Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

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Short name

MPIA

Country, city

Germany, Heidelberg

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Publications

10 505

Citations

535 819

h-index

278

Top-3 journals

Astronomy and Astrophysics (2288 publications)

Astrophysical Journal (2126 publications)

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (1757 publications)

Top-3 organizations

National Institute for Astrophysics (1462 publications)

California Institute of Technology (1256 publications)

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (1114 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

National Institute for Astrophysics (1462 publications)

California Institute of Technology (1256 publications)

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (1114 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1958

Total publications

10505

Total citations

535819

Citations per publication

51.01

Average publications per year

152.25

Average authors per publication

13.61

h-index

278

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, 7443, 70.85% Astronomy and Astrophysics 7443 publications, 70.85%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 7419, 70.62% Space and Planetary Science 7419 publications, 70.62%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 411, 3.91% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 411 publications, 3.91%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 389, 3.7% Geophysics 389 publications, 3.7%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 309, 2.94% Atmospheric Science 309 publications, 2.94%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 239, 2.28% Multidisciplinary 239 publications, 2.28%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 186, 1.77% General Engineering 186 publications, 1.77%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 153, 1.46% General Environmental Science 153 publications, 1.46%
Aerospace Engineering	Aerospace Engineering, 128, 1.22% Aerospace Engineering 128 publications, 1.22%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 125, 1.19% General Physics and Astronomy 125 publications, 1.19%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 121, 1.15% General Medicine 121 publications, 1.15%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 84, 0.8% Condensed Matter Physics 84 publications, 0.8%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 75, 0.71% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 75 publications, 0.71%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 46, 0.44% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 46 publications, 0.44%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 43, 0.41% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 43 publications, 0.41%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 43, 0.41% Geochemistry and Petrology 43 publications, 0.41%
Geology	Geology, 39, 0.37% Geology 39 publications, 0.37%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 33, 0.31% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 33 publications, 0.31%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 31, 0.3% General Chemistry 31 publications, 0.3%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 30, 0.29% Instrumentation 30 publications, 0.29%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 25, 0.24% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 25 publications, 0.24%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 24, 0.23% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 24 publications, 0.23%
Mathematical Physics	Mathematical Physics, 24, 0.23% Mathematical Physics 24 publications, 0.23%
Paleontology	Paleontology, 22, 0.21% Paleontology 22 publications, 0.21%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 20, 0.19% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 20 publications, 0.19%
Forestry	Forestry, 20, 0.19% Forestry 20 publications, 0.19%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 19, 0.18% Water Science and Technology 19 publications, 0.18%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 19, 0.18% Aquatic Science 19 publications, 0.18%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 19, 0.18% Oceanography 19 publications, 0.18%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 19, 0.18% Earth-Surface Processes 19 publications, 0.18%
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Journals

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Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2288, 21.78% Astronomy and Astrophysics 2288 publications, 21.78%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 2126, 20.24% Astrophysical Journal 2126 publications, 20.24%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1757, 16.73% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 1757 publications, 16.73%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 467, 4.45% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 467 publications, 4.45%
Astronomical Journal	Astronomical Journal, 408, 3.88% Astronomical Journal 408 publications, 3.88%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 380, 3.62% Astrophysical Journal Letters 380 publications, 3.62%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 322, 3.07% Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 322 publications, 3.07%
Nature	Nature, 197, 1.88% Nature 197 publications, 1.88%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series	Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 182, 1.73% Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series 182 publications, 1.73%
Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics	Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics, 127, 1.21% Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics 127 publications, 1.21%
Advances in Space Research	Advances in Space Research, 124, 1.18% Advances in Space Research 124 publications, 1.18%
Space Science Reviews	Space Science Reviews, 93, 0.89% Space Science Reviews 93 publications, 0.89%
Geophysical Research Letters	Geophysical Research Letters, 91, 0.87% Geophysical Research Letters 91 publications, 0.87%
Planetary and Space Science	Planetary and Space Science, 90, 0.86% Planetary and Space Science 90 publications, 0.86%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union	Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 90, 0.86% Symposium - International Astronomical Union 90 publications, 0.86%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library	Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 88, 0.84% Astrophysics and Space Science Library 88 publications, 0.84%
Nature Astronomy	Nature Astronomy, 82, 0.78% Nature Astronomy 82 publications, 0.78%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 76, 0.72% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 76 publications, 0.72%
Astrophysics and Space Science	Astrophysics and Space Science, 71, 0.68% Astrophysics and Space Science 71 publications, 0.68%
Solar Physics	Solar Physics, 67, 0.64% Solar Physics 67 publications, 0.64%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific	Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 54, 0.51% Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 54 publications, 0.51%
Experimental Astronomy	Experimental Astronomy, 53, 0.5% Experimental Astronomy 53 publications, 0.5%
Icarus	Icarus, 48, 0.46% Icarus 48 publications, 0.46%
Science	Science, 46, 0.44% Science 46 publications, 0.44%
EAS Publications Series	EAS Publications Series, 44, 0.42% EAS Publications Series 44 publications, 0.42%
Eso Astrophysics Symposia	Eso Astrophysics Symposia, 43, 0.41% Eso Astrophysics Symposia 43 publications, 0.41%
Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way	Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way, 35, 0.33% Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way 35 publications, 0.33%
Astronomische Nachrichten	Astronomische Nachrichten, 34, 0.32% Astronomische Nachrichten 34 publications, 0.32%
International Astronomical Union Colloquium	International Astronomical Union Colloquium, 32, 0.3% International Astronomical Union Colloquium 32 publications, 0.3%
Lecture Notes in Physics	Lecture Notes in Physics, 30, 0.29% Lecture Notes in Physics 30 publications, 0.29%
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Publishers

