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Loughborough University
Short name
LU
Country, city
United Kingdom, Loughborough
Publications
41 930
Citations
1 123 393
h-index
302
Top-3 journals
Journal of Sports Sciences
Journal of Sports Sciences (296 publications)
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (286 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham (1141 publications)
University of Leicester
University of Leicester (796 publications)
University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham (781 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Sydney
University of Sydney (196 publications)
Aalto University
Aalto University (145 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1965

Total publications
41930
Total citations
1123393
Citations per publication
26.79
Average publications per year
676.29
Average authors per publication
4.42
h-index
302
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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Mechanical Engineering, 2745, 6.55%
Mechanical Engineering
2745 publications, 6.55%
Condensed Matter Physics, 2363, 5.64%
Condensed Matter Physics
2363 publications, 5.64%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2282, 5.44%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2282 publications, 5.44%
General Medicine, 2260, 5.39%
General Medicine
2260 publications, 5.39%
General Materials Science, 1766, 4.21%
General Materials Science
1766 publications, 4.21%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 1749, 4.17%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
1749 publications, 4.17%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 1742, 4.15%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
1742 publications, 4.15%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 1698, 4.05%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
1698 publications, 4.05%
General Chemistry, 1682, 4.01%
General Chemistry
1682 publications, 4.01%
Computer Science Applications, 1511, 3.6%
Computer Science Applications
1511 publications, 3.6%
Sociology and Political Science, 1463, 3.49%
Sociology and Political Science
1463 publications, 3.49%
Mechanics of Materials, 1441, 3.44%
Mechanics of Materials
1441 publications, 3.44%
Strategy and Management, 1413, 3.37%
Strategy and Management
1413 publications, 3.37%
Materials Chemistry, 1297, 3.09%
Materials Chemistry
1297 publications, 3.09%
Geography, Planning and Development, 1296, 3.09%
Geography, Planning and Development
1296 publications, 3.09%
Civil and Structural Engineering, 1286, 3.07%
Civil and Structural Engineering
1286 publications, 3.07%
Education, 1254, 2.99%
Education
1254 publications, 2.99%
General Physics and Astronomy, 1241, 2.96%
General Physics and Astronomy
1241 publications, 2.96%
General Engineering, 1211, 2.89%
General Engineering
1211 publications, 2.89%
Applied Mathematics, 1151, 2.75%
Applied Mathematics
1151 publications, 2.75%
General Chemical Engineering, 1128, 2.69%
General Chemical Engineering
1128 publications, 2.69%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1124, 2.68%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
1124 publications, 2.68%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1089, 2.6%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
1089 publications, 2.6%
Building and Construction, 1035, 2.47%
Building and Construction
1035 publications, 2.47%
Economics and Econometrics, 966, 2.3%
Economics and Econometrics
966 publications, 2.3%
Organic Chemistry, 956, 2.28%
Organic Chemistry
956 publications, 2.28%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 918, 2.19%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
918 publications, 2.19%
Control and Systems Engineering, 904, 2.16%
Control and Systems Engineering
904 publications, 2.16%
Biochemistry, 872, 2.08%
Biochemistry
872 publications, 2.08%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 820, 1.96%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
820 publications, 1.96%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science
327 publications, 0.78%
Journal of Sports Sciences
296 publications, 0.71%
SSRN Electronic Journal
286 publications, 0.68%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
277 publications, 0.66%
Physical Review B
236 publications, 0.56%
International Journal of Production Research
191 publications, 0.46%
European Journal of Applied Physiology
176 publications, 0.42%
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture
159 publications, 0.38%
British Journal of Sports Medicine
155 publications, 0.37%
Electronics Letters
133 publications, 0.32%
Applied Ergonomics
132 publications, 0.31%
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
131 publications, 0.31%
Physical Review Letters
130 publications, 0.31%
Appetite
128 publications, 0.31%
Ergonomics
127 publications, 0.3%
Journal of Sound and Vibration
127 publications, 0.3%
IFAC Proceedings Volumes
124 publications, 0.3%
SAE Technical Papers
122 publications, 0.29%
Scientific Reports
118 publications, 0.28%
European Journal of Communication
115 publications, 0.27%
Chemical Engineering Science
113 publications, 0.27%
Physical Review E
108 publications, 0.26%
Psychology of Sport and Exercise
107 publications, 0.26%
Sustainability
107 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
106 publications, 0.25%
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
100 publications, 0.24%
Construction Management and Economics
99 publications, 0.24%
PLoS ONE
99 publications, 0.24%
Sport, Education and Society
98 publications, 0.23%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
96 publications, 0.23%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
10427 publications, 24.87%
Taylor & Francis
5017 publications, 11.97%
Springer Nature
4978 publications, 11.87%
Wiley
3844 publications, 9.17%
SAGE
3480 publications, 8.3%
Emerald
1392 publications, 3.32%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1206 publications, 2.88%
MDPI
1010 publications, 2.41%
IOP Publishing
715 publications, 1.71%
Cambridge University Press
632 publications, 1.51%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
603 publications, 1.44%
Oxford University Press
592 publications, 1.41%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
585 publications, 1.4%
American Physical Society (APS)
579 publications, 1.38%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
454 publications, 1.08%
Human Kinetics
372 publications, 0.89%
AIP Publishing
363 publications, 0.87%
BMJ
360 publications, 0.86%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
291 publications, 0.69%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
278 publications, 0.66%
Thomas Telford
250 publications, 0.6%
Frontiers Media S.A.
233 publications, 0.56%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
211 publications, 0.5%
Inderscience Publishers
206 publications, 0.49%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
171 publications, 0.41%
ASME International
150 publications, 0.36%
SAE International
145 publications, 0.35%
World Scientific
133 publications, 0.32%
Trans Tech Publications
131 publications, 0.31%
The Royal Society
126 publications, 0.3%
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With other organizations

