Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics

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Short name

MPA

Country, city

Germany, Garching bei München

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Organization website

Publications

4 557

Citations

269 009

h-index

213

Top-3 journals

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (1414 publications)

Astronomy and Astrophysics (586 publications)

Astrophysical Journal (466 publications)

Top-3 organizations

National Institute for Astrophysics (508 publications)

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (440 publications)

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (362 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

National Institute for Astrophysics (508 publications)

Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (440 publications)

Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (311 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1965

Total publications

4557

Total citations

269009

Citations per publication

59.03

Average publications per year

73.5

Average authors per publication

9.7

h-index

213

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, 2821, 61.9% Astronomy and Astrophysics 2821 publications, 61.9%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 2698, 59.21% Space and Planetary Science 2698 publications, 59.21%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 207, 4.54% General Physics and Astronomy 207 publications, 4.54%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 164, 3.6% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 164 publications, 3.6%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 109, 2.39% Multidisciplinary 109 publications, 2.39%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 63, 1.38% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 63 publications, 1.38%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 54, 1.18% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 54 publications, 1.18%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 50, 1.1% General Medicine 50 publications, 1.1%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 48, 1.05% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 48 publications, 1.05%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 43, 0.94% Condensed Matter Physics 43 publications, 0.94%
Mathematical Physics	Mathematical Physics, 36, 0.79% Mathematical Physics 36 publications, 0.79%
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics	Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 26, 0.57% Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 26 publications, 0.57%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 22, 0.48% Applied Mathematics 22 publications, 0.48%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 21, 0.46% Mechanical Engineering 21 publications, 0.46%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 21, 0.46% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 21 publications, 0.46%
Computational Mathematics	Computational Mathematics, 17, 0.37% Computational Mathematics 17 publications, 0.37%
Spectroscopy	Spectroscopy, 14, 0.31% Spectroscopy 14 publications, 0.31%
Hardware and Architecture	Hardware and Architecture, 14, 0.31% Hardware and Architecture 14 publications, 0.31%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 13, 0.29% Geophysics 13 publications, 0.29%
Metals and Alloys	Metals and Alloys, 12, 0.26% Metals and Alloys 12 publications, 0.26%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 12, 0.26% Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 12 publications, 0.26%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 12, 0.26% General Engineering 12 publications, 0.26%
Strategy and Management	Strategy and Management, 12, 0.26% Strategy and Management 12 publications, 0.26%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 10, 0.22% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 10 publications, 0.22%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 10, 0.22% Computer Science Applications 10 publications, 0.22%
General Mathematics	General Mathematics, 10, 0.22% General Mathematics 10 publications, 0.22%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 10, 0.22% General Environmental Science 10 publications, 0.22%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 10, 0.22% Atmospheric Science 10 publications, 0.22%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 9, 0.2% General Chemistry 9 publications, 0.2%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 8, 0.18% General Neuroscience 8 publications, 0.18%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1414, 31.03% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 1414 publications, 31.03%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 586, 12.86% Astronomy and Astrophysics 586 publications, 12.86%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 466, 10.23% Astrophysical Journal 466 publications, 10.23%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 214, 4.7% Physical Review D 214 publications, 4.7%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 178, 3.91% Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 178 publications, 3.91%
Astronomy Letters	Astronomy Letters, 125, 2.74% Astronomy Letters 125 publications, 2.74%
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics	Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 110, 2.41% Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 110 publications, 2.41%
Astronomy and Astrophysics Library	Astronomy and Astrophysics Library, 84, 1.84% Astronomy and Astrophysics Library 84 publications, 1.84%
Nature	Nature, 79, 1.73% Nature 79 publications, 1.73%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 76, 1.67% Astrophysical Journal Letters 76 publications, 1.67%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union	Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 70, 1.54% Symposium - International Astronomical Union 70 publications, 1.54%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 59, 1.29% Physical Review Letters 59 publications, 1.29%
Astrophysics and Space Science	Astrophysics and Space Science, 58, 1.27% Astrophysics and Space Science 58 publications, 1.27%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 58, 1.27% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 58 publications, 1.27%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library	Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 56, 1.23% Astrophysics and Space Science Library 56 publications, 1.23%
Eso Astrophysics Symposia	Eso Astrophysics Symposia, 35, 0.77% Eso Astrophysics Symposia 35 publications, 0.77%
Space Science Reviews	Space Science Reviews, 34, 0.75% Space Science Reviews 34 publications, 0.75%
International Astronomical Union Colloquium	International Astronomical Union Colloquium, 34, 0.75% International Astronomical Union Colloquium 34 publications, 0.75%
Nature Astronomy	Nature Astronomy, 30, 0.66% Nature Astronomy 30 publications, 0.66%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series	Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 25, 0.55% Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series 25 publications, 0.55%
General Relativity and Gravitation	General Relativity and Gravitation, 23, 0.5% General Relativity and Gravitation 23 publications, 0.5%
Science	Science, 23, 0.5% Science 23 publications, 0.5%
Astronomical Journal	Astronomical Journal, 23, 0.5% Astronomical Journal 23 publications, 0.5%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series	Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 19, 0.42% Journal of Physics: Conference Series 19 publications, 0.42%
Solar Physics	Solar Physics, 19, 0.42% Solar Physics 19 publications, 0.42%
Physical Review E	Physical Review E, 18, 0.39% Physical Review E 18 publications, 0.39%
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, 16, 0.35% Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way 16 publications, 0.35%
Journal of Mathematical Physics	Journal of Mathematical Physics, 15, 0.33% Journal of Mathematical Physics 15 publications, 0.33%
AIP Conference Proceedings	AIP Conference Proceedings, 15, 0.33% AIP Conference Proceedings 15 publications, 0.33%
Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan	Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 14, 0.31% Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan 14 publications, 0.31%
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Publishers