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American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 2810, 26.75% American Astronomical Society 2810 publications, 26.75%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 2375, 22.61% EDP Sciences 2375 publications, 22.61%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 1854, 17.65% Oxford University Press 1854 publications, 17.65%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 956, 9.1% Springer Nature 956 publications, 9.1%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 538, 5.12% Elsevier 538 publications, 5.12%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 494, 4.7% Cambridge University Press 494 publications, 4.7%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 487, 4.64% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 487 publications, 4.64%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 418, 3.98% IOP Publishing 418 publications, 3.98%
Wiley	Wiley, 203, 1.93% Wiley 203 publications, 1.93%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 54, 0.51% AIP Publishing 54 publications, 0.51%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 51, 0.49% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 51 publications, 0.49%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 36, 0.34% American Physical Society (APS) 36 publications, 0.34%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 34, 0.32% Optica Publishing Group 34 publications, 0.32%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 27, 0.26% Copernicus 27 publications, 0.26%
MDPI	MDPI, 22, 0.21% MDPI 22 publications, 0.21%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 16, 0.15% Mary Ann Liebert 16 publications, 0.15%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 14, 0.13% American Chemical Society (ACS) 14 publications, 0.13%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 13, 0.12% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 13 publications, 0.12%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 12, 0.11% Taylor & Francis 12 publications, 0.11%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 12, 0.11% World Scientific 12 publications, 0.11%
Pleiades Publishing	Pleiades Publishing, 12, 0.11% Pleiades Publishing 12 publications, 0.11%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 9, 0.09% Walter de Gruyter 9 publications, 0.09%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 9, 0.09% Annual Reviews 9 publications, 0.09%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 7, 0.07% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 7 publications, 0.07%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 6, 0.06% Frontiers Media S.A. 6 publications, 0.06%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 5, 0.05% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 5 publications, 0.05%
Science in China Press	Science in China Press, 5, 0.05% Science in China Press 5 publications, 0.05%
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)	American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), 4, 0.04% American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) 4 publications, 0.04%
The Open Journal	The Open Journal, 4, 0.04% The Open Journal 4 publications, 0.04%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 3, 0.03% Hindawi Limited 3 publications, 0.03%
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With other organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1462, 13.92% National Institute for Astrophysics 1462 publications, 13.92%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 1256, 11.96% California Institute of Technology 1256 publications, 11.96%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 1114, 10.6% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 1114 publications, 10.6%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 1113, 10.59% Heidelberg University 1113 publications, 10.59%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 1087, 10.35% Leiden University 1087 publications, 10.35%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 1058, 10.07% University of Arizona 1058 publications, 10.07%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 1054, 10.03% Space Telescope Science Institute 1054 publications, 10.03%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 1009, 9.6% European Southern Observatory 1009 publications, 9.6%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 790, 7.52% Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 790 publications, 7.52%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 763, 7.26% Observatoire de Paris 763 publications, 7.26%
National Radio Astronomy Observatory	National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 686, 6.53% National Radio Astronomy Observatory 686 publications, 6.53%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 671, 6.39% University of Cambridge 671 publications, 6.39%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, 671, 6.39% Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 671 publications, 6.39%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 669, 6.37% Sorbonne University 669 publications, 6.37%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 595, 5.66% Paris Cité University 595 publications, 5.66%
University of La Laguna	University of La Laguna, 585, 5.57% University of La Laguna 585 publications, 5.57%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 566, 5.39% Princeton University 566 publications, 5.39%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory	Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, 555, 5.28% Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory 555 publications, 5.28%
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, 553, 5.26% Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy 553 publications, 5.26%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 540, 5.14% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 540 publications, 5.14%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova	Astronomical Observatory of Padova, 486, 4.63% Astronomical Observatory of Padova 486 publications, 4.63%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 473, 4.5% Johns Hopkins University 473 publications, 4.5%
Grenoble Alpes University	Grenoble Alpes University, 465, 4.43% Grenoble Alpes University 465 publications, 4.43%
Universidad de Chile	Universidad de Chile, 464, 4.42% Universidad de Chile 464 publications, 4.42%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 463, 4.41% University of Oxford 463 publications, 4.41%
Carnegie Institution for Science	Carnegie Institution for Science, 462, 4.4% Carnegie Institution for Science 462 publications, 4.4%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 461, 4.39% Goddard Space Flight Center 461 publications, 4.39%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 445, 4.24% University of Michigan 445 publications, 4.24%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 439, 4.18% Australian National University 439 publications, 4.18%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 434, 4.13% Ohio State University 434 publications, 4.13%
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With foreign organizations

