Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Short name

IG RAS

Country, city

Russia, Moscow

01hz5c771

60104983

Organization website

Publications

3 002

Citations

40 294

h-index

Top-3 journals

Soviet Geography (157 publications)

Regional Research of Russia (149 publications)

Eurasian Soil Science (124 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Lomonosov Moscow State University (694 publications)

A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences (147 publications)

Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences (106 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Stockholm University (44 publications)

University of Colorado Boulder (38 publications)

Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (32 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1992

Total publications

3002

Total citations

40294

Citations per publication

13.42

Average publications per year

46.91

Average authors per publication

6.12

h-index

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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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Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 485, 16.16% Earth-Surface Processes 485 publications, 16.16%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 475, 15.82% Geography, Planning and Development 475 publications, 15.82%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 433, 14.42% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 433 publications, 14.42%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 238, 7.93% General Medicine 238 publications, 7.93%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 231, 7.69% Water Science and Technology 231 publications, 7.69%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 230, 7.66% General Environmental Science 230 publications, 7.66%
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)	Environmental Science (miscellaneous), 206, 6.86% Environmental Science (miscellaneous) 206 publications, 6.86%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 193, 6.43% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 193 publications, 6.43%
Global and Planetary Change	Global and Planetary Change, 188, 6.26% Global and Planetary Change 188 publications, 6.26%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 185, 6.16% Atmospheric Science 185 publications, 6.16%
Ecology	Ecology, 164, 5.46% Ecology 164 publications, 5.46%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 158, 5.26% Soil Science 158 publications, 5.26%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 143, 4.76% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 143 publications, 4.76%
Urban Studies	Urban Studies, 137, 4.56% Urban Studies 137 publications, 4.56%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)	Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous), 133, 4.43% Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) 133 publications, 4.43%
Public Administration	Public Administration, 131, 4.36% Public Administration 131 publications, 4.36%
Archeology	Archeology, 121, 4.03% Archeology 121 publications, 4.03%
Geology	Geology, 112, 3.73% Geology 112 publications, 3.73%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 91, 3.03% Oceanography 91 publications, 3.03%
Cultural Studies	Cultural Studies, 89, 2.96% Cultural Studies 89 publications, 2.96%
Paleontology	Paleontology, 87, 2.9% Paleontology 87 publications, 2.9%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 75, 2.5% General Engineering 75 publications, 2.5%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 71, 2.37% Geochemistry and Petrology 71 publications, 2.37%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 65, 2.17% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 65 publications, 2.17%
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes	Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, 65, 2.17% Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 65 publications, 2.17%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 59, 1.97% Geophysics 59 publications, 1.97%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 55, 1.83% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 55 publications, 1.83%
Computers in Earth Sciences	Computers in Earth Sciences, 55, 1.83% Computers in Earth Sciences 55 publications, 1.83%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 45, 1.5% Sociology and Political Science 45 publications, 1.5%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 43, 1.43% Computer Science Applications 43 publications, 1.43%
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Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Soviet Geography	Soviet Geography, 157, 5.23% Soviet Geography 157 publications, 5.23%
Regional Research of Russia	Regional Research of Russia, 149, 4.96% Regional Research of Russia 149 publications, 4.96%
Eurasian Soil Science	Eurasian Soil Science, 124, 4.13% Eurasian Soil Science 124 publications, 4.13%
Doklady Earth Sciences	Doklady Earth Sciences, 118, 3.93% Doklady Earth Sciences 118 publications, 3.93%
Quaternary International	Quaternary International, 111, 3.7% Quaternary International 111 publications, 3.7%
Mapping Sciences & Remote Sensing	Mapping Sciences & Remote Sensing, 78, 2.6% Mapping Sciences & Remote Sensing 78 publications, 2.6%
Led i Sneg	Led i Sneg, 77, 2.56% Led i Sneg 77 publications, 2.56%
Russian Meteorology and Hydrology	Russian Meteorology and Hydrology, 73, 2.43% Russian Meteorology and Hydrology 73 publications, 2.43%
Water Resources	Water Resources, 69, 2.3% Water Resources 69 publications, 2.3%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science	IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 57, 1.9% IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 57 publications, 1.9%
Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Geograficheskaya	Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Geograficheskaya, 48, 1.6% Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Geograficheskaya 48 publications, 1.6%
Catena	Catena, 43, 1.43% Catena 43 publications, 1.43%
Geography and Natural Resources	Geography and Natural Resources, 42, 1.4% Geography and Natural Resources 42 publications, 1.4%
Sovremennye Problemy Distantsionnogo Zondirovaniya Zemli iz Kosmosa	Sovremennye Problemy Distantsionnogo Zondirovaniya Zemli iz Kosmosa, 39, 1.3% Sovremennye Problemy Distantsionnogo Zondirovaniya Zemli iz Kosmosa 39 publications, 1.3%
Izvestiya - Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics	Izvestiya - Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics, 38, 1.27% Izvestiya - Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics 38 publications, 1.27%
Geography, Environment, Sustainability	Geography, Environment, Sustainability, 37, 1.23% Geography, Environment, Sustainability 37 publications, 1.23%
Geo Journal	Geo Journal, 33, 1.1% Geo Journal 33 publications, 1.1%
Quaternary Science Reviews	Quaternary Science Reviews, 28, 0.93% Quaternary Science Reviews 28 publications, 0.93%
Arid Ecosystems	Arid Ecosystems, 27, 0.9% Arid Ecosystems 27 publications, 0.9%
Radiocarbon	Radiocarbon, 27, 0.9% Radiocarbon 27 publications, 0.9%
Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 23, 0.77% Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences 23 publications, 0.77%
Global and Planetary Change	Global and Planetary Change, 22, 0.73% Global and Planetary Change 22 publications, 0.73%
Геоморфология и палеогеография	Геоморфология и палеогеография, 22, 0.73% Геоморфология и палеогеография 22 publications, 0.73%
Boreas	Boreas, 21, 0.7% Boreas 21 publications, 0.7%
Eurasian Geography and Economics	Eurasian Geography and Economics, 21, 0.7% Eurasian Geography and Economics 21 publications, 0.7%
Geoforum	Geoforum, 21, 0.7% Geoforum 21 publications, 0.7%
Holocene	Holocene, 21, 0.7% Holocene 21 publications, 0.7%
InterCarto InterGIS	InterCarto InterGIS, 20, 0.67% InterCarto InterGIS 20 publications, 0.67%
Quaternary Research	Quaternary Research, 18, 0.6% Quaternary Research 18 publications, 0.6%
Biology Bulletin	Biology Bulletin, 18, 0.6% Biology Bulletin 18 publications, 0.6%
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Publishers

