Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

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Short name

SIB

Country, city

Switzerland, Lausanne

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Organization website

Publications

5 975

Citations

605 563

h-index

305

Top-3 journals

Nature Communications (255 publications)

Bioinformatics (199 publications)

Nucleic Acids Research (184 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Lausanne (1512 publications)

ETH Zurich (1293 publications)

University of Zurich (914 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

French Institute of Health and Medical Research (300 publications)

Harvard University (284 publications)

University of Oxford (273 publications)

Top-1 researchers by h-index

Cascione Luciano

229 publications, 923 citations, 1 review

h-index: 16

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1998

Total publications

5975

Total citations

605563

Citations per publication

101.35

Average publications per year

213.39

Average authors per publication

16.73

h-index

305

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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Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 1123, 18.79% Molecular Biology 1123 publications, 18.79%
Genetics	Genetics, 1064, 17.81% Genetics 1064 publications, 17.81%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 746, 12.49% Biochemistry 746 publications, 12.49%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 694, 11.62% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 694 publications, 11.62%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 546, 9.14% Multidisciplinary 546 publications, 9.14%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 515, 8.62% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 515 publications, 8.62%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 499, 8.35% General Medicine 499 publications, 8.35%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 410, 6.86% Computer Science Applications 410 publications, 6.86%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 318, 5.32% Cell Biology 318 publications, 5.32%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 308, 5.15% General Chemistry 308 publications, 5.15%
Oncology	Oncology, 290, 4.85% Oncology 290 publications, 4.85%
Immunology	Immunology, 274, 4.59% Immunology 274 publications, 4.59%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 270, 4.52% Biotechnology 270 publications, 4.52%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 262, 4.38% Cancer Research 262 publications, 4.38%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 250, 4.18% Microbiology 250 publications, 4.18%
Computational Theory and Mathematics	Computational Theory and Mathematics, 246, 4.12% Computational Theory and Mathematics 246 publications, 4.12%
Genetics (clinical)	Genetics (clinical), 242, 4.05% Genetics (clinical) 242 publications, 4.05%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 237, 3.97% General Physics and Astronomy 237 publications, 3.97%
General Immunology and Microbiology	General Immunology and Microbiology, 230, 3.85% General Immunology and Microbiology 230 publications, 3.85%
Structural Biology	Structural Biology, 222, 3.72% Structural Biology 222 publications, 3.72%
Statistics and Probability	Statistics and Probability, 211, 3.53% Statistics and Probability 211 publications, 3.53%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 204, 3.41% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 204 publications, 3.41%
Computational Mathematics	Computational Mathematics, 197, 3.3% Computational Mathematics 197 publications, 3.3%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 159, 2.66% Molecular Medicine 159 publications, 2.66%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 154, 2.58% Infectious Diseases 154 publications, 2.58%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 151, 2.53% Immunology and Allergy 151 publications, 2.53%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 147, 2.46% Applied Mathematics 147 publications, 2.46%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 137, 2.29% Microbiology (medical) 137 publications, 2.29%
Virology	Virology, 137, 2.29% Virology 137 publications, 2.29%
Ecology	Ecology, 127, 2.13% Ecology 127 publications, 2.13%
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Journals

