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Short name

SAO

Country, city

USA, Cambridge

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Publications

2 886

Citations

114 385

h-index

138

Top-3 journals

Astrophysical Journal (739 publications)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (310 publications)

Astronomical Journal (138 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (580 publications)

Harvard University (461 publications)

Goddard Space Flight Center (277 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

National Institute for Astrophysics (119 publications)

Observatoire de Paris (60 publications)

University College London (55 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Publisher

Journal

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Since 1904

Total publications

2886

Total citations

114385

Citations per publication

39.63

Average publications per year

23.66

Average authors per publication

6.72

h-index

138

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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Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 1640, 56.83% Space and Planetary Science 1640 publications, 56.83%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1595, 55.27% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1595 publications, 55.27%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 182, 6.31% Multidisciplinary 182 publications, 6.31%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 134, 4.64% General Physics and Astronomy 134 publications, 4.64%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 133, 4.61% Geophysics 133 publications, 4.61%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 95, 3.29% Atmospheric Science 95 publications, 3.29%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 80, 2.77% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 80 publications, 2.77%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 72, 2.49% Geochemistry and Petrology 72 publications, 2.49%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 66, 2.29% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 66 publications, 2.29%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 65, 2.25% General Medicine 65 publications, 2.25%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 65, 2.25% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 65 publications, 2.25%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 63, 2.18% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 63 publications, 2.18%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 45, 1.56% Instrumentation 45 publications, 1.56%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 42, 1.46% Earth-Surface Processes 42 publications, 1.46%
Ecology	Ecology, 42, 1.46% Ecology 42 publications, 1.46%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 41, 1.42% Water Science and Technology 41 publications, 1.42%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 40, 1.39% Soil Science 40 publications, 1.39%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 39, 1.35% Aquatic Science 39 publications, 1.35%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 39, 1.35% Oceanography 39 publications, 1.35%
Paleontology	Paleontology, 39, 1.35% Paleontology 39 publications, 1.35%
Forestry	Forestry, 39, 1.35% Forestry 39 publications, 1.35%
Aerospace Engineering	Aerospace Engineering, 36, 1.25% Aerospace Engineering 36 publications, 1.25%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 33, 1.14% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 33 publications, 1.14%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 32, 1.11% Condensed Matter Physics 32 publications, 1.11%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 31, 1.07% General Engineering 31 publications, 1.07%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 26, 0.9% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 26 publications, 0.9%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 26, 0.9% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 26 publications, 0.9%
Spectroscopy	Spectroscopy, 22, 0.76% Spectroscopy 22 publications, 0.76%
Mathematical Physics	Mathematical Physics, 22, 0.76% Mathematical Physics 22 publications, 0.76%
Radiation	Radiation, 16, 0.55% Radiation 16 publications, 0.55%
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Journals

