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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Short name
RAL
Country, city
United Kingdom, Didcot
Publications
23 558
Citations
734 668
h-index
278
Top-3 journals
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal of High Energy Physics (1249 publications)
Physical Review B
Physical Review B (1244 publications)
European Physical Journal C
European Physical Journal C (792 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (3662 publications)
University College London
University College London (2685 publications)
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (2626 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1961

Total publications
23558
Total citations
734668
Citations per publication
31.19
Average publications per year
356.94
Average authors per publication
186.79
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.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Condensed Matter Physics, 4214, 17.89%
Condensed Matter Physics
4214 publications, 17.89%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 3167, 13.44%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
3167 publications, 13.44%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2716, 11.53%
General Physics and Astronomy
2716 publications, 11.53%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 2592, 11%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
2592 publications, 11%
General Materials Science, 2002, 8.5%
General Materials Science
2002 publications, 8.5%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1847, 7.84%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1847 publications, 7.84%
General Chemistry, 1769, 7.51%
General Chemistry
1769 publications, 7.51%
Space and Planetary Science, 1679, 7.13%
Space and Planetary Science
1679 publications, 7.13%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1553, 6.59%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1553 publications, 6.59%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1526, 6.48%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1526 publications, 6.48%
Instrumentation, 1296, 5.5%
Instrumentation
1296 publications, 5.5%
Materials Chemistry, 1186, 5.03%
Materials Chemistry
1186 publications, 5.03%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 1144, 4.86%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
1144 publications, 4.86%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1120, 4.75%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
1120 publications, 4.75%
Engineering (miscellaneous), 820, 3.48%
Engineering (miscellaneous)
820 publications, 3.48%
Atmospheric Science, 804, 3.41%
Atmospheric Science
804 publications, 3.41%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 747, 3.17%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
747 publications, 3.17%
Geophysics, 685, 2.91%
Geophysics
685 publications, 2.91%
Spectroscopy, 649, 2.75%
Spectroscopy
649 publications, 2.75%
Catalysis, 617, 2.62%
Catalysis
617 publications, 2.62%
General Engineering, 569, 2.42%
General Engineering
569 publications, 2.42%
Multidisciplinary, 539, 2.29%
Multidisciplinary
539 publications, 2.29%
Inorganic Chemistry, 530, 2.25%
Inorganic Chemistry
530 publications, 2.25%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 506, 2.15%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
506 publications, 2.15%
General Medicine, 470, 2%
General Medicine
470 publications, 2%
Biochemistry, 467, 1.98%
Biochemistry
467 publications, 1.98%
Mechanical Engineering, 448, 1.9%
Mechanical Engineering
448 publications, 1.9%
Surfaces and Interfaces, 443, 1.88%
Surfaces and Interfaces
443 publications, 1.88%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering, 430, 1.83%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
430 publications, 1.83%
Mechanics of Materials, 418, 1.77%
Mechanics of Materials
418 publications, 1.77%
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Journals

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Journal of High Energy Physics
1249 publications, 5.3%
Physical Review B
1244 publications, 5.28%
European Physical Journal C
792 publications, 3.36%
Physica B: Condensed Matter
638 publications, 2.71%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
613 publications, 2.6%
Physical Review Letters
607 publications, 2.58%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
568 publications, 2.41%
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
432 publications, 1.83%
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
388 publications, 1.65%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
327 publications, 1.39%
Langmuir
314 publications, 1.33%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
303 publications, 1.29%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
287 publications, 1.22%
Physical Review D
268 publications, 1.14%
Journal of Instrumentation
261 publications, 1.11%
Journal of Chemical Physics
237 publications, 1.01%
Nature
218 publications, 0.93%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
194 publications, 0.82%
Physics of Plasmas
193 publications, 0.82%
Nature Communications
186 publications, 0.79%
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
182 publications, 0.77%
Journal of Physical Chemistry B
177 publications, 0.75%
Review of Scientific Instruments
175 publications, 0.74%
Journal of the American Chemical Society
172 publications, 0.73%
Advances in Space Research
170 publications, 0.72%
Annales Geophysicae
168 publications, 0.71%
Astrophysical Journal
160 publications, 0.68%
Scientific Reports
153 publications, 0.65%
Inorganic Chemistry
145 publications, 0.62%
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
144 publications, 0.61%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
5289 publications, 22.45%
Springer Nature
4381 publications, 18.6%
American Physical Society (APS)
2503 publications, 10.62%
IOP Publishing
1717 publications, 7.29%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1664 publications, 7.06%
Wiley
1186 publications, 5.03%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1172 publications, 4.97%
AIP Publishing
962 publications, 4.08%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
577 publications, 2.45%
Oxford University Press
462 publications, 1.96%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
426 publications, 1.81%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
326 publications, 1.38%
EDP Sciences
311 publications, 1.32%
Taylor & Francis
295 publications, 1.25%
Copernicus
287 publications, 1.22%
Cambridge University Press
228 publications, 0.97%
MDPI
204 publications, 0.87%
American Astronomical Society
204 publications, 0.87%
Optica Publishing Group
149 publications, 0.63%
The Royal Society
99 publications, 0.42%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
95 publications, 0.4%
American Geophysical Union
85 publications, 0.36%
World Scientific
77 publications, 0.33%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
76 publications, 0.32%
SAGE
73 publications, 0.31%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
57 publications, 0.24%
American Meteorological Society
56 publications, 0.24%
Walter de Gruyter
53 publications, 0.22%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
47 publications, 0.2%
Physical Society of Japan
45 publications, 0.19%
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With other organizations

