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Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

Short name

CfA

Country, city

USA, Cambridge

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Organization website

Publications

23 598

Citations

1 375 010

h-index

407

Top-3 journals

Astrophysical Journal (7608 publications)

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (3044 publications)

Astronomy and Astrophysics (1439 publications)

Top-3 organizations

California Institute of Technology (2791 publications)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1966 publications)

Goddard Space Flight Center (1749 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

National Institute for Astrophysics (1738 publications)

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (1104 publications)

University of Cambridge (930 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1963

Total publications

23598

Total citations

1375010

Citations per publication

58.27

Average publications per year

374.57

Average authors per publication

10.81

h-index

407

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

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Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 15524, 65.79% Astronomy and Astrophysics 15524 publications, 65.79%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 15393, 65.23% Space and Planetary Science 15393 publications, 65.23%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 1005, 4.26% General Physics and Astronomy 1005 publications, 4.26%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 876, 3.71% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 876 publications, 3.71%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 665, 2.82% Multidisciplinary 665 publications, 2.82%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 539, 2.28% Geophysics 539 publications, 2.28%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 520, 2.2% Atmospheric Science 520 publications, 2.2%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 458, 1.94% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 458 publications, 1.94%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 370, 1.57% Condensed Matter Physics 370 publications, 1.57%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 325, 1.38% General Medicine 325 publications, 1.38%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 320, 1.36% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 320 publications, 1.36%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 296, 1.25% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 296 publications, 1.25%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 222, 0.94% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 222 publications, 0.94%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 217, 0.92% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 217 publications, 0.92%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 204, 0.86% Geochemistry and Petrology 204 publications, 0.86%
Spectroscopy	Spectroscopy, 191, 0.81% Spectroscopy 191 publications, 0.81%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 175, 0.74% Instrumentation 175 publications, 0.74%
Aerospace Engineering	Aerospace Engineering, 168, 0.71% Aerospace Engineering 168 publications, 0.71%
Radiation	Radiation, 157, 0.67% Radiation 157 publications, 0.67%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 156, 0.66% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 156 publications, 0.66%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 149, 0.63% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 149 publications, 0.63%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 139, 0.59% Water Science and Technology 139 publications, 0.59%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 138, 0.58% Oceanography 138 publications, 0.58%
Ecology	Ecology, 138, 0.58% Ecology 138 publications, 0.58%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 137, 0.58% Earth-Surface Processes 137 publications, 0.58%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 134, 0.57% Soil Science 134 publications, 0.57%
Paleontology	Paleontology, 133, 0.56% Paleontology 133 publications, 0.56%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 131, 0.56% Aquatic Science 131 publications, 0.56%
Forestry	Forestry, 131, 0.56% Forestry 131 publications, 0.56%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 123, 0.52% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 123 publications, 0.52%
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Journals

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Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 7608, 32.24% Astrophysical Journal 7608 publications, 32.24%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 3044, 12.9% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 3044 publications, 12.9%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1439, 6.1% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1439 publications, 6.1%
Astronomical Journal	Astronomical Journal, 1082, 4.59% Astronomical Journal 1082 publications, 4.59%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 760, 3.22% Astrophysical Journal Letters 760 publications, 3.22%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 680, 2.88% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 680 publications, 2.88%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 529, 2.24% Physical Review A 529 publications, 2.24%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series	Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 469, 1.99% Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series 469 publications, 1.99%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 422, 1.79% Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 422 publications, 1.79%
Nature	Nature, 416, 1.76% Nature 416 publications, 1.76%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union	Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 326, 1.38% Symposium - International Astronomical Union 326 publications, 1.38%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 289, 1.22% Physical Review Letters 289 publications, 1.22%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 258, 1.09% Physical Review D 258 publications, 1.09%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 223, 0.94% Journal of Chemical Physics 223 publications, 0.94%
Science	Science, 195, 0.83% Science 195 publications, 0.83%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library	Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 178, 0.75% Astrophysics and Space Science Library 178 publications, 0.75%
International Astronomical Union Colloquium	International Astronomical Union Colloquium, 171, 0.72% International Astronomical Union Colloquium 171 publications, 0.72%
Solar Physics	Solar Physics, 164, 0.69% Solar Physics 164 publications, 0.69%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific	Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 151, 0.64% Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 151 publications, 0.64%
Journal for the History of Astronomy	Journal for the History of Astronomy, 148, 0.63% Journal for the History of Astronomy 148 publications, 0.63%
Icarus	Icarus, 148, 0.63% Icarus 148 publications, 0.63%
Nature Astronomy	Nature Astronomy, 132, 0.56% Nature Astronomy 132 publications, 0.56%
Journal of Geophysical Research	Journal of Geophysical Research, 131, 0.56% Journal of Geophysical Research 131 publications, 0.56%
Advances in Space Research	Advances in Space Research, 131, 0.56% Advances in Space Research 131 publications, 0.56%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 125, 0.53% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 125 publications, 0.53%
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer	Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 122, 0.52% Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 122 publications, 0.52%
Astrophysics and Space Science	Astrophysics and Space Science, 112, 0.47% Astrophysics and Space Science 112 publications, 0.47%
Space Science Reviews	Space Science Reviews, 112, 0.47% Space Science Reviews 112 publications, 0.47%
Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics	Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 101, 0.43% Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 101 publications, 0.43%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics	Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 101, 0.43% Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 101 publications, 0.43%
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Publishers

