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James Cook University
Short name
JCU
Country, city
Australia, Townsville
Publications
31 431
Citations
1 126 598
h-index
340
Top-3 journals
Coral Reefs
Coral Reefs (542 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (535 publications)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (325 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (344 publications)
University of Exeter
University of Exeter (303 publications)
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (286 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1970

Total publications
31431
Total citations
1126598
Citations per publication
35.84
Average publications per year
551.42
Average authors per publication
6.07
h-index
340
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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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 4101, 13.05%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
4101 publications, 13.05%
General Medicine, 3212, 10.22%
General Medicine
3212 publications, 10.22%
Aquatic Science, 3080, 9.8%
Aquatic Science
3080 publications, 9.8%
Ecology, 2370, 7.54%
Ecology
2370 publications, 7.54%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1507, 4.79%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
1507 publications, 4.79%
Multidisciplinary, 1299, 4.13%
Multidisciplinary
1299 publications, 4.13%
Infectious Diseases, 1196, 3.81%
Infectious Diseases
1196 publications, 3.81%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 1114, 3.54%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
1114 publications, 3.54%
Oceanography, 1097, 3.49%
Oceanography
1097 publications, 3.49%
Animal Science and Zoology, 926, 2.95%
Animal Science and Zoology
926 publications, 2.95%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 925, 2.94%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
925 publications, 2.94%
Geology, 842, 2.68%
Geology
842 publications, 2.68%
Education, 842, 2.68%
Education
842 publications, 2.68%
General Environmental Science, 760, 2.42%
General Environmental Science
760 publications, 2.42%
Genetics, 740, 2.35%
Genetics
740 publications, 2.35%
Geography, Planning and Development, 716, 2.28%
Geography, Planning and Development
716 publications, 2.28%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 652, 2.07%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
652 publications, 2.07%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 627, 1.99%
Geochemistry and Petrology
627 publications, 1.99%
Parasitology, 611, 1.94%
Parasitology
611 publications, 1.94%
Global and Planetary Change, 604, 1.92%
Global and Planetary Change
604 publications, 1.92%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 603, 1.92%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
603 publications, 1.92%
Molecular Biology, 570, 1.81%
Molecular Biology
570 publications, 1.81%
Plant Science, 547, 1.74%
Plant Science
547 publications, 1.74%
Water Science and Technology, 542, 1.72%
Water Science and Technology
542 publications, 1.72%
General Veterinary, 539, 1.71%
General Veterinary
539 publications, 1.71%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 525, 1.67%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
525 publications, 1.67%
Pollution, 520, 1.65%
Pollution
520 publications, 1.65%
Biochemistry, 510, 1.62%
Biochemistry
510 publications, 1.62%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 502, 1.6%
Psychiatry and Mental health
502 publications, 1.6%
Sociology and Political Science, 501, 1.59%
Sociology and Political Science
501 publications, 1.59%
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Journals

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Coral Reefs
542 publications, 1.72%
PLoS ONE
535 publications, 1.7%
Scientific Reports
325 publications, 1.03%
Medical Journal of Australia
249 publications, 0.79%
Marine Biology
247 publications, 0.79%
Aquaculture
242 publications, 0.77%
Marine Pollution Bulletin
202 publications, 0.64%
Australian Veterinary Journal
201 publications, 0.64%
Biological Conservation
179 publications, 0.57%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
177 publications, 0.56%
Marine and Freshwater Research
176 publications, 0.56%
Australian Journal of Rural Health
169 publications, 0.54%
BMJ Open
148 publications, 0.47%
Journal of Fish Biology
142 publications, 0.45%
Global Change Biology
141 publications, 0.45%
Nature
138 publications, 0.44%
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
138 publications, 0.44%
Science
130 publications, 0.41%
Conservation Biology
127 publications, 0.4%
Ecology and Evolution
127 publications, 0.4%
Austral Ecology
124 publications, 0.39%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
122 publications, 0.39%
Frontiers in Marine Science
114 publications, 0.36%
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
112 publications, 0.36%
Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
107 publications, 0.34%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
102 publications, 0.32%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
101 publications, 0.32%
Molecular Ecology
101 publications, 0.32%
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
100 publications, 0.32%
BMC Public Health
98 publications, 0.31%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
7301 publications, 23.23%
Wiley
5737 publications, 18.25%
Springer Nature
5677 publications, 18.06%
Taylor & Francis
2075 publications, 6.6%
SAGE
999 publications, 3.18%
MDPI
911 publications, 2.9%
Oxford University Press
907 publications, 2.89%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
696 publications, 2.21%
CSIRO Publishing
629 publications, 2%
Cambridge University Press
564 publications, 1.79%
Frontiers Media S.A.
489 publications, 1.56%
BMJ
469 publications, 1.49%
The Royal Society
298 publications, 0.95%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
271 publications, 0.86%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
253 publications, 0.8%
Emerald
209 publications, 0.66%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
178 publications, 0.57%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
168 publications, 0.53%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
159 publications, 0.51%
IOP Publishing
150 publications, 0.48%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
122 publications, 0.39%
American Society for Microbiology
111 publications, 0.35%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
110 publications, 0.35%
AIP Publishing
88 publications, 0.28%
Magnolia Press
84 publications, 0.27%
Society of Economic Geologists
83 publications, 0.26%
American Physical Society (APS)
82 publications, 0.26%
PeerJ
81 publications, 0.26%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
76 publications, 0.24%
Hindawi Limited
73 publications, 0.23%
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With other organizations

