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MIT

Country, city

USA, Cambridge

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Publications

199 579

Citations

13 798 697

h-index

1 122

Top-3 journals

Physical Review Letters (3523 publications)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (3470 publications)

SSRN Electronic Journal (3270 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Harvard University (19520 publications)

Massachusetts General Hospital (5521 publications)

Brigham and Women's Hospital (4021 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Cambridge (2837 publications)

ETH Zurich (2282 publications)

University of Oxford (2217 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

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Found

Since 1869

Total publications

199579

Total citations

13798697

Citations per publication

69.14

Average publications per year

1263.16

Average authors per publication

19.26

h-index

1122

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

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General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 16489, 8.26% General Physics and Astronomy 16489 publications, 8.26%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 14129, 7.08% Condensed Matter Physics 14129 publications, 7.08%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 11351, 5.69% Multidisciplinary 11351 publications, 5.69%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 10444, 5.23% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10444 publications, 5.23%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 10081, 5.05% Mechanical Engineering 10081 publications, 5.05%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 9794, 4.91% General Chemistry 9794 publications, 4.91%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 9477, 4.75% General Materials Science 9477 publications, 4.75%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 7968, 3.99% Biochemistry 7968 publications, 3.99%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 7604, 3.81% Space and Planetary Science 7604 publications, 3.81%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 7505, 3.76% General Medicine 7505 publications, 3.76%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 6988, 3.5% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 6988 publications, 3.5%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 6673, 3.34% Mechanics of Materials 6673 publications, 3.34%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 6669, 3.34% General Engineering 6669 publications, 3.34%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 6196, 3.1% Molecular Biology 6196 publications, 3.1%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 6093, 3.05% Computer Science Applications 6093 publications, 3.05%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 6056, 3.03% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6056 publications, 3.03%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 5815, 2.91% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 5815 publications, 2.91%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5715, 2.86% Astronomy and Astrophysics 5715 publications, 2.86%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 5631, 2.82% Materials Chemistry 5631 publications, 2.82%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 5147, 2.58% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5147 publications, 2.58%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4454, 2.23% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4454 publications, 2.23%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 4410, 2.21% Applied Mathematics 4410 publications, 2.21%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 4016, 2.01% Geophysics 4016 publications, 2.01%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 3901, 1.95% Cell Biology 3901 publications, 1.95%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 3623, 1.82% Bioengineering 3623 publications, 1.82%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 3579, 1.79% Biotechnology 3579 publications, 1.79%
Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering, 3579, 1.79% Biomedical Engineering 3579 publications, 1.79%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 3387, 1.7% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 3387 publications, 1.7%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 3332, 1.67% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 3332 publications, 1.67%
Software	Software, 3266, 1.64% Software 3266 publications, 1.64%
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Journals

