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Paul Scherrer Institute
Short name
PSI
Country, city
Switzerland, Villigen
Publications
28 538
Citations
1 075 196
h-index
327
Top-3 organizations
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (7829 publications)
University of Zurich
University of Zurich (2186 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1985

Total publications
28538
Total citations
1075196
Citations per publication
37.68
Average publications per year
679.48
Average authors per publication
67.2
h-index
327
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, 15.41%
Condensed Matter Physics
4397 publications, 15.41%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 3382, 11.85%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
3382 publications, 11.85%
General Materials Science, 3217, 11.27%
General Materials Science
3217 publications, 11.27%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 3029, 10.61%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
3029 publications, 10.61%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2879, 10.09%
General Physics and Astronomy
2879 publications, 10.09%
General Chemistry, 2441, 8.55%
General Chemistry
2441 publications, 8.55%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1775, 6.22%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1775 publications, 6.22%
Instrumentation, 1700, 5.96%
Instrumentation
1700 publications, 5.96%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1494, 5.24%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1494 publications, 5.24%
Mechanical Engineering, 1471, 5.15%
Mechanical Engineering
1471 publications, 5.15%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering, 1467, 5.14%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
1467 publications, 5.14%
Materials Chemistry, 1215, 4.26%
Materials Chemistry
1215 publications, 4.26%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1114, 3.9%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
1114 publications, 3.9%
General Medicine, 1039, 3.64%
General Medicine
1039 publications, 3.64%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 1026, 3.6%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
1026 publications, 3.6%
Atmospheric Science, 975, 3.42%
Atmospheric Science
975 publications, 3.42%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 896, 3.14%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
896 publications, 3.14%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 868, 3.04%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
868 publications, 3.04%
Mechanics of Materials, 843, 2.95%
Mechanics of Materials
843 publications, 2.95%
General Chemical Engineering, 825, 2.89%
General Chemical Engineering
825 publications, 2.89%
Multidisciplinary, 825, 2.89%
Multidisciplinary
825 publications, 2.89%
Catalysis, 791, 2.77%
Catalysis
791 publications, 2.77%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 759, 2.66%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
759 publications, 2.66%
Radiation, 665, 2.33%
Radiation
665 publications, 2.33%
Biochemistry, 654, 2.29%
Biochemistry
654 publications, 2.29%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 652, 2.28%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
652 publications, 2.28%
Environmental Chemistry, 637, 2.23%
Environmental Chemistry
637 publications, 2.23%
General Engineering, 611, 2.14%
General Engineering
611 publications, 2.14%
Metals and Alloys, 574, 2.01%
Metals and Alloys
574 publications, 2.01%
General Environmental Science, 566, 1.98%
General Environmental Science
566 publications, 1.98%
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Journals

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Physical Review B
1856 publications, 6.5%
Physical Review Letters
733 publications, 2.57%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
690 publications, 2.42%
Journal of High Energy Physics
582 publications, 2.04%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
483 publications, 1.69%
Journal of Nuclear Materials
426 publications, 1.49%
Physica B: Condensed Matter
414 publications, 1.45%
Nature Communications
406 publications, 1.42%
European Physical Journal C
355 publications, 1.24%
Scientific Reports
316 publications, 1.11%
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
296 publications, 1.04%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
289 publications, 1.01%
Nuclear Engineering and Design
287 publications, 1.01%
ECS Meeting Abstracts
267 publications, 0.94%
Applied Physics Letters
261 publications, 0.91%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
254 publications, 0.89%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
235 publications, 0.82%
Annals of Nuclear Energy
226 publications, 0.79%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
203 publications, 0.71%
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
203 publications, 0.71%
Journal of the Electrochemical Society
192 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
187 publications, 0.66%
Hyperfine Interactions
179 publications, 0.63%
Environmental Science & Technology
178 publications, 0.62%
Journal of Applied Physics
172 publications, 0.6%
Physical Review D
159 publications, 0.56%
Physics in Medicine and Biology
158 publications, 0.55%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
154 publications, 0.54%
Journal of Instrumentation
150 publications, 0.53%
Review of Scientific Instruments
143 publications, 0.5%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
8184 publications, 28.68%
Springer Nature
4468 publications, 15.66%
American Physical Society (APS)
3378 publications, 11.84%
Wiley
2081 publications, 7.29%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1711 publications, 6%
IOP Publishing
1298 publications, 4.55%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
831 publications, 2.91%
AIP Publishing
830 publications, 2.91%
Copernicus
661 publications, 2.32%
The Electrochemical Society
516 publications, 1.81%
Taylor & Francis
505 publications, 1.77%
MDPI
368 publications, 1.29%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
326 publications, 1.14%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
306 publications, 1.07%
EDP Sciences
263 publications, 0.92%
Optica Publishing Group
254 publications, 0.89%
Oxford University Press
250 publications, 0.88%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
244 publications, 0.86%
Walter de Gruyter
172 publications, 0.6%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
156 publications, 0.55%
ASME International
116 publications, 0.41%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
112 publications, 0.39%
Cambridge University Press
93 publications, 0.33%
Frontiers Media S.A.
92 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)
60 publications, 0.21%
American Geophysical Union
59 publications, 0.21%
World Scientific
52 publications, 0.18%
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With other organizations

