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Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Short name
GFZ
Country, city
Germany, Potsdam
Publications
11 085
Citations
355 772
h-index
196
Top-3 journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Potsdam
University of Potsdam (1780 publications)
Free University of Berlin
Free University of Berlin (801 publications)
Technical University of Berlin
Technical University of Berlin (636 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (460 publications)
Wuhan University
Wuhan University (304 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1971

Total publications
11085
Total citations
355772
Citations per publication
32.09
Average publications per year
197.95
Average authors per publication
7.16
h-index
196
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.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Geophysics, 3362, 30.33%
Geophysics
3362 publications, 30.33%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 2716, 24.5%
Geochemistry and Petrology
2716 publications, 24.5%
Geology, 1455, 13.13%
Geology
1455 publications, 13.13%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1356, 12.23%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
1356 publications, 12.23%
Space and Planetary Science, 1155, 10.42%
Space and Planetary Science
1155 publications, 10.42%
Earth-Surface Processes, 915, 8.25%
Earth-Surface Processes
915 publications, 8.25%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 858, 7.74%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
858 publications, 7.74%
Atmospheric Science, 559, 5.04%
Atmospheric Science
559 publications, 5.04%
Water Science and Technology, 512, 4.62%
Water Science and Technology
512 publications, 4.62%
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, 387, 3.49%
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
387 publications, 3.49%
Global and Planetary Change, 385, 3.47%
Global and Planetary Change
385 publications, 3.47%
Soil Science, 370, 3.34%
Soil Science
370 publications, 3.34%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 328, 2.96%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
328 publications, 2.96%
Multidisciplinary, 322, 2.9%
Multidisciplinary
322 publications, 2.9%
Oceanography, 317, 2.86%
Oceanography
317 publications, 2.86%
Paleontology, 315, 2.84%
Paleontology
315 publications, 2.84%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 280, 2.53%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
280 publications, 2.53%
Computers in Earth Sciences, 274, 2.47%
Computers in Earth Sciences
274 publications, 2.47%
Ecology, 272, 2.45%
Ecology
272 publications, 2.45%
General Medicine, 258, 2.33%
General Medicine
258 publications, 2.33%
Stratigraphy, 251, 2.26%
Stratigraphy
251 publications, 2.26%
General Environmental Science, 243, 2.19%
General Environmental Science
243 publications, 2.19%
Economic Geology, 235, 2.12%
Economic Geology
235 publications, 2.12%
Environmental Chemistry, 233, 2.1%
Environmental Chemistry
233 publications, 2.1%
Aquatic Science, 214, 1.93%
Aquatic Science
214 publications, 1.93%
Pollution, 202, 1.82%
Pollution
202 publications, 1.82%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 186, 1.68%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
186 publications, 1.68%
Archeology, 173, 1.56%
Archeology
173 publications, 1.56%
General Physics and Astronomy, 162, 1.46%
General Physics and Astronomy
162 publications, 1.46%
General Chemistry, 159, 1.43%
General Chemistry
159 publications, 1.43%
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Journals

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Geophysical Journal International
436 publications, 3.93%
Geophysical Research Letters
351 publications, 3.17%
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
279 publications, 2.52%
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
222 publications, 2%
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
214 publications, 1.93%
Remote Sensing
206 publications, 1.86%
Tectonophysics
176 publications, 1.59%
Scientific Reports
167 publications, 1.51%
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
151 publications, 1.36%
Journal of Geodesy
138 publications, 1.24%
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
133 publications, 1.2%
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
129 publications, 1.16%
Energy Procedia
127 publications, 1.15%
Chemical Geology
122 publications, 1.1%
Seismological Research Letters
119 publications, 1.07%
Quaternary Science Reviews
116 publications, 1.05%
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
116 publications, 1.05%
International Association of Geodesy Symposia
111 publications, 1%
Nature Communications
107 publications, 0.97%
Tectonics
104 publications, 0.94%
American Mineralogist
101 publications, 0.91%
Journal of Geophysical Research
92 publications, 0.83%
GPS Solutions
89 publications, 0.8%
Frontiers in Earth Science
88 publications, 0.79%
Advances in Space Research
87 publications, 0.78%
Geology
86 publications, 0.78%
Earth, Planets and Space
85 publications, 0.77%
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
83 publications, 0.75%
Solid Earth
77 publications, 0.69%
Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
74 publications, 0.67%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
2655 publications, 23.95%
Springer Nature
2342 publications, 21.13%
Wiley
1524 publications, 13.75%
Copernicus
869 publications, 7.84%
American Geophysical Union
563 publications, 5.08%
Oxford University Press
533 publications, 4.81%
MDPI
465 publications, 4.19%
Seismological Society of America (SSA)
275 publications, 2.48%
Frontiers Media S.A.
195 publications, 1.76%
Taylor & Francis
166 publications, 1.5%
Geological Society of America
117 publications, 1.06%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
108 publications, 0.97%
Walter de Gruyter
103 publications, 0.93%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
91 publications, 0.82%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
71 publications, 0.64%
IOP Publishing
70 publications, 0.63%
Cambridge University Press
62 publications, 0.56%
Geological Society of London
49 publications, 0.44%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
45 publications, 0.41%
EDP Sciences
43 publications, 0.39%
AIP Publishing
42 publications, 0.38%
SAGE
41 publications, 0.37%
American Physical Society (APS)
39 publications, 0.35%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
33 publications, 0.3%
Mineralogical Society of America
33 publications, 0.3%
Society of Economic Geologists
30 publications, 0.27%
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
28 publications, 0.25%
Hindawi Limited
26 publications, 0.23%
Pleiades Publishing
25 publications, 0.23%
Editrice Compositori srl
20 publications, 0.18%
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With other organizations

