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ICL

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United Kingdom, London

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Publications

231 647

Citations

10 160 476

h-index

855

Top-3 journals

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (2766 publications)

Nature (2352 publications)

PLoS ONE (1617 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University College London (11525 publications)

University of Oxford (11064 publications)

University of Cambridge (7821 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Harvard University (4533 publications)

French Institute of Health and Medical Research (4155 publications)

Karolinska Institute (2861 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Journal

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Since 1880

Total publications

231647

Total citations

10160476

Citations per publication

43.86

Average publications per year

1575.83

Average authors per publication

17.07

h-index

855

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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine	General Medicine, 22030, 9.51% General Medicine 22030 publications, 9.51%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 10523, 4.54% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10523 publications, 4.54%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 9368, 4.04% Condensed Matter Physics 9368 publications, 4.04%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 9229, 3.98% Biochemistry 9229 publications, 3.98%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 9161, 3.95% Mechanical Engineering 9161 publications, 3.95%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 8624, 3.72% General Physics and Astronomy 8624 publications, 3.72%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 7976, 3.44% Molecular Biology 7976 publications, 3.44%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 7948, 3.43% General Chemistry 7948 publications, 3.43%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 7853, 3.39% General Materials Science 7853 publications, 3.39%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 7444, 3.21% Multidisciplinary 7444 publications, 3.21%
Immunology	Immunology, 7145, 3.08% Immunology 7145 publications, 3.08%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 6907, 2.98% Mechanics of Materials 6907 publications, 2.98%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 6366, 2.75% Infectious Diseases 6366 publications, 2.75%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 6354, 2.74% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6354 publications, 2.74%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 5581, 2.41% General Engineering 5581 publications, 2.41%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine	Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 5536, 2.39% Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5536 publications, 2.39%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 5390, 2.33% Cell Biology 5390 publications, 2.33%
Genetics	Genetics, 5174, 2.23% Genetics 5174 publications, 2.23%
Oncology	Oncology, 5134, 2.22% Oncology 5134 publications, 2.22%
Surgery	Surgery, 5008, 2.16% Surgery 5008 publications, 2.16%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 4892, 2.11% Immunology and Allergy 4892 publications, 2.11%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 4802, 2.07% Computer Science Applications 4802 publications, 2.07%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 4796, 2.07% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4796 publications, 2.07%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 4729, 2.04% Materials Chemistry 4729 publications, 2.04%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 4702, 2.03% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 4702 publications, 2.03%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 4661, 2.01% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4661 publications, 2.01%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4649, 2.01% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4649 publications, 2.01%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 4437, 1.92% Applied Mathematics 4437 publications, 1.92%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 4237, 1.83% Space and Planetary Science 4237 publications, 1.83%
Neurology (clinical)	Neurology (clinical), 4155, 1.79% Neurology (clinical) 4155 publications, 1.79%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2766, 1.19% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2766 publications, 1.19%
Nature	Nature, 2352, 1.02% Nature 2352 publications, 1.02%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 1617, 0.7% PLoS ONE 1617 publications, 0.7%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 1531, 0.66% Nature Communications 1531 publications, 0.66%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 1481, 0.64% Scientific Reports 1481 publications, 0.64%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 1424, 0.61% SSRN Electronic Journal 1424 publications, 0.61%
BMJ	BMJ, 1306, 0.56% BMJ 1306 publications, 0.56%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 1274, 0.55% Journal of High Energy Physics 1274 publications, 0.55%
The Lancet	The Lancet, 1254, 0.54% The Lancet 1254 publications, 0.54%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 1239, 0.53% Physical Review Letters 1239 publications, 0.53%
European Heart Journal	European Heart Journal, 1188, 0.51% European Heart Journal 1188 publications, 0.51%
Blood	Blood, 1075, 0.46% Blood 1075 publications, 0.46%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 968, 0.42% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 968 publications, 0.42%
Thorax	Thorax, 947, 0.41% Thorax 947 publications, 0.41%
Journal of Fluid Mechanics	Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 921, 0.4% Journal of Fluid Mechanics 921 publications, 0.4%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 915, 0.39% Physical Review B 915 publications, 0.39%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 908, 0.39% BMJ Open 908 publications, 0.39%
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, 868, 0.37% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 868 publications, 0.37%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 862, 0.37% Physical Review A 862 publications, 0.37%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 809, 0.35% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 809 publications, 0.35%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 804, 0.35% Physical Review D 804 publications, 0.35%
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine	American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 796, 0.34% American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 796 publications, 0.34%
