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USA, Philadelphia

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Publications

7 317

Citations

461 160

h-index

277

Top-3 journals

Cancer Research (316 publications)

Journal of Immunology (268 publications)

Journal of Virology (236 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Pennsylvania (2028 publications)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (297 publications)

Thomas Jefferson University (221 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Oxford (45 publications)

Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (38 publications)

University of Milan (37 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1896

Total publications

7317

Total citations

461160

Citations per publication

63.03

Average publications per year

55.85

Average authors per publication

7.61

h-index

277

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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

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Immunology	Immunology, 1255, 17.15% Immunology 1255 publications, 17.15%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 1220, 16.67% Molecular Biology 1220 publications, 16.67%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 1041, 14.23% Cell Biology 1041 publications, 14.23%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 949, 12.97% Cancer Research 949 publications, 12.97%
Oncology	Oncology, 893, 12.2% Oncology 893 publications, 12.2%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 814, 11.12% Biochemistry 814 publications, 11.12%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 749, 10.24% Immunology and Allergy 749 publications, 10.24%
Genetics	Genetics, 666, 9.1% Genetics 666 publications, 9.1%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 612, 8.36% General Medicine 612 publications, 8.36%
Virology	Virology, 604, 8.25% Virology 604 publications, 8.25%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 590, 8.06% Multidisciplinary 590 publications, 8.06%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 468, 6.4% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 468 publications, 6.4%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 331, 4.52% Molecular Medicine 331 publications, 4.52%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 331, 4.52% Microbiology 331 publications, 4.52%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 306, 4.18% Infectious Diseases 306 publications, 4.18%
Insect Science	Insect Science, 236, 3.23% Insect Science 236 publications, 3.23%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 231, 3.16% General Neuroscience 231 publications, 3.16%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 211, 2.88% Pharmacology 211 publications, 2.88%
Developmental Biology	Developmental Biology, 211, 2.88% Developmental Biology 211 publications, 2.88%
Clinical Biochemistry	Clinical Biochemistry, 169, 2.31% Clinical Biochemistry 169 publications, 2.31%
Structural Biology	Structural Biology, 143, 1.95% Structural Biology 143 publications, 1.95%
Physiology	Physiology, 134, 1.83% Physiology 134 publications, 1.83%
Drug Discovery	Drug Discovery, 133, 1.82% Drug Discovery 133 publications, 1.82%
Dermatology	Dermatology, 131, 1.79% Dermatology 131 publications, 1.79%
Hematology	Hematology, 122, 1.67% Hematology 122 publications, 1.67%
Anatomy	Anatomy, 122, 1.67% Anatomy 122 publications, 1.67%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 120, 1.64% Biophysics 120 publications, 1.64%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 118, 1.61% Organic Chemistry 118 publications, 1.61%
Genetics (clinical)	Genetics (clinical), 112, 1.53% Genetics (clinical) 112 publications, 1.53%
General Immunology and Microbiology	General Immunology and Microbiology, 103, 1.41% General Immunology and Microbiology 103 publications, 1.41%
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Journals

