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University of the Sunshine Coast
Short name
USC
Country, city
Australia, Sunshine Coast
Publications
10 537
Citations
229 285
h-index
162
Top-3 journals
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (120 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (112 publications)
Aquaculture
Aquaculture (75 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Queensland
University of Queensland (1542 publications)
Griffith University
Griffith University (1081 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Southampton
University of Southampton (98 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (97 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1998

Total publications
10537
Total citations
229285
Citations per publication
21.76
Average publications per year
363.34
Average authors per publication
7.15
h-index
162
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, 914, 8.67%
General Medicine
914 publications, 8.67%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 575, 5.46%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
575 publications, 5.46%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 532, 5.05%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
532 publications, 5.05%
Geography, Planning and Development, 497, 4.72%
Geography, Planning and Development
497 publications, 4.72%
Education, 467, 4.43%
Education
467 publications, 4.43%
Ecology, 464, 4.4%
Ecology
464 publications, 4.4%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 439, 4.17%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
439 publications, 4.17%
Aquatic Science, 421, 4%
Aquatic Science
421 publications, 4%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 405, 3.84%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
405 publications, 3.84%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 383, 3.63%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
383 publications, 3.63%
Forestry, 331, 3.14%
Forestry
331 publications, 3.14%
Multidisciplinary, 287, 2.72%
Multidisciplinary
287 publications, 2.72%
Sociology and Political Science, 259, 2.46%
Sociology and Political Science
259 publications, 2.46%
Genetics, 250, 2.37%
Genetics
250 publications, 2.37%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 241, 2.29%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
241 publications, 2.29%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 232, 2.2%
Psychiatry and Mental health
232 publications, 2.2%
Infectious Diseases, 225, 2.14%
Infectious Diseases
225 publications, 2.14%
General Nursing, 210, 1.99%
General Nursing
210 publications, 1.99%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 179, 1.7%
Nutrition and Dietetics
179 publications, 1.7%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, 178, 1.69%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
178 publications, 1.69%
Plant Science, 173, 1.64%
Plant Science
173 publications, 1.64%
Human Factors and Ergonomics, 170, 1.61%
Human Factors and Ergonomics
170 publications, 1.61%
Animal Science and Zoology, 166, 1.58%
Animal Science and Zoology
166 publications, 1.58%
Global and Planetary Change, 166, 1.58%
Global and Planetary Change
166 publications, 1.58%
Biochemistry, 164, 1.56%
Biochemistry
164 publications, 1.56%
Molecular Biology, 163, 1.55%
Molecular Biology
163 publications, 1.55%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 157, 1.49%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
157 publications, 1.49%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 155, 1.47%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
155 publications, 1.47%
Microbiology, 154, 1.46%
Microbiology
154 publications, 1.46%
Applied Psychology, 154, 1.46%
Applied Psychology
154 publications, 1.46%
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Journals

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Scientific Reports
120 publications, 1.14%
PLoS ONE
112 publications, 1.06%
Aquaculture
75 publications, 0.71%
Forests
68 publications, 0.65%
Sustainability
68 publications, 0.65%
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
66 publications, 0.63%
Australasian Journal of Environmental Management
62 publications, 0.59%
PeerJ
59 publications, 0.56%
Ergonomics
55 publications, 0.52%
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
51 publications, 0.48%
BMC Genomics
47 publications, 0.45%
Australian Forestry
46 publications, 0.44%
Safety Science
42 publications, 0.4%
Science of the Total Environment
41 publications, 0.39%
BMJ Open
40 publications, 0.38%
Accident Analysis and Prevention
39 publications, 0.37%
Journal of Sports Sciences
39 publications, 0.37%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
38 publications, 0.36%
Nutrients
37 publications, 0.35%
Applied Ergonomics
36 publications, 0.34%
Nutrition and Dietetics
34 publications, 0.32%
Collegian
33 publications, 0.31%
Frontiers in Marine Science
32 publications, 0.3%
Futures
31 publications, 0.29%
Nurse Education Today
31 publications, 0.29%
Nurse Education in Practice
31 publications, 0.29%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
30 publications, 0.28%
Women and Birth
30 publications, 0.28%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
30 publications, 0.28%
Journal of Advanced Nursing
30 publications, 0.28%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
2378 publications, 22.57%
Springer Nature
1748 publications, 16.59%
Taylor & Francis
1438 publications, 13.65%
Wiley
1334 publications, 12.66%
MDPI
672 publications, 6.38%
SAGE
472 publications, 4.48%
Emerald
240 publications, 2.28%
Frontiers Media S.A.
227 publications, 2.15%
Oxford University Press
214 publications, 2.03%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
124 publications, 1.18%
BMJ
117 publications, 1.11%
Cambridge University Press
116 publications, 1.1%
CSIRO Publishing
111 publications, 1.05%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
87 publications, 0.83%
Human Kinetics
72 publications, 0.68%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
61 publications, 0.58%
PeerJ
59 publications, 0.56%
American Society for Microbiology
51 publications, 0.48%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
51 publications, 0.48%
The Royal Society
39 publications, 0.37%
Walter de Gruyter
36 publications, 0.34%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
36 publications, 0.34%
Hindawi Limited
35 publications, 0.33%
Mark Allen Group
33 publications, 0.31%
Microbiology Society
30 publications, 0.28%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
30 publications, 0.28%
IGI Global
29 publications, 0.28%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
25 publications, 0.24%
American Physiological Society
24 publications, 0.23%
IOP Publishing
20 publications, 0.19%
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With other organizations

