Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Short name
NBC
Country, city
Netherlands, Leiden
Publications
3 759
Citations
99 109
h-index
123
Top-3 journals
Zootaxa
Zootaxa (246 publications)
ZooKeys
ZooKeys (133 publications)
Geological Journal
Geological Journal (83 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Leiden University
Leiden University (781 publications)
University of Amsterdam
University of Amsterdam (265 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (203 publications)
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (157 publications)
University of Leeds
University of Leeds (120 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 2010

Total publications
3759
Total citations
99109
Citations per publication
26.37
Average publications per year
221.12
Average authors per publication
10.75
h-index
123
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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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1549, 41.21%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1549 publications, 41.21%
Animal Science and Zoology, 540, 14.37%
Animal Science and Zoology
540 publications, 14.37%
Plant Science, 424, 11.28%
Plant Science
424 publications, 11.28%
Ecology, 422, 11.23%
Ecology
422 publications, 11.23%
Geology, 268, 7.13%
Geology
268 publications, 7.13%
Paleontology, 259, 6.89%
Paleontology
259 publications, 6.89%
Aquatic Science, 240, 6.38%
Aquatic Science
240 publications, 6.38%
Multidisciplinary, 218, 5.8%
Multidisciplinary
218 publications, 5.8%
Genetics, 188, 5%
Genetics
188 publications, 5%
General Medicine, 183, 4.87%
General Medicine
183 publications, 4.87%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 168, 4.47%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
168 publications, 4.47%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 149, 3.96%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
149 publications, 3.96%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 145, 3.86%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
145 publications, 3.86%
Oceanography, 139, 3.7%
Oceanography
139 publications, 3.7%
Molecular Biology, 109, 2.9%
Molecular Biology
109 publications, 2.9%
Global and Planetary Change, 103, 2.74%
Global and Planetary Change
103 publications, 2.74%
Insect Science, 93, 2.47%
Insect Science
93 publications, 2.47%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous), 70, 1.86%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
70 publications, 1.86%
Drug Discovery, 68, 1.81%
Drug Discovery
68 publications, 1.81%
Earth-Surface Processes, 67, 1.78%
Earth-Surface Processes
67 publications, 1.78%
General Environmental Science, 63, 1.68%
General Environmental Science
63 publications, 1.68%
Ecological Modeling, 59, 1.57%
Ecological Modeling
59 publications, 1.57%
General Neuroscience, 54, 1.44%
General Neuroscience
54 publications, 1.44%
Pharmacology, 47, 1.25%
Pharmacology
47 publications, 1.25%
Environmental Chemistry, 45, 1.2%
Environmental Chemistry
45 publications, 1.2%
Physiology, 44, 1.17%
Physiology
44 publications, 1.17%
Pollution, 43, 1.14%
Pollution
43 publications, 1.14%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 43, 1.14%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
43 publications, 1.14%
Complementary and alternative medicine, 40, 1.06%
Complementary and alternative medicine
40 publications, 1.06%
Microbiology, 39, 1.04%
Microbiology
39 publications, 1.04%
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Journals

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Zootaxa
246 publications, 6.54%
ZooKeys
133 publications, 3.54%
Geological Journal
83 publications, 2.21%
Scientific Reports
70 publications, 1.86%
PLoS ONE
68 publications, 1.81%
Phytotaxa
65 publications, 1.73%
Diversity
57 publications, 1.52%
PeerJ
53 publications, 1.41%
Taxon
52 publications, 1.38%
Contributions to Zoology
51 publications, 1.36%
Marine Biodiversity
49 publications, 1.3%
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
48 publications, 1.28%
Ecology and Evolution
44 publications, 1.17%
Proceedings of the Geologists Association
43 publications, 1.14%
Journal of Biogeography
35 publications, 0.93%
Science
31 publications, 0.82%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
31 publications, 0.82%
Nature
31 publications, 0.82%
New Phytologist
30 publications, 0.8%
Coral Reefs
29 publications, 0.77%
Biodiversity Data Journal
27 publications, 0.72%
Geologie en Mijnbouw/Netherlands Journal of Geosciences
27 publications, 0.72%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
26 publications, 0.69%
Biodiversity Information Science and Standards
26 publications, 0.69%
Nature Communications
25 publications, 0.67%
PhytoKeys
25 publications, 0.67%
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
25 publications, 0.67%
Molecular Ecology
24 publications, 0.64%
Annals of Botany
23 publications, 0.61%
Global Ecology and Biogeography
23 publications, 0.61%
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Publishers

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Wiley
661 publications, 17.58%
Springer Nature
650 publications, 17.29%
Elsevier
487 publications, 12.96%
Magnolia Press
324 publications, 8.62%
Pensoft Publishers
258 publications, 6.86%
Oxford University Press
166 publications, 4.42%
Taylor & Francis
142 publications, 3.78%
MDPI
140 publications, 3.72%
Brill
121 publications, 3.22%
Cambridge University Press
96 publications, 2.55%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
73 publications, 1.94%
The Royal Society
57 publications, 1.52%
PeerJ
53 publications, 1.41%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
49 publications, 1.3%
International Association for Plant Taxonomy
49 publications, 1.3%
Frontiers Media S.A.
47 publications, 1.25%
Geologists' Association
43 publications, 1.14%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
26 publications, 0.69%
Geological Society of London
22 publications, 0.59%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
17 publications, 0.45%
British Ornithologists' Club
17 publications, 0.45%
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
16 publications, 0.43%
Walter de Gruyter
13 publications, 0.35%
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
13 publications, 0.35%
SAGE
12 publications, 0.32%
SciELO
11 publications, 0.29%
Copernicus
9 publications, 0.24%
CSIRO Publishing
8 publications, 0.21%
F1000 Research
8 publications, 0.21%
Edinburgh University Press
7 publications, 0.19%
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With other organizations