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1462, 13.92% National Institute for Astrophysics 1462 publications, 13.92%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 1256, 11.96% California Institute of Technology 1256 publications, 11.96%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 1114, 10.6% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 1114 publications, 10.6%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 1087, 10.35% Leiden University 1087 publications, 10.35%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 1058, 10.07% University of Arizona 1058 publications, 10.07%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 1054, 10.03% Space Telescope Science Institute 1054 publications, 10.03%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 790, 7.52% Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 790 publications, 7.52%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 763, 7.26% Observatoire de Paris 763 publications, 7.26%
National Radio Astronomy Observatory	National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 686, 6.53% National Radio Astronomy Observatory 686 publications, 6.53%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 671, 6.39% University of Cambridge 671 publications, 6.39%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 669, 6.37% Sorbonne University 669 publications, 6.37%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 595, 5.66% Paris Cité University 595 publications, 5.66%
University of La Laguna	University of La Laguna, 585, 5.57% University of La Laguna 585 publications, 5.57%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 566, 5.39% Princeton University 566 publications, 5.39%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory	Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, 555, 5.28% Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory 555 publications, 5.28%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 540, 5.14% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 540 publications, 5.14%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova	Astronomical Observatory of Padova, 486, 4.63% Astronomical Observatory of Padova 486 publications, 4.63%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 473, 4.5% Johns Hopkins University 473 publications, 4.5%
Grenoble Alpes University	Grenoble Alpes University, 465, 4.43% Grenoble Alpes University 465 publications, 4.43%
Universidad de Chile	Universidad de Chile, 464, 4.42% Universidad de Chile 464 publications, 4.42%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 463, 4.41% University of Oxford 463 publications, 4.41%
Carnegie Institution for Science	Carnegie Institution for Science, 462, 4.4% Carnegie Institution for Science 462 publications, 4.4%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 461, 4.39% Goddard Space Flight Center 461 publications, 4.39%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 445, 4.24% University of Michigan 445 publications, 4.24%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 439, 4.18% Australian National University 439 publications, 4.18%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 434, 4.13% Ohio State University 434 publications, 4.13%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 434, 4.13% University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 434 publications, 4.13%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics	Paris Institute of Astrophysics, 429, 4.08% Paris Institute of Astrophysics 429 publications, 4.08%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 427, 4.06% University of Geneva 427 publications, 4.06%
Paris Sciences et Lettres	Paris Sciences et Lettres, 424, 4.04% Paris Sciences et Lettres 424 publications, 4.04%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 5032, 47.9% USA 5032 publications, 47.9%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 2596, 24.71% United Kingdom 2596 publications, 24.71%
France	France, 2138, 20.35% France 2138 publications, 20.35%
Italy	Italy, 1733, 16.5% Italy 1733 publications, 16.5%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 1460, 13.9% Netherlands 1460 publications, 13.9%
Spain	Spain, 1389, 13.22% Spain 1389 publications, 13.22%
Chile	Chile, 1209, 11.51% Chile 1209 publications, 11.51%
Australia	Australia, 945, 9% Australia 945 publications, 9%
Canada	Canada, 927, 8.82% Canada 927 publications, 8.82%
China	China, 903, 8.6% China 903 publications, 8.6%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 843, 8.02% Switzerland 843 publications, 8.02%
Japan	Japan, 656, 6.24% Japan 656 publications, 6.24%
Sweden	Sweden, 587, 5.59% Sweden 587 publications, 5.59%
Belgium	Belgium, 463, 4.41% Belgium 463 publications, 4.41%
Denmark	Denmark, 423, 4.03% Denmark 423 publications, 4.03%
Austria	Austria, 372, 3.54% Austria 372 publications, 3.54%
Russia	Russia, 291, 2.77% Russia 291 publications, 2.77%
Hungary	Hungary, 281, 2.67% Hungary 281 publications, 2.67%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 261, 2.48% Republic of Korea 261 publications, 2.48%
Mexico	Mexico, 257, 2.45% Mexico 257 publications, 2.45%
Israel	Israel, 201, 1.91% Israel 201 publications, 1.91%
Finland	Finland, 197, 1.88% Finland 197 publications, 1.88%
India	India, 192, 1.83% India 192 publications, 1.83%
South Africa	South Africa, 189, 1.8% South Africa 189 publications, 1.8%
Portugal	Portugal, 162, 1.54% Portugal 162 publications, 1.54%
Poland	Poland, 157, 1.49% Poland 157 publications, 1.49%
Brazil	Brazil, 144, 1.37% Brazil 144 publications, 1.37%
Ireland	Ireland, 124, 1.18% Ireland 124 publications, 1.18%
UAE	UAE, 108, 1.03% UAE 108 publications, 1.03%
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