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German Aerospace Center
Short name
DLR
Country, city
Germany, Cologne
Publications
27 076
Citations
766 004
h-index
267
Top-3 organizations
Technical University of Munich
Technical University of Munich (876 publications)
Technical University of Berlin
Technical University of Berlin (767 publications)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (739 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (739 publications)
Sorbonne University
Sorbonne University (503 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1967

Total publications
27076
Total citations
766004
Citations per publication
28.29
Average publications per year
458.92
Average authors per publication
6.65
h-index
267
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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Space and Planetary Science, 3161, 11.67%
Space and Planetary Science
3161 publications, 11.67%
Aerospace Engineering, 2492, 9.2%
Aerospace Engineering
2492 publications, 9.2%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2397, 8.85%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2397 publications, 8.85%
Atmospheric Science, 2396, 8.85%
Atmospheric Science
2396 publications, 8.85%
Mechanical Engineering, 2216, 8.18%
Mechanical Engineering
2216 publications, 8.18%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2114, 7.81%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
2114 publications, 7.81%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1955, 7.22%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1955 publications, 7.22%
Condensed Matter Physics, 1861, 6.87%
Condensed Matter Physics
1861 publications, 6.87%
General Materials Science, 1361, 5.03%
General Materials Science
1361 publications, 5.03%
Mechanics of Materials, 1318, 4.87%
Mechanics of Materials
1318 publications, 4.87%
Geophysics, 1280, 4.73%
Geophysics
1280 publications, 4.73%
General Physics and Astronomy, 1185, 4.38%
General Physics and Astronomy
1185 publications, 4.38%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 1034, 3.82%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
1034 publications, 3.82%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 1001, 3.7%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
1001 publications, 3.7%
General Medicine, 975, 3.6%
General Medicine
975 publications, 3.6%
Computer Science Applications, 903, 3.34%
Computer Science Applications
903 publications, 3.34%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 736, 2.72%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
736 publications, 2.72%
Materials Chemistry, 721, 2.66%
Materials Chemistry
721 publications, 2.66%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 681, 2.52%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
681 publications, 2.52%
General Chemistry, 670, 2.47%
General Chemistry
670 publications, 2.47%
General Engineering, 615, 2.27%
General Engineering
615 publications, 2.27%
Control and Systems Engineering, 588, 2.17%
Control and Systems Engineering
588 publications, 2.17%
General Chemical Engineering, 587, 2.17%
General Chemical Engineering
587 publications, 2.17%
Computers in Earth Sciences, 584, 2.16%
Computers in Earth Sciences
584 publications, 2.16%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 572, 2.11%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
572 publications, 2.11%
Fuel Technology, 571, 2.11%
Fuel Technology
571 publications, 2.11%
Ceramics and Composites, 566, 2.09%
Ceramics and Composites
566 publications, 2.09%
Transportation, 561, 2.07%
Transportation
561 publications, 2.07%
Applied Mathematics, 552, 2.04%
Applied Mathematics
552 publications, 2.04%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 526, 1.94%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
526 publications, 1.94%
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Journals

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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
860 publications, 3.18%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
560 publications, 2.07%
Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design
524 publications, 1.94%
Remote Sensing
484 publications, 1.79%
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
406 publications, 1.5%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
388 publications, 1.43%
CEAS Aeronautical Journal
344 publications, 1.27%
Icarus
343 publications, 1.27%
Acta Astronautica
328 publications, 1.21%
Advances in Space Research
296 publications, 1.09%
Planetary and Space Science
284 publications, 1.05%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
279 publications, 1.03%
Geophysical Research Letters
258 publications, 0.95%
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
244 publications, 0.9%
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
241 publications, 0.89%
Aerospace Science and Technology
218 publications, 0.81%
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
217 publications, 0.8%
Experiments in Fluids
195 publications, 0.72%
Journal of Geophysical Research
191 publications, 0.71%
Journal of Aircraft
188 publications, 0.69%
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
178 publications, 0.66%
ECS Meeting Abstracts
178 publications, 0.66%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
174 publications, 0.64%
AIAA Journal
159 publications, 0.59%
Adaptive, tolerant and efficient composite structures
152 publications, 0.56%
Aerospace
149 publications, 0.55%
AIP Conference Proceedings
149 publications, 0.55%
Space Science Reviews
146 publications, 0.54%
Solar Energy
146 publications, 0.54%
CEAS Space Journal
143 publications, 0.53%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
6323 publications, 23.35%
Springer Nature
5828 publications, 21.52%
Wiley
1840 publications, 6.8%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1742 publications, 6.43%
MDPI
1512 publications, 5.58%
Copernicus
1433 publications, 5.29%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
898 publications, 3.32%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
604 publications, 2.23%
AIP Publishing
546 publications, 2.02%
Taylor & Francis
545 publications, 2.01%
IOP Publishing
491 publications, 1.81%
EDP Sciences
419 publications, 1.55%
American Physical Society (APS)
353 publications, 1.3%
American Geophysical Union
334 publications, 1.23%
The Electrochemical Society
330 publications, 1.22%
ASME International
329 publications, 1.22%
SAGE
287 publications, 1.06%
Oxford University Press
281 publications, 1.04%
American Meteorological Society
247 publications, 0.91%
Cambridge University Press
245 publications, 0.9%
Frontiers Media S.A.
236 publications, 0.87%
Optica Publishing Group
190 publications, 0.7%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
183 publications, 0.68%
Trans Tech Publications
142 publications, 0.52%
Mary Ann Liebert
131 publications, 0.48%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
130 publications, 0.48%
Walter de Gruyter
110 publications, 0.41%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
93 publications, 0.34%
American Astronomical Society
83 publications, 0.31%
Hindawi Limited
75 publications, 0.28%
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With other organizations

