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University of Leicester
Short name
UL
Country, city
United Kingdom, Leicester
Publications
61 090
Citations
2 083 314
h-index
445
Top-3 journals
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (619 publications)
Nature
Nature (591 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University College London
University College London (2270 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (2123 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Goddard Space Flight Center
Goddard Space Flight Center (750 publications)
University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen (680 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (652 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1950

Total publications
61090
Total citations
2083314
Citations per publication
34.1
Average publications per year
793.38
Average authors per publication
7.4
h-index
445
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, 8.87%
General Medicine
5417 publications, 8.87%
Space and Planetary Science, 4461, 7.3%
Space and Planetary Science
4461 publications, 7.3%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3894, 6.37%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
3894 publications, 6.37%
Biochemistry, 2769, 4.53%
Biochemistry
2769 publications, 4.53%
Molecular Biology, 2454, 4.02%
Molecular Biology
2454 publications, 4.02%
Genetics, 2047, 3.35%
Genetics
2047 publications, 3.35%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 1934, 3.17%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
1934 publications, 3.17%
History, 1927, 3.15%
History
1927 publications, 3.15%
Sociology and Political Science, 1794, 2.94%
Sociology and Political Science
1794 publications, 2.94%
Cell Biology, 1693, 2.77%
Cell Biology
1693 publications, 2.77%
Multidisciplinary, 1605, 2.63%
Multidisciplinary
1605 publications, 2.63%
Geology, 1418, 2.32%
Geology
1418 publications, 2.32%
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, 1.89%
Geography, Planning and Development
1156 publications, 1.89%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1150, 1.88%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
1150 publications, 1.88%
Economics and Econometrics, 1134, 1.86%
Economics and Econometrics
1134 publications, 1.86%
Condensed Matter Physics, 1112, 1.82%
Condensed Matter Physics
1112 publications, 1.82%
Atmospheric Science, 1080, 1.77%
Atmospheric Science
1080 publications, 1.77%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 1028, 1.68%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
1028 publications, 1.68%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1023, 1.67%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1023 publications, 1.67%
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, 1.62%
General Physics and Astronomy
992 publications, 1.62%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 980, 1.6%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
980 publications, 1.6%
General Engineering, 972, 1.59%
General Engineering
972 publications, 1.59%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 971, 1.59%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
971 publications, 1.59%
Law, 961, 1.57%
Law
961 publications, 1.57%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1622 publications, 2.66%
Astrophysical Journal
619 publications, 1.01%
Nature
591 publications, 0.97%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
535 publications, 0.88%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
455 publications, 0.74%
PLoS ONE
412 publications, 0.67%
SSRN Electronic Journal
364 publications, 0.6%
BMJ
351 publications, 0.57%
BMJ Open
302 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
301 publications, 0.49%
Biochemical Society Transactions
300 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%
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
183 publications, 0.3%
Nature Communications
181 publications, 0.3%
Journal of Geophysical Research
178 publications, 0.29%
Thorax
173 publications, 0.28%
Geophysical Research Letters
171 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%
Heart
169 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
155 publications, 0.25%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
12181 publications, 19.94%
Springer Nature
9088 publications, 14.88%
Wiley
7530 publications, 12.33%
Oxford University Press
4420 publications, 7.24%
Taylor & Francis
3524 publications, 5.77%
SAGE
3433 publications, 5.62%
Cambridge University Press
2058 publications, 3.37%
BMJ
1964 publications, 3.21%
MDPI
1037 publications, 1.7%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
821 publications, 1.34%
American Astronomical Society
771 publications, 1.26%
Portland Press
737 publications, 1.21%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
649 publications, 1.06%
Copernicus
572 publications, 0.94%
EDP Sciences
557 publications, 0.91%
IOP Publishing
553 publications, 0.91%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
531 publications, 0.87%
Emerald
524 publications, 0.86%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
508 publications, 0.83%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
495 publications, 0.81%
American Geophysical Union
429 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, 0.52%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
293 publications, 0.48%
American Society for Microbiology
265 publications, 0.43%
AIP Publishing
235 publications, 0.38%
The Royal Society
234 publications, 0.38%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
218 publications, 0.36%
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
2451 publications, 4.01%
University College London
2270 publications, 3.72%
University of Oxford
2123 publications, 3.48%
Imperial College London
1896 publications, 3.1%
University of Cambridge
1815 publications, 2.97%
University of Nottingham
1632 publications, 2.67%
University of Birmingham
1292 publications, 2.11%
University of Manchester
1216 publications, 1.99%
University of Warwick
1182 publications, 1.93%
King's College London
1176 publications, 1.93%
University of Edinburgh
1149 publications, 1.88%
University of Sheffield
1008 publications, 1.65%
University of Bristol
1000 publications, 1.64%
University of Southampton
978 publications, 1.6%
University of Leeds
953 publications, 1.56%
University of Glasgow
947 publications, 1.55%
Loughborough University
785 publications, 1.28%
Goddard Space Flight Center
750 publications, 1.23%
Queen Mary University of London
727 publications, 1.19%
University of Liverpool
719 publications, 1.18%
Newcastle University
701 publications, 1.15%
University of Copenhagen
680 publications, 1.11%
Harvard University
652 publications, 1.07%
Karolinska Institute
644 publications, 1.05%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
615 publications, 1.01%
California Institute of Technology
542 publications, 0.89%
National Institute for Astrophysics
538 publications, 0.88%
Keele University
537 publications, 0.88%
University of Exeter
534 publications, 0.87%
Queen's University Belfast
528 publications, 0.86%
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With foreign organizations

