Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

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Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Short name

UFRN

Country, city

Brazil, Natal

04wn09761

Organization website

Publications

22 387

Citations

351 420

h-index

164

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (357 publications)

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (278 publications)

Scientific Reports (215 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of São Paulo (1830 publications)

Federal University of Paraiba (1434 publications)

Federal University of Pernambuco (961 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Porto (158 publications)

University of Aveiro (138 publications)

University of Minho (137 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1972

Total publications

22387

Total citations

351420

Citations per publication

15.7

Average publications per year

407.04

Average authors per publication

7.62

h-index

164

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

	500 1000 1500 2000
General Medicine	General Medicine, 2000, 8.93% General Medicine 2000 publications, 8.93%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 1417, 6.33% Condensed Matter Physics 1417 publications, 6.33%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 945, 4.22% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 945 publications, 4.22%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 896, 4% General Materials Science 896 publications, 4%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 724, 3.23% Mechanical Engineering 724 publications, 3.23%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 710, 3.17% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 710 publications, 3.17%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 685, 3.06% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 685 publications, 3.06%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 665, 2.97% Mechanics of Materials 665 publications, 2.97%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 637, 2.85% General Chemistry 637 publications, 2.85%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 620, 2.77% Materials Chemistry 620 publications, 2.77%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 615, 2.75% Multidisciplinary 615 publications, 2.75%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 612, 2.73% General Physics and Astronomy 612 publications, 2.73%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 609, 2.72% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 609 publications, 2.72%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 592, 2.64% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 592 publications, 2.64%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 552, 2.47% Biochemistry 552 publications, 2.47%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 508, 2.27% Aquatic Science 508 publications, 2.27%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 485, 2.17% General Chemical Engineering 485 publications, 2.17%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 477, 2.13% Animal Science and Zoology 477 publications, 2.13%
Ecology	Ecology, 454, 2.03% Ecology 454 publications, 2.03%
General Nursing	General Nursing, 402, 1.8% General Nursing 402 publications, 1.8%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 394, 1.76% Molecular Biology 394 publications, 1.76%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 384, 1.72% Analytical Chemistry 384 publications, 1.72%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 365, 1.63% Computer Science Applications 365 publications, 1.63%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 364, 1.63% Plant Science 364 publications, 1.63%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 359, 1.6% Astronomy and Astrophysics 359 publications, 1.6%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 355, 1.59% Organic Chemistry 355 publications, 1.59%
Surgery	Surgery, 349, 1.56% Surgery 349 publications, 1.56%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 340, 1.52% Infectious Diseases 340 publications, 1.52%
Ceramics and Composites	Ceramics and Composites, 339, 1.51% Ceramics and Composites 339 publications, 1.51%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 337, 1.51% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 337 publications, 1.51%
	500 1000 1500 2000

