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Loughborough University
Short name
LU
Country, city
United Kingdom, Loughborough
Publications
41 783
Citations
1 116 725
h-index
300
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 (1140 publications)
University of Leicester
University of Leicester (785 publications)
University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham (775 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Sydney
University of Sydney (195 publications)
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (144 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1965

Total publications
41783
Total citations
1116725
Citations per publication
26.73
Average publications per year
673.92
Average authors per publication
4.42
h-index
300
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, 6.57%
Mechanical Engineering
2745 publications, 6.57%
Condensed Matter Physics, 2363, 5.66%
Condensed Matter Physics
2363 publications, 5.66%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2282, 5.46%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2282 publications, 5.46%
General Medicine, 2260, 5.41%
General Medicine
2260 publications, 5.41%
General Materials Science, 1766, 4.23%
General Materials Science
1766 publications, 4.23%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 1749, 4.19%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
1749 publications, 4.19%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 1742, 4.17%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
1742 publications, 4.17%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 1698, 4.06%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
1698 publications, 4.06%
General Chemistry, 1682, 4.03%
General Chemistry
1682 publications, 4.03%
Computer Science Applications, 1511, 3.62%
Computer Science Applications
1511 publications, 3.62%
Sociology and Political Science, 1463, 3.5%
Sociology and Political Science
1463 publications, 3.5%
Mechanics of Materials, 1441, 3.45%
Mechanics of Materials
1441 publications, 3.45%
Strategy and Management, 1413, 3.38%
Strategy and Management
1413 publications, 3.38%
Materials Chemistry, 1297, 3.1%
Materials Chemistry
1297 publications, 3.1%
Geography, Planning and Development, 1296, 3.1%
Geography, Planning and Development
1296 publications, 3.1%
Civil and Structural Engineering, 1286, 3.08%
Civil and Structural Engineering
1286 publications, 3.08%
Education, 1254, 3%
Education
1254 publications, 3%
General Physics and Astronomy, 1241, 2.97%
General Physics and Astronomy
1241 publications, 2.97%
General Engineering, 1211, 2.9%
General Engineering
1211 publications, 2.9%
Applied Mathematics, 1151, 2.75%
Applied Mathematics
1151 publications, 2.75%
General Chemical Engineering, 1128, 2.7%
General Chemical Engineering
1128 publications, 2.7%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1124, 2.69%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
1124 publications, 2.69%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1089, 2.61%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
1089 publications, 2.61%
Building and Construction, 1035, 2.48%
Building and Construction
1035 publications, 2.48%
Economics and Econometrics, 966, 2.31%
Economics and Econometrics
966 publications, 2.31%
Organic Chemistry, 956, 2.29%
Organic Chemistry
956 publications, 2.29%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 918, 2.2%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
918 publications, 2.2%
Control and Systems Engineering, 904, 2.16%
Control and Systems Engineering
904 publications, 2.16%
Biochemistry, 872, 2.09%
Biochemistry
872 publications, 2.09%
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
172 publications, 0.41%
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture
159 publications, 0.38%
British Journal of Sports Medicine
154 publications, 0.37%
Electronics Letters
133 publications, 0.32%
Applied Ergonomics
132 publications, 0.32%
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%
European Journal of Communication
114 publications, 0.27%
Chemical Engineering Science
113 publications, 0.27%
Scientific Reports
108 publications, 0.26%
Physical Review E
107 publications, 0.26%
Psychology of Sport and Exercise
107 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
106 publications, 0.25%
Sustainability
106 publications, 0.25%
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
100 publications, 0.24%
Construction Management and Economics
99 publications, 0.24%
Sport, Education and Society
98 publications, 0.23%
PLoS ONE
98 publications, 0.23%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
96 publications, 0.23%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
10408 publications, 24.91%
Taylor & Francis
5004 publications, 11.98%
Springer Nature
4920 publications, 11.78%
Wiley
3838 publications, 9.19%
SAGE
3468 publications, 8.3%
Emerald
1391 publications, 3.33%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1201 publications, 2.87%
MDPI
1007 publications, 2.41%
IOP Publishing
715 publications, 1.71%
Cambridge University Press
629 publications, 1.51%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
600 publications, 1.44%
Oxford University Press
592 publications, 1.42%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
582 publications, 1.39%
American Physical Society (APS)
578 publications, 1.38%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
454 publications, 1.09%
Human Kinetics
372 publications, 0.89%
AIP Publishing
362 publications, 0.87%
BMJ
359 publications, 0.86%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
291 publications, 0.7%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
278 publications, 0.67%
Thomas Telford
250 publications, 0.6%
Frontiers Media S.A.
