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Short name

WKU

Country, city

USA, Bowling Green

0446vnd56

Organization website

Publications

5 665

Citations

118 556

h-index

134

Top-3 journals

Astrophysical Journal (79 publications)

Journal of Vision (63 publications)

SSRN Electronic Journal (51 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Kentucky (139 publications)

University of Louisville (95 publications)

Ohio State University (75 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

North China Electric Power University (46 publications)

University of Glasgow (30 publications)

University College London (28 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Journal

Countries

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Since 1940

Total publications

5665

Total citations

118556

Citations per publication

20.93

Average publications per year

65.11

Average authors per publication

4.59

h-index

134

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, 515, 9.09% Education 515 publications, 9.09%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 346, 6.11% General Medicine 346 publications, 6.11%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 278, 4.91% Economics and Econometrics 278 publications, 4.91%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 267, 4.71% Sociology and Political Science 267 publications, 4.71%
Developmental and Educational Psychology	Developmental and Educational Psychology, 189, 3.34% Developmental and Educational Psychology 189 publications, 3.34%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 186, 3.28% Space and Planetary Science 186 publications, 3.28%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 177, 3.12% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 177 publications, 3.12%
Social Psychology	Social Psychology, 176, 3.11% Social Psychology 176 publications, 3.11%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 175, 3.09% Astronomy and Astrophysics 175 publications, 3.09%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 157, 2.77% Biochemistry 157 publications, 2.77%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 156, 2.75% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 156 publications, 2.75%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 147, 2.59% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 147 publications, 2.59%
Finance	Finance, 147, 2.59% Finance 147 publications, 2.59%
Sensory Systems	Sensory Systems, 147, 2.59% Sensory Systems 147 publications, 2.59%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 136, 2.4% Business and International Management 136 publications, 2.4%
General Psychology	General Psychology, 136, 2.4% General Psychology 136 publications, 2.4%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 132, 2.33% Condensed Matter Physics 132 publications, 2.33%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 126, 2.22% General Chemistry 126 publications, 2.22%
History	History, 126, 2.22% History 126 publications, 2.22%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 123, 2.17% Applied Mathematics 123 publications, 2.17%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 121, 2.14% Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 121 publications, 2.14%
Clinical Psychology	Clinical Psychology, 120, 2.12% Clinical Psychology 120 publications, 2.12%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 120, 2.12% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 120 publications, 2.12%
Strategy and Management	Strategy and Management, 117, 2.07% Strategy and Management 117 publications, 2.07%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 115, 2.03% General Chemical Engineering 115 publications, 2.03%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)	Social Sciences (miscellaneous), 113, 1.99% Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 113 publications, 1.99%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 107, 1.89% Computer Science Applications 107 publications, 1.89%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 107, 1.89% Molecular Biology 107 publications, 1.89%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 104, 1.84% Psychiatry and Mental health 104 publications, 1.84%
Ophthalmology	Ophthalmology, 104, 1.84% Ophthalmology 104 publications, 1.84%
	100 200 300 400 500 600

Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 79, 1.39% Astrophysical Journal 79 publications, 1.39%
Journal of Vision	Journal of Vision, 63, 1.11% Journal of Vision 63 publications, 1.11%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 51, 0.9% SSRN Electronic Journal 51 publications, 0.9%
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry	Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 41, 0.72% Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 41 publications, 0.72%
Family Journal	Family Journal, 34, 0.6% Family Journal 34 publications, 0.6%
Fuel	Fuel, 31, 0.55% Fuel 31 publications, 0.55%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 29, 0.51% Scientific Reports 29 publications, 0.51%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 29, 0.51% PLoS ONE 29 publications, 0.51%
Energy & Fuels	Energy & Fuels, 28, 0.49% Energy & Fuels 28 publications, 0.49%
Psychological Reports	Psychological Reports, 28, 0.49% Psychological Reports 28 publications, 0.49%
Thermochimica Acta	Thermochimica Acta, 27, 0.48% Thermochimica Acta 27 publications, 0.48%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 27, 0.48% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 27 publications, 0.48%
Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications	Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications, 25, 0.44% Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications 25 publications, 0.44%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 25, 0.44% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 25 publications, 0.44%
Journal of Chemical Education	Journal of Chemical Education, 24, 0.42% Journal of Chemical Education 24 publications, 0.42%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 22, 0.39% FASEB Journal 22 publications, 0.39%
Perception	Perception, 22, 0.39% Perception 22 publications, 0.39%
Photochemistry and Photobiology	Photochemistry and Photobiology, 21, 0.37% Photochemistry and Photobiology 21 publications, 0.37%
BMC Bioinformatics	BMC Bioinformatics, 20, 0.35% BMC Bioinformatics 20 publications, 0.35%
Perceptual and Motor Skills	Perceptual and Motor Skills, 19, 0.34% Perceptual and Motor Skills 19 publications, 0.34%
Vision Research	Vision Research, 19, 0.34% Vision Research 19 publications, 0.34%
International Journal for Philosophy of Religion	International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 18, 0.32% International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 18 publications, 0.32%
Astronomical Journal	Astronomical Journal, 18, 0.32% Astronomical Journal 18 publications, 0.32%
International Review of Economics and Finance	International Review of Economics and Finance, 17, 0.3% International Review of Economics and Finance 17 publications, 0.3%
Public Choice	Public Choice, 17, 0.3% Public Choice 17 publications, 0.3%
Applied Economics	Applied Economics, 16, 0.28% Applied Economics 16 publications, 0.28%
Gifted Child Today	Gifted Child Today, 15, 0.26% Gifted Child Today 15 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Business Research	Journal of Business Research, 15, 0.26% Journal of Business Research 15 publications, 0.26%
Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science	Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science, 15, 0.26% Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 15 publications, 0.26%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 14, 0.25% Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 14 publications, 0.25%
	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 942, 16.63% Elsevier 942 publications, 16.63%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 826, 14.58% Springer Nature 826 publications, 14.58%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 647, 11.42% Taylor & Francis 647 publications, 11.42%
SAGE	SAGE, 604, 10.66% SAGE 604 publications, 10.66%
Wiley	Wiley, 579, 10.22% Wiley 579 publications, 10.22%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 148, 2.61% Oxford University Press 148 publications, 2.61%
Emerald	Emerald, 145, 2.56% Emerald 145 publications, 2.56%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 130, 2.29% Cambridge University Press 130 publications, 2.29%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 121, 2.14% American Chemical Society (ACS) 121 publications, 2.14%
MDPI	MDPI, 114, 2.01% MDPI 114 publications, 2.01%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 89, 1.57% American Astronomical Society 89 publications, 1.57%
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)	Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), 64, 1.13% Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 64 publications, 1.13%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 54, 0.95% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 54 publications, 0.95%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 50, 0.88% Social Science Electronic Publishing 50 publications, 0.88%
