Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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Short name

Salk

Country, city

USA, La Jolla

03xez1567

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Publications

12 389

Citations

1 430 364

h-index

517

Top-3 journals

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (682 publications)

Nature (642 publications)

Science (364 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of California, San Diego (2301 publications)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (1541 publications)

Harvard University (380 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Cambridge (83 publications)

RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (80 publications)

University of Sydney (69 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1963

Total publications

12389

Total citations

1430364

Citations per publication

115.45

Average publications per year

199.82

Average authors per publication

6.17

h-index

517

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.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 2297, 18.54% Molecular Biology 2297 publications, 18.54%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1910, 15.42% Multidisciplinary 1910 publications, 15.42%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 1818, 14.67% Cell Biology 1818 publications, 14.67%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 1671, 13.49% General Neuroscience 1671 publications, 13.49%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 1385, 11.18% Biochemistry 1385 publications, 11.18%
Genetics	Genetics, 1204, 9.72% Genetics 1204 publications, 9.72%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1163, 9.39% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1163 publications, 9.39%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 950, 7.67% General Medicine 950 publications, 7.67%
Developmental Biology	Developmental Biology, 732, 5.91% Developmental Biology 732 publications, 5.91%
Endocrinology	Endocrinology, 731, 5.9% Endocrinology 731 publications, 5.9%
Immunology	Immunology, 618, 4.99% Immunology 618 publications, 4.99%
Physiology	Physiology, 531, 4.29% Physiology 531 publications, 4.29%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience	Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 524, 4.23% Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 524 publications, 4.23%
Neurology (clinical)	Neurology (clinical), 385, 3.11% Neurology (clinical) 385 publications, 3.11%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 376, 3.03% Plant Science 376 publications, 3.03%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 357, 2.88% Molecular Medicine 357 publications, 2.88%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 342, 2.76% Cancer Research 342 publications, 2.76%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 311, 2.51% Biophysics 311 publications, 2.51%
Cognitive Neuroscience	Cognitive Neuroscience, 296, 2.39% Cognitive Neuroscience 296 publications, 2.39%
Oncology	Oncology, 277, 2.24% Oncology 277 publications, 2.24%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 275, 2.22% Immunology and Allergy 275 publications, 2.22%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 273, 2.2% Biotechnology 273 publications, 2.2%
Clinical Biochemistry	Clinical Biochemistry, 267, 2.16% Clinical Biochemistry 267 publications, 2.16%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism	Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 261, 2.11% Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 261 publications, 2.11%
Sensory Systems	Sensory Systems, 256, 2.07% Sensory Systems 256 publications, 2.07%
Virology	Virology, 229, 1.85% Virology 229 publications, 1.85%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 227, 1.83% Pharmacology 227 publications, 1.83%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 221, 1.78% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 221 publications, 1.78%
Ophthalmology	Ophthalmology, 217, 1.75% Ophthalmology 217 publications, 1.75%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 205, 1.65% General Chemistry 205 publications, 1.65%
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Journals

