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Short name

Caltech

Country, city

USA, Pasadena

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Publications

116 825

Citations

7 346 044

h-index

813

Top-3 journals

Astrophysical Journal (7346 publications)

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (3026 publications)

Science (2298 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (31790 publications)

University of California, Los Angeles (5426 publications)

University of California, Berkeley (4322 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

ETH Zurich (2240 publications)

University of Cambridge (1982 publications)

National Institute for Astrophysics (1809 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

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Since 1920

Total publications

116825

Total citations

7346044

Citations per publication

62.88

Average publications per year

1091.82

Average authors per publication

22.29

h-index

813

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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

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Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 23042, 19.72% Space and Planetary Science 23042 publications, 19.72%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 18973, 16.24% Astronomy and Astrophysics 18973 publications, 16.24%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 8919, 7.63% General Physics and Astronomy 8919 publications, 7.63%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 8086, 6.92% Geophysics 8086 publications, 6.92%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 7086, 6.07% Multidisciplinary 7086 publications, 6.07%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 5819, 4.98% Condensed Matter Physics 5819 publications, 4.98%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 5477, 4.69% Geochemistry and Petrology 5477 publications, 4.69%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 4731, 4.05% Atmospheric Science 4731 publications, 4.05%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 4695, 4.02% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4695 publications, 4.02%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4657, 3.99% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 4657 publications, 3.99%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 4624, 3.96% General Chemistry 4624 publications, 3.96%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 4528, 3.88% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 4528 publications, 3.88%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 4269, 3.65% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4269 publications, 3.65%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 4188, 3.58% Mechanical Engineering 4188 publications, 3.58%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 3797, 3.25% Biochemistry 3797 publications, 3.25%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 3727, 3.19% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 3727 publications, 3.19%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 3587, 3.07% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3587 publications, 3.07%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 3443, 2.95% Molecular Biology 3443 publications, 2.95%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 3065, 2.62% Mechanics of Materials 3065 publications, 2.62%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 2936, 2.51% General Materials Science 2936 publications, 2.51%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 2890, 2.47% General Medicine 2890 publications, 2.47%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 2888, 2.47% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2888 publications, 2.47%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 2557, 2.19% General Engineering 2557 publications, 2.19%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 2329, 1.99% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 2329 publications, 1.99%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 2278, 1.95% Applied Mathematics 2278 publications, 1.95%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 2130, 1.82% Oceanography 2130 publications, 1.82%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 2097, 1.79% Materials Chemistry 2097 publications, 1.79%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 2039, 1.75% Water Science and Technology 2039 publications, 1.75%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 2009, 1.72% Earth-Surface Processes 2009 publications, 1.72%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 1999, 1.71% Soil Science 1999 publications, 1.71%
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Journals

