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Short name

WKU

Country, city

USA, Bowling Green

0446vnd56

Organization website

Publications

5 479

Citations

110 343

h-index

127

Top-3 journals

Astrophysical Journal (78 publications)

Journal of Vision (60 publications)

SSRN Electronic Journal (50 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Kentucky (138 publications)

University of Louisville (91 publications)

Ohio State University (71 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

North China Electric Power University (46 publications)

University of Glasgow (28 publications)

Renmin University of China (27 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Journal

Field of science

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Since 1942

Total publications

5479

Total citations

110343

Citations per publication

20.14

Average publications per year

65.23

Average authors per publication

4.58

h-index

127

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

	100 200 300 400 500 600
Education	Education, 513, 9.36% Education 513 publications, 9.36%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 342, 6.24% General Medicine 342 publications, 6.24%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 278, 5.07% Economics and Econometrics 278 publications, 5.07%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 264, 4.82% Sociology and Political Science 264 publications, 4.82%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 186, 3.39% Space and Planetary Science 186 publications, 3.39%
Developmental and Educational Psychology	Developmental and Educational Psychology, 186, 3.39% Developmental and Educational Psychology 186 publications, 3.39%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 176, 3.21% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 176 publications, 3.21%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 175, 3.19% Astronomy and Astrophysics 175 publications, 3.19%
Social Psychology	Social Psychology, 172, 3.14% Social Psychology 172 publications, 3.14%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 157, 2.87% Biochemistry 157 publications, 2.87%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 156, 2.85% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 156 publications, 2.85%
Finance	Finance, 147, 2.68% Finance 147 publications, 2.68%
Sensory Systems	Sensory Systems, 147, 2.68% Sensory Systems 147 publications, 2.68%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 146, 2.66% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 146 publications, 2.66%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 134, 2.45% Business and International Management 134 publications, 2.45%
General Psychology	General Psychology, 133, 2.43% General Psychology 133 publications, 2.43%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 132, 2.41% Condensed Matter Physics 132 publications, 2.41%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 126, 2.3% General Chemistry 126 publications, 2.3%
History	History, 126, 2.3% History 126 publications, 2.3%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 121, 2.21% Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 121 publications, 2.21%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 120, 2.19% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 120 publications, 2.19%
Strategy and Management	Strategy and Management, 117, 2.14% Strategy and Management 117 publications, 2.14%
Clinical Psychology	Clinical Psychology, 116, 2.12% Clinical Psychology 116 publications, 2.12%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 115, 2.1% General Chemical Engineering 115 publications, 2.1%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 115, 2.1% Applied Mathematics 115 publications, 2.1%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)	Social Sciences (miscellaneous), 113, 2.06% Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 113 publications, 2.06%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 107, 1.95% Molecular Biology 107 publications, 1.95%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 106, 1.93% Computer Science Applications 106 publications, 1.93%
Ophthalmology	Ophthalmology, 104, 1.9% Ophthalmology 104 publications, 1.9%
Genetics	Genetics, 103, 1.88% Genetics 103 publications, 1.88%
	100 200 300 400 500 600

Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 78, 1.42% Astrophysical Journal 78 publications, 1.42%
Journal of Vision	Journal of Vision, 60, 1.1% Journal of Vision 60 publications, 1.1%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 50, 0.91% SSRN Electronic Journal 50 publications, 0.91%
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry	Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 41, 0.75% Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 41 publications, 0.75%
Family Journal	Family Journal, 33, 0.6% Family Journal 33 publications, 0.6%
Fuel	Fuel, 31, 0.57% Fuel 31 publications, 0.57%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 29, 0.53% PLoS ONE 29 publications, 0.53%
Energy & Fuels	Energy & Fuels, 28, 0.51% Energy & Fuels 28 publications, 0.51%
Psychological Reports	Psychological Reports, 28, 0.51% Psychological Reports 28 publications, 0.51%
Thermochimica Acta	Thermochimica Acta, 27, 0.49% Thermochimica Acta 27 publications, 0.49%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 27, 0.49% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 27 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications	Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications, 25, 0.46% Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications 25 publications, 0.46%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 25, 0.46% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 25 publications, 0.46%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 25, 0.46% Scientific Reports 25 publications, 0.46%
Journal of Chemical Education	Journal of Chemical Education, 24, 0.44% Journal of Chemical Education 24 publications, 0.44%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 22, 0.4% FASEB Journal 22 publications, 0.4%
Perception	Perception, 22, 0.4% Perception 22 publications, 0.4%
Photochemistry and Photobiology	Photochemistry and Photobiology, 21, 0.38% Photochemistry and Photobiology 21 publications, 0.38%
BMC Bioinformatics	BMC Bioinformatics, 20, 0.37% BMC Bioinformatics 20 publications, 0.37%
Perceptual and Motor Skills	Perceptual and Motor Skills, 19, 0.35% Perceptual and Motor Skills 19 publications, 0.35%
Vision Research	Vision Research, 19, 0.35% Vision Research 19 publications, 0.35%
International Journal for Philosophy of Religion	International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 18, 0.33% International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 18 publications, 0.33%
International Review of Economics and Finance	International Review of Economics and Finance, 17, 0.31% International Review of Economics and Finance 17 publications, 0.31%
Astronomical Journal	Astronomical Journal, 17, 0.31% Astronomical Journal 17 publications, 0.31%
Public Choice	Public Choice, 17, 0.31% Public Choice 17 publications, 0.31%
Journal of Business Research	Journal of Business Research, 15, 0.27% Journal of Business Research 15 publications, 0.27%
Applied Economics	Applied Economics, 15, 0.27% Applied Economics 15 publications, 0.27%
Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science	Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science, 15, 0.27% Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 15 publications, 0.27%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 14, 0.26% Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 14 publications, 0.26%
North American Journal of Economics and Finance	North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 14, 0.26% North American Journal of Economics and Finance 14 publications, 0.26%
	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 908, 16.57% Elsevier 908 publications, 16.57%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 810, 14.78% Springer Nature 810 publications, 14.78%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 636, 11.61% Taylor & Francis 636 publications, 11.61%
SAGE	SAGE, 587, 10.71% SAGE 587 publications, 10.71%
Wiley	Wiley, 568, 10.37% Wiley 568 publications, 10.37%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 147, 2.68% Oxford University Press 147 publications, 2.68%
Emerald	Emerald, 139, 2.54% Emerald 139 publications, 2.54%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 131, 2.39% Cambridge University Press 131 publications, 2.39%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 121, 2.21% American Chemical Society (ACS) 121 publications, 2.21%
MDPI	MDPI, 101, 1.84% MDPI 101 publications, 1.84%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 87, 1.59% American Astronomical Society 87 publications, 1.59%
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)	Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), 61, 1.11% Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 61 publications, 1.11%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 52, 0.95% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 52 publications, 0.95%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 50, 0.91% Social Science Electronic Publishing 50 publications, 0.91%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 42, 0.77% World Scientific 42 publications, 0.77%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 39, 0.71% IOP Publishing 39 publications, 0.71%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 39, 0.71% Hindawi Limited 39 publications, 0.71%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 37, 0.68% IGI Global 37 publications, 0.68%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 35, 0.64% American Physical Society (APS) 35 publications, 0.64%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 33, 0.6% American Meteorological Society 33 publications, 0.6%
American Psychological Association (APA)	American Psychological Association (APA), 30, 0.55% American Psychological Association (APA) 30 publications, 0.55%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 29, 0.53% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 29 publications, 0.53%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 28, 0.51% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 28 publications, 0.51%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 27, 0.49% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 27 publications, 0.49%
Brill	Brill, 25, 0.46% Brill 25 publications, 0.46%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 24, 0.44% Inderscience Publishers 24 publications, 0.44%
Human Kinetics	Human Kinetics, 23, 0.42% Human Kinetics 23 publications, 0.42%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 22, 0.4% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 22 publications, 0.4%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 21, 0.38% Frontiers Media S.A. 21 publications, 0.38%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 21, 0.38% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 21 publications, 0.38%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000

