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Harvard

Country, city

USA, Cambridge

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Publications

596 423

Citations

36 027 602

h-index

1 560

Top-3 journals

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (7318 publications)

SSRN Electronic Journal (7161 publications)

Science (6629 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Massachusetts General Hospital (111555 publications)

Brigham and Women's Hospital (110953 publications)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (50612 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Toronto (8791 publications)

University of Cambridge (7614 publications)

University of Oxford (6542 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

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Since 1817

Total publications

596423

Total citations

36027602

Citations per publication

60.41

Average publications per year

2840.11

Average authors per publication

11.25

h-index

1560

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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General Medicine	General Medicine, 63260, 10.61% General Medicine 63260 publications, 10.61%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 32303, 5.42% Molecular Biology 32303 publications, 5.42%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 30754, 5.16% Biochemistry 30754 publications, 5.16%
Oncology	Oncology, 30427, 5.1% Oncology 30427 publications, 5.1%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 28656, 4.8% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 28656 publications, 4.8%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 28432, 4.77% Cell Biology 28432 publications, 4.77%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 27567, 4.62% Multidisciplinary 27567 publications, 4.62%
Immunology	Immunology, 25549, 4.28% Immunology 25549 publications, 4.28%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 24613, 4.13% Cancer Research 24613 publications, 4.13%
Neurology (clinical)	Neurology (clinical), 23424, 3.93% Neurology (clinical) 23424 publications, 3.93%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 21175, 3.55% Psychiatry and Mental health 21175 publications, 3.55%
Surgery	Surgery, 20296, 3.4% Surgery 20296 publications, 3.4%
Genetics	Genetics, 18285, 3.07% Genetics 18285 publications, 3.07%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 17068, 2.86% Immunology and Allergy 17068 publications, 2.86%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 17029, 2.86% Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging 17029 publications, 2.86%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 16427, 2.75% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 16427 publications, 2.75%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 15435, 2.59% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 15435 publications, 2.59%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 14922, 2.5% Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 14922 publications, 2.5%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 12508, 2.1% General Physics and Astronomy 12508 publications, 2.1%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 12392, 2.08% General Neuroscience 12392 publications, 2.08%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 11998, 2.01% Infectious Diseases 11998 publications, 2.01%
Hematology	Hematology, 11920, 2% Hematology 11920 publications, 2%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism	Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 11525, 1.93% Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 11525 publications, 1.93%
Physiology (medical)	Physiology (medical), 10245, 1.72% Physiology (medical) 10245 publications, 1.72%
Neurology	Neurology, 9891, 1.66% Neurology 9891 publications, 1.66%
Epidemiology	Epidemiology, 9693, 1.63% Epidemiology 9693 publications, 1.63%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 9302, 1.56% Health Policy 9302 publications, 1.56%
Physiology	Physiology, 8980, 1.51% Physiology 8980 publications, 1.51%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 8855, 1.48% General Chemistry 8855 publications, 1.48%
Internal Medicine	Internal Medicine, 8756, 1.47% Internal Medicine 8756 publications, 1.47%
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Journals