Journals

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 357, 1.59% PLoS ONE 357 publications, 1.59%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 278, 1.24% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 278 publications, 1.24%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 215, 0.96% Scientific Reports 215 publications, 0.96%
Revista brasileira de enfermagem	Revista brasileira de enfermagem, 183, 0.82% Revista brasileira de enfermagem 183 publications, 0.82%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 174, 0.78% Physical Review B 174 publications, 0.78%
Ciencia e Saude Coletiva	Ciencia e Saude Coletiva, 173, 0.77% Ciencia e Saude Coletiva 173 publications, 0.77%
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 156, 0.7% Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 156 publications, 0.7%
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry	Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 156, 0.7% Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 156 publications, 0.7%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 152, 0.68% Physical Review D 152 publications, 0.68%
Physical Review E	Physical Review E, 125, 0.56% Physical Review E 125 publications, 0.56%
Materials Research	Materials Research, 123, 0.55% Materials Research 123 publications, 0.55%
Sensors	Sensors, 112, 0.5% Sensors 112 publications, 0.5%
Materials Science Forum	Materials Science Forum, 109, 0.49% Materials Science Forum 109 publications, 0.49%
Ceramics International	Ceramics International, 100, 0.45% Ceramics International 100 publications, 0.45%
Ceramica	Ceramica, 98, 0.44% Ceramica 98 publications, 0.44%
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology	Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, 94, 0.42% Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology 94 publications, 0.42%
Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy	Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy, 93, 0.42% Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy 93 publications, 0.42%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 91, 0.41% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 91 publications, 0.41%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 88, 0.39% Astronomy and Astrophysics 88 publications, 0.39%
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials	Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 87, 0.39% Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 87 publications, 0.39%
CoDAS	CoDAS, 84, 0.38% CoDAS 84 publications, 0.38%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 79, 0.35% BMJ Open 79 publications, 0.35%
Journal of South American Earth Sciences	Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 79, 0.35% Journal of South American Earth Sciences 79 publications, 0.35%
Texto e Contexto Enfermagem	Texto e Contexto Enfermagem, 78, 0.35% Texto e Contexto Enfermagem 78 publications, 0.35%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds	Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 77, 0.34% Journal of Alloys and Compounds 77 publications, 0.34%
Revista gaucha de enfermagem / EENFUFRGS	Revista gaucha de enfermagem / EENFUFRGS, 77, 0.34% Revista gaucha de enfermagem / EENFUFRGS 77 publications, 0.34%
Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia	Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 77, 0.34% Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia 77 publications, 0.34%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences	International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 72, 0.32% International Journal of Molecular Sciences 72 publications, 0.32%
Acta Cirurgica Brasileira	Acta Cirurgica Brasileira, 69, 0.31% Acta Cirurgica Brasileira 69 publications, 0.31%
Microwave and Optical Technology Letters	Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 69, 0.31% Microwave and Optical Technology Letters 69 publications, 0.31%
	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

Publishers

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 5495, 24.55% Elsevier 5495 publications, 24.55%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 3497, 15.62% Springer Nature 3497 publications, 15.62%
SciELO	SciELO, 2527, 11.29% SciELO 2527 publications, 11.29%
Wiley	Wiley, 1528, 6.83% Wiley 1528 publications, 6.83%
MDPI	MDPI, 1153, 5.15% MDPI 1153 publications, 5.15%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 663, 2.96% Taylor & Francis 663 publications, 2.96%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 598, 2.67% American Physical Society (APS) 598 publications, 2.67%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 401, 1.79% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 401 publications, 1.79%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 370, 1.65% Frontiers Media S.A. 370 publications, 1.65%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 320, 1.43% Oxford University Press 320 publications, 1.43%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 249, 1.11% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 249 publications, 1.11%
SAGE	SAGE, 242, 1.08% SAGE 242 publications, 1.08%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 217, 0.97% IOP Publishing 217 publications, 0.97%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 193, 0.86% American Chemical Society (ACS) 193 publications, 0.86%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 152, 0.68% Hindawi Limited 152 publications, 0.68%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 150, 0.67% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 150 publications, 0.67%
Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem	Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem, 147, 0.66% Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem 147 publications, 0.66%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 146, 0.65% Trans Tech Publications 146 publications, 0.65%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 141, 0.63% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 141 publications, 0.63%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 132, 0.59% Cambridge University Press 132 publications, 0.59%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 132, 0.59% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 132 publications, 0.59%
Universidade Federal de São Carlos	Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 119, 0.53% Universidade Federal de São Carlos 119 publications, 0.53%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 109, 0.49% World Scientific 109 publications, 0.49%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 108, 0.48% AIP Publishing 108 publications, 0.48%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 105, 0.47% EDP Sciences 105 publications, 0.47%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 97, 0.43% Magnolia Press 97 publications, 0.43%
Associacao Brasileiro de Ceramica	Associacao Brasileiro de Ceramica, 97, 0.43% Associacao Brasileiro de Ceramica 97 publications, 0.43%
BMJ	BMJ, 96, 0.43% BMJ 96 publications, 0.43%
	, 93, 0.42% 93 publications, 0.42%
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina	Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 77, 0.34% Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 77 publications, 0.34%
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With other organizations

