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Université Laval
Short name
UL
Country, city
Canada, Québec
Publications
71 549
Citations
2 190 723
h-index
425
Top-3 journals
Top-3 organizations
Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal (5319 publications)
McGill University
McGill University (3945 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (855 publications)
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge (501 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1940

Total publications
71549
Total citations
2190723
Citations per publication
30.62
Average publications per year
822.4
Average authors per publication
6.83
h-index
425
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, 7436, 10.39%
General Medicine
7436 publications, 10.39%
Molecular Biology, 3349, 4.68%
Molecular Biology
3349 publications, 4.68%
Biochemistry, 3134, 4.38%
Biochemistry
3134 publications, 4.38%
Genetics, 2713, 3.79%
Genetics
2713 publications, 3.79%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 2505, 3.5%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
2505 publications, 3.5%
Cell Biology, 2136, 2.99%
Cell Biology
2136 publications, 2.99%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 1921, 2.68%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
1921 publications, 2.68%
General Chemistry, 1805, 2.52%
General Chemistry
1805 publications, 2.52%
Neurology (clinical), 1728, 2.42%
Neurology (clinical)
1728 publications, 2.42%
Ecology, 1710, 2.39%
Ecology
1710 publications, 2.39%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1656, 2.31%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
1656 publications, 2.31%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 1639, 2.29%
Psychiatry and Mental health
1639 publications, 2.29%
Physiology, 1538, 2.15%
Physiology
1538 publications, 2.15%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 1450, 2.03%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
1450 publications, 2.03%
General Neuroscience, 1439, 2.01%
General Neuroscience
1439 publications, 2.01%
Immunology, 1437, 2.01%
Immunology
1437 publications, 2.01%
General Environmental Science, 1436, 2.01%
General Environmental Science
1436 publications, 2.01%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1425, 1.99%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
1425 publications, 1.99%
Endocrinology, 1380, 1.93%
Endocrinology
1380 publications, 1.93%
Multidisciplinary, 1352, 1.89%
Multidisciplinary
1352 publications, 1.89%
Food Science, 1340, 1.87%
Food Science
1340 publications, 1.87%
General Materials Science, 1334, 1.86%
General Materials Science
1334 publications, 1.86%
Oncology, 1316, 1.84%
Oncology
1316 publications, 1.84%
Plant Science, 1297, 1.81%
Plant Science
1297 publications, 1.81%
Organic Chemistry, 1294, 1.81%
Organic Chemistry
1294 publications, 1.81%
Materials Chemistry, 1246, 1.74%
Materials Chemistry
1246 publications, 1.74%
Infectious Diseases, 1232, 1.72%
Infectious Diseases
1232 publications, 1.72%
Biotechnology, 1222, 1.71%
Biotechnology
1222 publications, 1.71%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1220, 1.71%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
1220 publications, 1.71%
Pharmacology, 1203, 1.68%
Pharmacology
1203 publications, 1.68%
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Journals

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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
751 publications, 1.05%
PLoS ONE
598 publications, 0.84%
Scientific Reports
465 publications, 0.65%
Les Cahiers de droit
460 publications, 0.64%
SSRN Electronic Journal
414 publications, 0.58%
Studies in Religion-Sciences Religieuses
391 publications, 0.55%
Canadian Journal of Political Science
371 publications, 0.52%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
297 publications, 0.42%
Alzheimer's and Dementia
262 publications, 0.37%
FASEB Journal
257 publications, 0.36%
Canadian Journal of Cardiology
233 publications, 0.33%
Applied Optics
223 publications, 0.31%
Optics Letters
215 publications, 0.3%
BMJ Open
196 publications, 0.27%
Optics Express
192 publications, 0.27%
Nature Communications
188 publications, 0.26%
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
188 publications, 0.26%
Molecular Ecology
184 publications, 0.26%
Optics Communications
183 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Clinical Oncology
182 publications, 0.25%
Journal of Biological Chemistry
173 publications, 0.24%
Medical Physics
168 publications, 0.23%
Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
167 publications, 0.23%
Canadian Journal of Forest Research
161 publications, 0.23%
Endocrinology
160 publications, 0.22%
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
155 publications, 0.22%
Brain Research
155 publications, 0.22%
Canadian Journal of Public Health
154 publications, 0.22%
Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia
154 publications, 0.22%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
153 publications, 0.21%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
18068 publications, 25.25%
Springer Nature
10456 publications, 14.61%
Wiley
8147 publications, 11.39%
Taylor & Francis
3183 publications, 4.45%
Consortium Erudit
2492 publications, 3.48%
SAGE
2295 publications, 3.21%
Oxford University Press
2254 publications, 3.15%
MDPI
2199 publications, 3.07%
Cambridge University Press
1617 publications, 2.26%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1055 publications, 1.47%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1042 publications, 1.46%
Canadian Science Publishing
942 publications, 1.32%
Frontiers Media S.A.
910 publications, 1.27%
Optica Publishing Group
904 publications, 1.26%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
799 publications, 1.12%
American Society for Microbiology
746 publications, 1.04%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
720 publications, 1.01%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
544 publications, 0.76%
BMJ
501 publications, 0.7%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
423 publications, 0.59%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
402 publications, 0.56%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
402 publications, 0.56%
IOP Publishing
392 publications, 0.55%
Hindawi Limited
376 publications, 0.53%
American Physical Society (APS)
375 publications, 0.52%
American Physiological Society
344 publications, 0.48%
American Psychological Association (APA)
324 publications, 0.45%
The Endocrine Society
312 publications, 0.44%
AIP Publishing
306 publications, 0.43%
Emerald
295 publications, 0.41%
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With other organizations

