Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

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Whitehead Institute

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USA, Cambridge

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Publications

5 671

Citations

1 172 138

h-index

496

Top-3 journals

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (426 publications)

Nature (310 publications)

Cell (272 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2738 publications)

Harvard University (1020 publications)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (888 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Cambridge (73 publications)

University of Toronto (66 publications)

McGill University (43 publications)

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Total publications

5671

Total citations

1172138

Citations per publication

206.69

Average publications per year

73.65

Average authors per publication

7.02

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496

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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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

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Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 1137, 9.84% Molecular Biology 1137 publications, 9.84%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 1086, 9.4% Cell Biology 1086 publications, 9.4%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1085, 9.39% Multidisciplinary 1085 publications, 9.39%
Genetics	Genetics, 920, 7.96% Genetics 920 publications, 7.96%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 687, 5.94% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 687 publications, 5.94%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 672, 5.81% Biochemistry 672 publications, 5.81%
Immunology	Immunology, 349, 3.02% Immunology 349 publications, 3.02%
Developmental Biology	Developmental Biology, 347, 3% Developmental Biology 347 publications, 3%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 326, 2.82% Cancer Research 326 publications, 2.82%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 296, 2.56% General Medicine 296 publications, 2.56%
Oncology	Oncology, 255, 2.21% Oncology 255 publications, 2.21%
Surgery	Surgery, 230, 1.99% Surgery 230 publications, 1.99%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 220, 1.9% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 220 publications, 1.9%
Genetics (clinical)	Genetics (clinical), 203, 1.76% Genetics (clinical) 203 publications, 1.76%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 191, 1.65% Molecular Medicine 191 publications, 1.65%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine	Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 184, 1.59% Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 184 publications, 1.59%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 179, 1.55% Biotechnology 179 publications, 1.55%
Hematology	Hematology, 172, 1.49% Hematology 172 publications, 1.49%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 160, 1.38% General Neuroscience 160 publications, 1.38%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 133, 1.15% Immunology and Allergy 133 publications, 1.15%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 114, 0.99% General Chemistry 114 publications, 0.99%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 102, 0.88% Microbiology 102 publications, 0.88%
Structural Biology	Structural Biology, 99, 0.86% Structural Biology 99 publications, 0.86%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 87, 0.75% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 87 publications, 0.75%
General Immunology and Microbiology	General Immunology and Microbiology, 87, 0.75% General Immunology and Microbiology 87 publications, 0.75%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 81, 0.7% Bioengineering 81 publications, 0.7%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 71, 0.61% General Physics and Astronomy 71 publications, 0.61%
Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering, 69, 0.6% Biomedical Engineering 69 publications, 0.6%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 67, 0.58% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 67 publications, 0.58%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 65, 0.56% Biophysics 65 publications, 0.56%
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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, 426, 7.51% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 426 publications, 7.51%
Nature	Nature, 310, 5.47% Nature 310 publications, 5.47%
Cell	Cell, 272, 4.8% Cell 272 publications, 4.8%
Science	Science, 253, 4.46% Science 253 publications, 4.46%
Nature Genetics	Nature Genetics, 136, 2.4% Nature Genetics 136 publications, 2.4%
Blood	Blood, 133, 2.35% Blood 133 publications, 2.35%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 115, 2.03% Cancer Research 115 publications, 2.03%
Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 115, 2.03% Journal of Biological Chemistry 115 publications, 2.03%
Annals of Thoracic Surgery	Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 103, 1.82% Annals of Thoracic Surgery 103 publications, 1.82%
Molecular Cell	Molecular Cell, 85, 1.5% Molecular Cell 85 publications, 1.5%
Molecular and Cellular Biology	Molecular and Cellular Biology, 80, 1.41% Molecular and Cellular Biology 80 publications, 1.41%
Genes and Development	Genes and Development, 78, 1.38% Genes and Development 78 publications, 1.38%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 65, 1.15% Nature Communications 65 publications, 1.15%
Development (Cambridge)	Development (Cambridge), 63, 1.11% Development (Cambridge) 63 publications, 1.11%
Current Biology	Current Biology, 59, 1.04% Current Biology 59 publications, 1.04%
Journal of Cell Biology	Journal of Cell Biology, 56, 0.99% Journal of Cell Biology 56 publications, 0.99%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 56, 0.99% FASEB Journal 56 publications, 0.99%
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 55, 0.97% Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 55 publications, 0.97%
Cell Stem Cell	Cell Stem Cell, 55, 0.97% Cell Stem Cell 55 publications, 0.97%
eLife	eLife, 54, 0.95% eLife 54 publications, 0.95%
Genomics	Genomics, 46, 0.81% Genomics 46 publications, 0.81%
Developmental Cell	Developmental Cell, 46, 0.81% Developmental Cell 46 publications, 0.81%
Cell Reports	Cell Reports, 45, 0.79% Cell Reports 45 publications, 0.79%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 45, 0.79% PLoS ONE 45 publications, 0.79%