American Psychological Association (APA)	American Psychological Association (APA), 47, 0.83% American Psychological Association (APA) 47 publications, 0.83%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 42, 0.74% World Scientific 42 publications, 0.74%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 40, 0.71% IOP Publishing 40 publications, 0.71%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 39, 0.69% Hindawi Limited 39 publications, 0.69%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 37, 0.65% IGI Global 37 publications, 0.65%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 35, 0.62% American Physical Society (APS) 35 publications, 0.62%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 34, 0.6% American Meteorological Society 34 publications, 0.6%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 29, 0.51% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 29 publications, 0.51%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 29, 0.51% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 29 publications, 0.51%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 28, 0.49% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 28 publications, 0.49%
Brill	Brill, 25, 0.44% Brill 25 publications, 0.44%
Human Kinetics	Human Kinetics, 25, 0.44% Human Kinetics 25 publications, 0.44%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 24, 0.42% Frontiers Media S.A. 24 publications, 0.42%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 24, 0.42% Inderscience Publishers 24 publications, 0.42%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 23, 0.41% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 23 publications, 0.41%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 22, 0.39% EDP Sciences 22 publications, 0.39%
	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, 139, 2.45% University of Kentucky 139 publications, 2.45%
University of Louisville	University of Louisville, 95, 1.68% University of Louisville 95 publications, 1.68%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 75, 1.32% Ohio State University 75 publications, 1.32%
Purdue University	Purdue University, 70, 1.24% Purdue University 70 publications, 1.24%
Vanderbilt University	Vanderbilt University, 66, 1.17% Vanderbilt University 66 publications, 1.17%
Agricultural Research Service	Agricultural Research Service, 61, 1.08% Agricultural Research Service 61 publications, 1.08%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 57, 1.01% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 57 publications, 1.01%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 49, 0.86% University of California, Berkeley 49 publications, 0.86%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln	University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 49, 0.86% University of Nebraska–Lincoln 49 publications, 0.86%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 47, 0.83% Pennsylvania State University 47 publications, 0.83%
North China Electric Power University	North China Electric Power University, 46, 0.81% North China Electric Power University 46 publications, 0.81%
Auburn University	Auburn University, 46, 0.81% Auburn University 46 publications, 0.81%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 46, 0.81% University of Wisconsin–Madison 46 publications, 0.81%
University of Tennessee	University of Tennessee, 46, 0.81% University of Tennessee 46 publications, 0.81%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 42, 0.74% Johns Hopkins University 42 publications, 0.74%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 41, 0.72% University of Florida 41 publications, 0.72%
University of Alabama at Birmingham	University of Alabama at Birmingham, 40, 0.71% University of Alabama at Birmingham 40 publications, 0.71%
University of Georgia	University of Georgia, 40, 0.71% University of Georgia 40 publications, 0.71%
North Carolina State University	North Carolina State University, 39, 0.69% North Carolina State University 39 publications, 0.69%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 38, 0.67% University of Colorado Boulder 38 publications, 0.67%
Indiana University Bloomington	Indiana University Bloomington, 38, 0.67% Indiana University Bloomington 38 publications, 0.67%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 38, 0.67% Goddard Space Flight Center 38 publications, 0.67%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 37, 0.65% University of North Carolina at Charlotte 37 publications, 0.65%
University of Alabama	University of Alabama, 37, 0.65% University of Alabama 37 publications, 0.65%
University of Mississippi	University of Mississippi, 37, 0.65% University of Mississippi 37 publications, 0.65%
Clemson University	Clemson University, 36, 0.64% Clemson University 36 publications, 0.64%
Texas A&M University	Texas A&M University, 36, 0.64% Texas A&M University 36 publications, 0.64%
Michigan State University	Michigan State University, 34, 0.6% Michigan State University 34 publications, 0.6%
George Mason University	George Mason University, 34, 0.6% George Mason University 34 publications, 0.6%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 34, 0.6% University of Maryland, College Park 34 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, 0.81% North China Electric Power University 46 publications, 0.81%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 30, 0.53% University of Glasgow 30 publications, 0.53%
University College London	University College London, 28, 0.49% University College London 28 publications, 0.49%