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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, 7318, 1.23% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 7318 publications, 1.23%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 7161, 1.2% SSRN Electronic Journal 7161 publications, 1.2%
Science	Science, 6629, 1.11% Science 6629 publications, 1.11%
Blood	Blood, 6033, 1.01% Blood 6033 publications, 1.01%
Nature	Nature, 5331, 0.89% Nature 5331 publications, 0.89%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 4423, 0.74% PLoS ONE 4423 publications, 0.74%
Journal of Clinical Oncology	Journal of Clinical Oncology, 4213, 0.71% Journal of Clinical Oncology 4213 publications, 0.71%
Circulation	Circulation, 4115, 0.69% Circulation 4115 publications, 0.69%
Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 3713, 0.62% Journal of Biological Chemistry 3713 publications, 0.62%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 3690, 0.62% Nature Communications 3690 publications, 0.62%
Journal of Immunology	Journal of Immunology, 3473, 0.58% Journal of Immunology 3473 publications, 0.58%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 3425, 0.57% Cancer Research 3425 publications, 0.57%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 3203, 0.54% Scientific Reports 3203 publications, 0.54%
New England Journal of Medicine	New England Journal of Medicine, 2813, 0.47% New England Journal of Medicine 2813 publications, 0.47%
Alzheimer's and Dementia	Alzheimer's and Dementia, 2522, 0.42% Alzheimer's and Dementia 2522 publications, 0.42%
Pediatrics	Pediatrics, 2407, 0.4% Pediatrics 2407 publications, 0.4%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 2385, 0.4% Physical Review Letters 2385 publications, 0.4%
Journal of the American College of Cardiology	Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2173, 0.36% Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2173 publications, 0.36%
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association	JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 2038, 0.34% JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association 2038 publications, 0.34%
Cell	Cell, 1975, 0.33% Cell 1975 publications, 0.33%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 1946, 0.33% Physical Review A 1946 publications, 0.33%
International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics	International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 1899, 0.32% International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 1899 publications, 0.32%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 1871, 0.31% Physical Review B 1871 publications, 0.31%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 1802, 0.3% Journal of Chemical Physics 1802 publications, 0.3%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 1780, 0.3% FASEB Journal 1780 publications, 0.3%
JAMA network open	JAMA network open, 1773, 0.3% JAMA network open 1773 publications, 0.3%
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism	Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1755, 0.29% Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 1755 publications, 0.29%
The Lancet	The Lancet, 1750, 0.29% The Lancet 1750 publications, 0.29%
American Journal of Cardiology	American Journal of Cardiology, 1737, 0.29% American Journal of Cardiology 1737 publications, 0.29%
Cancer	Cancer, 1690, 0.28% Cancer 1690 publications, 0.28%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 138715, 23.26% Elsevier 138715 publications, 23.26%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 86155, 14.45% Springer Nature 86155 publications, 14.45%
Wiley	Wiley, 65181, 10.93% Wiley 65181 publications, 10.93%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 30404, 5.1% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 30404 publications, 5.1%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 26579, 4.46% Oxford University Press 26579 publications, 4.46%
SAGE	SAGE, 16993, 2.85% SAGE 16993 publications, 2.85%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 14234, 2.39% Taylor & Francis 14234 publications, 2.39%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 9439, 1.58% Cambridge University Press 9439 publications, 1.58%
American Medical Association (AMA)	American Medical Association (AMA), 9319, 1.56% American Medical Association (AMA) 9319 publications, 1.56%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 8680, 1.46% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 8680 publications, 1.46%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 8524, 1.43% American Physical Society (APS) 8524 publications, 1.43%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 7733, 1.3% American Chemical Society (ACS) 7733 publications, 1.3%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 7318, 1.23% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 7318 publications, 1.23%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 6977, 1.17% Social Science Electronic Publishing 6977 publications, 1.17%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 6723, 1.13% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 6723 publications, 1.13%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 6687, 1.12% American Society of Hematology 6687 publications, 1.12%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 6569, 1.1% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 6569 publications, 1.1%
MDPI	MDPI, 6296, 1.06% MDPI 6296 publications, 1.06%
BMJ	BMJ, 5746, 0.96% BMJ 5746 publications, 0.96%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 5640, 0.95% Frontiers Media S.A. 5640 publications, 0.95%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 5590, 0.94% American Society for Microbiology 5590 publications, 0.94%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)	American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 4930, 0.83% American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 4930 publications, 0.83%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 4473, 0.75% AIP Publishing 4473 publications, 0.75%
The Endocrine Society	The Endocrine Society, 4066, 0.68% The Endocrine Society 4066 publications, 0.68%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 3883, 0.65% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 3883 publications, 0.65%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 3877, 0.65% Mary Ann Liebert 3877 publications, 0.65%
The American Association of Immunologists	The American Association of Immunologists, 3475, 0.58% The American Association of Immunologists 3475 publications, 0.58%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 3460, 0.58% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 3460 publications, 0.58%
American Physiological Society	American Physiological Society, 3291, 0.55% American Physiological Society 3291 publications, 0.55%
Massachusetts Medical Society	Massachusetts Medical Society, 3210, 0.54% Massachusetts Medical Society 3210 publications, 0.54%
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With other organizations