227 publications, 0.54%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
209 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
1140 publications, 2.73%
University of Leicester
785 publications, 1.88%
University of Birmingham
775 publications, 1.85%
University College London
764 publications, 1.83%
Imperial College London
553 publications, 1.32%
University of Sheffield
533 publications, 1.28%
University of Oxford
513 publications, 1.23%
University of Cambridge
480 publications, 1.15%
University of Manchester
428 publications, 1.02%
University of Leeds
427 publications, 1.02%
University of Bath
405 publications, 0.97%
Nottingham Trent University
390 publications, 0.93%
University of Southampton
381 publications, 0.91%
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
356 publications, 0.85%
University of Warwick
354 publications, 0.85%
Newcastle University
333 publications, 0.8%
University of Edinburgh
312 publications, 0.75%
University of East Anglia
296 publications, 0.71%
University of Exeter
296 publications, 0.71%
De Montfort University
293 publications, 0.7%
King's College London
282 publications, 0.67%
University of Bristol
282 publications, 0.67%
University of Surrey
277 publications, 0.66%
University of Liverpool
266 publications, 0.64%
Cardiff University
248 publications, 0.59%
Durham University
244 publications, 0.58%
University of Hull
227 publications, 0.54%
University of Glasgow
226 publications, 0.54%
Aston University
215 publications, 0.51%
Lancaster University
208 publications, 0.5%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Sydney
195 publications, 0.47%
Nanyang Technological University
164 publications, 0.39%
ETH Zurich
144 publications, 0.34%
Aalto University
144 publications, 0.34%
University of Queensland
137 publications, 0.33%
Southeast University
134 publications, 0.32%
University of Michigan
134 publications, 0.32%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
131 publications, 0.31%
Tianjin University
125 publications, 0.3%
University of Tübingen
119 publications, 0.28%
Harvard University
117 publications, 0.28%
University of Melbourne
112 publications, 0.27%
University of Pretoria
104 publications, 0.25%
University of Hong Kong
103 publications, 0.25%
Delft University of Technology
101 publications, 0.24%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
101 publications, 0.24%
Purdue University
101 publications, 0.24%
Deakin University
100 publications, 0.24%
Ghent University
97 publications, 0.23%
Monash University
96 publications, 0.23%
University of Vienna
95 publications, 0.23%
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
94 publications, 0.22%
University of New South Wales
93 publications, 0.22%
University of Copenhagen
92 publications, 0.22%
Griffith University
92 publications, 0.22%
University of the Witwatersrand
92 publications, 0.22%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
90 publications, 0.22%
University of Nebraska at Omaha
88 publications, 0.21%
Waseda University
86 publications, 0.21%
Northeastern University
85 publications, 0.2%
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With other countries

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USA, 3106, 7.43%
USA
3106 publications, 7.43%
China, 2965, 7.1%
China
2965 publications, 7.1%
Germany, 1420, 3.4%
Germany
1420 publications, 3.4%
Australia, 1383, 3.31%
Australia
1383 publications, 3.31%
Italy, 918, 2.2%
Italy
918 publications, 2.2%
France, 848, 2.03%
France
848 publications, 2.03%
Canada, 782, 1.87%
Canada
782 publications, 1.87%
Netherlands, 731, 1.75%
Netherlands
731 publications, 1.75%
Spain, 668, 1.6%
Spain
668 publications, 1.6%
Japan, 645, 1.54%
Japan
645 publications, 1.54%
Russia, 635, 1.52%
Russia
635 publications, 1.52%
India, 518, 1.24%
India
518 publications, 1.24%
Sweden, 489, 1.17%
Sweden
489 publications, 1.17%
Switzerland, 473, 1.13%
Switzerland
473 publications, 1.13%
Belgium, 403, 0.96%
Belgium
403 publications, 0.96%
Finland, 376, 0.9%
Finland
376 publications, 0.9%
Brazil, 368, 0.88%
Brazil
368 publications, 0.88%
South Africa, 354, 0.85%
South Africa
354 publications, 0.85%
Denmark, 345, 0.83%
Denmark
345 publications, 0.83%
Ireland, 339, 0.81%
Ireland
339 publications, 0.81%
Portugal, 334, 0.8%
Portugal
334 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, 293, 0.7%
Austria
293 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, 232, 0.56%
Poland
232 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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