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Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral
Short name
ESPOL
Country, city
Ecuador, Guayaquil
Publications
2 505
Citations
35 250
h-index
72
Top-3 journals
Sustainability
Sustainability (84 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (43 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Ghent University
Ghent University (163 publications)
Universidad de Guayaquil
Universidad de Guayaquil (103 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Ghent University
Ghent University (163 publications)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (58 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1982

Total publications
2505
Total citations
35250
Citations per publication
14.07
Average publications per year
56.93
Average authors per publication
5.77
h-index
72
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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Geography, Planning and Development, 168, 6.71%
Geography, Planning and Development
168 publications, 6.71%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 149, 5.95%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
149 publications, 5.95%
General Medicine, 144, 5.75%
General Medicine
144 publications, 5.75%
Aquatic Science, 133, 5.31%
Aquatic Science
133 publications, 5.31%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 127, 5.07%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
127 publications, 5.07%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 114, 4.55%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
114 publications, 4.55%
General Materials Science, 88, 3.51%
General Materials Science
88 publications, 3.51%
Multidisciplinary, 85, 3.39%
Multidisciplinary
85 publications, 3.39%
Biochemistry, 83, 3.31%
Biochemistry
83 publications, 3.31%
Computer Science Applications, 82, 3.27%
Computer Science Applications
82 publications, 3.27%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 78, 3.11%
Agronomy and Crop Science
78 publications, 3.11%
Water Science and Technology, 78, 3.11%
Water Science and Technology
78 publications, 3.11%
Plant Science, 72, 2.87%
Plant Science
72 publications, 2.87%
Mechanical Engineering, 72, 2.87%
Mechanical Engineering
72 publications, 2.87%
Building and Construction, 71, 2.83%
Building and Construction
71 publications, 2.83%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 68, 2.71%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
68 publications, 2.71%
General Engineering, 66, 2.63%
General Engineering
66 publications, 2.63%
Food Science, 64, 2.55%
Food Science
64 publications, 2.55%
Applied Mathematics, 63, 2.51%
Applied Mathematics
63 publications, 2.51%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 61, 2.44%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
61 publications, 2.44%
Engineering (miscellaneous), 61, 2.44%
Engineering (miscellaneous)
61 publications, 2.44%
Condensed Matter Physics, 60, 2.4%
Condensed Matter Physics
60 publications, 2.4%
Instrumentation, 60, 2.4%
Instrumentation
60 publications, 2.4%
Environmental Engineering, 60, 2.4%
Environmental Engineering
60 publications, 2.4%
Ecology, 55, 2.2%
Ecology
55 publications, 2.2%
Control and Systems Engineering, 54, 2.16%
Control and Systems Engineering
54 publications, 2.16%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 52, 2.08%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
52 publications, 2.08%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 51, 2.04%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
51 publications, 2.04%
Civil and Structural Engineering, 50, 2%
Civil and Structural Engineering
50 publications, 2%
Analytical Chemistry, 49, 1.96%
Analytical Chemistry
49 publications, 1.96%
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Journals

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Sustainability
84 publications, 3.35%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
50 publications, 2%
PLoS ONE
43 publications, 1.72%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
42 publications, 1.68%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
38 publications, 1.52%
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
30 publications, 1.2%
Sensors
28 publications, 1.12%
Heliyon
28 publications, 1.12%
IEEE Access
28 publications, 1.12%
Aquaculture
27 publications, 1.08%
Water (Switzerland)
27 publications, 1.08%
Scientific Reports
24 publications, 0.96%
Energies
24 publications, 0.96%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
22 publications, 0.88%
IFAC-PapersOnLine
19 publications, 0.76%
Mathematics
18 publications, 0.72%
WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment
16 publications, 0.64%
Plant Disease
15 publications, 0.6%
Frontiers in Marine Science
14 publications, 0.56%
Aquaculture Research
14 publications, 0.56%
Geosciences (Switzerland)
13 publications, 0.52%
Science of the Total Environment
12 publications, 0.48%
Foods
12 publications, 0.48%
Procedia CIRP
12 publications, 0.48%
Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
11 publications, 0.44%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
10 publications, 0.4%
Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
10 publications, 0.4%
Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
10 publications, 0.4%
Nonlinear Dynamics
10 publications, 0.4%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
9 publications, 0.36%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
587 publications, 23.43%
Springer Nature
501 publications, 20%
MDPI
449 publications, 17.92%
Wiley
148 publications, 5.91%
Taylor & Francis
112 publications, 4.47%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
63 publications, 2.51%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
50 publications, 2%
Frontiers Media S.A.
48 publications, 1.92%
Index Copernicus
38 publications, 1.52%
Emerald
35 publications, 1.4%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
26 publications, 1.04%
IOP Publishing
26 publications, 1.04%
Scientific Societies
19 publications, 0.76%
SAGE
18 publications, 0.72%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
18 publications, 0.72%
Oxford University Press
17 publications, 0.68%
wit transactions on ecology and the environment
16 publications, 0.64%
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego
16 publications, 0.64%
Cambridge University Press
15 publications, 0.6%
Copernicus
14 publications, 0.56%
Hindawi Limited
13 publications, 0.52%
World Scientific
12 publications, 0.48%
EDP Sciences
11 publications, 0.44%
American Society for Microbiology
11 publications, 0.44%
Walter de Gruyter
10 publications, 0.4%
IGI Global
10 publications, 0.4%
AIP Publishing
9 publications, 0.36%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
9 publications, 0.36%
The Electrochemical Society
8 publications, 0.32%
PeerJ
7 publications, 0.28%
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With other organizations

