Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

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Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Short name
MPIfRA
Country, city
Germany, Bonn
Publications
6 373
Citations
246 232
h-index
195
Top-3 journals
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (1646 publications)
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (1028 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1967

Total publications
6373
Total citations
246232
Citations per publication
38.64
Average publications per year
108.02
Average authors per publication
12.2
h-index
195
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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Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4782, 75.04%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
4782 publications, 75.04%
Space and Planetary Science, 4629, 72.63%
Space and Planetary Science
4629 publications, 72.63%
General Physics and Astronomy, 175, 2.75%
General Physics and Astronomy
175 publications, 2.75%
Multidisciplinary, 160, 2.51%
Multidisciplinary
160 publications, 2.51%
General Medicine, 132, 2.07%
General Medicine
132 publications, 2.07%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 74, 1.16%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
74 publications, 1.16%
General Engineering, 67, 1.05%
General Engineering
67 publications, 1.05%
Condensed Matter Physics, 59, 0.93%
Condensed Matter Physics
59 publications, 0.93%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 58, 0.91%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
58 publications, 0.91%
Instrumentation, 51, 0.8%
Instrumentation
51 publications, 0.8%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 41, 0.64%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
41 publications, 0.64%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 40, 0.63%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
40 publications, 0.63%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 39, 0.61%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
39 publications, 0.61%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 35, 0.55%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
35 publications, 0.55%
Geophysics, 34, 0.53%
Geophysics
34 publications, 0.53%
Radiation, 31, 0.49%
Radiation
31 publications, 0.49%
Mathematical Physics, 28, 0.44%
Mathematical Physics
28 publications, 0.44%
Atmospheric Science, 28, 0.44%
Atmospheric Science
28 publications, 0.44%
Spectroscopy, 19, 0.3%
Spectroscopy
19 publications, 0.3%
Aerospace Engineering, 17, 0.27%
Aerospace Engineering
17 publications, 0.27%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 16, 0.25%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
16 publications, 0.25%
General Environmental Science, 11, 0.17%
General Environmental Science
11 publications, 0.17%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 11, 0.17%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
11 publications, 0.17%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 9, 0.14%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
9 publications, 0.14%
History, 9, 0.14%
History
9 publications, 0.14%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 8, 0.13%
Geochemistry and Petrology
8 publications, 0.13%
History and Philosophy of Science, 8, 0.13%
History and Philosophy of Science
8 publications, 0.13%
General Chemistry, 7, 0.11%
General Chemistry
7 publications, 0.11%
General Neuroscience, 6, 0.09%
General Neuroscience
6 publications, 0.09%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 6, 0.09%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
6 publications, 0.09%
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Journals

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
1646 publications, 25.83%
Astrophysical Journal
1028 publications, 16.13%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1009 publications, 15.83%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
250 publications, 3.92%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union
246 publications, 3.86%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
145 publications, 2.28%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
136 publications, 2.13%
Nature
115 publications, 1.8%
Astronomical Journal
102 publications, 1.6%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
94 publications, 1.47%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
72 publications, 1.13%
International Astronomical Union Colloquium
72 publications, 1.13%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
63 publications, 0.99%
Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
60 publications, 0.94%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
59 publications, 0.93%
Astrophysics and Space Science
59 publications, 0.93%
Galaxies
48 publications, 0.75%
Nature Astronomy
48 publications, 0.75%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
47 publications, 0.74%
Astronomische Nachrichten
46 publications, 0.72%
EAS Publications Series
40 publications, 0.63%
Science
36 publications, 0.56%
New Astronomy Reviews
32 publications, 0.5%
Physical Review D
32 publications, 0.5%
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
29 publications, 0.46%
Eso Astrophysics Symposia
28 publications, 0.44%
Solar Physics
25 publications, 0.39%
Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way
24 publications, 0.38%
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
20 publications, 0.31%
Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan
19 publications, 0.3%
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Publishers

