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Francis Crick Institute
Short name
FCI
Country, city
United Kingdom, London
Publications
6 391
Citations
327 502
h-index
238
Top-3 journals
Nature Communications
Nature Communications (401 publications)
Cancer Research
Cancer Research (181 publications)
eLife
eLife (160 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University College London
University College London (1614 publications)
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (995 publications)
King's College London
King's College London (711 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (255 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (215 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 2005

Total publications
6391
Total citations
327502
Citations per publication
51.24
Average publications per year
290.5
Average authors per publication
14.26
h-index
238
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 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1059, 16.57%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
1059 publications, 16.57%
Molecular Biology, 918, 14.36%
Molecular Biology
918 publications, 14.36%
Cell Biology, 792, 12.39%
Cell Biology
792 publications, 12.39%
Multidisciplinary, 631, 9.87%
Multidisciplinary
631 publications, 9.87%
Oncology, 532, 8.32%
Oncology
532 publications, 8.32%
General Medicine, 507, 7.93%
General Medicine
507 publications, 7.93%
Immunology, 501, 7.84%
Immunology
501 publications, 7.84%
Cancer Research, 461, 7.21%
Cancer Research
461 publications, 7.21%
Genetics, 437, 6.84%
Genetics
437 publications, 6.84%
Biochemistry, 436, 6.82%
Biochemistry
436 publications, 6.82%
General Chemistry, 389, 6.09%
General Chemistry
389 publications, 6.09%
General Physics and Astronomy, 361, 5.65%
General Physics and Astronomy
361 publications, 5.65%
General Neuroscience, 302, 4.73%
General Neuroscience
302 publications, 4.73%
Immunology and Allergy, 287, 4.49%
Immunology and Allergy
287 publications, 4.49%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 272, 4.26%
General Immunology and Microbiology
272 publications, 4.26%
Developmental Biology, 251, 3.93%
Developmental Biology
251 publications, 3.93%
Infectious Diseases, 231, 3.61%
Infectious Diseases
231 publications, 3.61%
Microbiology, 200, 3.13%
Microbiology
200 publications, 3.13%
Molecular Medicine, 169, 2.64%
Molecular Medicine
169 publications, 2.64%
Virology, 169, 2.64%
Virology
169 publications, 2.64%
Hematology, 161, 2.52%
Hematology
161 publications, 2.52%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 135, 2.11%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
135 publications, 2.11%
Structural Biology, 127, 1.99%
Structural Biology
127 publications, 1.99%
Microbiology (medical), 107, 1.67%
Microbiology (medical)
107 publications, 1.67%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 107, 1.67%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
107 publications, 1.67%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 104, 1.63%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
104 publications, 1.63%
Genetics (clinical), 100, 1.56%
Genetics (clinical)
100 publications, 1.56%
Biotechnology, 98, 1.53%
Biotechnology
98 publications, 1.53%
Pharmacology, 93, 1.46%
Pharmacology
93 publications, 1.46%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 90, 1.41%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
90 publications, 1.41%
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Journals

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Nature Communications
401 publications, 6.27%
Cancer Research
181 publications, 2.83%
eLife
160 publications, 2.5%
Nature
154 publications, 2.41%
Scientific Reports
130 publications, 2.03%
Cell Reports
108 publications, 1.69%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
102 publications, 1.6%
Science
79 publications, 1.24%
Molecular Cell
72 publications, 1.13%
Annals of Oncology
71 publications, 1.11%
Methods in Molecular Biology
70 publications, 1.1%
Developmental Cell
69 publications, 1.08%
Development (Cambridge)
68 publications, 1.06%
Wellcome Open Research
68 publications, 1.06%
Nature Cell Biology
64 publications, 1%
PLoS ONE
62 publications, 0.97%
Cell
60 publications, 0.94%
Blood
58 publications, 0.91%
Nucleic Acids Research
57 publications, 0.89%
Frontiers in Immunology
55 publications, 0.86%
Science advances
55 publications, 0.86%
EMBO Journal
52 publications, 0.81%
Journal of Cell Science
51 publications, 0.8%
Journal of Experimental Medicine
45 publications, 0.7%
PLoS Pathogens
44 publications, 0.69%
Current Biology
41 publications, 0.64%
ESMO Open
39 publications, 0.61%
Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
39 publications, 0.61%
Biophysical Journal
37 publications, 0.58%
PLoS Biology
37 publications, 0.58%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
1690 publications, 26.44%
Elsevier
1367 publications, 21.39%
Wiley
397 publications, 6.21%
Oxford University Press
288 publications, 4.51%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
268 publications, 4.19%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
184 publications, 2.88%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
184 publications, 2.88%
Frontiers Media S.A.
160 publications, 2.5%
eLife Sciences Publications
160 publications, 2.5%
MDPI
151 publications, 2.36%
The Company of Biologists
139 publications, 2.17%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
102 publications, 1.6%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
100 publications, 1.56%
Rockefeller University Press
94 publications, 1.47%
Taylor & Francis
87 publications, 1.36%
European Molecular Biology Organization
87 publications, 1.36%
F1000 Research
86 publications, 1.35%
American Society for Microbiology
77 publications, 1.2%
American Society of Hematology
63 publications, 0.99%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
54 publications, 0.84%
BMJ
43 publications, 0.67%
The Royal Society
42 publications, 0.66%
Portland Press
39 publications, 0.61%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
35 publications, 0.55%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
35 publications, 0.55%
SAGE
33 publications, 0.52%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
32 publications, 0.5%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
31 publications, 0.49%
The American Association of Immunologists
30 publications, 0.47%
Microbiology Society
29 publications, 0.45%
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With other organizations