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Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital, 111555, 18.7% Massachusetts General Hospital 111555 publications, 18.7%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 110953, 18.6% Brigham and Women's Hospital 110953 publications, 18.6%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 50612, 8.49% Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 50612 publications, 8.49%
Boston Children's Hospital	Boston Children's Hospital, 40583, 6.8% Boston Children's Hospital 40583 publications, 6.8%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 36150, 6.06% Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 36150 publications, 6.06%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 19654, 3.3% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 19654 publications, 3.3%
Boston University	Boston University, 19123, 3.21% Boston University 19123 publications, 3.21%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 14999, 2.51% Johns Hopkins University 14999 publications, 2.51%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 14864, 2.49% Stanford University 14864 publications, 2.49%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 13594, 2.28% University of Washington 13594 publications, 2.28%
Yale University	Yale University, 12884, 2.16% Yale University 12884 publications, 2.16%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 12775, 2.14% University of Pennsylvania 12775 publications, 2.14%
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard	Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 12712, 2.13% Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard 12712 publications, 2.13%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 12257, 2.06% University of California, San Francisco 12257 publications, 2.06%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 12191, 2.04% University of Michigan 12191 publications, 2.04%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 10802, 1.81% Columbia University 10802 publications, 1.81%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 10513, 1.76% Howard Hughes Medical Institute 10513 publications, 1.76%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 9794, 1.64% University of California, Los Angeles 9794 publications, 1.64%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 8791, 1.47% University of Toronto 8791 publications, 1.47%
McLean Hospital	McLean Hospital, 8716, 1.46% McLean Hospital 8716 publications, 1.46%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 8338, 1.4% University of California, San Diego 8338 publications, 1.4%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 8172, 1.37% Cornell University 8172 publications, 1.37%
Emory University	Emory University, 8015, 1.34% Emory University 8015 publications, 1.34%
University of Pittsburgh	University of Pittsburgh, 7787, 1.31% University of Pittsburgh 7787 publications, 1.31%
Northwestern University	Northwestern University, 7779, 1.3% Northwestern University 7779 publications, 1.3%
Tufts University	Tufts University, 7689, 1.29% Tufts University 7689 publications, 1.29%
Brown University	Brown University, 7686, 1.29% Brown University 7686 publications, 1.29%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 7614, 1.28% University of Cambridge 7614 publications, 1.28%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 7128, 1.2% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 7128 publications, 1.2%
Mayo Clinic	Mayo Clinic, 7061, 1.18% Mayo Clinic 7061 publications, 1.18%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 8791, 1.47% University of Toronto 8791 publications, 1.47%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 7614, 1.28% University of Cambridge 7614 publications, 1.28%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 6542, 1.1% University of Oxford 6542 publications, 1.1%
University College London	University College London, 5922, 0.99% University College London 5922 publications, 0.99%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 5707, 0.96% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 5707 publications, 0.96%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 4676, 0.78% University of British Columbia 4676 publications, 0.78%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 4569, 0.77% Imperial College London 4569 publications, 0.77%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 4515, 0.76% Karolinska Institute 4515 publications, 0.76%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 4453, 0.75% University of Melbourne 4453 publications, 0.75%
