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Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Short name
INRS
Country, city
Canada, Québec
Publications
14 999
Citations
519 952
h-index
241
Top-3 journals
ECS Meeting Abstracts
ECS Meeting Abstracts (203 publications)
Optics Express
Optics Express (163 publications)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (140 publications)
Top-3 organizations
McGill University
McGill University (965 publications)
Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal (933 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1971

Total publications
14999
Total citations
519952
Citations per publication
34.67
Average publications per year
267.84
Average authors per publication
5.63
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.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1566, 10.44%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1566 publications, 10.44%
General Medicine, 1278, 8.52%
General Medicine
1278 publications, 8.52%
Water Science and Technology, 1060, 7.07%
Water Science and Technology
1060 publications, 7.07%
General Chemistry, 888, 5.92%
General Chemistry
888 publications, 5.92%
Condensed Matter Physics, 883, 5.89%
Condensed Matter Physics
883 publications, 5.89%
General Materials Science, 853, 5.69%
General Materials Science
853 publications, 5.69%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 840, 5.6%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
840 publications, 5.6%
Environmental Chemistry, 806, 5.37%
Environmental Chemistry
806 publications, 5.37%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 685, 4.57%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
685 publications, 4.57%
Environmental Engineering, 666, 4.44%
Environmental Engineering
666 publications, 4.44%
Pollution, 663, 4.42%
Pollution
663 publications, 4.42%
Biochemistry, 637, 4.25%
Biochemistry
637 publications, 4.25%
General Environmental Science, 603, 4.02%
General Environmental Science
603 publications, 4.02%
General Physics and Astronomy, 533, 3.55%
General Physics and Astronomy
533 publications, 3.55%
Waste Management and Disposal, 512, 3.41%
Waste Management and Disposal
512 publications, 3.41%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 502, 3.35%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
502 publications, 3.35%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 492, 3.28%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
492 publications, 3.28%
Molecular Biology, 451, 3.01%
Molecular Biology
451 publications, 3.01%
Materials Chemistry, 438, 2.92%
Materials Chemistry
438 publications, 2.92%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 435, 2.9%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
435 publications, 2.9%
Microbiology, 425, 2.83%
Microbiology
425 publications, 2.83%
Aquatic Science, 411, 2.74%
Aquatic Science
411 publications, 2.74%
Computer Science Applications, 380, 2.53%
Computer Science Applications
380 publications, 2.53%
Immunology, 373, 2.49%
Immunology
373 publications, 2.49%
Biotechnology, 367, 2.45%
Biotechnology
367 publications, 2.45%
General Chemical Engineering, 346, 2.31%
General Chemical Engineering
346 publications, 2.31%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 344, 2.29%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
344 publications, 2.29%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 329, 2.19%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
329 publications, 2.19%
Multidisciplinary, 308, 2.05%
Multidisciplinary
308 publications, 2.05%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 305, 2.03%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
305 publications, 2.03%
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Journals

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ECS Meeting Abstracts
203 publications, 1.35%
Optics Express
163 publications, 1.09%
Scientific Reports
140 publications, 0.93%
Journal of Hydrology
133 publications, 0.89%
Optics Letters
125 publications, 0.83%
Applied Physics Letters
112 publications, 0.75%
Science of the Total Environment
111 publications, 0.74%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
108 publications, 0.72%
IEEE Transactions on Communications
100 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Applied Physics
86 publications, 0.57%
Physical Review Letters
84 publications, 0.56%
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
81 publications, 0.54%
Journal of Virology
77 publications, 0.51%
Study and Design of Differential Microphone Arrays
77 publications, 0.51%
Water Research
75 publications, 0.5%
IEEE Access
73 publications, 0.49%
Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
72 publications, 0.48%
PLoS ONE
72 publications, 0.48%
IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
71 publications, 0.47%
Nature Communications
71 publications, 0.47%
Bioresource Technology
68 publications, 0.45%
IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
67 publications, 0.45%
Aquatic Toxicology
67 publications, 0.45%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
66 publications, 0.44%
Environmental Pollution
65 publications, 0.43%
Water Resources Research
65 publications, 0.43%
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
63 publications, 0.42%
Environmental Science & Technology
63 publications, 0.42%
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
59 publications, 0.39%
Electrochimica Acta
59 publications, 0.39%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
3844 publications, 25.63%
Springer Nature
1935 publications, 12.9%
Wiley
1649 publications, 10.99%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1208 publications, 8.05%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
540 publications, 3.6%
Taylor & Francis
516 publications, 3.44%
MDPI
454 publications, 3.03%
Optica Publishing Group
423 publications, 2.82%
AIP Publishing
367 publications, 2.45%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
324 publications, 2.16%
The Electrochemical Society
277 publications, 1.85%
Consortium Erudit
267 publications, 1.78%
American Society for Microbiology
227 publications, 1.51%
American Physical Society (APS)
213 publications, 1.42%
IOP Publishing
186 publications, 1.24%
Oxford University Press
183 publications, 1.22%
SAGE
155 publications, 1.03%
Frontiers Media S.A.
144 publications, 0.96%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
144 publications, 0.96%
Canadian Science Publishing
131 publications, 0.87%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
120 publications, 0.8%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
108 publications, 0.72%
IWA Publishing
96 publications, 0.64%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
75 publications, 0.5%
Cambridge University Press
71 publications, 0.47%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
67 publications, 0.45%
Copernicus
67 publications, 0.45%
Hindawi Limited
63 publications, 0.42%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
48 publications, 0.32%
Microbiology Society
46 publications, 0.31%
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With other organizations

