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Francis Crick Institute
Short name
FCI
Country, city
United Kingdom, London
Publications
6 318
Citations
324 862
h-index
236
Top-3 journals
Nature Communications
Nature Communications (387 publications)
Cancer Research
Cancer Research (181 publications)
eLife
eLife (160 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University College London
University College London (1600 publications)
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (985 publications)
King's College London
King's College London (700 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (250 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (208 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 2005

Total publications
6318
Total citations
324862
Citations per publication
51.42
Average publications per year
287.18
Average authors per publication
14.15
h-index
236
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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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1059, 16.76%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
1059 publications, 16.76%
Molecular Biology, 918, 14.53%
Molecular Biology
918 publications, 14.53%
Cell Biology, 792, 12.54%
Cell Biology
792 publications, 12.54%
Multidisciplinary, 631, 9.99%
Multidisciplinary
631 publications, 9.99%
Oncology, 532, 8.42%
Oncology
532 publications, 8.42%
General Medicine, 507, 8.02%
General Medicine
507 publications, 8.02%
Immunology, 501, 7.93%
Immunology
501 publications, 7.93%
Cancer Research, 461, 7.3%
Cancer Research
461 publications, 7.3%
Genetics, 437, 6.92%
Genetics
437 publications, 6.92%
Biochemistry, 436, 6.9%
Biochemistry
436 publications, 6.9%
General Chemistry, 389, 6.16%
General Chemistry
389 publications, 6.16%
General Physics and Astronomy, 361, 5.71%
General Physics and Astronomy
361 publications, 5.71%
General Neuroscience, 302, 4.78%
General Neuroscience
302 publications, 4.78%
Immunology and Allergy, 287, 4.54%
Immunology and Allergy
287 publications, 4.54%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 272, 4.31%
General Immunology and Microbiology
272 publications, 4.31%
Developmental Biology, 251, 3.97%
Developmental Biology
251 publications, 3.97%
Infectious Diseases, 231, 3.66%
Infectious Diseases
231 publications, 3.66%
Microbiology, 200, 3.17%
Microbiology
200 publications, 3.17%
Molecular Medicine, 169, 2.67%
Molecular Medicine
169 publications, 2.67%
Virology, 169, 2.67%
Virology
169 publications, 2.67%
Hematology, 161, 2.55%
Hematology
161 publications, 2.55%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 135, 2.14%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
135 publications, 2.14%
Structural Biology, 127, 2.01%
Structural Biology
127 publications, 2.01%
Microbiology (medical), 107, 1.69%
Microbiology (medical)
107 publications, 1.69%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 107, 1.69%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
107 publications, 1.69%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 104, 1.65%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
104 publications, 1.65%
Genetics (clinical), 100, 1.58%
Genetics (clinical)
100 publications, 1.58%
Biotechnology, 98, 1.55%
Biotechnology
98 publications, 1.55%
Pharmacology, 93, 1.47%
Pharmacology
93 publications, 1.47%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 90, 1.42%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
90 publications, 1.42%
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Journals

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Nature Communications
387 publications, 6.13%
Cancer Research
181 publications, 2.86%
eLife
160 publications, 2.53%
Nature
150 publications, 2.37%
Scientific Reports
128 publications, 2.03%
Cell Reports
108 publications, 1.71%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
102 publications, 1.61%
Science
78 publications, 1.23%
Molecular Cell
72 publications, 1.14%
Annals of Oncology
71 publications, 1.12%
Methods in Molecular Biology
70 publications, 1.11%
Developmental Cell
69 publications, 1.09%
Development (Cambridge)
68 publications, 1.08%
Wellcome Open Research
68 publications, 1.08%
Nature Cell Biology
62 publications, 0.98%
PLoS ONE
62 publications, 0.98%
Cell
60 publications, 0.95%
Blood
58 publications, 0.92%
Nucleic Acids Research
56 publications, 0.89%
Science advances
55 publications, 0.87%
Frontiers in Immunology
53 publications, 0.84%
EMBO Journal
51 publications, 0.81%
Journal of Cell Science
51 publications, 0.81%
Journal of Experimental Medicine
45 publications, 0.71%
PLoS Pathogens
44 publications, 0.7%
Current Biology
41 publications, 0.65%
ESMO Open
39 publications, 0.62%
Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
38 publications, 0.6%
Biophysical Journal
37 publications, 0.59%
PLoS Biology
36 publications, 0.57%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
1639 publications, 25.94%
Elsevier
1365 publications, 21.6%
Wiley
395 publications, 6.25%
Oxford University Press
283 publications, 4.48%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
267 publications, 4.23%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
183 publications, 2.9%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
180 publications, 2.85%
eLife Sciences Publications
160 publications, 2.53%
Frontiers Media S.A.
158 publications, 2.5%
MDPI
151 publications, 2.39%
The Company of Biologists
139 publications, 2.2%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
102 publications, 1.61%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
100 publications, 1.58%
Rockefeller University Press
94 publications, 1.49%
Taylor & Francis
87 publications, 1.38%
European Molecular Biology Organization
87 publications, 1.38%
F1000 Research
86 publications, 1.36%
American Society for Microbiology
77 publications, 1.22%
American Society of Hematology
63 publications, 1%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
54 publications, 0.85%
The Royal Society
42 publications, 0.66%
BMJ
42 publications, 0.66%
Portland Press
39 publications, 0.62%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
35 publications, 0.55%
SAGE
33 publications, 0.52%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
33 publications, 0.52%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
32 publications, 0.51%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
31 publications, 0.49%
The American Association of Immunologists
30 publications, 0.47%
Microbiology Society
29 publications, 0.46%
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With other organizations