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Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 255, 4.27% Nature Communications 255 publications, 4.27%
Bioinformatics	Bioinformatics, 199, 3.33% Bioinformatics 199 publications, 3.33%
Nucleic Acids Research	Nucleic Acids Research, 184, 3.08% Nucleic Acids Research 184 publications, 3.08%
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, 122, 2.04% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122 publications, 2.04%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 112, 1.87% Scientific Reports 112 publications, 1.87%
Nature	Nature, 94, 1.57% Nature 94 publications, 1.57%
Molecular Biology and Evolution	Molecular Biology and Evolution, 93, 1.56% Molecular Biology and Evolution 93 publications, 1.56%
F1000Research	F1000Research, 90, 1.51% F1000Research 90 publications, 1.51%
Genome Biology	Genome Biology, 88, 1.47% Genome Biology 88 publications, 1.47%
BMC Bioinformatics	BMC Bioinformatics, 79, 1.32% BMC Bioinformatics 79 publications, 1.32%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 76, 1.27% PLoS ONE 76 publications, 1.27%
Science	Science, 70, 1.17% Science 70 publications, 1.17%
BMC Genomics	BMC Genomics, 69, 1.15% BMC Genomics 69 publications, 1.15%
Nature Genetics	Nature Genetics, 68, 1.14% Nature Genetics 68 publications, 1.14%
Proteomics	Proteomics, 62, 1.04% Proteomics 62 publications, 1.04%
eLife	eLife, 62, 1.04% eLife 62 publications, 1.04%
Journal of Proteome Research	Journal of Proteome Research, 59, 0.99% Journal of Proteome Research 59 publications, 0.99%
Methods in Molecular Biology	Methods in Molecular Biology, 57, 0.95% Methods in Molecular Biology 57 publications, 0.95%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 53, 0.89% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 53 publications, 0.89%
Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics	Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics, 51, 0.85% Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics 51 publications, 0.85%
Blood	Blood, 49, 0.82% Blood 49 publications, 0.82%
Genome Research	Genome Research, 49, 0.82% Genome Research 49 publications, 0.82%
Molecular Ecology	Molecular Ecology, 48, 0.8% Molecular Ecology 48 publications, 0.8%
Nature Biotechnology	Nature Biotechnology, 43, 0.72% Nature Biotechnology 43 publications, 0.72%
Cell Reports	Cell Reports, 42, 0.7% Cell Reports 42 publications, 0.7%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 42, 0.7% Cancer Research 42 publications, 0.7%
Frontiers in Microbiology	Frontiers in Microbiology, 40, 0.67% Frontiers in Microbiology 40 publications, 0.67%
Genome Biology and Evolution	Genome Biology and Evolution, 39, 0.65% Genome Biology and Evolution 39 publications, 0.65%
PLoS Computational Biology	PLoS Computational Biology, 39, 0.65% PLoS Computational Biology 39 publications, 0.65%
Journal of Clinical Oncology	Journal of Clinical Oncology, 37, 0.62% Journal of Clinical Oncology 37 publications, 0.62%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1704, 28.52% Springer Nature 1704 publications, 28.52%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 840, 14.06% Oxford University Press 840 publications, 14.06%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 780, 13.05% Elsevier 780 publications, 13.05%
Wiley	Wiley, 612, 10.24% Wiley 612 publications, 10.24%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 190, 3.18% Frontiers Media S.A. 190 publications, 3.18%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 157, 2.63% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 157 publications, 2.63%
MDPI	MDPI, 150, 2.51% MDPI 150 publications, 2.51%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 145, 2.43% American Chemical Society (ACS) 145 publications, 2.43%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 133, 2.23% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 133 publications, 2.23%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 122, 2.04% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 122 publications, 2.04%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 101, 1.69% American Society for Microbiology 101 publications, 1.69%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 97, 1.62% F1000 Research 97 publications, 1.62%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 80, 1.34% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 80 publications, 1.34%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 72, 1.21% Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 72 publications, 1.21%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 71, 1.19% The Royal Society 71 publications, 1.19%
eLife Sciences Publications	eLife Sciences Publications, 62, 1.04% eLife Sciences Publications 62 publications, 1.04%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 61, 1.02% American Society of Hematology 61 publications, 1.02%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)	American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 43, 0.72% American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 43 publications, 0.72%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 41, 0.69% Taylor & Francis 41 publications, 0.69%
European Molecular Biology Organization	European Molecular Biology Organization, 39, 0.65% European Molecular Biology Organization 39 publications, 0.65%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 36, 0.6% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 36 publications, 0.6%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 30, 0.5% The Company of Biologists 30 publications, 0.5%
Rockefeller University Press	Rockefeller University Press, 25, 0.42% Rockefeller University Press 25 publications, 0.42%
BMJ	BMJ, 25, 0.42% BMJ 25 publications, 0.42%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 21, 0.35% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 21 publications, 0.35%
SAGE	SAGE, 17, 0.28% SAGE 17 publications, 0.28%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 17, 0.28% Mary Ann Liebert 17 publications, 0.28%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 17, 0.28% Microbiology Society 17 publications, 0.28%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 16, 0.27% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 16 publications, 0.27%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 16, 0.27% PeerJ 16 publications, 0.27%
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With other organizations

