Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

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Short name

Whitehead Institute

Country, city

USA, Cambridge

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Publications

5 876

Citations

1 238 567

h-index

509

Top-3 journals

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (429 publications)

Nature (314 publications)

Cell (281 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2857 publications)

Harvard University (1069 publications)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (937 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Cambridge (79 publications)

University of Toronto (68 publications)

McGill University (46 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Countries

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Since 1948

Total publications

5876

Total citations

1238567

Citations per publication

210.78

Average publications per year

75.33

Average authors per publication

7.12

h-index

509

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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Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 1142, 19.43% Molecular Biology 1142 publications, 19.43%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 1089, 18.53% Cell Biology 1089 publications, 18.53%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1086, 18.48% Multidisciplinary 1086 publications, 18.48%
Genetics	Genetics, 926, 15.76% Genetics 926 publications, 15.76%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 689, 11.73% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 689 publications, 11.73%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 674, 11.47% Biochemistry 674 publications, 11.47%
Immunology	Immunology, 349, 5.94% Immunology 349 publications, 5.94%
Developmental Biology	Developmental Biology, 348, 5.92% Developmental Biology 348 publications, 5.92%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 327, 5.57% Cancer Research 327 publications, 5.57%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 309, 5.26% General Medicine 309 publications, 5.26%
Oncology	Oncology, 257, 4.37% Oncology 257 publications, 4.37%
Surgery	Surgery, 231, 3.93% Surgery 231 publications, 3.93%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 220, 3.74% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 220 publications, 3.74%
Genetics (clinical)	Genetics (clinical), 208, 3.54% Genetics (clinical) 208 publications, 3.54%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 191, 3.25% Molecular Medicine 191 publications, 3.25%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine	Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 184, 3.13% Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 184 publications, 3.13%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 179, 3.05% Biotechnology 179 publications, 3.05%
Hematology	Hematology, 172, 2.93% Hematology 172 publications, 2.93%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 160, 2.72% General Neuroscience 160 publications, 2.72%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 133, 2.26% Immunology and Allergy 133 publications, 2.26%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 114, 1.94% General Chemistry 114 publications, 1.94%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 102, 1.74% Microbiology 102 publications, 1.74%
Structural Biology	Structural Biology, 99, 1.68% Structural Biology 99 publications, 1.68%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 88, 1.5% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 88 publications, 1.5%
General Immunology and Microbiology	General Immunology and Microbiology, 87, 1.48% General Immunology and Microbiology 87 publications, 1.48%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 81, 1.38% Bioengineering 81 publications, 1.38%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 71, 1.21% General Physics and Astronomy 71 publications, 1.21%
Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering, 69, 1.17% Biomedical Engineering 69 publications, 1.17%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 67, 1.14% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 67 publications, 1.14%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 65, 1.11% Biophysics 65 publications, 1.11%
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Journals