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Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
2983 publications, 9.49%
University of Queensland
2450 publications, 7.79%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
1477 publications, 4.7%
University of Melbourne
1357 publications, 4.32%
Australian Institute of Marine Science
1276 publications, 4.06%
Townsville University Hospital
1269 publications, 4.04%
University of Sydney
1187 publications, 3.78%
Australian National University
1110 publications, 3.53%
Australian Research Council
1062 publications, 3.38%
Monash University
1032 publications, 3.28%
University of Western Australia
1028 publications, 3.27%
University of New South Wales
868 publications, 2.76%
Griffith University
863 publications, 2.75%
University of Tasmania
676 publications, 2.15%
University of Adelaide
672 publications, 2.14%
Queensland University of Technology
545 publications, 1.73%
Flinders University
528 publications, 1.68%
Charles Darwin University
520 publications, 1.65%
University of Technology Sydney
513 publications, 1.63%
La Trobe University
500 publications, 1.59%
Deakin University
484 publications, 1.54%
Macquarie University
421 publications, 1.34%
Curtin University
382 publications, 1.22%
University of the Sunshine Coast
346 publications, 1.1%
University of Oxford
344 publications, 1.09%
Western Sydney University
333 publications, 1.06%
University of Wollongong
324 publications, 1.03%
University of Exeter
303 publications, 0.96%
Imperial College London
286 publications, 0.91%
University of South Australia
285 publications, 0.91%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Oxford
344 publications, 1.09%
University of Exeter
303 publications, 0.96%
Imperial College London
286 publications, 0.91%
University of Cape Coast
255 publications, 0.81%
University of Montpellier
248 publications, 0.79%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
242 publications, 0.77%
University of Auckland
240 publications, 0.76%
University of Cambridge
224 publications, 0.71%
University of British Columbia
222 publications, 0.71%
University of Leeds
222 publications, 0.71%
University of São Paulo
218 publications, 0.69%
University of Florida
206 publications, 0.66%
National University of Singapore
204 publications, 0.65%
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
202 publications, 0.64%
University of Otago
196 publications, 0.62%
University College London
182 publications, 0.58%
Lancaster University
180 publications, 0.57%
Newcastle University
177 publications, 0.56%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
176 publications, 0.56%
French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
169 publications, 0.54%
University of Edinburgh
168 publications, 0.53%
Harvard University
168 publications, 0.53%
University of Copenhagen
167 publications, 0.53%
Stanford University
167 publications, 0.53%
University of Washington
163 publications, 0.52%
University of Hong Kong
151 publications, 0.48%
University of Cape Town
146 publications, 0.46%
James Cook University Singapore
145 publications, 0.46%
University of California, Berkeley
144 publications, 0.46%
University of Pretoria
140 publications, 0.45%
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With other countries

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USA, 4599, 14.63%
USA
4599 publications, 14.63%
United Kingdom, 3082, 9.81%
United Kingdom
3082 publications, 9.81%
China, 1648, 5.24%
China
1648 publications, 5.24%
Canada, 1337, 4.25%
Canada
1337 publications, 4.25%
Germany, 1255, 3.99%
Germany
1255 publications, 3.99%
New Zealand, 1035, 3.29%
New Zealand
1035 publications, 3.29%
France, 996, 3.17%
France
996 publications, 3.17%
Brazil, 898, 2.86%
Brazil
898 publications, 2.86%
South Africa, 705, 2.24%
South Africa
705 publications, 2.24%
Spain, 673, 2.14%
Spain
673 publications, 2.14%
Netherlands, 623, 1.98%
Netherlands
623 publications, 1.98%
Japan, 589, 1.87%
Japan
589 publications, 1.87%
Italy, 542, 1.72%
Italy
542 publications, 1.72%
Sweden, 501, 1.59%
Sweden
501 publications, 1.59%
Switzerland, 476, 1.51%
Switzerland
476 publications, 1.51%
Singapore, 466, 1.48%
Singapore
466 publications, 1.48%
Malaysia, 458, 1.46%
Malaysia
458 publications, 1.46%
India, 430, 1.37%
India
430 publications, 1.37%
Indonesia, 424, 1.35%
Indonesia
424 publications, 1.35%
Belgium, 348, 1.11%
Belgium
348 publications, 1.11%
Ghana, 330, 1.05%
Ghana
330 publications, 1.05%
Denmark, 325, 1.03%
Denmark
325 publications, 1.03%
Norway, 299, 0.95%
Norway
299 publications, 0.95%
Thailand, 282, 0.9%
Thailand
282 publications, 0.9%
Saudi Arabia, 278, 0.88%
Saudi Arabia
278 publications, 0.88%
Austria, 268, 0.85%
Austria
268 publications, 0.85%
Papua New Guinea, 268, 0.85%
Papua New Guinea
268 publications, 0.85%
Portugal, 254, 0.81%
Portugal
254 publications, 0.81%
Philippines, 226, 0.72%
Philippines
226 publications, 0.72%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1970 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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