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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Short name

EPFL

Country, city

Switzerland, Lausanne

02s376052

Organization website

Publications

74 720

Citations

3 530 464

h-index

584

Top-3 journals

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (1933 publications)

Physical Review B (1812 publications)

Physical Review Letters (975 publications)

Top-3 organizations

ETH Zurich (8794 publications)

Paul Scherrer Institute (2601 publications)

University of Geneva (2351 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Sorbonne University (1327 publications)

University of Cambridge (1293 publications)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1292 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

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Since 1924

Total publications

74720

Total citations

3530464

Citations per publication

47.25

Average publications per year

725.44

Average authors per publication

17.25

h-index

584

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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Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 7789, 10.42% Condensed Matter Physics 7789 publications, 10.42%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 5920, 7.92% General Chemistry 5920 publications, 7.92%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 5634, 7.54% General Materials Science 5634 publications, 7.54%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 5388, 7.21% General Physics and Astronomy 5388 publications, 7.21%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 5328, 7.13% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5328 publications, 7.13%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 5037, 6.74% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 5037 publications, 6.74%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 4282, 5.73% Mechanical Engineering 4282 publications, 5.73%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 3166, 4.24% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 3166 publications, 4.24%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 3122, 4.18% Mechanics of Materials 3122 publications, 4.18%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 3121, 4.18% General Medicine 3121 publications, 4.18%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 3057, 4.09% Materials Chemistry 3057 publications, 4.09%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 2765, 3.7% Computer Science Applications 2765 publications, 3.7%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 2665, 3.57% Biochemistry 2665 publications, 3.57%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 2427, 3.25% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2427 publications, 3.25%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 2346, 3.14% Applied Mathematics 2346 publications, 3.14%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 2172, 2.91% Multidisciplinary 2172 publications, 2.91%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 2170, 2.9% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 2170 publications, 2.9%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 2098, 2.81% Catalysis 2098 publications, 2.81%
Civil and Structural Engineering	Civil and Structural Engineering, 2015, 2.7% Civil and Structural Engineering 2015 publications, 2.7%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 1805, 2.42% General Engineering 1805 publications, 2.42%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 1800, 2.41% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1800 publications, 2.41%
Software	Software, 1799, 2.41% Software 1799 publications, 2.41%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 1737, 2.32% Molecular Biology 1737 publications, 2.32%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 1589, 2.13% Organic Chemistry 1589 publications, 2.13%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1568, 2.1% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1568 publications, 2.1%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 1557, 2.08% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1557 publications, 2.08%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 1533, 2.05% Bioengineering 1533 publications, 2.05%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 1492, 2% General Chemical Engineering 1492 publications, 2%
Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering, 1438, 1.92% Biomedical Engineering 1438 publications, 1.92%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 1380, 1.85% Instrumentation 1380 publications, 1.85%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1933, 2.59% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1933 publications, 2.59%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 1812, 2.43% Physical Review B 1812 publications, 2.43%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 975, 1.3% Physical Review Letters 975 publications, 1.3%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 974, 1.3% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 974 publications, 1.3%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 880, 1.18% Nature Communications 880 publications, 1.18%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 754, 1.01% Journal of High Energy Physics 754 publications, 1.01%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 729, 0.98% Applied Physics Letters 729 publications, 0.98%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 596, 0.8% Scientific Reports 596 publications, 0.8%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 578, 0.77% Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 578 publications, 0.77%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 499, 0.67% SSRN Electronic Journal 499 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 483, 0.65% Journal of Applied Physics 483 publications, 0.65%
Journal of the American Chemical Society	Journal of the American Chemical Society, 444, 0.59% Journal of the American Chemical Society 444 publications, 0.59%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 427, 0.57% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 427 publications, 0.57%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 422, 0.56% Journal of Chemical Physics 422 publications, 0.56%
Angewandte Chemie	Angewandte Chemie, 422, 0.56% Angewandte Chemie 422 publications, 0.56%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 409, 0.55% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 409 publications, 0.55%
Nuclear Fusion	Nuclear Fusion, 396, 0.53% Nuclear Fusion 396 publications, 0.53%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 385, 0.52% Astronomy and Astrophysics 385 publications, 0.52%
Optics Express	Optics Express, 358, 0.48% Optics Express 358 publications, 0.48%
Nano Letters	Nano Letters, 343, 0.46% Nano Letters 343 publications, 0.46%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 342, 0.46% PLoS ONE 342 publications, 0.46%
Nature	Nature, 304, 0.41% Nature 304 publications, 0.41%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series	Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 291, 0.39% Journal of Physics: Conference Series 291 publications, 0.39%
Advanced Materials	Advanced Materials, 291, 0.39% Advanced Materials 291 publications, 0.39%
Physics of Plasmas	Physics of Plasmas, 282, 0.38% Physics of Plasmas 282 publications, 0.38%
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion	Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 281, 0.38% Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 281 publications, 0.38%
Journal of Physical Chemistry C	Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 278, 0.37% Journal of Physical Chemistry C 278 publications, 0.37%
Chemistry - A European Journal	Chemistry - A European Journal, 277, 0.37% Chemistry - A European Journal 277 publications, 0.37%
Fusion Engineering and Design	Fusion Engineering and Design, 271, 0.36% Fusion Engineering and Design 271 publications, 0.36%
Acta Materialia	Acta Materialia, 268, 0.36% Acta Materialia 268 publications, 0.36%
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Publishers