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Université du Québec à Montréal
1306 publications, 8.71%
McGill University
965 publications, 6.43%
Université de Montréal
933 publications, 6.22%
Université Laval
797 publications, 5.31%
Université de Sherbrooke
442 publications, 2.95%
Concordia University
273 publications, 1.82%
Polytechnique Montréal
267 publications, 1.78%
University of Ottawa
243 publications, 1.62%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
238 publications, 1.59%
Geological Survey of Canada
235 publications, 1.57%
National Research Council Canada
206 publications, 1.37%
École de Technologie Supérieure
202 publications, 1.35%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
181 publications, 1.21%
Université du Québec à Rimouski
170 publications, 1.13%
Natural Resources Canada
165 publications, 1.1%
University of Toronto
156 publications, 1.04%
Northwestern Polytechnical University
151 publications, 1.01%
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
136 publications, 0.91%
York University
129 publications, 0.86%
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
121 publications, 0.81%
University of Bordeaux
120 publications, 0.8%
University of British Columbia
120 publications, 0.8%
Queen's University at Kingston
118 publications, 0.79%
University of Rouen Normandy
117 publications, 0.78%
University of Waterloo
112 publications, 0.75%
Sorbonne University
104 publications, 0.69%
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
97 publications, 0.65%
Khalifa University
95 publications, 0.63%
University of Rome Tor Vergata
94 publications, 0.63%
University of Alberta
94 publications, 0.63%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
238 publications, 1.59%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
181 publications, 1.21%
Northwestern Polytechnical University
151 publications, 1.01%
University of Bordeaux
120 publications, 0.8%
University of Rouen Normandy
117 publications, 0.78%
Sorbonne University
104 publications, 0.69%
Khalifa University
95 publications, 0.63%
University of Rome Tor Vergata
94 publications, 0.63%
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
91 publications, 0.61%
Université Paris-Saclay
87 publications, 0.58%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
74 publications, 0.49%
Qingdao University
68 publications, 0.45%
Sapienza University of Rome
67 publications, 0.45%
Nankai University
64 publications, 0.43%
City University of Hong Kong
63 publications, 0.42%
Harvard University
63 publications, 0.42%
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
61 publications, 0.41%
University of Palermo
60 publications, 0.4%
ETH Zurich
58 publications, 0.39%
Politehnica University of Bucharest
56 publications, 0.37%
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
55 publications, 0.37%
Swinburne University of Technology
55 publications, 0.37%
Grenoble Alpes University
54 publications, 0.36%
Harbin Institute of Technology
51 publications, 0.34%
University of Tehran
50 publications, 0.33%
University of Montpellier
50 publications, 0.33%
University of Padua
49 publications, 0.33%
University of Sydney
49 publications, 0.33%
Aix-Marseille University
48 publications, 0.32%
University of Glasgow
48 publications, 0.32%
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With other countries

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USA, 1790, 11.93%
USA
1790 publications, 11.93%
France, 1384, 9.23%
France
1384 publications, 9.23%
China, 1267, 8.45%
China
1267 publications, 8.45%
Germany, 601, 4.01%
Germany
601 publications, 4.01%
Italy, 595, 3.97%
Italy
595 publications, 3.97%
United Kingdom, 532, 3.55%
United Kingdom
532 publications, 3.55%
Australia, 292, 1.95%
Australia
292 publications, 1.95%
Spain, 272, 1.81%
Spain
272 publications, 1.81%
Japan, 231, 1.54%
Japan
231 publications, 1.54%
India, 218, 1.45%
India
218 publications, 1.45%
Brazil, 192, 1.28%
Brazil
192 publications, 1.28%
UAE, 192, 1.28%
UAE
192 publications, 1.28%
Iran, 188, 1.25%
Iran
188 publications, 1.25%
Switzerland, 184, 1.23%
Switzerland
184 publications, 1.23%
Mexico, 167, 1.11%
Mexico
167 publications, 1.11%
Israel, 159, 1.06%
Israel
159 publications, 1.06%
Sweden, 158, 1.05%
Sweden
158 publications, 1.05%
Belgium, 155, 1.03%
Belgium
155 publications, 1.03%
Republic of Korea, 153, 1.02%
Republic of Korea
153 publications, 1.02%
Saudi Arabia, 151, 1.01%
Saudi Arabia
151 publications, 1.01%
Tunisia, 131, 0.87%
Tunisia
131 publications, 0.87%
Netherlands, 125, 0.83%
Netherlands
125 publications, 0.83%
Russia, 116, 0.77%
Russia
116 publications, 0.77%
Romania, 89, 0.59%
Romania
89 publications, 0.59%
Czech Republic, 87, 0.58%
Czech Republic
87 publications, 0.58%
Denmark, 86, 0.57%
Denmark
86 publications, 0.57%
Morocco, 84, 0.56%
Morocco
84 publications, 0.56%
Algeria, 82, 0.55%
Algeria
82 publications, 0.55%
Singapore, 76, 0.51%
Singapore
76 publications, 0.51%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1971 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.