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 682, 5.5% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 682 publications, 5.5%
Nature	Nature, 642, 5.18% Nature 642 publications, 5.18%
Science	Science, 364, 2.94% Science 364 publications, 2.94%
Endocrinology	Endocrinology, 308, 2.49% Endocrinology 308 publications, 2.49%
Journal of Neuroscience	Journal of Neuroscience, 284, 2.29% Journal of Neuroscience 284 publications, 2.29%
Cell	Cell, 271, 2.19% Cell 271 publications, 2.19%
Neuron	Neuron, 219, 1.77% Neuron 219 publications, 1.77%
Brain Research	Brain Research, 195, 1.57% Brain Research 195 publications, 1.57%
Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 184, 1.49% Journal of Biological Chemistry 184 publications, 1.49%
Journal of Vision	Journal of Vision, 165, 1.33% Journal of Vision 165 publications, 1.33%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 147, 1.19% Nature Communications 147 publications, 1.19%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications	Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 144, 1.16% Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 144 publications, 1.16%
Journal of Comparative Neurology	Journal of Comparative Neurology, 139, 1.12% Journal of Comparative Neurology 139 publications, 1.12%
Genes and Development	Genes and Development, 135, 1.09% Genes and Development 135 publications, 1.09%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 124, 1% Cancer Research 124 publications, 1%
Molecular and Cellular Biology	Molecular and Cellular Biology, 123, 0.99% Molecular and Cellular Biology 123 publications, 0.99%
Current Biology	Current Biology, 119, 0.96% Current Biology 119 publications, 0.96%
Nature Neuroscience	Nature Neuroscience, 113, 0.91% Nature Neuroscience 113 publications, 0.91%
Development (Cambridge)	Development (Cambridge), 109, 0.88% Development (Cambridge) 109 publications, 0.88%
Journal of Virology	Journal of Virology, 108, 0.87% Journal of Virology 108 publications, 0.87%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 99, 0.8% PLoS ONE 99 publications, 0.8%
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 96, 0.77% Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 96 publications, 0.77%
Journal of Immunology	Journal of Immunology, 95, 0.77% Journal of Immunology 95 publications, 0.77%
Plant Cell	Plant Cell, 88, 0.71% Plant Cell 88 publications, 0.71%
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism	Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 88, 0.71% Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 88 publications, 0.71%
eLife	eLife, 83, 0.67% eLife 83 publications, 0.67%
Neural Computation	Neural Computation, 78, 0.63% Neural Computation 78 publications, 0.63%
Journal of Molecular Evolution	Journal of Molecular Evolution, 76, 0.61% Journal of Molecular Evolution 76 publications, 0.61%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 75, 0.61% FASEB Journal 75 publications, 0.61%
Molecular Cell	Molecular Cell, 75, 0.61% Molecular Cell 75 publications, 0.61%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 3482, 28.11% Elsevier 3482 publications, 28.11%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 2383, 19.23% Springer Nature 2383 publications, 19.23%
Wiley	Wiley, 1044, 8.43% Wiley 1044 publications, 8.43%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 682, 5.5% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 682 publications, 5.5%
The Endocrine Society	The Endocrine Society, 473, 3.82% The Endocrine Society 473 publications, 3.82%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 423, 3.41% Oxford University Press 423 publications, 3.41%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 419, 3.38% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 419 publications, 3.38%
Society for Neuroscience	Society for Neuroscience, 288, 2.32% Society for Neuroscience 288 publications, 2.32%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 252, 2.03% American Society for Microbiology 252 publications, 2.03%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 197, 1.59% American Chemical Society (ACS) 197 publications, 1.59%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 197, 1.59% Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 197 publications, 1.59%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 196, 1.58% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 196 publications, 1.58%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 188, 1.52% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 188 publications, 1.52%
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)	Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), 178, 1.44% Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 178 publications, 1.44%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 169, 1.36% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 169 publications, 1.36%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 134, 1.08% The Company of Biologists 134 publications, 1.08%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 121, 0.98% Frontiers Media S.A. 121 publications, 0.98%
Rockefeller University Press	Rockefeller University Press, 109, 0.88% Rockefeller University Press 109 publications, 0.88%
MIT Press	MIT Press, 109, 0.88% MIT Press 109 publications, 0.88%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 101, 0.82% Taylor & Francis 101 publications, 0.82%
The American Association of Immunologists	The American Association of Immunologists, 95, 0.77% The American Association of Immunologists 95 publications, 0.77%
American Physiological Society	American Physiological Society, 91, 0.73% American Physiological Society 91 publications, 0.73%
eLife Sciences Publications	eLife Sciences Publications, 83, 0.67% eLife Sciences Publications 83 publications, 0.67%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 75, 0.61% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 75 publications, 0.61%
SAGE	SAGE, 73, 0.59% SAGE 73 publications, 0.59%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 66, 0.53% Annual Reviews 66 publications, 0.53%
MDPI	MDPI, 55, 0.44% MDPI 55 publications, 0.44%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 53, 0.43% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 53 publications, 0.43%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 46, 0.37% Cambridge University Press 46 publications, 0.37%
European Molecular Biology Organization	European Molecular Biology Organization, 39, 0.31% European Molecular Biology Organization 39 publications, 0.31%
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With other organizations