With other organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140
University of Kentucky	University of Kentucky, 138, 2.52% University of Kentucky 138 publications, 2.52%
University of Louisville	University of Louisville, 91, 1.66% University of Louisville 91 publications, 1.66%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 71, 1.3% Ohio State University 71 publications, 1.3%
Purdue University	Purdue University, 69, 1.26% Purdue University 69 publications, 1.26%
Vanderbilt University	Vanderbilt University, 62, 1.13% Vanderbilt University 62 publications, 1.13%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 50, 0.91% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 50 publications, 0.91%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 49, 0.89% University of California, Berkeley 49 publications, 0.89%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln	University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 48, 0.88% University of Nebraska–Lincoln 48 publications, 0.88%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 47, 0.86% Pennsylvania State University 47 publications, 0.86%
North China Electric Power University	North China Electric Power University, 46, 0.84% North China Electric Power University 46 publications, 0.84%
Auburn University	Auburn University, 45, 0.82% Auburn University 45 publications, 0.82%
University of Tennessee	University of Tennessee, 45, 0.82% University of Tennessee 45 publications, 0.82%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 41, 0.75% University of Florida 41 publications, 0.75%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 40, 0.73% Johns Hopkins University 40 publications, 0.73%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 39, 0.71% University of Wisconsin–Madison 39 publications, 0.71%
University of Alabama at Birmingham	University of Alabama at Birmingham, 39, 0.71% University of Alabama at Birmingham 39 publications, 0.71%
North Carolina State University	North Carolina State University, 38, 0.69% North Carolina State University 38 publications, 0.69%
Indiana University Bloomington	Indiana University Bloomington, 38, 0.69% Indiana University Bloomington 38 publications, 0.69%
University of Georgia	University of Georgia, 38, 0.69% University of Georgia 38 publications, 0.69%
University of Alabama	University of Alabama, 37, 0.68% University of Alabama 37 publications, 0.68%
University of Mississippi	University of Mississippi, 37, 0.68% University of Mississippi 37 publications, 0.68%
Clemson University	Clemson University, 36, 0.66% Clemson University 36 publications, 0.66%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 36, 0.66% University of North Carolina at Charlotte 36 publications, 0.66%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 36, 0.66% Goddard Space Flight Center 36 publications, 0.66%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 35, 0.64% University of Colorado Boulder 35 publications, 0.64%
Texas A&M University	Texas A&M University, 35, 0.64% Texas A&M University 35 publications, 0.64%
Michigan State University	Michigan State University, 33, 0.6% Michigan State University 33 publications, 0.6%
George Mason University	George Mason University, 33, 0.6% George Mason University 33 publications, 0.6%
University of South Florida	University of South Florida, 33, 0.6% University of South Florida 33 publications, 0.6%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 33, 0.6% University of Maryland, College Park 33 publications, 0.6%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140

