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Short name

NRL

Country, city

USA, Washington D.C.

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Publications

43 778

Citations

1 627 490

h-index

391

Top-3 journals

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

Journal of Applied Physics (1645 publications)

Physical Review B (1644 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Maryland, College Park (1463 publications)

Goddard Space Flight Center (1316 publications)

George Mason University (1242 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

National Institute for Astrophysics (193 publications)

Observatoire de Paris (171 publications)

Imperial College London (150 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1925

Total publications

43778

Total citations

1627490

Citations per publication

37.18

Average publications per year

429.2

Average authors per publication

4.91

h-index

391

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, 6275, 14.33% Condensed Matter Physics 6275 publications, 14.33%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 5259, 12.01% General Physics and Astronomy 5259 publications, 12.01%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 4467, 10.2% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4467 publications, 10.2%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 3981, 9.09% Space and Planetary Science 3981 publications, 9.09%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 3378, 7.72% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3378 publications, 7.72%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3038, 6.94% Astronomy and Astrophysics 3038 publications, 6.94%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 2735, 6.25% Materials Chemistry 2735 publications, 6.25%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 2566, 5.86% General Engineering 2566 publications, 5.86%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 2366, 5.4% General Materials Science 2366 publications, 5.4%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 2244, 5.13% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2244 publications, 5.13%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 2187, 5% Atmospheric Science 2187 publications, 5%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 2069, 4.73% General Chemistry 2069 publications, 4.73%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 1810, 4.13% Mechanical Engineering 1810 publications, 4.13%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1780, 4.07% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1780 publications, 4.07%
Acoustics and Ultrasonics	Acoustics and Ultrasonics, 1671, 3.82% Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1671 publications, 3.82%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 1648, 3.76% Geophysics 1648 publications, 3.76%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 1645, 3.76% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 1645 publications, 3.76%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 1600, 3.65% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1600 publications, 3.65%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 1577, 3.6% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1577 publications, 3.6%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 1571, 3.59% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 1571 publications, 3.59%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 1434, 3.28% Mechanics of Materials 1434 publications, 3.28%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 1266, 2.89% Instrumentation 1266 publications, 2.89%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1264, 2.89% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 1264 publications, 2.89%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 1179, 2.69% Oceanography 1179 publications, 2.69%
Surfaces and Interfaces	Surfaces and Interfaces, 931, 2.13% Surfaces and Interfaces 931 publications, 2.13%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering	Nuclear Energy and Engineering, 843, 1.93% Nuclear Energy and Engineering 843 publications, 1.93%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 837, 1.91% General Medicine 837 publications, 1.91%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 808, 1.85% Biochemistry 808 publications, 1.85%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 765, 1.75% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 765 publications, 1.75%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 734, 1.68% Organic Chemistry 734 publications, 1.68%
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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, 5.38% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 2356 publications, 5.38%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 1645, 3.76% Journal of Applied Physics 1645 publications, 3.76%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 1644, 3.76% Physical Review B 1644 publications, 3.76%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1563, 3.57% Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 1563 publications, 3.57%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 1505, 3.44% Astrophysical Journal 1505 publications, 3.44%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 1428, 3.26% Applied Physics Letters 1428 publications, 3.26%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 884, 2.02% Physical Review Letters 884 publications, 2.02%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 844, 1.93% Physical Review A 844 publications, 1.93%
MRS Proceedings	MRS Proceedings, 798, 1.82% MRS Proceedings 798 publications, 1.82%
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science	IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 660, 1.51% IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 660 publications, 1.51%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 639, 1.46% Journal of Chemical Physics 639 publications, 1.46%
Applied Optics	Applied Optics, 593, 1.35% Applied Optics 593 publications, 1.35%
Review of Scientific Instruments	Review of Scientific Instruments, 476, 1.09% Review of Scientific Instruments 476 publications, 1.09%
Physics of Plasmas	Physics of Plasmas, 461, 1.05% Physics of Plasmas 461 publications, 1.05%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 415, 0.95% Geophysical Research Letters 415 publications, 0.95%
Journal of Geophysical Research	Journal of Geophysical Research, 408, 0.93% Journal of Geophysical Research 408 publications, 0.93%
Physics of Fluids	Physics of Fluids, 324, 0.74% Physics of Fluids 324 publications, 0.74%
Solar Physics	Solar Physics, 318, 0.73% Solar Physics 318 publications, 0.73%
Science	Science, 285, 0.65% Science 285 publications, 0.65%
Journal of the Electrochemical Society	Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 284, 0.65% Journal of the Electrochemical Society 284 publications, 0.65%
Physical Review E	Physical Review E, 283, 0.65% Physical Review E 283 publications, 0.65%
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science	IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 277, 0.63% IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 277 publications, 0.63%
Optics Letters	Optics Letters, 274, 0.63% Optics Letters 274 publications, 0.63%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 253, 0.58% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 253 publications, 0.58%
Monthly Weather Review	Monthly Weather Review, 249, 0.57% Monthly Weather Review 249 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, 229, 0.52% Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films 229 publications, 0.52%
Electronics Letters	Electronics Letters, 218, 0.5% Electronics Letters 218 publications, 0.5%
Solid State Communications	Solid State Communications, 214, 0.49% Solid State Communications 214 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids	Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 214, 0.49% Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 214 publications, 0.49%
Journal of the Optical Society of America	Journal of the Optical Society of America, 209, 0.48% Journal of the Optical Society of America 209 publications, 0.48%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 6969, 15.92% Elsevier 6969 publications, 15.92%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 5430, 12.4% AIP Publishing 5430 publications, 12.4%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 4286, 9.79% Springer Nature 4286 publications, 9.79%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 3833, 8.76% American Physical Society (APS) 3833 publications, 8.76%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 3275, 7.48% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 3275 publications, 7.48%
Wiley	Wiley, 2647, 6.05% Wiley 2647 publications, 6.05%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 2506, 5.72% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 2506 publications, 5.72%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 1741, 3.98% American Chemical Society (ACS) 1741 publications, 3.98%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 1723, 3.94% American Astronomical Society 1723 publications, 3.94%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 1606, 3.67% Optica Publishing Group 1606 publications, 3.67%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)	Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 1572, 3.59% Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 1572 publications, 3.59%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 991, 2.26% American Meteorological Society 991 publications, 2.26%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 658, 1.5% Taylor & Francis 658 publications, 1.5%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 565, 1.29% IOP Publishing 565 publications, 1.29%
American Vacuum Society	American Vacuum Society, 554, 1.27% American Vacuum Society 554 publications, 1.27%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 531, 1.21% American Geophysical Union 531 publications, 1.21%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 466, 1.06% The Electrochemical Society 466 publications, 1.06%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 370, 0.85% Oxford University Press 370 publications, 0.85%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 348, 0.79% Cambridge University Press 348 publications, 0.79%
MDPI	MDPI, 329, 0.75% MDPI 329 publications, 0.75%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 323, 0.74% EDP Sciences 323 publications, 0.74%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 316, 0.72% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 316 publications, 0.72%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 305, 0.7% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 305 publications, 0.7%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)	Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 253, 0.58% Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 253 publications, 0.58%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 241, 0.55% Copernicus 241 publications, 0.55%
ASME International	ASME International, 236, 0.54% ASME International 236 publications, 0.54%
SAGE	SAGE, 194, 0.44% SAGE 194 publications, 0.44%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 144, 0.33% Frontiers Media S.A. 144 publications, 0.33%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 133, 0.3% American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 133 publications, 0.3%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 114, 0.26% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 114 publications, 0.26%
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With other organizations