Circulation	Circulation, 696, 0.3% Circulation 696 publications, 0.3%
European Respiratory Journal	European Respiratory Journal, 663, 0.29% European Respiratory Journal 663 publications, 0.29%
Alzheimer's and Dementia	Alzheimer's and Dementia, 621, 0.27% Alzheimer's and Dementia 621 publications, 0.27%
British Journal of Surgery	British Journal of Surgery, 617, 0.27% British Journal of Surgery 617 publications, 0.27%
Science	Science, 606, 0.26% Science 606 publications, 0.26%
Heart	Heart, 589, 0.25% Heart 589 publications, 0.25%
Journal of the American College of Cardiology	Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 564, 0.24% Journal of the American College of Cardiology 564 publications, 0.24%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 562, 0.24% Geophysical Research Letters 562 publications, 0.24%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 56870, 24.55% Elsevier 56870 publications, 24.55%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 38791, 16.75% Springer Nature 38791 publications, 16.75%
Wiley	Wiley, 26422, 11.41% Wiley 26422 publications, 11.41%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 10739, 4.64% Oxford University Press 10739 publications, 4.64%
BMJ	BMJ, 7311, 3.16% BMJ 7311 publications, 3.16%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 5529, 2.39% Taylor & Francis 5529 publications, 2.39%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 5247, 2.27% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 5247 publications, 2.27%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 4860, 2.1% American Chemical Society (ACS) 4860 publications, 2.1%
SAGE	SAGE, 4824, 2.08% SAGE 4824 publications, 2.08%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 4757, 2.05% American Physical Society (APS) 4757 publications, 2.05%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 4057, 1.75% IOP Publishing 4057 publications, 1.75%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 4036, 1.74% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 4036 publications, 1.74%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 3674, 1.59% Cambridge University Press 3674 publications, 1.59%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 3489, 1.51% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 3489 publications, 1.51%
MDPI	MDPI, 3482, 1.5% MDPI 3482 publications, 1.5%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2858, 1.23% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2858 publications, 1.23%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 2770, 1.2% AIP Publishing 2770 publications, 1.2%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 2256, 0.97% Frontiers Media S.A. 2256 publications, 0.97%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 1568, 0.68% The Royal Society 1568 publications, 0.68%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 1388, 0.6% Social Science Electronic Publishing 1388 publications, 0.6%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 1221, 0.53% American Society for Microbiology 1221 publications, 0.53%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 1132, 0.49% American Society of Hematology 1132 publications, 0.49%
Portland Press	Portland Press, 1113, 0.48% Portland Press 1113 publications, 0.48%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1045, 0.45% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1045 publications, 0.45%
American Thoracic Society	American Thoracic Society, 1003, 0.43% American Thoracic Society 1003 publications, 0.43%
European Respiratory Society (ERS)	European Respiratory Society (ERS), 993, 0.43% European Respiratory Society (ERS) 993 publications, 0.43%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 891, 0.38% Optica Publishing Group 891 publications, 0.38%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 880, 0.38% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 880 publications, 0.38%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 868, 0.37% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 868 publications, 0.37%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 835, 0.36% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 835 publications, 0.36%
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University College London	University College London, 11525, 4.98% University College London 11525 publications, 4.98%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 11064, 4.78% University of Oxford 11064 publications, 4.78%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 7821, 3.38% University of Cambridge 7821 publications, 3.38%
King's College London	King's College London, 7492, 3.23% King's College London 7492 publications, 3.23%
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust	Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, 5766, 2.49% Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust 5766 publications, 2.49%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 4533, 1.96% Harvard University 4533 publications, 1.96%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 4387, 1.89% University of Bristol 4387 publications, 1.89%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 4155, 1.79% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 4155 publications, 1.79%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 4151, 1.79% University of Edinburgh 4151 publications, 1.79%
Queen Mary University of London	Queen Mary University of London, 3783, 1.63% Queen Mary University of London 3783 publications, 1.63%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 3700, 1.6% University of Manchester 3700 publications, 1.6%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 3222, 1.39% University of Birmingham 3222 publications, 1.39%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 3174, 1.37% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 3174 publications, 1.37%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 2974, 1.28% University of Southampton 2974 publications, 1.28%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 2861, 1.24% Karolinska Institute 2861 publications, 1.24%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 2855, 1.23% University of Glasgow 2855 publications, 1.23%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 2793, 1.21% Johns Hopkins University 2793 publications, 1.21%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2688, 1.16% National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 2688 publications, 1.16%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 2681, 1.16% University of Liverpool 2681 publications, 1.16%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 2666, 1.15% Université Paris-Saclay 2666 publications, 1.15%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory	Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 2638, 1.14% Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 2638 publications, 1.14%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico	Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 2528, 1.09% Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico 2528 publications, 1.09%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 2383, 1.03% University of Zurich 2383 publications, 1.03%
