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National Institute of Standards and Technology

Short name

NIST

Country, city

USA, Gaithersburg

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Organization website

Publications

63 366

Citations

2 538 477

h-index

496

Top-3 journals

Journal of Chemical Physics (2597 publications)

Physical Review A (2323 publications)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (1919 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Colorado Boulder (5418 publications)

University of Maryland, College Park (5133 publications)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (1151 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (310 publications)

National Institute of Standards (293 publications)

Institut Laue-Langevin (257 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1903

Total publications

63366

Total citations

2538477

Citations per publication

40.06

Average publications per year

511.02

Average authors per publication

4.72

h-index

496

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 Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 10117, 15.97% General Physics and Astronomy 10117 publications, 15.97%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 7994, 12.62% Condensed Matter Physics 7994 publications, 12.62%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 6257, 9.87% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 6257 publications, 9.87%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 5167, 8.15% General Materials Science 5167 publications, 8.15%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 4617, 7.29% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4617 publications, 7.29%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 4584, 7.23% General Engineering 4584 publications, 7.23%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 4176, 6.59% Materials Chemistry 4176 publications, 6.59%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 4132, 6.52% General Chemistry 4132 publications, 6.52%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 4132, 6.52% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4132 publications, 6.52%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 3974, 6.27% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3974 publications, 6.27%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 3350, 5.29% Instrumentation 3350 publications, 5.29%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 2680, 4.23% Mechanical Engineering 2680 publications, 4.23%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 2511, 3.96% Mechanics of Materials 2511 publications, 3.96%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 2093, 3.3% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 2093 publications, 3.3%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 1944, 3.07% Biochemistry 1944 publications, 3.07%
Spectroscopy	Spectroscopy, 1877, 2.96% Spectroscopy 1877 publications, 2.96%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1788, 2.82% General Medicine 1788 publications, 2.82%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1700, 2.68% Multidisciplinary 1700 publications, 2.68%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 1629, 2.57% Analytical Chemistry 1629 publications, 2.57%
Polymers and Plastics	Polymers and Plastics, 1583, 2.5% Polymers and Plastics 1583 publications, 2.5%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 1428, 2.25% General Chemical Engineering 1428 publications, 2.25%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 1363, 2.15% Organic Chemistry 1363 publications, 2.15%
Surfaces and Interfaces	Surfaces and Interfaces, 1306, 2.06% Surfaces and Interfaces 1306 publications, 2.06%
Ceramics and Composites	Ceramics and Composites, 1295, 2.04% Ceramics and Composites 1295 publications, 2.04%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 1252, 1.98% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 1252 publications, 1.98%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 1057, 1.67% Inorganic Chemistry 1057 publications, 1.67%
Metals and Alloys	Metals and Alloys, 1040, 1.64% Metals and Alloys 1040 publications, 1.64%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 1024, 1.62% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1024 publications, 1.62%
Radiation	Radiation, 1022, 1.61% Radiation 1022 publications, 1.61%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 971, 1.53% Computer Science Applications 971 publications, 1.53%
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Journals

