Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Short name
NBC
Country, city
Netherlands, Leiden
Publications
3 432
Citations
87 413
h-index
116
Top-3 journals
Zootaxa
Zootaxa (233 publications)
ZooKeys
ZooKeys (108 publications)
Geological Journal
Geological Journal (83 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Leiden University
Leiden University (713 publications)
University of Amsterdam
University of Amsterdam (247 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (187 publications)
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (144 publications)
University of Leeds
University of Leeds (110 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 2010

Total publications
3432
Total citations
87413
Citations per publication
25.47
Average publications per year
214.5
Average authors per publication
10.57
h-index
116
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, 1523, 44.38%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1523 publications, 44.38%
Animal Science and Zoology, 527, 15.36%
Animal Science and Zoology
527 publications, 15.36%
Plant Science, 419, 12.21%
Plant Science
419 publications, 12.21%
Ecology, 415, 12.09%
Ecology
415 publications, 12.09%
Geology, 268, 7.81%
Geology
268 publications, 7.81%
Paleontology, 258, 7.52%
Paleontology
258 publications, 7.52%
Aquatic Science, 239, 6.96%
Aquatic Science
239 publications, 6.96%
Multidisciplinary, 218, 6.35%
Multidisciplinary
218 publications, 6.35%
Genetics, 188, 5.48%
Genetics
188 publications, 5.48%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 168, 4.9%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
168 publications, 4.9%
General Medicine, 163, 4.75%
General Medicine
163 publications, 4.75%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 149, 4.34%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
149 publications, 4.34%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 143, 4.17%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
143 publications, 4.17%
Oceanography, 139, 4.05%
Oceanography
139 publications, 4.05%
Molecular Biology, 109, 3.18%
Molecular Biology
109 publications, 3.18%
Global and Planetary Change, 103, 3%
Global and Planetary Change
103 publications, 3%
Insect Science, 89, 2.59%
Insect Science
89 publications, 2.59%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous), 70, 2.04%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
70 publications, 2.04%
Drug Discovery, 68, 1.98%
Drug Discovery
68 publications, 1.98%
Earth-Surface Processes, 67, 1.95%
Earth-Surface Processes
67 publications, 1.95%
General Environmental Science, 61, 1.78%
General Environmental Science
61 publications, 1.78%
Ecological Modeling, 58, 1.69%
Ecological Modeling
58 publications, 1.69%
General Neuroscience, 54, 1.57%
General Neuroscience
54 publications, 1.57%
Pharmacology, 47, 1.37%
Pharmacology
47 publications, 1.37%
Environmental Chemistry, 45, 1.31%
Environmental Chemistry
45 publications, 1.31%
Physiology, 44, 1.28%
Physiology
44 publications, 1.28%
Pollution, 43, 1.25%
Pollution
43 publications, 1.25%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 41, 1.19%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
41 publications, 1.19%
Complementary and alternative medicine, 40, 1.17%
Complementary and alternative medicine
40 publications, 1.17%
Microbiology, 39, 1.14%
Microbiology
39 publications, 1.14%
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Journals

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Zootaxa
233 publications, 6.79%
ZooKeys
108 publications, 3.15%
Geological Journal
83 publications, 2.42%
PLoS ONE
68 publications, 1.98%
Phytotaxa
64 publications, 1.86%
Scientific Reports
64 publications, 1.86%
Diversity
54 publications, 1.57%
Taxon
51 publications, 1.49%
PeerJ
49 publications, 1.43%
Contributions to Zoology
49 publications, 1.43%
Marine Biodiversity
47 publications, 1.37%
Proceedings of the Geologists Association
43 publications, 1.25%
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
41 publications, 1.19%
Ecology and Evolution
40 publications, 1.17%
Journal of Biogeography
33 publications, 0.96%
New Phytologist
30 publications, 0.87%
Nature
29 publications, 0.84%
Science
28 publications, 0.82%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
28 publications, 0.82%
Coral Reefs
28 publications, 0.82%
Geologie en Mijnbouw/Netherlands Journal of Geosciences
27 publications, 0.79%
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
25 publications, 0.73%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
23 publications, 0.67%
Global Ecology and Biogeography
23 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
22 publications, 0.64%
Nature Ecology and Evolution
22 publications, 0.64%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
21 publications, 0.61%
Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments
21 publications, 0.61%
Molecular Ecology
21 publications, 0.61%
Nature Communications
20 publications, 0.58%
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Publishers

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Wiley
626 publications, 18.24%
Springer Nature
611 publications, 17.8%
Elsevier
433 publications, 12.62%
Magnolia Press
310 publications, 9.03%
Pensoft Publishers
155 publications, 4.52%
Oxford University Press
144 publications, 4.2%
Taylor & Francis
138 publications, 4.02%
MDPI
135 publications, 3.93%
Brill
120 publications, 3.5%
Cambridge University Press
89 publications, 2.59%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
73 publications, 2.13%
The Royal Society
52 publications, 1.52%
PeerJ
49 publications, 1.43%
International Association for Plant Taxonomy
49 publications, 1.43%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
44 publications, 1.28%
Frontiers Media S.A.
43 publications, 1.25%
Geologists' Association
43 publications, 1.25%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
23 publications, 0.67%
Geological Society of London
22 publications, 0.64%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
17 publications, 0.5%
British Ornithologists' Club
16 publications, 0.47%
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
15 publications, 0.44%
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
13 publications, 0.38%
SAGE
11 publications, 0.32%
SciELO
11 publications, 0.32%
Copernicus
8 publications, 0.23%
Edinburgh University Press
7 publications, 0.2%
University of Chicago Press
7 publications, 0.2%
CSIRO Publishing
7 publications, 0.2%
Walter de Gruyter
6 publications, 0.17%
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With other organizations