Renmin University of China	Renmin University of China, 27, 0.48% Renmin University of China 27 publications, 0.48%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 24, 0.42% National Institute for Astrophysics 24 publications, 0.42%
Periyar University	Periyar University, 22, 0.39% Periyar University 22 publications, 0.39%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 22, 0.39% Australian National University 22 publications, 0.39%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 22, 0.39% University of British Columbia 22 publications, 0.39%
Université de Montréal	Université de Montréal, 22, 0.39% Université de Montréal 22 publications, 0.39%
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law	Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, 21, 0.37% Zhongnan University of Economics and Law 21 publications, 0.37%
University of Genoa	University of Genoa, 20, 0.35% University of Genoa 20 publications, 0.35%
Anhui University	Anhui University, 20, 0.35% Anhui University 20 publications, 0.35%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 20, 0.35% University of Amsterdam 20 publications, 0.35%
Macquarie University	Macquarie University, 19, 0.34% Macquarie University 19 publications, 0.34%
Universidade Católica de Brasília	Universidade Católica de Brasília, 19, 0.34% Universidade Católica de Brasília 19 publications, 0.34%
Chengdu University of Information Technology	Chengdu University of Information Technology, 18, 0.32% Chengdu University of Information Technology 18 publications, 0.32%
Central University of Finance and Economics	Central University of Finance and Economics, 17, 0.3% Central University of Finance and Economics 17 publications, 0.3%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 17, 0.3% University of Oxford 17 publications, 0.3%
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics	Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, 17, 0.3% Southwestern University of Finance and Economics 17 publications, 0.3%
Beijing Normal University	Beijing Normal University, 16, 0.28% Beijing Normal University 16 publications, 0.28%
McGill University	McGill University, 16, 0.28% McGill University 16 publications, 0.28%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 16, 0.28% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 16 publications, 0.28%
University of Calgary	University of Calgary, 16, 0.28% University of Calgary 16 publications, 0.28%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 16, 0.28% Université Paris-Saclay 16 publications, 0.28%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 15, 0.26% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 15 publications, 0.26%
Southwest University	Southwest University, 15, 0.26% Southwest University 15 publications, 0.26%
National University of Kaohsiung	National University of Kaohsiung, 15, 0.26% National University of Kaohsiung 15 publications, 0.26%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 15, 0.26% University of Sydney 15 publications, 0.26%
University of Tasmania	University of Tasmania, 15, 0.26% University of Tasmania 15 publications, 0.26%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 15, 0.26% Hong Kong Polytechnic University 15 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, 470, 8.3% China 470 publications, 8.3%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 156, 2.75% United Kingdom 156 publications, 2.75%
Canada	Canada, 153, 2.7% Canada 153 publications, 2.7%
Australia	Australia, 80, 1.41% Australia 80 publications, 1.41%
Germany	Germany, 79, 1.39% Germany 79 publications, 1.39%
Italy	Italy, 78, 1.38% Italy 78 publications, 1.38%
India	India, 74, 1.31% India 74 publications, 1.31%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 60, 1.06% Netherlands 60 publications, 1.06%
France	France, 53, 0.94% France 53 publications, 0.94%
Brazil	Brazil, 50, 0.88% Brazil 50 publications, 0.88%
Spain	Spain, 45, 0.79% Spain 45 publications, 0.79%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 43, 0.76% Republic of Korea 43 publications, 0.76%
Mexico	Mexico, 35, 0.62% Mexico 35 publications, 0.62%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 33, 0.58% Switzerland 33 publications, 0.58%
Japan	Japan, 33, 0.58% Japan 33 publications, 0.58%
Russia	Russia, 32, 0.56% Russia 32 publications, 0.56%
Hungary	Hungary, 28, 0.49% Hungary 28 publications, 0.49%
Belgium	Belgium, 27, 0.48% Belgium 27 publications, 0.48%
Poland	Poland, 25, 0.44% Poland 25 publications, 0.44%
Turkey	Turkey, 25, 0.44% Turkey 25 publications, 0.44%
Chile	Chile, 25, 0.44% Chile 25 publications, 0.44%
Finland	Finland, 22, 0.39% Finland 22 publications, 0.39%
Sweden	Sweden, 21, 0.37% Sweden 21 publications, 0.37%
Austria	Austria, 20, 0.35% Austria 20 publications, 0.35%
South Africa	South Africa, 20, 0.35% South Africa 20 publications, 0.35%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 19, 0.34% Czech Republic 19 publications, 0.34%
Denmark	Denmark, 17, 0.3% Denmark 17 publications, 0.3%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 17, 0.3% New Zealand 17 publications, 0.3%
Portugal	Portugal, 15, 0.26% Portugal 15 publications, 0.26%
	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

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Publications published earlier than 1940 are ignored in the statistics.
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Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.