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University of Leicester
Short name
UL
Country, city
United Kingdom, Leicester
Publications
60 929
Citations
2 064 049
h-index
443
Top-3 journals
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (619 publications)
Nature
Nature (591 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University College London
University College London (2257 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (2110 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Goddard Space Flight Center
Goddard Space Flight Center (746 publications)
University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen (673 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (650 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1950

Total publications
60929
Total citations
2064049
Citations per publication
33.88
Average publications per year
791.29
Average authors per publication
7.39
h-index
443
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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General Medicine, 5417, 8.89%
General Medicine
5417 publications, 8.89%
Space and Planetary Science, 4461, 7.32%
Space and Planetary Science
4461 publications, 7.32%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3894, 6.39%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
3894 publications, 6.39%
Biochemistry, 2769, 4.54%
Biochemistry
2769 publications, 4.54%
Molecular Biology, 2454, 4.03%
Molecular Biology
2454 publications, 4.03%
Genetics, 2047, 3.36%
Genetics
2047 publications, 3.36%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 1934, 3.17%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
1934 publications, 3.17%
History, 1927, 3.16%
History
1927 publications, 3.16%
Sociology and Political Science, 1794, 2.94%
Sociology and Political Science
1794 publications, 2.94%
Cell Biology, 1693, 2.78%
Cell Biology
1693 publications, 2.78%
Multidisciplinary, 1605, 2.63%
Multidisciplinary
1605 publications, 2.63%
Geology, 1418, 2.33%
Geology
1418 publications, 2.33%
Geophysics, 1404, 2.3%
Geophysics
1404 publications, 2.3%
Education, 1257, 2.06%
Education
1257 publications, 2.06%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 1221, 2%
Psychiatry and Mental health
1221 publications, 2%
Geography, Planning and Development, 1156, 1.9%
Geography, Planning and Development
1156 publications, 1.9%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1150, 1.89%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
1150 publications, 1.89%
Economics and Econometrics, 1134, 1.86%
Economics and Econometrics
1134 publications, 1.86%
Condensed Matter Physics, 1112, 1.83%
Condensed Matter Physics
1112 publications, 1.83%
Atmospheric Science, 1080, 1.77%
Atmospheric Science
1080 publications, 1.77%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 1028, 1.69%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
1028 publications, 1.69%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1023, 1.68%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1023 publications, 1.68%
Oncology, 1008, 1.65%
Oncology
1008 publications, 1.65%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 999, 1.64%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
999 publications, 1.64%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 993, 1.63%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
993 publications, 1.63%
General Physics and Astronomy, 992, 1.63%
General Physics and Astronomy
992 publications, 1.63%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 980, 1.61%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
980 publications, 1.61%
General Engineering, 972, 1.6%
General Engineering
972 publications, 1.6%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 971, 1.59%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
971 publications, 1.59%
Law, 961, 1.58%
Law
961 publications, 1.58%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1616 publications, 2.65%
Astrophysical Journal
619 publications, 1.02%
Nature
591 publications, 0.97%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
535 publications, 0.88%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
444 publications, 0.73%
PLoS ONE
412 publications, 0.68%
SSRN Electronic Journal
364 publications, 0.6%
BMJ
350 publications, 0.57%
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
301 publications, 0.49%
Biochemical Society Transactions
300 publications, 0.49%
BMJ Open
297 publications, 0.49%
Annales Geophysicae
279 publications, 0.46%
Scientific Reports
276 publications, 0.45%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
275 publications, 0.45%
The Lancet
264 publications, 0.43%
Journal of Biological Chemistry
224 publications, 0.37%
Biochemical Journal
216 publications, 0.35%
Clinical Science
209 publications, 0.34%
Archives of Disease in Childhood
189 publications, 0.31%
Nature Communications
181 publications, 0.3%
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
181 publications, 0.3%
Journal of Geophysical Research
178 publications, 0.29%
Thorax
172 publications, 0.28%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
170 publications, 0.28%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
170 publications, 0.28%
Geophysical Research Letters
170 publications, 0.28%
Heart
168 publications, 0.28%
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
164 publications, 0.27%
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
161 publications, 0.26%
British Journal of Surgery
154 publications, 0.25%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
12165 publications, 19.97%
Springer Nature
9088 publications, 14.92%
Wiley
7512 publications, 12.33%
Oxford University Press
4394 publications, 7.21%
Taylor & Francis
3511 publications, 5.76%
SAGE
3421 publications, 5.61%
Cambridge University Press
2051 publications, 3.37%
BMJ
1954 publications, 3.21%
MDPI
1025 publications, 1.68%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
817 publications, 1.34%
American Astronomical Society
771 publications, 1.27%
Portland Press
737 publications, 1.21%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
645 publications, 1.06%
Copernicus
572 publications, 0.94%
IOP Publishing
553 publications, 0.91%
EDP Sciences
546 publications, 0.9%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
531 publications, 0.87%
Emerald
520 publications, 0.85%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
507 publications, 0.83%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
495 publications, 0.81%
American Geophysical Union
424 publications, 0.7%
Frontiers Media S.A.
403 publications, 0.66%
Geological Society of London
366 publications, 0.6%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
356 publications, 0.58%
Microbiology Society
320 publications, 0.53%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
293 publications, 0.48%
American Society for Microbiology
265 publications, 0.43%
AIP Publishing
235 publications, 0.39%
The Royal Society
233 publications, 0.38%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
218 publications, 0.36%
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With other organizations