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Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 2597, 4.1% Journal of Chemical Physics 2597 publications, 4.1%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 2323, 3.67% Physical Review A 2323 publications, 3.67%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 1919, 3.03% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 1919 publications, 3.03%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 1874, 2.96% Physical Review B 1874 publications, 2.96%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 1674, 2.64% Physical Review Letters 1674 publications, 2.64%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 1538, 2.43% Journal of Applied Physics 1538 publications, 2.43%
Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards	Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards, 1254, 1.98% Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards 1254 publications, 1.98%
Review of Scientific Instruments	Review of Scientific Instruments, 1159, 1.83% Review of Scientific Instruments 1159 publications, 1.83%
Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology	Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 1062, 1.68% Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 1062 publications, 1.68%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 974, 1.54% Applied Physics Letters 974 publications, 1.54%
Science	Science, 936, 1.48% Science 936 publications, 1.48%
MRS Proceedings	MRS Proceedings, 637, 1.01% MRS Proceedings 637 publications, 1.01%
Metrologia	Metrologia, 611, 0.96% Metrologia 611 publications, 0.96%
Applied Optics	Applied Optics, 571, 0.9% Applied Optics 571 publications, 0.9%
Journal of the American Ceramic Society	Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 509, 0.8% Journal of the American Ceramic Society 509 publications, 0.8%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 488, 0.77% Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 488 publications, 0.77%
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement	IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 448, 0.71% IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 448 publications, 0.71%
Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards Section A Physics and Chemistry	Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards Section A Physics and Chemistry, 447, 0.71% Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards Section A Physics and Chemistry 447 publications, 0.71%
Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy	Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 441, 0.7% Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy 441 publications, 0.7%
Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data	Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data, 417, 0.66% Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data 417 publications, 0.66%
Journal of the Optical Society of America	Journal of the Optical Society of America, 415, 0.65% Journal of the Optical Society of America 415 publications, 0.65%
International Journal of Thermophysics	International Journal of Thermophysics, 402, 0.63% International Journal of Thermophysics 402 publications, 0.63%
ECS Meeting Abstracts	ECS Meeting Abstracts, 396, 0.62% ECS Meeting Abstracts 396 publications, 0.62%
Macromolecules	Macromolecules, 394, 0.62% Macromolecules 394 publications, 0.62%
Physics Today	Physics Today, 375, 0.59% Physics Today 375 publications, 0.59%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 353, 0.56% Analytical Chemistry 353 publications, 0.56%
Optics Letters	Optics Letters, 348, 0.55% Optics Letters 348 publications, 0.55%
Chemical Physics Letters	Chemical Physics Letters, 342, 0.54% Chemical Physics Letters 342 publications, 0.54%
Optics Express	Optics Express, 340, 0.54% Optics Express 340 publications, 0.54%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 322, 0.51% Astrophysical Journal 322 publications, 0.51%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 11191, 17.66% Elsevier 11191 publications, 17.66%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 7508, 11.85% AIP Publishing 7508 publications, 11.85%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 7078, 11.17% Springer Nature 7078 publications, 11.17%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 6800, 10.73% American Physical Society (APS) 6800 publications, 10.73%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 4311, 6.8% American Chemical Society (ACS) 4311 publications, 6.8%
Wiley	Wiley, 3439, 5.43% Wiley 3439 publications, 5.43%
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)	National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 3050, 4.81% National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 3050 publications, 4.81%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2995, 4.73% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2995 publications, 4.73%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 2111, 3.33% Optica Publishing Group 2111 publications, 3.33%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 2023, 3.19% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 2023 publications, 3.19%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 1839, 2.9% IOP Publishing 1839 publications, 2.9%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1043, 1.65% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1043 publications, 1.65%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 891, 1.41% Taylor & Francis 891 publications, 1.41%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 830, 1.31% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 830 publications, 1.31%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 790, 1.25% The Electrochemical Society 790 publications, 1.25%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 689, 1.09% Oxford University Press 689 publications, 1.09%
SAGE	SAGE, 636, 1% SAGE 636 publications, 1%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)	Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 493, 0.78% Acoustical Society of America (ASA) 493 publications, 0.78%
American Vacuum Society	American Vacuum Society, 477, 0.75% American Vacuum Society 477 publications, 0.75%
ASME International	ASME International, 447, 0.71% ASME International 447 publications, 0.71%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 423, 0.67% Cambridge University Press 423 publications, 0.67%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 415, 0.65% American Astronomical Society 415 publications, 0.65%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 299, 0.47% American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 299 publications, 0.47%
MDPI	MDPI, 288, 0.45% MDPI 288 publications, 0.45%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 232, 0.37% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 232 publications, 0.37%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 213, 0.34% EDP Sciences 213 publications, 0.34%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 196, 0.31% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 196 publications, 0.31%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 156, 0.25% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 156 publications, 0.25%
AOAC International	AOAC International, 150, 0.24% AOAC International 150 publications, 0.24%
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)	American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), 99, 0.16% American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) 99 publications, 0.16%
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With other organizations

