, 161, 4.03%
Microbiology
161 publications, 4.03%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 157, 3.93%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
157 publications, 3.93%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 153, 3.83%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
153 publications, 3.83%
Biochemistry, 116, 2.9%
Biochemistry
116 publications, 2.9%
Ocean Engineering, 114, 2.85%
Ocean Engineering
114 publications, 2.85%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 105, 2.63%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
105 publications, 2.63%
Animal Science and Zoology, 96, 2.4%
Animal Science and Zoology
96 publications, 2.4%
Molecular Biology, 88, 2.2%
Molecular Biology
88 publications, 2.2%
Geology, 80, 2%
Geology
80 publications, 2%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 74, 1.85%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
74 publications, 1.85%
Physiology, 69, 1.73%
Physiology
69 publications, 1.73%
Plant Science, 67, 1.68%
Plant Science
67 publications, 1.68%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 67, 1.68%
Geochemistry and Petrology
67 publications, 1.68%
Ecological Modeling, 66, 1.65%
Ecological Modeling
66 publications, 1.65%
General Chemistry, 65, 1.63%
General Chemistry
65 publications, 1.63%
Environmental Engineering, 62, 1.55%
Environmental Engineering
62 publications, 1.55%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 61, 1.53%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
61 publications, 1.53%
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Journals

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Coral Reefs
316 publications, 7.9%
Marine Biology
158 publications, 3.95%
PLoS ONE
158 publications, 3.95%
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
130 publications, 3.25%
Scientific Reports
128 publications, 3.2%
Marine Pollution Bulletin
117 publications, 2.93%
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
102 publications, 2.55%
Frontiers in Marine Science
97 publications, 2.43%
Global Change Biology
73 publications, 1.83%
Molecular Ecology
69 publications, 1.73%
Marine and Freshwater Research
66 publications, 1.65%
Aquaculture
58 publications, 1.45%
Limnology and Oceanography
57 publications, 1.43%
Continental Shelf Research
55 publications, 1.38%
ISME Journal
47 publications, 1.18%
Science
43 publications, 1.08%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
38 publications, 0.95%
PeerJ
38 publications, 0.95%
Environmental Microbiology
37 publications, 0.93%
Ecology and Evolution
37 publications, 0.93%
Journal of Fish Biology
34 publications, 0.85%
Nature
31 publications, 0.78%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
30 publications, 0.75%
Nature Communications
29 publications, 0.73%
Science of the Total Environment
28 publications, 0.7%
Biological Conservation
26 publications, 0.65%
Hydrobiologia
24 publications, 0.6%
Ecological Applications
24 publications, 0.6%
Oecologia
23 publications, 0.58%
Marine Ecology - Progress Series
23 publications, 0.58%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
1162 publications, 29.06%
Elsevier
991 publications, 24.78%
Wiley
753 publications, 18.83%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
168 publications, 4.2%
Frontiers Media S.A.
135 publications, 3.38%
Oxford University Press
94 publications, 2.35%
CSIRO Publishing
94 publications, 2.35%
The Royal Society
69 publications, 1.73%
MDPI
67 publications, 1.68%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
63 publications, 1.58%
Taylor & Francis
54 publications, 1.35%
PeerJ
38 publications, 0.95%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
31 publications, 0.78%
American Society for Microbiology
30 publications, 0.75%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
30 publications, 0.75%
Inter-Research Science Center
27 publications, 0.68%
Cambridge University Press
24 publications, 0.6%
American Geophysical Union
20 publications, 0.5%
Copernicus
17 publications, 0.43%
The Company of Biologists
13 publications, 0.33%
Magnolia Press
11 publications, 0.28%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
10 publications, 0.25%
Annual Reviews
8 publications, 0.2%
University of Chicago Press
7 publications, 0.18%
SAGE
6 publications, 0.15%
Hindawi Limited
6 publications, 0.15%
American Meteorological Society
5 publications, 0.13%
IOP Publishing
5 publications, 0.13%
eLife Sciences Publications
5 publications, 0.13%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
5 publications, 0.13%
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With other organizations