McGill University	McGill University, 4432, 0.74% McGill University 4432 publications, 0.74%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 4245, 0.71% University of Copenhagen 4245 publications, 0.71%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 3844, 0.64% University of São Paulo 3844 publications, 0.64%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico	Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 3703, 0.62% Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico 3703 publications, 0.62%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 3602, 0.6% University of Sydney 3602 publications, 0.6%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 3578, 0.6% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 3578 publications, 0.6%
King's College London	King's College London, 3416, 0.57% King's College London 3416 publications, 0.57%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 3262, 0.55% Heidelberg University 3262 publications, 0.55%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 3133, 0.53% University of Edinburgh 3133 publications, 0.53%
Université de Montréal	Université de Montréal, 2937, 0.49% Université de Montréal 2937 publications, 0.49%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 2926, 0.49% Paris Cité University 2926 publications, 0.49%
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv University, 2863, 0.48% Tel Aviv University 2863 publications, 0.48%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 2847, 0.48% University of Tokyo 2847 publications, 0.48%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 2661, 0.45% University of Manchester 2661 publications, 0.45%
University of Milan	University of Milan, 2625, 0.44% University of Milan 2625 publications, 0.44%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 2616, 0.44% University of Amsterdam 2616 publications, 0.44%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2577, 0.43% National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 2577 publications, 0.43%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 2554, 0.43% University of Alberta 2554 publications, 0.43%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 2553, 0.43% Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin 2553 publications, 0.43%
Lund University	Lund University, 2529, 0.42% Lund University 2529 publications, 0.42%
University of Oslo	University of Oslo, 2518, 0.42% University of Oslo 2518 publications, 0.42%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 37727, 6.33% United Kingdom 37727 publications, 6.33%
Canada	Canada, 29806, 5% Canada 29806 publications, 5%
Germany	Germany, 29693, 4.98% Germany 29693 publications, 4.98%
China	China, 26736, 4.48% China 26736 publications, 4.48%
Italy	Italy, 19931, 3.34% Italy 19931 publications, 3.34%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 16360, 2.74% Netherlands 16360 publications, 2.74%
France	France, 16306, 2.73% France 16306 publications, 2.73%
Australia	Australia, 15878, 2.66% Australia 15878 publications, 2.66%
Japan	Japan, 13686, 2.29% Japan 13686 publications, 2.29%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 13129, 2.2% Switzerland 13129 publications, 2.2%
Spain	Spain, 12446, 2.09% Spain 12446 publications, 2.09%
Sweden	Sweden, 10745, 1.8% Sweden 10745 publications, 1.8%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 9989, 1.67% Republic of Korea 9989 publications, 1.67%
Brazil	Brazil, 8526, 1.43% Brazil 8526 publications, 1.43%
Denmark	Denmark, 8297, 1.39% Denmark 8297 publications, 1.39%
Israel	Israel, 7743, 1.3% Israel 7743 publications, 1.3%
Belgium	Belgium, 6269, 1.05% Belgium 6269 publications, 1.05%
Austria	Austria, 5799, 0.97% Austria 5799 publications, 0.97%
South Africa	South Africa, 5206, 0.87% South Africa 5206 publications, 0.87%
Norway	Norway, 5195, 0.87% Norway 5195 publications, 0.87%
India	India, 4744, 0.8% India 4744 publications, 0.8%
Greece	Greece, 4364, 0.73% Greece 4364 publications, 0.73%
Singapore	Singapore, 3997, 0.67% Singapore 3997 publications, 0.67%
Finland	Finland, 3842, 0.64% Finland 3842 publications, 0.64%
Poland	Poland, 3448, 0.58% Poland 3448 publications, 0.58%
Turkey	Turkey, 3202, 0.54% Turkey 3202 publications, 0.54%
Mexico	Mexico, 3105, 0.52% Mexico 3105 publications, 0.52%
Portugal	Portugal, 3002, 0.5% Portugal 3002 publications, 0.5%
Russia	Russia, 2920, 0.49% Russia 2920 publications, 0.49%
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