	2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 16357, 21.89% Elsevier 16357 publications, 21.89%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 13937, 18.65% Springer Nature 13937 publications, 18.65%
Wiley	Wiley, 7139, 9.55% Wiley 7139 publications, 9.55%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 4206, 5.63% American Chemical Society (ACS) 4206 publications, 5.63%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 3857, 5.16% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 3857 publications, 5.16%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 3796, 5.08% American Physical Society (APS) 3796 publications, 5.08%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 2569, 3.44% AIP Publishing 2569 publications, 3.44%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 2512, 3.36% IOP Publishing 2512 publications, 3.36%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2171, 2.91% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2171 publications, 2.91%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 1306, 1.75% Oxford University Press 1306 publications, 1.75%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1298, 1.74% Taylor & Francis 1298 publications, 1.74%
MDPI	MDPI, 1130, 1.51% MDPI 1130 publications, 1.51%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 1047, 1.4% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 1047 publications, 1.4%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 918, 1.23% EDP Sciences 918 publications, 1.23%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 831, 1.11% Frontiers Media S.A. 831 publications, 1.11%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 829, 1.11% Optica Publishing Group 829 publications, 1.11%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 652, 0.87% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 652 publications, 0.87%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 568, 0.76% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 568 publications, 0.76%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 490, 0.66% Social Science Electronic Publishing 490 publications, 0.66%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 485, 0.65% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 485 publications, 0.65%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 470, 0.63% Cambridge University Press 470 publications, 0.63%
SAGE	SAGE, 435, 0.58% SAGE 435 publications, 0.58%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 427, 0.57% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 427 publications, 0.57%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 392, 0.52% The Electrochemical Society 392 publications, 0.52%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 389, 0.52% Copernicus 389 publications, 0.52%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 303, 0.41% American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 303 publications, 0.41%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 229, 0.31% World Scientific 229 publications, 0.31%
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)	Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), 217, 0.29% Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 217 publications, 0.29%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 188, 0.25% American Astronomical Society 188 publications, 0.25%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 186, 0.25% American Society for Microbiology 186 publications, 0.25%
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With other organizations

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 8794, 11.77% ETH Zurich 8794 publications, 11.77%
Paul Scherrer Institute	Paul Scherrer Institute, 2601, 3.48% Paul Scherrer Institute 2601 publications, 3.48%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 2351, 3.15% University of Geneva 2351 publications, 3.15%
University of Lausanne	University of Lausanne, 2222, 2.97% University of Lausanne 2222 publications, 2.97%
Lausanne University Hospital	Lausanne University Hospital, 2123, 2.84% Lausanne University Hospital 2123 publications, 2.84%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 1518, 2.03% University of Zurich 1518 publications, 2.03%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 1327, 1.78% Sorbonne University 1327 publications, 1.78%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 1293, 1.73% University of Cambridge 1293 publications, 1.73%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1292, 1.73% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1292 publications, 1.73%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 1235, 1.65% Université Paris-Saclay 1235 publications, 1.65%
European Organization for Nuclear Research	European Organization for Nuclear Research, 1233, 1.65% European Organization for Nuclear Research 1233 publications, 1.65%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 1225, 1.64% Imperial College London 1225 publications, 1.64%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1169, 1.56% University of Oxford 1169 publications, 1.56%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 1157, 1.55% University of Padua 1157 publications, 1.55%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 1085, 1.45% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 1085 publications, 1.45%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 1026, 1.37% Sapienza University of Rome 1026 publications, 1.37%
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology	Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 1000, 1.34% Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology 1000 publications, 1.34%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 988, 1.32% University of Bologna 988 publications, 1.32%
Aix-Marseille University	Aix-Marseille University, 930, 1.24% Aix-Marseille University 930 publications, 1.24%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 880, 1.18% Paris Cité University 880 publications, 1.18%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 859, 1.15% Tsinghua University 859 publications, 1.15%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 846, 1.13% University of Edinburgh 846 publications, 1.13%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 826, 1.11% University of Bristol 826 publications, 1.11%
RWTH Aachen University	RWTH Aachen University, 824, 1.1% RWTH Aachen University 824 publications, 1.1%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 797, 1.07% University of Manchester 797 publications, 1.07%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 786, 1.05% Harvard University 786 publications, 1.05%
University College London	University College London, 781, 1.05% University College London 781 publications, 1.05%
Polytechnic University of Milan	Polytechnic University of Milan, 771, 1.03% Polytechnic University of Milan 771 publications, 1.03%
University of Milano-Bicocca	University of Milano-Bicocca, 769, 1.03% University of Milano-Bicocca 769 publications, 1.03%
University of Genoa	University of Genoa, 761, 1.02% University of Genoa 761 publications, 1.02%
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With foreign organizations