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Goddard Space Flight Center
750 publications, 1.23%
University of Copenhagen
680 publications, 1.11%
Harvard University
652 publications, 1.07%
Karolinska Institute
644 publications, 1.05%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
615 publications, 1.01%
California Institute of Technology
542 publications, 0.89%
National Institute for Astrophysics
538 publications, 0.88%
University of Amsterdam
525 publications, 0.86%
University of Sydney
481 publications, 0.79%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
470 publications, 0.77%
Sorbonne University
449 publications, 0.73%
Paris Cité University
433 publications, 0.71%
Pennsylvania State University
419 publications, 0.69%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
406 publications, 0.66%
University of Michigan
404 publications, 0.66%
University Medical Center Groningen
399 publications, 0.65%
Johns Hopkins University
389 publications, 0.64%
University of Melbourne
373 publications, 0.61%
University of California, Berkeley
364 publications, 0.6%
Stanford University
359 publications, 0.59%
University of Arizona
350 publications, 0.57%
University of Toronto
333 publications, 0.55%
Monash University
332 publications, 0.54%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
331 publications, 0.54%
Brera Astronomical Observatory
329 publications, 0.54%
University of California, Los Angeles
327 publications, 0.54%
University of Washington
323 publications, 0.53%
Columbia University
320 publications, 0.52%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
312 publications, 0.51%
Observatoire de Paris
307 publications, 0.5%
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With other countries

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USA, 8580, 14.04%
USA
8580 publications, 14.04%
Germany, 4174, 6.83%
Germany
4174 publications, 6.83%
China, 3485, 5.7%
China
3485 publications, 5.7%
Italy, 3460, 5.66%
Italy
3460 publications, 5.66%
France, 3010, 4.93%
France
3010 publications, 4.93%
Netherlands, 2782, 4.55%
Netherlands
2782 publications, 4.55%
Australia, 2557, 4.19%
Australia
2557 publications, 4.19%
Canada, 2222, 3.64%
Canada
2222 publications, 3.64%
Spain, 2098, 3.43%
Spain
2098 publications, 3.43%
Sweden, 1648, 2.7%
Sweden
1648 publications, 2.7%
Switzerland, 1480, 2.42%
Switzerland
1480 publications, 2.42%
Japan, 1335, 2.19%
Japan
1335 publications, 2.19%
Denmark, 1327, 2.17%
Denmark
1327 publications, 2.17%
Belgium, 1268, 2.08%
Belgium
1268 publications, 2.08%
Norway, 898, 1.47%
Norway
898 publications, 1.47%
Russia, 882, 1.44%
Russia
882 publications, 1.44%
India, 861, 1.41%
India
861 publications, 1.41%
Finland, 832, 1.36%
Finland
832 publications, 1.36%
Poland, 758, 1.24%
Poland
758 publications, 1.24%
Ireland, 704, 1.15%
Ireland
704 publications, 1.15%
Greece, 676, 1.11%
Greece
676 publications, 1.11%
Austria, 670, 1.1%
Austria
670 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, 555, 0.91%
Portugal
555 publications, 0.91%
Israel, 517, 0.85%
Israel
517 publications, 0.85%
New Zealand, 497, 0.81%
New Zealand
497 publications, 0.81%
Chile, 474, 0.78%
Chile
474 publications, 0.78%
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  • 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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