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Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 316, 4.32% Cancer Research 316 publications, 4.32%
Journal of Immunology	Journal of Immunology, 268, 3.66% Journal of Immunology 268 publications, 3.66%
Journal of Virology	Journal of Virology, 236, 3.23% Journal of Virology 236 publications, 3.23%
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, 173, 2.36% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 173 publications, 2.36%
Nature	Nature, 169, 2.31% Nature 169 publications, 2.31%
Science	Science, 151, 2.06% Science 151 publications, 2.06%
Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 127, 1.74% Journal of Biological Chemistry 127 publications, 1.74%
Virology	Virology, 124, 1.69% Virology 124 publications, 1.69%
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 88, 1.2% Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 88 publications, 1.2%
Journal of Cellular Physiology	Journal of Cellular Physiology, 84, 1.15% Journal of Cellular Physiology 84 publications, 1.15%
Journal of Comparative Neurology	Journal of Comparative Neurology, 82, 1.12% Journal of Comparative Neurology 82 publications, 1.12%
Molecular and Cellular Biology	Molecular and Cellular Biology, 82, 1.12% Molecular and Cellular Biology 82 publications, 1.12%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 80, 1.09% Nature Communications 80 publications, 1.09%
Experimental Biology and Medicine	Experimental Biology and Medicine, 80, 1.09% Experimental Biology and Medicine 80 publications, 1.09%
Blood	Blood, 78, 1.07% Blood 78 publications, 1.07%
Journal of Experimental Medicine	Journal of Experimental Medicine, 75, 1.03% Journal of Experimental Medicine 75 publications, 1.03%
Oncogene	Oncogene, 71, 0.97% Oncogene 71 publications, 0.97%
Experimental Cell Research	Experimental Cell Research, 70, 0.96% Experimental Cell Research 70 publications, 0.96%
International Journal of Cancer	International Journal of Cancer, 69, 0.94% International Journal of Cancer 69 publications, 0.94%
Anatomical Record	Anatomical Record, 69, 0.94% Anatomical Record 69 publications, 0.94%
Clinical Cancer Research	Clinical Cancer Research, 63, 0.86% Clinical Cancer Research 63 publications, 0.86%
Journal of General Virology	Journal of General Virology, 60, 0.82% Journal of General Virology 60 publications, 0.82%
Molecular Therapy	Molecular Therapy, 57, 0.78% Molecular Therapy 57 publications, 0.78%
Journal of Investigative Dermatology	Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 57, 0.78% Journal of Investigative Dermatology 57 publications, 0.78%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 53, 0.72% PLoS ONE 53 publications, 0.72%
Journal of Infectious Diseases	Journal of Infectious Diseases, 50, 0.68% Journal of Infectious Diseases 50 publications, 0.68%
Vaccine	Vaccine, 49, 0.67% Vaccine 49 publications, 0.67%
European Journal of Immunology	European Journal of Immunology, 46, 0.63% European Journal of Immunology 46 publications, 0.63%
Oncotarget	Oncotarget, 44, 0.6% Oncotarget 44 publications, 0.6%
American Journal of Anatomy	American Journal of Anatomy, 44, 0.6% American Journal of Anatomy 44 publications, 0.6%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 1647, 22.51% Elsevier 1647 publications, 22.51%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1195, 16.33% Springer Nature 1195 publications, 16.33%
Wiley	Wiley, 1022, 13.97% Wiley 1022 publications, 13.97%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 490, 6.7% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 490 publications, 6.7%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 376, 5.14% American Society for Microbiology 376 publications, 5.14%
The American Association of Immunologists	The American Association of Immunologists, 267, 3.65% The American Association of Immunologists 267 publications, 3.65%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 216, 2.95% Oxford University Press 216 publications, 2.95%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 186, 2.54% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 186 publications, 2.54%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 173, 2.36% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 173 publications, 2.36%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 130, 1.78% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 130 publications, 1.78%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 117, 1.6% Taylor & Francis 117 publications, 1.6%
SAGE	SAGE, 116, 1.59% SAGE 116 publications, 1.59%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 104, 1.42% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 104 publications, 1.42%
Rockefeller University Press	Rockefeller University Press, 100, 1.37% Rockefeller University Press 100 publications, 1.37%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 85, 1.16% American Chemical Society (ACS) 85 publications, 1.16%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 80, 1.09% American Society of Hematology 80 publications, 1.09%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 76, 1.04% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 76 publications, 1.04%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 69, 0.94% Mary Ann Liebert 69 publications, 0.94%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 65, 0.89% S. Karger AG 65 publications, 0.89%
MDPI	MDPI, 60, 0.82% MDPI 60 publications, 0.82%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 60, 0.82% Microbiology Society 60 publications, 0.82%
Impact Journals	Impact Journals, 53, 0.72% Impact Journals 53 publications, 0.72%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 53, 0.72% Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 53 publications, 0.72%
American Physiological Society	American Physiological Society, 49, 0.67% American Physiological Society 49 publications, 0.67%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 49, 0.67% Frontiers Media S.A. 49 publications, 0.67%
American Society for Clinical Investigation	American Society for Clinical Investigation, 49, 0.67% American Society for Clinical Investigation 49 publications, 0.67%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 34, 0.46% The Company of Biologists 34 publications, 0.46%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 33, 0.45% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 33 publications, 0.45%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)	American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 30, 0.41% American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 30 publications, 0.41%
The Endocrine Society	The Endocrine Society, 26, 0.36% The Endocrine Society 26 publications, 0.36%
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With other organizations

