Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

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Short name

LMU

Country, city

Germany, Munich

05591te55

Organization website

Publications

179 625

Citations

5 922 619

h-index

658

Top-3 journals

Chemische Berichte (1727 publications)

Angewandte Chemie (1587 publications)

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (1536 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Technical University of Munich (10265 publications)

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (5244 publications)

Helmholtz Zentrum München (5154 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Harvard University (3534 publications)

University College London (2906 publications)

University of Oxford (2562 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

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Journal

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Since 1879

Total publications

179625

Total citations

5922619

Citations per publication

32.97

Average publications per year

1205.54

Average authors per publication

20.69

h-index

658

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

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General Medicine	General Medicine, 23243, 12.94% General Medicine 23243 publications, 12.94%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 9614, 5.35% Biochemistry 9614 publications, 5.35%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 7829, 4.36% Molecular Biology 7829 publications, 4.36%
Neurology (clinical)	Neurology (clinical), 7336, 4.08% Neurology (clinical) 7336 publications, 4.08%
Oncology	Oncology, 6817, 3.8% Oncology 6817 publications, 3.8%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 6654, 3.7% General Chemistry 6654 publications, 3.7%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 6229, 3.47% Cell Biology 6229 publications, 3.47%
Genetics	Genetics, 5804, 3.23% Genetics 5804 publications, 3.23%
Surgery	Surgery, 5704, 3.18% Surgery 5704 publications, 3.18%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 5468, 3.04% Psychiatry and Mental health 5468 publications, 3.04%
Immunology	Immunology, 5325, 2.96% Immunology 5325 publications, 2.96%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 5185, 2.89% Cancer Research 5185 publications, 2.89%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 4899, 2.73% General Physics and Astronomy 4899 publications, 2.73%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 4885, 2.72% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4885 publications, 2.72%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 4857, 2.7% Inorganic Chemistry 4857 publications, 2.7%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 4485, 2.5% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 4485 publications, 2.5%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 4485, 2.5% Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging 4485 publications, 2.5%
Neurology	Neurology, 4152, 2.31% Neurology 4152 publications, 2.31%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 4111, 2.29% Multidisciplinary 4111 publications, 2.29%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 4105, 2.29% Organic Chemistry 4105 publications, 2.29%
Hematology	Hematology, 4064, 2.26% Hematology 4064 publications, 2.26%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 3466, 1.93% Immunology and Allergy 3466 publications, 1.93%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 3460, 1.93% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3460 publications, 1.93%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 3395, 1.89% Condensed Matter Physics 3395 publications, 1.89%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 3325, 1.85% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3325 publications, 1.85%
Physiology	Physiology, 3270, 1.82% Physiology 3270 publications, 1.82%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 3269, 1.82% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3269 publications, 1.82%
Drug Discovery	Drug Discovery, 3119, 1.74% Drug Discovery 3119 publications, 1.74%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 2995, 1.67% Pharmacology 2995 publications, 1.67%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 2938, 1.64% Molecular Medicine 2938 publications, 1.64%
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Journals

