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Imperial College London
Short name
ICL
Country, city
United Kingdom, London
Publications
231 059
Citations
10 066 303
h-index
852
Top-3 journals
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (2766 publications)
Nature
Nature (2352 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (1617 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University College London
University College London (11486 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (11011 publications)
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge (7797 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (4522 publications)
Karolinska Institute
Karolinska Institute (2840 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1880

Total publications
231059
Total citations
10066303
Citations per publication
43.57
Average publications per year
1571.83
Average authors per publication
16.97
h-index
852
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, 22031, 9.53%
General Medicine
22031 publications, 9.53%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 10523, 4.55%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
10523 publications, 4.55%
Condensed Matter Physics, 9368, 4.05%
Condensed Matter Physics
9368 publications, 4.05%
Biochemistry, 9229, 3.99%
Biochemistry
9229 publications, 3.99%
Mechanical Engineering, 9161, 3.96%
Mechanical Engineering
9161 publications, 3.96%
General Physics and Astronomy, 8624, 3.73%
General Physics and Astronomy
8624 publications, 3.73%
Molecular Biology, 7976, 3.45%
Molecular Biology
7976 publications, 3.45%
General Chemistry, 7948, 3.44%
General Chemistry
7948 publications, 3.44%
General Materials Science, 7853, 3.4%
General Materials Science
7853 publications, 3.4%
Multidisciplinary, 7444, 3.22%
Multidisciplinary
7444 publications, 3.22%
Immunology, 7145, 3.09%
Immunology
7145 publications, 3.09%
Mechanics of Materials, 6907, 2.99%
Mechanics of Materials
6907 publications, 2.99%
Infectious Diseases, 6366, 2.76%
Infectious Diseases
6366 publications, 2.76%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 6354, 2.75%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
6354 publications, 2.75%
General Engineering, 5581, 2.42%
General Engineering
5581 publications, 2.42%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 5536, 2.4%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
5536 publications, 2.4%
Cell Biology, 5390, 2.33%
Cell Biology
5390 publications, 2.33%
Genetics, 5174, 2.24%
Genetics
5174 publications, 2.24%
Oncology, 5134, 2.22%
Oncology
5134 publications, 2.22%
Surgery, 5008, 2.17%
Surgery
5008 publications, 2.17%
Immunology and Allergy, 4892, 2.12%
Immunology and Allergy
4892 publications, 2.12%
Computer Science Applications, 4802, 2.08%
Computer Science Applications
4802 publications, 2.08%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 4796, 2.08%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
4796 publications, 2.08%
Materials Chemistry, 4729, 2.05%
Materials Chemistry
4729 publications, 2.05%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 4702, 2.03%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
4702 publications, 2.03%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 4661, 2.02%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
4661 publications, 2.02%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4649, 2.01%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
4649 publications, 2.01%
Applied Mathematics, 4437, 1.92%
Applied Mathematics
4437 publications, 1.92%
Space and Planetary Science, 4237, 1.83%
Space and Planetary Science
4237 publications, 1.83%
Neurology (clinical), 4155, 1.8%
Neurology (clinical)
4155 publications, 1.8%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science
2766 publications, 1.2%
Nature
2352 publications, 1.02%
PLoS ONE
1617 publications, 0.7%
Nature Communications
1531 publications, 0.66%
Scientific Reports
1481 publications, 0.64%
SSRN Electronic Journal
1438 publications, 0.62%
BMJ
1301 publications, 0.56%
Journal of High Energy Physics
1264 publications, 0.55%
The Lancet
1256 publications, 0.54%
Physical Review Letters
1236 publications, 0.53%
European Heart Journal
1182 publications, 0.51%
Blood
1075 publications, 0.47%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
962 publications, 0.42%
Thorax
944 publications, 0.41%
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
918 publications, 0.4%
Physical Review B
913 publications, 0.4%
BMJ Open
895 publications, 0.39%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
861 publications, 0.37%
Physical Review A
861 publications, 0.37%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
809 publications, 0.35%
Physical Review D
797 publications, 0.34%
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
795 publications, 0.34%
Circulation
696 publications, 0.3%
European Respiratory Journal
663 publications, 0.29%
Alzheimer's and Dementia
620 publications, 0.27%
British Journal of Surgery
616 publications, 0.27%
Science
606 publications, 0.26%
Heart
587 publications, 0.25%
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
565 publications, 0.24%
Geophysical Research Letters
560 publications, 0.24%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
56819 publications, 24.59%
Springer Nature
38782 publications, 16.78%
Wiley
26295 publications, 11.38%
Oxford University Press
10658 publications, 4.61%
BMJ
7270 publications, 3.15%
Taylor & Francis
5514 publications, 2.39%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
5206 publications, 2.25%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
4837 publications, 2.09%
SAGE
4815 publications, 2.08%
American Physical Society (APS)
4735 publications, 2.05%
IOP Publishing
4057 publications, 1.76%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
4012 publications, 1.74%
Cambridge University Press
3674 publications, 1.59%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
3473 publications, 1.5%
MDPI
3459 publications, 1.5%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2858 publications, 1.24%
AIP Publishing
2764 publications, 1.2%
Frontiers Media S.A.
2256 publications, 0.98%
The Royal Society
1562 publications, 0.68%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
1388 publications, 0.6%
American Society for Microbiology
1218 publications, 0.53%
American Society of Hematology
1132 publications, 0.49%
Portland Press
1113 publications, 0.48%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1040 publications, 0.45%
American Thoracic Society
1002 publications, 0.43%
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
993 publications, 0.43%
Optica Publishing Group
890 publications, 0.39%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
880 publications, 0.38%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
861 publications, 0.37%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
831 publications, 0.36%
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With other organizations