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 1830, 8.17% University of São Paulo 1830 publications, 8.17%
Federal University of Paraiba	Federal University of Paraiba, 1434, 6.41% Federal University of Paraiba 1434 publications, 6.41%
Federal University of Pernambuco	Federal University of Pernambuco, 961, 4.29% Federal University of Pernambuco 961 publications, 4.29%
Universidade Federal do Ceará	Universidade Federal do Ceará, 926, 4.14% Universidade Federal do Ceará 926 publications, 4.14%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 809, 3.61% Universidade Estadual de Campinas 809 publications, 3.61%
Universidade Estadual Paulista	Universidade Estadual Paulista, 689, 3.08% Universidade Estadual Paulista 689 publications, 3.08%
Universidade Federal de Campina Grande	Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, 670, 2.99% Universidade Federal de Campina Grande 670 publications, 2.99%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 602, 2.69% Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 602 publications, 2.69%
Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Arido	Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Arido, 574, 2.56% Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Arido 574 publications, 2.56%
Federal University of Minas Gerais	Federal University of Minas Gerais, 560, 2.5% Federal University of Minas Gerais 560 publications, 2.5%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul	Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 548, 2.45% Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul 548 publications, 2.45%
Federal University of São Carlos	Federal University of São Carlos, 486, 2.17% Federal University of São Carlos 486 publications, 2.17%
Universidade de Brasília	Universidade de Brasília, 481, 2.15% Universidade de Brasília 481 publications, 2.15%
Federal University of São Paulo	Federal University of São Paulo, 480, 2.14% Federal University of São Paulo 480 publications, 2.14%
Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte	Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, 472, 2.11% Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte 472 publications, 2.11%
Federal University of Santa Catarina	Federal University of Santa Catarina, 464, 2.07% Federal University of Santa Catarina 464 publications, 2.07%
Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte	Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 463, 2.07% Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte 463 publications, 2.07%
Federal University of Parana	Federal University of Parana, 420, 1.88% Federal University of Parana 420 publications, 1.88%
Federal University of Sergipe	Federal University of Sergipe, 378, 1.69% Federal University of Sergipe 378 publications, 1.69%
Universidade Estadual da Paraiba	Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, 366, 1.63% Universidade Estadual da Paraiba 366 publications, 1.63%
Federal University of Pará	Federal University of Pará, 345, 1.54% Federal University of Pará 345 publications, 1.54%
Federal University of Bahia	Federal University of Bahia, 335, 1.5% Federal University of Bahia 335 publications, 1.5%
Universidade Federal do Piauí	Universidade Federal do Piauí, 334, 1.49% Universidade Federal do Piauí 334 publications, 1.49%
Universidade Potiguar	Universidade Potiguar, 314, 1.4% Universidade Potiguar 314 publications, 1.4%
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 313, 1.4% Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 313 publications, 1.4%
Universidade Federal de Alagoas	Universidade Federal de Alagoas, 302, 1.35% Universidade Federal de Alagoas 302 publications, 1.35%
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco	Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, 279, 1.25% Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco 279 publications, 1.25%
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul	Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, 237, 1.06% Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul 237 publications, 1.06%
Federal University of Goiás	Federal University of Goiás, 230, 1.03% Federal University of Goiás 230 publications, 1.03%
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo	Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 218, 0.97% Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo 218 publications, 0.97%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000

