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Wellcome Sanger Institute
Short name
Sange
Country, city
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Publications
11 255
Citations
1 379 539
h-index
517
Top-3 journals
Nature Communications
Nature Communications (510 publications)
Nature Genetics
Nature Genetics (484 publications)
Nature
Nature (436 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge (3413 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (1534 publications)
European Bioinformatics Institute
European Bioinformatics Institute (1012 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (832 publications)
University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki (522 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1993

Total publications
11255
Total citations
1379539
Citations per publication
122.57
Average publications per year
331.03
Average authors per publication
19.39
h-index
517
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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Genetics, 2650, 23.55%
Genetics
2650 publications, 23.55%
Molecular Biology, 1667, 14.81%
Molecular Biology
1667 publications, 14.81%
Multidisciplinary, 1312, 11.66%
Multidisciplinary
1312 publications, 11.66%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1245, 11.06%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
1245 publications, 11.06%
Genetics (clinical), 1022, 9.08%
Genetics (clinical)
1022 publications, 9.08%
General Medicine, 956, 8.49%
General Medicine
956 publications, 8.49%
Infectious Diseases, 953, 8.47%
Infectious Diseases
953 publications, 8.47%
Microbiology, 878, 7.8%
Microbiology
878 publications, 7.8%
Cell Biology, 810, 7.2%
Cell Biology
810 publications, 7.2%
Biochemistry, 798, 7.09%
Biochemistry
798 publications, 7.09%
Immunology, 709, 6.3%
Immunology
709 publications, 6.3%
Cancer Research, 658, 5.85%
Cancer Research
658 publications, 5.85%
Oncology, 507, 4.5%
Oncology
507 publications, 4.5%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 450, 4%
General Immunology and Microbiology
450 publications, 4%
General Chemistry, 448, 3.98%
General Chemistry
448 publications, 3.98%
Microbiology (medical), 434, 3.86%
Microbiology (medical)
434 publications, 3.86%
General Physics and Astronomy, 434, 3.86%
General Physics and Astronomy
434 publications, 3.86%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 432, 3.84%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
432 publications, 3.84%
Biotechnology, 423, 3.76%
Biotechnology
423 publications, 3.76%
Hematology, 364, 3.23%
Hematology
364 publications, 3.23%
Parasitology, 317, 2.82%
Parasitology
317 publications, 2.82%
Virology, 313, 2.78%
Virology
313 publications, 2.78%
Molecular Medicine, 290, 2.58%
Molecular Medicine
290 publications, 2.58%
Computer Science Applications, 280, 2.49%
Computer Science Applications
280 publications, 2.49%
Immunology and Allergy, 275, 2.44%
Immunology and Allergy
275 publications, 2.44%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 253, 2.25%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
253 publications, 2.25%
Developmental Biology, 232, 2.06%
Developmental Biology
232 publications, 2.06%
General Neuroscience, 221, 1.96%
General Neuroscience
221 publications, 1.96%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 185, 1.64%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
185 publications, 1.64%
Structural Biology, 182, 1.62%
Structural Biology
182 publications, 1.62%
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Journals

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Nature Communications
510 publications, 4.53%
Nature Genetics
484 publications, 4.3%
Nature
436 publications, 3.87%
Wellcome Open Research
263 publications, 2.34%
Genome Biology
251 publications, 2.23%
PLoS ONE
225 publications, 2%
Blood
220 publications, 1.95%
Nature Reviews Microbiology
220 publications, 1.95%
Cancer Research
201 publications, 1.79%
Scientific Reports
198 publications, 1.76%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
193 publications, 1.71%
Science
167 publications, 1.48%
Microbial genomics
157 publications, 1.39%
BMC Genomics
154 publications, 1.37%
PLoS Genetics
152 publications, 1.35%
Genome Research
146 publications, 1.3%
Nucleic Acids Research
132 publications, 1.17%
Bioinformatics
130 publications, 1.16%
American Journal of Human Genetics
121 publications, 1.08%
Methods in Molecular Biology
99 publications, 0.88%
eLife
98 publications, 0.87%
Human Molecular Genetics
86 publications, 0.76%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
84 publications, 0.75%
PLoS Pathogens
79 publications, 0.7%
Nature Methods
75 publications, 0.67%
mBio
73 publications, 0.65%
Cell
71 publications, 0.63%
Nature Biotechnology
69 publications, 0.61%
European Journal of Human Genetics
69 publications, 0.61%
Cell Reports
63 publications, 0.56%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
4066 publications, 36.13%
Elsevier
1580 publications, 14.04%
Oxford University Press
898 publications, 7.98%
Wiley
612 publications, 5.44%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
610 publications, 5.42%
American Society for Microbiology
443 publications, 3.94%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
292 publications, 2.59%
F1000 Research
285 publications, 2.53%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
240 publications, 2.13%
American Society of Hematology
237 publications, 2.11%
Microbiology Society
229 publications, 2.03%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
193 publications, 1.71%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
182 publications, 1.62%
Frontiers Media S.A.
136 publications, 1.21%
MDPI
108 publications, 0.96%
eLife Sciences Publications
98 publications, 0.87%
BMJ
96 publications, 0.85%
Taylor & Francis
75 publications, 0.67%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
61 publications, 0.54%
The Company of Biologists
57 publications, 0.51%
American Diabetes Association
51 publications, 0.45%
The Royal Society
46 publications, 0.41%
S. Karger AG
41 publications, 0.36%
The American Association of Immunologists
40 publications, 0.36%
Portland Press
35 publications, 0.31%
Annual Reviews
35 publications, 0.31%
Mary Ann Liebert
34 publications, 0.3%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
33 publications, 0.29%
European Molecular Biology Organization
33 publications, 0.29%
Rockefeller University Press
32 publications, 0.28%
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With other organizations

