Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research

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Short name

HZI

Country, city

Germany, Braunschweig

03d0p2685

Organization website

Publications

9 945

Citations

423 311

h-index

227

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (161 publications)

Nature Communications (151 publications)

Scientific Reports (144 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Hannover Medical School (1397 publications)

Saarland University (1055 publications)

Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (1047 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

French Institute of Health and Medical Research (160 publications)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (138 publications)

University of California, Davis (136 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1975

Total publications

9945

Total citations

423311

Citations per publication

42.57

Average publications per year

195

Average authors per publication

9.89

h-index

227

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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Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 1611, 16.2% Biochemistry 1611 publications, 16.2%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1552, 15.61% General Medicine 1552 publications, 15.61%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 1534, 15.42% Molecular Biology 1534 publications, 15.42%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 1273, 12.8% Microbiology 1273 publications, 12.8%
Immunology	Immunology, 997, 10.03% Immunology 997 publications, 10.03%
Genetics	Genetics, 900, 9.05% Genetics 900 publications, 9.05%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 850, 8.55% Biotechnology 850 publications, 8.55%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 732, 7.36% Organic Chemistry 732 publications, 7.36%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology	Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 658, 6.62% Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 658 publications, 6.62%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 638, 6.42% Cell Biology 638 publications, 6.42%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 622, 6.25% Infectious Diseases 622 publications, 6.25%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 620, 6.23% Immunology and Allergy 620 publications, 6.23%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 594, 5.97% General Chemistry 594 publications, 5.97%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 555, 5.58% Molecular Medicine 555 publications, 5.58%
Drug Discovery	Drug Discovery, 528, 5.31% Drug Discovery 528 publications, 5.31%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 514, 5.17% Multidisciplinary 514 publications, 5.17%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 487, 4.9% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 487 publications, 4.9%
Bioengineering	Bioengineering, 454, 4.57% Bioengineering 454 publications, 4.57%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 439, 4.41% Microbiology (medical) 439 publications, 4.41%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 415, 4.17% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 415 publications, 4.17%
Virology	Virology, 379, 3.81% Virology 379 publications, 3.81%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 368, 3.7% Pharmacology 368 publications, 3.7%
Pharmaceutical Science	Pharmaceutical Science, 322, 3.24% Pharmaceutical Science 322 publications, 3.24%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 276, 2.78% Catalysis 276 publications, 2.78%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 248, 2.49% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 248 publications, 2.49%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 243, 2.44% Analytical Chemistry 243 publications, 2.44%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 241, 2.42% Plant Science 241 publications, 2.42%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 210, 2.11% Biophysics 210 publications, 2.11%
Structural Biology	Structural Biology, 205, 2.06% Structural Biology 205 publications, 2.06%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 196, 1.97% Parasitology 196 publications, 1.97%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 161, 1.62% PLoS ONE 161 publications, 1.62%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 151, 1.52% Nature Communications 151 publications, 1.52%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 144, 1.45% Scientific Reports 144 publications, 1.45%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology	Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 137, 1.38% Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 137 publications, 1.38%
Angewandte Chemie	Angewandte Chemie, 135, 1.36% Angewandte Chemie 135 publications, 1.36%
Standards in Genomic Sciences	Standards in Genomic Sciences, 125, 1.26% Standards in Genomic Sciences 125 publications, 1.26%
Frontiers in Immunology	Frontiers in Immunology, 124, 1.25% Frontiers in Immunology 124 publications, 1.25%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 123, 1.24% Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 123 publications, 1.24%
Phytochemistry	Phytochemistry, 121, 1.22% Phytochemistry 121 publications, 1.22%
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology	International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 119, 1.2% International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 119 publications, 1.2%
Nucleic Acids Research	Nucleic Acids Research, 111, 1.12% Nucleic Acids Research 111 publications, 1.12%
FEBS Journal	FEBS Journal, 110, 1.11% FEBS Journal 110 publications, 1.11%
