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Short name

HWU

Country, city

United Kingdom, Edinburgh

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Publications

23 876

Citations

627 900

h-index

241

Top-3 journals

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

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (386 publications)

Optics Express (221 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Edinburgh (1454 publications)

University of Glasgow (597 publications)

University of Strathclyde (368 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Utrecht University (108 publications)

ETH Zurich (106 publications)

University of California, Santa Barbara (90 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Found

Since 1966

Total publications

23876

Total citations

627900

Citations per publication

26.3

Average publications per year

397.93

Average authors per publication

4.46

h-index

241

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, 8.12% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1938 publications, 8.12%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 1523, 6.38% Condensed Matter Physics 1523 publications, 6.38%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1464, 6.13% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1464 publications, 6.13%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 1250, 5.24% General Chemistry 1250 publications, 5.24%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 1168, 4.89% General Physics and Astronomy 1168 publications, 4.89%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1142, 4.78% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1142 publications, 4.78%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 1125, 4.71% Mechanical Engineering 1125 publications, 4.71%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1095, 4.59% General Medicine 1095 publications, 4.59%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1077, 4.51% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1077 publications, 4.51%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 977, 4.09% Applied Mathematics 977 publications, 4.09%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 973, 4.08% General Materials Science 973 publications, 4.08%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 876, 3.67% Materials Chemistry 876 publications, 3.67%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 851, 3.56% General Chemical Engineering 851 publications, 3.56%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 837, 3.51% Computer Science Applications 837 publications, 3.51%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 775, 3.25% Biochemistry 775 publications, 3.25%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 718, 3.01% Organic Chemistry 718 publications, 3.01%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 713, 2.99% General Engineering 713 publications, 2.99%
Civil and Structural Engineering	Civil and Structural Engineering, 688, 2.88% Civil and Structural Engineering 688 publications, 2.88%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 632, 2.65% Economics and Econometrics 632 publications, 2.65%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 613, 2.57% Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 613 publications, 2.57%
Building and Construction	Building and Construction, 594, 2.49% Building and Construction 594 publications, 2.49%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 573, 2.4% Mechanics of Materials 573 publications, 2.4%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology	Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 556, 2.33% Energy Engineering and Power Technology 556 publications, 2.33%
Fuel Technology	Fuel Technology, 549, 2.3% Fuel Technology 549 publications, 2.3%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 522, 2.19% Inorganic Chemistry 522 publications, 2.19%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 501, 2.1% Aquatic Science 501 publications, 2.1%
Software	Software, 492, 2.06% Software 492 publications, 2.06%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 469, 1.96% Water Science and Technology 469 publications, 1.96%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 469, 1.96% Geography, Planning and Development 469 publications, 1.96%
General Mathematics	General Mathematics, 466, 1.95% General Mathematics 466 publications, 1.95%
	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, 2.25% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 538 publications, 2.25%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 386, 1.62% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 386 publications, 1.62%
Optics Express	Optics Express, 221, 0.93% Optics Express 221 publications, 0.93%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 212, 0.89% SSRN Electronic Journal 212 publications, 0.89%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 201, 0.84% Applied Physics Letters 201 publications, 0.84%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 191, 0.8% Physical Review A 191 publications, 0.8%
Applied Optics	Applied Optics, 173, 0.72% Applied Optics 173 publications, 0.72%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 172, 0.72% Physical Review B 172 publications, 0.72%
Optics Letters	Optics Letters, 169, 0.71% Optics Letters 169 publications, 0.71%
Optics Communications	Optics Communications, 163, 0.68% Optics Communications 163 publications, 0.68%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 159, 0.67% Scientific Reports 159 publications, 0.67%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 141, 0.59% Physical Review Letters 141 publications, 0.59%
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering	Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 106, 0.44% Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 106 publications, 0.44%
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques	IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 99, 0.41% IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 99 publications, 0.41%
Chemical Communications	Chemical Communications, 89, 0.37% Chemical Communications 89 publications, 0.37%
Electronics Letters	Electronics Letters, 82, 0.34% Electronics Letters 82 publications, 0.34%
Dalton Transactions	Dalton Transactions, 81, 0.34% Dalton Transactions 81 publications, 0.34%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 77, 0.32% Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 77 publications, 0.32%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 76, 0.32% Journal of Chemical Physics 76 publications, 0.32%
IEEE Access	IEEE Access, 76, 0.32% IEEE Access 76 publications, 0.32%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 73, 0.31% Nature Communications 73 publications, 0.31%
Transport in Porous Media	Transport in Porous Media, 71, 0.3% Transport in Porous Media 71 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, 0.28% Carbohydrate Research 68 publications, 0.28%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 67, 0.28% Journal of High Energy Physics 67 publications, 0.28%
Journal of Crystal Growth	Journal of Crystal Growth, 67, 0.28% Journal of Crystal Growth 67 publications, 0.28%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 67, 0.28% PLoS ONE 67 publications, 0.28%
Energy Procedia	Energy Procedia, 62, 0.26% Energy Procedia 62 publications, 0.26%
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation	IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 61, 0.26% IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 61 publications, 0.26%
	100 200 300 400 500 600