University of Sheffield	University of Sheffield, 2222, 0.96% University of Sheffield 2222 publications, 0.96%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 2221, 0.96% ETH Zurich 2221 publications, 0.96%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 2196, 0.95% Sapienza University of Rome 2196 publications, 0.95%
University of Naples Federico II	University of Naples Federico II, 2172, 0.94% University of Naples Federico II 2172 publications, 0.94%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 2160, 0.93% University of California, Los Angeles 2160 publications, 0.93%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 2145, 0.93% University of Padua 2145 publications, 0.93%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 2132, 0.92% Sorbonne University 2132 publications, 0.92%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University	Harvard University, 4533, 1.96% Harvard University 4533 publications, 1.96%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 4155, 1.79% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 4155 publications, 1.79%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 2861, 1.24% Karolinska Institute 2861 publications, 1.24%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 2793, 1.21% Johns Hopkins University 2793 publications, 1.21%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2688, 1.16% National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 2688 publications, 1.16%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 2666, 1.15% Université Paris-Saclay 2666 publications, 1.15%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico	Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 2528, 1.09% Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico 2528 publications, 1.09%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 2383, 1.03% University of Zurich 2383 publications, 1.03%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 2221, 0.96% ETH Zurich 2221 publications, 0.96%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 2196, 0.95% Sapienza University of Rome 2196 publications, 0.95%
University of Naples Federico II	University of Naples Federico II, 2172, 0.94% University of Naples Federico II 2172 publications, 0.94%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 2160, 0.93% University of California, Los Angeles 2160 publications, 0.93%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 2145, 0.93% University of Padua 2145 publications, 0.93%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 2132, 0.92% Sorbonne University 2132 publications, 0.92%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2120, 0.92% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2120 publications, 0.92%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 2105, 0.91% Paris Cité University 2105 publications, 0.91%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 1997, 0.86% University of Bologna 1997 publications, 0.86%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 1993, 0.86% Stanford University 1993 publications, 0.86%
Monash University	Monash University, 1985, 0.86% Monash University 1985 publications, 0.86%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 1957, 0.84% University of Toronto 1957 publications, 0.84%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 1949, 0.84% Cornell University 1949 publications, 0.84%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 1942, 0.84% University of Copenhagen 1942 publications, 0.84%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 1904, 0.82% University of Melbourne 1904 publications, 0.82%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 1890, 0.82% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 1890 publications, 0.82%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 1877, 0.81% University of Sydney 1877 publications, 0.81%
University of Turin	University of Turin, 1865, 0.81% University of Turin 1865 publications, 0.81%
European Organization for Nuclear Research	European Organization for Nuclear Research, 1860, 0.8% European Organization for Nuclear Research 1860 publications, 0.8%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 1840, 0.79% University of Helsinki 1840 publications, 0.79%
Peking University	Peking University, 1824, 0.79% Peking University 1824 publications, 0.79%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 1808, 0.78% University of Michigan 1808 publications, 0.78%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 40410, 17.44% USA 40410 publications, 17.44%
Germany	Germany, 20625, 8.9% Germany 20625 publications, 8.9%
Italy	Italy, 17147, 7.4% Italy 17147 publications, 7.4%
France	France, 15342, 6.62% France 15342 publications, 6.62%
China	China, 13901, 6% China 13901 publications, 6%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 11629, 5.02% Netherlands 11629 publications, 5.02%
Spain	Spain, 11286, 4.87% Spain 11286 publications, 4.87%
Australia	Australia, 11230, 4.85% Australia 11230 publications, 4.85%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 10143, 4.38% Switzerland 10143 publications, 4.38%
Canada	Canada, 9000, 3.89% Canada 9000 publications, 3.89%
Sweden	Sweden, 8112, 3.5% Sweden 8112 publications, 3.5%
Belgium	Belgium, 6291, 2.72% Belgium 6291 publications, 2.72%
Greece	Greece, 5664, 2.45% Greece 5664 publications, 2.45%
Japan	Japan, 5505, 2.38% Japan 5505 publications, 2.38%
Denmark	Denmark, 5178, 2.24% Denmark 5178 publications, 2.24%
Austria	Austria, 4327, 1.87% Austria 4327 publications, 1.87%
Finland	Finland, 4292, 1.85% Finland 4292 publications, 1.85%
Brazil	Brazil, 3986, 1.72% Brazil 3986 publications, 1.72%
Norway	Norway, 3869, 1.67% Norway 3869 publications, 1.67%
Poland	Poland, 3708, 1.6% Poland 3708 publications, 1.6%
India	India, 3697, 1.6% India 3697 publications, 1.6%
Ireland	Ireland, 3686, 1.59% Ireland 3686 publications, 1.59%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 3252, 1.4% Republic of Korea 3252 publications, 1.4%
Russia	Russia, 3229, 1.39% Russia 3229 publications, 1.39%
Singapore	Singapore, 3166, 1.37% Singapore 3166 publications, 1.37%
Portugal	Portugal, 2946, 1.27% Portugal 2946 publications, 1.27%
South Africa	South Africa, 2728, 1.18% South Africa 2728 publications, 1.18%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 2322, 1% Czech Republic 2322 publications, 1%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 2172, 0.94% New Zealand 2172 publications, 0.94%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1880 are ignored in the statistics.
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