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Short name

NRAO

Country, city

USA, Charlottesville

04m24yn62

Organization website

Publications

7 696

Citations

364 920

h-index

232

Top-3 journals

Astrophysical Journal (2622 publications)

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (814 publications)

Astronomy and Astrophysics (619 publications)

Top-3 organizations

California Institute of Technology (1403 publications)

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (984 publications)

Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (864 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (864 publications)

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (686 publications)

National Institute for Astrophysics (579 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1958

Total publications

7696

Total citations

364920

Citations per publication

47.42

Average publications per year

111.54

Average authors per publication

11.2

h-index

232

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.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5509, 71.58% Astronomy and Astrophysics 5509 publications, 71.58%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 5447, 70.78% Space and Planetary Science 5447 publications, 70.78%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 314, 4.08% Multidisciplinary 314 publications, 4.08%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 196, 2.55% General Medicine 196 publications, 2.55%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 167, 2.17% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 167 publications, 2.17%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 115, 1.49% Condensed Matter Physics 115 publications, 1.49%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 100, 1.3% General Physics and Astronomy 100 publications, 1.3%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 61, 0.79% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 61 publications, 0.79%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 53, 0.69% Instrumentation 53 publications, 0.69%
Radiation	Radiation, 52, 0.68% Radiation 52 publications, 0.68%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 43, 0.56% Geophysics 43 publications, 0.56%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 34, 0.44% General Engineering 34 publications, 0.44%
Aerospace Engineering	Aerospace Engineering, 31, 0.4% Aerospace Engineering 31 publications, 0.4%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 30, 0.39% Atmospheric Science 30 publications, 0.39%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 25, 0.32% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 25 publications, 0.32%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 21, 0.27% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 21 publications, 0.27%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 21, 0.27% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 21 publications, 0.27%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 20, 0.26% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 20 publications, 0.26%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 17, 0.22% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 17 publications, 0.22%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 12, 0.16% General Materials Science 12 publications, 0.16%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 11, 0.14% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 11 publications, 0.14%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 8, 0.1% Computer Science Applications 8 publications, 0.1%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 6, 0.08% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 6 publications, 0.08%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 6, 0.08% Geochemistry and Petrology 6 publications, 0.08%
Mathematical Physics	Mathematical Physics, 5, 0.06% Mathematical Physics 5 publications, 0.06%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 5, 0.06% General Neuroscience 5 publications, 0.06%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 5, 0.06% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 publications, 0.06%
History and Philosophy of Science	History and Philosophy of Science, 5, 0.06% History and Philosophy of Science 5 publications, 0.06%
Spectroscopy	Spectroscopy, 4, 0.05% Spectroscopy 4 publications, 0.05%
Signal Processing	Signal Processing, 4, 0.05% Signal Processing 4 publications, 0.05%
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Journals

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Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 2622, 34.07% Astrophysical Journal 2622 publications, 34.07%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 814, 10.58% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 814 publications, 10.58%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 619, 8.04% Astronomy and Astrophysics 619 publications, 8.04%
Astronomical Journal	Astronomical Journal, 481, 6.25% Astronomical Journal 481 publications, 6.25%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 348, 4.52% Astrophysical Journal Letters 348 publications, 4.52%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union	Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 243, 3.16% Symposium - International Astronomical Union 243 publications, 3.16%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 228, 2.96% Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 228 publications, 2.96%
Nature	Nature, 227, 2.95% Nature 227 publications, 2.95%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series	Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 226, 2.94% Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series 226 publications, 2.94%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 221, 2.87% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 221 publications, 2.87%
International Astronomical Union Colloquium	International Astronomical Union Colloquium, 135, 1.75% International Astronomical Union Colloquium 135 publications, 1.75%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library	Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 97, 1.26% Astrophysics and Space Science Library 97 publications, 1.26%
Science	Science, 80, 1.04% Science 80 publications, 1.04%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia	Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 72, 0.94% Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia 72 publications, 0.94%
Astrophysics and Space Science	Astrophysics and Space Science, 60, 0.78% Astrophysics and Space Science 60 publications, 0.78%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific	Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 59, 0.77% Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 59 publications, 0.77%
Essays on Astronomical History and Heritage	Essays on Astronomical History and Heritage, 56, 0.73% Essays on Astronomical History and Heritage 56 publications, 0.73%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 50, 0.65% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 50 publications, 0.65%
Lecture Notes in Physics	Lecture Notes in Physics, 41, 0.53% Lecture Notes in Physics 41 publications, 0.53%
Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan	Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 40, 0.52% Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan 40 publications, 0.52%
New Astronomy Reviews	New Astronomy Reviews, 36, 0.47% New Astronomy Reviews 36 publications, 0.47%
International Journal of Advanced Research in Science Communication and Technology	International Journal of Advanced Research in Science Communication and Technology, 30, 0.39% International Journal of Advanced Research in Science Communication and Technology 30 publications, 0.39%
Nature Astronomy	Nature Astronomy, 29, 0.38% Nature Astronomy 29 publications, 0.38%
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques	IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 28, 0.36% IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 28 publications, 0.36%
Physics Today	Physics Today, 28, 0.36% Physics Today 28 publications, 0.36%
Radio Science	Radio Science, 28, 0.36% Radio Science 28 publications, 0.36%
Astronomische Nachrichten	Astronomische Nachrichten, 27, 0.35% Astronomische Nachrichten 27 publications, 0.35%
Icarus	Icarus, 25, 0.32% Icarus 25 publications, 0.32%
Advances in Space Research	Advances in Space Research, 25, 0.32% Advances in Space Research 25 publications, 0.32%
Weird Weather	Weird Weather, 22, 0.29% Weird Weather 22 publications, 0.29%
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Publishers