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University of Potsdam
1780 publications, 16.06%
Free University of Berlin
801 publications, 7.23%
Technical University of Berlin
636 publications, 5.74%
ETH Zurich
460 publications, 4.15%
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
340 publications, 3.07%
Wuhan University
304 publications, 2.74%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
232 publications, 2.09%
National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
226 publications, 2.04%
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
208 publications, 1.88%
Leibniz University Hannover
208 publications, 1.88%
German Aerospace Center
198 publications, 1.79%
University of California, Los Angeles
196 publications, 1.77%
Grenoble Alpes University
185 publications, 1.67%
Kiel University
185 publications, 1.67%
Technical University of Munich
181 publications, 1.63%
Utrecht University
175 publications, 1.58%
University of Oslo
165 publications, 1.49%
Paris Institute of Earth Physics
164 publications, 1.48%
University of Bremen
163 publications, 1.47%
California Institute of Technology
161 publications, 1.45%
University of Leeds
160 publications, 1.44%
Humboldt University of Berlin
157 publications, 1.42%
RWTH Aachen University
151 publications, 1.36%
Hamburg University
147 publications, 1.33%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
143 publications, 1.29%
University of Bern
142 publications, 1.28%
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
141 publications, 1.27%
University of Göttingen
138 publications, 1.24%
University of Bristol
134 publications, 1.21%
University of Colorado Boulder
133 publications, 1.2%
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With foreign organizations

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ETH Zurich
460 publications, 4.15%
Wuhan University
304 publications, 2.74%
National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
226 publications, 2.04%
University of California, Los Angeles
196 publications, 1.77%
Grenoble Alpes University
185 publications, 1.67%
Utrecht University
175 publications, 1.58%
University of Oslo
165 publications, 1.49%
Paris Institute of Earth Physics
164 publications, 1.48%
California Institute of Technology
161 publications, 1.45%
University of Leeds
160 publications, 1.44%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
143 publications, 1.29%
University of Bern
142 publications, 1.28%
University of Bristol
134 publications, 1.21%
University of Colorado Boulder
133 publications, 1.2%
University of Oxford
128 publications, 1.15%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
126 publications, 1.14%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
123 publications, 1.11%
Uppsala University
122 publications, 1.1%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
121 publications, 1.09%
Aarhus University
117 publications, 1.06%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
108 publications, 0.97%
University of Vienna
105 publications, 0.95%
Goddard Space Flight Center
103 publications, 0.93%
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
102 publications, 0.92%
Delft University of Technology
101 publications, 0.91%
University of Cambridge
101 publications, 0.91%
University of Edinburgh
96 publications, 0.87%
Lund University
95 publications, 0.86%
University of Copenhagen
95 publications, 0.86%
Roma Tre University
95 publications, 0.86%
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With other countries

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USA, 2073, 18.7%
USA
2073 publications, 18.7%
China, 1350, 12.18%
China
1350 publications, 12.18%
United Kingdom, 1223, 11.03%
United Kingdom
1223 publications, 11.03%
France, 1039, 9.37%
France
1039 publications, 9.37%
Italy, 842, 7.6%
Italy
842 publications, 7.6%
Switzerland, 796, 7.18%
Switzerland
796 publications, 7.18%
Netherlands, 603, 5.44%
Netherlands
603 publications, 5.44%
Canada, 482, 4.35%
Canada
482 publications, 4.35%
Australia, 440, 3.97%
Australia
440 publications, 3.97%
Norway, 429, 3.87%
Norway
429 publications, 3.87%
Austria, 417, 3.76%
Austria
417 publications, 3.76%
Sweden, 397, 3.58%
Sweden
397 publications, 3.58%
Russia, 364, 3.28%
Russia
364 publications, 3.28%
Spain, 360, 3.25%
Spain
360 publications, 3.25%
Japan, 342, 3.09%
Japan
342 publications, 3.09%
Denmark, 288, 2.6%
Denmark
288 publications, 2.6%
Czech Republic, 268, 2.42%
Czech Republic
268 publications, 2.42%
Poland, 249, 2.25%
Poland
249 publications, 2.25%
Finland, 201, 1.81%
Finland
201 publications, 1.81%
Belgium, 194, 1.75%
Belgium
194 publications, 1.75%
South Africa, 193, 1.74%
South Africa
193 publications, 1.74%
Brazil, 189, 1.71%
Brazil
189 publications, 1.71%
India, 180, 1.62%
India
180 publications, 1.62%
Chile, 173, 1.56%
Chile
173 publications, 1.56%
New Zealand, 169, 1.52%
New Zealand
169 publications, 1.52%
Iran, 146, 1.32%
Iran
146 publications, 1.32%
Israel, 138, 1.24%
Israel
138 publications, 1.24%
Turkey, 138, 1.24%
Turkey
138 publications, 1.24%
Argentina, 129, 1.16%
Argentina
129 publications, 1.16%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1971 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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