Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

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Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Short name
MPIfRA
Country, city
Germany, Bonn
Publications
6 781
Citations
263 005
h-index
202
Top-3 journals
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (1919 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
6781
Total citations
263005
Citations per publication
38.79
Average publications per year
113.02
Average authors per publication
13.35
h-index
202
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, 70.79%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
4800 publications, 70.79%
Space and Planetary Science, 4647, 68.53%
Space and Planetary Science
4647 publications, 68.53%
General Physics and Astronomy, 175, 2.58%
General Physics and Astronomy
175 publications, 2.58%
Multidisciplinary, 160, 2.36%
Multidisciplinary
160 publications, 2.36%
General Medicine, 132, 1.95%
General Medicine
132 publications, 1.95%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 74, 1.09%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
74 publications, 1.09%
General Engineering, 67, 0.99%
General Engineering
67 publications, 0.99%
Condensed Matter Physics, 59, 0.87%
Condensed Matter Physics
59 publications, 0.87%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 58, 0.86%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
58 publications, 0.86%
Instrumentation, 51, 0.75%
Instrumentation
51 publications, 0.75%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 41, 0.6%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
41 publications, 0.6%
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, 0.5%
Geophysics
34 publications, 0.5%
Radiation, 31, 0.46%
Radiation
31 publications, 0.46%
Mathematical Physics, 28, 0.41%
Mathematical Physics
28 publications, 0.41%
Atmospheric Science, 28, 0.41%
Atmospheric Science
28 publications, 0.41%
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
1919 publications, 28.3%
Astrophysical Journal
1071 publications, 15.79%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1042 publications, 15.37%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
250 publications, 3.69%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union
246 publications, 3.63%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
154 publications, 2.27%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
136 publications, 2.01%
Nature
115 publications, 1.7%
Astronomical Journal
107 publications, 1.58%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
94 publications, 1.39%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
74 publications, 1.09%
International Astronomical Union Colloquium
72 publications, 1.06%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
63 publications, 0.93%
Astrophysics and Space Science
60 publications, 0.88%
Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
60 publications, 0.88%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
59 publications, 0.87%
Nature Astronomy
52 publications, 0.77%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
51 publications, 0.75%
Galaxies
48 publications, 0.71%
Astronomische Nachrichten
46 publications, 0.68%
EAS Publications Series
40 publications, 0.59%
Science
36 publications, 0.53%
Physical Review D
33 publications, 0.49%
New Astronomy Reviews
32 publications, 0.47%
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
29 publications, 0.43%
Eso Astrophysics Symposia
28 publications, 0.41%
Solar Physics
25 publications, 0.37%
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
24 publications, 0.35%
Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way
24 publications, 0.35%
Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan
21 publications, 0.31%
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Publishers

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EDP Sciences
2008 publications, 29.61%
American Astronomical Society
1322 publications, 19.5%
Oxford University Press
1129 publications, 16.65%
Cambridge University Press
645 publications, 9.51%
Springer Nature
631 publications, 9.31%
IOP Publishing
255 publications, 3.76%
Elsevier
169 publications, 2.49%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
140 publications, 2.06%
Wiley
70 publications, 1.03%
MDPI
68 publications, 1%
American Physical Society (APS)
54 publications, 0.8%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
42 publications, 0.62%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
39 publications, 0.58%
Pleiades Publishing
35 publications, 0.52%
AIP Publishing
35 publications, 0.52%
World Scientific
24 publications, 0.35%
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
864 publications, 12.74%
National Institute for Astrophysics
755 publications, 11.13%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
653 publications, 9.63%
California Institute of Technology
637 publications, 9.39%
University of Manchester
627 publications, 9.25%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
553 publications, 8.16%
University of Cologne
516 publications, 7.61%
Observatoire de Paris
473 publications, 6.98%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
471 publications, 6.95%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
452 publications, 6.67%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
442 publications, 6.52%
Leiden University
391 publications, 5.77%
Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari
308 publications, 4.54%
University of Amsterdam
307 publications, 4.53%
European Southern Observatory
305 publications, 4.5%
University of Arizona
288 publications, 4.25%
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
284 publications, 4.19%
Sorbonne University
281 publications, 4.14%
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia
277 publications, 4.08%
Radboud University Nijmegen
270 publications, 3.98%
Goddard Space Flight Center
268 publications, 3.95%
Paris Cité University
267 publications, 3.94%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
266 publications, 3.92%
Chalmers University of Technology
254 publications, 3.75%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
250 publications, 3.69%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
247 publications, 3.64%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna
241 publications, 3.55%
University of Maryland, College Park
237 publications, 3.5%
Paris Sciences et Lettres
232 publications, 3.42%
Swinburne University of Technology
226 publications, 3.33%
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With foreign organizations

