University of Southern California

University of Southern California
Short name
USC
Country, city
USA, Los Angeles
Publications
156 120
Citations
5 973 656
h-index
672
Top-3 organizations
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Children's Hospital Los Angeles (9323 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (4876 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Toronto
University of Toronto (1629 publications)
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge (1171 publications)
Karolinska Institute
Karolinska Institute (1150 publications)

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Since 1899

Total publications
156120
Total citations
5973656
Citations per publication
38.26
Average publications per year
1239.05
Average authors per publication
6.52
h-index
672
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 Medicine, 13743, 8.8%
General Medicine
13743 publications, 8.8%
Oncology, 9968, 6.38%
Oncology
9968 publications, 6.38%
Cancer Research, 7678, 4.92%
Cancer Research
7678 publications, 4.92%
Surgery, 6836, 4.38%
Surgery
6836 publications, 4.38%
Biochemistry, 6811, 4.36%
Biochemistry
6811 publications, 4.36%
Molecular Biology, 6014, 3.85%
Molecular Biology
6014 publications, 3.85%
Neurology (clinical), 5889, 3.77%
Neurology (clinical)
5889 publications, 3.77%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 5414, 3.47%
Psychiatry and Mental health
5414 publications, 3.47%
Cell Biology, 5043, 3.23%
Cell Biology
5043 publications, 3.23%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 4567, 2.93%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
4567 publications, 2.93%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 4399, 2.82%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
4399 publications, 2.82%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 4343, 2.78%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
4343 publications, 2.78%
Multidisciplinary, 3884, 2.49%
Multidisciplinary
3884 publications, 2.49%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 3863, 2.47%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
3863 publications, 2.47%
Genetics, 3835, 2.46%
Genetics
3835 publications, 2.46%
Immunology, 3739, 2.39%
Immunology
3739 publications, 2.39%
General Physics and Astronomy, 3489, 2.23%
General Physics and Astronomy
3489 publications, 2.23%
Computer Science Applications, 3444, 2.21%
Computer Science Applications
3444 publications, 2.21%
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3258, 2.09%
Obstetrics and Gynecology
3258 publications, 2.09%
Condensed Matter Physics, 3143, 2.01%
Condensed Matter Physics
3143 publications, 2.01%
Sociology and Political Science, 3129, 2%
Sociology and Political Science
3129 publications, 2%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 3112, 1.99%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
3112 publications, 1.99%
Hematology, 3057, 1.96%
Hematology
3057 publications, 1.96%
Education, 3039, 1.95%
Education
3039 publications, 1.95%
Applied Mathematics, 3005, 1.92%
Applied Mathematics
3005 publications, 1.92%
Mechanical Engineering, 2823, 1.81%
Mechanical Engineering
2823 publications, 1.81%
Epidemiology, 2746, 1.76%
Epidemiology
2746 publications, 1.76%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 2715, 1.74%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
2715 publications, 1.74%
General Chemistry, 2701, 1.73%
General Chemistry
2701 publications, 1.73%
Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2674, 1.71%
Geriatrics and Gerontology
2674 publications, 1.71%
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Journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal
2135 publications, 1.37%
Journal of Clinical Oncology
1814 publications, 1.16%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
1588 publications, 1.02%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
1398 publications, 0.9%
Cancer Research
1292 publications, 0.83%
Blood
1271 publications, 0.81%
Alzheimer's and Dementia
1065 publications, 0.68%
PLoS ONE
957 publications, 0.61%
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
897 publications, 0.57%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
871 publications, 0.56%
Innovation in Aging
740 publications, 0.47%
Journal of Chemical Physics
697 publications, 0.45%
Scientific Reports
657 publications, 0.42%
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention
635 publications, 0.41%
Science
616 publications, 0.39%
Journal of Urology
607 publications, 0.39%
Applied Physics Letters
574 publications, 0.37%
Cancer
560 publications, 0.36%
Journal of Biological Chemistry
556 publications, 0.36%
Nature Communications
548 publications, 0.35%
Physical Review B
535 publications, 0.34%
Educational and Psychological Measurement
486 publications, 0.31%
Physical Review A
484 publications, 0.31%
Fertility and Sterility
477 publications, 0.31%
Nature
463 publications, 0.3%
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
426 publications, 0.27%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
424 publications, 0.27%
Pediatrics
422 publications, 0.27%
Physical Review Letters
407 publications, 0.26%
FASEB Journal
393 publications, 0.25%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
36234 publications, 23.21%
Springer Nature
20710 publications, 13.27%
Wiley
16609 publications, 10.64%
SAGE
7234 publications, 4.63%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
6418 publications, 4.11%
Oxford University Press
6190 publications, 3.96%
Taylor & Francis
5512 publications, 3.53%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
5264 publications, 3.37%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
2797 publications, 1.79%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
2427 publications, 1.55%
Cambridge University Press
2193 publications, 1.4%
AIP Publishing
2166 publications, 1.39%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
2114 publications, 1.35%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
1902 publications, 1.22%
American Physical Society (APS)
1803 publications, 1.15%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
1693 publications, 1.08%
MDPI
1378 publications, 0.88%
Frontiers Media S.A.
1354 publications, 0.87%
American Society of Hematology
1348 publications, 0.86%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1273 publications, 0.82%
American Society for Microbiology
1129 publications, 0.72%
American Medical Association (AMA)
1108 publications, 0.71%
Mary Ann Liebert
1009 publications, 0.65%
Optica Publishing Group
908 publications, 0.58%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
871 publications, 0.56%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
847 publications, 0.54%
BMJ
836 publications, 0.54%
American Physiological Society
762 publications, 0.49%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
754 publications, 0.48%
The Endocrine Society
700 publications, 0.45%
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With other organizations