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University of Lausanne	University of Lausanne, 1512, 25.31% University of Lausanne 1512 publications, 25.31%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 1293, 21.64% ETH Zurich 1293 publications, 21.64%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 914, 15.3% University of Zurich 914 publications, 15.3%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 712, 11.92% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 712 publications, 11.92%
Lausanne University Hospital	Lausanne University Hospital, 712, 11.92% Lausanne University Hospital 712 publications, 11.92%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 671, 11.23% University of Geneva 671 publications, 11.23%
University of Basel	University of Basel, 636, 10.64% University of Basel 636 publications, 10.64%
University of Bern	University of Bern, 521, 8.72% University of Bern 521 publications, 8.72%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 300, 5.02% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 300 publications, 5.02%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 284, 4.75% Harvard University 284 publications, 4.75%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 273, 4.57% University of Oxford 273 publications, 4.57%
European Bioinformatics Institute	European Bioinformatics Institute, 261, 4.37% European Bioinformatics Institute 261 publications, 4.37%
Geneva University Hospitals	Geneva University Hospitals, 260, 4.35% Geneva University Hospitals 260 publications, 4.35%
University Hospital of Zürich	University Hospital of Zürich, 238, 3.98% University Hospital of Zürich 238 publications, 3.98%
University College London	University College London, 236, 3.95% University College London 236 publications, 3.95%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 218, 3.65% University of Cambridge 218 publications, 3.65%
University of Fribourg	University of Fribourg, 217, 3.63% University of Fribourg 217 publications, 3.63%
University Hospital of Basel	University Hospital of Basel, 215, 3.6% University Hospital of Basel 215 publications, 3.6%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 196, 3.28% Imperial College London 196 publications, 3.28%
University Hospital of Bern	University Hospital of Bern, 184, 3.08% University Hospital of Bern 184 publications, 3.08%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 182, 3.05% University of Copenhagen 182 publications, 3.05%
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard	Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 177, 2.96% Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard 177 publications, 2.96%
Università della Svizzera italiana	Università della Svizzera italiana, 169, 2.83% Università della Svizzera italiana 169 publications, 2.83%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 159, 2.66% Stanford University 159 publications, 2.66%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico	Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 156, 2.61% Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico 156 publications, 2.61%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 151, 2.53% University of Edinburgh 151 publications, 2.53%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 142, 2.38% University of Washington 142 publications, 2.38%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 142, 2.38% University of Michigan 142 publications, 2.38%
Wellcome Sanger Institute	Wellcome Sanger Institute, 139, 2.33% Wellcome Sanger Institute 139 publications, 2.33%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 131, 2.19% Karolinska Institute 131 publications, 2.19%
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With foreign organizations