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ETH Zurich
7829 publications, 27.43%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
2588 publications, 9.07%
University of Zurich
2186 publications, 7.66%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
1281 publications, 4.49%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
1209 publications, 4.24%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
1207 publications, 4.23%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
1177 publications, 4.12%
University of Bern
1174 publications, 4.11%
University of Helsinki
1042 publications, 3.65%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
1002 publications, 3.51%
Hamburg University
975 publications, 3.42%
University of Colorado Boulder
947 publications, 3.32%
RWTH Aachen University
940 publications, 3.29%
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
938 publications, 3.29%
Charles University
914 publications, 3.2%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
892 publications, 3.13%
Imperial College London
881 publications, 3.09%
Université Paris-Saclay
878 publications, 3.08%
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
875 publications, 3.07%
Sapienza University of Rome
869 publications, 3.05%
Princeton University
865 publications, 3.03%
University of Antwerp
857 publications, 3%
California Institute of Technology
856 publications, 3%
University of Milano-Bicocca
845 publications, 2.96%
University of Bristol
843 publications, 2.95%
University of Turin
838 publications, 2.94%
Carnegie Mellon University
835 publications, 2.93%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
832 publications, 2.92%
Ghent University
830 publications, 2.91%
Peking University
829 publications, 2.9%
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With foreign organizations

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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
1281 publications, 4.49%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
1209 publications, 4.24%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
1177 publications, 4.12%
University of Helsinki
1042 publications, 3.65%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
1002 publications, 3.51%
Hamburg University
975 publications, 3.42%
University of Colorado Boulder
947 publications, 3.32%
RWTH Aachen University
940 publications, 3.29%
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
938 publications, 3.29%
Charles University
914 publications, 3.2%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
892 publications, 3.13%
Imperial College London
881 publications, 3.09%
Université Paris-Saclay
878 publications, 3.08%
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
875 publications, 3.07%
Sapienza University of Rome
869 publications, 3.05%
Princeton University
865 publications, 3.03%
University of Antwerp
857 publications, 3%
California Institute of Technology
856 publications, 3%
University of Milano-Bicocca
845 publications, 2.96%
University of Bristol
843 publications, 2.95%
University of Turin
838 publications, 2.94%
Carnegie Mellon University
835 publications, 2.93%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
832 publications, 2.92%
Ghent University
830 publications, 2.91%
Peking University
829 publications, 2.9%
University of Pavia
824 publications, 2.89%
University of Maryland, College Park
822 publications, 2.88%
University of Pisa
817 publications, 2.86%
Cornell University
808 publications, 2.83%
University of Bologna
806 publications, 2.82%
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With other countries

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Germany, 7315, 25.63%
Germany
7315 publications, 25.63%
USA, 5524, 19.36%
USA
5524 publications, 19.36%
France, 4416, 15.47%
France
4416 publications, 15.47%
United Kingdom, 3722, 13.04%
United Kingdom
3722 publications, 13.04%
Italy, 2788, 9.77%
Italy
2788 publications, 9.77%
China, 2259, 7.92%
China
2259 publications, 7.92%
Russia, 1899, 6.65%
Russia
1899 publications, 6.65%
Spain, 1896, 6.64%
Spain
1896 publications, 6.64%
Japan, 1607, 5.63%
Japan
1607 publications, 5.63%
Austria, 1593, 5.58%
Austria
1593 publications, 5.58%
Poland, 1490, 5.22%
Poland
1490 publications, 5.22%
Belgium, 1459, 5.11%
Belgium
1459 publications, 5.11%
Sweden, 1383, 4.85%
Sweden
1383 publications, 4.85%
Finland, 1265, 4.43%
Finland
1265 publications, 4.43%
India, 1233, 4.32%
India
1233 publications, 4.32%
Czech Republic, 1181, 4.14%
Czech Republic
1181 publications, 4.14%
Netherlands, 1130, 3.96%
Netherlands
1130 publications, 3.96%
Republic of Korea, 1044, 3.66%
Republic of Korea
1044 publications, 3.66%
Greece, 989, 3.47%
Greece
989 publications, 3.47%
Hungary, 913, 3.2%
Hungary
913 publications, 3.2%
Portugal, 906, 3.17%
Portugal
906 publications, 3.17%
Brazil, 857, 3%
Brazil
857 publications, 3%
Mexico, 844, 2.96%
Mexico
844 publications, 2.96%
Australia, 817, 2.86%
Australia
817 publications, 2.86%
Croatia, 813, 2.85%
Croatia
813 publications, 2.85%
Bulgaria, 812, 2.85%
Bulgaria
812 publications, 2.85%
Ireland, 803, 2.81%
Ireland
803 publications, 2.81%
Ukraine, 801, 2.81%
Ukraine
801 publications, 2.81%
Canada, 767, 2.69%
Canada
767 publications, 2.69%
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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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