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Short name

NRL

Country, city

USA, Washington D.C.

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Publications

42 379

Citations

1 531 090

h-index

379

Top-3 journals

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (2356 publications)

Physical Review B (1639 publications)

Journal of Applied Physics (1636 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Maryland, College Park (1387 publications)

Goddard Space Flight Center (1232 publications)

George Mason University (1208 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

National Institute for Astrophysics (171 publications)

Observatoire de Paris (166 publications)

Imperial College London (140 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

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Journal

Field of science

Countries

Found

Since 1925

Total publications

42379

Total citations

1531090

Citations per publication

36.13

Average publications per year

419.59

Average authors per publication

4.82

h-index

379

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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Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 6272, 14.8% Condensed Matter Physics 6272 publications, 14.8%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 5248, 12.38% General Physics and Astronomy 5248 publications, 12.38%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 4439, 10.47% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4439 publications, 10.47%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 3979, 9.39% Space and Planetary Science 3979 publications, 9.39%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 3372, 7.96% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3372 publications, 7.96%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3036, 7.16% Astronomy and Astrophysics 3036 publications, 7.16%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 2734, 6.45% Materials Chemistry 2734 publications, 6.45%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 2545, 6.01% General Engineering 2545 publications, 6.01%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 2363, 5.58% General Materials Science 2363 publications, 5.58%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 2240, 5.29% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2240 publications, 5.29%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 2172, 5.13% Atmospheric Science 2172 publications, 5.13%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 2066, 4.88% General Chemistry 2066 publications, 4.88%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 1808, 4.27% Mechanical Engineering 1808 publications, 4.27%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1779, 4.2% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1779 publications, 4.2%
Acoustics and Ultrasonics	Acoustics and Ultrasonics, 1671, 3.94% Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1671 publications, 3.94%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 1647, 3.89% Geophysics 1647 publications, 3.89%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 1637, 3.86% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 1637 publications, 3.86%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 1598, 3.77% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1598 publications, 3.77%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 1577, 3.72% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1577 publications, 3.72%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 1571, 3.71% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 1571 publications, 3.71%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 1434, 3.38% Mechanics of Materials 1434 publications, 3.38%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 1259, 2.97% Instrumentation 1259 publications, 2.97%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1254, 2.96% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 1254 publications, 2.96%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 1176, 2.77% Oceanography 1176 publications, 2.77%
Surfaces and Interfaces	Surfaces and Interfaces, 931, 2.2% Surfaces and Interfaces 931 publications, 2.2%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering	Nuclear Energy and Engineering, 841, 1.98% Nuclear Energy and Engineering 841 publications, 1.98%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 806, 1.9% Biochemistry 806 publications, 1.9%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 765, 1.81% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 765 publications, 1.81%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 753, 1.78% General Medicine 753 publications, 1.78%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 733, 1.73% Organic Chemistry 733 publications, 1.73%
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Journals

