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Short name

HWU

Country, city

United Kingdom, Edinburgh

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Publications

23 565

Citations

608 629

h-index

237

Top-3 journals

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (538 publications)

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (382 publications)

Optics Express (219 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Edinburgh (15635 publications)

University of Glasgow (574 publications)

University of Strathclyde (344 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Utrecht University (104 publications)

ETH Zurich (99 publications)

University of California, Santa Barbara (87 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Found

Since 1966

Total publications

23565

Total citations

608629

Citations per publication

25.83

Average publications per year

392.75

Average authors per publication

4.45

h-index

237

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

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1938, 8.22% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1938 publications, 8.22%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 1523, 6.46% Condensed Matter Physics 1523 publications, 6.46%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1464, 6.21% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1464 publications, 6.21%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 1250, 5.3% General Chemistry 1250 publications, 5.3%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 1168, 4.96% General Physics and Astronomy 1168 publications, 4.96%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1142, 4.85% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1142 publications, 4.85%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 1125, 4.77% Mechanical Engineering 1125 publications, 4.77%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1093, 4.64% General Medicine 1093 publications, 4.64%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1077, 4.57% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1077 publications, 4.57%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 977, 4.15% Applied Mathematics 977 publications, 4.15%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 973, 4.13% General Materials Science 973 publications, 4.13%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 875, 3.71% Materials Chemistry 875 publications, 3.71%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 851, 3.61% General Chemical Engineering 851 publications, 3.61%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 837, 3.55% Computer Science Applications 837 publications, 3.55%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 774, 3.28% Biochemistry 774 publications, 3.28%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 717, 3.04% Organic Chemistry 717 publications, 3.04%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 713, 3.03% General Engineering 713 publications, 3.03%
Civil and Structural Engineering	Civil and Structural Engineering, 688, 2.92% Civil and Structural Engineering 688 publications, 2.92%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 631, 2.68% Economics and Econometrics 631 publications, 2.68%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 613, 2.6% Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 613 publications, 2.6%
Building and Construction	Building and Construction, 594, 2.52% Building and Construction 594 publications, 2.52%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 573, 2.43% Mechanics of Materials 573 publications, 2.43%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology	Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 556, 2.36% Energy Engineering and Power Technology 556 publications, 2.36%
Fuel Technology	Fuel Technology, 549, 2.33% Fuel Technology 549 publications, 2.33%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 522, 2.22% Inorganic Chemistry 522 publications, 2.22%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 501, 2.13% Aquatic Science 501 publications, 2.13%
Software	Software, 492, 2.09% Software 492 publications, 2.09%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 469, 1.99% Water Science and Technology 469 publications, 1.99%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 469, 1.99% Geography, Planning and Development 469 publications, 1.99%
General Mathematics	General Mathematics, 466, 1.98% General Mathematics 466 publications, 1.98%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000

Journals

	100 200 300 400 500 600
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 538, 2.28% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 538 publications, 2.28%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 382, 1.62% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 382 publications, 1.62%
Optics Express	Optics Express, 219, 0.93% Optics Express 219 publications, 0.93%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 212, 0.9% SSRN Electronic Journal 212 publications, 0.9%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 201, 0.85% Applied Physics Letters 201 publications, 0.85%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 191, 0.81% Physical Review A 191 publications, 0.81%
Applied Optics	Applied Optics, 173, 0.73% Applied Optics 173 publications, 0.73%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 171, 0.73% Physical Review B 171 publications, 0.73%
Optics Letters	Optics Letters, 167, 0.71% Optics Letters 167 publications, 0.71%
Optics Communications	Optics Communications, 163, 0.69% Optics Communications 163 publications, 0.69%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 154, 0.65% Scientific Reports 154 publications, 0.65%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 139, 0.59% Physical Review Letters 139 publications, 0.59%
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering	Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 106, 0.45% Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 106 publications, 0.45%
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques	IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 98, 0.42% IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 98 publications, 0.42%
Chemical Communications	Chemical Communications, 88, 0.37% Chemical Communications 88 publications, 0.37%
Electronics Letters	Electronics Letters, 82, 0.35% Electronics Letters 82 publications, 0.35%
Dalton Transactions	Dalton Transactions, 79, 0.34% Dalton Transactions 79 publications, 0.34%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 76, 0.32% Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 76 publications, 0.32%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 75, 0.32% Journal of Chemical Physics 75 publications, 0.32%
IEEE Access	IEEE Access, 72, 0.31% IEEE Access 72 publications, 0.31%
Transport in Porous Media	Transport in Porous Media, 71, 0.3% Transport in Porous Media 71 publications, 0.3%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 70, 0.3% Nature Communications 70 publications, 0.3%
Geological Society Special Publication	Geological Society Special Publication, 69, 0.29% Geological Society Special Publication 69 publications, 0.29%
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry	Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 69, 0.29% Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 69 publications, 0.29%
Carbohydrate Research	Carbohydrate Research, 68, 0.29% Carbohydrate Research 68 publications, 0.29%
Journal of Crystal Growth	Journal of Crystal Growth, 67, 0.28% Journal of Crystal Growth 67 publications, 0.28%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 66, 0.28% Journal of High Energy Physics 66 publications, 0.28%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 65, 0.28% PLoS ONE 65 publications, 0.28%
Energy Procedia	Energy Procedia, 62, 0.26% Energy Procedia 62 publications, 0.26%
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics	IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 61, 0.26% IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 61 publications, 0.26%
	100 200 300 400 500 600