Journal of Immunology	Journal of Immunology, 97, 0.98% Journal of Immunology 97 publications, 0.98%
Journal of Natural Products	Journal of Natural Products, 97, 0.98% Journal of Natural Products 97 publications, 0.98%
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, 92, 0.93% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 92 publications, 0.93%
PLoS Pathogens	PLoS Pathogens, 90, 0.9% PLoS Pathogens 90 publications, 0.9%
Journal of Biotechnology	Journal of Biotechnology, 88, 0.88% Journal of Biotechnology 88 publications, 0.88%
Environmental Microbiology	Environmental Microbiology, 77, 0.77% Environmental Microbiology 77 publications, 0.77%
Frontiers in Microbiology	Frontiers in Microbiology, 76, 0.76% Frontiers in Microbiology 76 publications, 0.76%
European Journal of Immunology	European Journal of Immunology, 72, 0.72% European Journal of Immunology 72 publications, 0.72%
Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 69, 0.69% Journal of Biological Chemistry 69 publications, 0.69%
Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik	Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik, 67, 0.67% Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik 67 publications, 0.67%
ChemBioChem	ChemBioChem, 65, 0.65% ChemBioChem 65 publications, 0.65%
Biotechnology and Bioengineering	Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 65, 0.65% Biotechnology and Bioengineering 65 publications, 0.65%
Journal of Bacteriology	Journal of Bacteriology, 65, 0.65% Journal of Bacteriology 65 publications, 0.65%
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences	Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences, 64, 0.64% Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences 64 publications, 0.64%
Applied and Environmental Microbiology	Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 64, 0.64% Applied and Environmental Microbiology 64 publications, 0.64%
Methods in Molecular Biology	Methods in Molecular Biology, 63, 0.63% Methods in Molecular Biology 63 publications, 0.63%
Molecular Microbiology	Molecular Microbiology, 60, 0.6% Molecular Microbiology 60 publications, 0.6%
Chemistry - A European Journal	Chemistry - A European Journal, 60, 0.6% Chemistry - A European Journal 60 publications, 0.6%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 2282, 22.95% Springer Nature 2282 publications, 22.95%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1965, 19.76% Elsevier 1965 publications, 19.76%
Wiley	Wiley, 1622, 16.31% Wiley 1622 publications, 16.31%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 460, 4.63% American Chemical Society (ACS) 460 publications, 4.63%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 421, 4.23% American Society for Microbiology 421 publications, 4.23%
MDPI	MDPI, 390, 3.92% MDPI 390 publications, 3.92%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 378, 3.8% Oxford University Press 378 publications, 3.8%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 304, 3.06% Frontiers Media S.A. 304 publications, 3.06%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 299, 3.01% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 299 publications, 3.01%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 214, 2.15% Microbiology Society 214 publications, 2.15%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 156, 1.57% Taylor & Francis 156 publications, 1.57%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 138, 1.39% Walter de Gruyter 138 publications, 1.39%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 131, 1.32% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 131 publications, 1.32%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 105, 1.06% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 105 publications, 1.06%
The American Association of Immunologists	The American Association of Immunologists, 97, 0.98% The American Association of Immunologists 97 publications, 0.98%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 92, 0.93% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 92 publications, 0.93%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 72, 0.72% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 72 publications, 0.72%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 65, 0.65% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 65 publications, 0.65%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 65, 0.65% American Society of Hematology 65 publications, 0.65%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 42, 0.42% S. Karger AG 42 publications, 0.42%
European Molecular Biology Organization	European Molecular Biology Organization, 38, 0.38% European Molecular Biology Organization 38 publications, 0.38%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 33, 0.33% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 33 publications, 0.33%
Rockefeller University Press	Rockefeller University Press, 32, 0.32% Rockefeller University Press 32 publications, 0.32%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 32, 0.32% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 32 publications, 0.32%
SAGE	SAGE, 31, 0.31% SAGE 31 publications, 0.31%
Portland Press	Portland Press, 28, 0.28% Portland Press 28 publications, 0.28%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 26, 0.26% Mary Ann Liebert 26 publications, 0.26%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.	Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 24, 0.24% Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 24 publications, 0.24%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 24, 0.24% The Company of Biologists 24 publications, 0.24%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 23, 0.23% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 23 publications, 0.23%
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With other organizations

