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Francis Crick Institute
Short name
FCI
Country, city
United Kingdom, London
Publications
6 292
Citations
319 057
h-index
234
Top-3 journals
Nature Communications
Nature Communications (387 publications)
Cancer Research
Cancer Research (180 publications)
eLife
eLife (160 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University College London
University College London (1597 publications)
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (978 publications)
King's College London
King's College London (697 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (250 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (208 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 2005

Total publications
6292
Total citations
319057
Citations per publication
50.71
Average publications per year
299.62
Average authors per publication
14.17
h-index
234
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, 16.83%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
1059 publications, 16.83%
Molecular Biology, 918, 14.59%
Molecular Biology
918 publications, 14.59%
Cell Biology, 792, 12.59%
Cell Biology
792 publications, 12.59%
Multidisciplinary, 631, 10.03%
Multidisciplinary
631 publications, 10.03%
Oncology, 532, 8.46%
Oncology
532 publications, 8.46%
General Medicine, 507, 8.06%
General Medicine
507 publications, 8.06%
Immunology, 501, 7.96%
Immunology
501 publications, 7.96%
Cancer Research, 461, 7.33%
Cancer Research
461 publications, 7.33%
Genetics, 437, 6.95%
Genetics
437 publications, 6.95%
Biochemistry, 436, 6.93%
Biochemistry
436 publications, 6.93%
General Chemistry, 389, 6.18%
General Chemistry
389 publications, 6.18%
General Physics and Astronomy, 361, 5.74%
General Physics and Astronomy
361 publications, 5.74%
General Neuroscience, 302, 4.8%
General Neuroscience
302 publications, 4.8%
Immunology and Allergy, 287, 4.56%
Immunology and Allergy
287 publications, 4.56%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 272, 4.32%
General Immunology and Microbiology
272 publications, 4.32%
Developmental Biology, 251, 3.99%
Developmental Biology
251 publications, 3.99%
Infectious Diseases, 231, 3.67%
Infectious Diseases
231 publications, 3.67%
Microbiology, 200, 3.18%
Microbiology
200 publications, 3.18%
Molecular Medicine, 169, 2.69%
Molecular Medicine
169 publications, 2.69%
Virology, 169, 2.69%
Virology
169 publications, 2.69%
Hematology, 161, 2.56%
Hematology
161 publications, 2.56%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 135, 2.15%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
135 publications, 2.15%
Structural Biology, 127, 2.02%
Structural Biology
127 publications, 2.02%
Microbiology (medical), 107, 1.7%
Microbiology (medical)
107 publications, 1.7%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 107, 1.7%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
107 publications, 1.7%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 104, 1.65%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
104 publications, 1.65%
Genetics (clinical), 100, 1.59%
Genetics (clinical)
100 publications, 1.59%
Biotechnology, 98, 1.56%
Biotechnology
98 publications, 1.56%
Pharmacology, 93, 1.48%
Pharmacology
93 publications, 1.48%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 90, 1.43%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
90 publications, 1.43%
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Journals

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Nature Communications
387 publications, 6.15%
Cancer Research
180 publications, 2.86%
eLife
160 publications, 2.54%
Nature
150 publications, 2.38%
Scientific Reports
128 publications, 2.03%
Cell Reports
109 publications, 1.73%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
98 publications, 1.56%
Science
78 publications, 1.24%
Molecular Cell
72 publications, 1.14%
Annals of Oncology
71 publications, 1.13%
Methods in Molecular Biology
70 publications, 1.11%
Developmental Cell
69 publications, 1.1%
Wellcome Open Research
68 publications, 1.08%
Development (Cambridge)
67 publications, 1.06%
Nature Cell Biology
62 publications, 0.99%
PLoS ONE
62 publications, 0.99%
Cell
60 publications, 0.95%
Blood
58 publications, 0.92%
Nucleic Acids Research
55 publications, 0.87%
Science advances
54 publications, 0.86%
Frontiers in Immunology
53 publications, 0.84%
EMBO Journal
51 publications, 0.81%
Journal of Cell Science
51 publications, 0.81%
PLoS Pathogens
44 publications, 0.7%
Journal of Experimental Medicine
44 publications, 0.7%
Current Biology
41 publications, 0.65%
ESMO Open
39 publications, 0.62%
Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
38 publications, 0.6%
Biophysical Journal
36 publications, 0.57%
PLoS Biology
36 publications, 0.57%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
1639 publications, 26.05%
Elsevier
1363 publications, 21.66%
Wiley
389 publications, 6.18%
Oxford University Press
277 publications, 4.4%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
265 publications, 4.21%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
182 publications, 2.89%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
180 publications, 2.86%
eLife Sciences Publications
160 publications, 2.54%
Frontiers Media S.A.
158 publications, 2.51%
MDPI
151 publications, 2.4%
The Company of Biologists
138 publications, 2.19%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
99 publications, 1.57%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
98 publications, 1.56%
Rockefeller University Press
93 publications, 1.48%
Taylor & Francis
87 publications, 1.38%
European Molecular Biology Organization
87 publications, 1.38%
F1000 Research
86 publications, 1.37%
American Society for Microbiology
77 publications, 1.22%
American Society of Hematology
63 publications, 1%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
54 publications, 0.86%
The Royal Society
42 publications, 0.67%
BMJ
42 publications, 0.67%
Portland Press
39 publications, 0.62%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
35 publications, 0.56%
SAGE
32 publications, 0.51%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
32 publications, 0.51%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
32 publications, 0.51%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
32 publications, 0.51%
The American Association of Immunologists
30 publications, 0.48%
Microbiology Society
28 publications, 0.45%
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With other organizations

