Ruhr University Bochum

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Short name

RUB

Country, city

Germany, Bochum

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Organization website

Publications

77 068

Citations

2 008 786

h-index

379

Top-3 journals

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (964 publications)

Springer-Lehrbuch (731 publications)

Physical Review B (724 publications)

Top-3 organizations

BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum (2764 publications)

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (1868 publications)

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (1811 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Oxford (678 publications)

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (513 publications)

French Institute of Health and Medical Research (502 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Found

Since 1963

Total publications

77068

Total citations

2008786

Citations per publication

26.07

Average publications per year

1223.3

Average authors per publication

8.32

h-index

379

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.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine	General Medicine, 7229, 9.38% General Medicine 7229 publications, 9.38%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 5566, 7.22% Condensed Matter Physics 5566 publications, 7.22%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 3651, 4.74% General Chemistry 3651 publications, 4.74%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 3433, 4.45% General Physics and Astronomy 3433 publications, 4.45%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 3240, 4.2% Biochemistry 3240 publications, 4.2%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 3078, 3.99% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 3078 publications, 3.99%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 2881, 3.74% General Materials Science 2881 publications, 3.74%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 2623, 3.4% Molecular Biology 2623 publications, 3.4%
Neurology (clinical)	Neurology (clinical), 2564, 3.33% Neurology (clinical) 2564 publications, 3.33%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 2219, 2.88% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2219 publications, 2.88%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 1992, 2.58% Mechanical Engineering 1992 publications, 2.58%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1957, 2.54% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1957 publications, 2.54%
Surgery	Surgery, 1883, 2.44% Surgery 1883 publications, 2.44%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 1809, 2.35% Mechanics of Materials 1809 publications, 2.35%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 1806, 2.34% Cell Biology 1806 publications, 2.34%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1780, 2.31% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1780 publications, 2.31%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 1744, 2.26% Psychiatry and Mental health 1744 publications, 2.26%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1727, 2.24% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1727 publications, 2.24%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 1678, 2.18% Catalysis 1678 publications, 2.18%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 1678, 2.18% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1678 publications, 2.18%
Neurology	Neurology, 1629, 2.11% Neurology 1629 publications, 2.11%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 1558, 2.02% Space and Planetary Science 1558 publications, 2.02%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 1524, 1.98% Organic Chemistry 1524 publications, 1.98%
Genetics	Genetics, 1497, 1.94% Genetics 1497 publications, 1.94%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 1492, 1.94% Inorganic Chemistry 1492 publications, 1.94%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1450, 1.88% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1450 publications, 1.88%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 1427, 1.85% General Chemical Engineering 1427 publications, 1.85%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 1410, 1.83% Materials Chemistry 1410 publications, 1.83%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 1372, 1.78% General Neuroscience 1372 publications, 1.78%
Immunology	Immunology, 1315, 1.71% Immunology 1315 publications, 1.71%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 964, 1.25% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 964 publications, 1.25%
Springer-Lehrbuch	Springer-Lehrbuch, 731, 0.95% Springer-Lehrbuch 731 publications, 0.95%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 724, 0.94% Physical Review B 724 publications, 0.94%
Physics of Plasmas	Physics of Plasmas, 553, 0.72% Physics of Plasmas 553 publications, 0.72%
Angewandte Chemie	Angewandte Chemie, 503, 0.65% Angewandte Chemie 503 publications, 0.65%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 470, 0.61% Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 470 publications, 0.61%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 437, 0.57% PLoS ONE 437 publications, 0.57%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 414, 0.54% Physical Review Letters 414 publications, 0.54%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 377, 0.49% Astronomy and Astrophysics 377 publications, 0.49%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 370, 0.48% SSRN Electronic Journal 370 publications, 0.48%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 364, 0.47% Scientific Reports 364 publications, 0.47%
Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik	Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik, 353, 0.46% Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik 353 publications, 0.46%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 341, 0.44% Journal of Chemical Physics 341 publications, 0.44%
Physica Scripta	Physica Scripta, 341, 0.44% Physica Scripta 341 publications, 0.44%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 322, 0.42% Physical Review D 322 publications, 0.42%
Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics	Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics, 321, 0.42% Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics 321 publications, 0.42%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 296, 0.38% Journal of Applied Physics 296 publications, 0.38%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 292, 0.38% Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 292 publications, 0.38%
Plasma Sources Science and Technology	Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 277, 0.36% Plasma Sources Science and Technology 277 publications, 0.36%
Chemische Berichte	Chemische Berichte, 277, 0.36% Chemische Berichte 277 publications, 0.36%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 273, 0.35% Astrophysical Journal 273 publications, 0.35%
Physical Review C	Physical Review C, 260, 0.34% Physical Review C 260 publications, 0.34%
Chemistry - A European Journal	Chemistry - A European Journal, 260, 0.34% Chemistry - A European Journal 260 publications, 0.34%
PAMM	PAMM, 259, 0.34% PAMM 259 publications, 0.34%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 258, 0.33% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 258 publications, 0.33%
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases	Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 252, 0.33% Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 252 publications, 0.33%
JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology	JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology, 244, 0.32% JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology 244 publications, 0.32%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 238, 0.31% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 238 publications, 0.31%
Physical Review E	Physical Review E, 229, 0.3% Physical Review E 229 publications, 0.3%
European Physical Journal A	European Physical Journal A, 223, 0.29% European Physical Journal A 223 publications, 0.29%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 20288, 26.32% Springer Nature 20288 publications, 26.32%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 15578, 20.21% Elsevier 15578 publications, 20.21%
Wiley	Wiley, 9929, 12.88% Wiley 9929 publications, 12.88%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 2199, 2.85% American Physical Society (APS) 2199 publications, 2.85%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 1912, 2.48% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 1912 publications, 2.48%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 1811, 2.35% Oxford University Press 1811 publications, 2.35%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 1807, 2.34% AIP Publishing 1807 publications, 2.34%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 1679, 2.18% IOP Publishing 1679 publications, 2.18%
MDPI	MDPI, 1600, 2.08% MDPI 1600 publications, 2.08%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1598, 2.07% Taylor & Francis 1598 publications, 2.07%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 1571, 2.04% American Chemical Society (ACS) 1571 publications, 2.04%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 1398, 1.81% Walter de Gruyter 1398 publications, 1.81%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1048, 1.36% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1048 publications, 1.36%
SAGE	SAGE, 1021, 1.32% SAGE 1021 publications, 1.32%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 1011, 1.31% Frontiers Media S.A. 1011 publications, 1.31%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 868, 1.13% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 868 publications, 1.13%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 831, 1.08% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 831 publications, 1.08%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 721, 0.94% Cambridge University Press 721 publications, 0.94%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 678, 0.88% S. Karger AG 678 publications, 0.88%
BMJ	BMJ, 641, 0.83% BMJ 641 publications, 0.83%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 624, 0.81% EDP Sciences 624 publications, 0.81%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 506, 0.66% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 506 publications, 0.66%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 364, 0.47% Social Science Electronic Publishing 364 publications, 0.47%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 317, 0.41% American Astronomical Society 317 publications, 0.41%
Hogrefe Publishing Group	Hogrefe Publishing Group, 294, 0.38% Hogrefe Publishing Group 294 publications, 0.38%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 268, 0.35% American Society for Microbiology 268 publications, 0.35%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 254, 0.33% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 254 publications, 0.33%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 246, 0.32% Copernicus 246 publications, 0.32%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 210, 0.27% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 210 publications, 0.27%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 192, 0.25% World Scientific 192 publications, 0.25%
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With other organizations

