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Short name

HWU

Country, city

United Kingdom, Edinburgh

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Publications

25 038

Citations

678 073

h-index

255

Top-3 journals

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

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (399 publications)

Optics Express (226 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Edinburgh (1546 publications)

University of Glasgow (635 publications)

University of Strathclyde (392 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Utrecht University (116 publications)

ETH Zurich (114 publications)

University of California, Santa Barbara (94 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1966

Total publications

25038

Total citations

678073

Citations per publication

27.08

Average publications per year

410.46

Average authors per publication

4.56

h-index

255

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, 1941, 7.75% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1941 publications, 7.75%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 1523, 6.08% Condensed Matter Physics 1523 publications, 6.08%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1464, 5.85% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1464 publications, 5.85%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 1250, 4.99% General Chemistry 1250 publications, 4.99%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 1168, 4.66% General Physics and Astronomy 1168 publications, 4.66%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1142, 4.56% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1142 publications, 4.56%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 1125, 4.49% Mechanical Engineering 1125 publications, 4.49%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1101, 4.4% General Medicine 1101 publications, 4.4%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1077, 4.3% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1077 publications, 4.3%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 986, 3.94% Applied Mathematics 986 publications, 3.94%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 973, 3.89% General Materials Science 973 publications, 3.89%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 876, 3.5% Materials Chemistry 876 publications, 3.5%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 851, 3.4% General Chemical Engineering 851 publications, 3.4%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 837, 3.34% Computer Science Applications 837 publications, 3.34%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 776, 3.1% Biochemistry 776 publications, 3.1%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 719, 2.87% Organic Chemistry 719 publications, 2.87%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 714, 2.85% General Engineering 714 publications, 2.85%
Civil and Structural Engineering	Civil and Structural Engineering, 690, 2.76% Civil and Structural Engineering 690 publications, 2.76%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 632, 2.52% Economics and Econometrics 632 publications, 2.52%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 613, 2.45% Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 613 publications, 2.45%
Building and Construction	Building and Construction, 596, 2.38% Building and Construction 596 publications, 2.38%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 574, 2.29% Mechanics of Materials 574 publications, 2.29%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology	Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 559, 2.23% Energy Engineering and Power Technology 559 publications, 2.23%
Fuel Technology	Fuel Technology, 549, 2.19% Fuel Technology 549 publications, 2.19%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 522, 2.08% Inorganic Chemistry 522 publications, 2.08%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 501, 2% Aquatic Science 501 publications, 2%
Software	Software, 492, 1.97% Software 492 publications, 1.97%
General Mathematics	General Mathematics, 472, 1.89% General Mathematics 472 publications, 1.89%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 469, 1.87% Water Science and Technology 469 publications, 1.87%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 469, 1.87% Geography, Planning and Development 469 publications, 1.87%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000

Journals

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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 538, 2.15% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 538 publications, 2.15%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 399, 1.59% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 399 publications, 1.59%
Optics Express	Optics Express, 226, 0.9% Optics Express 226 publications, 0.9%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 218, 0.87% SSRN Electronic Journal 218 publications, 0.87%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 202, 0.81% Applied Physics Letters 202 publications, 0.81%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 192, 0.77% Physical Review A 192 publications, 0.77%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 178, 0.71% Scientific Reports 178 publications, 0.71%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 174, 0.69% Physical Review B 174 publications, 0.69%
Applied Optics	Applied Optics, 173, 0.69% Applied Optics 173 publications, 0.69%
Optics Letters	Optics Letters, 171, 0.68% Optics Letters 171 publications, 0.68%
Optics Communications	Optics Communications, 163, 0.65% Optics Communications 163 publications, 0.65%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 141, 0.56% Physical Review Letters 141 publications, 0.56%
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering	Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 106, 0.42% Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 106 publications, 0.42%
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques	IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 102, 0.41% IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 102 publications, 0.41%
Chemical Communications	Chemical Communications, 90, 0.36% Chemical Communications 90 publications, 0.36%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 85, 0.34% Nature Communications 85 publications, 0.34%
Dalton Transactions	Dalton Transactions, 83, 0.33% Dalton Transactions 83 publications, 0.33%
IEEE Access	IEEE Access, 83, 0.33% IEEE Access 83 publications, 0.33%
Electronics Letters	Electronics Letters, 82, 0.33% Electronics Letters 82 publications, 0.33%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 81, 0.32% Journal of Chemical Physics 81 publications, 0.32%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 81, 0.32% Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 81 publications, 0.32%
Transport in Porous Media	Transport in Porous Media, 72, 0.29% Transport in Porous Media 72 publications, 0.29%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 72, 0.29% PLoS ONE 72 publications, 0.29%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 69, 0.28% Journal of High Energy Physics 69 publications, 0.28%
Geological Society Special Publication	Geological Society Special Publication, 69, 0.28% Geological Society Special Publication 69 publications, 0.28%
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry	Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 69, 0.28% Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 69 publications, 0.28%
Carbohydrate Research	Carbohydrate Research, 68, 0.27% Carbohydrate Research 68 publications, 0.27%
Journal of Crystal Growth	Journal of Crystal Growth, 67, 0.27% Journal of Crystal Growth 67 publications, 0.27%
Energy Procedia	Energy Procedia, 62, 0.25% Energy Procedia 62 publications, 0.25%
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation	IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 61, 0.24% IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation 61 publications, 0.24%
	100 200 300 400 500 600