Publishers

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 5997, 25.45% Elsevier 5997 publications, 25.45%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 3310, 14.05% Springer Nature 3310 publications, 14.05%
Wiley	Wiley, 1882, 7.99% Wiley 1882 publications, 7.99%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1301, 5.52% Taylor & Francis 1301 publications, 5.52%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1017, 4.32% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1017 publications, 4.32%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 727, 3.09% Optica Publishing Group 727 publications, 3.09%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 663, 2.81% American Chemical Society (ACS) 663 publications, 2.81%
SAGE	SAGE, 641, 2.72% SAGE 641 publications, 2.72%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 631, 2.68% American Physical Society (APS) 631 publications, 2.68%
MDPI	MDPI, 563, 2.39% MDPI 563 publications, 2.39%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 555, 2.36% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 555 publications, 2.36%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 530, 2.25% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 530 publications, 2.25%
Emerald	Emerald, 520, 2.21% Emerald 520 publications, 2.21%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 492, 2.09% IOP Publishing 492 publications, 2.09%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 473, 2.01% Cambridge University Press 473 publications, 2.01%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 466, 1.98% AIP Publishing 466 publications, 1.98%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 372, 1.58% Oxford University Press 372 publications, 1.58%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)	Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 305, 1.29% Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 305 publications, 1.29%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 206, 0.87% Social Science Electronic Publishing 206 publications, 0.87%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 170, 0.72% Frontiers Media S.A. 170 publications, 0.72%
Geological Society of London	Geological Society of London, 162, 0.69% Geological Society of London 162 publications, 0.69%
Society of Petroleum Engineers	Society of Petroleum Engineers, 137, 0.58% Society of Petroleum Engineers 137 publications, 0.58%
Thomas Telford	Thomas Telford, 132, 0.56% Thomas Telford 132 publications, 0.56%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 107, 0.45% American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 107 publications, 0.45%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 106, 0.45% The Royal Society 106 publications, 0.45%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 101, 0.43% World Scientific 101 publications, 0.43%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 82, 0.35% Walter de Gruyter 82 publications, 0.35%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 80, 0.34% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 80 publications, 0.34%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 79, 0.34% EDP Sciences 79 publications, 0.34%
ASME International	ASME International, 77, 0.33% ASME International 77 publications, 0.33%
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With other organizations