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Chemische Berichte	Chemische Berichte, 1727, 0.96% Chemische Berichte 1727 publications, 0.96%
Angewandte Chemie	Angewandte Chemie, 1587, 0.88% Angewandte Chemie 1587 publications, 0.88%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1536, 0.86% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1536 publications, 0.86%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 1451, 0.81% SSRN Electronic Journal 1451 publications, 0.81%
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences	Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences, 1407, 0.78% Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences 1407 publications, 0.78%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 1291, 0.72% PLoS ONE 1291 publications, 0.72%
Blood	Blood, 1269, 0.71% Blood 1269 publications, 0.71%
Journal of Molecular Medicine	Journal of Molecular Medicine, 1097, 0.61% Journal of Molecular Medicine 1097 publications, 0.61%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 1062, 0.59% Scientific Reports 1062 publications, 0.59%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 1023, 0.57% Physical Review B 1023 publications, 0.57%
Springer-Lehrbuch	Springer-Lehrbuch, 982, 0.55% Springer-Lehrbuch 982 publications, 0.55%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 974, 0.54% Physical Review Letters 974 publications, 0.54%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 955, 0.53% Nature Communications 955 publications, 0.53%
Journal of Clinical Oncology	Journal of Clinical Oncology, 866, 0.48% Journal of Clinical Oncology 866 publications, 0.48%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 764, 0.43% Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 764 publications, 0.43%
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry	Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 730, 0.41% Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 730 publications, 0.41%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 729, 0.41% Journal of High Energy Physics 729 publications, 0.41%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 692, 0.39% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 692 publications, 0.39%
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, 658, 0.37% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 658 publications, 0.37%
Journal of Neurology	Journal of Neurology, 624, 0.35% Journal of Neurology 624 publications, 0.35%
Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie	Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 597, 0.33% Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 597 publications, 0.33%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 585, 0.33% Astronomy and Astrophysics 585 publications, 0.33%
Nature	Nature, 582, 0.32% Nature 582 publications, 0.32%
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience	European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 561, 0.31% European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 561 publications, 0.31%
Laryngo- Rhino- Otologie	Laryngo- Rhino- Otologie, 547, 0.3% Laryngo- Rhino- Otologie 547 publications, 0.3%
Alzheimer's and Dementia	Alzheimer's and Dementia, 528, 0.29% Alzheimer's and Dementia 528 publications, 0.29%
Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery	Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, 519, 0.29% Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery 519 publications, 0.29%
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift	Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, 518, 0.29% Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift 518 publications, 0.29%
Der Nervenarzt	Der Nervenarzt, 516, 0.29% Der Nervenarzt 516 publications, 0.29%
Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology	Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology, 506, 0.28% Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology 506 publications, 0.28%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 52314, 29.12% Springer Nature 52314 publications, 29.12%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 32203, 17.93% Elsevier 32203 publications, 17.93%
Wiley	Wiley, 24763, 13.79% Wiley 24763 publications, 13.79%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 6642, 3.7% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 6642 publications, 3.7%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 5822, 3.24% Oxford University Press 5822 publications, 3.24%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 3689, 2.05% Taylor & Francis 3689 publications, 2.05%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 3644, 2.03% Walter de Gruyter 3644 publications, 2.03%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 3621, 2.02% American Physical Society (APS) 3621 publications, 2.02%
MDPI	MDPI, 3397, 1.89% MDPI 3397 publications, 1.89%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2995, 1.67% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 2995 publications, 1.67%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 2747, 1.53% American Chemical Society (ACS) 2747 publications, 1.53%
SAGE	SAGE, 2525, 1.41% SAGE 2525 publications, 1.41%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 2333, 1.3% Frontiers Media S.A. 2333 publications, 1.3%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 2322, 1.29% S. Karger AG 2322 publications, 1.29%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 1624, 0.9% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 1624 publications, 0.9%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 1533, 0.85% Cambridge University Press 1533 publications, 0.85%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 1407, 0.78% Social Science Electronic Publishing 1407 publications, 0.78%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 1378, 0.77% IOP Publishing 1378 publications, 0.77%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 1348, 0.75% American Society of Hematology 1348 publications, 0.75%
BMJ	BMJ, 985, 0.55% BMJ 985 publications, 0.55%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 979, 0.55% AIP Publishing 979 publications, 0.55%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 892, 0.5% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 892 publications, 0.5%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)	American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 881, 0.49% American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 881 publications, 0.49%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 834, 0.46% EDP Sciences 834 publications, 0.46%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 755, 0.42% American Society for Microbiology 755 publications, 0.42%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 658, 0.37% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 658 publications, 0.37%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 637, 0.35% Copernicus 637 publications, 0.35%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 595, 0.33% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 595 publications, 0.33%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 545, 0.3% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 545 publications, 0.3%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 504, 0.28% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 504 publications, 0.28%
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With other organizations

