Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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MIT

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USA, Cambridge

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Publications

186 359

Citations

12 665 153

h-index

1 071

Top-3 journals

Physical Review Letters (3383 publications)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (3349 publications)

SSRN Electronic Journal (3180 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Harvard University (17958 publications)

Massachusetts General Hospital (4986 publications)

Brigham and Women's Hospital (3740 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Cambridge (2475 publications)

ETH Zurich (2033 publications)

University of Oxford (1926 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1869

Total publications

186359

Total citations

12665153

Citations per publication

67.96

Average publications per year

1187

Average authors per publication

18.64

h-index

1071

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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

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General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 16390, 8.79% General Physics and Astronomy 16390 publications, 8.79%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 14113, 7.57% Condensed Matter Physics 14113 publications, 7.57%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 11345, 6.09% Multidisciplinary 11345 publications, 6.09%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 10330, 5.54% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10330 publications, 5.54%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 10015, 5.37% Mechanical Engineering 10015 publications, 5.37%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 9772, 5.24% General Chemistry 9772 publications, 5.24%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 9454, 5.07% General Materials Science 9454 publications, 5.07%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 7893, 4.24% Biochemistry 7893 publications, 4.24%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 7524, 4.04% Space and Planetary Science 7524 publications, 4.04%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 7002, 3.76% General Medicine 7002 publications, 3.76%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 6971, 3.74% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 6971 publications, 3.74%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 6653, 3.57% Mechanics of Materials 6653 publications, 3.57%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 6501, 3.49% General Engineering 6501 publications, 3.49%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 6179, 3.32% Molecular Biology 6179 publications, 3.32%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 6053, 3.25% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6053 publications, 3.25%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 5985, 3.21% Computer Science Applications 5985 publications, 3.21%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 5811, 3.12% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 5811 publications, 3.12%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5632, 3.02% Astronomy and Astrophysics 5632 publications, 3.02%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 5621, 3.02% Materials Chemistry 5621 publications, 3.02%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 5116, 2.75% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5116 publications, 2.75%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4438, 2.38% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4438 publications, 2.38%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 4258, 2.28% Applied Mathematics 4258 publications, 2.28%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 4013, 2.15% Geophysics 4013 publications, 2.15%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 3885, 2.08% Cell Biology 3885 publications, 2.08%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 3622, 1.94% Bioengineering 3622 publications, 1.94%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 3565, 1.91% Biotechnology 3565 publications, 1.91%
Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering, 3543, 1.9% Biomedical Engineering 3543 publications, 1.9%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 3375, 1.81% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 3375 publications, 1.81%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 3305, 1.77% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 3305 publications, 1.77%
Software	Software, 3171, 1.7% Software 3171 publications, 1.7%
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Journals

