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Short name

WUSTL

Country, city

USA, St Louis

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Publications

136 906

Citations

7 182 079

h-index

796

Top-3 journals

Journal of Biological Chemistry (1830 publications)

Alzheimer's and Dementia (1284 publications)

PLoS ONE (1090 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Harvard University (5829 publications)

Brown University (4408 publications)

University of Washington (4396 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Toronto (1681 publications)

University College London (1084 publications)

French Institute of Health and Medical Research (1048 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1891

Total publications

136906

Total citations

7182079

Citations per publication

52.46

Average publications per year

1006.66

Average authors per publication

7.89

h-index

796

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.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000
General Medicine	General Medicine, 12942, 9.45% General Medicine 12942 publications, 9.45%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 10110, 7.38% Molecular Biology 10110 publications, 7.38%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 8725, 6.37% Biochemistry 8725 publications, 6.37%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 7898, 5.77% Cell Biology 7898 publications, 5.77%
Oncology	Oncology, 7156, 5.23% Oncology 7156 publications, 5.23%
Neurology (clinical)	Neurology (clinical), 7091, 5.18% Neurology (clinical) 7091 publications, 5.18%
Surgery	Surgery, 6240, 4.56% Surgery 6240 publications, 4.56%
Genetics	Genetics, 5135, 3.75% Genetics 5135 publications, 3.75%
Immunology	Immunology, 4984, 3.64% Immunology 4984 publications, 3.64%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 4951, 3.62% Cancer Research 4951 publications, 3.62%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 4685, 3.42% Psychiatry and Mental health 4685 publications, 3.42%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 4543, 3.32% General Neuroscience 4543 publications, 3.32%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 4292, 3.13% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4292 publications, 3.13%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 4244, 3.1% Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging 4244 publications, 3.1%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 4243, 3.1% Multidisciplinary 4243 publications, 3.1%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 3876, 2.83% Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3876 publications, 2.83%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine	Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 3435, 2.51% Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3435 publications, 2.51%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 3419, 2.5% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3419 publications, 2.5%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 3224, 2.35% Infectious Diseases 3224 publications, 2.35%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism	Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 3113, 2.27% Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3113 publications, 2.27%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience	Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 2940, 2.15% Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2940 publications, 2.15%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 2912, 2.13% Immunology and Allergy 2912 publications, 2.13%
Hematology	Hematology, 2911, 2.13% Hematology 2911 publications, 2.13%
Physiology	Physiology, 2850, 2.08% Physiology 2850 publications, 2.08%
Neurology	Neurology, 2543, 1.86% Neurology 2543 publications, 1.86%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 2528, 1.85% General Physics and Astronomy 2528 publications, 1.85%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 2492, 1.82% General Chemistry 2492 publications, 1.82%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 2413, 1.76% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2413 publications, 1.76%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 2409, 1.76% Microbiology 2409 publications, 1.76%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 2359, 1.72% Biophysics 2359 publications, 1.72%
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Journals