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American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 3246, 42.18% American Astronomical Society 3246 publications, 42.18%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 910, 11.82% Oxford University Press 910 publications, 11.82%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 713, 9.26% Springer Nature 713 publications, 9.26%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 703, 9.13% Cambridge University Press 703 publications, 9.13%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 649, 8.43% EDP Sciences 649 publications, 8.43%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 550, 7.15% IOP Publishing 550 publications, 7.15%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 228, 2.96% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 228 publications, 2.96%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 144, 1.87% Elsevier 144 publications, 1.87%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 138, 1.79% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 138 publications, 1.79%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 81, 1.05% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 81 publications, 1.05%
Wiley	Wiley, 67, 0.87% Wiley 67 publications, 0.87%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 58, 0.75% AIP Publishing 58 publications, 0.75%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 35, 0.45% American Physical Society (APS) 35 publications, 0.45%
Naksh Solutions	Naksh Solutions, 30, 0.39% Naksh Solutions 30 publications, 0.39%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 20, 0.26% American Chemical Society (ACS) 20 publications, 0.26%
MDPI	MDPI, 18, 0.23% MDPI 18 publications, 0.23%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 16, 0.21% World Scientific 16 publications, 0.21%
Pleiades Publishing	Pleiades Publishing, 12, 0.16% Pleiades Publishing 12 publications, 0.16%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 9, 0.12% Frontiers Media S.A. 9 publications, 0.12%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 8, 0.1% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 8 publications, 0.1%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 7, 0.09% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 7 publications, 0.09%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 5, 0.06% Taylor & Francis 5 publications, 0.06%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 5, 0.06% Annual Reviews 5 publications, 0.06%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)	Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 4, 0.05% Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 4 publications, 0.05%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 4, 0.05% Optica Publishing Group 4 publications, 0.05%
International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology (IJRASET)	International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology (IJRASET), 4, 0.05% International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology (IJRASET) 4 publications, 0.05%
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)	American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), 3, 0.04% American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) 3 publications, 0.04%
Science in China Press	Science in China Press, 3, 0.04% Science in China Press 3 publications, 0.04%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 3, 0.04% F1000 Research 3 publications, 0.04%
SAGE	SAGE, 2, 0.03% SAGE 2 publications, 0.03%
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With other organizations

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 1403, 18.23% California Institute of Technology 1403 publications, 18.23%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 984, 12.79% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 984 publications, 12.79%
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, 864, 11.23% Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy 864 publications, 11.23%
University of Virginia	University of Virginia, 777, 10.1% University of Virginia 777 publications, 10.1%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 686, 8.91% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 686 publications, 8.91%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 612, 7.95% Goddard Space Flight Center 612 publications, 7.95%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 579, 7.52% National Institute for Astrophysics 579 publications, 7.52%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 567, 7.37% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 567 publications, 7.37%
University of New Mexico	University of New Mexico, 546, 7.09% University of New Mexico 546 publications, 7.09%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 516, 6.7% Space Telescope Science Institute 516 publications, 6.7%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 468, 6.08% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 468 publications, 6.08%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 462, 6% Leiden University 462 publications, 6%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 458, 5.95% University of California, Berkeley 458 publications, 5.95%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 458, 5.95% University of Arizona 458 publications, 5.95%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 434, 5.64% University of Manchester 434 publications, 5.64%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 424, 5.51% European Southern Observatory 424 publications, 5.51%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 405, 5.26% University of Maryland, College Park 405 publications, 5.26%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan	National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 381, 4.95% National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 381 publications, 4.95%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy	Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, 338, 4.39% Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy 338 publications, 4.39%
United States Naval Research Laboratory	United States Naval Research Laboratory, 334, 4.34% United States Naval Research Laboratory 334 publications, 4.34%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 332, 4.31% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 332 publications, 4.31%
West Virginia University	West Virginia University, 332, 4.31% West Virginia University 332 publications, 4.31%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 325, 4.22% Observatoire de Paris 325 publications, 4.22%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 319, 4.15% Cornell University 319 publications, 4.15%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna	Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna, 300, 3.9% Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna 300 publications, 3.9%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 291, 3.78% Columbia University 291 publications, 3.78%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 282, 3.66% University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 282 publications, 3.66%
Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica	Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, 274, 3.56% Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica 274 publications, 3.56%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 267, 3.47% University of Oxford 267 publications, 3.47%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 257, 3.34% University of British Columbia 257 publications, 3.34%
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With foreign organizations