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BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum	BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum, 2764, 3.59% BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum 2764 publications, 3.59%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 1868, 2.42% Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin 1868 publications, 2.42%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 1811, 2.35% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 1811 publications, 2.35%
University of Duisburg-Essen	University of Duisburg-Essen, 1777, 2.31% University of Duisburg-Essen 1777 publications, 2.31%
Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia	Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, 1636, 2.12% Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia 1636 publications, 2.12%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 1284, 1.67% Heidelberg University 1284 publications, 1.67%
Technical University of Munich	Technical University of Munich, 1246, 1.62% Technical University of Munich 1246 publications, 1.62%
Essen University Hospital	Essen University Hospital, 1153, 1.5% Essen University Hospital 1153 publications, 1.5%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 1143, 1.48% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 1143 publications, 1.48%
University of Münster	University of Münster, 1142, 1.48% University of Münster 1142 publications, 1.48%
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf	Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 1141, 1.48% Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf 1141 publications, 1.48%
Hannover Medical School	Hannover Medical School, 1045, 1.36% Hannover Medical School 1045 publications, 1.36%
University of Tübingen	University of Tübingen, 1034, 1.34% University of Tübingen 1034 publications, 1.34%
University of Cologne	University of Cologne, 1006, 1.31% University of Cologne 1006 publications, 1.31%
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg	University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, 969, 1.26% University of Erlangen–Nuremberg 969 publications, 1.26%
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz	Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 885, 1.15% Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 885 publications, 1.15%
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf	University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 871, 1.13% University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf 871 publications, 1.13%
Technische Universität Dresden	Technische Universität Dresden, 858, 1.11% Technische Universität Dresden 858 publications, 1.11%
Technical University of Dortmund	Technical University of Dortmund, 838, 1.09% Technical University of Dortmund 838 publications, 1.09%
RWTH Aachen University	RWTH Aachen University, 794, 1.03% RWTH Aachen University 794 publications, 1.03%
Goethe University Frankfurt	Goethe University Frankfurt, 760, 0.99% Goethe University Frankfurt 760 publications, 0.99%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg	Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 748, 0.97% Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg 748 publications, 0.97%
Humboldt University of Berlin	Humboldt University of Berlin, 696, 0.9% Humboldt University of Berlin 696 publications, 0.9%
Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum	Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, 685, 0.89% Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum 685 publications, 0.89%
Free University of Berlin	Free University of Berlin, 680, 0.88% Free University of Berlin 680 publications, 0.88%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 678, 0.88% University of Oxford 678 publications, 0.88%
Philipps University of Marburg	Philipps University of Marburg, 672, 0.87% Philipps University of Marburg 672 publications, 0.87%
University Hospital Heidelberg	University Hospital Heidelberg, 665, 0.86% University Hospital Heidelberg 665 publications, 0.86%
Justus Liebig University Giessen	Justus Liebig University Giessen, 643, 0.83% Justus Liebig University Giessen 643 publications, 0.83%
Forschungszentrum Jülich	Forschungszentrum Jülich, 639, 0.83% Forschungszentrum Jülich 639 publications, 0.83%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 678, 0.88% University of Oxford 678 publications, 0.88%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 513, 0.67% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 513 publications, 0.67%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 502, 0.65% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 502 publications, 0.65%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 479, 0.62% Harvard University 479 publications, 0.62%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 473, 0.61% University of Copenhagen 473 publications, 0.61%
Jagiellonian University	Jagiellonian University, 460, 0.6% Jagiellonian University 460 publications, 0.6%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 454, 0.59% Uppsala University 454 publications, 0.59%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 446, 0.58% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 446 publications, 0.58%
Medical University of Vienna	Medical University of Vienna, 429, 0.56% Medical University of Vienna 429 publications, 0.56%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 425, 0.55% University of Groningen 425 publications, 0.55%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 419, 0.54% University of Manchester 419 publications, 0.54%
University College London	University College London, 404, 0.52% University College London 404 publications, 0.52%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 383, 0.5% ETH Zurich 383 publications, 0.5%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 375, 0.49% University of Zurich 375 publications, 0.49%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico	Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 373, 0.48% Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico 373 publications, 0.48%
University of Turin	University of Turin, 370, 0.48% University of Turin 370 publications, 0.48%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 365, 0.47% Ghent University 365 publications, 0.47%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 363, 0.47% Sorbonne University 363 publications, 0.47%
Zhejiang University	Zhejiang University, 351, 0.46% Zhejiang University 351 publications, 0.46%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 342, 0.44% Karolinska Institute 342 publications, 0.44%
Peking University	Peking University, 339, 0.44% Peking University 339 publications, 0.44%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 337, 0.44% Imperial College London 337 publications, 0.44%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 336, 0.44% Université Paris-Saclay 336 publications, 0.44%
University of Basel	University of Basel, 335, 0.43% University of Basel 335 publications, 0.43%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 330, 0.43% University of Cambridge 330 publications, 0.43%
Umeå University	Umeå University, 323, 0.42% Umeå University 323 publications, 0.42%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 310, 0.4% University of Toronto 310 publications, 0.4%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 295, 0.38% Paris Cité University 295 publications, 0.38%
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research	Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 294, 0.38% Joint Institute for Nuclear Research 294 publications, 0.38%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 292, 0.38% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 292 publications, 0.38%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 7878, 10.22% USA 7878 publications, 10.22%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 4525, 5.87% United Kingdom 4525 publications, 5.87%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 2937, 3.81% Switzerland 2937 publications, 3.81%
France	France, 2935, 3.81% France 2935 publications, 3.81%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 2800, 3.63% Netherlands 2800 publications, 3.63%
Italy	Italy, 2760, 3.58% Italy 2760 publications, 3.58%
China	China, 2483, 3.22% China 2483 publications, 3.22%
Austria	Austria, 2034, 2.64% Austria 2034 publications, 2.64%
Russia	Russia, 1877, 2.44% Russia 1877 publications, 2.44%
Sweden	Sweden, 1815, 2.36% Sweden 1815 publications, 2.36%
Canada	Canada, 1766, 2.29% Canada 1766 publications, 2.29%
Spain	Spain, 1662, 2.16% Spain 1662 publications, 2.16%
Australia	Australia, 1605, 2.08% Australia 1605 publications, 2.08%
Belgium	Belgium, 1588, 2.06% Belgium 1588 publications, 2.06%
Poland	Poland, 1415, 1.84% Poland 1415 publications, 1.84%
Japan	Japan, 1389, 1.8% Japan 1389 publications, 1.8%
Denmark	Denmark, 1184, 1.54% Denmark 1184 publications, 1.54%
India	India, 947, 1.23% India 947 publications, 1.23%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 701, 0.91% Czech Republic 701 publications, 0.91%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 649, 0.84% Republic of Korea 649 publications, 0.84%
Hungary	Hungary, 628, 0.81% Hungary 628 publications, 0.81%
Portugal	Portugal, 616, 0.8% Portugal 616 publications, 0.8%
Norway	Norway, 597, 0.77% Norway 597 publications, 0.77%
Israel	Israel, 548, 0.71% Israel 548 publications, 0.71%
Brazil	Brazil, 544, 0.71% Brazil 544 publications, 0.71%
Greece	Greece, 543, 0.7% Greece 543 publications, 0.7%
Turkey	Turkey, 538, 0.7% Turkey 538 publications, 0.7%
Finland	Finland, 495, 0.64% Finland 495 publications, 0.64%
South Africa	South Africa, 454, 0.59% South Africa 454 publications, 0.59%
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