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University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 2028, 27.72% University of Pennsylvania 2028 publications, 27.72%
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 297, 4.06% Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 297 publications, 4.06%
Thomas Jefferson University	Thomas Jefferson University, 221, 3.02% Thomas Jefferson University 221 publications, 3.02%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 182, 2.49% Harvard University 182 publications, 2.49%
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center	University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 150, 2.05% University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 150 publications, 2.05%
Drexel University	Drexel University, 145, 1.98% Drexel University 145 publications, 1.98%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 140, 1.91% Johns Hopkins University 140 publications, 1.91%
Fox Chase Cancer Center	Fox Chase Cancer Center, 137, 1.87% Fox Chase Cancer Center 137 publications, 1.87%
National Cancer Institute	National Cancer Institute, 107, 1.46% National Cancer Institute 107 publications, 1.46%
Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital, 96, 1.31% Massachusetts General Hospital 96 publications, 1.31%
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania	Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 95, 1.3% Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 95 publications, 1.3%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 90, 1.23% Howard Hughes Medical Institute 90 publications, 1.23%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 85, 1.16% University of California, San Francisco 85 publications, 1.16%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 81, 1.11% Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 81 publications, 1.11%
Temple University	Temple University, 81, 1.11% Temple University 81 publications, 1.11%
University of Pittsburgh	University of Pittsburgh, 75, 1.03% University of Pittsburgh 75 publications, 1.03%
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute	H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 72, 0.98% H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute 72 publications, 0.98%
Yale University	Yale University, 68, 0.93% Yale University 68 publications, 0.93%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 62, 0.85% University of Washington 62 publications, 0.85%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 62, 0.85% Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 62 publications, 0.85%
Emory University	Emory University, 61, 0.83% Emory University 61 publications, 0.83%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 60, 0.82% Stanford University 60 publications, 0.82%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 56, 0.77% Cornell University 56 publications, 0.77%
Washington University in St. Louis	Washington University in St. Louis, 53, 0.72% Washington University in St. Louis 53 publications, 0.72%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 49, 0.67% Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 49 publications, 0.67%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 48, 0.66% University of California, San Diego 48 publications, 0.66%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 47, 0.64% Brigham and Women's Hospital 47 publications, 0.64%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 45, 0.62% University of Oxford 45 publications, 0.62%
New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey Institute of Technology, 44, 0.6% New Jersey Institute of Technology 44 publications, 0.6%
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 44, 0.6% National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 44 publications, 0.6%
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With foreign organizations