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Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 1327, 1.78% Sorbonne University 1327 publications, 1.78%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 1293, 1.73% University of Cambridge 1293 publications, 1.73%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1292, 1.73% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1292 publications, 1.73%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 1235, 1.65% Université Paris-Saclay 1235 publications, 1.65%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 1225, 1.64% Imperial College London 1225 publications, 1.64%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1169, 1.56% University of Oxford 1169 publications, 1.56%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 1157, 1.55% University of Padua 1157 publications, 1.55%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 1085, 1.45% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 1085 publications, 1.45%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 1026, 1.37% Sapienza University of Rome 1026 publications, 1.37%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 988, 1.32% University of Bologna 988 publications, 1.32%
Aix-Marseille University	Aix-Marseille University, 930, 1.24% Aix-Marseille University 930 publications, 1.24%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 880, 1.18% Paris Cité University 880 publications, 1.18%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 859, 1.15% Tsinghua University 859 publications, 1.15%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 846, 1.13% University of Edinburgh 846 publications, 1.13%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 826, 1.11% University of Bristol 826 publications, 1.11%
RWTH Aachen University	RWTH Aachen University, 824, 1.1% RWTH Aachen University 824 publications, 1.1%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 797, 1.07% University of Manchester 797 publications, 1.07%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 786, 1.05% Harvard University 786 publications, 1.05%
University College London	University College London, 781, 1.05% University College London 781 publications, 1.05%
Polytechnic University of Milan	Polytechnic University of Milan, 771, 1.03% Polytechnic University of Milan 771 publications, 1.03%
University of Milano-Bicocca	University of Milano-Bicocca, 769, 1.03% University of Milano-Bicocca 769 publications, 1.03%
University of Genoa	University of Genoa, 761, 1.02% University of Genoa 761 publications, 1.02%
University of Barcelona	University of Barcelona, 743, 0.99% University of Barcelona 743 publications, 0.99%
University of Bari Aldo Moro	University of Bari Aldo Moro, 730, 0.98% University of Bari Aldo Moro 730 publications, 0.98%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 728, 0.97% Stanford University 728 publications, 0.97%
Grenoble Alpes University	Grenoble Alpes University, 726, 0.97% Grenoble Alpes University 726 publications, 0.97%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory	Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 716, 0.96% Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 716 publications, 0.96%
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules	Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules, 715, 0.96% Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules 715 publications, 0.96%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 710, 0.95% Heidelberg University 710 publications, 0.95%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 705, 0.94% University of Maryland, College Park 705 publications, 0.94%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 12529, 16.77% USA 12529 publications, 16.77%
Germany	Germany, 8714, 11.66% Germany 8714 publications, 11.66%
France	France, 8575, 11.48% France 8575 publications, 11.48%
Italy	Italy, 6919, 9.26% Italy 6919 publications, 9.26%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 6558, 8.78% United Kingdom 6558 publications, 8.78%
China	China, 4201, 5.62% China 4201 publications, 5.62%
Spain	Spain, 3546, 4.75% Spain 3546 publications, 4.75%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 2948, 3.95% Netherlands 2948 publications, 3.95%
Canada	Canada, 2104, 2.82% Canada 2104 publications, 2.82%
Sweden	Sweden, 2023, 2.71% Sweden 2023 publications, 2.71%
Japan	Japan, 1893, 2.53% Japan 1893 publications, 2.53%
Australia	Australia, 1808, 2.42% Australia 1808 publications, 2.42%
Belgium	Belgium, 1716, 2.3% Belgium 1716 publications, 2.3%
Russia	Russia, 1558, 2.09% Russia 1558 publications, 2.09%
Austria	Austria, 1386, 1.85% Austria 1386 publications, 1.85%
Poland	Poland, 1377, 1.84% Poland 1377 publications, 1.84%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 1277, 1.71% Republic of Korea 1277 publications, 1.71%
Denmark	Denmark, 1158, 1.55% Denmark 1158 publications, 1.55%
Brazil	Brazil, 1143, 1.53% Brazil 1143 publications, 1.53%
India	India, 1061, 1.42% India 1061 publications, 1.42%
Portugal	Portugal, 932, 1.25% Portugal 932 publications, 1.25%
Ireland	Ireland, 914, 1.22% Ireland 914 publications, 1.22%
Israel	Israel, 815, 1.09% Israel 815 publications, 1.09%
Finland	Finland, 787, 1.05% Finland 787 publications, 1.05%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 786, 1.05% Czech Republic 786 publications, 1.05%
Iran	Iran, 780, 1.04% Iran 780 publications, 1.04%
Hungary	Hungary, 754, 1.01% Hungary 754 publications, 1.01%
Greece	Greece, 739, 0.99% Greece 739 publications, 0.99%
Ukraine	Ukraine, 717, 0.96% Ukraine 717 publications, 0.96%
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