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Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 739, 25.61% Astrophysical Journal 739 publications, 25.61%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 310, 10.74% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 310 publications, 10.74%
Astronomical Journal	Astronomical Journal, 138, 4.78% Astronomical Journal 138 publications, 4.78%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 101, 3.5% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 101 publications, 3.5%
Nature	Nature, 100, 3.47% Nature 100 publications, 3.47%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 86, 2.98% Astronomy and Astrophysics 86 publications, 2.98%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series	Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 82, 2.84% Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series 82 publications, 2.84%
Icarus	Icarus, 73, 2.53% Icarus 73 publications, 2.53%
Solar Physics	Solar Physics, 71, 2.46% Solar Physics 71 publications, 2.46%
Science	Science, 69, 2.39% Science 69 publications, 2.39%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 58, 2.01% Astrophysical Journal Letters 58 publications, 2.01%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 49, 1.7% Physical Review A 49 publications, 1.7%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 49, 1.7% Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 49 publications, 1.7%
Journal of Geophysical Research	Journal of Geophysical Research, 39, 1.35% Journal of Geophysical Research 39 publications, 1.35%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library	Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 39, 1.35% Astrophysics and Space Science Library 39 publications, 1.35%
Astrophysics and Space Science	Astrophysics and Space Science, 37, 1.28% Astrophysics and Space Science 37 publications, 1.28%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 34, 1.18% Journal of Chemical Physics 34 publications, 1.18%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union	Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 33, 1.14% Symposium - International Astronomical Union 33 publications, 1.14%
Advances in Space Research	Advances in Space Research, 31, 1.07% Advances in Space Research 31 publications, 1.07%
Applied Optics	Applied Optics, 28, 0.97% Applied Optics 28 publications, 0.97%
Chemical Physics Letters	Chemical Physics Letters, 26, 0.9% Chemical Physics Letters 26 publications, 0.9%
Review of Scientific Instruments	Review of Scientific Instruments, 23, 0.8% Review of Scientific Instruments 23 publications, 0.8%
International Astronomical Union Colloquium	International Astronomical Union Colloquium, 23, 0.8% International Astronomical Union Colloquium 23 publications, 0.8%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific	Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 20, 0.69% Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 20 publications, 0.69%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 18, 0.62% Physical Review Letters 18 publications, 0.62%
Planetary and Space Science	Planetary and Space Science, 17, 0.59% Planetary and Space Science 17 publications, 0.59%
Space Science Reviews	Space Science Reviews, 15, 0.52% Space Science Reviews 15 publications, 0.52%
Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan	Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 14, 0.49% Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan 14 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer	Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 14, 0.49% Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 14 publications, 0.49%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 14, 0.49% Geophysical Research Letters 14 publications, 0.49%
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Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 891, 30.87% American Astronomical Society 891 publications, 30.87%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 345, 11.95% Springer Nature 345 publications, 11.95%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 323, 11.19% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 323 publications, 11.19%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 269, 9.32% Elsevier 269 publications, 9.32%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 184, 6.38% IOP Publishing 184 publications, 6.38%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 129, 4.47% Oxford University Press 129 publications, 4.47%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 122, 4.23% Cambridge University Press 122 publications, 4.23%
Wiley	Wiley, 97, 3.36% Wiley 97 publications, 3.36%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 96, 3.33% EDP Sciences 96 publications, 3.33%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 80, 2.77% American Physical Society (APS) 80 publications, 2.77%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 79, 2.74% AIP Publishing 79 publications, 2.74%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 70, 2.43% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 70 publications, 2.43%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 40, 1.39% Optica Publishing Group 40 publications, 1.39%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 25, 0.87% American Geophysical Union 25 publications, 0.87%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 21, 0.73% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 21 publications, 0.73%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 14, 0.49% Taylor & Francis 14 publications, 0.49%
SAGE	SAGE, 14, 0.49% SAGE 14 publications, 0.49%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 14, 0.49% Copernicus 14 publications, 0.49%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 9, 0.31% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 9 publications, 0.31%
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)	American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), 9, 0.31% American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) 9 publications, 0.31%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 7, 0.24% World Scientific 7 publications, 0.24%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 6, 0.21% American Chemical Society (ACS) 6 publications, 0.21%
MDPI	MDPI, 6, 0.21% MDPI 6 publications, 0.21%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 3, 0.1% Frontiers Media S.A. 3 publications, 0.1%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 3, 0.1% American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 3 publications, 0.1%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 2, 0.07% Walter de Gruyter 2 publications, 0.07%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2, 0.07% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2 publications, 0.07%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 2, 0.07% American Meteorological Society 2 publications, 0.07%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2, 0.07% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 2 publications, 0.07%
Geological Society of America	Geological Society of America, 2, 0.07% Geological Society of America 2 publications, 0.07%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 580, 20.1% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 580 publications, 20.1%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 461, 15.97% Harvard University 461 publications, 15.97%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 277, 9.6% Goddard Space Flight Center 277 publications, 9.6%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 143, 4.95% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 143 publications, 4.95%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 130, 4.5% California Institute of Technology 130 publications, 4.5%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 125, 4.33% University of California, Berkeley 125 publications, 4.33%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 119, 4.12% National Institute for Astrophysics 119 publications, 4.12%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 119, 4.12% University of Michigan 119 publications, 4.12%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 118, 4.09% University of Arizona 118 publications, 4.09%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 111, 3.85% Space Telescope Science Institute 111 publications, 3.85%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 91, 3.15% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 91 publications, 3.15%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 91, 3.15% University of Colorado Boulder 91 publications, 3.15%
