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University of Birmingham
Short name
UB
Country, city
United Kingdom, Birmingham

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1895

Total publications
129424
Total citations
4216377
Citations per publication
32.58
Average publications per year
980.48
Average authors per publication
29.77
h-index
551
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, 12313, 9.51%
General Medicine
12313 publications, 9.51%
Biochemistry, 5677, 4.39%
Biochemistry
5677 publications, 4.39%
Molecular Biology, 4066, 3.14%
Molecular Biology
4066 publications, 3.14%
Condensed Matter Physics, 3942, 3.05%
Condensed Matter Physics
3942 publications, 3.05%
Immunology, 3484, 2.69%
Immunology
3484 publications, 2.69%
Mechanical Engineering, 3412, 2.64%
Mechanical Engineering
3412 publications, 2.64%
General Chemistry, 3288, 2.54%
General Chemistry
3288 publications, 2.54%
General Materials Science, 3239, 2.5%
General Materials Science
3239 publications, 2.5%
History, 3169, 2.45%
History
3169 publications, 2.45%
Cell Biology, 3132, 2.42%
Cell Biology
3132 publications, 2.42%
Sociology and Political Science, 3130, 2.42%
Sociology and Political Science
3130 publications, 2.42%
Multidisciplinary, 3084, 2.38%
Multidisciplinary
3084 publications, 2.38%
Education, 2921, 2.26%
Education
2921 publications, 2.26%
Genetics, 2807, 2.17%
Genetics
2807 publications, 2.17%
Materials Chemistry, 2754, 2.13%
Materials Chemistry
2754 publications, 2.13%
General Engineering, 2632, 2.03%
General Engineering
2632 publications, 2.03%
Mechanics of Materials, 2618, 2.02%
Mechanics of Materials
2618 publications, 2.02%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 2594, 2%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
2594 publications, 2%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 2521, 1.95%
Psychiatry and Mental health
2521 publications, 1.95%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2520, 1.95%
General Physics and Astronomy
2520 publications, 1.95%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 2489, 1.92%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
2489 publications, 1.92%
Oncology, 2371, 1.83%
Oncology
2371 publications, 1.83%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2371, 1.83%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2371 publications, 1.83%
Immunology and Allergy, 2254, 1.74%
Immunology and Allergy
2254 publications, 1.74%
Organic Chemistry, 2221, 1.72%
Organic Chemistry
2221 publications, 1.72%
Physiology, 2100, 1.62%
Physiology
2100 publications, 1.62%
Geography, Planning and Development, 2046, 1.58%
Geography, Planning and Development
2046 publications, 1.58%
Cancer Research, 2035, 1.57%
Cancer Research
2035 publications, 1.57%
Space and Planetary Science, 2033, 1.57%
Space and Planetary Science
2033 publications, 1.57%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1994, 1.54%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
1994 publications, 1.54%
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Journals

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Nature
1115 publications, 0.86%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
978 publications, 0.76%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
893 publications, 0.69%
Journal of High Energy Physics
849 publications, 0.66%
BMJ Open
826 publications, 0.64%
PLoS ONE
801 publications, 0.62%
BMJ
754 publications, 0.58%
Blood
704 publications, 0.54%
The Lancet
673 publications, 0.52%
Scientific Reports
614 publications, 0.47%
SSRN Electronic Journal
610 publications, 0.47%
European Physical Journal C
601 publications, 0.46%
Biochemical Journal
576 publications, 0.45%
Biochemical Society Transactions
572 publications, 0.44%
Nature Communications
465 publications, 0.36%
Carbohydrate Polymers
432 publications, 0.33%
Heredity
410 publications, 0.32%
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
384 publications, 0.3%
Clinical Science
356 publications, 0.28%
Physical Review Letters
339 publications, 0.26%
Rheumatology
336 publications, 0.26%
Physical Review B
323 publications, 0.25%
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
319 publications, 0.25%
Journal of Clinical Oncology
310 publications, 0.24%
British Journal of Surgery
309 publications, 0.24%
Astrophysical Journal
301 publications, 0.23%
Physical Review D
300 publications, 0.23%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
293 publications, 0.23%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
291 publications, 0.22%
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
288 publications, 0.22%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
29943 publications, 23.14%
Springer Nature
19703 publications, 15.22%
Wiley
16531 publications, 12.77%
Taylor & Francis
8256 publications, 6.38%
Oxford University Press
6894 publications, 5.33%
SAGE
5932 publications, 4.58%
BMJ
3881 publications, 3%
Cambridge University Press
3692 publications, 2.85%
MDPI
2316 publications, 1.79%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1666 publications, 1.29%
IOP Publishing
1641 publications, 1.27%
Portland Press
1527 publications, 1.18%
American Physical Society (APS)
1361 publications, 1.05%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1354 publications, 1.05%
Frontiers Media S.A.
1252 publications, 0.97%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1182 publications, 0.91%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
1070 publications, 0.83%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1038 publications, 0.8%
Emerald
962 publications, 0.74%
American Society of Hematology
776 publications, 0.6%
AIP Publishing
619 publications, 0.48%
American Society for Microbiology
606 publications, 0.47%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
590 publications, 0.46%
Microbiology Society
579 publications, 0.45%
Mark Allen Group
557 publications, 0.43%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
513 publications, 0.4%
EDP Sciences
479 publications, 0.37%
The Endocrine Society
469 publications, 0.36%
American Astronomical Society
441 publications, 0.34%
The Royal Society
416 publications, 0.32%
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With other organizations

