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Heriot-Watt University
Short name
HWU
Country, city
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Publications
24 865
Citations
667 848
h-index
253
Top-3 organizations
University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh (1530 publications)
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow (625 publications)
University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde (386 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Utrecht University
Utrecht University (114 publications)
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (113 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1966

Total publications
24865
Total citations
667848
Citations per publication
26.86
Average publications per year
407.62
Average authors per publication
4.53
h-index
253
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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Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1941, 7.81%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1941 publications, 7.81%
Condensed Matter Physics, 1523, 6.13%
Condensed Matter Physics
1523 publications, 6.13%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1464, 5.89%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
1464 publications, 5.89%
General Chemistry, 1250, 5.03%
General Chemistry
1250 publications, 5.03%
General Physics and Astronomy, 1168, 4.7%
General Physics and Astronomy
1168 publications, 4.7%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1142, 4.59%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
1142 publications, 4.59%
Mechanical Engineering, 1125, 4.52%
Mechanical Engineering
1125 publications, 4.52%
General Medicine, 1101, 4.43%
General Medicine
1101 publications, 4.43%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1077, 4.33%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1077 publications, 4.33%
Applied Mathematics, 986, 3.97%
Applied Mathematics
986 publications, 3.97%
General Materials Science, 973, 3.91%
General Materials Science
973 publications, 3.91%
Materials Chemistry, 876, 3.52%
Materials Chemistry
876 publications, 3.52%
General Chemical Engineering, 851, 3.42%
General Chemical Engineering
851 publications, 3.42%
Computer Science Applications, 837, 3.37%
Computer Science Applications
837 publications, 3.37%
Biochemistry, 776, 3.12%
Biochemistry
776 publications, 3.12%
Organic Chemistry, 719, 2.89%
Organic Chemistry
719 publications, 2.89%
General Engineering, 714, 2.87%
General Engineering
714 publications, 2.87%
Civil and Structural Engineering, 690, 2.77%
Civil and Structural Engineering
690 publications, 2.77%
Economics and Econometrics, 632, 2.54%
Economics and Econometrics
632 publications, 2.54%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 613, 2.47%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
613 publications, 2.47%
Building and Construction, 596, 2.4%
Building and Construction
596 publications, 2.4%
Mechanics of Materials, 574, 2.31%
Mechanics of Materials
574 publications, 2.31%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 559, 2.25%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
559 publications, 2.25%
Fuel Technology, 549, 2.21%
Fuel Technology
549 publications, 2.21%
Inorganic Chemistry, 522, 2.1%
Inorganic Chemistry
522 publications, 2.1%
Aquatic Science, 501, 2.01%
Aquatic Science
501 publications, 2.01%
Software, 492, 1.98%
Software
492 publications, 1.98%
General Mathematics, 472, 1.9%
General Mathematics
472 publications, 1.9%
Water Science and Technology, 469, 1.89%
Water Science and Technology
469 publications, 1.89%
Geography, Planning and Development, 469, 1.89%
Geography, Planning and Development
469 publications, 1.89%
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Journals

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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
538 publications, 2.16%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
399 publications, 1.6%
SSRN Electronic Journal
229 publications, 0.92%
Optics Express
226 publications, 0.91%
Applied Physics Letters
202 publications, 0.81%
Physical Review A
192 publications, 0.77%
Applied Optics
173 publications, 0.7%
Physical Review B
172 publications, 0.69%
Optics Letters
170 publications, 0.68%
Scientific Reports
169 publications, 0.68%
Optics Communications
163 publications, 0.66%
Physical Review Letters
141 publications, 0.57%
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
106 publications, 0.43%
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
101 publications, 0.41%
Chemical Communications
89 publications, 0.36%
Dalton Transactions
83 publications, 0.33%
Electronics Letters
82 publications, 0.33%
IEEE Access
82 publications, 0.33%
Journal of Chemical Physics
80 publications, 0.32%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
80 publications, 0.32%
Nature Communications
79 publications, 0.32%
Transport in Porous Media
72 publications, 0.29%
PLoS ONE
70 publications, 0.28%
Journal of High Energy Physics
69 publications, 0.28%
Geological Society Special Publication
69 publications, 0.28%
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
69 publications, 0.28%
Carbohydrate Research
68 publications, 0.27%
Journal of Crystal Growth
67 publications, 0.27%
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
62 publications, 0.25%
Energy Procedia
62 publications, 0.25%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
6311 publications, 25.38%
Springer Nature
3515 publications, 14.14%
Wiley
1964 publications, 7.9%
Taylor & Francis
1357 publications, 5.46%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1090 publications, 4.38%
Optica Publishing Group
746 publications, 3%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
698 publications, 2.81%
SAGE
673 publications, 2.71%
American Physical Society (APS)
641 publications, 2.58%
MDPI
629 publications, 2.53%
Emerald
571 publications, 2.3%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
562 publications, 2.26%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
555 publications, 2.23%
IOP Publishing
507 publications, 2.04%
Cambridge University Press
490 publications, 1.97%
AIP Publishing
481 publications, 1.93%
Oxford University Press
393 publications, 1.58%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
307 publications, 1.23%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
206 publications, 0.83%
Frontiers Media S.A.
197 publications, 0.79%
Geological Society of London
170 publications, 0.68%
Society of Petroleum Engineers
140 publications, 0.56%
Thomas Telford
132 publications, 0.53%
The Royal Society
114 publications, 0.46%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
111 publications, 0.45%
World Scientific
104 publications, 0.42%
EDP Sciences
89 publications, 0.36%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
88 publications, 0.35%
Walter de Gruyter
86 publications, 0.35%
ASME International
78 publications, 0.31%
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With other organizations