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American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 9129, 38.69% American Astronomical Society 9129 publications, 38.69%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 3283, 13.91% Oxford University Press 3283 publications, 13.91%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1709, 7.24% Springer Nature 1709 publications, 7.24%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 1529, 6.48% EDP Sciences 1529 publications, 6.48%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 1455, 6.17% IOP Publishing 1455 publications, 6.17%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 1216, 5.15% American Physical Society (APS) 1216 publications, 5.15%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1100, 4.66% Elsevier 1100 publications, 4.66%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 1042, 4.42% Cambridge University Press 1042 publications, 4.42%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 727, 3.08% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 727 publications, 3.08%
Wiley	Wiley, 508, 2.15% Wiley 508 publications, 2.15%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 399, 1.69% AIP Publishing 399 publications, 1.69%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 211, 0.89% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 211 publications, 0.89%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 168, 0.71% Copernicus 168 publications, 0.71%
SAGE	SAGE, 162, 0.69% SAGE 162 publications, 0.69%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 105, 0.44% American Chemical Society (ACS) 105 publications, 0.44%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 102, 0.43% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 102 publications, 0.43%
MDPI	MDPI, 83, 0.35% MDPI 83 publications, 0.35%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 82, 0.35% Optica Publishing Group 82 publications, 0.35%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 82, 0.35% American Geophysical Union 82 publications, 0.35%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 64, 0.27% Taylor & Francis 64 publications, 0.27%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 58, 0.25% World Scientific 58 publications, 0.25%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 38, 0.16% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 38 publications, 0.16%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 35, 0.15% Mary Ann Liebert 35 publications, 0.15%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 33, 0.14% Frontiers Media S.A. 33 publications, 0.14%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 31, 0.13% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 31 publications, 0.13%
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)	American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), 28, 0.12% American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) 28 publications, 0.12%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 26, 0.11% Annual Reviews 26 publications, 0.11%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 17, 0.07% American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 17 publications, 0.07%
Environmental Health Perspectives	Environmental Health Perspectives, 17, 0.07% Environmental Health Perspectives 17 publications, 0.07%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 13, 0.06% The Royal Society 13 publications, 0.06%
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With other organizations