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Leiden University
713 publications, 20.78%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
284 publications, 8.28%
University of Amsterdam
247 publications, 7.2%
Utrecht University
192 publications, 5.59%
University of Oxford
187 publications, 5.45%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
151 publications, 4.4%
University of Groningen
150 publications, 4.37%
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
144 publications, 4.2%
University of Leeds
110 publications, 3.21%
University of Montpellier
100 publications, 2.91%
Ghent University
99 publications, 2.88%
University of Florida
98 publications, 2.86%
University of Cambridge
87 publications, 2.53%
University of São Paulo
84 publications, 2.45%
Radboud University Nijmegen
83 publications, 2.42%
Sorbonne University
82 publications, 2.39%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
79 publications, 2.3%
University of Oslo
79 publications, 2.3%
Aarhus University
78 publications, 2.27%
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
75 publications, 2.19%
James Cook University
73 publications, 2.13%
University of Exeter
73 publications, 2.13%
University of Copenhagen
70 publications, 2.04%
University of Gothenburg
69 publications, 2.01%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
69 publications, 2.01%
University of Zurich
68 publications, 1.98%
University College London
67 publications, 1.95%
Uppsala University
63 publications, 1.84%
University of Queensland
63 publications, 1.84%
University of California, Berkeley
62 publications, 1.81%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Oxford
187 publications, 5.45%
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
144 publications, 4.2%
University of Leeds
110 publications, 3.21%
University of Montpellier
100 publications, 2.91%
Ghent University
99 publications, 2.88%
University of Florida
98 publications, 2.86%
University of Cambridge
87 publications, 2.53%
University of São Paulo
84 publications, 2.45%
Sorbonne University
82 publications, 2.39%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
79 publications, 2.3%
University of Oslo
79 publications, 2.3%
Aarhus University
78 publications, 2.27%
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
75 publications, 2.19%
James Cook University
73 publications, 2.13%
University of Exeter
73 publications, 2.13%
University of Copenhagen
70 publications, 2.04%
University of Gothenburg
69 publications, 2.01%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
69 publications, 2.01%
University of Zurich
68 publications, 1.98%
University College London
67 publications, 1.95%
Uppsala University
63 publications, 1.84%
University of Queensland
63 publications, 1.84%
University of California, Berkeley
62 publications, 1.81%
University of Bristol
62 publications, 1.81%
Spanish National Museum of Natural Sciences
61 publications, 1.78%
Swedish Museum of Natural History
57 publications, 1.66%
Justus Liebig University Giessen
56 publications, 1.63%
University of Edinburgh
55 publications, 1.6%
Duke University
55 publications, 1.6%
Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
55 publications, 1.6%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom, 795, 23.16%
United Kingdom
795 publications, 23.16%
USA, 731, 21.3%
USA
731 publications, 21.3%
Germany, 625, 18.21%
Germany
625 publications, 18.21%
France, 396, 11.54%
France
396 publications, 11.54%
Belgium, 336, 9.79%
Belgium
336 publications, 9.79%
Australia, 327, 9.53%
Australia
327 publications, 9.53%
Spain, 321, 9.35%
Spain
321 publications, 9.35%
China, 260, 7.58%
China
260 publications, 7.58%
Brazil, 260, 7.58%
Brazil
260 publications, 7.58%
Italy, 256, 7.46%
Italy
256 publications, 7.46%
Sweden, 238, 6.93%
Sweden
238 publications, 6.93%
Switzerland, 218, 6.35%
Switzerland
218 publications, 6.35%
Canada, 214, 6.24%
Canada
214 publications, 6.24%
Portugal, 179, 5.22%
Portugal
179 publications, 5.22%
Norway, 179, 5.22%
Norway
179 publications, 5.22%
Japan, 170, 4.95%
Japan
170 publications, 4.95%
Austria, 138, 4.02%
Austria
138 publications, 4.02%
Indonesia, 134, 3.9%
Indonesia
134 publications, 3.9%
Denmark, 132, 3.85%
Denmark
132 publications, 3.85%
Russia, 131, 3.82%
Russia
131 publications, 3.82%
South Africa, 128, 3.73%
South Africa
128 publications, 3.73%
Czech Republic, 119, 3.47%
Czech Republic
119 publications, 3.47%
Colombia, 115, 3.35%
Colombia
115 publications, 3.35%
Poland, 102, 2.97%
Poland
102 publications, 2.97%
Finland, 96, 2.8%
Finland
96 publications, 2.8%
Greece, 92, 2.68%
Greece
92 publications, 2.68%
New Zealand, 88, 2.56%
New Zealand
88 publications, 2.56%
India, 80, 2.33%
India
80 publications, 2.33%
Malaysia, 79, 2.3%
Malaysia
79 publications, 2.3%
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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.