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French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 300, 5.02% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 300 publications, 5.02%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 284, 4.75% Harvard University 284 publications, 4.75%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 273, 4.57% University of Oxford 273 publications, 4.57%
European Bioinformatics Institute	European Bioinformatics Institute, 261, 4.37% European Bioinformatics Institute 261 publications, 4.37%
University College London	University College London, 236, 3.95% University College London 236 publications, 3.95%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 218, 3.65% University of Cambridge 218 publications, 3.65%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 196, 3.28% Imperial College London 196 publications, 3.28%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 182, 3.05% University of Copenhagen 182 publications, 3.05%
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard	Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 177, 2.96% Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard 177 publications, 2.96%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 159, 2.66% Stanford University 159 publications, 2.66%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico	Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 156, 2.61% Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico 156 publications, 2.61%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 151, 2.53% University of Edinburgh 151 publications, 2.53%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 142, 2.38% University of Washington 142 publications, 2.38%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 142, 2.38% University of Michigan 142 publications, 2.38%
Wellcome Sanger Institute	Wellcome Sanger Institute, 139, 2.33% Wellcome Sanger Institute 139 publications, 2.33%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 131, 2.19% Karolinska Institute 131 publications, 2.19%
Leiden University Medical Center	Leiden University Medical Center, 131, 2.19% Leiden University Medical Center 131 publications, 2.19%
Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital, 130, 2.18% Massachusetts General Hospital 130 publications, 2.18%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 128, 2.14% Uppsala University 128 publications, 2.14%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 126, 2.11% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 126 publications, 2.11%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 124, 2.08% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 124 publications, 2.08%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 124, 2.08% University of Helsinki 124 publications, 2.08%
University of Gothenburg	University of Gothenburg, 120, 2.01% University of Gothenburg 120 publications, 2.01%
King's College London	King's College London, 118, 1.97% King's College London 118 publications, 1.97%
University of Tartu	University of Tartu, 115, 1.92% University of Tartu 115 publications, 1.92%
Helmholtz Zentrum München	Helmholtz Zentrum München, 112, 1.87% Helmholtz Zentrum München 112 publications, 1.87%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 111, 1.86% University of California, San Francisco 111 publications, 1.86%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 110, 1.84% Brigham and Women's Hospital 110 publications, 1.84%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 108, 1.81% Cornell University 108 publications, 1.81%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 105, 1.76% University of Bristol 105 publications, 1.76%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 1681, 28.13% USA 1681 publications, 28.13%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1128, 18.88% United Kingdom 1128 publications, 18.88%
Germany	Germany, 1083, 18.13% Germany 1083 publications, 18.13%
France	France, 756, 12.65% France 756 publications, 12.65%
Italy	Italy, 546, 9.14% Italy 546 publications, 9.14%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 432, 7.23% Netherlands 432 publications, 7.23%
Spain	Spain, 415, 6.95% Spain 415 publications, 6.95%
Sweden	Sweden, 405, 6.78% Sweden 405 publications, 6.78%
Australia	Australia, 371, 6.21% Australia 371 publications, 6.21%
Canada	Canada, 339, 5.67% Canada 339 publications, 5.67%
Belgium	Belgium, 306, 5.12% Belgium 306 publications, 5.12%
Denmark	Denmark, 264, 4.42% Denmark 264 publications, 4.42%
China	China, 254, 4.25% China 254 publications, 4.25%
Austria	Austria, 215, 3.6% Austria 215 publications, 3.6%
Japan	Japan, 203, 3.4% Japan 203 publications, 3.4%
Finland	Finland, 191, 3.2% Finland 191 publications, 3.2%
Greece	Greece, 133, 2.23% Greece 133 publications, 2.23%
Norway	Norway, 132, 2.21% Norway 132 publications, 2.21%
Estonia	Estonia, 117, 1.96% Estonia 117 publications, 1.96%
Israel	Israel, 112, 1.87% Israel 112 publications, 1.87%
Singapore	Singapore, 109, 1.82% Singapore 109 publications, 1.82%
Brazil	Brazil, 105, 1.76% Brazil 105 publications, 1.76%
Ireland	Ireland, 101, 1.69% Ireland 101 publications, 1.69%
Portugal	Portugal, 100, 1.67% Portugal 100 publications, 1.67%
South Africa	South Africa, 96, 1.61% South Africa 96 publications, 1.61%
Russia	Russia, 85, 1.42% Russia 85 publications, 1.42%
India	India, 84, 1.41% India 84 publications, 1.41%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 84, 1.41% Czech Republic 84 publications, 1.41%
Poland	Poland, 83, 1.39% Poland 83 publications, 1.39%
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