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Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 3523, 1.77% Physical Review Letters 3523 publications, 1.77%
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, 3470, 1.74% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 3470 publications, 1.74%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 3270, 1.64% SSRN Electronic Journal 3270 publications, 1.64%
Science	Science, 3216, 1.61% Science 3216 publications, 1.61%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 2957, 1.48% Physical Review B 2957 publications, 1.48%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 2850, 1.43% Physical Review A 2850 publications, 1.43%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2737, 1.37% Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 2737 publications, 1.37%
Nature	Nature, 2584, 1.29% Nature 2584 publications, 1.29%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 2342, 1.17% Astrophysical Journal 2342 publications, 1.17%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 2173, 1.09% Journal of Applied Physics 2173 publications, 1.09%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 2077, 1.04% Applied Physics Letters 2077 publications, 1.04%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2072, 1.04% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 2072 publications, 1.04%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 1914, 0.96% Journal of Chemical Physics 1914 publications, 0.96%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 1818, 0.91% Physical Review D 1818 publications, 0.91%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1778, 0.89% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1778 publications, 0.89%
Journal of the American Chemical Society	Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1699, 0.85% Journal of the American Chemical Society 1699 publications, 0.85%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 1585, 0.79% Nature Communications 1585 publications, 0.79%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 1433, 0.72% Journal of High Energy Physics 1433 publications, 0.72%
MRS Proceedings	MRS Proceedings, 1326, 0.66% MRS Proceedings 1326 publications, 0.66%
Review of Scientific Instruments	Review of Scientific Instruments, 1031, 0.52% Review of Scientific Instruments 1031 publications, 0.52%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1025, 0.51% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 1025 publications, 0.51%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 923, 0.46% Scientific Reports 923 publications, 0.46%
ECS Meeting Abstracts	ECS Meeting Abstracts, 842, 0.42% ECS Meeting Abstracts 842 publications, 0.42%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 823, 0.41% Geophysical Research Letters 823 publications, 0.41%
Journal of Fluid Mechanics	Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 800, 0.4% Journal of Fluid Mechanics 800 publications, 0.4%
Physical Review E	Physical Review E, 728, 0.36% Physical Review E 728 publications, 0.36%
Physics of Fluids	Physics of Fluids, 716, 0.36% Physics of Fluids 716 publications, 0.36%
Optics Letters	Optics Letters, 711, 0.36% Optics Letters 711 publications, 0.36%
Advanced Materials	Advanced Materials, 706, 0.35% Advanced Materials 706 publications, 0.35%
Cell	Cell, 705, 0.35% Cell 705 publications, 0.35%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 36194, 18.14% Elsevier 36194 publications, 18.14%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 28983, 14.52% Springer Nature 28983 publications, 14.52%
Wiley	Wiley, 14984, 7.51% Wiley 14984 publications, 7.51%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 13285, 6.66% American Physical Society (APS) 13285 publications, 6.66%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 9964, 4.99% AIP Publishing 9964 publications, 4.99%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 9920, 4.97% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 9920 publications, 4.97%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 9589, 4.8% American Chemical Society (ACS) 9589 publications, 4.8%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 4462, 2.24% Oxford University Press 4462 publications, 2.24%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 4099, 2.05% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 4099 publications, 2.05%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 3755, 1.88% Taylor & Francis 3755 publications, 1.88%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 3470, 1.74% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 3470 publications, 1.74%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 3269, 1.64% IOP Publishing 3269 publications, 1.64%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 3138, 1.57% Social Science Electronic Publishing 3138 publications, 1.57%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 2945, 1.48% American Astronomical Society 2945 publications, 1.48%
SAGE	SAGE, 2773, 1.39% SAGE 2773 publications, 1.39%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)	Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 2745, 1.38% Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 2745 publications, 1.38%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 2690, 1.35% Cambridge University Press 2690 publications, 1.35%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 2532, 1.27% Optica Publishing Group 2532 publications, 1.27%
ASME International	ASME International, 2392, 1.2% ASME International 2392 publications, 1.2%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2370, 1.19% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2370 publications, 1.19%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 2335, 1.17% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 2335 publications, 1.17%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 1812, 0.91% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 1812 publications, 0.91%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)	Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), 1601, 0.8% Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) 1601 publications, 0.8%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 1546, 0.77% The Electrochemical Society 1546 publications, 0.77%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 1331, 0.67% American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 1331 publications, 0.67%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 1302, 0.65% American Meteorological Society 1302 publications, 0.65%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 1131, 0.57% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 1131 publications, 0.57%
MDPI	MDPI, 1129, 0.57% MDPI 1129 publications, 0.57%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 1108, 0.56% American Society for Microbiology 1108 publications, 0.56%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 930, 0.47% Frontiers Media S.A. 930 publications, 0.47%
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With other organizations