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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
2435 publications, 4%
University College London
2257 publications, 3.7%
University of Oxford
2110 publications, 3.46%
Imperial College London
1887 publications, 3.1%
University of Cambridge
1810 publications, 2.97%
University of Nottingham
1628 publications, 2.67%
University of Birmingham
1282 publications, 2.1%
University of Manchester
1215 publications, 1.99%
University of Warwick
1168 publications, 1.92%
King's College London
1162 publications, 1.91%
University of Edinburgh
1145 publications, 1.88%
University of Sheffield
1005 publications, 1.65%
University of Bristol
996 publications, 1.63%
University of Southampton
974 publications, 1.6%
University of Leeds
947 publications, 1.55%
University of Glasgow
943 publications, 1.55%
Loughborough University
779 publications, 1.28%
Goddard Space Flight Center
746 publications, 1.22%
Queen Mary University of London
720 publications, 1.18%
University of Liverpool
718 publications, 1.18%
Newcastle University
697 publications, 1.14%
University of Copenhagen
673 publications, 1.1%
Harvard University
650 publications, 1.07%
Karolinska Institute
643 publications, 1.06%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
615 publications, 1.01%
California Institute of Technology
537 publications, 0.88%
Keele University
534 publications, 0.88%
National Institute for Astrophysics
532 publications, 0.87%
University of Exeter
531 publications, 0.87%
Queen's University Belfast
524 publications, 0.86%
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With foreign organizations

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Goddard Space Flight Center
746 publications, 1.22%
University of Copenhagen
673 publications, 1.1%
Harvard University
650 publications, 1.07%
Karolinska Institute
643 publications, 1.06%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
615 publications, 1.01%
California Institute of Technology
537 publications, 0.88%
National Institute for Astrophysics
532 publications, 0.87%
University of Amsterdam
524 publications, 0.86%
University of Sydney
481 publications, 0.79%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
467 publications, 0.77%
Sorbonne University
444 publications, 0.73%
Paris Cité University
427 publications, 0.7%
Pennsylvania State University
418 publications, 0.69%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
404 publications, 0.66%
University Medical Center Groningen
400 publications, 0.66%
University of Michigan
399 publications, 0.65%
Johns Hopkins University
387 publications, 0.64%
University of Melbourne
372 publications, 0.61%
University of California, Berkeley
363 publications, 0.6%
Stanford University
358 publications, 0.59%
University of Arizona
346 publications, 0.57%
University of Toronto
330 publications, 0.54%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
329 publications, 0.54%
Monash University
329 publications, 0.54%
Brera Astronomical Observatory
327 publications, 0.54%
University of California, Los Angeles
327 publications, 0.54%
University of Washington
322 publications, 0.53%
Columbia University
319 publications, 0.52%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
311 publications, 0.51%
Peking University
302 publications, 0.5%
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With other countries

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USA, 8562, 14.05%
USA
8562 publications, 14.05%
Germany, 4173, 6.85%
Germany
4173 publications, 6.85%
China, 3473, 5.7%
China
3473 publications, 5.7%
Italy, 3453, 5.67%
Italy
3453 publications, 5.67%
France, 3006, 4.93%
France
3006 publications, 4.93%
Netherlands, 2781, 4.56%
Netherlands
2781 publications, 4.56%
Australia, 2555, 4.19%
Australia
2555 publications, 4.19%
Canada, 2217, 3.64%
Canada
2217 publications, 3.64%
Spain, 2096, 3.44%
Spain
2096 publications, 3.44%
Sweden, 1646, 2.7%
Sweden
1646 publications, 2.7%
Switzerland, 1476, 2.42%
Switzerland
1476 publications, 2.42%
Japan, 1334, 2.19%
Japan
1334 publications, 2.19%
Denmark, 1321, 2.17%
Denmark
1321 publications, 2.17%
Belgium, 1267, 2.08%
Belgium
1267 publications, 2.08%
Norway, 897, 1.47%
Norway
897 publications, 1.47%
Russia, 882, 1.45%
Russia
882 publications, 1.45%
India, 859, 1.41%
India
859 publications, 1.41%
Finland, 832, 1.37%
Finland
832 publications, 1.37%
Poland, 755, 1.24%
Poland
755 publications, 1.24%
Ireland, 698, 1.15%
Ireland
698 publications, 1.15%
Greece, 676, 1.11%
Greece
676 publications, 1.11%
Austria, 671, 1.1%
Austria
671 publications, 1.1%
South Africa, 667, 1.09%
South Africa
667 publications, 1.09%
Brazil, 653, 1.07%
Brazil
653 publications, 1.07%
Saudi Arabia, 615, 1.01%
Saudi Arabia
615 publications, 1.01%
Portugal, 553, 0.91%
Portugal
553 publications, 0.91%
Israel, 515, 0.85%
Israel
515 publications, 0.85%
New Zealand, 497, 0.82%
New Zealand
497 publications, 0.82%
Chile, 470, 0.77%
Chile
470 publications, 0.77%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1950 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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