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Technical University of Munich	Technical University of Munich, 10265, 5.71% Technical University of Munich 10265 publications, 5.71%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 5244, 2.92% Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin 5244 publications, 2.92%
Helmholtz Zentrum München	Helmholtz Zentrum München, 5154, 2.87% Helmholtz Zentrum München 5154 publications, 2.87%
Rechts der Isar Hospital	Rechts der Isar Hospital, 4905, 2.73% Rechts der Isar Hospital 4905 publications, 2.73%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 4725, 2.63% Heidelberg University 4725 publications, 2.63%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 3534, 1.97% Harvard University 3534 publications, 1.97%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 3155, 1.76% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 3155 publications, 1.76%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg	Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 3058, 1.7% Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg 3058 publications, 1.7%
University of Tübingen	University of Tübingen, 2943, 1.64% University of Tübingen 2943 publications, 1.64%
University College London	University College London, 2906, 1.62% University College London 2906 publications, 1.62%
Technische Universität Dresden	Technische Universität Dresden, 2869, 1.6% Technische Universität Dresden 2869 publications, 1.6%
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg	Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, 2803, 1.56% Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg 2803 publications, 1.56%
Hannover Medical School	Hannover Medical School, 2762, 1.54% Hannover Medical School 2762 publications, 1.54%
München Klinik	München Klinik, 2730, 1.52% München Klinik 2730 publications, 1.52%
Humboldt University of Berlin	Humboldt University of Berlin, 2610, 1.45% Humboldt University of Berlin 2610 publications, 1.45%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 2562, 1.43% University of Oxford 2562 publications, 1.43%
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf	University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 2549, 1.42% University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf 2549 publications, 1.42%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 2420, 1.35% University of Cambridge 2420 publications, 1.35%
University of Göttingen	University of Göttingen, 2392, 1.33% University of Göttingen 2392 publications, 1.33%
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz	Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 2368, 1.32% Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 2368 publications, 1.32%
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf	Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 2342, 1.3% Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf 2342 publications, 1.3%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 2341, 1.3% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 2341 publications, 1.3%
German Cancer Research Center	German Cancer Research Center, 2215, 1.23% German Cancer Research Center 2215 publications, 1.23%
University Hospital Heidelberg	University Hospital Heidelberg, 2199, 1.22% University Hospital Heidelberg 2199 publications, 1.22%
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases	German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, 2188, 1.22% German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases 2188 publications, 1.22%
University of Cologne	University of Cologne, 2136, 1.19% University of Cologne 2136 publications, 1.19%
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg	University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, 2124, 1.18% University of Erlangen–Nuremberg 2124 publications, 1.18%
German Centre for Cardiovascular Research	German Centre for Cardiovascular Research, 2089, 1.16% German Centre for Cardiovascular Research 2089 publications, 1.16%
Justus Liebig University Giessen	Justus Liebig University Giessen, 2071, 1.15% Justus Liebig University Giessen 2071 publications, 1.15%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 2019, 1.12% University of Copenhagen 2019 publications, 1.12%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University	Harvard University, 3534, 1.97% Harvard University 3534 publications, 1.97%