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University of Oxford
3662 publications, 15.54%
University College London
2685 publications, 11.4%
Imperial College London
2626 publications, 11.15%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
2495 publications, 10.59%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
2423 publications, 10.29%
Sapienza University of Rome
2058 publications, 8.74%
University of Cambridge
1993 publications, 8.46%
Université Paris-Saclay
1973 publications, 8.38%
University of Manchester
1961 publications, 8.32%
University of Bologna
1958 publications, 8.31%
University of Pisa
1850 publications, 7.85%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
1845 publications, 7.83%
University of Genoa
1802 publications, 7.65%
National Laboratory of Frascati
1728 publications, 7.34%
University of Birmingham
1726 publications, 7.33%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1704 publications, 7.23%
University of Bristol
1689 publications, 7.17%
University of Glasgow
1685 publications, 7.15%
University of Edinburgh
1680 publications, 7.13%
University of Liverpool
1668 publications, 7.08%
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1662 publications, 7.05%
Charles University
1632 publications, 6.93%
University of Warwick
1601 publications, 6.8%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
1590 publications, 6.75%
Ohio State University
1575 publications, 6.69%
Lomonosov Moscow State University
1566 publications, 6.65%
University of Naples Federico II
1541 publications, 6.54%
Sorbonne University
1533 publications, 6.51%
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»
1530 publications, 6.49%
University of Pavia
1520 publications, 6.45%
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With foreign organizations

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European Organization for Nuclear Research
2495 publications, 10.59%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
2423 publications, 10.29%
Sapienza University of Rome
2058 publications, 8.74%
Université Paris-Saclay
1973 publications, 8.38%
University of Bologna
1958 publications, 8.31%
University of Pisa
1850 publications, 7.85%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
1845 publications, 7.83%
University of Genoa
1802 publications, 7.65%
National Laboratory of Frascati
1728 publications, 7.34%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1704 publications, 7.23%
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1662 publications, 7.05%
Charles University
1632 publications, 6.93%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
1590 publications, 6.75%
Ohio State University
1575 publications, 6.69%
Lomonosov Moscow State University
1566 publications, 6.65%
University of Naples Federico II
1541 publications, 6.54%
Sorbonne University
1533 publications, 6.51%
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»
1530 publications, 6.49%
University of Pavia
1520 publications, 6.45%
Boston University
1519 publications, 6.45%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
1515 publications, 6.43%
University of Iowa
1498 publications, 6.36%
AGH University of Krakow
1495 publications, 6.35%
Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»
1488 publications, 6.32%
P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1487 publications, 6.31%
University of Belgrade
1481 publications, 6.29%
Institute for High Energy Physics of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»
1476 publications, 6.27%
Boğaziçi University
1445 publications, 6.13%
Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
1410 publications, 5.99%
Tsinghua University
1396 publications, 5.93%
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With other countries

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USA, 6413, 27.22%
USA
6413 publications, 27.22%
France, 5135, 21.8%
France
5135 publications, 21.8%
Germany, 4969, 21.09%
Germany
4969 publications, 21.09%
Italy, 3868, 16.42%
Italy
3868 publications, 16.42%
Switzerland, 3359, 14.26%
Switzerland
3359 publications, 14.26%
China, 3095, 13.14%
China
3095 publications, 13.14%
Spain, 3008, 12.77%
Spain
3008 publications, 12.77%
Poland, 2406, 10.21%
Poland
2406 publications, 10.21%
Japan, 2250, 9.55%
Japan
2250 publications, 9.55%
Russia, 2211, 9.39%
Russia
2211 publications, 9.39%
Netherlands, 2122, 9.01%
Netherlands
2122 publications, 9.01%
Sweden, 1995, 8.47%
Sweden
1995 publications, 8.47%
Brazil, 1944, 8.25%
Brazil
1944 publications, 8.25%
Portugal, 1934, 8.21%
Portugal
1934 publications, 8.21%
Czech Republic, 1815, 7.7%
Czech Republic
1815 publications, 7.7%
Australia, 1800, 7.64%
Australia
1800 publications, 7.64%
Austria, 1770, 7.51%
Austria
1770 publications, 7.51%
Greece, 1719, 7.3%
Greece
1719 publications, 7.3%
Colombia, 1685, 7.15%
Colombia
1685 publications, 7.15%
Canada, 1622, 6.89%
Canada
1622 publications, 6.89%
Turkey, 1517, 6.44%
Turkey
1517 publications, 6.44%
Serbia, 1446, 6.14%
Serbia
1446 publications, 6.14%
Georgia, 1401, 5.95%
Georgia
1401 publications, 5.95%
Romania, 1353, 5.74%
Romania
1353 publications, 5.74%
Belgium, 1325, 5.62%
Belgium
1325 publications, 5.62%
Hungary, 1270, 5.39%
Hungary
1270 publications, 5.39%
India, 1265, 5.37%
India
1265 publications, 5.37%
Armenia, 1201, 5.1%
Armenia
1201 publications, 5.1%
Belarus, 1167, 4.95%
Belarus
1167 publications, 4.95%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1961 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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