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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2356, 5.56% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 2356 publications, 5.56%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 1639, 3.87% Physical Review B 1639 publications, 3.87%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 1636, 3.86% Journal of Applied Physics 1636 publications, 3.86%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1558, 3.68% Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 1558 publications, 3.68%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 1458, 3.44% Astrophysical Journal 1458 publications, 3.44%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 1416, 3.34% Applied Physics Letters 1416 publications, 3.34%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 882, 2.08% Physical Review Letters 882 publications, 2.08%
MRS Proceedings	MRS Proceedings, 798, 1.88% MRS Proceedings 798 publications, 1.88%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 716, 1.69% Physical Review A 716 publications, 1.69%
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science	IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 653, 1.54% IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 653 publications, 1.54%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 635, 1.5% Journal of Chemical Physics 635 publications, 1.5%
Applied Optics	Applied Optics, 593, 1.4% Applied Optics 593 publications, 1.4%
Review of Scientific Instruments	Review of Scientific Instruments, 474, 1.12% Review of Scientific Instruments 474 publications, 1.12%
Physics of Plasmas	Physics of Plasmas, 446, 1.05% Physics of Plasmas 446 publications, 1.05%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 412, 0.97% Geophysical Research Letters 412 publications, 0.97%
Journal of Geophysical Research	Journal of Geophysical Research, 408, 0.96% Journal of Geophysical Research 408 publications, 0.96%
Physics of Fluids	Physics of Fluids, 324, 0.76% Physics of Fluids 324 publications, 0.76%
Solar Physics	Solar Physics, 316, 0.75% Solar Physics 316 publications, 0.75%
Science	Science, 285, 0.67% Science 285 publications, 0.67%
Journal of the Electrochemical Society	Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 283, 0.67% Journal of the Electrochemical Society 283 publications, 0.67%
Optics Letters	Optics Letters, 274, 0.65% Optics Letters 274 publications, 0.65%
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science	IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 269, 0.63% IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 269 publications, 0.63%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 253, 0.6% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 253 publications, 0.6%
Monthly Weather Review	Monthly Weather Review, 242, 0.57% Monthly Weather Review 242 publications, 0.57%
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films	Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films, 222, 0.52% Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films 222 publications, 0.52%
Electronics Letters	Electronics Letters, 218, 0.51% Electronics Letters 218 publications, 0.51%
Solid State Communications	Solid State Communications, 214, 0.5% Solid State Communications 214 publications, 0.5%
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids	Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 214, 0.5% Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 214 publications, 0.5%
Journal of the Optical Society of America	Journal of the Optical Society of America, 209, 0.49% Journal of the Optical Society of America 209 publications, 0.49%
Optics Express	Optics Express, 194, 0.46% Optics Express 194 publications, 0.46%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 6895, 16.27% Elsevier 6895 publications, 16.27%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 5372, 12.68% AIP Publishing 5372 publications, 12.68%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 4045, 9.54% Springer Nature 4045 publications, 9.54%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 3539, 8.35% American Physical Society (APS) 3539 publications, 8.35%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 3201, 7.55% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 3201 publications, 7.55%
Wiley	Wiley, 2590, 6.11% Wiley 2590 publications, 6.11%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 2497, 5.89% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 2497 publications, 5.89%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 1677, 3.96% American Chemical Society (ACS) 1677 publications, 3.96%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 1662, 3.92% American Astronomical Society 1662 publications, 3.92%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 1601, 3.78% Optica Publishing Group 1601 publications, 3.78%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)	Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 1564, 3.69% Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 1564 publications, 3.69%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 953, 2.25% American Meteorological Society 953 publications, 2.25%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 620, 1.46% Taylor & Francis 620 publications, 1.46%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 558, 1.32% IOP Publishing 558 publications, 1.32%
American Vacuum Society	American Vacuum Society, 546, 1.29% American Vacuum Society 546 publications, 1.29%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 513, 1.21% American Geophysical Union 513 publications, 1.21%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 457, 1.08% The Electrochemical Society 457 publications, 1.08%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 354, 0.84% Oxford University Press 354 publications, 0.84%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 306, 0.72% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 306 publications, 0.72%
MDPI	MDPI, 304, 0.72% MDPI 304 publications, 0.72%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 302, 0.71% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 302 publications, 0.71%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 300, 0.71% EDP Sciences 300 publications, 0.71%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)	Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 247, 0.58% Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 247 publications, 0.58%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 236, 0.56% Cambridge University Press 236 publications, 0.56%
ASME International	ASME International, 230, 0.54% ASME International 230 publications, 0.54%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 211, 0.5% Copernicus 211 publications, 0.5%
SAGE	SAGE, 186, 0.44% SAGE 186 publications, 0.44%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 126, 0.3% Frontiers Media S.A. 126 publications, 0.3%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 121, 0.29% American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 121 publications, 0.29%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 114, 0.27% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 114 publications, 0.27%
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With other organizations