Publishers

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 5997, 25.12% Elsevier 5997 publications, 25.12%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 3386, 14.18% Springer Nature 3386 publications, 14.18%
Wiley	Wiley, 1914, 8.02% Wiley 1914 publications, 8.02%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1317, 5.52% Taylor & Francis 1317 publications, 5.52%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1053, 4.41% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1053 publications, 4.41%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 732, 3.07% Optica Publishing Group 732 publications, 3.07%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 671, 2.81% American Chemical Society (ACS) 671 publications, 2.81%
SAGE	SAGE, 658, 2.76% SAGE 658 publications, 2.76%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 634, 2.66% American Physical Society (APS) 634 publications, 2.66%
MDPI	MDPI, 585, 2.45% MDPI 585 publications, 2.45%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 555, 2.32% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 555 publications, 2.32%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 539, 2.26% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 539 publications, 2.26%
Emerald	Emerald, 520, 2.18% Emerald 520 publications, 2.18%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 494, 2.07% IOP Publishing 494 publications, 2.07%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 476, 1.99% Cambridge University Press 476 publications, 1.99%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 470, 1.97% AIP Publishing 470 publications, 1.97%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 383, 1.6% Oxford University Press 383 publications, 1.6%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)	Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 306, 1.28% Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 306 publications, 1.28%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 206, 0.86% Social Science Electronic Publishing 206 publications, 0.86%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 187, 0.78% Frontiers Media S.A. 187 publications, 0.78%
Geological Society of London	Geological Society of London, 164, 0.69% Geological Society of London 164 publications, 0.69%
Society of Petroleum Engineers	Society of Petroleum Engineers, 139, 0.58% Society of Petroleum Engineers 139 publications, 0.58%
Thomas Telford	Thomas Telford, 132, 0.55% Thomas Telford 132 publications, 0.55%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 108, 0.45% American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 108 publications, 0.45%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 106, 0.44% The Royal Society 106 publications, 0.44%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 104, 0.44% World Scientific 104 publications, 0.44%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 86, 0.36% Walter de Gruyter 86 publications, 0.36%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 82, 0.34% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 82 publications, 0.34%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 79, 0.33% EDP Sciences 79 publications, 0.33%
ASME International	ASME International, 77, 0.32% ASME International 77 publications, 0.32%
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With other organizations