Publishers

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 6336, 25.31% Elsevier 6336 publications, 25.31%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 3559, 14.21% Springer Nature 3559 publications, 14.21%
Wiley	Wiley, 1978, 7.9% Wiley 1978 publications, 7.9%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1372, 5.48% Taylor & Francis 1372 publications, 5.48%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1098, 4.39% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1098 publications, 4.39%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 748, 2.99% Optica Publishing Group 748 publications, 2.99%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 701, 2.8% American Chemical Society (ACS) 701 publications, 2.8%
SAGE	SAGE, 674, 2.69% SAGE 674 publications, 2.69%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 644, 2.57% American Physical Society (APS) 644 publications, 2.57%
MDPI	MDPI, 642, 2.56% MDPI 642 publications, 2.56%
Emerald	Emerald, 579, 2.31% Emerald 579 publications, 2.31%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 566, 2.26% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 566 publications, 2.26%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 555, 2.22% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 555 publications, 2.22%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 507, 2.02% IOP Publishing 507 publications, 2.02%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 491, 1.96% Cambridge University Press 491 publications, 1.96%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 483, 1.93% AIP Publishing 483 publications, 1.93%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 399, 1.59% Oxford University Press 399 publications, 1.59%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)	Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 308, 1.23% Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 308 publications, 1.23%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 206, 0.82% Social Science Electronic Publishing 206 publications, 0.82%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 200, 0.8% Frontiers Media S.A. 200 publications, 0.8%
Geological Society of London	Geological Society of London, 170, 0.68% Geological Society of London 170 publications, 0.68%
Society of Petroleum Engineers	Society of Petroleum Engineers, 140, 0.56% Society of Petroleum Engineers 140 publications, 0.56%
Thomas Telford	Thomas Telford, 132, 0.53% Thomas Telford 132 publications, 0.53%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 114, 0.46% The Royal Society 114 publications, 0.46%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 111, 0.44% American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 111 publications, 0.44%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 104, 0.42% World Scientific 104 publications, 0.42%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 92, 0.37% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 92 publications, 0.37%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 91, 0.36% EDP Sciences 91 publications, 0.36%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 87, 0.35% Walter de Gruyter 87 publications, 0.35%
ASME International	ASME International, 79, 0.32% ASME International 79 publications, 0.32%
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With other organizations

