Instituto Butantan

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Instituto Butantan
Short name
IB
Country, city
Brazil, São Paulo
Publications
5 726
Citations
114 161
h-index
111
Top-3 journals
Toxicon
Toxicon (483 publications)
Zootaxa
Zootaxa (175 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (115 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of São Paulo
University of São Paulo (2331 publications)
Universidade Estadual Paulista
Universidade Estadual Paulista (508 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Universidad de Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica (80 publications)
Agricultural Research Service
Agricultural Research Service (48 publications)
Campus Bio-Medico University
Campus Bio-Medico University (42 publications)

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Since 1931

Total publications
5726
Total citations
114161
Citations per publication
19.94
Average publications per year
59.65
Average authors per publication
8.17
h-index
111
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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General Medicine, 869, 15.18%
General Medicine
869 publications, 15.18%
Toxicology, 711, 12.42%
Toxicology
711 publications, 12.42%
Infectious Diseases, 676, 11.81%
Infectious Diseases
676 publications, 11.81%
Biochemistry, 662, 11.56%
Biochemistry
662 publications, 11.56%
Molecular Biology, 648, 11.32%
Molecular Biology
648 publications, 11.32%
Immunology, 529, 9.24%
Immunology
529 publications, 9.24%
Animal Science and Zoology, 522, 9.12%
Animal Science and Zoology
522 publications, 9.12%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 497, 8.68%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
497 publications, 8.68%
Cell Biology, 373, 6.51%
Cell Biology
373 publications, 6.51%
Microbiology, 337, 5.89%
Microbiology
337 publications, 5.89%
Parasitology, 309, 5.4%
Parasitology
309 publications, 5.4%
Microbiology (medical), 307, 5.36%
Microbiology (medical)
307 publications, 5.36%
Immunology and Allergy, 285, 4.98%
Immunology and Allergy
285 publications, 4.98%
Genetics, 280, 4.89%
Genetics
280 publications, 4.89%
Pharmacology, 249, 4.35%
Pharmacology
249 publications, 4.35%
Multidisciplinary, 235, 4.1%
Multidisciplinary
235 publications, 4.1%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 229, 4%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
229 publications, 4%
Biotechnology, 226, 3.95%
Biotechnology
226 publications, 3.95%
Biophysics, 196, 3.42%
Biophysics
196 publications, 3.42%
Molecular Medicine, 192, 3.35%
Molecular Medicine
192 publications, 3.35%
Insect Science, 190, 3.32%
Insect Science
190 publications, 3.32%
General Veterinary, 188, 3.28%
General Veterinary
188 publications, 3.28%
Physiology, 179, 3.13%
Physiology
179 publications, 3.13%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 166, 2.9%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
166 publications, 2.9%
Organic Chemistry, 141, 2.46%
Organic Chemistry
141 publications, 2.46%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 140, 2.44%
General Immunology and Microbiology
140 publications, 2.44%
Bioengineering, 138, 2.41%
Bioengineering
138 publications, 2.41%
Drug Discovery, 134, 2.34%
Drug Discovery
134 publications, 2.34%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 133, 2.32%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
133 publications, 2.32%
Virology, 126, 2.2%
Virology
126 publications, 2.2%
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Journals

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Toxicon
483 publications, 8.44%
Zootaxa
175 publications, 3.06%
PLoS ONE
115 publications, 2.01%
Toxins
111 publications, 1.94%
Scientific Reports
77 publications, 1.34%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
77 publications, 1.34%
Frontiers in Immunology
75 publications, 1.31%
Vaccine
74 publications, 1.29%
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
60 publications, 1.05%
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
55 publications, 0.96%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
55 publications, 0.96%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
50 publications, 0.87%
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases
46 publications, 0.8%
Journal of Arachnology
45 publications, 0.79%
Revista Brasileira de Zoologia
44 publications, 0.77%
Journal of Proteomics
42 publications, 0.73%
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
41 publications, 0.72%
Biota Neotropica
40 publications, 0.7%
Peptides
35 publications, 0.61%
Frontiers in Microbiology
34 publications, 0.59%
BioMed Research International
33 publications, 0.58%
Infection and Immunity
32 publications, 0.56%
South American Journal of Herpetology
30 publications, 0.52%
Methods in Molecular Biology
29 publications, 0.51%
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
27 publications, 0.47%
Molecular Immunology
27 publications, 0.47%
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
26 publications, 0.45%
Cells
26 publications, 0.45%
Microbial Pathogenesis
25 publications, 0.44%
International Journal of Acarology
25 publications, 0.44%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
1846 publications, 32.24%
Springer Nature
749 publications, 13.08%
Wiley
430 publications, 7.51%
MDPI
394 publications, 6.88%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
206 publications, 3.6%
SciELO
191 publications, 3.34%
Magnolia Press
180 publications, 3.14%
Oxford University Press
172 publications, 3%
Frontiers Media S.A.
161 publications, 2.81%
Taylor & Francis
147 publications, 2.57%
American Society for Microbiology
104 publications, 1.82%
Hindawi Limited
87 publications, 1.52%
86 publications, 1.5%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
59 publications, 1.03%
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz
56 publications, 0.98%
American Arachnological Society
45 publications, 0.79%
Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peconhentos
44 publications, 0.77%
35 publications, 0.61%
S. Karger AG
35 publications, 0.61%
SAGE
33 publications, 0.58%
Pensoft Publishers
30 publications, 0.52%
Mary Ann Liebert
29 publications, 0.51%
Brazilian Herpetological Society
27 publications, 0.47%
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
25 publications, 0.44%
Fundacao Zoobotanica do Rio Grande
22 publications, 0.38%
Microbiology Society
21 publications, 0.37%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
20 publications, 0.35%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
19 publications, 0.33%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
19 publications, 0.33%
Cambridge University Press
17 publications, 0.3%
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With other organizations