University College London	University College London, 2906, 1.62% University College London 2906 publications, 1.62%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 2562, 1.43% University of Oxford 2562 publications, 1.43%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 2420, 1.35% University of Cambridge 2420 publications, 1.35%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 2341, 1.3% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 2341 publications, 1.3%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 2019, 1.12% University of Copenhagen 2019 publications, 1.12%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 2015, 1.12% University of Edinburgh 2015 publications, 1.12%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 2001, 1.11% Sorbonne University 2001 publications, 1.11%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 1959, 1.09% University of Zurich 1959 publications, 1.09%
University of Milan	University of Milan, 1867, 1.04% University of Milan 1867 publications, 1.04%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 1853, 1.03% University of Pennsylvania 1853 publications, 1.03%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 1844, 1.03% Paris Cité University 1844 publications, 1.03%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 1839, 1.02% University of Michigan 1839 publications, 1.02%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 1834, 1.02% University of Melbourne 1834 publications, 1.02%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 1829, 1.02% University of Toronto 1829 publications, 1.02%
University of Bern	University of Bern, 1826, 1.02% University of Bern 1826 publications, 1.02%
Medical University of Vienna	Medical University of Vienna, 1826, 1.02% Medical University of Vienna 1826 publications, 1.02%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico	Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 1819, 1.01% Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico 1819 publications, 1.01%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 1779, 0.99% Imperial College London 1779 publications, 0.99%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 1731, 0.96% University of Amsterdam 1731 publications, 0.96%
King's College London	King's College London, 1670, 0.93% King's College London 1670 publications, 0.93%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 1665, 0.93% Université Paris-Saclay 1665 publications, 0.93%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 1658, 0.92% University of Manchester 1658 publications, 0.92%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 1655, 0.92% University of Bologna 1655 publications, 0.92%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 1635, 0.91% Stanford University 1635 publications, 0.91%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 1613, 0.9% University of Washington 1613 publications, 0.9%
Yale University	Yale University, 1586, 0.88% Yale University 1586 publications, 0.88%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 1556, 0.87% University of São Paulo 1556 publications, 0.87%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 1531, 0.85% University of Sydney 1531 publications, 0.85%
McGill University	McGill University, 1527, 0.85% McGill University 1527 publications, 0.85%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 23563, 13.12% USA 23563 publications, 13.12%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 14680, 8.17% United Kingdom 14680 publications, 8.17%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 11276, 6.28% Switzerland 11276 publications, 6.28%
Italy	Italy, 9921, 5.52% Italy 9921 publications, 5.52%
France	France, 9255, 5.15% France 9255 publications, 5.15%
Austria	Austria, 8720, 4.85% Austria 8720 publications, 4.85%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 8230, 4.58% Netherlands 8230 publications, 4.58%
Spain	Spain, 6397, 3.56% Spain 6397 publications, 3.56%
Canada	Canada, 5545, 3.09% Canada 5545 publications, 3.09%
Australia	Australia, 5123, 2.85% Australia 5123 publications, 2.85%
China	China, 4920, 2.74% China 4920 publications, 2.74%
Sweden	Sweden, 4763, 2.65% Sweden 4763 publications, 2.65%
Japan	Japan, 3873, 2.16% Japan 3873 publications, 2.16%
Belgium	Belgium, 3582, 1.99% Belgium 3582 publications, 1.99%
Denmark	Denmark, 3435, 1.91% Denmark 3435 publications, 1.91%
Poland	Poland, 3224, 1.79% Poland 3224 publications, 1.79%
Norway	Norway, 2598, 1.45% Norway 2598 publications, 1.45%
Russia	Russia, 2509, 1.4% Russia 2509 publications, 1.4%
Brazil	Brazil, 2497, 1.39% Brazil 2497 publications, 1.39%
Israel	Israel, 2492, 1.39% Israel 2492 publications, 1.39%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 2409, 1.34% Czech Republic 2409 publications, 1.34%
Greece	Greece, 2194, 1.22% Greece 2194 publications, 1.22%
Portugal	Portugal, 2133, 1.19% Portugal 2133 publications, 1.19%
Finland	Finland, 1918, 1.07% Finland 1918 publications, 1.07%
Turkey	Turkey, 1692, 0.94% Turkey 1692 publications, 0.94%
South Africa	South Africa, 1646, 0.92% South Africa 1646 publications, 0.92%
Hungary	Hungary, 1645, 0.92% Hungary 1645 publications, 0.92%
Chile	Chile, 1422, 0.79% Chile 1422 publications, 0.79%
Romania	Romania, 1393, 0.78% Romania 1393 publications, 0.78%
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