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Paul Scherrer Institute
Short name
PSI
Country, city
Switzerland, Villigen
Publications
28 733
Citations
1 094 420
h-index
330
Top-3 organizations
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (7892 publications)
University of Zurich
University of Zurich (2204 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1985

Total publications
28733
Total citations
1094420
Citations per publication
38.09
Average publications per year
684.12
Average authors per publication
67.69
h-index
330
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, 4397, 15.3%
Condensed Matter Physics
4397 publications, 15.3%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 3382, 11.77%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
3382 publications, 11.77%
General Materials Science, 3217, 11.2%
General Materials Science
3217 publications, 11.2%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 3029, 10.54%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
3029 publications, 10.54%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2879, 10.02%
General Physics and Astronomy
2879 publications, 10.02%
General Chemistry, 2441, 8.5%
General Chemistry
2441 publications, 8.5%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1775, 6.18%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1775 publications, 6.18%
Instrumentation, 1700, 5.92%
Instrumentation
1700 publications, 5.92%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1494, 5.2%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1494 publications, 5.2%
Mechanical Engineering, 1471, 5.12%
Mechanical Engineering
1471 publications, 5.12%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering, 1467, 5.11%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
1467 publications, 5.11%
Materials Chemistry, 1215, 4.23%
Materials Chemistry
1215 publications, 4.23%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1114, 3.88%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
1114 publications, 3.88%
General Medicine, 1039, 3.62%
General Medicine
1039 publications, 3.62%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 1026, 3.57%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
1026 publications, 3.57%
Atmospheric Science, 975, 3.39%
Atmospheric Science
975 publications, 3.39%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 896, 3.12%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
896 publications, 3.12%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 868, 3.02%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
868 publications, 3.02%
Mechanics of Materials, 843, 2.93%
Mechanics of Materials
843 publications, 2.93%
General Chemical Engineering, 825, 2.87%
General Chemical Engineering
825 publications, 2.87%
Multidisciplinary, 825, 2.87%
Multidisciplinary
825 publications, 2.87%
Catalysis, 791, 2.75%
Catalysis
791 publications, 2.75%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 759, 2.64%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
759 publications, 2.64%
Radiation, 665, 2.31%
Radiation
665 publications, 2.31%
Biochemistry, 654, 2.28%
Biochemistry
654 publications, 2.28%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 652, 2.27%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
652 publications, 2.27%
Environmental Chemistry, 637, 2.22%
Environmental Chemistry
637 publications, 2.22%
General Engineering, 611, 2.13%
General Engineering
611 publications, 2.13%
Metals and Alloys, 574, 2%
Metals and Alloys
574 publications, 2%
General Environmental Science, 566, 1.97%
General Environmental Science
566 publications, 1.97%
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Journals

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Physical Review B
1865 publications, 6.49%
Physical Review Letters
735 publications, 2.56%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
691 publications, 2.4%
Journal of High Energy Physics
592 publications, 2.06%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
483 publications, 1.68%
Journal of Nuclear Materials
427 publications, 1.49%
Nature Communications
418 publications, 1.45%
Physica B: Condensed Matter
414 publications, 1.44%
European Physical Journal C
358 publications, 1.25%
Scientific Reports
321 publications, 1.12%
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
296 publications, 1.03%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
289 publications, 1.01%
Nuclear Engineering and Design
287 publications, 1%
ECS Meeting Abstracts
267 publications, 0.93%
Applied Physics Letters
262 publications, 0.91%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
254 publications, 0.88%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
237 publications, 0.82%
Annals of Nuclear Energy
225 publications, 0.78%
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
204 publications, 0.71%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
203 publications, 0.71%
Journal of the Electrochemical Society
193 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
188 publications, 0.65%
Environmental Science & Technology
181 publications, 0.63%
Hyperfine Interactions
179 publications, 0.62%
Journal of Applied Physics
172 publications, 0.6%
Physical Review D
159 publications, 0.55%
Physics in Medicine and Biology
158 publications, 0.55%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
156 publications, 0.54%
Journal of Instrumentation
150 publications, 0.52%
Review of Scientific Instruments
147 publications, 0.51%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
8193 publications, 28.51%
Springer Nature
4542 publications, 15.81%
American Physical Society (APS)
3398 publications, 11.83%
Wiley
2097 publications, 7.3%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1736 publications, 6.04%
IOP Publishing
1298 publications, 4.52%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
838 publications, 2.92%
AIP Publishing
838 publications, 2.92%
Copernicus
661 publications, 2.3%
The Electrochemical Society
517 publications, 1.8%
Taylor & Francis
506 publications, 1.76%
MDPI
373 publications, 1.3%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
326 publications, 1.13%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
310 publications, 1.08%
EDP Sciences
273 publications, 0.95%
Optica Publishing Group
256 publications, 0.89%
Oxford University Press
251 publications, 0.87%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
245 publications, 0.85%
Walter de Gruyter
175 publications, 0.61%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
157 publications, 0.55%
ASME International
116 publications, 0.4%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
112 publications, 0.39%
Frontiers Media S.A.
94 publications, 0.33%
Cambridge University Press
93 publications, 0.32%
Pleiades Publishing
84 publications, 0.29%
American Vacuum Society
81 publications, 0.28%
Trans Tech Publications
65 publications, 0.23%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
61 publications, 0.21%
American Geophysical Union
61 publications, 0.21%
World Scientific
52 publications, 0.18%
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With other organizations