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Hannover Medical School	Hannover Medical School, 1397, 14.05% Hannover Medical School 1397 publications, 14.05%
Saarland University	Saarland University, 1055, 10.61% Saarland University 1055 publications, 10.61%
Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland	Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, 1047, 10.53% Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland 1047 publications, 10.53%
Technical University of Braunschweig	Technical University of Braunschweig, 1002, 10.08% Technical University of Braunschweig 1002 publications, 10.08%
German Center for Infection Research	German Center for Infection Research, 935, 9.4% German Center for Infection Research 935 publications, 9.4%
Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures	Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, 488, 4.91% Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures 488 publications, 4.91%
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg	Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, 439, 4.41% Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg 439 publications, 4.41%
Leibniz University Hannover	Leibniz University Hannover, 360, 3.62% Leibniz University Hannover 360 publications, 3.62%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 336, 3.38% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 336 publications, 3.38%
Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research	Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research, 326, 3.28% Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research 326 publications, 3.28%
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg	Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, 302, 3.04% Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg 302 publications, 3.04%
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover	University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 258, 2.59% University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover 258 publications, 2.59%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 238, 2.39% Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin 238 publications, 2.39%
Technical University of Munich	Technical University of Munich, 235, 2.36% Technical University of Munich 235 publications, 2.36%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 197, 1.98% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 197 publications, 1.98%
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf	Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 191, 1.92% Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf 191 publications, 1.92%
Free University of Berlin	Free University of Berlin, 187, 1.88% Free University of Berlin 187 publications, 1.88%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg	Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 185, 1.86% Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg 185 publications, 1.86%
University of Münster	University of Münster, 175, 1.76% University of Münster 175 publications, 1.76%
University of Tübingen	University of Tübingen, 160, 1.61% University of Tübingen 160 publications, 1.61%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 160, 1.61% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 160 publications, 1.61%
German Cancer Research Center	German Cancer Research Center, 154, 1.55% German Cancer Research Center 154 publications, 1.55%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 149, 1.5% Heidelberg University 149 publications, 1.5%
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf	University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 147, 1.48% University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf 147 publications, 1.48%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 138, 1.39% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 138 publications, 1.39%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 136, 1.37% University of California, Davis 136 publications, 1.37%
Joint Genome Institute	Joint Genome Institute, 136, 1.37% Joint Genome Institute 136 publications, 1.37%
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg	Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 134, 1.35% Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg 134 publications, 1.35%
Ruhr University Bochum	Ruhr University Bochum, 133, 1.34% Ruhr University Bochum 133 publications, 1.34%
Helmholtz Zentrum München	Helmholtz Zentrum München, 129, 1.3% Helmholtz Zentrum München 129 publications, 1.3%
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With foreign organizations