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University College London
11486 publications, 4.97%
University of Oxford
11011 publications, 4.77%
University of Cambridge
7797 publications, 3.37%
King's College London
7448 publications, 3.22%
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
5726 publications, 2.48%
Harvard University
4522 publications, 1.96%
University of Bristol
4362 publications, 1.89%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
4147 publications, 1.79%
University of Edinburgh
4129 publications, 1.79%
Queen Mary University of London
3767 publications, 1.63%
University of Manchester
3676 publications, 1.59%
University of Birmingham
3204 publications, 1.39%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
3168 publications, 1.37%
University of Southampton
2962 publications, 1.28%
University of Glasgow
2841 publications, 1.23%
Karolinska Institute
2840 publications, 1.23%
Johns Hopkins University
2778 publications, 1.2%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2676 publications, 1.16%
University of Liverpool
2671 publications, 1.16%
Université Paris-Saclay
2643 publications, 1.14%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
2626 publications, 1.14%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
2505 publications, 1.08%
University of Zurich
2364 publications, 1.02%
University of Sheffield
2217 publications, 0.96%
ETH Zurich
2212 publications, 0.96%
Sapienza University of Rome
2181 publications, 0.94%
University of Naples Federico II
2161 publications, 0.94%
University of California, Los Angeles
2159 publications, 0.93%
Sorbonne University
2128 publications, 0.92%
University of Padua
2126 publications, 0.92%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University
4522 publications, 1.96%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
4147 publications, 1.79%
Karolinska Institute
2840 publications, 1.23%
Johns Hopkins University
2778 publications, 1.2%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2676 publications, 1.16%
Université Paris-Saclay
2643 publications, 1.14%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
2505 publications, 1.08%
University of Zurich
2364 publications, 1.02%
ETH Zurich
2212 publications, 0.96%
Sapienza University of Rome
2181 publications, 0.94%
University of Naples Federico II
2161 publications, 0.94%
University of California, Los Angeles
2159 publications, 0.93%
Sorbonne University
2128 publications, 0.92%
University of Padua
2126 publications, 0.92%
Paris Cité University
2104 publications, 0.91%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2101 publications, 0.91%
Stanford University
1990 publications, 0.86%
University of Bologna
1979 publications, 0.86%
Monash University
1974 publications, 0.85%
University of Toronto
1945 publications, 0.84%
University of Copenhagen
1939 publications, 0.84%
Cornell University
1936 publications, 0.84%
University of Melbourne
1903 publications, 0.82%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
1874 publications, 0.81%
University of Sydney
1867 publications, 0.81%
University of Turin
1849 publications, 0.8%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
1844 publications, 0.8%
University of Helsinki
1826 publications, 0.79%
Peking University
1807 publications, 0.78%
University of Michigan
1800 publications, 0.78%
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With other countries

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USA, 40305, 17.44%
USA
40305 publications, 17.44%
Germany, 20567, 8.9%
Germany
20567 publications, 8.9%
Italy, 17095, 7.4%
Italy
17095 publications, 7.4%
France, 15309, 6.63%
France
15309 publications, 6.63%
China, 13840, 5.99%
China
13840 publications, 5.99%
Netherlands, 11593, 5.02%
Netherlands
11593 publications, 5.02%
Spain, 11243, 4.87%
Spain
11243 publications, 4.87%
Australia, 11197, 4.85%
Australia
11197 publications, 4.85%
Switzerland, 10106, 4.37%
Switzerland
10106 publications, 4.37%
Canada, 8983, 3.89%
Canada
8983 publications, 3.89%
Sweden, 8087, 3.5%
Sweden
8087 publications, 3.5%
Belgium, 6270, 2.71%
Belgium
6270 publications, 2.71%
Greece, 5641, 2.44%
Greece
5641 publications, 2.44%
Japan, 5493, 2.38%
Japan
5493 publications, 2.38%
Denmark, 5169, 2.24%
Denmark
5169 publications, 2.24%
Austria, 4312, 1.87%
Austria
4312 publications, 1.87%
Finland, 4278, 1.85%
Finland
4278 publications, 1.85%
Brazil, 3965, 1.72%
Brazil
3965 publications, 1.72%
Norway, 3862, 1.67%
Norway
3862 publications, 1.67%
Poland, 3689, 1.6%
Poland
3689 publications, 1.6%
India, 3684, 1.59%
India
3684 publications, 1.59%
Ireland, 3663, 1.59%
Ireland
3663 publications, 1.59%
Republic of Korea, 3233, 1.4%
Republic of Korea
3233 publications, 1.4%
Russia, 3228, 1.4%
Russia
3228 publications, 1.4%
Singapore, 3164, 1.37%
Singapore
3164 publications, 1.37%
Portugal, 2940, 1.27%
Portugal
2940 publications, 1.27%
South Africa, 2725, 1.18%
South Africa
2725 publications, 1.18%
Czech Republic, 2311, 1%
Czech Republic
2311 publications, 1%
New Zealand, 2165, 0.94%
New Zealand
2165 publications, 0.94%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1880 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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