Marshall Space Flight Center	Marshall Space Flight Center, 89, 3.08% Marshall Space Flight Center 89 publications, 3.08%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 74, 2.56% Johns Hopkins University 74 publications, 2.56%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 74, 2.56% University of Maryland, College Park 74 publications, 2.56%
University of Utah	University of Utah, 65, 2.25% University of Utah 65 publications, 2.25%
Ames Research Center	Ames Research Center, 63, 2.18% Ames Research Center 63 publications, 2.18%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 62, 2.15% University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 62 publications, 2.15%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 60, 2.08% Observatoire de Paris 60 publications, 2.08%
University College London	University College London, 55, 1.91% University College London 55 publications, 1.91%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 54, 1.87% University of Texas at Austin 54 publications, 1.87%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 52, 1.8% Columbia University 52 publications, 1.8%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 52, 1.8% University of Minnesota 52 publications, 1.8%
Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo	Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo, 50, 1.73% Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo 50 publications, 1.73%
Yale University	Yale University, 48, 1.66% Yale University 48 publications, 1.66%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 47, 1.63% Sorbonne University 47 publications, 1.63%
University of Oklahoma	University of Oklahoma, 46, 1.59% University of Oklahoma 46 publications, 1.59%
University of Turin	University of Turin, 45, 1.56% University of Turin 45 publications, 1.56%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 45, 1.56% Pennsylvania State University 45 publications, 1.56%
Boston University	Boston University, 44, 1.52% Boston University 44 publications, 1.52%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 119, 4.12% National Institute for Astrophysics 119 publications, 4.12%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 60, 2.08% Observatoire de Paris 60 publications, 2.08%
University College London	University College London, 55, 1.91% University College London 55 publications, 1.91%
Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo	Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo, 50, 1.73% Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo 50 publications, 1.73%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 47, 1.63% Sorbonne University 47 publications, 1.63%
University of Turin	University of Turin, 45, 1.56% University of Turin 45 publications, 1.56%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 43, 1.49% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 43 publications, 1.49%
Lomonosov Moscow State University	Lomonosov Moscow State University, 38, 1.32% Lomonosov Moscow State University 38 publications, 1.32%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 38, 1.32% European Southern Observatory 38 publications, 1.32%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 37, 1.28% Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 37 publications, 1.28%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 36, 1.25% University of Cambridge 36 publications, 1.25%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 35, 1.21% University of Southampton 35 publications, 1.21%
Université d'Orléans	Université d'Orléans, 35, 1.21% Université d'Orléans 35 publications, 1.21%
University of Leicester	University of Leicester, 33, 1.14% University of Leicester 33 publications, 1.14%
Paris Sciences et Lettres	Paris Sciences et Lettres, 33, 1.14% Paris Sciences et Lettres 33 publications, 1.14%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 32, 1.11% Imperial College London 32 publications, 1.11%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna	Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna, 32, 1.11% Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna 32 publications, 1.11%
University of Warwick	University of Warwick, 29, 1% University of Warwick 29 publications, 1%
University of La Laguna	University of La Laguna, 29, 1% University of La Laguna 29 publications, 1%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 27, 0.94% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 27 publications, 0.94%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 26, 0.9% Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency 26 publications, 0.9%
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier	Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 25, 0.87% Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier 25 publications, 0.87%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 24, 0.83% University of Toronto 24 publications, 0.83%
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies	Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 24, 0.83% Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 24 publications, 0.83%
University of Liège	University of Liège, 23, 0.8% University of Liège 23 publications, 0.8%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, 23, 0.8% Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 23 publications, 0.8%
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research	SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, 23, 0.8% SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research 23 publications, 0.8%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 22, 0.76% University of Sydney 22 publications, 0.76%
Dalhousie University	Dalhousie University, 22, 0.76% Dalhousie University 22 publications, 0.76%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 22, 0.76% University of Tokyo 22 publications, 0.76%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 304, 10.53% United Kingdom 304 publications, 10.53%
Italy	Italy, 260, 9.01% Italy 260 publications, 9.01%
Germany	Germany, 222, 7.69% Germany 222 publications, 7.69%
France	France, 185, 6.41% France 185 publications, 6.41%
Canada	Canada, 137, 4.75% Canada 137 publications, 4.75%
Spain	Spain, 100, 3.47% Spain 100 publications, 3.47%
Australia	Australia, 92, 3.19% Australia 92 publications, 3.19%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 86, 2.98% Netherlands 86 publications, 2.98%
Japan	Japan, 78, 2.7% Japan 78 publications, 2.7%
Russia	Russia, 73, 2.53% Russia 73 publications, 2.53%
China	China, 69, 2.39% China 69 publications, 2.39%
Chile	Chile, 60, 2.08% Chile 60 publications, 2.08%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 53, 1.84% Republic of Korea 53 publications, 1.84%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 51, 1.77% Switzerland 51 publications, 1.77%
Denmark	Denmark, 37, 1.28% Denmark 37 publications, 1.28%
Poland	Poland, 37, 1.28% Poland 37 publications, 1.28%
Sweden	Sweden, 36, 1.25% Sweden 36 publications, 1.25%
Belgium	Belgium, 35, 1.21% Belgium 35 publications, 1.21%
Mexico	Mexico, 33, 1.14% Mexico 33 publications, 1.14%
Ireland	Ireland, 28, 0.97% Ireland 28 publications, 0.97%
Israel	Israel, 27, 0.94% Israel 27 publications, 0.94%
Austria	Austria, 23, 0.8% Austria 23 publications, 0.8%
Hungary	Hungary, 23, 0.8% Hungary 23 publications, 0.8%
Finland	Finland, 22, 0.76% Finland 22 publications, 0.76%
Greece	Greece, 20, 0.69% Greece 20 publications, 0.69%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 18, 0.62% Czech Republic 18 publications, 0.62%
Argentina	Argentina, 17, 0.59% Argentina 17 publications, 0.59%
India	India, 15, 0.52% India 15 publications, 0.52%
Norway	Norway, 15, 0.52% Norway 15 publications, 0.52%
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