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University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 2301, 18.57% University of California, San Diego 2301 publications, 18.57%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1541, 12.44% Howard Hughes Medical Institute 1541 publications, 12.44%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 380, 3.07% Harvard University 380 publications, 3.07%
Scripps Research	Scripps Research, 377, 3.04% Scripps Research 377 publications, 3.04%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 270, 2.18% Stanford University 270 publications, 2.18%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 231, 1.86% University of California, Los Angeles 231 publications, 1.86%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 189, 1.53% University of California, San Francisco 189 publications, 1.53%
Yale University	Yale University, 155, 1.25% Yale University 155 publications, 1.25%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 145, 1.17% University of Pennsylvania 145 publications, 1.17%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 137, 1.11% University of California, Berkeley 137 publications, 1.11%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 133, 1.07% Johns Hopkins University 133 publications, 1.07%
University of California, Irvine	University of California, Irvine, 133, 1.07% University of California, Irvine 133 publications, 1.07%
University of Southern California	University of Southern California, 129, 1.04% University of Southern California 129 publications, 1.04%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 127, 1.03% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 127 publications, 1.03%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 123, 0.99% Columbia University 123 publications, 0.99%
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute	Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, 115, 0.93% Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute 115 publications, 0.93%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 114, 0.92% University of Washington 114 publications, 0.92%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 114, 0.92% University of Michigan 114 publications, 0.92%
Baylor College of Medicine	Baylor College of Medicine, 110, 0.89% Baylor College of Medicine 110 publications, 0.89%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 106, 0.86% University of California, Davis 106 publications, 0.86%
University of Utah	University of Utah, 104, 0.84% University of Utah 104 publications, 0.84%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 98, 0.79% Cornell University 98 publications, 0.79%
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 98, 0.79% University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 98 publications, 0.79%
New York University	New York University, 87, 0.7% New York University 87 publications, 0.7%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 86, 0.69% University of Minnesota 86 publications, 0.69%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 84, 0.68% California Institute of Technology 84 publications, 0.68%
Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital, 84, 0.68% Massachusetts General Hospital 84 publications, 0.68%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 83, 0.67% University of Cambridge 83 publications, 0.67%
Washington University in St. Louis	Washington University in St. Louis, 80, 0.65% Washington University in St. Louis 80 publications, 0.65%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research	RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 80, 0.65% RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research 80 publications, 0.65%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 83, 0.67% University of Cambridge 83 publications, 0.67%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research	RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 80, 0.65% RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research 80 publications, 0.65%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 69, 0.56% University of Sydney 69 publications, 0.56%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 65, 0.52% ETH Zurich 65 publications, 0.52%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 64, 0.52% Karolinska Institute 64 publications, 0.52%
McGill University	McGill University, 63, 0.51% McGill University 63 publications, 0.51%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 62, 0.5% University of Toronto 62 publications, 0.5%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 61, 0.49% University of Tokyo 61 publications, 0.49%
Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 58, 0.47% Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 58 publications, 0.47%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 54, 0.44% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 54 publications, 0.44%
University College London	University College London, 52, 0.42% University College London 52 publications, 0.42%
Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen	Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, 50, 0.4% Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen 50 publications, 0.4%
Weizmann Institute of Science	Weizmann Institute of Science, 47, 0.38% Weizmann Institute of Science 47 publications, 0.38%
Kyoto University	Kyoto University, 46, 0.37% Kyoto University 46 publications, 0.37%
Capital Medical University	Capital Medical University, 42, 0.34% Capital Medical University 42 publications, 0.34%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg	Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 42, 0.34% Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg 42 publications, 0.34%
Saint Anthony Catholic University	Saint Anthony Catholic University, 42, 0.34% Saint Anthony Catholic University 42 publications, 0.34%
Peking University	Peking University, 39, 0.31% Peking University 39 publications, 0.31%
University of Bern	University of Bern, 39, 0.31% University of Bern 39 publications, 0.31%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 38, 0.31% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 38 publications, 0.31%
University of Lausanne	University of Lausanne, 38, 0.31% University of Lausanne 38 publications, 0.31%
Tokyo Women's Medical University	Tokyo Women's Medical University, 38, 0.31% Tokyo Women's Medical University 38 publications, 0.31%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 37, 0.3% Hebrew University of Jerusalem 37 publications, 0.3%
Université Laval	Université Laval, 36, 0.29% Université Laval 36 publications, 0.29%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 35, 0.28% University of Zurich 35 publications, 0.28%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 35, 0.28% University of Geneva 35 publications, 0.28%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 35, 0.28% University of British Columbia 35 publications, 0.28%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 35, 0.28% University of Alberta 35 publications, 0.28%
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv University, 34, 0.27% Tel Aviv University 34 publications, 0.27%
University of Barcelona	University of Barcelona, 34, 0.27% University of Barcelona 34 publications, 0.27%
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With other countries

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Germany	Germany, 567, 4.58% Germany 567 publications, 4.58%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 481, 3.88% United Kingdom 481 publications, 3.88%
Japan	Japan, 459, 3.7% Japan 459 publications, 3.7%
Canada	Canada, 409, 3.3% Canada 409 publications, 3.3%
France	France, 342, 2.76% France 342 publications, 2.76%
China	China, 342, 2.76% China 342 publications, 2.76%
Spain	Spain, 337, 2.72% Spain 337 publications, 2.72%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 287, 2.32% Switzerland 287 publications, 2.32%
Australia	Australia, 228, 1.84% Australia 228 publications, 1.84%
Italy	Italy, 164, 1.32% Italy 164 publications, 1.32%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 158, 1.28% Netherlands 158 publications, 1.28%
Sweden	Sweden, 154, 1.24% Sweden 154 publications, 1.24%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 149, 1.2% Republic of Korea 149 publications, 1.2%
Israel	Israel, 143, 1.15% Israel 143 publications, 1.15%
Austria	Austria, 101, 0.82% Austria 101 publications, 0.82%
Brazil	Brazil, 87, 0.7% Brazil 87 publications, 0.7%
Belgium	Belgium, 83, 0.67% Belgium 83 publications, 0.67%
Singapore	Singapore, 56, 0.45% Singapore 56 publications, 0.45%
India	India, 49, 0.4% India 49 publications, 0.4%
Denmark	Denmark, 48, 0.39% Denmark 48 publications, 0.39%
Argentina	Argentina, 41, 0.33% Argentina 41 publications, 0.33%
Finland	Finland, 41, 0.33% Finland 41 publications, 0.33%
Portugal	Portugal, 38, 0.31% Portugal 38 publications, 0.31%
Norway	Norway, 37, 0.3% Norway 37 publications, 0.3%
Mexico	Mexico, 34, 0.27% Mexico 34 publications, 0.27%
Poland	Poland, 33, 0.27% Poland 33 publications, 0.27%
Hungary	Hungary, 31, 0.25% Hungary 31 publications, 0.25%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 30, 0.24% New Zealand 30 publications, 0.24%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 29, 0.23% Saudi Arabia 29 publications, 0.23%
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