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Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 1497, 32.85% Oxford University Press 1497 publications, 32.85%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 604, 13.25% EDP Sciences 604 publications, 13.25%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 574, 12.6% Springer Nature 574 publications, 12.6%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 574, 12.6% American Astronomical Society 574 publications, 12.6%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 310, 6.8% American Physical Society (APS) 310 publications, 6.8%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 308, 6.76% Cambridge University Press 308 publications, 6.76%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 182, 3.99% IOP Publishing 182 publications, 3.99%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 154, 3.38% Elsevier 154 publications, 3.38%
Pleiades Publishing	Pleiades Publishing, 129, 2.83% Pleiades Publishing 129 publications, 2.83%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 56, 1.23% AIP Publishing 56 publications, 1.23%
Wiley	Wiley, 54, 1.18% Wiley 54 publications, 1.18%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 25, 0.55% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 25 publications, 0.55%
MDPI	MDPI, 16, 0.35% MDPI 16 publications, 0.35%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 15, 0.33% World Scientific 15 publications, 0.33%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 14, 0.31% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 14 publications, 0.31%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 10, 0.22% Annual Reviews 10 publications, 0.22%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 9, 0.2% Taylor & Francis 9 publications, 0.2%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 7, 0.15% The Royal Society 7 publications, 0.15%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 3, 0.07% American Chemical Society (ACS) 3 publications, 0.07%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 3, 0.07% Copernicus 3 publications, 0.07%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 2, 0.04% Frontiers Media S.A. 2 publications, 0.04%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 2, 0.04% Hindawi Limited 2 publications, 0.04%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 1, 0.02% Walter de Gruyter 1 publication, 0.02%
IOS Press	IOS Press, 1, 0.02% IOS Press 1 publication, 0.02%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 1, 0.02% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 1 publication, 0.02%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 1, 0.02% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 1 publication, 0.02%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 1, 0.02% American Geophysical Union 1 publication, 0.02%
Institute of Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry	Institute of Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry, 1, 0.02% Institute of Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry 1 publication, 0.02%
Canadian Science Publishing	Canadian Science Publishing, 1, 0.02% Canadian Science Publishing 1 publication, 0.02%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1, 0.02% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1 publication, 0.02%
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With other organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 508, 11.15% National Institute for Astrophysics 508 publications, 11.15%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 440, 9.66% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 440 publications, 9.66%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 362, 7.94% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 362 publications, 7.94%
Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 311, 6.82% Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences 311 publications, 6.82%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 303, 6.65% University of Tokyo 303 publications, 6.65%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 279, 6.12% European Southern Observatory 279 publications, 6.12%
Technical University of Munich	Technical University of Munich, 272, 5.97% Technical University of Munich 272 publications, 5.97%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 265, 5.82% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 265 publications, 5.82%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 247, 5.42% Heidelberg University 247 publications, 5.42%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 237, 5.2% California Institute of Technology 237 publications, 5.2%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, 232, 5.09% Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 232 publications, 5.09%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 220, 4.83% Stockholm University 220 publications, 4.83%
Durham University	Durham University, 205, 4.5% Durham University 205 publications, 4.5%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 196, 4.3% University of California, Berkeley 196 publications, 4.3%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 190, 4.17% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 190 publications, 4.17%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 188, 4.13% Sorbonne University 188 publications, 4.13%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 181, 3.97% Princeton University 181 publications, 3.97%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics	Paris Institute of Astrophysics, 179, 3.93% Paris Institute of Astrophysics 179 publications, 3.93%
Liverpool John Moores University	Liverpool John Moores University, 175, 3.84% Liverpool John Moores University 175 publications, 3.84%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 172, 3.77% Leiden University 172 publications, 3.77%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 172, 3.77% University of Groningen 172 publications, 3.77%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 171, 3.75% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 171 publications, 3.75%