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ETH Zurich
7892 publications, 27.47%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
2626 publications, 9.14%
University of Zurich
2204 publications, 7.67%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
1296 publications, 4.51%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
1230 publications, 4.28%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
1223 publications, 4.26%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
1191 publications, 4.15%
University of Bern
1185 publications, 4.12%
University of Helsinki
1057 publications, 3.68%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
1018 publications, 3.54%
Hamburg University
990 publications, 3.45%
RWTH Aachen University
957 publications, 3.33%
University of Colorado Boulder
956 publications, 3.33%
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
939 publications, 3.27%
Charles University
927 publications, 3.23%
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
908 publications, 3.16%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
906 publications, 3.15%
Imperial College London
896 publications, 3.12%
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
888 publications, 3.09%
Université Paris-Saclay
888 publications, 3.09%
Sapienza University of Rome
885 publications, 3.08%
Princeton University
878 publications, 3.06%
California Institute of Technology
869 publications, 3.02%
University of Antwerp
865 publications, 3.01%
University of Milano-Bicocca
860 publications, 2.99%
University of Bristol
856 publications, 2.98%
University of Turin
852 publications, 2.97%
Carnegie Mellon University
845 publications, 2.94%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
845 publications, 2.94%
Ghent University
843 publications, 2.93%
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With foreign organizations

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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
1296 publications, 4.51%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
1230 publications, 4.28%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
1191 publications, 4.15%
University of Helsinki
1057 publications, 3.68%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
1018 publications, 3.54%
Hamburg University
990 publications, 3.45%
RWTH Aachen University
957 publications, 3.33%
University of Colorado Boulder
956 publications, 3.33%
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
939 publications, 3.27%
Charles University
927 publications, 3.23%
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
908 publications, 3.16%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
906 publications, 3.15%
Imperial College London
896 publications, 3.12%
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
888 publications, 3.09%
Université Paris-Saclay
888 publications, 3.09%
Sapienza University of Rome
885 publications, 3.08%
Princeton University
878 publications, 3.06%
California Institute of Technology
869 publications, 3.02%
University of Antwerp
865 publications, 3.01%
University of Milano-Bicocca
860 publications, 2.99%
University of Bristol
856 publications, 2.98%
University of Turin
852 publications, 2.97%
Carnegie Mellon University
845 publications, 2.94%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
845 publications, 2.94%
Ghent University
843 publications, 2.93%
Peking University
838 publications, 2.92%
University of Pavia
838 publications, 2.92%
University of Maryland, College Park
836 publications, 2.91%
University of Pisa
828 publications, 2.88%
University of Bologna
820 publications, 2.85%
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With other countries

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Germany, 7340, 25.55%
Germany
7340 publications, 25.55%
USA, 5546, 19.3%
USA
5546 publications, 19.3%
France, 4430, 15.42%
France
4430 publications, 15.42%
United Kingdom, 3739, 13.01%
United Kingdom
3739 publications, 13.01%
Italy, 2806, 9.77%
Italy
2806 publications, 9.77%
China, 2274, 7.91%
China
2274 publications, 7.91%
Spain, 1908, 6.64%
Spain
1908 publications, 6.64%
Russia, 1901, 6.62%
Russia
1901 publications, 6.62%
Japan, 1612, 5.61%
Japan
1612 publications, 5.61%
Austria, 1605, 5.59%
Austria
1605 publications, 5.59%
Poland, 1499, 5.22%
Poland
1499 publications, 5.22%
Belgium, 1468, 5.11%
Belgium
1468 publications, 5.11%
Sweden, 1393, 4.85%
Sweden
1393 publications, 4.85%
Finland, 1274, 4.43%
Finland
1274 publications, 4.43%
India, 1242, 4.32%
India
1242 publications, 4.32%
Czech Republic, 1191, 4.15%
Czech Republic
1191 publications, 4.15%
Netherlands, 1134, 3.95%
Netherlands
1134 publications, 3.95%
Republic of Korea, 1054, 3.67%
Republic of Korea
1054 publications, 3.67%
Greece, 998, 3.47%
Greece
998 publications, 3.47%
Hungary, 922, 3.21%
Hungary
922 publications, 3.21%
Portugal, 907, 3.16%
Portugal
907 publications, 3.16%
Brazil, 866, 3.01%
Brazil
866 publications, 3.01%
Mexico, 854, 2.97%
Mexico
854 publications, 2.97%
Australia, 827, 2.88%
Australia
827 publications, 2.88%
Croatia, 822, 2.86%
Croatia
822 publications, 2.86%
Bulgaria, 820, 2.85%
Bulgaria
820 publications, 2.85%
Ireland, 812, 2.83%
Ireland
812 publications, 2.83%
Ukraine, 810, 2.82%
Ukraine
810 publications, 2.82%
Canada, 775, 2.7%
Canada
775 publications, 2.7%
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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.
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