Ghent University

Ghent University
Short name
UGent
Country, city
Belgium, Ghent
Publications
111 584
Citations
3 729 254
h-index
515
Top-3 journals
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (992 publications)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (727 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (7669 publications)
University of Antwerp
University of Antwerp (5134 publications)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (4693 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (1404 publications)
University of Zurich
University of Zurich (1181 publications)
Utrecht University
Utrecht University (1166 publications)

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Since 1839

Total publications
111584
Total citations
3729254
Citations per publication
33.42
Average publications per year
596.71
Average authors per publication
20.39
h-index
515
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, 11985, 10.74%
General Medicine
11985 publications, 10.74%
Biochemistry, 5795, 5.19%
Biochemistry
5795 publications, 5.19%
General Chemistry, 4095, 3.67%
General Chemistry
4095 publications, 3.67%
Molecular Biology, 4081, 3.66%
Molecular Biology
4081 publications, 3.66%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 3936, 3.53%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
3936 publications, 3.53%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 3831, 3.43%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
3831 publications, 3.43%
Condensed Matter Physics, 3786, 3.39%
Condensed Matter Physics
3786 publications, 3.39%
General Materials Science, 3693, 3.31%
General Materials Science
3693 publications, 3.31%
Plant Science, 3521, 3.16%
Plant Science
3521 publications, 3.16%
Microbiology, 3275, 2.94%
Microbiology
3275 publications, 2.94%
Analytical Chemistry, 3239, 2.9%
Analytical Chemistry
3239 publications, 2.9%
Organic Chemistry, 3137, 2.81%
Organic Chemistry
3137 publications, 2.81%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 3086, 2.77%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
3086 publications, 2.77%
Genetics, 2951, 2.64%
Genetics
2951 publications, 2.64%
Food Science, 2789, 2.5%
Food Science
2789 publications, 2.5%
Cell Biology, 2736, 2.45%
Cell Biology
2736 publications, 2.45%
Multidisciplinary, 2716, 2.43%
Multidisciplinary
2716 publications, 2.43%
General Veterinary, 2676, 2.4%
General Veterinary
2676 publications, 2.4%
Biotechnology, 2631, 2.36%
Biotechnology
2631 publications, 2.36%
Computer Science Applications, 2535, 2.27%
Computer Science Applications
2535 publications, 2.27%
Environmental Chemistry, 2304, 2.06%
Environmental Chemistry
2304 publications, 2.06%
Animal Science and Zoology, 2291, 2.05%
Animal Science and Zoology
2291 publications, 2.05%
Aquatic Science, 2224, 1.99%
Aquatic Science
2224 publications, 1.99%
Materials Chemistry, 2181, 1.95%
Materials Chemistry
2181 publications, 1.95%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 2170, 1.94%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
2170 publications, 1.94%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 2167, 1.94%
Agronomy and Crop Science
2167 publications, 1.94%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 2141, 1.92%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
2141 publications, 1.92%
Mechanical Engineering, 2141, 1.92%
Mechanical Engineering
2141 publications, 1.92%
Immunology, 2138, 1.92%
Immunology
2138 publications, 1.92%
Applied Mathematics, 2116, 1.9%
Applied Mathematics
2116 publications, 1.9%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science
999 publications, 0.9%
PLoS ONE
992 publications, 0.89%
Scientific Reports
727 publications, 0.65%
SSRN Electronic Journal
700 publications, 0.63%
Journal of High Energy Physics
505 publications, 0.45%
Religious Studies Review
399 publications, 0.36%
Journal of Chromatography A
398 publications, 0.36%
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
393 publications, 0.35%
Hydrobiologia
373 publications, 0.33%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
362 publications, 0.32%
Science of the Total Environment
353 publications, 0.32%
Analytica Chimica Acta
338 publications, 0.3%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
336 publications, 0.3%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
303 publications, 0.27%
Nature Communications
297 publications, 0.27%
Veterinary Microbiology
269 publications, 0.24%
Plant Physiology
267 publications, 0.24%
Water Science and Technology
264 publications, 0.24%
Frontiers in Psychology
261 publications, 0.23%
International Journal of Food Microbiology
249 publications, 0.22%
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
248 publications, 0.22%
Sensors
247 publications, 0.22%
Nature
245 publications, 0.22%
BMC Public Health
241 publications, 0.22%
European Physical Journal C
234 publications, 0.21%
Optics Express
233 publications, 0.21%
Journal of Applied Physics
229 publications, 0.21%
Water Research
224 publications, 0.2%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
222 publications, 0.2%
Sustainability
213 publications, 0.19%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
30800 publications, 27.6%
Springer Nature
20542 publications, 18.41%
Wiley
14057 publications, 12.6%
Taylor & Francis
5775 publications, 5.18%
MDPI
3775 publications, 3.38%
Oxford University Press
3679 publications, 3.3%
SAGE
2628 publications, 2.36%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2425 publications, 2.17%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
2334 publications, 2.09%
Frontiers Media S.A.
1734 publications, 1.55%
Cambridge University Press
1409 publications, 1.26%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1391 publications, 1.25%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1176 publications, 1.05%
IOP Publishing
1005 publications, 0.9%
BMJ
821 publications, 0.74%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
803 publications, 0.72%
AIP Publishing
784 publications, 0.7%
American Society for Microbiology
768 publications, 0.69%
American Physical Society (APS)
764 publications, 0.68%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
695 publications, 0.62%
Microbiology Society
676 publications, 0.61%
Optica Publishing Group
583 publications, 0.52%
Walter de Gruyter
477 publications, 0.43%
Brill
442 publications, 0.4%
EDP Sciences
395 publications, 0.35%
Trans Tech Publications
358 publications, 0.32%
American Psychological Association (APA)
355 publications, 0.32%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
340 publications, 0.3%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
336 publications, 0.3%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
333 publications, 0.3%
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With other organizations

