Paul Scherrer Institute

Paul Scherrer Institute
Short name
PSI
Country, city
Switzerland, Villigen
Publications
26 649
Citations
979 747
h-index
310
Top-3 organizations
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (7323 publications)
University of Zurich
University of Zurich (2045 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

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Since 1985

Total publications
26649
Total citations
979747
Citations per publication
36.76
Average publications per year
666.23
Average authors per publication
65.75
h-index
310
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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Condensed Matter Physics, 4395, 16.49%
Condensed Matter Physics
4395 publications, 16.49%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 3378, 12.68%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
3378 publications, 12.68%
General Materials Science, 3215, 12.06%
General Materials Science
3215 publications, 12.06%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 3028, 11.36%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
3028 publications, 11.36%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2848, 10.69%
General Physics and Astronomy
2848 publications, 10.69%
General Chemistry, 2440, 9.16%
General Chemistry
2440 publications, 9.16%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1775, 6.66%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1775 publications, 6.66%
Instrumentation, 1693, 6.35%
Instrumentation
1693 publications, 6.35%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1489, 5.59%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1489 publications, 5.59%
Mechanical Engineering, 1468, 5.51%
Mechanical Engineering
1468 publications, 5.51%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering, 1465, 5.5%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
1465 publications, 5.5%
Materials Chemistry, 1211, 4.54%
Materials Chemistry
1211 publications, 4.54%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1093, 4.1%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
1093 publications, 4.1%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 1026, 3.85%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
1026 publications, 3.85%
General Medicine, 998, 3.74%
General Medicine
998 publications, 3.74%
Atmospheric Science, 924, 3.47%
Atmospheric Science
924 publications, 3.47%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 896, 3.36%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
896 publications, 3.36%
Mechanics of Materials, 843, 3.16%
Mechanics of Materials
843 publications, 3.16%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 841, 3.16%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
841 publications, 3.16%
Multidisciplinary, 825, 3.1%
Multidisciplinary
825 publications, 3.1%
General Chemical Engineering, 823, 3.09%
General Chemical Engineering
823 publications, 3.09%
Catalysis, 791, 2.97%
Catalysis
791 publications, 2.97%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 758, 2.84%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
758 publications, 2.84%
Radiation, 664, 2.49%
Radiation
664 publications, 2.49%
Biochemistry, 652, 2.45%
Biochemistry
652 publications, 2.45%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 650, 2.44%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
650 publications, 2.44%
Environmental Chemistry, 633, 2.38%
Environmental Chemistry
633 publications, 2.38%
Metals and Alloys, 574, 2.15%
Metals and Alloys
574 publications, 2.15%
General Engineering, 573, 2.15%
General Engineering
573 publications, 2.15%
General Environmental Science, 562, 2.11%
General Environmental Science
562 publications, 2.11%
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Journals

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Physical Review B
1775 publications, 6.66%
Physical Review Letters
692 publications, 2.6%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
674 publications, 2.53%
Journal of High Energy Physics
539 publications, 2.02%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
426 publications, 1.6%
Journal of Nuclear Materials
419 publications, 1.57%
Physica B: Condensed Matter
414 publications, 1.55%
Nature Communications
363 publications, 1.36%
European Physical Journal C
343 publications, 1.29%
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
294 publications, 1.1%
Scientific Reports
292 publications, 1.1%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
289 publications, 1.08%
Nuclear Engineering and Design
273 publications, 1.02%
Applied Physics Letters
256 publications, 0.96%
ECS Meeting Abstracts
254 publications, 0.95%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
247 publications, 0.93%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
229 publications, 0.86%
Annals of Nuclear Energy
209 publications, 0.78%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
200 publications, 0.75%
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
190 publications, 0.71%
Journal of the Electrochemical Society
188 publications, 0.71%
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
179 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Applied Physics
168 publications, 0.63%
Environmental Science & Technology
167 publications, 0.63%
Physics in Medicine and Biology
152 publications, 0.57%
Physical Review D
145 publications, 0.54%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
143 publications, 0.54%
Journal of Instrumentation
141 publications, 0.53%
Review of Scientific Instruments
137 publications, 0.51%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
134 publications, 0.5%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
7772 publications, 29.16%
Springer Nature
3984 publications, 14.95%
American Physical Society (APS)
3153 publications, 11.83%
Wiley
1952 publications, 7.32%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1592 publications, 5.97%
IOP Publishing
1253 publications, 4.7%
AIP Publishing
802 publications, 3.01%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
783 publications, 2.94%
Copernicus
572 publications, 2.15%
The Electrochemical Society
499 publications, 1.87%
Taylor & Francis
487 publications, 1.83%
MDPI
335 publications, 1.26%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
324 publications, 1.22%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
280 publications, 1.05%
Optica Publishing Group
241 publications, 0.9%
EDP Sciences
233 publications, 0.87%
Oxford University Press
227 publications, 0.85%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
218 publications, 0.82%
Walter de Gruyter
165 publications, 0.62%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
144 publications, 0.54%
ASME International
116 publications, 0.44%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
108 publications, 0.41%
Cambridge University Press
96 publications, 0.36%
Frontiers Media S.A.
85 publications, 0.32%
Pleiades Publishing
84 publications, 0.32%
American Vacuum Society
81 publications, 0.3%
Trans Tech Publications
65 publications, 0.24%
American Geophysical Union
60 publications, 0.23%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
57 publications, 0.21%
World Scientific
52 publications, 0.2%
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With other organizations