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Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 7346, 6.29% Astrophysical Journal 7346 publications, 6.29%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 3026, 2.59% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 3026 publications, 2.59%
Science	Science, 2298, 1.97% Science 2298 publications, 1.97%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2202, 1.88% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2202 publications, 1.88%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 2080, 1.78% Physical Review D 2080 publications, 1.78%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 2069, 1.77% Geophysical Research Letters 2069 publications, 1.77%
Nature	Nature, 1929, 1.65% Nature 1929 publications, 1.65%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 1780, 1.52% Physical Review A 1780 publications, 1.52%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 1750, 1.5% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 1750 publications, 1.5%
Astronomical Journal	Astronomical Journal, 1741, 1.49% Astronomical Journal 1741 publications, 1.49%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 1649, 1.41% Physical Review Letters 1649 publications, 1.41%
Icarus	Icarus, 1582, 1.35% Icarus 1582 publications, 1.35%
Journal of Geophysical Research	Journal of Geophysical Research, 1512, 1.29% Journal of Geophysical Research 1512 publications, 1.29%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1493, 1.28% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1493 publications, 1.28%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 1490, 1.28% Journal of Chemical Physics 1490 publications, 1.28%
Journal of the American Chemical Society	Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1242, 1.06% Journal of the American Chemical Society 1242 publications, 1.06%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 1202, 1.03% Applied Physics Letters 1202 publications, 1.03%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 1147, 0.98% Physical Review B 1147 publications, 0.98%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 940, 0.8% Journal of Applied Physics 940 publications, 0.8%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 939, 0.8% Journal of High Energy Physics 939 publications, 0.8%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 854, 0.73% Astrophysical Journal Letters 854 publications, 0.73%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 646, 0.55% Nature Communications 646 publications, 0.55%
Journal of Fluid Mechanics	Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 612, 0.52% Journal of Fluid Mechanics 612 publications, 0.52%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series	Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 606, 0.52% Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series 606 publications, 0.52%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics	Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 604, 0.52% Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 604 publications, 0.52%
Earth and Planetary Science Letters	Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 557, 0.48% Earth and Planetary Science Letters 557 publications, 0.48%
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 540, 0.46% Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 540 publications, 0.46%
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta	Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 539, 0.46% Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 539 publications, 0.46%
MRS Proceedings	MRS Proceedings, 533, 0.46% MRS Proceedings 533 publications, 0.46%
Applied Optics	Applied Optics, 513, 0.44% Applied Optics 513 publications, 0.44%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 19361, 16.57% Elsevier 19361 publications, 16.57%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 15030, 12.87% Springer Nature 15030 publications, 12.87%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 9346, 8% American Astronomical Society 9346 publications, 8%
Wiley	Wiley, 9340, 7.99% Wiley 9340 publications, 7.99%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 7754, 6.64% American Physical Society (APS) 7754 publications, 6.64%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 5263, 4.51% AIP Publishing 5263 publications, 4.51%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 5199, 4.45% American Chemical Society (ACS) 5199 publications, 4.45%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 4737, 4.05% Oxford University Press 4737 publications, 4.05%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 4049, 3.47% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 4049 publications, 3.47%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 3340, 2.86% IOP Publishing 3340 publications, 2.86%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2596, 2.22% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2596 publications, 2.22%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 2348, 2.01% Cambridge University Press 2348 publications, 2.01%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 2202, 1.88% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 2202 publications, 1.88%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 2091, 1.79% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 2091 publications, 1.79%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 1770, 1.52% American Geophysical Union 1770 publications, 1.52%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 1696, 1.45% EDP Sciences 1696 publications, 1.45%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 1645, 1.41% Optica Publishing Group 1645 publications, 1.41%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 1302, 1.11% Copernicus 1302 publications, 1.11%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 1296, 1.11% American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 1296 publications, 1.11%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1044, 0.89% Taylor & Francis 1044 publications, 0.89%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 1007, 0.86% American Meteorological Society 1007 publications, 0.86%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 834, 0.71% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 834 publications, 0.71%
ASME International	ASME International, 789, 0.68% ASME International 789 publications, 0.68%
MDPI	MDPI, 719, 0.62% MDPI 719 publications, 0.62%
Seismological Society of America (SSA)	Seismological Society of America (SSA), 649, 0.56% Seismological Society of America (SSA) 649 publications, 0.56%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 610, 0.52% The Electrochemical Society 610 publications, 0.52%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 486, 0.42% American Society for Microbiology 486 publications, 0.42%
SAGE	SAGE, 460, 0.39% SAGE 460 publications, 0.39%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 414, 0.35% Frontiers Media S.A. 414 publications, 0.35%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 399, 0.34% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 399 publications, 0.34%
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With other organizations

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 31790, 27.21% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 31790 publications, 27.21%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 5426, 4.64% University of California, Los Angeles 5426 publications, 4.64%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 4322, 3.7% University of California, Berkeley 4322 publications, 3.7%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 4174, 3.57% Goddard Space Flight Center 4174 publications, 3.57%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 4010, 3.43% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4010 publications, 3.43%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 3342, 2.86% University of Arizona 3342 publications, 2.86%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 3146, 2.69% Princeton University 3146 publications, 2.69%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 3053, 2.61% University of Colorado Boulder 3053 publications, 2.61%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 3030, 2.59% Cornell University 3030 publications, 2.59%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 2930, 2.51% University of Maryland, College Park 2930 publications, 2.51%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 2791, 2.39% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 2791 publications, 2.39%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 2659, 2.28% University of California, San Diego 2659 publications, 2.28%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 2541, 2.18% Johns Hopkins University 2541 publications, 2.18%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 2531, 2.17% Stanford University 2531 publications, 2.17%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 2270, 1.94% University of Michigan 2270 publications, 1.94%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 2265, 1.94% Harvard University 2265 publications, 1.94%
University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara, 2257, 1.93% University of California, Santa Barbara 2257 publications, 1.93%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 2240, 1.92% ETH Zurich 2240 publications, 1.92%
University of Southern California	University of Southern California, 2056, 1.76% University of Southern California 2056 publications, 1.76%
Carnegie Institution for Science	Carnegie Institution for Science, 2030, 1.74% Carnegie Institution for Science 2030 publications, 1.74%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 1984, 1.7% Space Telescope Science Institute 1984 publications, 1.7%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 1982, 1.7% University of Cambridge 1982 publications, 1.7%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 1975, 1.69% University of Washington 1975 publications, 1.69%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1957, 1.68% University of Wisconsin–Madison 1957 publications, 1.68%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 1898, 1.62% University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 1898 publications, 1.62%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 1881, 1.61% Ohio State University 1881 publications, 1.61%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 1826, 1.56% University of Minnesota 1826 publications, 1.56%
Ames Research Center	Ames Research Center, 1812, 1.55% Ames Research Center 1812 publications, 1.55%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 1811, 1.55% University of California, Davis 1811 publications, 1.55%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1809, 1.55% National Institute for Astrophysics 1809 publications, 1.55%
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With foreign organizations