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 429, 7.3% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 429 publications, 7.3%
Nature	Nature, 314, 5.34% Nature 314 publications, 5.34%
Cell	Cell, 281, 4.78% Cell 281 publications, 4.78%
Science	Science, 258, 4.39% Science 258 publications, 4.39%
Nature Genetics	Nature Genetics, 138, 2.35% Nature Genetics 138 publications, 2.35%
Blood	Blood, 136, 2.31% Blood 136 publications, 2.31%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 120, 2.04% Cancer Research 120 publications, 2.04%
Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 116, 1.97% Journal of Biological Chemistry 116 publications, 1.97%
Annals of Thoracic Surgery	Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 103, 1.75% Annals of Thoracic Surgery 103 publications, 1.75%
Molecular Cell	Molecular Cell, 88, 1.5% Molecular Cell 88 publications, 1.5%
Molecular and Cellular Biology	Molecular and Cellular Biology, 80, 1.36% Molecular and Cellular Biology 80 publications, 1.36%
Genes and Development	Genes and Development, 79, 1.34% Genes and Development 79 publications, 1.34%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 78, 1.33% Nature Communications 78 publications, 1.33%
Development (Cambridge)	Development (Cambridge), 64, 1.09% Development (Cambridge) 64 publications, 1.09%
Current Biology	Current Biology, 61, 1.04% Current Biology 61 publications, 1.04%
Journal of Cell Biology	Journal of Cell Biology, 57, 0.97% Journal of Cell Biology 57 publications, 0.97%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 56, 0.95% FASEB Journal 56 publications, 0.95%
eLife	eLife, 56, 0.95% eLife 56 publications, 0.95%
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 55, 0.94% Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 55 publications, 0.94%
Cell Stem Cell	Cell Stem Cell, 55, 0.94% Cell Stem Cell 55 publications, 0.94%
Developmental Cell	Developmental Cell, 48, 0.82% Developmental Cell 48 publications, 0.82%
Cell Reports	Cell Reports, 47, 0.8% Cell Reports 47 publications, 0.8%
Genomics	Genomics, 46, 0.78% Genomics 46 publications, 0.78%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 45, 0.77% PLoS ONE 45 publications, 0.77%
Nature Biotechnology	Nature Biotechnology, 42, 0.71% Nature Biotechnology 42 publications, 0.71%
Nature Cell Biology	Nature Cell Biology, 42, 0.71% Nature Cell Biology 42 publications, 0.71%
Journal of Immunology	Journal of Immunology, 40, 0.68% Journal of Immunology 40 publications, 0.68%
American Journal of Human Genetics	American Journal of Human Genetics, 38, 0.65% American Journal of Human Genetics 38 publications, 0.65%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 35, 0.6% Biochemistry 35 publications, 0.6%
Molecular Biology of the Cell	Molecular Biology of the Cell, 35, 0.6% Molecular Biology of the Cell 35 publications, 0.6%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 1588, 27.03% Elsevier 1588 publications, 27.03%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1192, 20.29% Springer Nature 1192 publications, 20.29%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 429, 7.3% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 429 publications, 7.3%
Wiley	Wiley, 321, 5.46% Wiley 321 publications, 5.46%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 304, 5.17% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 304 publications, 5.17%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 195, 3.32% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 195 publications, 3.32%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 164, 2.79% Oxford University Press 164 publications, 2.79%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 153, 2.6% Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 153 publications, 2.6%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 140, 2.38% American Society for Microbiology 140 publications, 2.38%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 137, 2.33% American Society of Hematology 137 publications, 2.33%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 120, 2.04% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 120 publications, 2.04%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 118, 2.01% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 118 publications, 2.01%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 97, 1.65% The Company of Biologists 97 publications, 1.65%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 94, 1.6% American Chemical Society (ACS) 94 publications, 1.6%
Rockefeller University Press	Rockefeller University Press, 82, 1.4% Rockefeller University Press 82 publications, 1.4%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 68, 1.16% Taylor & Francis 68 publications, 1.16%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 57, 0.97% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 57 publications, 0.97%
eLife Sciences Publications	eLife Sciences Publications, 56, 0.95% eLife Sciences Publications 56 publications, 0.95%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 54, 0.92% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 54 publications, 0.92%
The American Association of Immunologists	The American Association of Immunologists, 40, 0.68% The American Association of Immunologists 40 publications, 0.68%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 37, 0.63% Annual Reviews 37 publications, 0.63%
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)	American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), 36, 0.61% American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) 36 publications, 0.61%
SAGE	SAGE, 33, 0.56% SAGE 33 publications, 0.56%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 27, 0.46% Mary Ann Liebert 27 publications, 0.46%
European Molecular Biology Organization	European Molecular Biology Organization, 22, 0.37% European Molecular Biology Organization 22 publications, 0.37%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 18, 0.31% Social Science Electronic Publishing 18 publications, 0.31%
MDPI	MDPI, 17, 0.29% MDPI 17 publications, 0.29%
Portland Press	Portland Press, 17, 0.29% Portland Press 17 publications, 0.29%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 16, 0.27% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 16 publications, 0.27%
American Diabetes Association	American Diabetes Association, 15, 0.26% American Diabetes Association 15 publications, 0.26%
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With other organizations