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Children's Hospital Los Angeles
9323 publications, 5.97%
University of California, Los Angeles
7475 publications, 4.79%
Harvard University
4876 publications, 3.12%
University of California, San Francisco
3843 publications, 2.46%
University of Washington
3663 publications, 2.35%
Stanford University
3646 publications, 2.34%
Johns Hopkins University
3295 publications, 2.11%
University of Michigan
2974 publications, 1.9%
University of California, San Diego
2912 publications, 1.87%
University of California, Irvine
2639 publications, 1.69%
University of Pennsylvania
2593 publications, 1.66%
Columbia University
2335 publications, 1.5%
Mayo Clinic
2173 publications, 1.39%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1927 publications, 1.23%
Emory University
1926 publications, 1.23%
University of Minnesota
1897 publications, 1.22%
Northwestern University
1890 publications, 1.21%
Yale University
1889 publications, 1.21%
California Institute of Technology
1884 publications, 1.21%
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
1772 publications, 1.14%
Massachusetts General Hospital
1745 publications, 1.12%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
1724 publications, 1.1%
National Cancer Institute
1680 publications, 1.08%
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1643 publications, 1.05%
University of Toronto
1629 publications, 1.04%
University of Chicago
1524 publications, 0.98%
Cornell University
1494 publications, 0.96%
City of Hope National Medical Center
1469 publications, 0.94%
University of California, Davis
1402 publications, 0.9%
Baylor College of Medicine
1392 publications, 0.89%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Toronto
1629 publications, 1.04%
University of Cambridge
1171 publications, 0.75%
Karolinska Institute
1150 publications, 0.74%
University of Melbourne
1049 publications, 0.67%
University College London
899 publications, 0.58%
University of British Columbia
876 publications, 0.56%
University of Oxford
874 publications, 0.56%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
823 publications, 0.53%
Imperial College London
822 publications, 0.53%
McGill University
748 publications, 0.48%
King's College London
634 publications, 0.41%
University of Southampton
620 publications, 0.4%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
580 publications, 0.37%
University of Copenhagen
563 publications, 0.36%
National University of Singapore
560 publications, 0.36%
University of Sydney
523 publications, 0.33%
German Cancer Research Center
506 publications, 0.32%
Hospital for Sick Children
497 publications, 0.32%
Tel Aviv University
481 publications, 0.31%
Monash University
481 publications, 0.31%
Berghofer Medical Research Institute
475 publications, 0.3%
University of Queensland
468 publications, 0.3%
University of Oslo
464 publications, 0.3%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
456 publications, 0.29%
University of Edinburgh
449 publications, 0.29%
University of New South Wales
421 publications, 0.27%
University of Calgary
421 publications, 0.27%
University of Alberta
411 publications, 0.26%
Peking University
407 publications, 0.26%
Erasmus University Medical Center
402 publications, 0.26%
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With other countries

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China, 7877, 5.05%
China
7877 publications, 5.05%
United Kingdom, 7602, 4.87%
United Kingdom
7602 publications, 4.87%
Canada, 6556, 4.2%
Canada
6556 publications, 4.2%
Germany, 5802, 3.72%
Germany
5802 publications, 3.72%
Italy, 4089, 2.62%
Italy
4089 publications, 2.62%
France, 3693, 2.37%
France
3693 publications, 2.37%
Australia, 3637, 2.33%
Australia
3637 publications, 2.33%
Japan, 3373, 2.16%
Japan
3373 publications, 2.16%
Republic of Korea, 2907, 1.86%
Republic of Korea
2907 publications, 1.86%
Spain, 2686, 1.72%
Spain
2686 publications, 1.72%
Netherlands, 2591, 1.66%
Netherlands
2591 publications, 1.66%
Sweden, 2284, 1.46%
Sweden
2284 publications, 1.46%
Switzerland, 2040, 1.31%
Switzerland
2040 publications, 1.31%
Israel, 1473, 0.94%
Israel
1473 publications, 0.94%
Denmark, 1359, 0.87%
Denmark
1359 publications, 0.87%
Belgium, 1324, 0.85%
Belgium
1324 publications, 0.85%
Brazil, 1300, 0.83%
Brazil
1300 publications, 0.83%
Norway, 1150, 0.74%
Norway
1150 publications, 0.74%
India, 1078, 0.69%
India
1078 publications, 0.69%
Singapore, 1028, 0.66%
Singapore
1028 publications, 0.66%
Austria, 982, 0.63%
Austria
982 publications, 0.63%
Finland, 880, 0.56%
Finland
880 publications, 0.56%
Greece, 833, 0.53%
Greece
833 publications, 0.53%
Russia, 802, 0.51%
Russia
802 publications, 0.51%
Mexico, 788, 0.5%
Mexico
788 publications, 0.5%
Iran, 670, 0.43%
Iran
670 publications, 0.43%
Poland, 661, 0.42%
Poland
661 publications, 0.42%
New Zealand, 641, 0.41%
New Zealand
641 publications, 0.41%
South Africa, 608, 0.39%
South Africa
608 publications, 0.39%
Turkey, 564, 0.36%
Turkey
564 publications, 0.36%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1899 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.