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Leiden University
781 publications, 20.78%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
308 publications, 8.19%
University of Amsterdam
265 publications, 7.05%
Utrecht University
215 publications, 5.72%
University of Oxford
203 publications, 5.4%
University of Groningen
176 publications, 4.68%
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
157 publications, 4.18%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
157 publications, 4.18%
University of Leeds
120 publications, 3.19%
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
120 publications, 3.19%
Ghent University
114 publications, 3.03%
University of Florida
112 publications, 2.98%
University of Montpellier
109 publications, 2.9%
University of Cambridge
95 publications, 2.53%
University of São Paulo
91 publications, 2.42%
University of Oslo
90 publications, 2.39%
Sorbonne University
87 publications, 2.31%
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
86 publications, 2.29%
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
86 publications, 2.29%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
83 publications, 2.21%
Radboud University Nijmegen
83 publications, 2.21%
Aarhus University
83 publications, 2.21%
University of Exeter
83 publications, 2.21%
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
81 publications, 2.15%
James Cook University
80 publications, 2.13%
University of Gothenburg
78 publications, 2.08%
Smithsonian Institution
78 publications, 2.08%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
77 publications, 2.05%
University of Zurich
75 publications, 2%
University College London
74 publications, 1.97%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Oxford
203 publications, 5.4%
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
157 publications, 4.18%
University of Leeds
120 publications, 3.19%
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
120 publications, 3.19%
Ghent University
114 publications, 3.03%
University of Florida
112 publications, 2.98%
University of Montpellier
109 publications, 2.9%
University of Cambridge
95 publications, 2.53%
University of São Paulo
91 publications, 2.42%
University of Oslo
90 publications, 2.39%
Sorbonne University
87 publications, 2.31%
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
86 publications, 2.29%
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
86 publications, 2.29%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
83 publications, 2.21%
Aarhus University
83 publications, 2.21%
University of Exeter
83 publications, 2.21%
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
81 publications, 2.15%
James Cook University
80 publications, 2.13%
University of Gothenburg
78 publications, 2.08%
Smithsonian Institution
78 publications, 2.08%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
77 publications, 2.05%
University of Zurich
75 publications, 2%
University College London
74 publications, 1.97%
University of Copenhagen
74 publications, 1.97%
Uppsala University
69 publications, 1.84%
University of Queensland
67 publications, 1.78%
University of Bristol
67 publications, 1.78%
Spanish National Museum of Natural Sciences
67 publications, 1.78%
University of California, Berkeley
65 publications, 1.73%
University of Helsinki
61 publications, 1.62%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom, 816, 21.71%
United Kingdom
816 publications, 21.71%
USA, 748, 19.9%
USA
748 publications, 19.9%
Germany, 645, 17.16%
Germany
645 publications, 17.16%
France, 400, 10.64%
France
400 publications, 10.64%
Belgium, 351, 9.34%
Belgium
351 publications, 9.34%
Spain, 333, 8.86%
Spain
333 publications, 8.86%
Australia, 329, 8.75%
Australia
329 publications, 8.75%
China, 267, 7.1%
China
267 publications, 7.1%
Brazil, 262, 6.97%
Brazil
262 publications, 6.97%
Italy, 261, 6.94%
Italy
261 publications, 6.94%
Sweden, 247, 6.57%
Sweden
247 publications, 6.57%
Switzerland, 229, 6.09%
Switzerland
229 publications, 6.09%
Canada, 218, 5.8%
Canada
218 publications, 5.8%
Norway, 185, 4.92%
Norway
185 publications, 4.92%
Portugal, 181, 4.82%
Portugal
181 publications, 4.82%
Japan, 170, 4.52%
Japan
170 publications, 4.52%
Austria, 142, 3.78%
Austria
142 publications, 3.78%
Indonesia, 136, 3.62%
Indonesia
136 publications, 3.62%
Denmark, 132, 3.51%
Denmark
132 publications, 3.51%
Russia, 131, 3.48%
Russia
131 publications, 3.48%
South Africa, 130, 3.46%
South Africa
130 publications, 3.46%
Czech Republic, 121, 3.22%
Czech Republic
121 publications, 3.22%
Colombia, 116, 3.09%
Colombia
116 publications, 3.09%
Poland, 104, 2.77%
Poland
104 publications, 2.77%
Finland, 98, 2.61%
Finland
98 publications, 2.61%
Greece, 94, 2.5%
Greece
94 publications, 2.5%
New Zealand, 89, 2.37%
New Zealand
89 publications, 2.37%
India, 81, 2.15%
India
81 publications, 2.15%
Malaysia, 79, 2.1%
Malaysia
79 publications, 2.1%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 2010 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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