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University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 1463, 3.34% University of Maryland, College Park 1463 publications, 3.34%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 1316, 3.01% Goddard Space Flight Center 1316 publications, 3.01%
George Mason University	George Mason University, 1242, 2.84% George Mason University 1242 publications, 2.84%
National Institute of Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology, 569, 1.3% National Institute of Standards and Technology 569 publications, 1.3%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 562, 1.28% California Institute of Technology 562 publications, 1.28%
University of New Mexico	University of New Mexico, 493, 1.13% University of New Mexico 493 publications, 1.13%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 462, 1.06% University of Michigan 462 publications, 1.06%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 460, 1.05% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 460 publications, 1.05%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 450, 1.03% University of Colorado Boulder 450 publications, 1.03%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 435, 0.99% University of California, Berkeley 435 publications, 0.99%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 392, 0.9% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 392 publications, 0.9%
George Washington University	George Washington University, 385, 0.88% George Washington University 385 publications, 0.88%
Catholic University of America	Catholic University of America, 364, 0.83% Catholic University of America 364 publications, 0.83%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 353, 0.81% University of California, San Diego 353 publications, 0.81%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 345, 0.79% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 345 publications, 0.79%
Los Alamos National Laboratory	Los Alamos National Laboratory, 336, 0.77% Los Alamos National Laboratory 336 publications, 0.77%
National Radio Astronomy Observatory	National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 331, 0.76% National Radio Astronomy Observatory 331 publications, 0.76%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 328, 0.75% Cornell University 328 publications, 0.75%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 328, 0.75% Pennsylvania State University 328 publications, 0.75%
Virginia Tech	Virginia Tech, 317, 0.72% Virginia Tech 317 publications, 0.72%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 317, 0.72% University of Wisconsin–Madison 317 publications, 0.72%
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 314, 0.72% Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 314 publications, 0.72%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 308, 0.7% University of Washington 308 publications, 0.7%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 294, 0.67% Johns Hopkins University 294 publications, 0.67%
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 278, 0.64% University of Maryland, Baltimore County 278 publications, 0.64%
Sandia National Laboratories	Sandia National Laboratories, 264, 0.6% Sandia National Laboratories 264 publications, 0.6%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 260, 0.59% Columbia University 260 publications, 0.59%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 250, 0.57% University of California, Los Angeles 250 publications, 0.57%
Georgia Institute of technology	Georgia Institute of technology, 246, 0.56% Georgia Institute of technology 246 publications, 0.56%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 241, 0.55% University of Florida 241 publications, 0.55%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 193, 0.44% National Institute for Astrophysics 193 publications, 0.44%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 171, 0.39% Observatoire de Paris 171 publications, 0.39%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 150, 0.34% Imperial College London 150 publications, 0.34%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 149, 0.34% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 149 publications, 0.34%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 145, 0.33% University of Oxford 145 publications, 0.33%
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, 142, 0.32% Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy 142 publications, 0.32%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 136, 0.31% University of Manchester 136 publications, 0.31%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 130, 0.3% University of Cambridge 130 publications, 0.3%
University College London	University College London, 123, 0.28% University College London 123 publications, 0.28%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 123, 0.28% Université Paris-Saclay 123 publications, 0.28%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 104, 0.24% Sorbonne University 104 publications, 0.24%
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research	Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, 102, 0.23% Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research 102 publications, 0.23%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna	Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna, 101, 0.23% Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna 101 publications, 0.23%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 101, 0.23% University of British Columbia 101 publications, 0.23%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 100, 0.23% University of Toronto 100 publications, 0.23%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory	Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 98, 0.22% Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 98 publications, 0.22%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 98, 0.22% Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency 98 publications, 0.22%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 95, 0.22% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 95 publications, 0.22%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 95, 0.22% Paris Cité University 95 publications, 0.22%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 93, 0.21% University of Tokyo 93 publications, 0.21%
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier	Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 90, 0.21% Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier 90 publications, 0.21%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 88, 0.2% University of Birmingham 88 publications, 0.2%
Swinburne University of Technology	Swinburne University of Technology, 86, 0.2% Swinburne University of Technology 86 publications, 0.2%
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv University, 82, 0.19% Tel Aviv University 82 publications, 0.19%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 81, 0.19% University of Amsterdam 81 publications, 0.19%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 80, 0.18% Leiden University 80 publications, 0.18%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, 79, 0.18% Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 79 publications, 0.18%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 78, 0.18% Hebrew University of Jerusalem 78 publications, 0.18%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy	Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, 78, 0.18% Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy 78 publications, 0.18%
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts	European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, 77, 0.18% European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts 77 publications, 0.18%
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With other countries