With foreign organizations

	5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
North China Electric Power University	North China Electric Power University, 46, 0.84% North China Electric Power University 46 publications, 0.84%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 28, 0.51% University of Glasgow 28 publications, 0.51%
Renmin University of China	Renmin University of China, 27, 0.49% Renmin University of China 27 publications, 0.49%
University College London	University College London, 27, 0.49% University College London 27 publications, 0.49%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 23, 0.42% National Institute for Astrophysics 23 publications, 0.42%
Periyar University	Periyar University, 22, 0.4% Periyar University 22 publications, 0.4%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 22, 0.4% University of British Columbia 22 publications, 0.4%
Université de Montréal	Université de Montréal, 22, 0.4% Université de Montréal 22 publications, 0.4%
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law	Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, 21, 0.38% Zhongnan University of Economics and Law 21 publications, 0.38%
Anhui University	Anhui University, 20, 0.37% Anhui University 20 publications, 0.37%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 20, 0.37% University of Amsterdam 20 publications, 0.37%
University of Genoa	University of Genoa, 19, 0.35% University of Genoa 19 publications, 0.35%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 19, 0.35% Australian National University 19 publications, 0.35%
Chengdu University of Information Technology	Chengdu University of Information Technology, 18, 0.33% Chengdu University of Information Technology 18 publications, 0.33%
Macquarie University	Macquarie University, 18, 0.33% Macquarie University 18 publications, 0.33%
Universidade Católica de Brasília	Universidade Católica de Brasília, 18, 0.33% Universidade Católica de Brasília 18 publications, 0.33%
Central University of Finance and Economics	Central University of Finance and Economics, 17, 0.31% Central University of Finance and Economics 17 publications, 0.31%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 17, 0.31% University of Oxford 17 publications, 0.31%
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics	Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, 17, 0.31% Southwestern University of Finance and Economics 17 publications, 0.31%
Beijing Normal University	Beijing Normal University, 16, 0.29% Beijing Normal University 16 publications, 0.29%
McGill University	McGill University, 16, 0.29% McGill University 16 publications, 0.29%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 15, 0.27% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 15 publications, 0.27%
Southwest University	Southwest University, 15, 0.27% Southwest University 15 publications, 0.27%
National University of Kaohsiung	National University of Kaohsiung, 15, 0.27% National University of Kaohsiung 15 publications, 0.27%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 15, 0.27% University of Sydney 15 publications, 0.27%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 15, 0.27% University of Toronto 15 publications, 0.27%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 15, 0.27% Université Paris-Saclay 15 publications, 0.27%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 14, 0.26% Hong Kong Polytechnic University 14 publications, 0.26%
National Autonomous University of Mexico	National Autonomous University of Mexico, 14, 0.26% National Autonomous University of Mexico 14 publications, 0.26%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy	Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, 14, 0.26% Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy 14 publications, 0.26%
	5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

With other countries

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
China	China, 468, 8.54% China 468 publications, 8.54%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 156, 2.85% United Kingdom 156 publications, 2.85%
Canada	Canada, 150, 2.74% Canada 150 publications, 2.74%
Germany	Germany, 79, 1.44% Germany 79 publications, 1.44%
Australia	Australia, 79, 1.44% Australia 79 publications, 1.44%
Italy	Italy, 77, 1.41% Italy 77 publications, 1.41%
India	India, 73, 1.33% India 73 publications, 1.33%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 60, 1.1% Netherlands 60 publications, 1.1%
France	France, 53, 0.97% France 53 publications, 0.97%
Brazil	Brazil, 49, 0.89% Brazil 49 publications, 0.89%
Spain	Spain, 45, 0.82% Spain 45 publications, 0.82%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 43, 0.78% Republic of Korea 43 publications, 0.78%
Mexico	Mexico, 35, 0.64% Mexico 35 publications, 0.64%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 33, 0.6% Switzerland 33 publications, 0.6%
Japan	Japan, 33, 0.6% Japan 33 publications, 0.6%
Russia	Russia, 32, 0.58% Russia 32 publications, 0.58%
Hungary	Hungary, 28, 0.51% Hungary 28 publications, 0.51%
Belgium	Belgium, 27, 0.49% Belgium 27 publications, 0.49%
Poland	Poland, 25, 0.46% Poland 25 publications, 0.46%
Turkey	Turkey, 25, 0.46% Turkey 25 publications, 0.46%
Chile	Chile, 25, 0.46% Chile 25 publications, 0.46%
Finland	Finland, 21, 0.38% Finland 21 publications, 0.38%
Austria	Austria, 20, 0.37% Austria 20 publications, 0.37%
Sweden	Sweden, 20, 0.37% Sweden 20 publications, 0.37%
South Africa	South Africa, 20, 0.37% South Africa 20 publications, 0.37%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 19, 0.35% Czech Republic 19 publications, 0.35%
Denmark	Denmark, 17, 0.31% Denmark 17 publications, 0.31%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 17, 0.31% New Zealand 17 publications, 0.31%
Portugal	Portugal, 15, 0.27% Portugal 15 publications, 0.27%
	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

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Publications published earlier than 1942 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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