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec
10362 publications, 14.48%
Université de Montréal
5319 publications, 7.43%
McGill University
3945 publications, 5.51%
University of Toronto
3009 publications, 4.21%
University of British Columbia
2603 publications, 3.64%
Université de Sherbrooke
2395 publications, 3.35%
University of Ottawa
2061 publications, 2.88%
University of Calgary
1494 publications, 2.09%
McMaster University
1433 publications, 2%
Université du Québec à Montréal
1427 publications, 1.99%
University of Alberta
1419 publications, 1.98%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
1313 publications, 1.84%
Dalhousie University
1282 publications, 1.79%
University of Manitoba
1199 publications, 1.68%
McGill University Health Centre
1118 publications, 1.56%
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
1024 publications, 1.43%
Western University
956 publications, 1.34%
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
948 publications, 1.32%
Harvard University
855 publications, 1.19%
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
848 publications, 1.19%
Queen's University at Kingston
827 publications, 1.16%
Université du Québec à Rimouski
816 publications, 1.14%
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
799 publications, 1.12%
Natural Resources Canada
688 publications, 0.96%
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
650 publications, 0.91%
University of Saskatchewan
572 publications, 0.8%
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
557 publications, 0.78%
Canadian Forest Service
535 publications, 0.75%
University of Cambridge
501 publications, 0.7%
University College London
494 publications, 0.69%
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With foreign organizations

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French Institute of Health and Medical Research
1313 publications, 1.84%
Harvard University
855 publications, 1.19%
University of Cambridge
501 publications, 0.7%
University College London
494 publications, 0.69%
Sorbonne University
478 publications, 0.67%
University of Bordeaux
448 publications, 0.63%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
447 publications, 0.62%
Columbia University
430 publications, 0.6%
University of Oxford
425 publications, 0.59%
University of Washington
423 publications, 0.59%
Karolinska Institute
405 publications, 0.57%
Stanford University
384 publications, 0.54%
Johns Hopkins University
382 publications, 0.53%
Paris Cité University
379 publications, 0.53%
Imperial College London
368 publications, 0.51%
Mayo Clinic
362 publications, 0.51%
University of Pennsylvania
358 publications, 0.5%
Université Paris-Saclay
355 publications, 0.5%
University of California, San Francisco
344 publications, 0.48%
University of Melbourne
335 publications, 0.47%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
329 publications, 0.46%
University of Copenhagen
329 publications, 0.46%
Cornell University
329 publications, 0.46%
University of Sydney
317 publications, 0.44%
University of Manchester
312 publications, 0.44%
Massachusetts General Hospital
312 publications, 0.44%
University of São Paulo
310 publications, 0.43%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
303 publications, 0.42%
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
303 publications, 0.42%
Aix-Marseille University
300 publications, 0.42%
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With other countries

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USA, 9105, 12.73%
USA
9105 publications, 12.73%
France, 5951, 8.32%
France
5951 publications, 8.32%
United Kingdom, 3313, 4.63%
United Kingdom
3313 publications, 4.63%
Germany, 2287, 3.2%
Germany
2287 publications, 3.2%
Italy, 2069, 2.89%
Italy
2069 publications, 2.89%
Australia, 1803, 2.52%
Australia
1803 publications, 2.52%
China, 1774, 2.48%
China
1774 publications, 2.48%
Spain, 1531, 2.14%
Spain
1531 publications, 2.14%
Netherlands, 1475, 2.06%
Netherlands
1475 publications, 2.06%
Switzerland, 1344, 1.88%
Switzerland
1344 publications, 1.88%
Belgium, 1254, 1.75%
Belgium
1254 publications, 1.75%
Brazil, 1142, 1.6%
Brazil
1142 publications, 1.6%
Sweden, 1134, 1.58%
Sweden
1134 publications, 1.58%
Denmark, 863, 1.21%
Denmark
863 publications, 1.21%
Japan, 764, 1.07%
Japan
764 publications, 1.07%
Norway, 697, 0.97%
Norway
697 publications, 0.97%
Finland, 557, 0.78%
Finland
557 publications, 0.78%
Iran, 509, 0.71%
Iran
509 publications, 0.71%
Russia, 489, 0.68%
Russia
489 publications, 0.68%
Republic of Korea, 486, 0.68%
Republic of Korea
486 publications, 0.68%
Austria, 482, 0.67%
Austria
482 publications, 0.67%
India, 473, 0.66%
India
473 publications, 0.66%
Poland, 468, 0.65%
Poland
468 publications, 0.65%
Mexico, 443, 0.62%
Mexico
443 publications, 0.62%
Saudi Arabia, 412, 0.58%
Saudi Arabia
412 publications, 0.58%
South Africa, 398, 0.56%
South Africa
398 publications, 0.56%
Portugal, 394, 0.55%
Portugal
394 publications, 0.55%
Ireland, 370, 0.52%
Ireland
370 publications, 0.52%
Israel, 348, 0.49%
Israel
348 publications, 0.49%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1940 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.