University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham
Short name
UB
Country, city
United Kingdom, Birmingham
Publications
116 969
Citations
3 706 197
h-index
516
Top-3 journals
Nature
Nature (1106 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
Université Paris-Saclay
Université Paris-Saclay (1756 publications)
Heidelberg University
Heidelberg University (1745 publications)

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Since 1895

Total publications
116969
Total citations
3706197
Citations per publication
31.69
Average publications per year
899.76
Average authors per publication
28.4
h-index
516
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, 11685, 9.99%
General Medicine
11685 publications, 9.99%
Biochemistry, 5584, 4.77%
Biochemistry
5584 publications, 4.77%
Molecular Biology, 4034, 3.45%
Molecular Biology
4034 publications, 3.45%
Condensed Matter Physics, 3935, 3.36%
Condensed Matter Physics
3935 publications, 3.36%
Immunology, 3451, 2.95%
Immunology
3451 publications, 2.95%
Mechanical Engineering, 3379, 2.89%
Mechanical Engineering
3379 publications, 2.89%
General Chemistry, 3271, 2.8%
General Chemistry
3271 publications, 2.8%
General Materials Science, 3231, 2.76%
General Materials Science
3231 publications, 2.76%
History, 3130, 2.68%
History
3130 publications, 2.68%
Cell Biology, 3088, 2.64%
Cell Biology
3088 publications, 2.64%
Multidisciplinary, 3082, 2.63%
Multidisciplinary
3082 publications, 2.63%
Sociology and Political Science, 3070, 2.62%
Sociology and Political Science
3070 publications, 2.62%
Education, 2857, 2.44%
Education
2857 publications, 2.44%
Genetics, 2779, 2.38%
Genetics
2779 publications, 2.38%
Materials Chemistry, 2743, 2.35%
Materials Chemistry
2743 publications, 2.35%
Mechanics of Materials, 2601, 2.22%
Mechanics of Materials
2601 publications, 2.22%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 2557, 2.19%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
2557 publications, 2.19%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2505, 2.14%
General Physics and Astronomy
2505 publications, 2.14%
General Engineering, 2445, 2.09%
General Engineering
2445 publications, 2.09%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 2429, 2.08%
Psychiatry and Mental health
2429 publications, 2.08%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 2417, 2.07%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
2417 publications, 2.07%
Oncology, 2354, 2.01%
Oncology
2354 publications, 2.01%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2351, 2.01%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2351 publications, 2.01%
Immunology and Allergy, 2229, 1.91%
Immunology and Allergy
2229 publications, 1.91%
Organic Chemistry, 2216, 1.89%
Organic Chemistry
2216 publications, 1.89%
Physiology, 2061, 1.76%
Physiology
2061 publications, 1.76%
Cancer Research, 2026, 1.73%
Cancer Research
2026 publications, 1.73%
Space and Planetary Science, 2007, 1.72%
Space and Planetary Science
2007 publications, 1.72%
Geography, Planning and Development, 1981, 1.69%
Geography, Planning and Development
1981 publications, 1.69%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1964, 1.68%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
1964 publications, 1.68%
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Journals

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Nature
1106 publications, 0.95%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
915 publications, 0.78%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
848 publications, 0.72%
PLoS ONE
765 publications, 0.65%
Journal of High Energy Physics
759 publications, 0.65%
BMJ Open
702 publications, 0.6%
Blood
669 publications, 0.57%
The Lancet
654 publications, 0.56%
BMJ
646 publications, 0.55%
SSRN Electronic Journal
599 publications, 0.51%
Biochemical Journal
576 publications, 0.49%
Biochemical Society Transactions
572 publications, 0.49%
Scientific Reports
560 publications, 0.48%
European Physical Journal C
558 publications, 0.48%
Carbohydrate Polymers
430 publications, 0.37%
Nature Communications
416 publications, 0.36%
Heredity
410 publications, 0.35%
Clinical Science
354 publications, 0.3%
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
336 publications, 0.29%
Rheumatology
316 publications, 0.27%
Physical Review B
312 publications, 0.27%
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
307 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Clinical Oncology
301 publications, 0.26%
Physical Review Letters
288 publications, 0.25%
Astrophysical Journal
283 publications, 0.24%
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
283 publications, 0.24%
Notes and Queries
279 publications, 0.24%
British Journal of Surgery
271 publications, 0.23%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
270 publications, 0.23%
Journal of Immunology
261 publications, 0.22%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
27107 publications, 23.17%
Springer Nature
17600 publications, 15.05%
Wiley
15221 publications, 13.01%
Taylor & Francis
7516 publications, 6.43%
Oxford University Press
6355 publications, 5.43%
SAGE
5303 publications, 4.53%
BMJ
3862 publications, 3.3%
Cambridge University Press
3409 publications, 2.91%
MDPI
1899 publications, 1.62%
IOP Publishing
1570 publications, 1.34%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1534 publications, 1.31%
Portland Press
1522 publications, 1.3%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1263 publications, 1.08%
American Physical Society (APS)
1168 publications, 1%
Frontiers Media S.A.
1056 publications, 0.9%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1018 publications, 0.87%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1008 publications, 0.86%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
940 publications, 0.8%
American Society of Hematology
718 publications, 0.61%
Emerald
627 publications, 0.54%
American Society for Microbiology
594 publications, 0.51%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
590 publications, 0.5%
AIP Publishing
587 publications, 0.5%
Microbiology Society
563 publications, 0.48%
Mark Allen Group
508 publications, 0.43%
The Endocrine Society
452 publications, 0.39%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
443 publications, 0.38%
American Astronomical Society
408 publications, 0.35%
EDP Sciences
370 publications, 0.32%
The Royal Society
367 publications, 0.31%
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With other organizations

