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University of Aberdeen
Short name
Aberd
Country, city
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
Publications
56 900
Citations
2 047 888
h-index
442
Top-3 journals
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (462 publications)
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (426 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh (2263 publications)
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow (1543 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (1169 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (444 publications)
Monash University
Monash University (408 publications)
University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen (399 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1850

Total publications
56900
Total citations
2047888
Citations per publication
35.99
Average publications per year
321.47
Average authors per publication
5.95
h-index
442
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, 6300, 11.07%
General Medicine
6300 publications, 11.07%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 2903, 5.1%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
2903 publications, 5.1%
Biochemistry, 2100, 3.69%
Biochemistry
2100 publications, 3.69%
Molecular Biology, 1785, 3.14%
Molecular Biology
1785 publications, 3.14%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1660, 2.92%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
1660 publications, 2.92%
Aquatic Science, 1549, 2.72%
Aquatic Science
1549 publications, 2.72%
General Materials Science, 1514, 2.66%
General Materials Science
1514 publications, 2.66%
General Chemistry, 1489, 2.62%
General Chemistry
1489 publications, 2.62%
Multidisciplinary, 1457, 2.56%
Multidisciplinary
1457 publications, 2.56%
Ecology, 1390, 2.44%
Ecology
1390 publications, 2.44%
Condensed Matter Physics, 1381, 2.43%
Condensed Matter Physics
1381 publications, 2.43%
Genetics, 1339, 2.35%
Genetics
1339 publications, 2.35%
Geology, 1276, 2.24%
Geology
1276 publications, 2.24%
History, 1271, 2.23%
History
1271 publications, 2.23%
Animal Science and Zoology, 1232, 2.17%
Animal Science and Zoology
1232 publications, 2.17%
Sociology and Political Science, 1224, 2.15%
Sociology and Political Science
1224 publications, 2.15%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1219, 2.14%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
1219 publications, 2.14%
Physiology, 1210, 2.13%
Physiology
1210 publications, 2.13%
Geography, Planning and Development, 1190, 2.09%
Geography, Planning and Development
1190 publications, 2.09%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 1159, 2.04%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
1159 publications, 2.04%
Microbiology, 1091, 1.92%
Microbiology
1091 publications, 1.92%
General Environmental Science, 1086, 1.91%
General Environmental Science
1086 publications, 1.91%
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1086, 1.91%
Obstetrics and Gynecology
1086 publications, 1.91%
Health Policy, 1074, 1.89%
Health Policy
1074 publications, 1.89%
Immunology, 1054, 1.85%
Immunology
1054 publications, 1.85%
Plant Science, 1047, 1.84%
Plant Science
1047 publications, 1.84%
Mechanical Engineering, 1019, 1.79%
Mechanical Engineering
1019 publications, 1.79%
Pharmacology (medical), 997, 1.75%
Pharmacology (medical)
997 publications, 1.75%
Cell Biology, 994, 1.75%
Cell Biology
994 publications, 1.75%
Religious studies, 993, 1.75%
Religious studies
993 publications, 1.75%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE
462 publications, 0.81%
SSRN Electronic Journal
426 publications, 0.75%
Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online
422 publications, 0.74%
Nature
401 publications, 0.7%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
395 publications, 0.69%
Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications
362 publications, 0.64%
Biochemical Society Transactions
356 publications, 0.63%
BMJ
307 publications, 0.54%
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
300 publications, 0.53%
The Lancet
288 publications, 0.51%
Trials
271 publications, 0.48%
Scientific Reports
267 publications, 0.47%
BMJ Open
262 publications, 0.46%
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
256 publications, 0.45%
British Journal of Surgery
255 publications, 0.45%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
192 publications, 0.34%
Geological Society Special Publication
175 publications, 0.31%
Fish and Shellfish Immunology
173 publications, 0.3%
Biochemical Journal
170 publications, 0.3%
Journal of Zoology
170 publications, 0.3%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
162 publications, 0.28%
Human Reproduction
161 publications, 0.28%
The Classical Review
156 publications, 0.27%
Hydrological Processes
155 publications, 0.27%
Physical Review E
152 publications, 0.27%
Cement and Concrete Research
150 publications, 0.26%
Edinburgh Law Review
148 publications, 0.26%
New Phytologist
148 publications, 0.26%
Science of the Total Environment
145 publications, 0.25%
Journal of Vision
134 publications, 0.24%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
13212 publications, 23.22%
Wiley
9129 publications, 16.04%
Springer Nature
8457 publications, 14.86%
Taylor & Francis
2930 publications, 5.15%
Cambridge University Press
2659 publications, 4.67%
SAGE
2612 publications, 4.59%
Oxford University Press
2425 publications, 4.26%
BMJ
1472 publications, 2.59%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
884 publications, 1.55%
MDPI
869 publications, 1.53%
Portland Press
615 publications, 1.08%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
596 publications, 1.05%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
518 publications, 0.91%
Geological Society of London
457 publications, 0.8%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
445 publications, 0.78%
Frontiers Media S.A.
444 publications, 0.78%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
423 publications, 0.74%
IOP Publishing
414 publications, 0.73%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
366 publications, 0.64%
The Royal Society
349 publications, 0.61%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
326 publications, 0.57%
American Society for Microbiology
284 publications, 0.5%
Emerald
275 publications, 0.48%
American Physical Society (APS)
262 publications, 0.46%
Edinburgh University Press
247 publications, 0.43%
The Company of Biologists
205 publications, 0.36%
Microbiology Society
200 publications, 0.35%
Brill
199 publications, 0.35%
AIP Publishing
187 publications, 0.33%
Walter de Gruyter
183 publications, 0.32%
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With other organizations