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Pleiades Publishing	Pleiades Publishing, 793, 26.42% Pleiades Publishing 793 publications, 26.42%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 403, 13.42% Elsevier 403 publications, 13.42%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 342, 11.39% Taylor & Francis 342 publications, 11.39%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 254, 8.46% Springer Nature 254 publications, 8.46%
The Russian Academy of Sciences	The Russian Academy of Sciences, 134, 4.46% The Russian Academy of Sciences 134 publications, 4.46%
Wiley	Wiley, 105, 3.5% Wiley 105 publications, 3.5%
MDPI	MDPI, 99, 3.3% MDPI 99 publications, 3.3%
Akademizdatcenter Nauka	Akademizdatcenter Nauka, 73, 2.43% Akademizdatcenter Nauka 73 publications, 2.43%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 71, 2.37% IOP Publishing 71 publications, 2.37%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 68, 2.27% Cambridge University Press 68 publications, 2.27%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 59, 1.97% Copernicus 59 publications, 1.97%
Space Research Institute RAS	Space Research Institute RAS, 39, 1.3% Space Research Institute RAS 39 publications, 1.3%
Russian Geographical Society	Russian Geographical Society, 37, 1.23% Russian Geographical Society 37 publications, 1.23%
Allerton Press	Allerton Press, 31, 1.03% Allerton Press 31 publications, 1.03%
SAGE	SAGE, 24, 0.8% SAGE 24 publications, 0.8%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 20, 0.67% Walter de Gruyter 20 publications, 0.67%
American Meteorological Society	American Meteorological Society, 20, 0.67% American Meteorological Society 20 publications, 0.67%
LLC Kartfond	LLC Kartfond, 20, 0.67% LLC Kartfond 20 publications, 0.67%
Federal State University of Education	Federal State University of Education, 18, 0.6% Federal State University of Education 18 publications, 0.6%
Moscow University Press	Moscow University Press, 18, 0.6% Moscow University Press 18 publications, 0.6%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 16, 0.53% EDP Sciences 16 publications, 0.53%
FSBI Center of Geodesy, Cartography, and SDI	FSBI Center of Geodesy, Cartography, and SDI, 15, 0.5% FSBI Center of Geodesy, Cartography, and SDI 15 publications, 0.5%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 14, 0.47% American Geophysical Union 14 publications, 0.47%
Saint Petersburg State University	Saint Petersburg State University, 13, 0.43% Saint Petersburg State University 13 publications, 0.43%
Institute of Applied Ecology	Institute of Applied Ecology, 13, 0.43% Institute of Applied Ecology 13 publications, 0.43%
Fund Science and Culture Support Centre	Fund Science and Culture Support Centre, 13, 0.43% Fund Science and Culture Support Centre 13 publications, 0.43%
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration	The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, 11, 0.37% The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration 11 publications, 0.37%
IBRAE RAN	IBRAE RAN, 10, 0.33% IBRAE RAN 10 publications, 0.33%
Perm State University (PSU)	Perm State University (PSU), 10, 0.33% Perm State University (PSU) 10 publications, 0.33%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 9, 0.3% Frontiers Media S.A. 9 publications, 0.3%
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With other organizations

