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Short name

Country, city

USA, Washington D.C.

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Publications

15 359

Citations

329 596

h-index

215

Top-3 journals

SSRN Electronic Journal (877 publications)

American Political Science Review (134 publications)

Science (98 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Massachusetts Amherst (799 publications)

University of Maryland, College Park (409 publications)

Goddard Space Flight Center (243 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Cardiff University (71 publications)

University of Oxford (65 publications)

Sorbonne University (56 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1906

Total publications

15359

Total citations

329596

Citations per publication

21.46

Average publications per year

126.93

Average authors per publication

4.97

h-index

215

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

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 1983, 12.91% Sociology and Political Science 1983 publications, 12.91%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 1116, 7.27% Economics and Econometrics 1116 publications, 7.27%
Political Science and International Relations	Political Science and International Relations, 980, 6.38% Political Science and International Relations 980 publications, 6.38%
History	History, 909, 5.92% History 909 publications, 5.92%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 773, 5.03% General Medicine 773 publications, 5.03%
Cultural Studies	Cultural Studies, 626, 4.08% Cultural Studies 626 publications, 4.08%
Law	Law, 580, 3.78% Law 580 publications, 3.78%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 578, 3.76% Geography, Planning and Development 578 publications, 3.76%
Education	Education, 570, 3.71% Education 570 publications, 3.71%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 514, 3.35% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 514 publications, 3.35%
Public Administration	Public Administration, 449, 2.92% Public Administration 449 publications, 2.92%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 432, 2.81% Psychiatry and Mental health 432 publications, 2.81%
Finance	Finance, 407, 2.65% Finance 407 publications, 2.65%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 392, 2.55% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 392 publications, 2.55%
Strategy and Management	Strategy and Management, 387, 2.52% Strategy and Management 387 publications, 2.52%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 359, 2.34% Business and International Management 359 publications, 2.34%
Clinical Psychology	Clinical Psychology, 357, 2.32% Clinical Psychology 357 publications, 2.32%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 356, 2.32% Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 356 publications, 2.32%
Marketing	Marketing, 348, 2.27% Marketing 348 publications, 2.27%
Development	Development, 329, 2.14% Development 329 publications, 2.14%
Communication	Communication, 328, 2.14% Communication 328 publications, 2.14%
General Social Sciences	General Social Sciences, 320, 2.08% General Social Sciences 320 publications, 2.08%
Behavioral Neuroscience	Behavioral Neuroscience, 314, 2.04% Behavioral Neuroscience 314 publications, 2.04%
Social Psychology	Social Psychology, 289, 1.88% Social Psychology 289 publications, 1.88%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 285, 1.86% Biochemistry 285 publications, 1.86%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 268, 1.74% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 268 publications, 1.74%
Anthropology	Anthropology, 267, 1.74% Anthropology 267 publications, 1.74%
General Psychology	General Psychology, 247, 1.61% General Psychology 247 publications, 1.61%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 241, 1.57% Pharmacology 241 publications, 1.57%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 230, 1.5% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 230 publications, 1.5%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000