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University of Cambridge
3413 publications, 30.32%
University of Oxford
1534 publications, 13.63%
European Bioinformatics Institute
1012 publications, 8.99%
Imperial College London
848 publications, 7.53%
Harvard University
832 publications, 7.39%
University College London
794 publications, 7.05%
University of Edinburgh
726 publications, 6.45%
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
581 publications, 5.16%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
560 publications, 4.98%
King's College London
530 publications, 4.71%
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
523 publications, 4.65%
University of Helsinki
522 publications, 4.64%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
482 publications, 4.28%
NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre
446 publications, 3.96%
Massachusetts General Hospital
393 publications, 3.49%
Queen Mary University of London
381 publications, 3.39%
University of Copenhagen
368 publications, 3.27%
University of Melbourne
364 publications, 3.23%
University of Glasgow
358 publications, 3.18%
Helmholtz Zentrum München
348 publications, 3.09%
Karolinska Institute
341 publications, 3.03%
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center
337 publications, 2.99%
Stanford University
329 publications, 2.92%
University of Liverpool
321 publications, 2.85%
Newcastle University
321 publications, 2.85%
University of Washington
320 publications, 2.84%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
304 publications, 2.7%
University of Bristol
303 publications, 2.69%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
302 publications, 2.68%
Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland
286 publications, 2.54%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University
832 publications, 7.39%
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
581 publications, 5.16%
University of Helsinki
522 publications, 4.64%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
482 publications, 4.28%
Massachusetts General Hospital
393 publications, 3.49%
University of Copenhagen
368 publications, 3.27%
University of Melbourne
364 publications, 3.23%
Helmholtz Zentrum München
348 publications, 3.09%
Karolinska Institute
341 publications, 3.03%
Stanford University
329 publications, 2.92%
University of Washington
320 publications, 2.84%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
304 publications, 2.7%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
302 publications, 2.68%
Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland
286 publications, 2.54%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
281 publications, 2.5%
Leiden University Medical Center
274 publications, 2.43%
University of Oslo
256 publications, 2.27%
Technical University of Munich
254 publications, 2.26%
Erasmus University Medical Center
252 publications, 2.24%
Johns Hopkins University
245 publications, 2.18%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
241 publications, 2.14%
University of Queensland
240 publications, 2.13%
University of Michigan
240 publications, 2.13%
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
238 publications, 2.11%
University of Tartu
237 publications, 2.11%
Washington University in St. Louis
234 publications, 2.08%
University of Pennsylvania
232 publications, 2.06%
University of Toronto
229 publications, 2.03%
Uppsala University
227 publications, 2.02%
University of California, San Francisco
225 publications, 2%
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With other countries

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USA, 3872, 34.4%
USA
3872 publications, 34.4%
Germany, 1774, 15.76%
Germany
1774 publications, 15.76%
Australia, 1229, 10.92%
Australia
1229 publications, 10.92%
Netherlands, 1141, 10.14%
Netherlands
1141 publications, 10.14%
France, 1044, 9.28%
France
1044 publications, 9.28%
Italy, 889, 7.9%
Italy
889 publications, 7.9%
Canada, 883, 7.85%
Canada
883 publications, 7.85%
Spain, 788, 7%
Spain
788 publications, 7%
Sweden, 762, 6.77%
Sweden
762 publications, 6.77%
Switzerland, 686, 6.1%
Switzerland
686 publications, 6.1%
Finland, 649, 5.77%
Finland
649 publications, 5.77%
China, 592, 5.26%
China
592 publications, 5.26%
Denmark, 572, 5.08%
Denmark
572 publications, 5.08%
Belgium, 540, 4.8%
Belgium
540 publications, 4.8%
Norway, 470, 4.18%
Norway
470 publications, 4.18%
Japan, 447, 3.97%
Japan
447 publications, 3.97%
Austria, 314, 2.79%
Austria
314 publications, 2.79%
Singapore, 255, 2.27%
Singapore
255 publications, 2.27%
Ireland, 239, 2.12%
Ireland
239 publications, 2.12%
Republic of Korea, 237, 2.11%
Republic of Korea
237 publications, 2.11%
Estonia, 236, 2.1%
Estonia
236 publications, 2.1%
Greece, 230, 2.04%
Greece
230 publications, 2.04%
South Africa, 224, 1.99%
South Africa
224 publications, 1.99%
Iceland, 204, 1.81%
Iceland
204 publications, 1.81%
Brazil, 197, 1.75%
Brazil
197 publications, 1.75%
Thailand, 192, 1.71%
Thailand
192 publications, 1.71%
India, 184, 1.63%
India
184 publications, 1.63%
Russia, 177, 1.57%
Russia
177 publications, 1.57%
Saudi Arabia, 175, 1.55%
Saudi Arabia
175 publications, 1.55%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1993 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.