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 1546, 6.17% University of Edinburgh 1546 publications, 6.17%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 635, 2.54% University of Glasgow 635 publications, 2.54%
University of Strathclyde	University of Strathclyde, 392, 1.57% University of Strathclyde 392 publications, 1.57%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 320, 1.28% University of Oxford 320 publications, 1.28%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 304, 1.21% University of Leeds 304 publications, 1.21%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 295, 1.18% Imperial College London 295 publications, 1.18%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 266, 1.06% University of Southampton 266 publications, 1.06%
University College London	University College London, 264, 1.05% University College London 264 publications, 1.05%
University of St Andrews	University of St Andrews, 256, 1.02% University of St Andrews 256 publications, 1.02%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 244, 0.97% University of Manchester 244 publications, 0.97%
University of Dundee	University of Dundee, 238, 0.95% University of Dundee 238 publications, 0.95%
Durham University	Durham University, 228, 0.91% Durham University 228 publications, 0.91%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 228, 0.91% University of Cambridge 228 publications, 0.91%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 221, 0.88% University of Exeter 221 publications, 0.88%
University of Aberdeen	University of Aberdeen, 196, 0.78% University of Aberdeen 196 publications, 0.78%
Newcastle University	Newcastle University, 193, 0.77% Newcastle University 193 publications, 0.77%
University of Sheffield	University of Sheffield, 193, 0.77% University of Sheffield 193 publications, 0.77%
University of Bath	University of Bath, 186, 0.74% University of Bath 186 publications, 0.74%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 171, 0.68% University of Liverpool 171 publications, 0.68%
University of Nottingham	University of Nottingham, 167, 0.67% University of Nottingham 167 publications, 0.67%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 162, 0.65% University of Bristol 162 publications, 0.65%
University of York	University of York, 147, 0.59% University of York 147 publications, 0.59%
Loughborough University	Loughborough University, 145, 0.58% Loughborough University 145 publications, 0.58%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 145, 0.58% University of Birmingham 145 publications, 0.58%
University of Stirling	University of Stirling, 135, 0.54% University of Stirling 135 publications, 0.54%
University of Surrey	University of Surrey, 132, 0.53% University of Surrey 132 publications, 0.53%
Edinburgh Napier University	Edinburgh Napier University, 118, 0.47% Edinburgh Napier University 118 publications, 0.47%
Queen's University Belfast	Queen's University Belfast, 118, 0.47% Queen's University Belfast 118 publications, 0.47%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 116, 0.46% Utrecht University 116 publications, 0.46%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 114, 0.46% ETH Zurich 114 publications, 0.46%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 116, 0.46% Utrecht University 116 publications, 0.46%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 114, 0.46% ETH Zurich 114 publications, 0.46%
University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara, 94, 0.38% University of California, Santa Barbara 94 publications, 0.38%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 91, 0.36% University of Queensland 91 publications, 0.36%
Delft University of Technology	Delft University of Technology, 88, 0.35% Delft University of Technology 88 publications, 0.35%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 82, 0.33% University of New South Wales 82 publications, 0.33%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 82, 0.33% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 82 publications, 0.33%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 81, 0.32% University of Arizona 81 publications, 0.32%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 80, 0.32% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 80 publications, 0.32%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 76, 0.3% University of Amsterdam 76 publications, 0.3%
Polytechnic University of Milan	Polytechnic University of Milan, 75, 0.3% Polytechnic University of Milan 75 publications, 0.3%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 73, 0.29% Aarhus University 73 publications, 0.29%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 72, 0.29% University of Copenhagen 72 publications, 0.29%
Technical University of Denmark	Technical University of Denmark, 72, 0.29% Technical University of Denmark 72 publications, 0.29%
Monash University	Monash University, 71, 0.28% Monash University 71 publications, 0.28%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 70, 0.28% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 70 publications, 0.28%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 70, 0.28% Ghent University 70 publications, 0.28%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 70, 0.28% University of Sydney 70 publications, 0.28%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 69, 0.28% King Abdulaziz University 69 publications, 0.28%
University of Gothenburg	University of Gothenburg, 69, 0.28% University of Gothenburg 69 publications, 0.28%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 68, 0.27% Stanford University 68 publications, 0.27%
Shandong University	Shandong University, 66, 0.26% Shandong University 66 publications, 0.26%
Eindhoven University of Technology	Eindhoven University of Technology, 65, 0.26% Eindhoven University of Technology 65 publications, 0.26%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 65, 0.26% Australian National University 65 publications, 0.26%
University of Hong Kong	University of Hong Kong, 64, 0.26% University of Hong Kong 64 publications, 0.26%
University of Lisbon	University of Lisbon, 63, 0.25% University of Lisbon 63 publications, 0.25%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 63, 0.25% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 63 publications, 0.25%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 61, 0.24% Uppsala University 61 publications, 0.24%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 61, 0.24% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 61 publications, 0.24%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 60, 0.24% Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 60 publications, 0.24%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 2262, 9.03% USA 2262 publications, 9.03%
China	China, 1592, 6.36% China 1592 publications, 6.36%
Germany	Germany, 1435, 5.73% Germany 1435 publications, 5.73%
Italy	Italy, 849, 3.39% Italy 849 publications, 3.39%
France	France, 818, 3.27% France 818 publications, 3.27%
Australia	Australia, 764, 3.05% Australia 764 publications, 3.05%
Spain	Spain, 727, 2.9% Spain 727 publications, 2.9%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 677, 2.7% Netherlands 677 publications, 2.7%
Canada	Canada, 576, 2.3% Canada 576 publications, 2.3%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 392, 1.57% Switzerland 392 publications, 1.57%
Japan	Japan, 390, 1.56% Japan 390 publications, 1.56%
India	India, 357, 1.43% India 357 publications, 1.43%
Sweden	Sweden, 347, 1.39% Sweden 347 publications, 1.39%
Denmark	Denmark, 295, 1.18% Denmark 295 publications, 1.18%
Russia	Russia, 261, 1.04% Russia 261 publications, 1.04%
Belgium	Belgium, 254, 1.01% Belgium 254 publications, 1.01%
Greece	Greece, 249, 0.99% Greece 249 publications, 0.99%
Ireland	Ireland, 242, 0.97% Ireland 242 publications, 0.97%
Norway	Norway, 241, 0.96% Norway 241 publications, 0.96%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 241, 0.96% Saudi Arabia 241 publications, 0.96%
Portugal	Portugal, 237, 0.95% Portugal 237 publications, 0.95%
Poland	Poland, 207, 0.83% Poland 207 publications, 0.83%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 206, 0.82% Malaysia 206 publications, 0.82%
Brazil	Brazil, 204, 0.81% Brazil 204 publications, 0.81%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 202, 0.81% Pakistan 202 publications, 0.81%
Austria	Austria, 187, 0.75% Austria 187 publications, 0.75%
UAE	UAE, 162, 0.65% UAE 162 publications, 0.65%
Finland	Finland, 162, 0.65% Finland 162 publications, 0.65%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 159, 0.64% Republic of Korea 159 publications, 0.64%
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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.
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