With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
University of Porto	University of Porto, 158, 0.71% University of Porto 158 publications, 0.71%
University of Aveiro	University of Aveiro, 138, 0.62% University of Aveiro 138 publications, 0.62%
University of Minho	University of Minho, 137, 0.61% University of Minho 137 publications, 0.61%
University of Lisbon	University of Lisbon, 135, 0.6% University of Lisbon 135 publications, 0.6%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 125, 0.56% University of Oxford 125 publications, 0.56%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 116, 0.52% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 116 publications, 0.52%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 97, 0.43% University of Toronto 97 publications, 0.43%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 96, 0.43% University of Florida 96 publications, 0.43%
University of Montpellier	University of Montpellier, 96, 0.43% University of Montpellier 96 publications, 0.43%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 87, 0.39% University of Cambridge 87 publications, 0.39%
University of Coimbra	University of Coimbra, 84, 0.38% University of Coimbra 84 publications, 0.38%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 81, 0.36% University of Zurich 81 publications, 0.36%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 81, 0.36% Harvard University 81 publications, 0.36%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 79, 0.35% University of Amsterdam 79 publications, 0.35%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 76, 0.34% Uppsala University 76 publications, 0.34%
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier	Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 75, 0.34% Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier 75 publications, 0.34%
Autonomous University of Barcelona	Autonomous University of Barcelona, 74, 0.33% Autonomous University of Barcelona 74 publications, 0.33%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 74, 0.33% Aarhus University 74 publications, 0.33%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 74, 0.33% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 74 publications, 0.33%
Public University of Navarre	Public University of Navarre, 72, 0.32% Public University of Navarre 72 publications, 0.32%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 71, 0.32% University of Geneva 71 publications, 0.32%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 71, 0.32% Sorbonne University 71 publications, 0.32%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 70, 0.31% Sapienza University of Rome 70 publications, 0.31%
University of Granada	University of Granada, 70, 0.31% University of Granada 70 publications, 0.31%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 70, 0.31% Université Paris-Saclay 70 publications, 0.31%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 69, 0.31% Wageningen University and Research Centre 69 publications, 0.31%
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 68, 0.3% Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 68 publications, 0.3%
Université de Montréal	Université de Montréal, 68, 0.3% Université de Montréal 68 publications, 0.3%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 65, 0.29% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 65 publications, 0.29%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 65, 0.29% University of Michigan 65 publications, 0.29%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

With other countries

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
USA	USA, 1700, 7.59% USA 1700 publications, 7.59%
Spain	Spain, 868, 3.88% Spain 868 publications, 3.88%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 821, 3.67% United Kingdom 821 publications, 3.67%
Portugal	Portugal, 773, 3.45% Portugal 773 publications, 3.45%
France	France, 684, 3.06% France 684 publications, 3.06%
Germany	Germany, 663, 2.96% Germany 663 publications, 2.96%
Italy	Italy, 634, 2.83% Italy 634 publications, 2.83%
Canada	Canada, 598, 2.67% Canada 598 publications, 2.67%
Australia	Australia, 327, 1.46% Australia 327 publications, 1.46%
Chile	Chile, 292, 1.3% Chile 292 publications, 1.3%
China	China, 276, 1.23% China 276 publications, 1.23%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 257, 1.15% Netherlands 257 publications, 1.15%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 229, 1.02% Switzerland 229 publications, 1.02%
Argentina	Argentina, 223, 1% Argentina 223 publications, 1%
Sweden	Sweden, 220, 0.98% Sweden 220 publications, 0.98%
India	India, 200, 0.89% India 200 publications, 0.89%
Colombia	Colombia, 189, 0.84% Colombia 189 publications, 0.84%
Mexico	Mexico, 188, 0.84% Mexico 188 publications, 0.84%
Russia	Russia, 177, 0.79% Russia 177 publications, 0.79%
Norway	Norway, 144, 0.64% Norway 144 publications, 0.64%
Poland	Poland, 139, 0.62% Poland 139 publications, 0.62%
Belgium	Belgium, 126, 0.56% Belgium 126 publications, 0.56%
Japan	Japan, 124, 0.55% Japan 124 publications, 0.55%
Austria	Austria, 120, 0.54% Austria 120 publications, 0.54%
Denmark	Denmark, 110, 0.49% Denmark 110 publications, 0.49%
South Africa	South Africa, 108, 0.48% South Africa 108 publications, 0.48%
Finland	Finland, 104, 0.46% Finland 104 publications, 0.46%
Peru	Peru, 94, 0.42% Peru 94 publications, 0.42%
Ireland	Ireland, 84, 0.38% Ireland 84 publications, 0.38%
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Publications published earlier than 1972 are ignored in the statistics.
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