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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
7669 publications, 6.87%
University of Antwerp
5134 publications, 4.6%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
4693 publications, 4.21%
Ghent University Hospital
4520 publications, 4.05%
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre
3964 publications, 3.55%
Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
3089 publications, 2.77%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
2253 publications, 2.02%
Université Catholique de Louvain
2135 publications, 1.91%
Imperial College London
1404 publications, 1.26%
University of Liège
1266 publications, 1.13%
University of Zurich
1181 publications, 1.06%
Utrecht University
1166 publications, 1.04%
ETH Zurich
1156 publications, 1.04%
University of Padua
1103 publications, 0.99%
University of Helsinki
1091 publications, 0.98%
Charles University
1069 publications, 0.96%
Johns Hopkins University
1059 publications, 0.95%
University of Amsterdam
998 publications, 0.89%
University of Bologna
991 publications, 0.89%
University College London
982 publications, 0.88%
University of California, San Diego
961 publications, 0.86%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
953 publications, 0.85%
University of Bristol
950 publications, 0.85%
University of Southampton
940 publications, 0.84%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
938 publications, 0.84%
Ohio State University
932 publications, 0.84%
University of Minnesota
926 publications, 0.83%
Cornell University
924 publications, 0.83%
Sapienza University of Rome
913 publications, 0.82%
University of Florida
913 publications, 0.82%
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With foreign organizations

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Imperial College London
1404 publications, 1.26%
University of Zurich
1181 publications, 1.06%
Utrecht University
1166 publications, 1.04%
ETH Zurich
1156 publications, 1.04%
University of Padua
1103 publications, 0.99%
University of Helsinki
1091 publications, 0.98%
Charles University
1069 publications, 0.96%
Johns Hopkins University
1059 publications, 0.95%
University of Amsterdam
998 publications, 0.89%
University of Bologna
991 publications, 0.89%
University College London
982 publications, 0.88%
University of California, San Diego
961 publications, 0.86%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
953 publications, 0.85%
University of Bristol
950 publications, 0.85%
University of Southampton
940 publications, 0.84%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
938 publications, 0.84%
Ohio State University
932 publications, 0.84%
University of Minnesota
926 publications, 0.83%
Cornell University
924 publications, 0.83%
Sapienza University of Rome
913 publications, 0.82%
University of Florida
913 publications, 0.82%
Université Paris-Saclay
913 publications, 0.82%
University of California, Los Angeles
912 publications, 0.82%
University of Belgrade
912 publications, 0.82%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
908 publications, 0.81%
University of California, Davis
907 publications, 0.81%
RWTH Aachen University
905 publications, 0.81%
University of Copenhagen
903 publications, 0.81%
University of Naples Federico II
895 publications, 0.8%
University of Turin
893 publications, 0.8%
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With other countries

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USA, 12410, 11.12%
USA
12410 publications, 11.12%
United Kingdom, 11596, 10.39%
United Kingdom
11596 publications, 10.39%
Netherlands, 11404, 10.22%
Netherlands
11404 publications, 10.22%
Germany, 10496, 9.41%
Germany
10496 publications, 9.41%
France, 8474, 7.59%
France
8474 publications, 7.59%
Italy, 6648, 5.96%
Italy
6648 publications, 5.96%
Spain, 6219, 5.57%
Spain
6219 publications, 5.57%
China, 5902, 5.29%
China
5902 publications, 5.29%
Australia, 4116, 3.69%
Australia
4116 publications, 3.69%
Switzerland, 4102, 3.68%
Switzerland
4102 publications, 3.68%
Sweden, 3509, 3.14%
Sweden
3509 publications, 3.14%
Canada, 3248, 2.91%
Canada
3248 publications, 2.91%
Austria, 2778, 2.49%
Austria
2778 publications, 2.49%
Denmark, 2463, 2.21%
Denmark
2463 publications, 2.21%
Poland, 2420, 2.17%
Poland
2420 publications, 2.17%
Brazil, 2312, 2.07%
Brazil
2312 publications, 2.07%
Portugal, 2311, 2.07%
Portugal
2311 publications, 2.07%
Czech Republic, 2259, 2.02%
Czech Republic
2259 publications, 2.02%
Greece, 2248, 2.01%
Greece
2248 publications, 2.01%
Finland, 2225, 1.99%
Finland
2225 publications, 1.99%
Russia, 1974, 1.77%
Russia
1974 publications, 1.77%
Hungary, 1926, 1.73%
Hungary
1926 publications, 1.73%
Norway, 1813, 1.62%
Norway
1813 publications, 1.62%
South Africa, 1793, 1.61%
South Africa
1793 publications, 1.61%
India, 1729, 1.55%
India
1729 publications, 1.55%
Ireland, 1725, 1.55%
Ireland
1725 publications, 1.55%
Japan, 1710, 1.53%
Japan
1710 publications, 1.53%
Republic of Korea, 1666, 1.49%
Republic of Korea
1666 publications, 1.49%
Iran, 1537, 1.38%
Iran
1537 publications, 1.38%
Turkey, 1440, 1.29%
Turkey
1440 publications, 1.29%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1839 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.