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Technical University of Munich
876 publications, 3.24%
Technical University of Berlin
767 publications, 2.83%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
739 publications, 2.73%
California Institute of Technology
665 publications, 2.46%
University of Cologne
602 publications, 2.22%
University of Stuttgart
598 publications, 2.21%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
569 publications, 2.1%
Sorbonne University
503 publications, 1.86%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
496 publications, 1.83%
ETH Zurich
473 publications, 1.75%
Technical University of Braunschweig
473 publications, 1.75%
University of Bremen
447 publications, 1.65%
Observatoire de Paris
424 publications, 1.57%
Goddard Space Flight Center
397 publications, 1.47%
RWTH Aachen University
388 publications, 1.43%
Free University of Berlin
361 publications, 1.33%
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
353 publications, 1.3%
National Institute for Astrophysics
339 publications, 1.25%
European Space Research and Technology Centre
334 publications, 1.23%
Forschungszentrum Jülich
332 publications, 1.23%
Delft University of Technology
319 publications, 1.18%
Humboldt University of Berlin
308 publications, 1.14%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
289 publications, 1.07%
Paris Cité University
288 publications, 1.06%
Ames Research Center
278 publications, 1.03%
University of Bern
273 publications, 1.01%
University of Arizona
271 publications, 1%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
260 publications, 0.96%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
260 publications, 0.96%
Ulm University
258 publications, 0.95%
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With foreign organizations

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
739 publications, 2.73%
California Institute of Technology
665 publications, 2.46%
Sorbonne University
503 publications, 1.86%
ETH Zurich
473 publications, 1.75%
Observatoire de Paris
424 publications, 1.57%
Goddard Space Flight Center
397 publications, 1.47%
National Institute for Astrophysics
339 publications, 1.25%
European Space Research and Technology Centre
334 publications, 1.23%
Delft University of Technology
319 publications, 1.18%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
289 publications, 1.07%
Paris Cité University
288 publications, 1.06%
Ames Research Center
278 publications, 1.03%
University of Bern
273 publications, 1.01%
University of Arizona
271 publications, 1%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
260 publications, 0.96%
University of California, Los Angeles
238 publications, 0.88%
University of Cambridge
235 publications, 0.87%
Université Paris-Saclay
231 publications, 0.85%
University of Maryland, College Park
221 publications, 0.82%
National Center for Atmospheric Research
220 publications, 0.81%
University of Colorado Boulder
212 publications, 0.78%
National Institute for Aerospace Technology
209 publications, 0.77%
University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
204 publications, 0.75%
University of Padua
200 publications, 0.74%
Paris Sciences et Lettres
198 publications, 0.73%
Grenoble Alpes University
196 publications, 0.72%
Imperial College London
191 publications, 0.71%
Aix-Marseille University
186 publications, 0.69%
Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
181 publications, 0.67%
University of Tokyo
180 publications, 0.66%
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With other countries

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USA, 3923, 14.49%
USA
3923 publications, 14.49%
France, 2492, 9.2%
France
2492 publications, 9.2%
United Kingdom, 2159, 7.97%
United Kingdom
2159 publications, 7.97%
Italy, 1933, 7.14%
Italy
1933 publications, 7.14%
Netherlands, 1566, 5.78%
Netherlands
1566 publications, 5.78%
Switzerland, 1380, 5.1%
Switzerland
1380 publications, 5.1%
Spain, 1280, 4.73%
Spain
1280 publications, 4.73%
China, 971, 3.59%
China
971 publications, 3.59%
Austria, 863, 3.19%
Austria
863 publications, 3.19%
Russia, 789, 2.91%
Russia
789 publications, 2.91%
Japan, 728, 2.69%
Japan
728 publications, 2.69%
Sweden, 718, 2.65%
Sweden
718 publications, 2.65%
Canada, 685, 2.53%
Canada
685 publications, 2.53%
Belgium, 600, 2.22%
Belgium
600 publications, 2.22%
Australia, 471, 1.74%
Australia
471 publications, 1.74%
Denmark, 357, 1.32%
Denmark
357 publications, 1.32%
Poland, 342, 1.26%
Poland
342 publications, 1.26%
Greece, 332, 1.23%
Greece
332 publications, 1.23%
Finland, 330, 1.22%
Finland
330 publications, 1.22%
Norway, 317, 1.17%
Norway
317 publications, 1.17%
Czech Republic, 283, 1.05%
Czech Republic
283 publications, 1.05%
India, 243, 0.9%
India
243 publications, 0.9%
Brazil, 235, 0.87%
Brazil
235 publications, 0.87%
Portugal, 207, 0.76%
Portugal
207 publications, 0.76%
Chile, 181, 0.67%
Chile
181 publications, 0.67%
Hungary, 178, 0.66%
Hungary
178 publications, 0.66%
New Zealand, 175, 0.65%
New Zealand
175 publications, 0.65%
Republic of Korea, 172, 0.64%
Republic of Korea
172 publications, 0.64%
Israel, 155, 0.57%
Israel
155 publications, 0.57%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1967 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.