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Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 3383, 1.82% Physical Review Letters 3383 publications, 1.82%
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, 3349, 1.8% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 3349 publications, 1.8%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 3180, 1.71% SSRN Electronic Journal 3180 publications, 1.71%
Science	Science, 3157, 1.69% Science 3157 publications, 1.69%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 2911, 1.56% Physical Review B 2911 publications, 1.56%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2724, 1.46% Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 2724 publications, 1.46%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 2509, 1.35% Physical Review A 2509 publications, 1.35%
Nature	Nature, 2492, 1.34% Nature 2492 publications, 1.34%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 2196, 1.18% Astrophysical Journal 2196 publications, 1.18%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 2162, 1.16% Journal of Applied Physics 2162 publications, 1.16%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2071, 1.11% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 2071 publications, 1.11%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 2068, 1.11% Applied Physics Letters 2068 publications, 1.11%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 1907, 1.02% Journal of Chemical Physics 1907 publications, 1.02%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1697, 0.91% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1697 publications, 0.91%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 1695, 0.91% Physical Review D 1695 publications, 0.91%
Journal of the American Chemical Society	Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1625, 0.87% Journal of the American Chemical Society 1625 publications, 0.87%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 1431, 0.77% Nature Communications 1431 publications, 0.77%
MRS Proceedings	MRS Proceedings, 1326, 0.71% MRS Proceedings 1326 publications, 0.71%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 1318, 0.71% Journal of High Energy Physics 1318 publications, 0.71%
Review of Scientific Instruments	Review of Scientific Instruments, 1016, 0.55% Review of Scientific Instruments 1016 publications, 0.55%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 961, 0.52% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 961 publications, 0.52%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 867, 0.47% Scientific Reports 867 publications, 0.47%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 786, 0.42% Geophysical Research Letters 786 publications, 0.42%
ECS Meeting Abstracts	ECS Meeting Abstracts, 782, 0.42% ECS Meeting Abstracts 782 publications, 0.42%
Journal of Fluid Mechanics	Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 776, 0.42% Journal of Fluid Mechanics 776 publications, 0.42%
Physics of Fluids	Physics of Fluids, 710, 0.38% Physics of Fluids 710 publications, 0.38%
Optics Letters	Optics Letters, 707, 0.38% Optics Letters 707 publications, 0.38%
Journal of Geophysical Research	Journal of Geophysical Research, 690, 0.37% Journal of Geophysical Research 690 publications, 0.37%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 674, 0.36% PLoS ONE 674 publications, 0.36%
Cell	Cell, 673, 0.36% Cell 673 publications, 0.36%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 34457, 18.49% Elsevier 34457 publications, 18.49%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 26406, 14.17% Springer Nature 26406 publications, 14.17%
Wiley	Wiley, 14177, 7.61% Wiley 14177 publications, 7.61%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 12240, 6.57% American Physical Society (APS) 12240 publications, 6.57%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 9831, 5.28% AIP Publishing 9831 publications, 5.28%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 9151, 4.91% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 9151 publications, 4.91%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 9132, 4.9% American Chemical Society (ACS) 9132 publications, 4.9%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 4150, 2.23% Oxford University Press 4150 publications, 2.23%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 3947, 2.12% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 3947 publications, 2.12%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 3443, 1.85% Taylor & Francis 3443 publications, 1.85%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 3349, 1.8% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 3349 publications, 1.8%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 3130, 1.68% Social Science Electronic Publishing 3130 publications, 1.68%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 3116, 1.67% IOP Publishing 3116 publications, 1.67%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)	Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 2730, 1.46% Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 2730 publications, 1.46%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 2659, 1.43% American Astronomical Society 2659 publications, 1.43%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 2554, 1.37% Cambridge University Press 2554 publications, 1.37%
SAGE	SAGE, 2472, 1.33% SAGE 2472 publications, 1.33%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 2471, 1.33% Optica Publishing Group 2471 publications, 1.33%
ASME International	ASME International, 2350, 1.26% ASME International 2350 publications, 1.26%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 2318, 1.24% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 2318 publications, 1.24%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2267, 1.22% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2267 publications, 1.22%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 1615, 0.87% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 1615 publications, 0.87%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)	Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), 1503, 0.81% Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) 1503 publications, 0.81%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 1468, 0.79% The Electrochemical Society 1468 publications, 0.79%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 1204, 0.65% American Meteorological Society 1204 publications, 0.65%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 1197, 0.64% American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 1197 publications, 0.64%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 1092, 0.59% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 1092 publications, 0.59%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 1086, 0.58% American Society for Microbiology 1086 publications, 0.58%
MDPI	MDPI, 975, 0.52% MDPI 975 publications, 0.52%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 823, 0.44% Frontiers Media S.A. 823 publications, 0.44%
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With other organizations