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University of Edinburgh
2263 publications, 3.98%
University of Glasgow
1543 publications, 2.71%
University of Oxford
1169 publications, 2.05%
University of Dundee
1057 publications, 1.86%
University of St Andrews
998 publications, 1.75%
University College London
937 publications, 1.65%
University of Cambridge
936 publications, 1.64%
University of Manchester
920 publications, 1.62%
Newcastle University
855 publications, 1.5%
Imperial College London
821 publications, 1.44%
University of Leeds
654 publications, 1.15%
University of Bristol
626 publications, 1.1%
King's College London
620 publications, 1.09%
University of Sheffield
618 publications, 1.09%
University of Birmingham
617 publications, 1.08%
University of Southampton
598 publications, 1.05%
Queen's University Belfast
572 publications, 1.01%
University of Liverpool
557 publications, 0.98%
University of Stirling
527 publications, 0.93%
University of Exeter
516 publications, 0.91%
University of York
485 publications, 0.85%
University of Nottingham
464 publications, 0.82%
James Hutton Institute
464 publications, 0.82%
Cardiff University
462 publications, 0.81%
Harvard University
444 publications, 0.78%
Robert Gordon University
439 publications, 0.77%
University of East Anglia
418 publications, 0.73%
Queen Mary University of London
415 publications, 0.73%
Monash University
408 publications, 0.72%
University of Copenhagen
399 publications, 0.7%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University
444 publications, 0.78%
Monash University
408 publications, 0.72%
University of Copenhagen
399 publications, 0.7%
Humboldt University of Berlin
397 publications, 0.7%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
350 publications, 0.62%
University of Sydney
336 publications, 0.59%
University of Toronto
319 publications, 0.56%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
308 publications, 0.54%
University of Amsterdam
291 publications, 0.51%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
290 publications, 0.51%
University of Melbourne
285 publications, 0.5%
Karolinska Institute
282 publications, 0.5%
McMaster University
281 publications, 0.49%
University of British Columbia
268 publications, 0.47%
University of Oslo
264 publications, 0.46%
University of Queensland
257 publications, 0.45%
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
250 publications, 0.44%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
248 publications, 0.44%
Aarhus University
244 publications, 0.43%
University of Western Australia
241 publications, 0.42%
University of Helsinki
231 publications, 0.41%
University of Zurich
231 publications, 0.41%
Utrecht University
231 publications, 0.41%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
229 publications, 0.4%
Trinity College Dublin
228 publications, 0.4%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
223 publications, 0.39%
University of New South Wales
221 publications, 0.39%
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
221 publications, 0.39%
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
219 publications, 0.38%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
217 publications, 0.38%
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With other countries

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USA, 5953, 10.46%
USA
5953 publications, 10.46%
Germany, 3426, 6.02%
Germany
3426 publications, 6.02%
Australia, 2491, 4.38%
Australia
2491 publications, 4.38%
China, 2381, 4.18%
China
2381 publications, 4.18%
Netherlands, 2233, 3.92%
Netherlands
2233 publications, 3.92%
France, 2199, 3.86%
France
2199 publications, 3.86%
Canada, 2193, 3.85%
Canada
2193 publications, 3.85%
Spain, 2051, 3.6%
Spain
2051 publications, 3.6%
Italy, 1968, 3.46%
Italy
1968 publications, 3.46%
Sweden, 1360, 2.39%
Sweden
1360 publications, 2.39%
Norway, 1268, 2.23%
Norway
1268 publications, 2.23%
Switzerland, 1208, 2.12%
Switzerland
1208 publications, 2.12%
Brazil, 1035, 1.82%
Brazil
1035 publications, 1.82%
Belgium, 936, 1.64%
Belgium
936 publications, 1.64%
Denmark, 934, 1.64%
Denmark
934 publications, 1.64%
Ireland, 908, 1.6%
Ireland
908 publications, 1.6%
New Zealand, 709, 1.25%
New Zealand
709 publications, 1.25%
India, 702, 1.23%
India
702 publications, 1.23%
Portugal, 671, 1.18%
Portugal
671 publications, 1.18%
Finland, 669, 1.18%
Finland
669 publications, 1.18%
Japan, 651, 1.14%
Japan
651 publications, 1.14%
Austria, 596, 1.05%
Austria
596 publications, 1.05%
Poland, 577, 1.01%
Poland
577 publications, 1.01%
Greece, 541, 0.95%
Greece
541 publications, 0.95%
South Africa, 475, 0.83%
South Africa
475 publications, 0.83%
Singapore, 464, 0.82%
Singapore
464 publications, 0.82%
Russia, 415, 0.73%
Russia
415 publications, 0.73%
Malaysia, 411, 0.72%
Malaysia
411 publications, 0.72%
Turkey, 381, 0.67%
Turkey
381 publications, 0.67%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1850 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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