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Harvard University	Harvard University, 19520, 9.78% Harvard University 19520 publications, 9.78%
Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital, 5521, 2.77% Massachusetts General Hospital 5521 publications, 2.77%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 4021, 2.01% Brigham and Women's Hospital 4021 publications, 2.01%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 4010, 2.01% California Institute of Technology 4010 publications, 2.01%
Boston University	Boston University, 3797, 1.9% Boston University 3797 publications, 1.9%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 3779, 1.89% Howard Hughes Medical Institute 3779 publications, 1.89%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 3737, 1.87% University of California, Berkeley 3737 publications, 1.87%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 3671, 1.84% Stanford University 3671 publications, 1.84%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 3153, 1.58% Princeton University 3153 publications, 1.58%
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard	Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 3044, 1.53% Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard 3044 publications, 1.53%
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research	Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 2857, 1.43% Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research 2857 publications, 1.43%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 2837, 1.42% University of Cambridge 2837 publications, 1.42%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 2773, 1.39% University of Maryland, College Park 2773 publications, 1.39%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 2742, 1.37% Cornell University 2742 publications, 1.37%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 2741, 1.37% University of California, Los Angeles 2741 publications, 1.37%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 2699, 1.35% University of California, San Diego 2699 publications, 1.35%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 2594, 1.3% Columbia University 2594 publications, 1.3%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 2545, 1.28% University of Michigan 2545 publications, 1.28%
Yale University	Yale University, 2398, 1.2% Yale University 2398 publications, 1.2%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2368, 1.19% University of Wisconsin–Madison 2368 publications, 1.19%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 2361, 1.18% Johns Hopkins University 2361 publications, 1.18%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 2282, 1.14% ETH Zurich 2282 publications, 1.14%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 2217, 1.11% University of Oxford 2217 publications, 1.11%
Northeastern University	Northeastern University, 2215, 1.11% Northeastern University 2215 publications, 1.11%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 2163, 1.08% University of Washington 2163 publications, 1.08%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 2139, 1.07% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 2139 publications, 1.07%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 2101, 1.05% Imperial College London 2101 publications, 1.05%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 1984, 0.99% Tsinghua University 1984 publications, 0.99%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 1981, 0.99% University of Colorado Boulder 1981 publications, 0.99%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 1966, 0.99% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 1966 publications, 0.99%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 2837, 1.42% University of Cambridge 2837 publications, 1.42%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 2282, 1.14% ETH Zurich 2282 publications, 1.14%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 2217, 1.11% University of Oxford 2217 publications, 1.11%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 2139, 1.07% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 2139 publications, 1.07%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 2101, 1.05% Imperial College London 2101 publications, 1.05%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 1984, 0.99% Tsinghua University 1984 publications, 0.99%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 1799, 0.9% Sapienza University of Rome 1799 publications, 0.9%
European Organization for Nuclear Research	European Organization for Nuclear Research, 1786, 0.89% European Organization for Nuclear Research 1786 publications, 0.89%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 1711, 0.86% Université Paris-Saclay 1711 publications, 0.86%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 1660, 0.83% University of Bologna 1660 publications, 0.83%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 1639, 0.82% University of Toronto 1639 publications, 0.82%
University of Pisa	University of Pisa, 1601, 0.8% University of Pisa 1601 publications, 0.8%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 1573, 0.79% University of Bristol 1573 publications, 0.79%
Peking University	Peking University, 1569, 0.79% Peking University 1569 publications, 0.79%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 1500, 0.75% University of Zurich 1500 publications, 0.75%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 1473, 0.74% University of Padua 1473 publications, 0.74%
University of Genoa	University of Genoa, 1424, 0.71% University of Genoa 1424 publications, 0.71%
Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology	Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, 1413, 0.71% Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology 1413 publications, 0.71%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 1393, 0.7% University of Tokyo 1393 publications, 0.7%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory	Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 1392, 0.7% Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 1392 publications, 0.7%
University of Milano-Bicocca	University of Milano-Bicocca, 1377, 0.69% University of Milano-Bicocca 1377 publications, 0.69%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 1360, 0.68% Sorbonne University 1360 publications, 0.68%
RWTH Aachen University	RWTH Aachen University, 1348, 0.68% RWTH Aachen University 1348 publications, 0.68%
University College London	University College London, 1308, 0.66% University College London 1308 publications, 0.66%
National Laboratory of Frascati	National Laboratory of Frascati, 1307, 0.65% National Laboratory of Frascati 1307 publications, 0.65%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron	Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 1293, 0.65% Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron 1293 publications, 0.65%
Lomonosov Moscow State University	Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1286, 0.64% Lomonosov Moscow State University 1286 publications, 0.64%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 1285, 0.64% National University of Singapore 1285 publications, 0.64%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1279, 0.64% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 1279 publications, 0.64%
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1240, 0.62% Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1240 publications, 0.62%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 11575, 5.8% United Kingdom 11575 publications, 5.8%
Germany	Germany, 10316, 5.17% Germany 10316 publications, 5.17%
China	China, 10149, 5.09% China 10149 publications, 5.09%
France	France, 6985, 3.5% France 6985 publications, 3.5%
Italy	Italy, 6856, 3.44% Italy 6856 publications, 3.44%
Canada	Canada, 6584, 3.3% Canada 6584 publications, 3.3%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 5647, 2.83% Switzerland 5647 publications, 2.83%
Japan	Japan, 5478, 2.74% Japan 5478 publications, 2.74%
Spain	Spain, 4726, 2.37% Spain 4726 publications, 2.37%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 4101, 2.05% Republic of Korea 4101 publications, 2.05%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 4086, 2.05% Netherlands 4086 publications, 2.05%
Australia	Australia, 3886, 1.95% Australia 3886 publications, 1.95%
Israel	Israel, 3111, 1.56% Israel 3111 publications, 1.56%
Singapore	Singapore, 2972, 1.49% Singapore 2972 publications, 1.49%
Brazil	Brazil, 2807, 1.41% Brazil 2807 publications, 1.41%
Russia	Russia, 2551, 1.28% Russia 2551 publications, 1.28%
Belgium	Belgium, 2286, 1.15% Belgium 2286 publications, 1.15%
India	India, 2250, 1.13% India 2250 publications, 1.13%
Sweden	Sweden, 2230, 1.12% Sweden 2230 publications, 1.12%
Austria	Austria, 2105, 1.05% Austria 2105 publications, 1.05%
Poland	Poland, 2085, 1.04% Poland 2085 publications, 1.04%
Portugal	Portugal, 1769, 0.89% Portugal 1769 publications, 0.89%
Mexico	Mexico, 1724, 0.86% Mexico 1724 publications, 0.86%
Turkey	Turkey, 1724, 0.86% Turkey 1724 publications, 0.86%
Denmark	Denmark, 1708, 0.86% Denmark 1708 publications, 0.86%
Greece	Greece, 1588, 0.8% Greece 1588 publications, 0.8%
Ireland	Ireland, 1479, 0.74% Ireland 1479 publications, 0.74%
Finland	Finland, 1475, 0.74% Finland 1475 publications, 0.74%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 1419, 0.71% Czech Republic 1419 publications, 0.71%
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