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University College London
1597 publications, 25.38%
Imperial College London
978 publications, 15.54%
King's College London
697 publications, 11.08%
University of Cambridge
550 publications, 8.74%
University of Oxford
495 publications, 7.87%
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
277 publications, 4.4%
Queen Mary University of London
267 publications, 4.24%
University of Cape Town
250 publications, 3.97%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
235 publications, 3.73%
Harvard University
208 publications, 3.31%
Wellcome Sanger Institute
192 publications, 3.05%
University of Edinburgh
175 publications, 2.78%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
159 publications, 2.53%
University of Manchester
158 publications, 2.51%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
142 publications, 2.26%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
134 publications, 2.13%
University of Birmingham
132 publications, 2.1%
University of Glasgow
127 publications, 2.02%
University of Melbourne
117 publications, 1.86%
University of Copenhagen
111 publications, 1.76%
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
111 publications, 1.76%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
110 publications, 1.75%
Karolinska Institute
108 publications, 1.72%
Stanford University
106 publications, 1.68%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
106 publications, 1.68%
University of Toronto
104 publications, 1.65%
Newcastle University
99 publications, 1.57%
Cornell University
96 publications, 1.53%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
88 publications, 1.4%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
85 publications, 1.35%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Cape Town
250 publications, 3.97%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
235 publications, 3.73%
Harvard University
208 publications, 3.31%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
142 publications, 2.26%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
134 publications, 2.13%
University of Melbourne
117 publications, 1.86%
University of Copenhagen
111 publications, 1.76%
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
111 publications, 1.76%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
110 publications, 1.75%
Karolinska Institute
108 publications, 1.72%
Stanford University
106 publications, 1.68%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
106 publications, 1.68%
University of Toronto
104 publications, 1.65%
Cornell University
96 publications, 1.53%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
88 publications, 1.4%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
85 publications, 1.35%
German Cancer Research Center
83 publications, 1.32%
Paris Cité University
82 publications, 1.3%
Stellenbosch University
77 publications, 1.22%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
74 publications, 1.18%
University of California, San Francisco
72 publications, 1.14%
Sorbonne University
68 publications, 1.08%
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
68 publications, 1.08%
Johns Hopkins University
67 publications, 1.06%
Institut Pasteur
67 publications, 1.06%
ETH Zurich
66 publications, 1.05%
University of Pennsylvania
66 publications, 1.05%
Heidelberg University
63 publications, 1%
University of Zurich
63 publications, 1%
University of California, San Diego
62 publications, 0.99%
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With other countries

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USA, 1532, 24.35%
USA
1532 publications, 24.35%
Germany, 871, 13.84%
Germany
871 publications, 13.84%
France, 465, 7.39%
France
465 publications, 7.39%
Italy, 366, 5.82%
Italy
366 publications, 5.82%
Switzerland, 362, 5.75%
Switzerland
362 publications, 5.75%
Spain, 359, 5.71%
Spain
359 publications, 5.71%
Australia, 333, 5.29%
Australia
333 publications, 5.29%
Netherlands, 322, 5.12%
Netherlands
322 publications, 5.12%
Japan, 293, 4.66%
Japan
293 publications, 4.66%
Canada, 261, 4.15%
Canada
261 publications, 4.15%
China, 257, 4.08%
China
257 publications, 4.08%
South Africa, 256, 4.07%
South Africa
256 publications, 4.07%
Belgium, 239, 3.8%
Belgium
239 publications, 3.8%
Sweden, 222, 3.53%
Sweden
222 publications, 3.53%
Denmark, 192, 3.05%
Denmark
192 publications, 3.05%
Austria, 177, 2.81%
Austria
177 publications, 2.81%
Singapore, 94, 1.49%
Singapore
94 publications, 1.49%
Portugal, 92, 1.46%
Portugal
92 publications, 1.46%
Norway, 92, 1.46%
Norway
92 publications, 1.46%
Israel, 87, 1.38%
Israel
87 publications, 1.38%
Finland, 85, 1.35%
Finland
85 publications, 1.35%
Republic of Korea, 71, 1.13%
Republic of Korea
71 publications, 1.13%
India, 70, 1.11%
India
70 publications, 1.11%
Brazil, 65, 1.03%
Brazil
65 publications, 1.03%
Russia, 64, 1.02%
Russia
64 publications, 1.02%
Ireland, 64, 1.02%
Ireland
64 publications, 1.02%
Hungary, 52, 0.83%
Hungary
52 publications, 0.83%
Greece, 52, 0.83%
Greece
52 publications, 0.83%
Poland, 49, 0.78%
Poland
49 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.
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