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University of São Paulo
2331 publications, 40.71%
Federal University of São Paulo
650 publications, 11.35%
Universidade Estadual Paulista
508 publications, 8.87%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
246 publications, 4.3%
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
246 publications, 4.3%
Federal University of Minas Gerais
185 publications, 3.23%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
170 publications, 2.97%
Nuclear and Energy Research Institute
105 publications, 1.83%
Federal University of ABC
86 publications, 1.5%
Federal University of São Carlos
83 publications, 1.45%
Universidad de Costa Rica
80 publications, 1.4%
Universidade de Brasília
78 publications, 1.36%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
59 publications, 1.03%
Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul
58 publications, 1.01%
Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas
56 publications, 0.98%
Federal University of Uberlândia
55 publications, 0.96%
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
55 publications, 0.96%
Universidade São Francisco
51 publications, 0.89%
Federal University of Bahia
50 publications, 0.87%
Agricultural Research Service
48 publications, 0.84%
Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro
47 publications, 0.82%
Federal University of Pernambuco
46 publications, 0.8%
Federal University of Parana
46 publications, 0.8%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
45 publications, 0.79%
Universidade Federal do Amazonas
44 publications, 0.77%
Campus Bio-Medico University
42 publications, 0.73%
Federal University of Goiás
42 publications, 0.73%
Cardiff University
41 publications, 0.72%
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
41 publications, 0.72%
Federal University of Santa Catarina
39 publications, 0.68%
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With foreign organizations

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Universidad de Costa Rica
80 publications, 1.4%
Agricultural Research Service
48 publications, 0.84%
Campus Bio-Medico University
42 publications, 0.73%
Cardiff University
41 publications, 0.72%
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
39 publications, 0.68%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
33 publications, 0.58%
Smithsonian Institution
31 publications, 0.54%
Florida State University
30 publications, 0.52%
Institut Pasteur
29 publications, 0.51%
University of Oxford
27 publications, 0.47%
University of Queensland
26 publications, 0.45%
University of the Republic
25 publications, 0.44%
University of Virginia
25 publications, 0.44%
Harvard University
24 publications, 0.42%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
23 publications, 0.4%
Cornell University
18 publications, 0.31%
University of York
18 publications, 0.31%
University of Lisbon
17 publications, 0.3%
Stanford University
17 publications, 0.3%
Duke University
17 publications, 0.3%
University of Buenos Aires
17 publications, 0.3%
University of Pennsylvania
17 publications, 0.3%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
16 publications, 0.28%
University of Cambridge
16 publications, 0.28%
University of Glasgow
16 publications, 0.28%
University of Central Florida
16 publications, 0.28%
University of Washington
15 publications, 0.26%
Paris Cité University
15 publications, 0.26%
University of Toyama
15 publications, 0.26%
University of Texas Medical Branch
15 publications, 0.26%
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With other countries

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USA, 597, 10.43%
USA
597 publications, 10.43%
United Kingdom, 243, 4.24%
United Kingdom
243 publications, 4.24%
France, 144, 2.51%
France
144 publications, 2.51%
Germany, 143, 2.5%
Germany
143 publications, 2.5%
Argentina, 113, 1.97%
Argentina
113 publications, 1.97%
Italy, 96, 1.68%
Italy
96 publications, 1.68%
Spain, 83, 1.45%
Spain
83 publications, 1.45%
Costa Rica, 80, 1.4%
Costa Rica
80 publications, 1.4%
Australia, 73, 1.27%
Australia
73 publications, 1.27%
Canada, 60, 1.05%
Canada
60 publications, 1.05%
Japan, 53, 0.93%
Japan
53 publications, 0.93%
Colombia, 51, 0.89%
Colombia
51 publications, 0.89%
Mexico, 47, 0.82%
Mexico
47 publications, 0.82%
Portugal, 45, 0.79%
Portugal
45 publications, 0.79%
Switzerland, 45, 0.79%
Switzerland
45 publications, 0.79%
Chile, 43, 0.75%
Chile
43 publications, 0.75%
Netherlands, 42, 0.73%
Netherlands
42 publications, 0.73%
Denmark, 29, 0.51%
Denmark
29 publications, 0.51%
Uruguay, 29, 0.51%
Uruguay
29 publications, 0.51%
Belgium, 28, 0.49%
Belgium
28 publications, 0.49%
Sweden, 28, 0.49%
Sweden
28 publications, 0.49%
Peru, 25, 0.44%
Peru
25 publications, 0.44%
China, 23, 0.4%
China
23 publications, 0.4%
Cuba, 18, 0.31%
Cuba
18 publications, 0.31%
Czech Republic, 16, 0.28%
Czech Republic
16 publications, 0.28%
Venezuela, 15, 0.26%
Venezuela
15 publications, 0.26%
India, 15, 0.26%
India
15 publications, 0.26%
Ecuador, 15, 0.26%
Ecuador
15 publications, 0.26%
Norway, 14, 0.24%
Norway
14 publications, 0.24%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1931 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.