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ETH Zurich
7323 publications, 27.48%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
2346 publications, 8.8%
University of Zurich
2045 publications, 7.67%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
1210 publications, 4.54%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
1119 publications, 4.2%
University of Bern
1102 publications, 4.14%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
1085 publications, 4.07%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
1076 publications, 4.04%
University of Helsinki
930 publications, 3.49%
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
925 publications, 3.47%
Hamburg University
904 publications, 3.39%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
895 publications, 3.36%
RWTH Aachen University
872 publications, 3.27%
University of Colorado Boulder
870 publications, 3.26%
Charles University
831 publications, 3.12%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
815 publications, 3.06%
Imperial College London
800 publications, 3%
Sapienza University of Rome
794 publications, 2.98%
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
792 publications, 2.97%
University of Antwerp
790 publications, 2.96%
Princeton University
790 publications, 2.96%
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
786 publications, 2.95%
California Institute of Technology
783 publications, 2.94%
University of Bristol
777 publications, 2.92%
University of Milano-Bicocca
774 publications, 2.9%
Université Paris-Saclay
774 publications, 2.9%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
768 publications, 2.88%
University of Turin
765 publications, 2.87%
Ghent University
764 publications, 2.87%
Carnegie Mellon University
758 publications, 2.84%
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With foreign organizations

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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
1210 publications, 4.54%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
1119 publications, 4.2%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
1085 publications, 4.07%
University of Helsinki
930 publications, 3.49%
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
925 publications, 3.47%
Hamburg University
904 publications, 3.39%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
895 publications, 3.36%
RWTH Aachen University
872 publications, 3.27%
University of Colorado Boulder
870 publications, 3.26%
Charles University
831 publications, 3.12%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
815 publications, 3.06%
Imperial College London
800 publications, 3%
Sapienza University of Rome
794 publications, 2.98%
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
792 publications, 2.97%
University of Antwerp
790 publications, 2.96%
Princeton University
790 publications, 2.96%
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
786 publications, 2.95%
California Institute of Technology
783 publications, 2.94%
University of Bristol
777 publications, 2.92%
University of Milano-Bicocca
774 publications, 2.9%
Université Paris-Saclay
774 publications, 2.9%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
768 publications, 2.88%
University of Turin
765 publications, 2.87%
Ghent University
764 publications, 2.87%
Carnegie Mellon University
758 publications, 2.84%
Peking University
756 publications, 2.84%
University of Pavia
755 publications, 2.83%
University of Pisa
750 publications, 2.81%
University of Maryland, College Park
750 publications, 2.81%
University of Padua
740 publications, 2.78%
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With other countries

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Germany, 7071, 26.53%
Germany
7071 publications, 26.53%
USA, 5296, 19.87%
USA
5296 publications, 19.87%
France, 4283, 16.07%
France
4283 publications, 16.07%
United Kingdom, 3594, 13.49%
United Kingdom
3594 publications, 13.49%
Italy, 2695, 10.11%
Italy
2695 publications, 10.11%
China, 2132, 8%
China
2132 publications, 8%
Russia, 1860, 6.98%
Russia
1860 publications, 6.98%
Spain, 1828, 6.86%
Spain
1828 publications, 6.86%
Japan, 1548, 5.81%
Japan
1548 publications, 5.81%
Austria, 1516, 5.69%
Austria
1516 publications, 5.69%
Poland, 1432, 5.37%
Poland
1432 publications, 5.37%
Belgium, 1399, 5.25%
Belgium
1399 publications, 5.25%
Sweden, 1319, 4.95%
Sweden
1319 publications, 4.95%
Finland, 1213, 4.55%
Finland
1213 publications, 4.55%
India, 1174, 4.41%
India
1174 publications, 4.41%
Czech Republic, 1133, 4.25%
Czech Republic
1133 publications, 4.25%
Netherlands, 1108, 4.16%
Netherlands
1108 publications, 4.16%
Republic of Korea, 987, 3.7%
Republic of Korea
987 publications, 3.7%
Greece, 936, 3.51%
Greece
936 publications, 3.51%
Portugal, 897, 3.37%
Portugal
897 publications, 3.37%
Hungary, 875, 3.28%
Hungary
875 publications, 3.28%
Brazil, 816, 3.06%
Brazil
816 publications, 3.06%
Mexico, 805, 3.02%
Mexico
805 publications, 3.02%
Bulgaria, 779, 2.92%
Bulgaria
779 publications, 2.92%
Australia, 778, 2.92%
Australia
778 publications, 2.92%
Croatia, 771, 2.89%
Croatia
771 publications, 2.89%
Ireland, 769, 2.89%
Ireland
769 publications, 2.89%
Ukraine, 767, 2.88%
Ukraine
767 publications, 2.88%
Canada, 735, 2.76%
Canada
735 publications, 2.76%
Serbia, 730, 2.74%
Serbia
730 publications, 2.74%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1985 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.