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2857, 48.62% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2857 publications, 48.62%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 1069, 18.19% Harvard University 1069 publications, 18.19%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 937, 15.95% Howard Hughes Medical Institute 937 publications, 15.95%
Emory University	Emory University, 496, 8.44% Emory University 496 publications, 8.44%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 443, 7.54% Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 443 publications, 7.54%
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard	Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 423, 7.2% Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard 423 publications, 7.2%
Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital, 367, 6.25% Massachusetts General Hospital 367 publications, 6.25%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 287, 4.88% Brigham and Women's Hospital 287 publications, 4.88%
Boston Children's Hospital	Boston Children's Hospital, 232, 3.95% Boston Children's Hospital 232 publications, 3.95%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 130, 2.21% Stanford University 130 publications, 2.21%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 121, 2.06% University of California, San Francisco 121 publications, 2.06%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 106, 1.8% University of Pennsylvania 106 publications, 1.8%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 103, 1.75% Johns Hopkins University 103 publications, 1.75%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 88, 1.5% Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 88 publications, 1.5%
Boston University	Boston University, 86, 1.46% Boston University 86 publications, 1.46%
Yale University	Yale University, 83, 1.41% Yale University 83 publications, 1.41%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 81, 1.38% Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 81 publications, 1.38%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 79, 1.34% University of Cambridge 79 publications, 1.34%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 79, 1.34% Columbia University 79 publications, 1.34%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 68, 1.16% University of California, Berkeley 68 publications, 1.16%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 68, 1.16% University of Toronto 68 publications, 1.16%
Tufts University	Tufts University, 66, 1.12% Tufts University 66 publications, 1.12%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 66, 1.12% University of California, San Diego 66 publications, 1.12%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 65, 1.11% Cornell University 65 publications, 1.11%
Washington University in St. Louis	Washington University in St. Louis, 63, 1.07% Washington University in St. Louis 63 publications, 1.07%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 62, 1.06% University of Washington 62 publications, 1.06%
Baylor College of Medicine	Baylor College of Medicine, 60, 1.02% Baylor College of Medicine 60 publications, 1.02%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 58, 0.99% University of Chicago 58 publications, 0.99%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 56, 0.95% University of California, Los Angeles 56 publications, 0.95%
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 55, 0.94% University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 55 publications, 0.94%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 79, 1.34% University of Cambridge 79 publications, 1.34%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 68, 1.16% University of Toronto 68 publications, 1.16%
McGill University	McGill University, 46, 0.78% McGill University 46 publications, 0.78%
Weizmann Institute of Science	Weizmann Institute of Science, 44, 0.75% Weizmann Institute of Science 44 publications, 0.75%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 42, 0.71% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 42 publications, 0.71%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 39, 0.66% University of Helsinki 39 publications, 0.66%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 35, 0.6% Hebrew University of Jerusalem 35 publications, 0.6%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 34, 0.58% University of Oxford 34 publications, 0.58%
University College London	University College London, 31, 0.53% University College London 31 publications, 0.53%
Netherlands Cancer Institute	Netherlands Cancer Institute, 29, 0.49% Netherlands Cancer Institute 29 publications, 0.49%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 26, 0.44% National University of Singapore 26 publications, 0.44%
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv University, 24, 0.41% Tel Aviv University 24 publications, 0.41%
Amsterdam University Medical Center	Amsterdam University Medical Center, 24, 0.41% Amsterdam University Medical Center 24 publications, 0.41%
University Medical Center Utrecht	University Medical Center Utrecht, 23, 0.39% University Medical Center Utrecht 23 publications, 0.39%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 22, 0.37% University of Tokyo 22 publications, 0.37%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 21, 0.36% Karolinska Institute 21 publications, 0.36%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 21, 0.36% University of Edinburgh 21 publications, 0.36%
German Cancer Research Center	German Cancer Research Center, 21, 0.36% German Cancer Research Center 21 publications, 0.36%
Lund University	Lund University, 20, 0.34% Lund University 20 publications, 0.34%
Wellcome Sanger Institute	Wellcome Sanger Institute, 20, 0.34% Wellcome Sanger Institute 20 publications, 0.34%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 19, 0.32% Heidelberg University 19 publications, 0.32%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 19, 0.32% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 19 publications, 0.32%
McGill University Health Centre	McGill University Health Centre, 19, 0.32% McGill University Health Centre 19 publications, 0.32%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 19, 0.32% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 19 publications, 0.32%
Université de Montréal	Université de Montréal, 19, 0.32% Université de Montréal 19 publications, 0.32%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 18, 0.31% ETH Zurich 18 publications, 0.31%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 18, 0.31% University of Copenhagen 18 publications, 0.31%
University of Southern Denmark	University of Southern Denmark, 18, 0.31% University of Southern Denmark 18 publications, 0.31%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 18, 0.31% University of British Columbia 18 publications, 0.31%
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center	Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center, 17, 0.29% Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center 17 publications, 0.29%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 338, 5.75% United Kingdom 338 publications, 5.75%
Germany	Germany, 292, 4.97% Germany 292 publications, 4.97%
Canada	Canada, 221, 3.76% Canada 221 publications, 3.76%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 146, 2.48% Netherlands 146 publications, 2.48%
China	China, 130, 2.21% China 130 publications, 2.21%
Japan	Japan, 115, 1.96% Japan 115 publications, 1.96%
France	France, 112, 1.91% France 112 publications, 1.91%
Israel	Israel, 111, 1.89% Israel 111 publications, 1.89%
Italy	Italy, 85, 1.45% Italy 85 publications, 1.45%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 84, 1.43% Switzerland 84 publications, 1.43%
Australia	Australia, 83, 1.41% Australia 83 publications, 1.41%
Sweden	Sweden, 83, 1.41% Sweden 83 publications, 1.41%
Spain	Spain, 63, 1.07% Spain 63 publications, 1.07%
Singapore	Singapore, 60, 1.02% Singapore 60 publications, 1.02%
Denmark	Denmark, 56, 0.95% Denmark 56 publications, 0.95%
Finland	Finland, 50, 0.85% Finland 50 publications, 0.85%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 43, 0.73% Republic of Korea 43 publications, 0.73%
Belgium	Belgium, 42, 0.71% Belgium 42 publications, 0.71%
Austria	Austria, 41, 0.7% Austria 41 publications, 0.7%
Portugal	Portugal, 24, 0.41% Portugal 24 publications, 0.41%
India	India, 19, 0.32% India 19 publications, 0.32%
Russia	Russia, 17, 0.29% Russia 17 publications, 0.29%
Brazil	Brazil, 17, 0.29% Brazil 17 publications, 0.29%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 16, 0.27% Czech Republic 16 publications, 0.27%
Norway	Norway, 12, 0.2% Norway 12 publications, 0.2%
Ireland	Ireland, 11, 0.19% Ireland 11 publications, 0.19%
South Africa	South Africa, 9, 0.15% South Africa 9 publications, 0.15%
Argentina	Argentina, 7, 0.12% Argentina 7 publications, 0.12%
Greece	Greece, 7, 0.12% Greece 7 publications, 0.12%
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