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University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
Short name
FHNW
Country, city
Switzerland, Windisch
Publications
3 613
Citations
67 287
h-index
102
Top-3 journals
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (63 publications)
Top-3 organizations
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (330 publications)
University of Basel
University of Basel (268 publications)
University of Zurich
University of Zurich (187 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Nanjing University
Nanjing University (90 publications)
RWTH Aachen University
RWTH Aachen University (63 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1999

Total publications
3613
Total citations
67287
Citations per publication
18.62
Average publications per year
133.81
Average authors per publication
5.28
h-index
102
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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General Medicine, 268, 7.42%
General Medicine
268 publications, 7.42%
Education, 197, 5.45%
Education
197 publications, 5.45%
Pharmaceutical Science, 177, 4.9%
Pharmaceutical Science
177 publications, 4.9%
General Chemistry, 154, 4.26%
General Chemistry
154 publications, 4.26%
Space and Planetary Science, 148, 4.1%
Space and Planetary Science
148 publications, 4.1%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 148, 4.1%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
148 publications, 4.1%
Environmental Chemistry, 130, 3.6%
Environmental Chemistry
130 publications, 3.6%
Computer Science Applications, 122, 3.38%
Computer Science Applications
122 publications, 3.38%
Pollution, 120, 3.32%
Pollution
120 publications, 3.32%
Environmental Engineering, 117, 3.24%
Environmental Engineering
117 publications, 3.24%
Biotechnology, 102, 2.82%
Biotechnology
102 publications, 2.82%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 91, 2.52%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
91 publications, 2.52%
General Materials Science, 84, 2.32%
General Materials Science
84 publications, 2.32%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 83, 2.3%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
83 publications, 2.3%
Software, 83, 2.3%
Software
83 publications, 2.3%
Organic Chemistry, 82, 2.27%
Organic Chemistry
82 publications, 2.27%
Waste Management and Disposal, 79, 2.19%
Waste Management and Disposal
79 publications, 2.19%
Biochemistry, 78, 2.16%
Biochemistry
78 publications, 2.16%
General Chemical Engineering, 70, 1.94%
General Chemical Engineering
70 publications, 1.94%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 69, 1.91%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
69 publications, 1.91%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 68, 1.88%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
68 publications, 1.88%
Developmental and Educational Psychology, 67, 1.85%
Developmental and Educational Psychology
67 publications, 1.85%
Pharmacology, 65, 1.8%
Pharmacology
65 publications, 1.8%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 62, 1.72%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
62 publications, 1.72%
Drug Discovery, 60, 1.66%
Drug Discovery
60 publications, 1.66%
Mechanical Engineering, 59, 1.63%
Mechanical Engineering
59 publications, 1.63%
Bioengineering, 59, 1.63%
Bioengineering
59 publications, 1.63%
Molecular Medicine, 58, 1.61%
Molecular Medicine
58 publications, 1.61%
Geography, Planning and Development, 57, 1.58%
Geography, Planning and Development
57 publications, 1.58%
Catalysis, 56, 1.55%
Catalysis
56 publications, 1.55%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science
159 publications, 4.4%
Astrophysical Journal
63 publications, 1.74%
Environmental Science & Technology
44 publications, 1.22%
Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
40 publications, 1.11%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
39 publications, 1.08%
Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
36 publications, 1%
Eingliederung als Rechtfertigungsarbeit
30 publications, 0.83%
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
28 publications, 0.77%
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
27 publications, 0.75%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
27 publications, 0.75%
Freiburger Empirische Forschung in der Mathematikdidaktik
27 publications, 0.75%
uniscope. Publikationen der SGO Stiftung
26 publications, 0.72%
SSRN Electronic Journal
25 publications, 0.69%
International Journal of Pharmaceutics
24 publications, 0.66%
essentials
24 publications, 0.66%
Solar Physics
23 publications, 0.64%
Science of the Total Environment
22 publications, 0.61%
Frontiers in Psychology
22 publications, 0.61%
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
22 publications, 0.61%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
21 publications, 0.58%
PLoS ONE
21 publications, 0.58%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
20 publications, 0.55%
Aquatic Toxicology
20 publications, 0.55%
Scientific Reports
19 publications, 0.53%
ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
18 publications, 0.5%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
17 publications, 0.47%
Molecular Pharmaceutics
16 publications, 0.44%
IACR Transactions on Symmetric Cryptology
15 publications, 0.42%
Planta Medica
15 publications, 0.42%
Sustainable Business Development
15 publications, 0.42%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
1193 publications, 33.02%
Elsevier
682 publications, 18.88%
Wiley
207 publications, 5.73%
MDPI
190 publications, 5.26%
Taylor & Francis
188 publications, 5.2%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
116 publications, 3.21%
Frontiers Media S.A.
86 publications, 2.38%
SAGE
79 publications, 2.19%
Copernicus
78 publications, 2.16%
American Astronomical Society
76 publications, 2.1%
Walter de Gruyter
62 publications, 1.72%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
56 publications, 1.55%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
56 publications, 1.55%
Oxford University Press
41 publications, 1.13%
IOP Publishing
36 publications, 1%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
33 publications, 0.91%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
31 publications, 0.86%
EDP Sciences
27 publications, 0.75%
Emerald
24 publications, 0.66%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
24 publications, 0.66%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
23 publications, 0.64%
IGI Global
21 publications, 0.58%
Universitatsbibliothek der Ruhr-Universitat Bochum
16 publications, 0.44%
Cambridge University Press
14 publications, 0.39%
Optica Publishing Group
13 publications, 0.36%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
11 publications, 0.3%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
11 publications, 0.3%
Mary Ann Liebert
10 publications, 0.28%
BMJ
10 publications, 0.28%
Hindawi Limited
9 publications, 0.25%
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With other organizations