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University of Edinburgh
1530 publications, 6.15%
University of Glasgow
625 publications, 2.51%
University of Strathclyde
386 publications, 1.55%
University of Oxford
313 publications, 1.26%
University of Leeds
300 publications, 1.21%
Imperial College London
292 publications, 1.17%
University College London
261 publications, 1.05%
University of Southampton
260 publications, 1.05%
University of St Andrews
256 publications, 1.03%
University of Manchester
242 publications, 0.97%
University of Dundee
237 publications, 0.95%
University of Cambridge
228 publications, 0.92%
Durham University
225 publications, 0.9%
University of Exeter
219 publications, 0.88%
Newcastle University
194 publications, 0.78%
University of Aberdeen
193 publications, 0.78%
University of Sheffield
193 publications, 0.78%
University of Bath
185 publications, 0.74%
University of Nottingham
167 publications, 0.67%
University of Liverpool
166 publications, 0.67%
University of Bristol
160 publications, 0.64%
University of York
147 publications, 0.59%
Loughborough University
144 publications, 0.58%
University of Birmingham
142 publications, 0.57%
University of Stirling
134 publications, 0.54%
University of Surrey
131 publications, 0.53%
Edinburgh Napier University
117 publications, 0.47%
Queen's University Belfast
117 publications, 0.47%
Utrecht University
114 publications, 0.46%
ETH Zurich
113 publications, 0.45%
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With foreign organizations

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Utrecht University
114 publications, 0.46%
ETH Zurich
113 publications, 0.45%
University of California, Santa Barbara
94 publications, 0.38%
University of Queensland
88 publications, 0.35%
Delft University of Technology
86 publications, 0.35%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
80 publications, 0.32%
University of New South Wales
80 publications, 0.32%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
80 publications, 0.32%
University of Arizona
79 publications, 0.32%
University of Amsterdam
74 publications, 0.3%
Polytechnic University of Milan
73 publications, 0.29%
University of Copenhagen
72 publications, 0.29%
Technical University of Denmark
72 publications, 0.29%
Aarhus University
71 publications, 0.29%
Monash University
70 publications, 0.28%
University of Gothenburg
69 publications, 0.28%
University of Sydney
69 publications, 0.28%
King Abdulaziz University
68 publications, 0.27%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
67 publications, 0.27%
Ghent University
67 publications, 0.27%
Stanford University
67 publications, 0.27%
Shandong University
66 publications, 0.27%
University of Lisbon
63 publications, 0.25%
Eindhoven University of Technology
63 publications, 0.25%
Australian National University
63 publications, 0.25%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
63 publications, 0.25%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
61 publications, 0.25%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
60 publications, 0.24%
Uppsala University
60 publications, 0.24%
University of Hong Kong
60 publications, 0.24%
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With other countries

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USA, 2251, 9.05%
USA
2251 publications, 9.05%
China, 1584, 6.37%
China
1584 publications, 6.37%
Germany, 1430, 5.75%
Germany
1430 publications, 5.75%
Italy, 847, 3.41%
Italy
847 publications, 3.41%
France, 813, 3.27%
France
813 publications, 3.27%
Australia, 759, 3.05%
Australia
759 publications, 3.05%
Spain, 725, 2.92%
Spain
725 publications, 2.92%
Netherlands, 677, 2.72%
Netherlands
677 publications, 2.72%
Canada, 574, 2.31%
Canada
574 publications, 2.31%
Switzerland, 389, 1.56%
Switzerland
389 publications, 1.56%
Japan, 389, 1.56%
Japan
389 publications, 1.56%
India, 357, 1.44%
India
357 publications, 1.44%
Sweden, 344, 1.38%
Sweden
344 publications, 1.38%
Denmark, 295, 1.19%
Denmark
295 publications, 1.19%
Russia, 260, 1.05%
Russia
260 publications, 1.05%
Belgium, 253, 1.02%
Belgium
253 publications, 1.02%
Greece, 249, 1%
Greece
249 publications, 1%
Ireland, 241, 0.97%
Ireland
241 publications, 0.97%
Norway, 241, 0.97%
Norway
241 publications, 0.97%
Saudi Arabia, 238, 0.96%
Saudi Arabia
238 publications, 0.96%
Portugal, 237, 0.95%
Portugal
237 publications, 0.95%
Malaysia, 206, 0.83%
Malaysia
206 publications, 0.83%
Poland, 206, 0.83%
Poland
206 publications, 0.83%
Brazil, 204, 0.82%
Brazil
204 publications, 0.82%
Pakistan, 197, 0.79%
Pakistan
197 publications, 0.79%
Austria, 187, 0.75%
Austria
187 publications, 0.75%
Finland, 162, 0.65%
Finland
162 publications, 0.65%
UAE, 159, 0.64%
UAE
159 publications, 0.64%
Republic of Korea, 159, 0.64%
Republic of Korea
159 publications, 0.64%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • 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.