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University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 5418, 8.55% University of Colorado Boulder 5418 publications, 8.55%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 5133, 8.1% University of Maryland, College Park 5133 publications, 8.1%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1151, 1.82% Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1151 publications, 1.82%
Argonne National Laboratory	Argonne National Laboratory, 935, 1.48% Argonne National Laboratory 935 publications, 1.48%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 723, 1.14% Johns Hopkins University 723 publications, 1.14%
Brookhaven National Laboratory	Brookhaven National Laboratory, 686, 1.08% Brookhaven National Laboratory 686 publications, 1.08%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 608, 0.96% Stanford University 608 publications, 0.96%
Los Alamos National Laboratory	Los Alamos National Laboratory, 596, 0.94% Los Alamos National Laboratory 596 publications, 0.94%
University of Delaware	University of Delaware, 596, 0.94% University of Delaware 596 publications, 0.94%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 581, 0.92% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 581 publications, 0.92%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 581, 0.92% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 581 publications, 0.92%
United States Naval Research Laboratory	United States Naval Research Laboratory, 570, 0.9% United States Naval Research Laboratory 570 publications, 0.9%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 554, 0.87% University of California, Berkeley 554 publications, 0.87%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 553, 0.87% Pennsylvania State University 553 publications, 0.87%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 525, 0.83% California Institute of Technology 525 publications, 0.83%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 486, 0.77% University of Michigan 486 publications, 0.77%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 451, 0.71% Princeton University 451 publications, 0.71%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 442, 0.7% University of Pennsylvania 442 publications, 0.7%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 435, 0.69% Cornell University 435 publications, 0.69%
University of Tennessee	University of Tennessee, 435, 0.69% University of Tennessee 435 publications, 0.69%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 412, 0.65% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 412 publications, 0.65%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 409, 0.65% Goddard Space Flight Center 409 publications, 0.65%
Northwestern University	Northwestern University, 396, 0.62% Northwestern University 396 publications, 0.62%
Purdue University	Purdue University, 374, 0.59% Purdue University 374 publications, 0.59%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 368, 0.58% University of Wisconsin–Madison 368 publications, 0.58%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 367, 0.58% Harvard University 367 publications, 0.58%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 364, 0.57% University of Chicago 364 publications, 0.57%
Carnegie Mellon University	Carnegie Mellon University, 363, 0.57% Carnegie Mellon University 363 publications, 0.57%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 352, 0.56% University of Washington 352 publications, 0.56%
University of New Mexico	University of New Mexico, 334, 0.53% University of New Mexico 334 publications, 0.53%
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With foreign organizations