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University of Oxford
5613 publications, 4.34%
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
4742 publications, 3.66%
University College London
4455 publications, 3.44%
University of Cambridge
4027 publications, 3.11%
University of Warwick
3822 publications, 2.95%
University of Manchester
3767 publications, 2.91%
Imperial College London
3222 publications, 2.49%
University of Liverpool
3060 publications, 2.36%
University of Edinburgh
2939 publications, 2.27%
University of Glasgow
2645 publications, 2.04%
King's College London
2500 publications, 1.93%
University of Bristol
2405 publications, 1.86%
University of Sheffield
2322 publications, 1.79%
University of Nottingham
2222 publications, 1.72%
Queen Mary University of London
2145 publications, 1.66%
Université Paris-Saclay
2070 publications, 1.6%
Heidelberg University
2022 publications, 1.56%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
1973 publications, 1.52%
University of Leeds
1931 publications, 1.49%
Harvard University
1896 publications, 1.46%
University of Melbourne
1839 publications, 1.42%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
1832 publications, 1.42%
Sorbonne University
1831 publications, 1.41%
Sapienza University of Rome
1763 publications, 1.36%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
1741 publications, 1.35%
University of Copenhagen
1733 publications, 1.34%
Paris Cité University
1711 publications, 1.32%
Newcastle University
1676 publications, 1.29%
University of Toronto
1612 publications, 1.25%
National Institute for Subatomic Physics
1606 publications, 1.24%
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With foreign organizations

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Université Paris-Saclay
2070 publications, 1.6%
Heidelberg University
2022 publications, 1.56%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
1973 publications, 1.52%
Harvard University
1896 publications, 1.46%
University of Melbourne
1839 publications, 1.42%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
1832 publications, 1.42%
Sorbonne University
1831 publications, 1.41%
Sapienza University of Rome
1763 publications, 1.36%
University of Copenhagen
1733 publications, 1.34%
Paris Cité University
1711 publications, 1.32%
University of Toronto
1612 publications, 1.25%
National Institute for Subatomic Physics
1606 publications, 1.24%
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
1597 publications, 1.23%
University of Michigan
1591 publications, 1.23%
Yale University
1574 publications, 1.22%
Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
1571 publications, 1.21%
Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering
1553 publications, 1.2%
University of Sydney
1540 publications, 1.19%
University of Amsterdam
1533 publications, 1.18%
Aix-Marseille University
1527 publications, 1.18%
Lund University
1521 publications, 1.18%
Université Clermont Auvergne
1511 publications, 1.17%
University of Bologna
1509 publications, 1.17%
University of Milan
1473 publications, 1.14%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
1456 publications, 1.12%
University of São Paulo
1441 publications, 1.11%
Tsinghua University
1435 publications, 1.11%
University of British Columbia
1427 publications, 1.1%
University of Oslo
1405 publications, 1.09%
University of Rome Tor Vergata
1396 publications, 1.08%
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With other countries

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USA, 15254, 11.79%
USA
15254 publications, 11.79%
Germany, 9015, 6.97%
Germany
9015 publications, 6.97%
China, 8295, 6.41%
China
8295 publications, 6.41%
Italy, 6357, 4.91%
Italy
6357 publications, 4.91%
France, 6237, 4.82%
France
6237 publications, 4.82%
Netherlands, 6173, 4.77%
Netherlands
6173 publications, 4.77%
Australia, 5832, 4.51%
Australia
5832 publications, 4.51%
Canada, 5086, 3.93%
Canada
5086 publications, 3.93%
Spain, 4924, 3.8%
Spain
4924 publications, 3.8%
Switzerland, 4544, 3.51%
Switzerland
4544 publications, 3.51%
Denmark, 3513, 2.71%
Denmark
3513 publications, 2.71%
Sweden, 3397, 2.62%
Sweden
3397 publications, 2.62%
Japan, 2908, 2.25%
Japan
2908 publications, 2.25%
Poland, 2645, 2.04%
Poland
2645 publications, 2.04%
Brazil, 2643, 2.04%
Brazil
2643 publications, 2.04%
Belgium, 2297, 1.77%
Belgium
2297 publications, 1.77%
Austria, 2162, 1.67%
Austria
2162 publications, 1.67%
Greece, 2129, 1.64%
Greece
2129 publications, 1.64%
Norway, 2122, 1.64%
Norway
2122 publications, 1.64%
Ireland, 1841, 1.42%
Ireland
1841 publications, 1.42%
South Africa, 1823, 1.41%
South Africa
1823 publications, 1.41%
Russia, 1778, 1.37%
Russia
1778 publications, 1.37%
Turkey, 1773, 1.37%
Turkey
1773 publications, 1.37%
Czech Republic, 1769, 1.37%
Czech Republic
1769 publications, 1.37%
Romania, 1734, 1.34%
Romania
1734 publications, 1.34%
Portugal, 1650, 1.27%
Portugal
1650 publications, 1.27%
India, 1629, 1.26%
India
1629 publications, 1.26%
Israel, 1513, 1.17%
Israel
1513 publications, 1.17%
Finland, 1294, 1%
Finland
1294 publications, 1%
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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.
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