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Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, 864, 11.23% Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy 864 publications, 11.23%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 686, 8.91% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 686 publications, 8.91%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 579, 7.52% National Institute for Astrophysics 579 publications, 7.52%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 567, 7.37% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 567 publications, 7.37%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 462, 6% Leiden University 462 publications, 6%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 434, 5.64% University of Manchester 434 publications, 5.64%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 424, 5.51% European Southern Observatory 424 publications, 5.51%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan	National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 381, 4.95% National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 381 publications, 4.95%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy	Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, 338, 4.39% Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy 338 publications, 4.39%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 325, 4.22% Observatoire de Paris 325 publications, 4.22%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna	Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna, 300, 3.9% Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna 300 publications, 3.9%
Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica	Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, 274, 3.56% Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica 274 publications, 3.56%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 267, 3.47% University of Oxford 267 publications, 3.47%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 257, 3.34% University of British Columbia 257 publications, 3.34%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 249, 3.24% University of Cambridge 249 publications, 3.24%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 249, 3.24% Sorbonne University 249 publications, 3.24%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 245, 3.18% University of Tokyo 245 publications, 3.18%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 242, 3.14% University of Amsterdam 242 publications, 3.14%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 237, 3.08% University of Toronto 237 publications, 3.08%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, 235, 3.05% Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 235 publications, 3.05%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 216, 2.81% Paris Cité University 216 publications, 2.81%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 214, 2.78% University of Sydney 214 publications, 2.78%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 214, 2.78% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 214 publications, 2.78%
McGill University	McGill University, 206, 2.68% McGill University 206 publications, 2.68%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 206, 2.68% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 206 publications, 2.68%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 205, 2.66% Australian National University 205 publications, 2.66%
Curtin University	Curtin University, 203, 2.64% Curtin University 203 publications, 2.64%
Universidad de Chile	Universidad de Chile, 202, 2.62% Universidad de Chile 202 publications, 2.62%
Chalmers University of Technology	Chalmers University of Technology, 200, 2.6% Chalmers University of Technology 200 publications, 2.6%
Swinburne University of Technology	Swinburne University of Technology, 194, 2.52% Swinburne University of Technology 194 publications, 2.52%
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With other countries

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
Germany	Germany, 1882, 24.45% Germany 1882 publications, 24.45%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1594, 20.71% United Kingdom 1594 publications, 20.71%
Australia	Australia, 1176, 15.28% Australia 1176 publications, 15.28%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 1017, 13.21% Netherlands 1017 publications, 13.21%
France	France, 1002, 13.02% France 1002 publications, 13.02%
Canada	Canada, 926, 12.03% Canada 926 publications, 12.03%
Italy	Italy, 893, 11.6% Italy 893 publications, 11.6%
Chile	Chile, 660, 8.58% Chile 660 publications, 8.58%
Spain	Spain, 610, 7.93% Spain 610 publications, 7.93%
China	China, 598, 7.77% China 598 publications, 7.77%
Japan	Japan, 576, 7.48% Japan 576 publications, 7.48%
South Africa	South Africa, 363, 4.72% South Africa 363 publications, 4.72%
India	India, 339, 4.4% India 339 publications, 4.4%
Mexico	Mexico, 286, 3.72% Mexico 286 publications, 3.72%
Sweden	Sweden, 261, 3.39% Sweden 261 publications, 3.39%
Russia	Russia, 220, 2.86% Russia 220 publications, 2.86%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 184, 2.39% Republic of Korea 184 publications, 2.39%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 134, 1.74% Switzerland 134 publications, 1.74%
Denmark	Denmark, 133, 1.73% Denmark 133 publications, 1.73%
Israel	Israel, 131, 1.7% Israel 131 publications, 1.7%
Finland	Finland, 101, 1.31% Finland 101 publications, 1.31%
Greece	Greece, 99, 1.29% Greece 99 publications, 1.29%
Brazil	Brazil, 94, 1.22% Brazil 94 publications, 1.22%
Belgium	Belgium, 85, 1.1% Belgium 85 publications, 1.1%
Poland	Poland, 83, 1.08% Poland 83 publications, 1.08%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 67, 0.87% New Zealand 67 publications, 0.87%
Argentina	Argentina, 62, 0.81% Argentina 62 publications, 0.81%
Hungary	Hungary, 57, 0.74% Hungary 57 publications, 0.74%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 55, 0.71% Saudi Arabia 55 publications, 0.71%
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We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1958 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.