Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

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Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Short name
MPIfRA
Country, city
Germany, Bonn
Publications
6 727
Citations
259 276
h-index
201
Top-3 journals
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (1882 publications)
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (1071 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1967

Total publications
6727
Total citations
259276
Citations per publication
38.54
Average publications per year
114.02
Average authors per publication
13.24
h-index
201
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, 4800, 71.35%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
4800 publications, 71.35%
Space and Planetary Science, 4647, 69.08%
Space and Planetary Science
4647 publications, 69.08%
General Physics and Astronomy, 175, 2.6%
General Physics and Astronomy
175 publications, 2.6%
Multidisciplinary, 160, 2.38%
Multidisciplinary
160 publications, 2.38%
General Medicine, 132, 1.96%
General Medicine
132 publications, 1.96%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 74, 1.1%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
74 publications, 1.1%
General Engineering, 67, 1%
General Engineering
67 publications, 1%
Condensed Matter Physics, 59, 0.88%
Condensed Matter Physics
59 publications, 0.88%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 58, 0.86%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
58 publications, 0.86%
Instrumentation, 51, 0.76%
Instrumentation
51 publications, 0.76%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 41, 0.61%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
41 publications, 0.61%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 40, 0.59%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
40 publications, 0.59%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 39, 0.58%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
39 publications, 0.58%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 35, 0.52%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
35 publications, 0.52%
Geophysics, 34, 0.51%
Geophysics
34 publications, 0.51%
Radiation, 31, 0.46%
Radiation
31 publications, 0.46%
Mathematical Physics, 28, 0.42%
Mathematical Physics
28 publications, 0.42%
Atmospheric Science, 28, 0.42%
Atmospheric Science
28 publications, 0.42%
Spectroscopy, 19, 0.28%
Spectroscopy
19 publications, 0.28%
Aerospace Engineering, 17, 0.25%
Aerospace Engineering
17 publications, 0.25%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 16, 0.24%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
16 publications, 0.24%
General Environmental Science, 11, 0.16%
General Environmental Science
11 publications, 0.16%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 11, 0.16%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
11 publications, 0.16%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 9, 0.13%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
9 publications, 0.13%
History, 9, 0.13%
History
9 publications, 0.13%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 8, 0.12%
Geochemistry and Petrology
8 publications, 0.12%
History and Philosophy of Science, 8, 0.12%
History and Philosophy of Science
8 publications, 0.12%
General Chemistry, 7, 0.1%
General Chemistry
7 publications, 0.1%
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
1882 publications, 27.98%
Astrophysical Journal
1071 publications, 15.92%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1033 publications, 15.36%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
250 publications, 3.72%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union
246 publications, 3.66%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
154 publications, 2.29%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
136 publications, 2.02%
Nature
115 publications, 1.71%
Astronomical Journal
107 publications, 1.59%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
94 publications, 1.4%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
74 publications, 1.1%
International Astronomical Union Colloquium
72 publications, 1.07%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
63 publications, 0.94%
Astrophysics and Space Science
60 publications, 0.89%
Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
60 publications, 0.89%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
59 publications, 0.88%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
51 publications, 0.76%
Nature Astronomy
51 publications, 0.76%
Galaxies
48 publications, 0.71%
Astronomische Nachrichten
46 publications, 0.68%
EAS Publications Series
40 publications, 0.59%
Science
36 publications, 0.54%
New Astronomy Reviews
32 publications, 0.48%
Physical Review D
32 publications, 0.48%
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
29 publications, 0.43%
Eso Astrophysics Symposia
28 publications, 0.42%
Solar Physics
25 publications, 0.37%
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
24 publications, 0.36%
Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way
24 publications, 0.36%
Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan
20 publications, 0.3%
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Publishers

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EDP Sciences
1971 publications, 29.3%
American Astronomical Society
1322 publications, 19.65%
Oxford University Press
1119 publications, 16.63%
Cambridge University Press
645 publications, 9.59%
Springer Nature
627 publications, 9.32%
IOP Publishing
255 publications, 3.79%
Elsevier
169 publications, 2.51%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
140 publications, 2.08%
Wiley
70 publications, 1.04%
MDPI
68 publications, 1.01%
American Physical Society (APS)
52 publications, 0.77%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
42 publications, 0.62%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
39 publications, 0.58%
AIP Publishing
35 publications, 0.52%
Pleiades Publishing
34 publications, 0.51%
World Scientific
24 publications, 0.36%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
17 publications, 0.25%
Optica Publishing Group
15 publications, 0.22%
Walter de Gruyter
12 publications, 0.18%
Copernicus
8 publications, 0.12%
Science in China Press
8 publications, 0.12%
Taylor & Francis
6 publications, 0.09%
China Science Publishing & Media
6 publications, 0.09%
American Geophysical Union
5 publications, 0.07%
Annual Reviews
5 publications, 0.07%
F1000 Research
5 publications, 0.07%
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, 0.04%
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With other organizations