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Germany	Germany, 1631, 3.73% Germany 1631 publications, 3.73%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1607, 3.67% United Kingdom 1607 publications, 3.67%
France	France, 1165, 2.66% France 1165 publications, 2.66%
Italy	Italy, 810, 1.85% Italy 810 publications, 1.85%
Japan	Japan, 732, 1.67% Japan 732 publications, 1.67%
Canada	Canada, 691, 1.58% Canada 691 publications, 1.58%
China	China, 573, 1.31% China 573 publications, 1.31%
Australia	Australia, 550, 1.26% Australia 550 publications, 1.26%
Spain	Spain, 465, 1.06% Spain 465 publications, 1.06%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 402, 0.92% Netherlands 402 publications, 0.92%
Russia	Russia, 382, 0.87% Russia 382 publications, 0.87%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 329, 0.75% Republic of Korea 329 publications, 0.75%
India	India, 326, 0.74% India 326 publications, 0.74%
Israel	Israel, 311, 0.71% Israel 311 publications, 0.71%
Philippines	Philippines, 301, 0.69% Philippines 301 publications, 0.69%
Mexico	Mexico, 286, 0.65% Mexico 286 publications, 0.65%
Poland	Poland, 276, 0.63% Poland 276 publications, 0.63%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 272, 0.62% Switzerland 272 publications, 0.62%
Belgium	Belgium, 204, 0.47% Belgium 204 publications, 0.47%
Greece	Greece, 194, 0.44% Greece 194 publications, 0.44%
Sweden	Sweden, 189, 0.43% Sweden 189 publications, 0.43%
Norway	Norway, 157, 0.36% Norway 157 publications, 0.36%
Brazil	Brazil, 154, 0.35% Brazil 154 publications, 0.35%
South Africa	South Africa, 130, 0.3% South Africa 130 publications, 0.3%
Austria	Austria, 124, 0.28% Austria 124 publications, 0.28%
Denmark	Denmark, 105, 0.24% Denmark 105 publications, 0.24%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 86, 0.2% New Zealand 86 publications, 0.2%
Hungary	Hungary, 83, 0.19% Hungary 83 publications, 0.19%
Ireland	Ireland, 82, 0.19% Ireland 82 publications, 0.19%
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