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Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt	Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, 310, 0.49% Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt 310 publications, 0.49%
National Institute of Standards	National Institute of Standards, 293, 0.46% National Institute of Standards 293 publications, 0.46%
Institut Laue-Langevin	Institut Laue-Langevin, 257, 0.41% Institut Laue-Langevin 257 publications, 0.41%
National Physical Laboratory	National Physical Laboratory, 256, 0.4% National Physical Laboratory 256 publications, 0.4%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 247, 0.39% University of Oxford 247 publications, 0.39%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 222, 0.35% University of Tokyo 222 publications, 0.35%
National Research Council Canada	National Research Council Canada, 216, 0.34% National Research Council Canada 216 publications, 0.34%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 204, 0.32% University of British Columbia 204 publications, 0.32%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 200, 0.32% University of Toronto 200 publications, 0.32%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory	Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 192, 0.3% Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 192 publications, 0.3%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 183, 0.29% University of Cambridge 183 publications, 0.29%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 177, 0.28% Université Paris-Saclay 177 publications, 0.28%
Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science	Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, 174, 0.27% Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science 174 publications, 0.27%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 173, 0.27% Imperial College London 173 publications, 0.27%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 165, 0.26% ETH Zurich 165 publications, 0.26%
University College London	University College London, 165, 0.26% University College London 165 publications, 0.26%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 165, 0.26% National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology 165 publications, 0.26%
Cardiff University	Cardiff University, 158, 0.25% Cardiff University 158 publications, 0.25%
Paul Scherrer Institute	Paul Scherrer Institute, 150, 0.24% Paul Scherrer Institute 150 publications, 0.24%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 149, 0.24% Sorbonne University 149 publications, 0.24%
Kyoto University	Kyoto University, 131, 0.21% Kyoto University 131 publications, 0.21%
University of Waterloo	University of Waterloo, 128, 0.2% University of Waterloo 128 publications, 0.2%
Grenoble Alpes University	Grenoble Alpes University, 126, 0.2% Grenoble Alpes University 126 publications, 0.2%
Tohoku University	Tohoku University, 126, 0.2% Tohoku University 126 publications, 0.2%
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 125, 0.2% Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 125 publications, 0.2%
National Taiwan University	National Taiwan University, 123, 0.19% National Taiwan University 123 publications, 0.19%
Forschungszentrum Jülich	Forschungszentrum Jülich, 123, 0.19% Forschungszentrum Jülich 123 publications, 0.19%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 116, 0.18% Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 116 publications, 0.18%
Ruhr University Bochum	Ruhr University Bochum, 113, 0.18% Ruhr University Bochum 113 publications, 0.18%
McGill University	McGill University, 111, 0.18% McGill University 111 publications, 0.18%
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With other countries

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Germany	Germany, 2587, 4.08% Germany 2587 publications, 4.08%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 2357, 3.72% United Kingdom 2357 publications, 3.72%
China	China, 2008, 3.17% China 2008 publications, 3.17%
France	France, 1765, 2.79% France 1765 publications, 2.79%
Canada	Canada, 1694, 2.67% Canada 1694 publications, 2.67%
Japan	Japan, 1549, 2.44% Japan 1549 publications, 2.44%
Australia	Australia, 859, 1.36% Australia 859 publications, 1.36%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 856, 1.35% Republic of Korea 856 publications, 1.35%
Italy	Italy, 836, 1.32% Italy 836 publications, 1.32%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 643, 1.01% Switzerland 643 publications, 1.01%
Russia	Russia, 629, 0.99% Russia 629 publications, 0.99%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 628, 0.99% Netherlands 628 publications, 0.99%
Spain	Spain, 567, 0.89% Spain 567 publications, 0.89%
Sweden	Sweden, 524, 0.83% Sweden 524 publications, 0.83%
Mexico	Mexico, 462, 0.73% Mexico 462 publications, 0.73%
Poland	Poland, 437, 0.69% Poland 437 publications, 0.69%
Israel	Israel, 432, 0.68% Israel 432 publications, 0.68%
India	India, 431, 0.68% India 431 publications, 0.68%
Belgium	Belgium, 430, 0.68% Belgium 430 publications, 0.68%
Austria	Austria, 421, 0.66% Austria 421 publications, 0.66%
Denmark	Denmark, 386, 0.61% Denmark 386 publications, 0.61%
Brazil	Brazil, 364, 0.57% Brazil 364 publications, 0.57%
Finland	Finland, 187, 0.3% Finland 187 publications, 0.3%
Turkey	Turkey, 184, 0.29% Turkey 184 publications, 0.29%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 179, 0.28% New Zealand 179 publications, 0.28%
Norway	Norway, 158, 0.25% Norway 158 publications, 0.25%
Singapore	Singapore, 150, 0.24% Singapore 150 publications, 0.24%
Hungary	Hungary, 146, 0.23% Hungary 146 publications, 0.23%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 140, 0.22% Czech Republic 140 publications, 0.22%
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Publications published earlier than 1903 are ignored in the statistics.
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