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Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo
178 publications, 7.11%
Ghent University
163 publications, 6.51%
Universidad de Guayaquil
103 publications, 4.11%
Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil
76 publications, 3.03%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
58 publications, 2.32%
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
49 publications, 1.96%
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
49 publications, 1.96%
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas
44 publications, 1.76%
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
42 publications, 1.68%
University of Florida
40 publications, 1.6%
Spanish Geological Survey Institute
40 publications, 1.6%
Technische Universität Dresden
39 publications, 1.56%
Computer Vision Center
37 publications, 1.48%
National Polytechnic School (Ecuador)
37 publications, 1.48%
University of Almería
34 publications, 1.36%
Lund University
31 publications, 1.24%
University of Salamanca
31 publications, 1.24%
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
31 publications, 1.24%
Universidad de Cuenca
30 publications, 1.2%
Agricultural Research Service
27 publications, 1.08%
Polytechnic University of Valencia
26 publications, 1.04%
Universidad del Zulia
26 publications, 1.04%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
25 publications, 1%
Federal University of Pará
25 publications, 1%
University of Antwerp
24 publications, 0.96%
University of Exeter
24 publications, 0.96%
Universidad Ecotec
24 publications, 0.96%
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
23 publications, 0.92%
Grenoble Alpes University
22 publications, 0.88%
Autonomous University of Barcelona
22 publications, 0.88%
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With foreign organizations

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Ghent University
163 publications, 6.51%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
58 publications, 2.32%
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
49 publications, 1.96%
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas
44 publications, 1.76%
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
42 publications, 1.68%
University of Florida
40 publications, 1.6%
Spanish Geological Survey Institute
40 publications, 1.6%
Technische Universität Dresden
39 publications, 1.56%
Computer Vision Center
37 publications, 1.48%
University of Almería
34 publications, 1.36%
Lund University
31 publications, 1.24%
University of Salamanca
31 publications, 1.24%
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
31 publications, 1.24%
Agricultural Research Service
27 publications, 1.08%
Polytechnic University of Valencia
26 publications, 1.04%
Universidad del Zulia
26 publications, 1.04%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
25 publications, 1%
Federal University of Pará
25 publications, 1%
University of Antwerp
24 publications, 0.96%
University of Exeter
24 publications, 0.96%
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
23 publications, 0.92%
Grenoble Alpes University
22 publications, 0.88%
Autonomous University of Barcelona
22 publications, 0.88%
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
22 publications, 0.88%
Purdue University
21 publications, 0.84%
University of Rovira i Virgili
21 publications, 0.84%
University of A Coruña
21 publications, 0.84%
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
21 publications, 0.84%
University of Manchester
20 publications, 0.8%
University of Granada
20 publications, 0.8%
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With other countries

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Spain, 426, 17.01%
Spain
426 publications, 17.01%
USA, 410, 16.37%
USA
410 publications, 16.37%
Belgium, 223, 8.9%
Belgium
223 publications, 8.9%
United Kingdom, 162, 6.47%
United Kingdom
162 publications, 6.47%
Chile, 141, 5.63%
Chile
141 publications, 5.63%
Germany, 132, 5.27%
Germany
132 publications, 5.27%
Brazil, 126, 5.03%
Brazil
126 publications, 5.03%
China, 106, 4.23%
China
106 publications, 4.23%
Venezuela, 98, 3.91%
Venezuela
98 publications, 3.91%
France, 96, 3.83%
France
96 publications, 3.83%
Mexico, 90, 3.59%
Mexico
90 publications, 3.59%
Canada, 81, 3.23%
Canada
81 publications, 3.23%
Colombia, 74, 2.95%
Colombia
74 publications, 2.95%
Italy, 68, 2.71%
Italy
68 publications, 2.71%
Australia, 62, 2.48%
Australia
62 publications, 2.48%
Peru, 57, 2.28%
Peru
57 publications, 2.28%
Portugal, 48, 1.92%
Portugal
48 publications, 1.92%
Netherlands, 46, 1.84%
Netherlands
46 publications, 1.84%
Sweden, 45, 1.8%
Sweden
45 publications, 1.8%
Argentina, 41, 1.64%
Argentina
41 publications, 1.64%
Republic of Korea, 41, 1.64%
Republic of Korea
41 publications, 1.64%
Poland, 29, 1.16%
Poland
29 publications, 1.16%
India, 25, 1%
India
25 publications, 1%
Switzerland, 22, 0.88%
Switzerland
22 publications, 0.88%
Vietnam, 19, 0.76%
Vietnam
19 publications, 0.76%
Costa Rica, 19, 0.76%
Costa Rica
19 publications, 0.76%
Turkey, 19, 0.76%
Turkey
19 publications, 0.76%
Ireland, 16, 0.64%
Ireland
16 publications, 0.64%
New Zealand, 16, 0.64%
New Zealand
16 publications, 0.64%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1982 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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