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National Radio Astronomy Observatory
860 publications, 12.78%
National Institute for Astrophysics
744 publications, 11.06%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
644 publications, 9.57%
California Institute of Technology
631 publications, 9.38%
University of Manchester
618 publications, 9.19%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
549 publications, 8.16%
University of Cologne
510 publications, 7.58%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
468 publications, 6.96%
Observatoire de Paris
463 publications, 6.88%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
445 publications, 6.62%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
439 publications, 6.53%
Leiden University
381 publications, 5.66%
European Southern Observatory
304 publications, 4.52%
Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari
303 publications, 4.5%
University of Amsterdam
298 publications, 4.43%
University of Arizona
284 publications, 4.22%
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
278 publications, 4.13%
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia
273 publications, 4.06%
Sorbonne University
272 publications, 4.04%
Radboud University Nijmegen
266 publications, 3.95%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
263 publications, 3.91%
Goddard Space Flight Center
263 publications, 3.91%
Paris Cité University
261 publications, 3.88%
Chalmers University of Technology
251 publications, 3.73%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
247 publications, 3.67%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
242 publications, 3.6%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna
238 publications, 3.54%
University of Maryland, College Park
233 publications, 3.46%
Paris Sciences et Lettres
224 publications, 3.33%
Swinburne University of Technology
222 publications, 3.3%
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With foreign organizations

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National Radio Astronomy Observatory
860 publications, 12.78%
National Institute for Astrophysics
744 publications, 11.06%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
644 publications, 9.57%
California Institute of Technology
631 publications, 9.38%
University of Manchester
618 publications, 9.19%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
468 publications, 6.96%
Observatoire de Paris
463 publications, 6.88%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
445 publications, 6.62%
Leiden University
381 publications, 5.66%
Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari
303 publications, 4.5%
University of Amsterdam
298 publications, 4.43%
University of Arizona
284 publications, 4.22%
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
278 publications, 4.13%
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia
273 publications, 4.06%
Sorbonne University
272 publications, 4.04%
Radboud University Nijmegen
266 publications, 3.95%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
263 publications, 3.91%
Goddard Space Flight Center
263 publications, 3.91%
Paris Cité University
261 publications, 3.88%
Chalmers University of Technology
251 publications, 3.73%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
247 publications, 3.67%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
242 publications, 3.6%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna
238 publications, 3.54%
University of Maryland, College Park
233 publications, 3.46%
Paris Sciences et Lettres
224 publications, 3.33%
Swinburne University of Technology
222 publications, 3.3%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
218 publications, 3.24%
P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
216 publications, 3.21%
University of California, Berkeley
205 publications, 3.05%
University of British Columbia
202 publications, 3%
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With other countries

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USA, 2918, 43.38%
USA
2918 publications, 43.38%
United Kingdom, 1447, 21.51%
United Kingdom
1447 publications, 21.51%
France, 1191, 17.7%
France
1191 publications, 17.7%
Netherlands, 1062, 15.79%
Netherlands
1062 publications, 15.79%
Italy, 992, 14.75%
Italy
992 publications, 14.75%
Australia, 797, 11.85%
Australia
797 publications, 11.85%
Spain, 789, 11.73%
Spain
789 publications, 11.73%
China, 786, 11.68%
China
786 publications, 11.68%
Canada, 708, 10.52%
Canada
708 publications, 10.52%
Chile, 508, 7.55%
Chile
508 publications, 7.55%
Russia, 486, 7.22%
Russia
486 publications, 7.22%
Japan, 400, 5.95%
Japan
400 publications, 5.95%
Sweden, 302, 4.49%
Sweden
302 publications, 4.49%
Mexico, 263, 3.91%
Mexico
263 publications, 3.91%
South Africa, 260, 3.87%
South Africa
260 publications, 3.87%
Poland, 258, 3.84%
Poland
258 publications, 3.84%
India, 233, 3.46%
India
233 publications, 3.46%
Finland, 182, 2.71%
Finland
182 publications, 2.71%
Republic of Korea, 159, 2.36%
Republic of Korea
159 publications, 2.36%
Saudi Arabia, 158, 2.35%
Saudi Arabia
158 publications, 2.35%
Belgium, 133, 1.98%
Belgium
133 publications, 1.98%
Greece, 133, 1.98%
Greece
133 publications, 1.98%
Czech Republic, 112, 1.66%
Czech Republic
112 publications, 1.66%
Switzerland, 112, 1.66%
Switzerland
112 publications, 1.66%
Ireland, 107, 1.59%
Ireland
107 publications, 1.59%
Denmark, 106, 1.58%
Denmark
106 publications, 1.58%
Brazil, 97, 1.44%
Brazil
97 publications, 1.44%
Hungary, 96, 1.43%
Hungary
96 publications, 1.43%
Portugal, 70, 1.04%
Portugal
70 publications, 1.04%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1967 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.