	2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 15635, 66.35% University of Edinburgh 15635 publications, 66.35%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 574, 2.44% University of Glasgow 574 publications, 2.44%
University of Strathclyde	University of Strathclyde, 344, 1.46% University of Strathclyde 344 publications, 1.46%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 281, 1.19% University of Oxford 281 publications, 1.19%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 279, 1.18% University of Leeds 279 publications, 1.18%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 266, 1.13% Imperial College London 266 publications, 1.13%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 233, 0.99% University of Southampton 233 publications, 0.99%
University of St Andrews	University of St Andrews, 232, 0.98% University of St Andrews 232 publications, 0.98%
University College London	University College London, 227, 0.96% University College London 227 publications, 0.96%
University of Dundee	University of Dundee, 220, 0.93% University of Dundee 220 publications, 0.93%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 209, 0.89% University of Cambridge 209 publications, 0.89%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 209, 0.89% University of Manchester 209 publications, 0.89%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 196, 0.83% University of Exeter 196 publications, 0.83%
University of Sheffield	University of Sheffield, 180, 0.76% University of Sheffield 180 publications, 0.76%
Newcastle University	Newcastle University, 174, 0.74% Newcastle University 174 publications, 0.74%
University of Bath	University of Bath, 173, 0.73% University of Bath 173 publications, 0.73%
University of Aberdeen	University of Aberdeen, 168, 0.71% University of Aberdeen 168 publications, 0.71%
University of Nottingham	University of Nottingham, 151, 0.64% University of Nottingham 151 publications, 0.64%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 143, 0.61% University of Bristol 143 publications, 0.61%
University of York	University of York, 142, 0.6% University of York 142 publications, 0.6%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 137, 0.58% University of Liverpool 137 publications, 0.58%
Loughborough University	Loughborough University, 132, 0.56% Loughborough University 132 publications, 0.56%
Durham University	Durham University, 128, 0.54% Durham University 128 publications, 0.54%
University of Stirling	University of Stirling, 127, 0.54% University of Stirling 127 publications, 0.54%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 126, 0.53% University of Birmingham 126 publications, 0.53%
University of Surrey	University of Surrey, 122, 0.52% University of Surrey 122 publications, 0.52%
Queen's University Belfast	Queen's University Belfast, 108, 0.46% Queen's University Belfast 108 publications, 0.46%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 104, 0.44% Utrecht University 104 publications, 0.44%
University of Warwick	University of Warwick, 101, 0.43% University of Warwick 101 publications, 0.43%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 99, 0.42% ETH Zurich 99 publications, 0.42%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 104, 0.44% Utrecht University 104 publications, 0.44%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 99, 0.42% ETH Zurich 99 publications, 0.42%
University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara, 87, 0.37% University of California, Santa Barbara 87 publications, 0.37%
Delft University of Technology	Delft University of Technology, 78, 0.33% Delft University of Technology 78 publications, 0.33%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 78, 0.33% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 78 publications, 0.33%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 76, 0.32% University of Arizona 76 publications, 0.32%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 73, 0.31% University of Queensland 73 publications, 0.31%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 72, 0.31% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 72 publications, 0.31%
Polytechnic University of Milan	Polytechnic University of Milan, 69, 0.29% Polytechnic University of Milan 69 publications, 0.29%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 69, 0.29% University of Copenhagen 69 publications, 0.29%
University of Gothenburg	University of Gothenburg, 67, 0.28% University of Gothenburg 67 publications, 0.28%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 63, 0.27% King Abdulaziz University 63 publications, 0.27%
Technical University of Denmark	Technical University of Denmark, 63, 0.27% Technical University of Denmark 63 publications, 0.27%
Monash University	Monash University, 63, 0.27% Monash University 63 publications, 0.27%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 62, 0.26% Ghent University 62 publications, 0.26%
Shandong University	Shandong University, 62, 0.26% Shandong University 62 publications, 0.26%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 61, 0.26% University of New South Wales 61 publications, 0.26%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 61, 0.26% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 61 publications, 0.26%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 60, 0.25% Aarhus University 60 publications, 0.25%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 60, 0.25% University of Sydney 60 publications, 0.25%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 60, 0.25% Stanford University 60 publications, 0.25%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 60, 0.25% University of Amsterdam 60 publications, 0.25%
Jadavpur University	Jadavpur University, 59, 0.25% Jadavpur University 59 publications, 0.25%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 58, 0.25% Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 58 publications, 0.25%
University of Lisbon	University of Lisbon, 58, 0.25% University of Lisbon 58 publications, 0.25%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 54, 0.23% National University of Singapore 54 publications, 0.23%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 54, 0.23% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 54 publications, 0.23%
Wuhan University	Wuhan University, 53, 0.22% Wuhan University 53 publications, 0.22%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 52, 0.22% Uppsala University 52 publications, 0.22%
University of the Sunshine Coast	University of the Sunshine Coast, 52, 0.22% University of the Sunshine Coast 52 publications, 0.22%
	20 40 60 80 100 120

With other countries

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
USA	USA, 2207, 9.37% USA 2207 publications, 9.37%
China	China, 1520, 6.45% China 1520 publications, 6.45%
Germany	Germany, 1413, 6% Germany 1413 publications, 6%
Italy	Italy, 825, 3.5% Italy 825 publications, 3.5%
France	France, 797, 3.38% France 797 publications, 3.38%
Australia	Australia, 729, 3.09% Australia 729 publications, 3.09%
Spain	Spain, 714, 3.03% Spain 714 publications, 3.03%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 663, 2.81% Netherlands 663 publications, 2.81%
Canada	Canada, 565, 2.4% Canada 565 publications, 2.4%
Japan	Japan, 387, 1.64% Japan 387 publications, 1.64%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 383, 1.63% Switzerland 383 publications, 1.63%
India	India, 348, 1.48% India 348 publications, 1.48%
Sweden	Sweden, 338, 1.43% Sweden 338 publications, 1.43%
Denmark	Denmark, 287, 1.22% Denmark 287 publications, 1.22%
Russia	Russia, 259, 1.1% Russia 259 publications, 1.1%
Belgium	Belgium, 246, 1.04% Belgium 246 publications, 1.04%
Greece	Greece, 242, 1.03% Greece 242 publications, 1.03%
Ireland	Ireland, 241, 1.02% Ireland 241 publications, 1.02%
Norway	Norway, 236, 1% Norway 236 publications, 1%
Portugal	Portugal, 231, 0.98% Portugal 231 publications, 0.98%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 223, 0.95% Saudi Arabia 223 publications, 0.95%
Poland	Poland, 201, 0.85% Poland 201 publications, 0.85%
Brazil	Brazil, 200, 0.85% Brazil 200 publications, 0.85%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 198, 0.84% Malaysia 198 publications, 0.84%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 193, 0.82% Pakistan 193 publications, 0.82%
Austria	Austria, 183, 0.78% Austria 183 publications, 0.78%
Finland	Finland, 161, 0.68% Finland 161 publications, 0.68%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 156, 0.66% Republic of Korea 156 publications, 0.66%
UAE	UAE, 147, 0.62% UAE 147 publications, 0.62%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1966 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.