Journals

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 877, 5.71% SSRN Electronic Journal 877 publications, 5.71%
American Political Science Review	American Political Science Review, 134, 0.87% American Political Science Review 134 publications, 0.87%
Science	Science, 98, 0.64% Science 98 publications, 0.64%
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior	Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 97, 0.63% Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 97 publications, 0.63%
Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting	Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting, 84, 0.55% Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting 84 publications, 0.55%
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science	Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 78, 0.51% Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 78 publications, 0.51%
World Development	World Development, 67, 0.44% World Development 67 publications, 0.44%
HAHR - Hispanic American Historical Review	HAHR - Hispanic American Historical Review, 64, 0.42% HAHR - Hispanic American Historical Review 64 publications, 0.42%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 63, 0.41% Physical Review A 63 publications, 0.41%
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior	Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 63, 0.41% Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior 63 publications, 0.41%
Public Administration Review	Public Administration Review, 62, 0.4% Public Administration Review 62 publications, 0.4%
Journal of Asian Studies	Journal of Asian Studies, 61, 0.4% Journal of Asian Studies 61 publications, 0.4%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 57, 0.37% Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 57 publications, 0.37%
Americas	Americas, 56, 0.36% Americas 56 publications, 0.36%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 54, 0.35% PLoS ONE 54 publications, 0.35%
PS - Political Science and Politics	PS - Political Science and Politics, 52, 0.34% PS - Political Science and Politics 52 publications, 0.34%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 51, 0.33% Physical Review Letters 51 publications, 0.33%
Slavic Review	Slavic Review, 51, 0.33% Slavic Review 51 publications, 0.33%
Perspectives on Politics	Perspectives on Politics, 50, 0.33% Perspectives on Politics 50 publications, 0.33%
American Journal of International Law	American Journal of International Law, 48, 0.31% American Journal of International Law 48 publications, 0.31%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 47, 0.31% Astrophysical Journal 47 publications, 0.31%
Review of Radical Political Economics	Review of Radical Political Economics, 46, 0.3% Review of Radical Political Economics 46 publications, 0.3%
Physiology and Behavior	Physiology and Behavior, 45, 0.29% Physiology and Behavior 45 publications, 0.29%
American Historical Review	American Historical Review, 45, 0.29% American Historical Review 45 publications, 0.29%
Journal of Vision	Journal of Vision, 44, 0.29% Journal of Vision 44 publications, 0.29%
Carbohydrate Research	Carbohydrate Research, 43, 0.28% Carbohydrate Research 43 publications, 0.28%
Journal of Economic History	Journal of Economic History, 42, 0.27% Journal of Economic History 42 publications, 0.27%
American Review of Public Administration	American Review of Public Administration, 41, 0.27% American Review of Public Administration 41 publications, 0.27%
Journal of Politics	Journal of Politics, 40, 0.26% Journal of Politics 40 publications, 0.26%
Drug and Alcohol Dependence	Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 37, 0.24% Drug and Alcohol Dependence 37 publications, 0.24%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2259, 14.71% Elsevier 2259 publications, 14.71%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1835, 11.95% Springer Nature 1835 publications, 11.95%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1676, 10.91% Taylor & Francis 1676 publications, 10.91%
Wiley	Wiley, 1583, 10.31% Wiley 1583 publications, 10.31%
SAGE	SAGE, 1527, 9.94% SAGE 1527 publications, 9.94%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 1028, 6.69% Cambridge University Press 1028 publications, 6.69%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 854, 5.56% Social Science Electronic Publishing 854 publications, 5.56%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 632, 4.11% Oxford University Press 632 publications, 4.11%
MDPI	MDPI, 230, 1.5% MDPI 230 publications, 1.5%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 192, 1.25% American Physical Society (APS) 192 publications, 1.25%
Emerald	Emerald, 167, 1.09% Emerald 167 publications, 1.09%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 154, 1% American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 154 publications, 1%
American Psychological Association (APA)	American Psychological Association (APA), 145, 0.94% American Psychological Association (APA) 145 publications, 0.94%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 107, 0.7% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 107 publications, 0.7%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 105, 0.68% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 105 publications, 0.68%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 99, 0.64% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 99 publications, 0.64%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 95, 0.62% American Chemical Society (ACS) 95 publications, 0.62%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 92, 0.6% Frontiers Media S.A. 92 publications, 0.6%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 91, 0.59% American Astronomical Society 91 publications, 0.59%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 86, 0.56% AIP Publishing 86 publications, 0.56%
University of Chicago Press	University of Chicago Press, 82, 0.53% University of Chicago Press 82 publications, 0.53%
Brill	Brill, 80, 0.52% Brill 80 publications, 0.52%
Duke University Press	Duke University Press, 80, 0.52% Duke University Press 80 publications, 0.52%
University of California Press	University of California Press, 73, 0.48% University of California Press 73 publications, 0.48%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 71, 0.46% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 71 publications, 0.46%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 65, 0.42% Walter de Gruyter 65 publications, 0.42%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 63, 0.41% IOP Publishing 63 publications, 0.41%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)	Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 58, 0.38% Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 58 publications, 0.38%
MIT Press	MIT Press, 56, 0.36% MIT Press 56 publications, 0.36%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 56, 0.36% The Electrochemical Society 56 publications, 0.36%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
University of Massachusetts Amherst	University of Massachusetts Amherst, 799, 5.2% University of Massachusetts Amherst 799 publications, 5.2%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 409, 2.66% University of Maryland, College Park 409 publications, 2.66%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 243, 1.58% Goddard Space Flight Center 243 publications, 1.58%
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 233, 1.52% University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 233 publications, 1.52%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 219, 1.43% Johns Hopkins University 219 publications, 1.43%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 199, 1.3% Harvard University 199 publications, 1.3%
Georgetown University	Georgetown University, 194, 1.26% Georgetown University 194 publications, 1.26%
George Washington University	George Washington University, 160, 1.04% George Washington University 160 publications, 1.04%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 159, 1.04% Columbia University 159 publications, 1.04%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 139, 0.91% University of Washington 139 publications, 0.91%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 132, 0.86% University of Michigan 132 publications, 0.86%
National Institute of Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology, 130, 0.85% National Institute of Standards and Technology 130 publications, 0.85%
Yale University	Yale University, 128, 0.83% Yale University 128 publications, 0.83%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 122, 0.79% University of Pennsylvania 122 publications, 0.79%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 121, 0.79% Stanford University 121 publications, 0.79%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 120, 0.78% University of California, Berkeley 120 publications, 0.78%
George Mason University	George Mason University, 114, 0.74% George Mason University 114 publications, 0.74%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 110, 0.72% Cornell University 110 publications, 0.72%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 104, 0.68% University of Florida 104 publications, 0.68%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 99, 0.64% Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 99 publications, 0.64%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 98, 0.64% Pennsylvania State University 98 publications, 0.64%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 96, 0.63% University of Texas at Austin 96 publications, 0.63%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 93, 0.61% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 93 publications, 0.61%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 90, 0.59% University of Minnesota 90 publications, 0.59%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 89, 0.58% University of Arizona 89 publications, 0.58%
Arizona State University	Arizona State University, 88, 0.57% Arizona State University 88 publications, 0.57%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 87, 0.57% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 87 publications, 0.57%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 86, 0.56% University of California, Los Angeles 86 publications, 0.56%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 79, 0.51% University of Wisconsin–Madison 79 publications, 0.51%
Northwestern University	Northwestern University, 76, 0.49% Northwestern University 76 publications, 0.49%
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With foreign organizations