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University College London
1614 publications, 25.25%
Imperial College London
995 publications, 15.57%
King's College London
711 publications, 11.13%
University of Cambridge
557 publications, 8.72%
University of Oxford
502 publications, 7.85%
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
284 publications, 4.44%
Queen Mary University of London
273 publications, 4.27%
University of Cape Town
255 publications, 3.99%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
245 publications, 3.83%
Harvard University
215 publications, 3.36%
Wellcome Sanger Institute
192 publications, 3%
University of Edinburgh
177 publications, 2.77%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
164 publications, 2.57%
University of Manchester
161 publications, 2.52%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
143 publications, 2.24%
University of Birmingham
138 publications, 2.16%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
136 publications, 2.13%
University of Glasgow
130 publications, 2.03%
University of Melbourne
120 publications, 1.88%
University of Copenhagen
113 publications, 1.77%
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
113 publications, 1.77%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
111 publications, 1.74%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
111 publications, 1.74%
Karolinska Institute
110 publications, 1.72%
Stanford University
107 publications, 1.67%
University of Toronto
107 publications, 1.67%
Newcastle University
101 publications, 1.58%
Cornell University
96 publications, 1.5%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
88 publications, 1.38%
Paris Cité University
86 publications, 1.35%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Cape Town
255 publications, 3.99%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
245 publications, 3.83%
Harvard University
215 publications, 3.36%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
143 publications, 2.24%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
136 publications, 2.13%
University of Melbourne
120 publications, 1.88%
University of Copenhagen
113 publications, 1.77%
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
113 publications, 1.77%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
111 publications, 1.74%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
111 publications, 1.74%
Karolinska Institute
110 publications, 1.72%
Stanford University
107 publications, 1.67%
University of Toronto
107 publications, 1.67%
Cornell University
96 publications, 1.5%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
88 publications, 1.38%
Paris Cité University
86 publications, 1.35%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
85 publications, 1.33%
German Cancer Research Center
84 publications, 1.31%
Stellenbosch University
79 publications, 1.24%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
75 publications, 1.17%
University of California, San Francisco
74 publications, 1.16%
Sorbonne University
71 publications, 1.11%
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
70 publications, 1.1%
University of Pennsylvania
69 publications, 1.08%
ETH Zurich
68 publications, 1.06%
Johns Hopkins University
68 publications, 1.06%
Institut Pasteur
68 publications, 1.06%
University of California, San Diego
66 publications, 1.03%
Heidelberg University
65 publications, 1.02%
University of Zurich
65 publications, 1.02%
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With other countries

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USA, 1539, 24.08%
USA
1539 publications, 24.08%
Germany, 873, 13.66%
Germany
873 publications, 13.66%
France, 468, 7.32%
France
468 publications, 7.32%
Italy, 367, 5.74%
Italy
367 publications, 5.74%
Spain, 364, 5.7%
Spain
364 publications, 5.7%
Switzerland, 364, 5.7%
Switzerland
364 publications, 5.7%
Australia, 336, 5.26%
Australia
336 publications, 5.26%
Netherlands, 324, 5.07%
Netherlands
324 publications, 5.07%
Japan, 294, 4.6%
Japan
294 publications, 4.6%
Canada, 262, 4.1%
Canada
262 publications, 4.1%
China, 259, 4.05%
China
259 publications, 4.05%
South Africa, 257, 4.02%
South Africa
257 publications, 4.02%
Belgium, 240, 3.76%
Belgium
240 publications, 3.76%
Sweden, 224, 3.5%
Sweden
224 publications, 3.5%
Denmark, 193, 3.02%
Denmark
193 publications, 3.02%
Austria, 179, 2.8%
Austria
179 publications, 2.8%
Singapore, 94, 1.47%
Singapore
94 publications, 1.47%
Norway, 93, 1.46%
Norway
93 publications, 1.46%
Portugal, 92, 1.44%
Portugal
92 publications, 1.44%
Israel, 87, 1.36%
Israel
87 publications, 1.36%
Finland, 86, 1.35%
Finland
86 publications, 1.35%
India, 72, 1.13%
India
72 publications, 1.13%
Republic of Korea, 72, 1.13%
Republic of Korea
72 publications, 1.13%
Russia, 65, 1.02%
Russia
65 publications, 1.02%
Brazil, 65, 1.02%
Brazil
65 publications, 1.02%
Ireland, 64, 1%
Ireland
64 publications, 1%
Hungary, 53, 0.83%
Hungary
53 publications, 0.83%
Greece, 52, 0.81%
Greece
52 publications, 0.81%
Saudi Arabia, 50, 0.78%
Saudi Arabia
50 publications, 0.78%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 2005 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.