Flatiron Institute	Flatiron Institute, 170, 3.73% Flatiron Institute 170 publications, 3.73%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 168, 3.69% University of Bologna 168 publications, 3.69%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 168, 3.69% Johns Hopkins University 168 publications, 3.69%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 166, 3.64% Space Telescope Science Institute 166 publications, 3.64%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 162, 3.55% University of Cambridge 162 publications, 3.55%
Trieste Astronomical Observatory	Trieste Astronomical Observatory, 161, 3.53% Trieste Astronomical Observatory 161 publications, 3.53%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 161, 3.53% Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 161 publications, 3.53%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 159, 3.49% University of Arizona 159 publications, 3.49%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 508, 11.15% National Institute for Astrophysics 508 publications, 11.15%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 440, 9.66% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 440 publications, 9.66%
Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 311, 6.82% Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences 311 publications, 6.82%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 303, 6.65% University of Tokyo 303 publications, 6.65%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 237, 5.2% California Institute of Technology 237 publications, 5.2%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 220, 4.83% Stockholm University 220 publications, 4.83%
Durham University	Durham University, 205, 4.5% Durham University 205 publications, 4.5%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 196, 4.3% University of California, Berkeley 196 publications, 4.3%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 190, 4.17% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 190 publications, 4.17%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 188, 4.13% Sorbonne University 188 publications, 4.13%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 181, 3.97% Princeton University 181 publications, 3.97%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics	Paris Institute of Astrophysics, 179, 3.93% Paris Institute of Astrophysics 179 publications, 3.93%
Liverpool John Moores University	Liverpool John Moores University, 175, 3.84% Liverpool John Moores University 175 publications, 3.84%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 172, 3.77% Leiden University 172 publications, 3.77%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 172, 3.77% University of Groningen 172 publications, 3.77%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 171, 3.75% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 171 publications, 3.75%
Flatiron Institute	Flatiron Institute, 170, 3.73% Flatiron Institute 170 publications, 3.73%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 168, 3.69% University of Bologna 168 publications, 3.69%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 168, 3.69% Johns Hopkins University 168 publications, 3.69%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 166, 3.64% Space Telescope Science Institute 166 publications, 3.64%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 162, 3.55% University of Cambridge 162 publications, 3.55%
Trieste Astronomical Observatory	Trieste Astronomical Observatory, 161, 3.53% Trieste Astronomical Observatory 161 publications, 3.53%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 161, 3.53% Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 161 publications, 3.53%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 159, 3.49% University of Arizona 159 publications, 3.49%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 152, 3.34% University of Copenhagen 152 publications, 3.34%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 150, 3.29% University of Oxford 150 publications, 3.29%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 146, 3.2% Observatoire de Paris 146 publications, 3.2%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova	Astronomical Observatory of Padova, 145, 3.18% Astronomical Observatory of Padova 145 publications, 3.18%
University of La Laguna	University of La Laguna, 139, 3.05% University of La Laguna 139 publications, 3.05%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 129, 2.83% Paris Cité University 129 publications, 2.83%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 1674, 36.73% USA 1674 publications, 36.73%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1001, 21.97% United Kingdom 1001 publications, 21.97%
Italy	Italy, 698, 15.32% Italy 698 publications, 15.32%
France	France, 489, 10.73% France 489 publications, 10.73%
Spain	Spain, 435, 9.55% Spain 435 publications, 9.55%
Japan	Japan, 408, 8.95% Japan 408 publications, 8.95%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 405, 8.89% Netherlands 405 publications, 8.89%
Russia	Russia, 390, 8.56% Russia 390 publications, 8.56%
China	China, 358, 7.86% China 358 publications, 7.86%
Australia	Australia, 277, 6.08% Australia 277 publications, 6.08%
Chile	Chile, 265, 5.82% Chile 265 publications, 5.82%
Canada	Canada, 234, 5.13% Canada 234 publications, 5.13%
Sweden	Sweden, 233, 5.11% Sweden 233 publications, 5.11%
Denmark	Denmark, 229, 5.03% Denmark 229 publications, 5.03%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 218, 4.78% Switzerland 218 publications, 4.78%
Israel	Israel, 157, 3.45% Israel 157 publications, 3.45%
Poland	Poland, 128, 2.81% Poland 128 publications, 2.81%
India	India, 120, 2.63% India 120 publications, 2.63%
Belgium	Belgium, 111, 2.44% Belgium 111 publications, 2.44%
Finland	Finland, 111, 2.44% Finland 111 publications, 2.44%
South Africa	South Africa, 88, 1.93% South Africa 88 publications, 1.93%
Brazil	Brazil, 82, 1.8% Brazil 82 publications, 1.8%
Mexico	Mexico, 75, 1.65% Mexico 75 publications, 1.65%
Portugal	Portugal, 74, 1.62% Portugal 74 publications, 1.62%
Austria	Austria, 74, 1.62% Austria 74 publications, 1.62%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 66, 1.45% Czech Republic 66 publications, 1.45%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 65, 1.43% Republic of Korea 65 publications, 1.43%
Ireland	Ireland, 55, 1.21% Ireland 55 publications, 1.21%
Greece	Greece, 51, 1.12% Greece 51 publications, 1.12%
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