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French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 160, 1.61% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 160 publications, 1.61%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 138, 1.39% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 138 publications, 1.39%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 136, 1.37% University of California, Davis 136 publications, 1.37%
Joint Genome Institute	Joint Genome Institute, 136, 1.37% Joint Genome Institute 136 publications, 1.37%
Los Alamos National Laboratory	Los Alamos National Laboratory, 125, 1.26% Los Alamos National Laboratory 125 publications, 1.26%
University of New Mexico	University of New Mexico, 121, 1.22% University of New Mexico 121 publications, 1.22%
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre	Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 116, 1.17% Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre 116 publications, 1.17%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 108, 1.09% Ghent University 108 publications, 1.09%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 108, 1.09% Karolinska Institute 108 publications, 1.09%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 106, 1.07% Oak Ridge National Laboratory 106 publications, 1.07%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 105, 1.06% Harvard University 105 publications, 1.06%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 79, 0.79% ETH Zurich 79 publications, 0.79%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 79, 0.79% University of Copenhagen 79 publications, 0.79%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 76, 0.76% University of Queensland 76 publications, 0.76%
Mae Fah Luang University	Mae Fah Luang University, 72, 0.72% Mae Fah Luang University 72 publications, 0.72%
Medical University of Vienna	Medical University of Vienna, 70, 0.7% Medical University of Vienna 70 publications, 0.7%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 69, 0.69% University of Groningen 69 publications, 0.69%
University of Vienna	University of Vienna, 67, 0.67% University of Vienna 67 publications, 0.67%
University of Tennessee Health Science Center	University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 66, 0.66% University of Tennessee Health Science Center 66 publications, 0.66%
University of Basel	University of Basel, 65, 0.65% University of Basel 65 publications, 0.65%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 65, 0.65% Wageningen University and Research Centre 65 publications, 0.65%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 63, 0.63% University of Cambridge 63 publications, 0.63%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 62, 0.62% University of Oxford 62 publications, 0.62%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 61, 0.61% Imperial College London 61 publications, 0.61%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 59, 0.59% Paris Cité University 59 publications, 0.59%
University Medical Center Groningen	University Medical Center Groningen, 59, 0.59% University Medical Center Groningen 59 publications, 0.59%
Institut Pasteur	Institut Pasteur, 57, 0.57% Institut Pasteur 57 publications, 0.57%
Karolinska University Hospital	Karolinska University Hospital, 55, 0.55% Karolinska University Hospital 55 publications, 0.55%
Newcastle University	Newcastle University, 55, 0.55% Newcastle University 55 publications, 0.55%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 53, 0.53% Stanford University 53 publications, 0.53%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 1193, 12% USA 1193 publications, 12%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 637, 6.41% United Kingdom 637 publications, 6.41%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 478, 4.81% Netherlands 478 publications, 4.81%
France	France, 459, 4.62% France 459 publications, 4.62%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 364, 3.66% Switzerland 364 publications, 3.66%
China	China, 323, 3.25% China 323 publications, 3.25%
Spain	Spain, 306, 3.08% Spain 306 publications, 3.08%
Italy	Italy, 286, 2.88% Italy 286 publications, 2.88%
Sweden	Sweden, 265, 2.66% Sweden 265 publications, 2.66%
Austria	Austria, 258, 2.59% Austria 258 publications, 2.59%
Belgium	Belgium, 227, 2.28% Belgium 227 publications, 2.28%
Australia	Australia, 222, 2.23% Australia 222 publications, 2.23%
Denmark	Denmark, 199, 2% Denmark 199 publications, 2%
Canada	Canada, 158, 1.59% Canada 158 publications, 1.59%
Egypt	Egypt, 142, 1.43% Egypt 142 publications, 1.43%
Japan	Japan, 138, 1.39% Japan 138 publications, 1.39%
India	India, 131, 1.32% India 131 publications, 1.32%
Thailand	Thailand, 120, 1.21% Thailand 120 publications, 1.21%
Brazil	Brazil, 106, 1.07% Brazil 106 publications, 1.07%
Russia	Russia, 104, 1.05% Russia 104 publications, 1.05%
Israel	Israel, 93, 0.94% Israel 93 publications, 0.94%
Portugal	Portugal, 92, 0.93% Portugal 92 publications, 0.93%
Norway	Norway, 92, 0.93% Norway 92 publications, 0.93%
Finland	Finland, 88, 0.88% Finland 88 publications, 0.88%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 80, 0.8% Czech Republic 80 publications, 0.8%
Poland	Poland, 77, 0.77% Poland 77 publications, 0.77%
Argentina	Argentina, 73, 0.73% Argentina 73 publications, 0.73%
Ireland	Ireland, 63, 0.63% Ireland 63 publications, 0.63%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 57, 0.57% Republic of Korea 57 publications, 0.57%
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