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National Radio Astronomy Observatory
864 publications, 12.74%
National Institute for Astrophysics
755 publications, 11.13%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
653 publications, 9.63%
California Institute of Technology
637 publications, 9.39%
University of Manchester
627 publications, 9.25%
Observatoire de Paris
473 publications, 6.98%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
471 publications, 6.95%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
452 publications, 6.67%
Leiden University
391 publications, 5.77%
Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari
308 publications, 4.54%
University of Amsterdam
307 publications, 4.53%
University of Arizona
288 publications, 4.25%
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences
284 publications, 4.19%
Sorbonne University
281 publications, 4.14%
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia
277 publications, 4.08%
Radboud University Nijmegen
270 publications, 3.98%
Goddard Space Flight Center
268 publications, 3.95%
Paris Cité University
267 publications, 3.94%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
266 publications, 3.92%
Chalmers University of Technology
254 publications, 3.75%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
250 publications, 3.69%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
247 publications, 3.64%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna
241 publications, 3.55%
University of Maryland, College Park
237 publications, 3.5%
Paris Sciences et Lettres
232 publications, 3.42%
Swinburne University of Technology
226 publications, 3.33%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
223 publications, 3.29%
P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
217 publications, 3.2%
University of California, Berkeley
205 publications, 3.02%
Peking University
203 publications, 2.99%
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With other countries

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USA, 2921, 43.08%
USA
2921 publications, 43.08%
United Kingdom, 1452, 21.41%
United Kingdom
1452 publications, 21.41%
France, 1194, 17.61%
France
1194 publications, 17.61%
Netherlands, 1067, 15.74%
Netherlands
1067 publications, 15.74%
Italy, 994, 14.66%
Italy
994 publications, 14.66%
Australia, 801, 11.81%
Australia
801 publications, 11.81%
Spain, 791, 11.66%
Spain
791 publications, 11.66%
China, 787, 11.61%
China
787 publications, 11.61%
Canada, 708, 10.44%
Canada
708 publications, 10.44%
Chile, 509, 7.51%
Chile
509 publications, 7.51%
Russia, 486, 7.17%
Russia
486 publications, 7.17%
Japan, 402, 5.93%
Japan
402 publications, 5.93%
Sweden, 302, 4.45%
Sweden
302 publications, 4.45%
Mexico, 264, 3.89%
Mexico
264 publications, 3.89%
South Africa, 262, 3.86%
South Africa
262 publications, 3.86%
Poland, 259, 3.82%
Poland
259 publications, 3.82%
India, 233, 3.44%
India
233 publications, 3.44%
Finland, 182, 2.68%
Finland
182 publications, 2.68%
Republic of Korea, 160, 2.36%
Republic of Korea
160 publications, 2.36%
Saudi Arabia, 158, 2.33%
Saudi Arabia
158 publications, 2.33%
Belgium, 134, 1.98%
Belgium
134 publications, 1.98%
Greece, 133, 1.96%
Greece
133 publications, 1.96%
Czech Republic, 114, 1.68%
Czech Republic
114 publications, 1.68%
Switzerland, 112, 1.65%
Switzerland
112 publications, 1.65%
Ireland, 107, 1.58%
Ireland
107 publications, 1.58%
Denmark, 106, 1.56%
Denmark
106 publications, 1.56%
Brazil, 98, 1.45%
Brazil
98 publications, 1.45%
Hungary, 96, 1.42%
Hungary
96 publications, 1.42%
Portugal, 71, 1.05%
Portugal
71 publications, 1.05%
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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.