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California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 2791, 11.83% California Institute of Technology 2791 publications, 11.83%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966, 8.33% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1966 publications, 8.33%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 1749, 7.41% Goddard Space Flight Center 1749 publications, 7.41%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1738, 7.37% National Institute for Astrophysics 1738 publications, 7.37%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 1661, 7.04% University of California, Berkeley 1661 publications, 7.04%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 1530, 6.48% University of Arizona 1530 publications, 6.48%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 1527, 6.47% Harvard University 1527 publications, 6.47%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 1304, 5.53% Space Telescope Science Institute 1304 publications, 5.53%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1250, 5.3% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1250 publications, 5.3%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 1154, 4.89% Princeton University 1154 publications, 4.89%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 1128, 4.78% University of Michigan 1128 publications, 4.78%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 1104, 4.68% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 1104 publications, 4.68%
National Radio Astronomy Observatory	National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 978, 4.14% National Radio Astronomy Observatory 978 publications, 4.14%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 930, 3.94% University of Cambridge 930 publications, 3.94%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 909, 3.85% Johns Hopkins University 909 publications, 3.85%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 844, 3.58% University of Maryland, College Park 844 publications, 3.58%
University College London	University College London, 826, 3.5% University College London 826 publications, 3.5%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 824, 3.49% Ohio State University 824 publications, 3.49%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 784, 3.32% Sorbonne University 784 publications, 3.32%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 780, 3.31% University of Chicago 780 publications, 3.31%
University of California, Santa Cruz	University of California, Santa Cruz, 778, 3.3% University of California, Santa Cruz 778 publications, 3.3%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 752, 3.19% Leiden University 752 publications, 3.19%
Yale University	Yale University, 744, 3.15% Yale University 744 publications, 3.15%
Ames Research Center	Ames Research Center, 728, 3.09% Ames Research Center 728 publications, 3.09%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 702, 2.97% University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 702 publications, 2.97%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 694, 2.94% University of Texas at Austin 694 publications, 2.94%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 693, 2.94% European Southern Observatory 693 publications, 2.94%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 686, 2.91% Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 686 publications, 2.91%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 682, 2.89% Stanford University 682 publications, 2.89%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 676, 2.86% Pennsylvania State University 676 publications, 2.86%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1738, 7.37% National Institute for Astrophysics 1738 publications, 7.37%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 1104, 4.68% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 1104 publications, 4.68%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 930, 3.94% University of Cambridge 930 publications, 3.94%
University College London	University College London, 826, 3.5% University College London 826 publications, 3.5%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 784, 3.32% Sorbonne University 784 publications, 3.32%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 752, 3.19% Leiden University 752 publications, 3.19%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 693, 2.94% European Southern Observatory 693 publications, 2.94%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 686, 2.91% Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 686 publications, 2.91%
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, 644, 2.73% Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy 644 publications, 2.73%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, 618, 2.62% Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 618 publications, 2.62%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 613, 2.6% University of Toronto 613 publications, 2.6%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 609, 2.58% Observatoire de Paris 609 publications, 2.58%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 570, 2.42% University of Oxford 570 publications, 2.42%
Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica	Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, 557, 2.36% Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica 557 publications, 2.36%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 553, 2.34% University of Tokyo 553 publications, 2.34%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 546, 2.31% University of Southampton 546 publications, 2.31%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 532, 2.25% University of Amsterdam 532 publications, 2.25%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan	National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 520, 2.2% National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 520 publications, 2.2%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics	Paris Institute of Astrophysics, 520, 2.2% Paris Institute of Astrophysics 520 publications, 2.2%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 518, 2.2% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 518 publications, 2.2%
Durham University	Durham University, 505, 2.14% Durham University 505 publications, 2.14%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 493, 2.09% University of Geneva 493 publications, 2.09%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 487, 2.06% Heidelberg University 487 publications, 2.06%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 479, 2.03% Australian National University 479 publications, 2.03%
University of La Laguna	University of La Laguna, 471, 2% University of La Laguna 471 publications, 2%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 465, 1.97% Paris Cité University 465 publications, 1.97%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 460, 1.95% University of Copenhagen 460 publications, 1.95%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory	Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, 458, 1.94% Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory 458 publications, 1.94%
Institute of Space Sciences	Institute of Space Sciences, 453, 1.92% Institute of Space Sciences 453 publications, 1.92%
Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics	Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, 436, 1.85% Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics 436 publications, 1.85%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 4653, 19.72% United Kingdom 4653 publications, 19.72%
Germany	Germany, 4223, 17.9% Germany 4223 publications, 17.9%
Italy	Italy, 2779, 11.78% Italy 2779 publications, 11.78%
France	France, 2317, 9.82% France 2317 publications, 9.82%
Canada	Canada, 2293, 9.72% Canada 2293 publications, 9.72%
Spain	Spain, 1945, 8.24% Spain 1945 publications, 8.24%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 1928, 8.17% Netherlands 1928 publications, 8.17%
Australia	Australia, 1786, 7.57% Australia 1786 publications, 7.57%
China	China, 1754, 7.43% China 1754 publications, 7.43%
Chile	Chile, 1408, 5.97% Chile 1408 publications, 5.97%
Japan	Japan, 1239, 5.25% Japan 1239 publications, 5.25%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 872, 3.7% Switzerland 872 publications, 3.7%
Denmark	Denmark, 773, 3.28% Denmark 773 publications, 3.28%
Russia	Russia, 629, 2.67% Russia 629 publications, 2.67%
Sweden	Sweden, 597, 2.53% Sweden 597 publications, 2.53%
Mexico	Mexico, 573, 2.43% Mexico 573 publications, 2.43%
Israel	Israel, 565, 2.39% Israel 565 publications, 2.39%
India	India, 557, 2.36% India 557 publications, 2.36%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 521, 2.21% Republic of Korea 521 publications, 2.21%
Poland	Poland, 473, 2% Poland 473 publications, 2%
Brazil	Brazil, 446, 1.89% Brazil 446 publications, 1.89%
Belgium	Belgium, 445, 1.89% Belgium 445 publications, 1.89%
Austria	Austria, 404, 1.71% Austria 404 publications, 1.71%
South Africa	South Africa, 397, 1.68% South Africa 397 publications, 1.68%
Hungary	Hungary, 300, 1.27% Hungary 300 publications, 1.27%
Finland	Finland, 287, 1.22% Finland 287 publications, 1.22%
Ireland	Ireland, 277, 1.17% Ireland 277 publications, 1.17%
Greece	Greece, 276, 1.17% Greece 276 publications, 1.17%
Portugal	Portugal, 238, 1.01% Portugal 238 publications, 1.01%
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