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Cardiff University	Cardiff University, 71, 0.46% Cardiff University 71 publications, 0.46%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 65, 0.42% University of Oxford 65 publications, 0.42%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 56, 0.36% Sorbonne University 56 publications, 0.36%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 55, 0.36% University of Toronto 55 publications, 0.36%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 52, 0.34% University of British Columbia 52 publications, 0.34%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 50, 0.33% Leiden University 50 publications, 0.33%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 49, 0.32% University of Tokyo 49 publications, 0.32%
American University of Beirut	American University of Beirut, 47, 0.31% American University of Beirut 47 publications, 0.31%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 46, 0.3% University of Amsterdam 46 publications, 0.3%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 45, 0.29% Australian National University 45 publications, 0.29%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 45, 0.29% University of Cambridge 45 publications, 0.29%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 44, 0.29% University of Glasgow 44 publications, 0.29%
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts	Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 44, 0.29% Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts 44 publications, 0.29%
Hamburg University	Hamburg University, 41, 0.27% Hamburg University 41 publications, 0.27%
Lebanese American University	Lebanese American University, 40, 0.26% Lebanese American University 40 publications, 0.26%
Paris Sciences et Lettres	Paris Sciences et Lettres, 40, 0.26% Paris Sciences et Lettres 40 publications, 0.26%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 37, 0.24% Observatoire de Paris 37 publications, 0.24%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 35, 0.23% University of Birmingham 35 publications, 0.23%
McGill University	McGill University, 35, 0.23% McGill University 35 publications, 0.23%
University College London	University College London, 34, 0.22% University College London 34 publications, 0.22%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 34, 0.22% Université Paris-Saclay 34 publications, 0.22%
Monash University	Monash University, 33, 0.21% Monash University 33 publications, 0.21%
Seoul National University	Seoul National University, 33, 0.21% Seoul National University 33 publications, 0.21%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 33, 0.21% Paris Cité University 33 publications, 0.21%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 32, 0.21% University of the Witwatersrand 32 publications, 0.21%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 32, 0.21% Utrecht University 32 publications, 0.21%
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1	Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 32, 0.21% Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 32 publications, 0.21%
Université de Montréal	Université de Montréal, 31, 0.2% Université de Montréal 31 publications, 0.2%
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv University, 30, 0.2% Tel Aviv University 30 publications, 0.2%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 30, 0.2% University of Melbourne 30 publications, 0.2%
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With other countries

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 488, 3.18% United Kingdom 488 publications, 3.18%
Canada	Canada, 354, 2.3% Canada 354 publications, 2.3%
Italy	Italy, 283, 1.84% Italy 283 publications, 1.84%
China	China, 275, 1.79% China 275 publications, 1.79%
Germany	Germany, 243, 1.58% Germany 243 publications, 1.58%
Australia	Australia, 211, 1.37% Australia 211 publications, 1.37%
Lebanon	Lebanon, 194, 1.26% Lebanon 194 publications, 1.26%
France	France, 187, 1.22% France 187 publications, 1.22%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 182, 1.18% Netherlands 182 publications, 1.18%
India	India, 148, 0.96% India 148 publications, 0.96%
Japan	Japan, 132, 0.86% Japan 132 publications, 0.86%
Spain	Spain, 128, 0.83% Spain 128 publications, 0.83%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 96, 0.63% Republic of Korea 96 publications, 0.63%
Sweden	Sweden, 96, 0.63% Sweden 96 publications, 0.63%
Israel	Israel, 93, 0.61% Israel 93 publications, 0.61%
South Africa	South Africa, 92, 0.6% South Africa 92 publications, 0.6%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 86, 0.56% Switzerland 86 publications, 0.56%
Belgium	Belgium, 85, 0.55% Belgium 85 publications, 0.55%
Brazil	Brazil, 84, 0.55% Brazil 84 publications, 0.55%
Slovenia	Slovenia, 67, 0.44% Slovenia 67 publications, 0.44%
Denmark	Denmark, 65, 0.42% Denmark 65 publications, 0.42%
Turkey	Turkey, 60, 0.39% Turkey 60 publications, 0.39%
Mexico	Mexico, 59, 0.38% Mexico 59 publications, 0.38%
Norway	Norway, 59, 0.38% Norway 59 publications, 0.38%
Russia	Russia, 55, 0.36% Russia 55 publications, 0.36%
Greece	Greece, 55, 0.36% Greece 55 publications, 0.36%
Poland	Poland, 43, 0.28% Poland 43 publications, 0.28%
UAE	UAE, 42, 0.27% UAE 42 publications, 0.27%
Egypt	Egypt, 40, 0.26% Egypt 40 publications, 0.26%
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Publications published earlier than 1906 are ignored in the statistics.
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