Nature Biotechnology	Nature Biotechnology, 41, 0.72% Nature Biotechnology 41 publications, 0.72%
Nature Cell Biology	Nature Cell Biology, 41, 0.72% Nature Cell Biology 41 publications, 0.72%
Journal of Immunology	Journal of Immunology, 40, 0.71% Journal of Immunology 40 publications, 0.71%
American Journal of Human Genetics	American Journal of Human Genetics, 37, 0.65% American Journal of Human Genetics 37 publications, 0.65%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 35, 0.62% Biochemistry 35 publications, 0.62%
Molecular Biology of the Cell	Molecular Biology of the Cell, 33, 0.58% Molecular Biology of the Cell 33 publications, 0.58%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 1543, 27.21% Elsevier 1543 publications, 27.21%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1129, 19.91% Springer Nature 1129 publications, 19.91%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 426, 7.51% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 426 publications, 7.51%
Wiley	Wiley, 312, 5.5% Wiley 312 publications, 5.5%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 297, 5.24% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 297 publications, 5.24%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 188, 3.32% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 188 publications, 3.32%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 155, 2.73% Oxford University Press 155 publications, 2.73%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 148, 2.61% Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 148 publications, 2.61%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 138, 2.43% American Society for Microbiology 138 publications, 2.43%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 134, 2.36% American Society of Hematology 134 publications, 2.36%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 120, 2.12% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 120 publications, 2.12%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 116, 2.05% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 116 publications, 2.05%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 96, 1.69% The Company of Biologists 96 publications, 1.69%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 93, 1.64% American Chemical Society (ACS) 93 publications, 1.64%
Rockefeller University Press	Rockefeller University Press, 81, 1.43% Rockefeller University Press 81 publications, 1.43%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 65, 1.15% Taylor & Francis 65 publications, 1.15%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 57, 1.01% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 57 publications, 1.01%
eLife Sciences Publications	eLife Sciences Publications, 54, 0.95% eLife Sciences Publications 54 publications, 0.95%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 49, 0.86% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 49 publications, 0.86%
The American Association of Immunologists	The American Association of Immunologists, 40, 0.71% The American Association of Immunologists 40 publications, 0.71%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 37, 0.65% Annual Reviews 37 publications, 0.65%
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)	American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), 34, 0.6% American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) 34 publications, 0.6%
SAGE	SAGE, 28, 0.49% SAGE 28 publications, 0.49%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 27, 0.48% Mary Ann Liebert 27 publications, 0.48%
European Molecular Biology Organization	European Molecular Biology Organization, 22, 0.39% European Molecular Biology Organization 22 publications, 0.39%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 18, 0.32% Social Science Electronic Publishing 18 publications, 0.32%
Portland Press	Portland Press, 17, 0.3% Portland Press 17 publications, 0.3%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 16, 0.28% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 16 publications, 0.28%
MDPI	MDPI, 16, 0.28% MDPI 16 publications, 0.28%
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, 2738, 21.7% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2738 publications, 21.7%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 1020, 8.09% Harvard University 1020 publications, 8.09%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 888, 7.04% Howard Hughes Medical Institute 888 publications, 7.04%
Emory University	Emory University, 476, 3.77% Emory University 476 publications, 3.77%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 432, 3.42% Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 432 publications, 3.42%
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard	Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 405, 3.21% Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard 405 publications, 3.21%
Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital, 345, 2.73% Massachusetts General Hospital 345 publications, 2.73%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 277, 2.2% Brigham and Women's Hospital 277 publications, 2.2%
Boston Children's Hospital	Boston Children's Hospital, 221, 1.75% Boston Children's Hospital 221 publications, 1.75%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 119, 0.94% Stanford University 119 publications, 0.94%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 114, 0.9% University of California, San Francisco 114 publications, 0.9%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 99, 0.78% University of Pennsylvania 99 publications, 0.78%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 93, 0.74% Johns Hopkins University 93 publications, 0.74%
Boston University	Boston University, 85, 0.67% Boston University 85 publications, 0.67%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 81, 0.64% Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 81 publications, 0.64%
Yale University	Yale University, 76, 0.6% Yale University 76 publications, 0.6%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 73, 0.58% University of Cambridge 73 publications, 0.58%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 71, 0.56% Columbia University 71 publications, 0.56%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 66, 0.52% University of Toronto 66 publications, 0.52%
Tufts University	Tufts University, 65, 0.52% Tufts University 65 publications, 0.52%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 64, 0.51% University of California, Berkeley 64 publications, 0.51%