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Harvard University	Harvard University, 17958, 9.64% Harvard University 17958 publications, 9.64%
Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital, 4986, 2.68% Massachusetts General Hospital 4986 publications, 2.68%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 3740, 2.01% Brigham and Women's Hospital 3740 publications, 2.01%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 3590, 1.93% California Institute of Technology 3590 publications, 1.93%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 3584, 1.92% Howard Hughes Medical Institute 3584 publications, 1.92%
Boston University	Boston University, 3461, 1.86% Boston University 3461 publications, 1.86%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 3378, 1.81% University of California, Berkeley 3378 publications, 1.81%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 3280, 1.76% Stanford University 3280 publications, 1.76%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 2781, 1.49% Princeton University 2781 publications, 1.49%
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research	Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 2738, 1.47% Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research 2738 publications, 1.47%
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard	Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 2704, 1.45% Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard 2704 publications, 1.45%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 2550, 1.37% University of California, Los Angeles 2550 publications, 1.37%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 2481, 1.33% University of California, San Diego 2481 publications, 1.33%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 2475, 1.33% University of Cambridge 2475 publications, 1.33%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 2423, 1.3% University of Maryland, College Park 2423 publications, 1.3%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 2415, 1.3% Cornell University 2415 publications, 1.3%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 2315, 1.24% Columbia University 2315 publications, 1.24%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 2237, 1.2% University of Michigan 2237 publications, 1.2%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2141, 1.15% University of Wisconsin–Madison 2141 publications, 1.15%
Yale University	Yale University, 2126, 1.14% Yale University 2126 publications, 1.14%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 2078, 1.12% Johns Hopkins University 2078 publications, 1.12%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 2033, 1.09% ETH Zurich 2033 publications, 1.09%
Northeastern University	Northeastern University, 1958, 1.05% Northeastern University 1958 publications, 1.05%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 1937, 1.04% University of Washington 1937 publications, 1.04%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1926, 1.03% University of Oxford 1926 publications, 1.03%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 1883, 1.01% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 1883 publications, 1.01%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 1826, 0.98% Imperial College London 1826 publications, 0.98%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 1795, 0.96% University of Colorado Boulder 1795 publications, 0.96%
Brown University	Brown University, 1779, 0.95% Brown University 1779 publications, 0.95%
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1755, 0.94% Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1755 publications, 0.94%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 2475, 1.33% University of Cambridge 2475 publications, 1.33%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 2033, 1.09% ETH Zurich 2033 publications, 1.09%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1926, 1.03% University of Oxford 1926 publications, 1.03%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 1883, 1.01% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 1883 publications, 1.01%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 1826, 0.98% Imperial College London 1826 publications, 0.98%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 1679, 0.9% Tsinghua University 1679 publications, 0.9%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 1608, 0.86% Sapienza University of Rome 1608 publications, 0.86%
European Organization for Nuclear Research	European Organization for Nuclear Research, 1565, 0.84% European Organization for Nuclear Research 1565 publications, 0.84%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 1504, 0.81% University of Bologna 1504 publications, 0.81%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 1472, 0.79% University of Toronto 1472 publications, 0.79%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 1457, 0.78% Université Paris-Saclay 1457 publications, 0.78%
University of Pisa	University of Pisa, 1433, 0.77% University of Pisa 1433 publications, 0.77%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 1369, 0.73% University of Bristol 1369 publications, 0.73%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 1302, 0.7% University of Zurich 1302 publications, 0.7%
Peking University	Peking University, 1294, 0.69% Peking University 1294 publications, 0.69%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 1287, 0.69% University of Padua 1287 publications, 0.69%
University of Genoa	University of Genoa, 1283, 0.69% University of Genoa 1283 publications, 0.69%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory	Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 1281, 0.69% Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 1281 publications, 0.69%
Lomonosov Moscow State University	Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1254, 0.67% Lomonosov Moscow State University 1254 publications, 0.67%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 1217, 0.65% University of Tokyo 1217 publications, 0.65%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron	Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 1185, 0.64% Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron 1185 publications, 0.64%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 1179, 0.63% National University of Singapore 1179 publications, 0.63%
University of Milano-Bicocca	University of Milano-Bicocca, 1178, 0.63% University of Milano-Bicocca 1178 publications, 0.63%
RWTH Aachen University	RWTH Aachen University, 1158, 0.62% RWTH Aachen University 1158 publications, 0.62%
National Laboratory of Frascati	National Laboratory of Frascati, 1142, 0.61% National Laboratory of Frascati 1142 publications, 0.61%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1104, 0.59% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 1104 publications, 0.59%
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»	Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics of NRC «Kurchatov Institute», 1103, 0.59% Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics of NRC «Kurchatov Institute» 1103 publications, 0.59%
University College London	University College London, 1085, 0.58% University College London 1085 publications, 0.58%
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1085, 0.58% Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1085 publications, 0.58%
Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»	Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute of NRC «Kurchatov Institute», 1079, 0.58% Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute of NRC «Kurchatov Institute» 1079 publications, 0.58%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 11029, 5.92% United Kingdom 11029 publications, 5.92%
Germany	Germany, 9844, 5.28% Germany 9844 publications, 5.28%
China	China, 9634, 5.17% China 9634 publications, 5.17%
France	France, 6695, 3.59% France 6695 publications, 3.59%
Italy	Italy, 6496, 3.49% Italy 6496 publications, 3.49%
Canada	Canada, 6295, 3.38% Canada 6295 publications, 3.38%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 5367, 2.88% Switzerland 5367 publications, 2.88%
Japan	Japan, 5236, 2.81% Japan 5236 publications, 2.81%
Spain	Spain, 4479, 2.4% Spain 4479 publications, 2.4%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 3888, 2.09% Netherlands 3888 publications, 2.09%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 3873, 2.08% Republic of Korea 3873 publications, 2.08%
Australia	Australia, 3668, 1.97% Australia 3668 publications, 1.97%
Israel	Israel, 2969, 1.59% Israel 2969 publications, 1.59%
Singapore	Singapore, 2854, 1.53% Singapore 2854 publications, 1.53%
Brazil	Brazil, 2630, 1.41% Brazil 2630 publications, 1.41%
Russia	Russia, 2497, 1.34% Russia 2497 publications, 1.34%
Belgium	Belgium, 2175, 1.17% Belgium 2175 publications, 1.17%
India	India, 2133, 1.14% India 2133 publications, 1.14%
Sweden	Sweden, 2084, 1.12% Sweden 2084 publications, 1.12%
Austria	Austria, 2003, 1.07% Austria 2003 publications, 1.07%
Poland	Poland, 1969, 1.06% Poland 1969 publications, 1.06%
Portugal	Portugal, 1737, 0.93% Portugal 1737 publications, 0.93%
Turkey	Turkey, 1653, 0.89% Turkey 1653 publications, 0.89%
Denmark	Denmark, 1651, 0.89% Denmark 1651 publications, 0.89%
Mexico	Mexico, 1635, 0.88% Mexico 1635 publications, 0.88%
Greece	Greece, 1511, 0.81% Greece 1511 publications, 0.81%
Finland	Finland, 1403, 0.75% Finland 1403 publications, 0.75%
Ireland	Ireland, 1377, 0.74% Ireland 1377 publications, 0.74%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 1357, 0.73% Czech Republic 1357 publications, 0.73%
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