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University of Queensland
1542 publications, 14.63%
Griffith University
1081 publications, 10.26%
Queensland University of Technology
715 publications, 6.79%
University of Sydney
444 publications, 4.21%
University of Melbourne
407 publications, 3.86%
Monash University
371 publications, 3.52%
University of New South Wales
369 publications, 3.5%
James Cook University
346 publications, 3.28%
University of Tasmania
302 publications, 2.87%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
267 publications, 2.53%
Deakin University
202 publications, 1.92%
Bond University
194 publications, 1.84%
University of Western Australia
190 publications, 1.8%
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
186 publications, 1.77%
Central Queensland University
175 publications, 1.66%
Southern Cross University
169 publications, 1.6%
University of South Australia
165 publications, 1.57%
University of Southern Queensland
162 publications, 1.54%
Flinders University
156 publications, 1.48%
Curtin University
154 publications, 1.46%
Berghofer Medical Research Institute
154 publications, 1.46%
La Trobe University
152 publications, 1.44%
Australian Catholic University
151 publications, 1.43%
University of Technology Sydney
150 publications, 1.42%
Western Sydney University
147 publications, 1.4%
University of Adelaide
146 publications, 1.39%
Auckland University of Technology
143 publications, 1.36%
Edith Cowan University
138 publications, 1.31%
Australian National University
128 publications, 1.21%
University of Newcastle Australia
117 publications, 1.11%
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With foreign organizations

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Auckland University of Technology
143 publications, 1.36%
University of Southampton
98 publications, 0.93%
University of Oxford
97 publications, 0.92%
University of Otago
94 publications, 0.89%
Brock University
82 publications, 0.78%
University of São Paulo
82 publications, 0.78%
University of British Columbia
81 publications, 0.77%
Nelson Mandela University
79 publications, 0.75%
University of Florida
75 publications, 0.71%
University of Cambridge
74 publications, 0.7%
University College London
71 publications, 0.67%
University of Auckland
71 publications, 0.67%
Stanford University
69 publications, 0.65%
University of Exeter
67 publications, 0.64%
Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance
66 publications, 0.63%
University of Montpellier
66 publications, 0.63%
King's College London
65 publications, 0.62%
University of Zurich
64 publications, 0.61%
University of Copenhagen
64 publications, 0.61%
Manchester Metropolitan University
64 publications, 0.61%
Aarhus University
63 publications, 0.6%
National University of Singapore
63 publications, 0.6%
University of the South Pacific
63 publications, 0.6%
University of Connecticut
61 publications, 0.58%
German Sport University Cologne
60 publications, 0.57%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
60 publications, 0.57%
University of Toronto
60 publications, 0.57%
University of York
59 publications, 0.56%
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
58 publications, 0.55%
University of Leeds
58 publications, 0.55%
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With other countries

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USA, 1131, 10.73%
USA
1131 publications, 10.73%
United Kingdom, 1008, 9.57%
United Kingdom
1008 publications, 9.57%
China, 762, 7.23%
China
762 publications, 7.23%
Canada, 501, 4.75%
Canada
501 publications, 4.75%
New Zealand, 488, 4.63%
New Zealand
488 publications, 4.63%
Germany, 374, 3.55%
Germany
374 publications, 3.55%
South Africa, 239, 2.27%
South Africa
239 publications, 2.27%
France, 232, 2.2%
France
232 publications, 2.2%
Sweden, 226, 2.14%
Sweden
226 publications, 2.14%
Brazil, 216, 2.05%
Brazil
216 publications, 2.05%
Netherlands, 208, 1.97%
Netherlands
208 publications, 1.97%
Spain, 187, 1.77%
Spain
187 publications, 1.77%
Japan, 183, 1.74%
Japan
183 publications, 1.74%
Switzerland, 177, 1.68%
Switzerland
177 publications, 1.68%
Italy, 173, 1.64%
Italy
173 publications, 1.64%
Singapore, 173, 1.64%
Singapore
173 publications, 1.64%
Malaysia, 151, 1.43%
Malaysia
151 publications, 1.43%
India, 143, 1.36%
India
143 publications, 1.36%
Vietnam, 137, 1.3%
Vietnam
137 publications, 1.3%
Denmark, 132, 1.25%
Denmark
132 publications, 1.25%
Norway, 130, 1.23%
Norway
130 publications, 1.23%
Belgium, 112, 1.06%
Belgium
112 publications, 1.06%
Indonesia, 103, 0.98%
Indonesia
103 publications, 0.98%
Ireland, 101, 0.96%
Ireland
101 publications, 0.96%
Finland, 93, 0.88%
Finland
93 publications, 0.88%
Iran, 90, 0.85%
Iran
90 publications, 0.85%
Thailand, 88, 0.84%
Thailand
88 publications, 0.84%
Fiji, 88, 0.84%
Fiji
88 publications, 0.84%
Austria, 84, 0.8%
Austria
84 publications, 0.8%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1998 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.