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 1454, 6.09% University of Edinburgh 1454 publications, 6.09%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 597, 2.5% University of Glasgow 597 publications, 2.5%
University of Strathclyde	University of Strathclyde, 368, 1.54% University of Strathclyde 368 publications, 1.54%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 295, 1.24% University of Oxford 295 publications, 1.24%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 290, 1.21% University of Leeds 290 publications, 1.21%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 274, 1.15% Imperial College London 274 publications, 1.15%
University of St Andrews	University of St Andrews, 249, 1.04% University of St Andrews 249 publications, 1.04%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 246, 1.03% University of Southampton 246 publications, 1.03%
University College London	University College London, 239, 1% University College London 239 publications, 1%
University of Dundee	University of Dundee, 231, 0.97% University of Dundee 231 publications, 0.97%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 226, 0.95% University of Manchester 226 publications, 0.95%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 214, 0.9% University of Cambridge 214 publications, 0.9%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 207, 0.87% University of Exeter 207 publications, 0.87%
University of Sheffield	University of Sheffield, 189, 0.79% University of Sheffield 189 publications, 0.79%
Newcastle University	Newcastle University, 181, 0.76% Newcastle University 181 publications, 0.76%
University of Aberdeen	University of Aberdeen, 181, 0.76% University of Aberdeen 181 publications, 0.76%
University of Bath	University of Bath, 176, 0.74% University of Bath 176 publications, 0.74%
University of Nottingham	University of Nottingham, 157, 0.66% University of Nottingham 157 publications, 0.66%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 155, 0.65% University of Liverpool 155 publications, 0.65%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 149, 0.62% University of Bristol 149 publications, 0.62%
Durham University	Durham University, 146, 0.61% Durham University 146 publications, 0.61%
University of York	University of York, 143, 0.6% University of York 143 publications, 0.6%
Loughborough University	Loughborough University, 139, 0.58% Loughborough University 139 publications, 0.58%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 131, 0.55% University of Birmingham 131 publications, 0.55%
University of Stirling	University of Stirling, 130, 0.54% University of Stirling 130 publications, 0.54%
University of Surrey	University of Surrey, 123, 0.52% University of Surrey 123 publications, 0.52%
Queen's University Belfast	Queen's University Belfast, 111, 0.46% Queen's University Belfast 111 publications, 0.46%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 108, 0.45% Utrecht University 108 publications, 0.45%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 106, 0.44% ETH Zurich 106 publications, 0.44%
University of Warwick	University of Warwick, 105, 0.44% University of Warwick 105 publications, 0.44%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 108, 0.45% Utrecht University 108 publications, 0.45%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 106, 0.44% ETH Zurich 106 publications, 0.44%
University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara, 90, 0.38% University of California, Santa Barbara 90 publications, 0.38%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 84, 0.35% University of Queensland 84 publications, 0.35%
Delft University of Technology	Delft University of Technology, 82, 0.34% Delft University of Technology 82 publications, 0.34%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 79, 0.33% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 79 publications, 0.33%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 78, 0.33% University of Arizona 78 publications, 0.33%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 75, 0.31% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 75 publications, 0.31%
Polytechnic University of Milan	Polytechnic University of Milan, 70, 0.29% Polytechnic University of Milan 70 publications, 0.29%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 70, 0.29% University of Copenhagen 70 publications, 0.29%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 68, 0.28% University of New South Wales 68 publications, 0.28%
Technical University of Denmark	Technical University of Denmark, 68, 0.28% Technical University of Denmark 68 publications, 0.28%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 67, 0.28% Ghent University 67 publications, 0.28%
University of Gothenburg	University of Gothenburg, 67, 0.28% University of Gothenburg 67 publications, 0.28%
Monash University	Monash University, 67, 0.28% Monash University 67 publications, 0.28%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 66, 0.28% University of Sydney 66 publications, 0.28%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 66, 0.28% University of Amsterdam 66 publications, 0.28%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 65, 0.27% King Abdulaziz University 65 publications, 0.27%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 65, 0.27% Aarhus University 65 publications, 0.27%
Shandong University	Shandong University, 64, 0.27% Shandong University 64 publications, 0.27%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 63, 0.26% Stanford University 63 publications, 0.26%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 62, 0.26% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 62 publications, 0.26%
University of Lisbon	University of Lisbon, 60, 0.25% University of Lisbon 60 publications, 0.25%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 60, 0.25% Australian National University 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, 59, 0.25% Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 59 publications, 0.25%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 57, 0.24% National University of Singapore 57 publications, 0.24%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 57, 0.24% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 57 publications, 0.24%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 56, 0.23% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 56 publications, 0.23%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 55, 0.23% Uppsala University 55 publications, 0.23%
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With other countries

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
USA	USA, 2218, 9.29% USA 2218 publications, 9.29%
China	China, 1535, 6.43% China 1535 publications, 6.43%
Germany	Germany, 1415, 5.93% Germany 1415 publications, 5.93%
Italy	Italy, 830, 3.48% Italy 830 publications, 3.48%
France	France, 800, 3.35% France 800 publications, 3.35%
Australia	Australia, 742, 3.11% Australia 742 publications, 3.11%
Spain	Spain, 716, 3% Spain 716 publications, 3%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 667, 2.79% Netherlands 667 publications, 2.79%
Canada	Canada, 567, 2.37% Canada 567 publications, 2.37%
Japan	Japan, 389, 1.63% Japan 389 publications, 1.63%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 383, 1.6% Switzerland 383 publications, 1.6%
India	India, 352, 1.47% India 352 publications, 1.47%
Sweden	Sweden, 340, 1.42% Sweden 340 publications, 1.42%
Denmark	Denmark, 291, 1.22% Denmark 291 publications, 1.22%
Russia	Russia, 260, 1.09% Russia 260 publications, 1.09%
Belgium	Belgium, 248, 1.04% Belgium 248 publications, 1.04%
Greece	Greece, 248, 1.04% Greece 248 publications, 1.04%
Ireland	Ireland, 240, 1.01% Ireland 240 publications, 1.01%
Norway	Norway, 236, 0.99% Norway 236 publications, 0.99%
Portugal	Portugal, 231, 0.97% Portugal 231 publications, 0.97%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 230, 0.96% Saudi Arabia 230 publications, 0.96%
Poland	Poland, 202, 0.85% Poland 202 publications, 0.85%
Brazil	Brazil, 201, 0.84% Brazil 201 publications, 0.84%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 201, 0.84% Malaysia 201 publications, 0.84%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 193, 0.81% Pakistan 193 publications, 0.81%
Austria	Austria, 186, 0.78% Austria 186 publications, 0.78%
Finland	Finland, 162, 0.68% Finland 162 publications, 0.68%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 157, 0.66% Republic of Korea 157 publications, 0.66%
UAE	UAE, 153, 0.64% UAE 153 publications, 0.64%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
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