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University College London
1600 publications, 25.32%
Imperial College London
985 publications, 15.59%
King's College London
700 publications, 11.08%
University of Cambridge
551 publications, 8.72%
University of Oxford
495 publications, 7.83%
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
279 publications, 4.42%
Queen Mary University of London
268 publications, 4.24%
University of Cape Town
250 publications, 3.96%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
236 publications, 3.74%
Harvard University
208 publications, 3.29%
Wellcome Sanger Institute
192 publications, 3.04%
University of Edinburgh
174 publications, 2.75%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
160 publications, 2.53%
University of Manchester
157 publications, 2.48%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
142 publications, 2.25%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
134 publications, 2.12%
University of Birmingham
132 publications, 2.09%
University of Glasgow
127 publications, 2.01%
University of Melbourne
117 publications, 1.85%
University of Copenhagen
111 publications, 1.76%
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
111 publications, 1.76%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
110 publications, 1.74%
Karolinska Institute
107 publications, 1.69%
Stanford University
106 publications, 1.68%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
106 publications, 1.68%
University of Toronto
104 publications, 1.65%
Newcastle University
99 publications, 1.57%
Cornell University
96 publications, 1.52%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
88 publications, 1.39%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
85 publications, 1.35%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Cape Town
250 publications, 3.96%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
236 publications, 3.74%
Harvard University
208 publications, 3.29%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
142 publications, 2.25%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
134 publications, 2.12%
University of Melbourne
117 publications, 1.85%
University of Copenhagen
111 publications, 1.76%
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
111 publications, 1.76%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
110 publications, 1.74%
Karolinska Institute
107 publications, 1.69%
Stanford University
106 publications, 1.68%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
106 publications, 1.68%
University of Toronto
104 publications, 1.65%
Cornell University
96 publications, 1.52%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
88 publications, 1.39%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
85 publications, 1.35%
Paris Cité University
84 publications, 1.33%
German Cancer Research Center
83 publications, 1.31%
Stellenbosch University
77 publications, 1.22%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
74 publications, 1.17%
University of California, San Francisco
73 publications, 1.16%
Sorbonne University
68 publications, 1.08%
Johns Hopkins University
68 publications, 1.08%
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
68 publications, 1.08%
Institut Pasteur
67 publications, 1.06%
ETH Zurich
66 publications, 1.04%
University of Pennsylvania
66 publications, 1.04%
University of California, San Diego
64 publications, 1.01%
Heidelberg University
63 publications, 1%
University of Zurich
62 publications, 0.98%
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With other countries

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USA, 1536, 24.31%
USA
1536 publications, 24.31%
Germany, 871, 13.79%
Germany
871 publications, 13.79%
France, 466, 7.38%
France
466 publications, 7.38%
Italy, 366, 5.79%
Italy
366 publications, 5.79%
Switzerland, 362, 5.73%
Switzerland
362 publications, 5.73%
Spain, 361, 5.71%
Spain
361 publications, 5.71%
Australia, 335, 5.3%
Australia
335 publications, 5.3%
Netherlands, 323, 5.11%
Netherlands
323 publications, 5.11%
Japan, 293, 4.64%
Japan
293 publications, 4.64%
Canada, 261, 4.13%
Canada
261 publications, 4.13%
China, 257, 4.07%
China
257 publications, 4.07%
South Africa, 256, 4.05%
South Africa
256 publications, 4.05%
Belgium, 239, 3.78%
Belgium
239 publications, 3.78%
Sweden, 223, 3.53%
Sweden
223 publications, 3.53%
Denmark, 192, 3.04%
Denmark
192 publications, 3.04%
Austria, 177, 2.8%
Austria
177 publications, 2.8%
Singapore, 94, 1.49%
Singapore
94 publications, 1.49%
Portugal, 92, 1.46%
Portugal
92 publications, 1.46%
Norway, 92, 1.46%
Norway
92 publications, 1.46%
Israel, 87, 1.38%
Israel
87 publications, 1.38%
Finland, 85, 1.35%
Finland
85 publications, 1.35%
Republic of Korea, 71, 1.12%
Republic of Korea
71 publications, 1.12%
India, 70, 1.11%
India
70 publications, 1.11%
Brazil, 65, 1.03%
Brazil
65 publications, 1.03%
Russia, 64, 1.01%
Russia
64 publications, 1.01%
Ireland, 64, 1.01%
Ireland
64 publications, 1.01%
Hungary, 52, 0.82%
Hungary
52 publications, 0.82%
Greece, 52, 0.82%
Greece
52 publications, 0.82%
Poland, 49, 0.78%
Poland
49 publications, 0.78%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 2005 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.