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ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 2240, 1.92% ETH Zurich 2240 publications, 1.92%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 1982, 1.7% University of Cambridge 1982 publications, 1.7%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1809, 1.55% National Institute for Astrophysics 1809 publications, 1.55%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 1782, 1.53% Imperial College London 1782 publications, 1.53%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 1676, 1.43% Sorbonne University 1676 publications, 1.43%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1529, 1.31% University of Oxford 1529 publications, 1.31%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 1511, 1.29% University of Tokyo 1511 publications, 1.29%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 1483, 1.27% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 1483 publications, 1.27%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 1461, 1.25% University of Toronto 1461 publications, 1.25%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 1431, 1.22% Université Paris-Saclay 1431 publications, 1.22%
Peking University	Peking University, 1361, 1.16% Peking University 1361 publications, 1.16%
University College London	University College London, 1307, 1.12% University College London 1307 publications, 1.12%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 1276, 1.09% Sapienza University of Rome 1276 publications, 1.09%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 1263, 1.08% University of Padua 1263 publications, 1.08%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 1245, 1.07% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 1245 publications, 1.07%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 1216, 1.04% Paris Cité University 1216 publications, 1.04%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 1215, 1.04% University of Bristol 1215 publications, 1.04%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 1205, 1.03% University of Bologna 1205 publications, 1.03%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 1201, 1.03% Observatoire de Paris 1201 publications, 1.03%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 1132, 0.97% University of Southampton 1132 publications, 0.97%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 1120, 0.96% University of Zurich 1120 publications, 0.96%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 1113, 0.95% University of Helsinki 1113 publications, 0.95%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid	Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 1091, 0.93% Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 1091 publications, 0.93%
Durham University	Durham University, 1068, 0.91% Durham University 1068 publications, 0.91%
Hamburg University	Hamburg University, 1053, 0.9% Hamburg University 1053 publications, 0.9%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 1042, 0.89% University of Edinburgh 1042 publications, 0.89%
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas	Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, 1039, 0.89% Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas 1039 publications, 0.89%
National Taiwan University	National Taiwan University, 1026, 0.88% National Taiwan University 1026 publications, 0.88%
European Organization for Nuclear Research	European Organization for Nuclear Research, 1019, 0.87% European Organization for Nuclear Research 1019 publications, 0.87%
University of Strasbourg	University of Strasbourg, 1001, 0.86% University of Strasbourg 1001 publications, 0.86%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 10817, 9.26% United Kingdom 10817 publications, 9.26%
Germany	Germany, 9558, 8.18% Germany 9558 publications, 8.18%
France	France, 8172, 7% France 8172 publications, 7%
China	China, 5799, 4.96% China 5799 publications, 4.96%
Canada	Canada, 5564, 4.76% Canada 5564 publications, 4.76%
Italy	Italy, 5313, 4.55% Italy 5313 publications, 4.55%
Australia	Australia, 4257, 3.64% Australia 4257 publications, 3.64%
Japan	Japan, 4114, 3.52% Japan 4114 publications, 3.52%
Spain	Spain, 3904, 3.34% Spain 3904 publications, 3.34%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 3904, 3.34% Switzerland 3904 publications, 3.34%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 3308, 2.83% Netherlands 3308 publications, 2.83%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 2438, 2.09% Republic of Korea 2438 publications, 2.09%
Belgium	Belgium, 1964, 1.68% Belgium 1964 publications, 1.68%
India	India, 1959, 1.68% India 1959 publications, 1.68%
Chile	Chile, 1928, 1.65% Chile 1928 publications, 1.65%
Israel	Israel, 1861, 1.59% Israel 1861 publications, 1.59%
Brazil	Brazil, 1819, 1.56% Brazil 1819 publications, 1.56%
Russia	Russia, 1731, 1.48% Russia 1731 publications, 1.48%
Sweden	Sweden, 1704, 1.46% Sweden 1704 publications, 1.46%
Mexico	Mexico, 1605, 1.37% Mexico 1605 publications, 1.37%
Denmark	Denmark, 1604, 1.37% Denmark 1604 publications, 1.37%
Austria	Austria, 1598, 1.37% Austria 1598 publications, 1.37%
Finland	Finland, 1498, 1.28% Finland 1498 publications, 1.28%
Poland	Poland, 1375, 1.18% Poland 1375 publications, 1.18%
Greece	Greece, 1274, 1.09% Greece 1274 publications, 1.09%
Portugal	Portugal, 1213, 1.04% Portugal 1213 publications, 1.04%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 1166, 1% Czech Republic 1166 publications, 1%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 1140, 0.98% New Zealand 1140 publications, 0.98%
Hungary	Hungary, 1070, 0.92% Hungary 1070 publications, 0.92%
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