	5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 45, 0.62% University of Oxford 45 publications, 0.62%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico	Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 38, 0.52% Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico 38 publications, 0.52%
University of Milan	University of Milan, 37, 0.51% University of Milan 37 publications, 0.51%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 33, 0.45% University of Toronto 33 publications, 0.45%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 32, 0.44% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 32 publications, 0.44%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 31, 0.42% University of Queensland 31 publications, 0.42%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 27, 0.37% University of Melbourne 27 publications, 0.37%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 26, 0.36% University of Sydney 26 publications, 0.36%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 26, 0.36% University of British Columbia 26 publications, 0.36%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 24, 0.33% University of Cambridge 24 publications, 0.33%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 23, 0.31% Karolinska Institute 23 publications, 0.31%
Sun Yat-sen University	Sun Yat-sen University, 22, 0.3% Sun Yat-sen University 22 publications, 0.3%
Public Health Agency of Canada	Public Health Agency of Canada, 21, 0.29% Public Health Agency of Canada 21 publications, 0.29%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 20, 0.27% University of Helsinki 20 publications, 0.27%
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health	Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, 20, 0.27% Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health 20 publications, 0.27%
German Cancer Research Center	German Cancer Research Center, 20, 0.27% German Cancer Research Center 20 publications, 0.27%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 19, 0.26% Shanghai Jiao Tong University 19 publications, 0.26%
Fudan University	Fudan University, 19, 0.26% Fudan University 19 publications, 0.26%
Kobe University	Kobe University, 19, 0.26% Kobe University 19 publications, 0.26%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 19, 0.26% University of Tokyo 19 publications, 0.26%
University of Turin	University of Turin, 18, 0.25% University of Turin 18 publications, 0.25%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 18, 0.25% University of the Witwatersrand 18 publications, 0.25%
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center	Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center, 18, 0.25% Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center 18 publications, 0.25%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 17, 0.23% University of Bologna 17 publications, 0.23%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 17, 0.23% Imperial College London 17 publications, 0.23%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 16, 0.22% Huazhong University of Science and Technology 16 publications, 0.22%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 16, 0.22% Heidelberg University 16 publications, 0.22%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 16, 0.22% University of Glasgow 16 publications, 0.22%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 16, 0.22% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 16 publications, 0.22%
Université de Montréal	Université de Montréal, 16, 0.22% Université de Montréal 16 publications, 0.22%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 240, 3.28% United Kingdom 240 publications, 3.28%
Germany	Germany, 224, 3.06% Germany 224 publications, 3.06%
China	China, 189, 2.58% China 189 publications, 2.58%
Canada	Canada, 177, 2.42% Canada 177 publications, 2.42%
Italy	Italy, 151, 2.06% Italy 151 publications, 2.06%
Japan	Japan, 137, 1.87% Japan 137 publications, 1.87%
Australia	Australia, 132, 1.8% Australia 132 publications, 1.8%
France	France, 118, 1.61% France 118 publications, 1.61%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 76, 1.04% Switzerland 76 publications, 1.04%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 68, 0.93% Republic of Korea 68 publications, 0.93%
Sweden	Sweden, 54, 0.74% Sweden 54 publications, 0.74%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 51, 0.7% Netherlands 51 publications, 0.7%
Israel	Israel, 45, 0.62% Israel 45 publications, 0.62%
Spain	Spain, 45, 0.62% Spain 45 publications, 0.62%
Brazil	Brazil, 44, 0.6% Brazil 44 publications, 0.6%
South Africa	South Africa, 42, 0.57% South Africa 42 publications, 0.57%
India	India, 40, 0.55% India 40 publications, 0.55%
Austria	Austria, 38, 0.52% Austria 38 publications, 0.52%
Hungary	Hungary, 33, 0.45% Hungary 33 publications, 0.45%
Russia	Russia, 32, 0.44% Russia 32 publications, 0.44%
Denmark	Denmark, 32, 0.44% Denmark 32 publications, 0.44%
Belgium	Belgium, 30, 0.41% Belgium 30 publications, 0.41%
Singapore	Singapore, 28, 0.38% Singapore 28 publications, 0.38%
Finland	Finland, 26, 0.36% Finland 26 publications, 0.36%
Mexico	Mexico, 24, 0.33% Mexico 24 publications, 0.33%
Iran	Iran, 19, 0.26% Iran 19 publications, 0.26%
Norway	Norway, 19, 0.26% Norway 19 publications, 0.26%
Poland	Poland, 19, 0.26% Poland 19 publications, 0.26%
Ireland	Ireland, 16, 0.22% Ireland 16 publications, 0.22%
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