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Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1830, 1.34% Journal of Biological Chemistry 1830 publications, 1.34%
Alzheimer's and Dementia	Alzheimer's and Dementia, 1284, 0.94% Alzheimer's and Dementia 1284 publications, 0.94%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 1090, 0.8% PLoS ONE 1090 publications, 0.8%
Blood	Blood, 1065, 0.78% Blood 1065 publications, 0.78%
Science	Science, 1024, 0.75% Science 1024 publications, 0.75%
Nature	Nature, 922, 0.67% Nature 922 publications, 0.67%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 854, 0.62% Nature Communications 854 publications, 0.62%
Journal of Urology	Journal of Urology, 796, 0.58% Journal of Urology 796 publications, 0.58%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 747, 0.55% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 747 publications, 0.55%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 653, 0.48% Scientific Reports 653 publications, 0.48%
Biophysical Journal	Biophysical Journal, 620, 0.45% Biophysical Journal 620 publications, 0.45%
International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics	International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 612, 0.45% International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 612 publications, 0.45%
Journal of Neuroscience	Journal of Neuroscience, 602, 0.44% Journal of Neuroscience 602 publications, 0.44%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 537, 0.39% Biochemistry 537 publications, 0.39%
Journal of Virology	Journal of Virology, 514, 0.38% Journal of Virology 514 publications, 0.38%
Spine Journal	Spine Journal, 498, 0.36% Spine Journal 498 publications, 0.36%
Brain Research	Brain Research, 493, 0.36% Brain Research 493 publications, 0.36%
Cancer	Cancer, 489, 0.36% Cancer 489 publications, 0.36%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 487, 0.36% Physical Review B 487 publications, 0.36%
Neuro-Oncology	Neuro-Oncology, 486, 0.35% Neuro-Oncology 486 publications, 0.35%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 465, 0.34% Physical Review D 465 publications, 0.34%
Diabetes	Diabetes, 455, 0.33% Diabetes 455 publications, 0.33%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 447, 0.33% Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 447 publications, 0.33%
Annals of Thoracic Surgery	Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 447, 0.33% Annals of Thoracic Surgery 447 publications, 0.33%
Gynecologic Oncology	Gynecologic Oncology, 447, 0.33% Gynecologic Oncology 447 publications, 0.33%
Journal of Clinical Oncology	Journal of Clinical Oncology, 445, 0.33% Journal of Clinical Oncology 445 publications, 0.33%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications	Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 441, 0.32% Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 441 publications, 0.32%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 440, 0.32% Physical Review A 440 publications, 0.32%
Endocrinology	Endocrinology, 417, 0.3% Endocrinology 417 publications, 0.3%
Innovation in Aging	Innovation in Aging, 394, 0.29% Innovation in Aging 394 publications, 0.29%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 37640, 27.49% Elsevier 37640 publications, 27.49%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 20420, 14.92% Springer Nature 20420 publications, 14.92%
Wiley	Wiley, 16468, 12.03% Wiley 16468 publications, 12.03%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 5767, 4.21% Oxford University Press 5767 publications, 4.21%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 4462, 3.26% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 4462 publications, 3.26%
SAGE	SAGE, 3951, 2.89% SAGE 3951 publications, 2.89%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 3148, 2.3% Taylor & Francis 3148 publications, 2.3%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 3071, 2.24% American Chemical Society (ACS) 3071 publications, 2.24%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 2251, 1.64% American Physical Society (APS) 2251 publications, 1.64%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 2199, 1.61% American Society for Microbiology 2199 publications, 1.61%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1880, 1.37% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1880 publications, 1.37%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 1751, 1.28% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 1751 publications, 1.28%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1707, 1.25% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1707 publications, 1.25%
American Medical Association (AMA)	American Medical Association (AMA), 1572, 1.15% American Medical Association (AMA) 1572 publications, 1.15%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1544, 1.13% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1544 publications, 1.13%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 1385, 1.01% Frontiers Media S.A. 1385 publications, 1.01%
MDPI	MDPI, 1383, 1.01% MDPI 1383 publications, 1.01%
American Physiological Society	American Physiological Society, 1339, 0.98% American Physiological Society 1339 publications, 0.98%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 1195, 0.87% Cambridge University Press 1195 publications, 0.87%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 1135, 0.83% American Society of Hematology 1135 publications, 0.83%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 1063, 0.78% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 1063 publications, 0.78%
The Endocrine Society	The Endocrine Society, 973, 0.71% The Endocrine Society 973 publications, 0.71%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 947, 0.69% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 947 publications, 0.69%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 798, 0.58% AIP Publishing 798 publications, 0.58%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 787, 0.57% Mary Ann Liebert 787 publications, 0.57%
American Psychological Association (APA)	American Psychological Association (APA), 680, 0.5% American Psychological Association (APA) 680 publications, 0.5%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 672, 0.49% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 672 publications, 0.49%
American Diabetes Association	American Diabetes Association, 619, 0.45% American Diabetes Association 619 publications, 0.45%
Society for Neuroscience	Society for Neuroscience, 606, 0.44% Society for Neuroscience 606 publications, 0.44%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 578, 0.42% IOP Publishing 578 publications, 0.42%
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With other organizations