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ETH Zurich
330 publications, 9.13%
University of Basel
268 publications, 7.42%
University of Zurich
187 publications, 5.18%
University of Bern
134 publications, 3.71%
Paul Scherrer Institute
128 publications, 3.54%
Nanjing University
90 publications, 2.49%
University of California, Berkeley
85 publications, 2.35%
University Hospital of Basel
80 publications, 2.21%
RWTH Aachen University
63 publications, 1.74%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
56 publications, 1.55%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
51 publications, 1.41%
Hoffmann-La Roche
48 publications, 1.33%
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
43 publications, 1.19%
University of Glasgow
42 publications, 1.16%
University of Fribourg
39 publications, 1.08%
Goddard Space Flight Center
35 publications, 0.97%
University Hospital of Bern
32 publications, 0.89%
University of Pretoria
30 publications, 0.83%
University College Cork (National University of Ireland, Cork)
30 publications, 0.83%
University Hospital of Zürich
29 publications, 0.8%
University College London
29 publications, 0.8%
University of Lausanne
27 publications, 0.75%
University of Vienna
27 publications, 0.75%
University of Geneva
25 publications, 0.69%
University of Oslo
25 publications, 0.69%
Heidelberg University
23 publications, 0.64%
Delft University of Technology
23 publications, 0.64%
Technical University of Denmark
23 publications, 0.64%
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland
22 publications, 0.61%
University of Graz
22 publications, 0.61%
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With foreign organizations

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Nanjing University
90 publications, 2.49%
University of California, Berkeley
85 publications, 2.35%
RWTH Aachen University
63 publications, 1.74%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
51 publications, 1.41%
University of Glasgow
42 publications, 1.16%
Goddard Space Flight Center
35 publications, 0.97%
University of Pretoria
30 publications, 0.83%
University College Cork (National University of Ireland, Cork)
30 publications, 0.83%
University College London
29 publications, 0.8%
University of Vienna
27 publications, 0.75%
University of Oslo
25 publications, 0.69%
Heidelberg University
23 publications, 0.64%
Delft University of Technology
23 publications, 0.64%
Technical University of Denmark
23 publications, 0.64%
University of Graz
22 publications, 0.61%
University of Hyogo
22 publications, 0.61%
Linköping University
21 publications, 0.58%
University of Minnesota
21 publications, 0.58%
Kiel University
21 publications, 0.58%
Humboldt University of Berlin
20 publications, 0.55%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
20 publications, 0.55%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
20 publications, 0.55%
University Hospital Bonn
20 publications, 0.55%
Observatoire de Paris
20 publications, 0.55%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
19 publications, 0.53%
Imperial College London
19 publications, 0.53%
Stanford University
19 publications, 0.53%
Utrecht University
19 publications, 0.53%
California Institute of Technology
18 publications, 0.5%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
18 publications, 0.5%
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With other countries

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Germany, 641, 17.74%
Germany
641 publications, 17.74%
USA, 322, 8.91%
USA
322 publications, 8.91%
United Kingdom, 232, 6.42%
United Kingdom
232 publications, 6.42%
China, 205, 5.67%
China
205 publications, 5.67%
Netherlands, 167, 4.62%
Netherlands
167 publications, 4.62%
France, 148, 4.1%
France
148 publications, 4.1%
Italy, 125, 3.46%
Italy
125 publications, 3.46%
Austria, 103, 2.85%
Austria
103 publications, 2.85%
Spain, 96, 2.66%
Spain
96 publications, 2.66%
Sweden, 91, 2.52%
Sweden
91 publications, 2.52%
Belgium, 83, 2.3%
Belgium
83 publications, 2.3%
Denmark, 78, 2.16%
Denmark
78 publications, 2.16%
Australia, 74, 2.05%
Australia
74 publications, 2.05%
Japan, 63, 1.74%
Japan
63 publications, 1.74%
Canada, 54, 1.49%
Canada
54 publications, 1.49%
Greece, 52, 1.44%
Greece
52 publications, 1.44%
Ireland, 52, 1.44%
Ireland
52 publications, 1.44%
Norway, 49, 1.36%
Norway
49 publications, 1.36%
Czech Republic, 49, 1.36%
Czech Republic
49 publications, 1.36%
India, 47, 1.3%
India
47 publications, 1.3%
Finland, 45, 1.25%
Finland
45 publications, 1.25%
Poland, 41, 1.13%
Poland
41 publications, 1.13%
South Africa, 40, 1.11%
South Africa
40 publications, 1.11%
Portugal, 35, 0.97%
Portugal
35 publications, 0.97%
Russia, 31, 0.86%
Russia
31 publications, 0.86%
Iran, 30, 0.83%
Iran
30 publications, 0.83%
Brazil, 25, 0.69%
Brazil
25 publications, 0.69%
Turkey, 22, 0.61%
Turkey
22 publications, 0.61%
Romania, 19, 0.53%
Romania
19 publications, 0.53%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1999 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.