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University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 1387, 3.27% University of Maryland, College Park 1387 publications, 3.27%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 1232, 2.91% Goddard Space Flight Center 1232 publications, 2.91%
George Mason University	George Mason University, 1208, 2.85% George Mason University 1208 publications, 2.85%
National Institute of Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology, 552, 1.3% National Institute of Standards and Technology 552 publications, 1.3%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 527, 1.24% California Institute of Technology 527 publications, 1.24%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 433, 1.02% University of Michigan 433 publications, 1.02%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 426, 1.01% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 426 publications, 1.01%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 414, 0.98% University of California, Berkeley 414 publications, 0.98%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 414, 0.98% University of Colorado Boulder 414 publications, 0.98%
George Washington University	George Washington University, 378, 0.89% George Washington University 378 publications, 0.89%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 373, 0.88% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 373 publications, 0.88%
Catholic University of America	Catholic University of America, 340, 0.8% Catholic University of America 340 publications, 0.8%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 330, 0.78% University of California, San Diego 330 publications, 0.78%
Los Alamos National Laboratory	Los Alamos National Laboratory, 315, 0.74% Los Alamos National Laboratory 315 publications, 0.74%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 312, 0.74% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 312 publications, 0.74%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 309, 0.73% Cornell University 309 publications, 0.73%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 309, 0.73% University of Wisconsin–Madison 309 publications, 0.73%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 306, 0.72% Pennsylvania State University 306 publications, 0.72%
Virginia Tech	Virginia Tech, 306, 0.72% Virginia Tech 306 publications, 0.72%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 293, 0.69% University of Washington 293 publications, 0.69%
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 291, 0.69% Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 291 publications, 0.69%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 282, 0.67% Johns Hopkins University 282 publications, 0.67%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 257, 0.61% University of Maryland, Baltimore County 257 publications, 0.61%
Sandia National Laboratories	Sandia National Laboratories, 253, 0.6% Sandia National Laboratories 253 publications, 0.6%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 247, 0.58% Columbia University 247 publications, 0.58%
Georgia Institute of technology	Georgia Institute of technology, 234, 0.55% Georgia Institute of technology 234 publications, 0.55%
North Carolina State University	North Carolina State University, 230, 0.54% North Carolina State University 230 publications, 0.54%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 227, 0.54% University of California, Los Angeles 227 publications, 0.54%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 222, 0.52% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 222 publications, 0.52%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 219, 0.52% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 219 publications, 0.52%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 171, 0.4% National Institute for Astrophysics 171 publications, 0.4%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 166, 0.39% Observatoire de Paris 166 publications, 0.39%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 140, 0.33% Imperial College London 140 publications, 0.33%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 136, 0.32% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 136 publications, 0.32%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 134, 0.32% University of Oxford 134 publications, 0.32%
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, 132, 0.31% Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy 132 publications, 0.31%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 129, 0.3% University of Manchester 129 publications, 0.3%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 125, 0.29% University of Cambridge 125 publications, 0.29%
University College London	University College London, 113, 0.27% University College London 113 publications, 0.27%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 112, 0.26% Université Paris-Saclay 112 publications, 0.26%
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research	Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, 98, 0.23% Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research 98 publications, 0.23%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 97, 0.23% Sorbonne University 97 publications, 0.23%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 95, 0.22% Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency 95 publications, 0.22%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory	Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 93, 0.22% Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 93 publications, 0.22%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 92, 0.22% University of Tokyo 92 publications, 0.22%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 87, 0.21% University of British Columbia 87 publications, 0.21%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 87, 0.21% University of Toronto 87 publications, 0.21%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna	Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna, 86, 0.2% Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna 86 publications, 0.2%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 85, 0.2% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 85 publications, 0.2%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 85, 0.2% Paris Cité University 85 publications, 0.2%
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv University, 81, 0.19% Tel Aviv University 81 publications, 0.19%
Swinburne University of Technology	Swinburne University of Technology, 81, 0.19% Swinburne University of Technology 81 publications, 0.19%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 77, 0.18% University of Birmingham 77 publications, 0.18%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan	National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 75, 0.18% National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 75 publications, 0.18%
Korea University	Korea University, 73, 0.17% Korea University 73 publications, 0.17%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy	Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, 72, 0.17% Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy 72 publications, 0.17%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, 71, 0.17% Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 71 publications, 0.17%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 71, 0.17% Leiden University 71 publications, 0.17%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 71, 0.17% University of Amsterdam 71 publications, 0.17%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 70, 0.17% Hebrew University of Jerusalem 70 publications, 0.17%
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With other countries

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Germany	Germany, 1592, 3.76% Germany 1592 publications, 3.76%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1563, 3.69% United Kingdom 1563 publications, 3.69%
France	France, 1142, 2.69% France 1142 publications, 2.69%
Italy	Italy, 784, 1.85% Italy 784 publications, 1.85%
Japan	Japan, 722, 1.7% Japan 722 publications, 1.7%
Canada	Canada, 685, 1.62% Canada 685 publications, 1.62%
China	China, 560, 1.32% China 560 publications, 1.32%
Australia	Australia, 528, 1.25% Australia 528 publications, 1.25%
Spain	Spain, 453, 1.07% Spain 453 publications, 1.07%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 394, 0.93% Netherlands 394 publications, 0.93%
Russia	Russia, 378, 0.89% Russia 378 publications, 0.89%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 319, 0.75% Republic of Korea 319 publications, 0.75%
India	India, 313, 0.74% India 313 publications, 0.74%
Israel	Israel, 299, 0.71% Israel 299 publications, 0.71%
Mexico	Mexico, 270, 0.64% Mexico 270 publications, 0.64%
Poland	Poland, 266, 0.63% Poland 266 publications, 0.63%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 266, 0.63% Switzerland 266 publications, 0.63%
Philippines	Philippines, 251, 0.59% Philippines 251 publications, 0.59%
Belgium	Belgium, 203, 0.48% Belgium 203 publications, 0.48%
Greece	Greece, 190, 0.45% Greece 190 publications, 0.45%
Sweden	Sweden, 185, 0.44% Sweden 185 publications, 0.44%
Norway	Norway, 153, 0.36% Norway 153 publications, 0.36%
Brazil	Brazil, 149, 0.35% Brazil 149 publications, 0.35%
Austria	Austria, 123, 0.29% Austria 123 publications, 0.29%
South Africa	South Africa, 119, 0.28% South Africa 119 publications, 0.28%
Denmark	Denmark, 104, 0.25% Denmark 104 publications, 0.25%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 85, 0.2% New Zealand 85 publications, 0.2%
Hungary	Hungary, 80, 0.19% Hungary 80 publications, 0.19%
Ireland	Ireland, 78, 0.18% Ireland 78 publications, 0.18%
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