With foreign organizations

	5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 44, 1.47% Stockholm University 44 publications, 1.47%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 38, 1.27% University of Colorado Boulder 38 publications, 1.27%
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research	Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 32, 1.07% Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research 32 publications, 1.07%
Grenoble Alpes University	Grenoble Alpes University, 30, 1% Grenoble Alpes University 30 publications, 1%
University of Georgia	University of Georgia, 29, 0.97% University of Georgia 29 publications, 0.97%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 28, 0.93% Wageningen University and Research Centre 28 publications, 0.93%
University of Alaska Fairbanks	University of Alaska Fairbanks, 28, 0.93% University of Alaska Fairbanks 28 publications, 0.93%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace	Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, 26, 0.87% Institut Pierre Simon Laplace 26 publications, 0.87%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 24, 0.8% University of California, Los Angeles 24 publications, 0.8%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 23, 0.77% University of Helsinki 23 publications, 0.77%
University of Göttingen	University of Göttingen, 23, 0.77% University of Göttingen 23 publications, 0.77%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 21, 0.7% University of Arizona 21 publications, 0.7%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 21, 0.7% University of Groningen 21 publications, 0.7%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 20, 0.67% University of Cambridge 20 publications, 0.67%
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research	Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, 20, 0.67% Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research 20 publications, 0.67%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 20, 0.67% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 20 publications, 0.67%
University of Reading	University of Reading, 20, 0.67% University of Reading 20 publications, 0.67%
University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines	University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 20, 0.67% University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 20 publications, 0.67%
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research	Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, 19, 0.63% Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research 19 publications, 0.63%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 19, 0.63% University of Bristol 19 publications, 0.63%
University of Innsbruck	University of Innsbruck, 19, 0.63% University of Innsbruck 19 publications, 0.63%
National Center for Atmospheric Research	National Center for Atmospheric Research, 19, 0.63% National Center for Atmospheric Research 19 publications, 0.63%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 18, 0.6% University of Oxford 18 publications, 0.6%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 18, 0.6% Aarhus University 18 publications, 0.6%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 18, 0.6% University of Bergen 18 publications, 0.6%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 17, 0.57% ETH Zurich 17 publications, 0.57%
University of Bern	University of Bern, 17, 0.57% University of Bern 17 publications, 0.57%
Finnish Meteorological Institute	Finnish Meteorological Institute, 17, 0.57% Finnish Meteorological Institute 17 publications, 0.57%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 17, 0.57% University of Washington 17 publications, 0.57%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 16, 0.53% Uppsala University 16 publications, 0.53%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 279, 9.29% USA 279 publications, 9.29%
Germany	Germany, 176, 5.86% Germany 176 publications, 5.86%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 147, 4.9% United Kingdom 147 publications, 4.9%
France	France, 111, 3.7% France 111 publications, 3.7%
Canada	Canada, 89, 2.96% Canada 89 publications, 2.96%
Sweden	Sweden, 85, 2.83% Sweden 85 publications, 2.83%
USSR	USSR, 84, 2.8% USSR 84 publications, 2.8%
China	China, 82, 2.73% China 82 publications, 2.73%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 78, 2.6% Netherlands 78 publications, 2.6%
Norway	Norway, 77, 2.56% Norway 77 publications, 2.56%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 69, 2.3% Switzerland 69 publications, 2.3%
Japan	Japan, 66, 2.2% Japan 66 publications, 2.2%
Italy	Italy, 52, 1.73% Italy 52 publications, 1.73%
Poland	Poland, 50, 1.67% Poland 50 publications, 1.67%
Australia	Australia, 45, 1.5% Australia 45 publications, 1.5%
Spain	Spain, 43, 1.43% Spain 43 publications, 1.43%
Denmark	Denmark, 39, 1.3% Denmark 39 publications, 1.3%
Finland	Finland, 39, 1.3% Finland 39 publications, 1.3%
Austria	Austria, 36, 1.2% Austria 36 publications, 1.2%
Mexico	Mexico, 34, 1.13% Mexico 34 publications, 1.13%
Ukraine	Ukraine, 31, 1.03% Ukraine 31 publications, 1.03%
Belgium	Belgium, 30, 1% Belgium 30 publications, 1%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 25, 0.83% New Zealand 25 publications, 0.83%
Belarus	Belarus, 21, 0.7% Belarus 21 publications, 0.7%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 21, 0.7% Czech Republic 21 publications, 0.7%
Hungary	Hungary, 19, 0.63% Hungary 19 publications, 0.63%
India	India, 19, 0.63% India 19 publications, 0.63%
Turkey	Turkey, 19, 0.63% Turkey 19 publications, 0.63%
South Africa	South Africa, 19, 0.63% South Africa 19 publications, 0.63%
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