Washington University in St. Louis	Washington University in St. Louis, 61, 0.48% Washington University in St. Louis 61 publications, 0.48%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 60, 0.48% Cornell University 60 publications, 0.48%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 60, 0.48% University of California, San Diego 60 publications, 0.48%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 59, 0.47% University of Washington 59 publications, 0.47%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 56, 0.44% University of Chicago 56 publications, 0.44%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 55, 0.44% University of California, Los Angeles 55 publications, 0.44%
Baylor College of Medicine	Baylor College of Medicine, 54, 0.43% Baylor College of Medicine 54 publications, 0.43%
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 52, 0.41% University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 52 publications, 0.41%
Rockefeller University	Rockefeller University, 51, 0.4% Rockefeller University 51 publications, 0.4%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 73, 2.93% University of Cambridge 73 publications, 2.93%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 66, 2.65% University of Toronto 66 publications, 2.65%
McGill University	McGill University, 43, 1.72% McGill University 43 publications, 1.72%
Weizmann Institute of Science	Weizmann Institute of Science, 40, 1.6% Weizmann Institute of Science 40 publications, 1.6%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 39, 1.56% University of Helsinki 39 publications, 1.56%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 34, 1.36% Hebrew University of Jerusalem 34 publications, 1.36%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 33, 1.32% University of Oxford 33 publications, 1.32%
University College London	University College London, 29, 1.16% University College London 29 publications, 1.16%
Netherlands Cancer Institute	Netherlands Cancer Institute, 28, 1.12% Netherlands Cancer Institute 28 publications, 1.12%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 26, 1.04% National University of Singapore 26 publications, 1.04%
Amsterdam University Medical Center	Amsterdam University Medical Center, 23, 0.92% Amsterdam University Medical Center 23 publications, 0.92%
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv University, 22, 0.88% Tel Aviv University 22 publications, 0.88%
University Medical Center Utrecht	University Medical Center Utrecht, 22, 0.88% University Medical Center Utrecht 22 publications, 0.88%
Lund University	Lund University, 20, 0.8% Lund University 20 publications, 0.8%
German Cancer Research Center	German Cancer Research Center, 20, 0.8% German Cancer Research Center 20 publications, 0.8%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 20, 0.8% University of Tokyo 20 publications, 0.8%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 19, 0.76% Karolinska Institute 19 publications, 0.76%
McGill University Health Centre	McGill University Health Centre, 19, 0.76% McGill University Health Centre 19 publications, 0.76%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 19, 0.76% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 19 publications, 0.76%
University of Southern Denmark	University of Southern Denmark, 18, 0.72% University of Southern Denmark 18 publications, 0.72%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 18, 0.72% University of British Columbia 18 publications, 0.72%
Wellcome Sanger Institute	Wellcome Sanger Institute, 18, 0.72% Wellcome Sanger Institute 18 publications, 0.72%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 17, 0.68% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 17 publications, 0.68%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 16, 0.64% Heidelberg University 16 publications, 0.64%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 16, 0.64% University of Edinburgh 16 publications, 0.64%
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research	Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, 16, 0.64% Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research 16 publications, 0.64%
Kyoto University	Kyoto University, 16, 0.64% Kyoto University 16 publications, 0.64%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 15, 0.6% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 15 publications, 0.6%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 15, 0.6% ETH Zurich 15 publications, 0.6%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 15, 0.6% University of Zurich 15 publications, 0.6%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 333, 4.15% United Kingdom 333 publications, 4.15%
Germany	Germany, 286, 3.56% Germany 286 publications, 3.56%
Canada	Canada, 216, 2.69% Canada 216 publications, 2.69%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 143, 1.78% Netherlands 143 publications, 1.78%
China	China, 123, 1.53% China 123 publications, 1.53%
Japan	Japan, 113, 1.41% Japan 113 publications, 1.41%
France	France, 112, 1.4% France 112 publications, 1.4%
Israel	Israel, 109, 1.36% Israel 109 publications, 1.36%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 84, 1.05% Switzerland 84 publications, 1.05%
Australia	Australia, 83, 1.03% Australia 83 publications, 1.03%
Italy	Italy, 83, 1.03% Italy 83 publications, 1.03%
Sweden	Sweden, 82, 1.02% Sweden 82 publications, 1.02%
Spain	Spain, 62, 0.77% Spain 62 publications, 0.77%
Singapore	Singapore, 59, 0.74% Singapore 59 publications, 0.74%
Denmark	Denmark, 55, 0.69% Denmark 55 publications, 0.69%
Finland	Finland, 50, 0.62% Finland 50 publications, 0.62%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 42, 0.52% Republic of Korea 42 publications, 0.52%
Austria	Austria, 41, 0.51% Austria 41 publications, 0.51%
Belgium	Belgium, 40, 0.5% Belgium 40 publications, 0.5%
Portugal	Portugal, 24, 0.3% Portugal 24 publications, 0.3%
India	India, 19, 0.24% India 19 publications, 0.24%
Russia	Russia, 17, 0.21% Russia 17 publications, 0.21%
Brazil	Brazil, 17, 0.21% Brazil 17 publications, 0.21%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 16, 0.2% Czech Republic 16 publications, 0.2%
Ireland	Ireland, 11, 0.14% Ireland 11 publications, 0.14%
Norway	Norway, 11, 0.14% Norway 11 publications, 0.14%
South Africa	South Africa, 9, 0.11% South Africa 9 publications, 0.11%
Argentina	Argentina, 7, 0.09% Argentina 7 publications, 0.09%
Mexico	Mexico, 7, 0.09% Mexico 7 publications, 0.09%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 7, 0.09% Saudi Arabia 7 publications, 0.09%
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