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Harvard University	Harvard University, 5829, 4.26% Harvard University 5829 publications, 4.26%
Brown University	Brown University, 4408, 3.22% Brown University 4408 publications, 3.22%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 4396, 3.21% University of Washington 4396 publications, 3.21%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 4097, 2.99% Johns Hopkins University 4097 publications, 2.99%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 3568, 2.61% University of Michigan 3568 publications, 2.61%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 3454, 2.52% Stanford University 3454 publications, 2.52%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 3450, 2.52% University of California, San Francisco 3450 publications, 2.52%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 3426, 2.5% University of Pennsylvania 3426 publications, 2.5%
Mayo Clinic	Mayo Clinic, 2788, 2.04% Mayo Clinic 2788 publications, 2.04%
Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital, 2784, 2.03% Massachusetts General Hospital 2784 publications, 2.03%
Emory University	Emory University, 2684, 1.96% Emory University 2684 publications, 1.96%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 2628, 1.92% Columbia University 2628 publications, 1.92%
Northwestern University	Northwestern University, 2615, 1.91% Northwestern University 2615 publications, 1.91%
Saint Louis University	Saint Louis University, 2487, 1.82% Saint Louis University 2487 publications, 1.82%
University of Pittsburgh	University of Pittsburgh, 2306, 1.68% University of Pittsburgh 2306 publications, 1.68%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 2295, 1.68% University of California, San Diego 2295 publications, 1.68%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 2226, 1.63% University of California, Los Angeles 2226 publications, 1.63%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2209, 1.61% Brigham and Women's Hospital 2209 publications, 1.61%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2200, 1.61% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2200 publications, 1.61%
Yale University	Yale University, 2102, 1.54% Yale University 2102 publications, 1.54%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 2038, 1.49% University of Minnesota 2038 publications, 1.49%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 1998, 1.46% Cornell University 1998 publications, 1.46%
Duke University	Duke University, 1943, 1.42% Duke University 1943 publications, 1.42%
University of Alabama at Birmingham	University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1877, 1.37% University of Alabama at Birmingham 1877 publications, 1.37%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1843, 1.35% University of Wisconsin–Madison 1843 publications, 1.35%
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center	University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1843, 1.35% University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 1843 publications, 1.35%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 1810, 1.32% Ohio State University 1810 publications, 1.32%
University of Utah	University of Utah, 1800, 1.31% University of Utah 1800 publications, 1.31%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 1734, 1.27% University of Chicago 1734 publications, 1.27%
Baylor College of Medicine	Baylor College of Medicine, 1723, 1.26% Baylor College of Medicine 1723 publications, 1.26%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 1681, 1.23% University of Toronto 1681 publications, 1.23%
University College London	University College London, 1084, 0.79% University College London 1084 publications, 0.79%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 1048, 0.77% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 1048 publications, 0.77%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 906, 0.66% University of Oxford 906 publications, 0.66%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 889, 0.65% University of British Columbia 889 publications, 0.65%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 824, 0.6% University of Melbourne 824 publications, 0.6%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico	Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 764, 0.56% Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico 764 publications, 0.56%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 761, 0.56% University of Cambridge 761 publications, 0.56%
McGill University	McGill University, 725, 0.53% McGill University 725 publications, 0.53%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 695, 0.51% Imperial College London 695 publications, 0.51%
University of Calgary	University of Calgary, 678, 0.5% University of Calgary 678 publications, 0.5%
King's College London	King's College London, 565, 0.41% King's College London 565 publications, 0.41%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 550, 0.4% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 550 publications, 0.4%
Hospital for Sick Children	Hospital for Sick Children, 547, 0.4% Hospital for Sick Children 547 publications, 0.4%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 537, 0.39% Karolinska Institute 537 publications, 0.39%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 516, 0.38% University of Alberta 516 publications, 0.38%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 514, 0.38% University of Sydney 514 publications, 0.38%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 502, 0.37% University of Queensland 502 publications, 0.37%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 468, 0.34% University of New South Wales 468 publications, 0.34%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 442, 0.32% University of Copenhagen 442 publications, 0.32%
Lund University	Lund University, 440, 0.32% Lund University 440 publications, 0.32%
Amsterdam University Medical Center	Amsterdam University Medical Center, 432, 0.32% Amsterdam University Medical Center 432 publications, 0.32%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 432, 0.32% University of Tokyo 432 publications, 0.32%
McMaster University	McMaster University, 427, 0.31% McMaster University 427 publications, 0.31%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 416, 0.3% University of Edinburgh 416 publications, 0.3%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 396, 0.29% University of Manchester 396 publications, 0.29%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 394, 0.29% Sorbonne University 394 publications, 0.29%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 392, 0.29% University of Helsinki 392 publications, 0.29%
Berghofer Medical Research Institute	Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 390, 0.28% Berghofer Medical Research Institute 390 publications, 0.28%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 382, 0.28% University of Padua 382 publications, 0.28%
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With other countries

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Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 7411, 5.41% Republic of Korea 7411 publications, 5.41%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 6372, 4.65% United Kingdom 6372 publications, 4.65%
Canada	Canada, 6195, 4.53% Canada 6195 publications, 4.53%
China	China, 4858, 3.55% China 4858 publications, 3.55%
Germany	Germany, 4808, 3.51% Germany 4808 publications, 3.51%
Australia	Australia, 3352, 2.45% Australia 3352 publications, 2.45%
France	France, 3300, 2.41% France 3300 publications, 2.41%
Italy	Italy, 3205, 2.34% Italy 3205 publications, 2.34%
Japan	Japan, 2551, 1.86% Japan 2551 publications, 1.86%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 2353, 1.72% Netherlands 2353 publications, 1.72%
Spain	Spain, 2110, 1.54% Spain 2110 publications, 1.54%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 1904, 1.39% Switzerland 1904 publications, 1.39%
Sweden	Sweden, 1715, 1.25% Sweden 1715 publications, 1.25%
Belgium	Belgium, 1264, 0.92% Belgium 1264 publications, 0.92%
India	India, 1144, 0.84% India 1144 publications, 0.84%
Denmark	Denmark, 1091, 0.8% Denmark 1091 publications, 0.8%
Brazil	Brazil, 1044, 0.76% Brazil 1044 publications, 0.76%
Israel	Israel, 1039, 0.76% Israel 1039 publications, 0.76%
Finland	Finland, 870, 0.64% Finland 870 publications, 0.64%
Austria	Austria, 817, 0.6% Austria 817 publications, 0.6%
Poland	Poland, 629, 0.46% Poland 629 publications, 0.46%
Singapore	Singapore, 627, 0.46% Singapore 627 publications, 0.46%
South Africa	South Africa, 590, 0.43% South Africa 590 publications, 0.43%
Norway	Norway, 582, 0.43% Norway 582 publications, 0.43%
Russia	Russia, 568, 0.41% Russia 568 publications, 0.41%
Mexico	Mexico, 560, 0.41% Mexico 560 publications, 0.41%
Argentina	Argentina, 516, 0.38% Argentina 516 publications, 0.38%
Greece	Greece, 510, 0.37% Greece 510 publications, 0.37%
Ireland	Ireland, 458, 0.33% Ireland 458 publications, 0.33%
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