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James Cook University
1230 publications, 30.76%
University of Western Australia
638 publications, 15.95%
Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
541 publications, 13.53%
University of Queensland
431 publications, 10.78%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
371 publications, 9.28%
University of Melbourne
199 publications, 4.98%
University of Tasmania
194 publications, 4.85%
Australian Research Council
189 publications, 4.73%
Curtin University
160 publications, 4%
University of New South Wales
135 publications, 3.38%
Charles Darwin University
116 publications, 2.9%
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
111 publications, 2.78%
Macquarie University
111 publications, 2.78%
University of Adelaide
108 publications, 2.7%
University of Technology Sydney
105 publications, 2.63%
Deakin University
104 publications, 2.6%
Southern Cross University
103 publications, 2.58%
Australian National University
95 publications, 2.38%
University of Sydney
94 publications, 2.35%
Queensland University of Technology
71 publications, 1.78%
Murdoch University
61 publications, 1.53%
Griffith University
58 publications, 1.45%
Flinders University
53 publications, 1.33%
University of the Sunshine Coast
49 publications, 1.23%
University of Auckland
48 publications, 1.2%
Monash University
46 publications, 1.15%
University of British Columbia
46 publications, 1.15%
Stanford University
45 publications, 1.13%
University of Miami
45 publications, 1.13%
Dalhousie University
44 publications, 1.1%
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With foreign organizations

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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
111 publications, 2.78%
University of Auckland
48 publications, 1.2%
University of British Columbia
46 publications, 1.15%
Stanford University
45 publications, 1.13%
University of Miami
45 publications, 1.13%
Dalhousie University
44 publications, 1.1%
University of Exeter
44 publications, 1.1%
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
41 publications, 1.03%
Victoria University of Wellington
38 publications, 0.95%
University of California, San Diego
37 publications, 0.93%
University of California, Santa Barbara
37 publications, 0.93%
Newcastle University
37 publications, 0.93%
University of Texas at Austin
37 publications, 0.93%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
35 publications, 0.88%
University of Washington
34 publications, 0.85%
Lancaster University
34 publications, 0.85%
University of Vienna
33 publications, 0.83%
Oregon State University
32 publications, 0.8%
University of Windsor
32 publications, 0.8%
National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research
30 publications, 0.75%
University of California, Santa Cruz
30 publications, 0.75%
Pennsylvania State University
28 publications, 0.7%
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
28 publications, 0.7%
Florida International University
28 publications, 0.7%
University of Copenhagen
27 publications, 0.68%
University of Otago
27 publications, 0.68%
Simon Fraser University
27 publications, 0.68%
University of Bremen
27 publications, 0.68%
University of Bristol
26 publications, 0.65%
Carleton University
26 publications, 0.65%
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With other countries

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USA, 771, 19.28%
USA
771 publications, 19.28%
United Kingdom, 391, 9.78%
United Kingdom
391 publications, 9.78%
Canada, 228, 5.7%
Canada
228 publications, 5.7%
Germany, 200, 5%
Germany
200 publications, 5%
New Zealand, 186, 4.65%
New Zealand
186 publications, 4.65%
France, 176, 4.4%
France
176 publications, 4.4%
Saudi Arabia, 110, 2.75%
Saudi Arabia
110 publications, 2.75%
Japan, 105, 2.63%
Japan
105 publications, 2.63%
Spain, 96, 2.4%
Spain
96 publications, 2.4%
China, 89, 2.23%
China
89 publications, 2.23%
Netherlands, 84, 2.1%
Netherlands
84 publications, 2.1%
Denmark, 73, 1.83%
Denmark
73 publications, 1.83%
South Africa, 61, 1.53%
South Africa
61 publications, 1.53%
Brazil, 59, 1.48%
Brazil
59 publications, 1.48%
Italy, 59, 1.48%
Italy
59 publications, 1.48%
Portugal, 55, 1.38%
Portugal
55 publications, 1.38%
Switzerland, 55, 1.38%
Switzerland
55 publications, 1.38%
Indonesia, 45, 1.13%
Indonesia
45 publications, 1.13%
New Caledonia, 44, 1.1%
New Caledonia
44 publications, 1.1%
Austria, 42, 1.05%
Austria
42 publications, 1.05%
Belgium, 41, 1.03%
Belgium
41 publications, 1.03%
Israel, 41, 1.03%
Israel
41 publications, 1.03%
Sweden, 39, 0.98%
Sweden
39 publications, 0.98%
Malaysia, 37, 0.93%
Malaysia
37 publications, 0.93%
Mexico, 36, 0.9%
Mexico
36 publications, 0.9%
Norway, 35, 0.88%
Norway
35 publications, 0.88%
French Polynesia, 34, 0.85%
French Polynesia
34 publications, 0.85%
Singapore, 31, 0.78%
Singapore
31 publications, 0.78%
Philippines, 31, 0.78%
Philippines
31 publications, 0.78%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1974 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.