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EDP Sciences
1735 publications, 27.22%
American Astronomical Society
1261 publications, 19.79%
Oxford University Press
1094 publications, 17.17%
Cambridge University Press
641 publications, 10.06%
Springer Nature
617 publications, 9.68%
IOP Publishing
247 publications, 3.88%
Elsevier
167 publications, 2.62%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
139 publications, 2.18%
Wiley
70 publications, 1.1%
MDPI
66 publications, 1.04%
American Physical Society (APS)
50 publications, 0.78%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
42 publications, 0.66%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
39 publications, 0.61%
AIP Publishing
35 publications, 0.55%
Pleiades Publishing
34 publications, 0.53%
World Scientific
24 publications, 0.38%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
17 publications, 0.27%
Optica Publishing Group
15 publications, 0.24%
Walter de Gruyter
12 publications, 0.19%
Copernicus
8 publications, 0.13%
Science in China Press
8 publications, 0.13%
Taylor & Francis
6 publications, 0.09%
China Science Publishing & Media
6 publications, 0.09%
American Geophysical Union
5 publications, 0.08%
Annual Reviews
5 publications, 0.08%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
4 publications, 0.06%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
4 publications, 0.06%
Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk Journal
4 publications, 0.06%
Frontiers Media S.A.
3 publications, 0.05%
The Royal Society
3 publications, 0.05%
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With other organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
663 publications, 10.4%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
603 publications, 9.46%
California Institute of Technology
590 publications, 9.26%
University of Manchester
588 publications, 9.23%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
497 publications, 7.8%
University of Cologne
469 publications, 7.36%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
444 publications, 6.97%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
416 publications, 6.53%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
411 publications, 6.45%
Observatoire de Paris
410 publications, 6.43%
Leiden University
325 publications, 5.1%
European Southern Observatory
270 publications, 4.24%
Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari
265 publications, 4.16%
University of Arizona
264 publications, 4.14%
University of Amsterdam
261 publications, 4.1%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
246 publications, 3.86%
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
246 publications, 3.86%
Radboud University Nijmegen
244 publications, 3.83%
Goddard Space Flight Center
237 publications, 3.72%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
231 publications, 3.62%
Sorbonne University
228 publications, 3.58%
Paris Cité University
227 publications, 3.56%
Chalmers University of Technology
224 publications, 3.51%
University of Maryland, College Park
212 publications, 3.33%
P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
206 publications, 3.23%
Swinburne University of Technology
205 publications, 3.22%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
204 publications, 3.2%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna
201 publications, 3.15%
National Autonomous University of Mexico
193 publications, 3.03%
Cornell University
189 publications, 2.97%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
663 publications, 10.4%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
603 publications, 9.46%
California Institute of Technology
590 publications, 9.26%
University of Manchester
588 publications, 9.23%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
444 publications, 6.97%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
416 publications, 6.53%
Observatoire de Paris
410 publications, 6.43%
Leiden University
325 publications, 5.1%
Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari
265 publications, 4.16%
University of Arizona
264 publications, 4.14%
University of Amsterdam
261 publications, 4.1%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
246 publications, 3.86%
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
246 publications, 3.86%
Radboud University Nijmegen
244 publications, 3.83%
Goddard Space Flight Center
237 publications, 3.72%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
231 publications, 3.62%
Sorbonne University
228 publications, 3.58%
Paris Cité University
227 publications, 3.56%
Chalmers University of Technology
224 publications, 3.51%
University of Maryland, College Park
212 publications, 3.33%
P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
206 publications, 3.23%
Swinburne University of Technology
205 publications, 3.22%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
204 publications, 3.2%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna
201 publications, 3.15%
National Autonomous University of Mexico
193 publications, 3.03%
Cornell University
189 publications, 2.97%
University of California, Berkeley
189 publications, 2.97%
University of British Columbia
185 publications, 2.9%
Paris Sciences et Lettres
183 publications, 2.87%
West Virginia University
178 publications, 2.79%
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With other countries

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USA, 2904, 45.57%
USA
2904 publications, 45.57%
United Kingdom, 1435, 22.52%
United Kingdom
1435 publications, 22.52%
France, 1183, 18.56%
France
1183 publications, 18.56%
Netherlands, 1054, 16.54%
Netherlands
1054 publications, 16.54%
Italy, 982, 15.41%
Italy
982 publications, 15.41%
Australia, 784, 12.3%
Australia
784 publications, 12.3%
Spain, 783, 12.29%
Spain
783 publications, 12.29%
China, 778, 12.21%
China
778 publications, 12.21%
Canada, 706, 11.08%
Canada
706 publications, 11.08%
Chile, 506, 7.94%
Chile
506 publications, 7.94%
Russia, 485, 7.61%
Russia
485 publications, 7.61%
Japan, 397, 6.23%
Japan
397 publications, 6.23%
Sweden, 301, 4.72%
Sweden
301 publications, 4.72%
Mexico, 262, 4.11%
Mexico
262 publications, 4.11%
Poland, 254, 3.99%
Poland
254 publications, 3.99%
South Africa, 254, 3.99%
South Africa
254 publications, 3.99%
India, 232, 3.64%
India
232 publications, 3.64%
Finland, 182, 2.86%
Finland
182 publications, 2.86%
Republic of Korea, 158, 2.48%
Republic of Korea
158 publications, 2.48%
Saudi Arabia, 158, 2.48%
Saudi Arabia
158 publications, 2.48%
Greece, 133, 2.09%
Greece
133 publications, 2.09%
Belgium, 131, 2.06%
Belgium
131 publications, 2.06%
Switzerland, 112, 1.76%
Switzerland
112 publications, 1.76%
Czech Republic, 108, 1.69%
Czech Republic
108 publications, 1.69%
Denmark, 106, 1.66%
Denmark
106 publications, 1.66%
Ireland, 106, 1.66%
Ireland
106 publications, 1.66%
Brazil, 96, 1.51%
Brazil
96 publications, 1.51%
Hungary, 96, 1.51%
Hungary
96 publications, 1.51%
Portugal, 70, 1.1%
Portugal
70 publications, 1.1%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1967 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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