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University of Nottingham
1141 publications, 2.72%
University of Leicester
796 publications, 1.9%
University of Birmingham
781 publications, 1.86%
University College London
769 publications, 1.83%
Imperial College London
555 publications, 1.32%
University of Sheffield
534 publications, 1.27%
University of Oxford
513 publications, 1.22%
University of Cambridge
485 publications, 1.16%
University of Manchester
429 publications, 1.02%
University of Leeds
428 publications, 1.02%
University of Bath
406 publications, 0.97%
Nottingham Trent University
390 publications, 0.93%
University of Southampton
382 publications, 0.91%
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
364 publications, 0.87%
University of Warwick
356 publications, 0.85%
Newcastle University
336 publications, 0.8%
University of Edinburgh
314 publications, 0.75%
University of Exeter
300 publications, 0.72%
University of East Anglia
296 publications, 0.71%
De Montfort University
295 publications, 0.7%
King's College London
282 publications, 0.67%
University of Bristol
282 publications, 0.67%
University of Surrey
278 publications, 0.66%
University of Liverpool
268 publications, 0.64%
Cardiff University
249 publications, 0.59%
Durham University
245 publications, 0.58%
University of Glasgow
230 publications, 0.55%
University of Hull
228 publications, 0.54%
Aston University
217 publications, 0.52%
Lancaster University
209 publications, 0.5%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Sydney
196 publications, 0.47%
Nanyang Technological University
165 publications, 0.39%
Aalto University
145 publications, 0.35%
ETH Zurich
144 publications, 0.34%
University of Queensland
139 publications, 0.33%
Southeast University
137 publications, 0.33%
University of Michigan
134 publications, 0.32%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
132 publications, 0.31%
Tianjin University
125 publications, 0.3%
University of Tübingen
120 publications, 0.29%
Harvard University
116 publications, 0.28%
University of Melbourne
112 publications, 0.27%
University of Pretoria
104 publications, 0.25%
University of Hong Kong
104 publications, 0.25%
Delft University of Technology
102 publications, 0.24%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
102 publications, 0.24%
Deakin University
101 publications, 0.24%
Purdue University
101 publications, 0.24%
Ghent University
99 publications, 0.24%
University of Vienna
97 publications, 0.23%
Monash University
96 publications, 0.23%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
94 publications, 0.22%
University of New South Wales
94 publications, 0.22%
University of Copenhagen
93 publications, 0.22%
Griffith University
93 publications, 0.22%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
93 publications, 0.22%
University of the Witwatersrand
92 publications, 0.22%
Waseda University
88 publications, 0.21%
University of Nebraska at Omaha
88 publications, 0.21%
Northeastern University
87 publications, 0.21%
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With other countries

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USA, 3110, 7.42%
USA
3110 publications, 7.42%
China, 2976, 7.1%
China
2976 publications, 7.1%
Germany, 1422, 3.39%
Germany
1422 publications, 3.39%
Australia, 1386, 3.31%
Australia
1386 publications, 3.31%
Italy, 920, 2.19%
Italy
920 publications, 2.19%
France, 848, 2.02%
France
848 publications, 2.02%
Canada, 782, 1.87%
Canada
782 publications, 1.87%
Netherlands, 731, 1.74%
Netherlands
731 publications, 1.74%
Spain, 669, 1.6%
Spain
669 publications, 1.6%
Japan, 645, 1.54%
Japan
645 publications, 1.54%
Russia, 635, 1.51%
Russia
635 publications, 1.51%
India, 520, 1.24%
India
520 publications, 1.24%
Sweden, 491, 1.17%
Sweden
491 publications, 1.17%
Switzerland, 474, 1.13%
Switzerland
474 publications, 1.13%
Belgium, 404, 0.96%
Belgium
404 publications, 0.96%
Finland, 376, 0.9%
Finland
376 publications, 0.9%
Brazil, 368, 0.88%
Brazil
368 publications, 0.88%
South Africa, 354, 0.84%
South Africa
354 publications, 0.84%
Denmark, 346, 0.83%
Denmark
346 publications, 0.83%
Ireland, 339, 0.81%
Ireland
339 publications, 0.81%
Portugal, 335, 0.8%
Portugal
335 publications, 0.8%
Norway, 326, 0.78%
Norway
326 publications, 0.78%
New Zealand, 319, 0.76%
New Zealand
319 publications, 0.76%
Greece, 300, 0.72%
Greece
300 publications, 0.72%
Austria, 294, 0.7%
Austria
294 publications, 0.7%
Malaysia, 281, 0.67%
Malaysia
281 publications, 0.67%
Singapore, 268, 0.64%
Singapore
268 publications, 0.64%
Turkey, 244, 0.58%
Turkey
244 publications, 0.58%
Poland, 233, 0.56%
Poland
233 publications, 0.56%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1965 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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