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University of Oxford
4853 publications, 4.15%
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
3981 publications, 3.4%
University College London
3608 publications, 3.08%
University of Cambridge
3475 publications, 2.97%
University of Warwick
3418 publications, 2.92%
University of Manchester
3252 publications, 2.78%
Imperial College London
2803 publications, 2.4%
University of Liverpool
2641 publications, 2.26%
University of Edinburgh
2600 publications, 2.22%
University of Glasgow
2285 publications, 1.95%
King's College London
2126 publications, 1.82%
University of Bristol
2103 publications, 1.8%
University of Sheffield
2009 publications, 1.72%
University of Nottingham
1956 publications, 1.67%
Queen Mary University of London
1904 publications, 1.63%
Université Paris-Saclay
1756 publications, 1.5%
Heidelberg University
1745 publications, 1.49%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
1704 publications, 1.46%
University of Leeds
1675 publications, 1.43%
Harvard University
1634 publications, 1.4%
University of Melbourne
1587 publications, 1.36%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
1580 publications, 1.35%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
1556 publications, 1.33%
Sapienza University of Rome
1551 publications, 1.33%
University of Copenhagen
1494 publications, 1.28%
Paris Cité University
1482 publications, 1.27%
Newcastle University
1417 publications, 1.21%
University of Toronto
1405 publications, 1.2%
National Institute for Subatomic Physics
1364 publications, 1.17%
University of Amsterdam
1362 publications, 1.16%
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With foreign organizations

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Université Paris-Saclay
1756 publications, 1.5%
Heidelberg University
1745 publications, 1.49%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
1704 publications, 1.46%
Harvard University
1634 publications, 1.4%
University of Melbourne
1587 publications, 1.36%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
1556 publications, 1.33%
Sapienza University of Rome
1551 publications, 1.33%
University of Copenhagen
1494 publications, 1.28%
Paris Cité University
1482 publications, 1.27%
University of Toronto
1405 publications, 1.2%
National Institute for Subatomic Physics
1364 publications, 1.17%
University of Amsterdam
1362 publications, 1.16%
Yale University
1341 publications, 1.15%
University of Sydney
1333 publications, 1.14%
Lund University
1321 publications, 1.13%
University of Michigan
1315 publications, 1.12%
Aix-Marseille University
1311 publications, 1.12%
University of Bologna
1287 publications, 1.1%
University of Milan
1280 publications, 1.09%
Université Clermont Auvergne
1268 publications, 1.08%
Sorbonne University
1253 publications, 1.07%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
1219 publications, 1.04%
University of Oslo
1210 publications, 1.03%
University of Pisa
1204 publications, 1.03%
University of Tokyo
1202 publications, 1.03%
University of Valencia
1202 publications, 1.03%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
1196 publications, 1.02%
University of Rome Tor Vergata
1191 publications, 1.02%
Tsinghua University
1189 publications, 1.02%
University of British Columbia
1187 publications, 1.01%
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With other countries

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USA, 14433, 12.34%
USA
14433 publications, 12.34%
Germany, 8508, 7.27%
Germany
8508 publications, 7.27%
China, 7700, 6.58%
China
7700 publications, 6.58%
Italy, 5967, 5.1%
Italy
5967 publications, 5.1%
France, 5952, 5.09%
France
5952 publications, 5.09%
Netherlands, 5842, 4.99%
Netherlands
5842 publications, 4.99%
Australia, 5463, 4.67%
Australia
5463 publications, 4.67%
Canada, 4784, 4.09%
Canada
4784 publications, 4.09%
Spain, 4634, 3.96%
Spain
4634 publications, 3.96%
Switzerland, 4253, 3.64%
Switzerland
4253 publications, 3.64%
Denmark, 3311, 2.83%
Denmark
3311 publications, 2.83%
Sweden, 3154, 2.7%
Sweden
3154 publications, 2.7%
Japan, 2742, 2.34%
Japan
2742 publications, 2.34%
Poland, 2441, 2.09%
Poland
2441 publications, 2.09%
Brazil, 2434, 2.08%
Brazil
2434 publications, 2.08%
Belgium, 2204, 1.88%
Belgium
2204 publications, 1.88%
Austria, 2025, 1.73%
Austria
2025 publications, 1.73%
Greece, 1976, 1.69%
Greece
1976 publications, 1.69%
Norway, 1970, 1.68%
Norway
1970 publications, 1.68%
Russia, 1751, 1.5%
Russia
1751 publications, 1.5%
Ireland, 1713, 1.46%
Ireland
1713 publications, 1.46%
South Africa, 1670, 1.43%
South Africa
1670 publications, 1.43%
Czech Republic, 1647, 1.41%
Czech Republic
1647 publications, 1.41%
Turkey, 1643, 1.4%
Turkey
1643 publications, 1.4%
Romania, 1595, 1.36%
Romania
1595 publications, 1.36%
Portugal, 1553, 1.33%
Portugal
1553 publications, 1.33%
India, 1495, 1.28%
India
1495 publications, 1.28%
Israel, 1410, 1.21%
Israel
1410 publications, 1.21%
Finland, 1198, 1.02%
Finland
1198 publications, 1.02%
Colombia, 1149, 0.98%
Colombia
1149 publications, 0.98%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1895 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.