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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Short name
RAL
Country, city
United Kingdom, Didcot
Publications
23 626
Citations
739 859
h-index
279
Top-3 journals
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal of High Energy Physics (1259 publications)
Physical Review B
Physical Review B (1245 publications)
European Physical Journal C
European Physical Journal C (799 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (3681 publications)
University College London
University College London (2701 publications)
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (2638 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1961

Total publications
23626
Total citations
739859
Citations per publication
31.32
Average publications per year
357.97
Average authors per publication
187.7
h-index
279
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, 17.84%
Condensed Matter Physics
4214 publications, 17.84%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 3167, 13.4%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
3167 publications, 13.4%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2716, 11.5%
General Physics and Astronomy
2716 publications, 11.5%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 2592, 10.97%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
2592 publications, 10.97%
General Materials Science, 2002, 8.47%
General Materials Science
2002 publications, 8.47%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1847, 7.82%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1847 publications, 7.82%
General Chemistry, 1769, 7.49%
General Chemistry
1769 publications, 7.49%
Space and Planetary Science, 1679, 7.11%
Space and Planetary Science
1679 publications, 7.11%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1553, 6.57%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1553 publications, 6.57%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1526, 6.46%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1526 publications, 6.46%
Instrumentation, 1296, 5.49%
Instrumentation
1296 publications, 5.49%
Materials Chemistry, 1186, 5.02%
Materials Chemistry
1186 publications, 5.02%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 1144, 4.84%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
1144 publications, 4.84%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1120, 4.74%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
1120 publications, 4.74%
Engineering (miscellaneous), 820, 3.47%
Engineering (miscellaneous)
820 publications, 3.47%
Atmospheric Science, 804, 3.4%
Atmospheric Science
804 publications, 3.4%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 747, 3.16%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
747 publications, 3.16%
Geophysics, 685, 2.9%
Geophysics
685 publications, 2.9%
Spectroscopy, 649, 2.75%
Spectroscopy
649 publications, 2.75%
Catalysis, 617, 2.61%
Catalysis
617 publications, 2.61%
General Engineering, 569, 2.41%
General Engineering
569 publications, 2.41%
Multidisciplinary, 539, 2.28%
Multidisciplinary
539 publications, 2.28%
Inorganic Chemistry, 530, 2.24%
Inorganic Chemistry
530 publications, 2.24%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 506, 2.14%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
506 publications, 2.14%
General Medicine, 470, 1.99%
General Medicine
470 publications, 1.99%
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, 1.82%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
430 publications, 1.82%
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
1259 publications, 5.33%
Physical Review B
1245 publications, 5.27%
European Physical Journal C
799 publications, 3.38%
Physica B: Condensed Matter
638 publications, 2.7%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
613 publications, 2.59%
Physical Review Letters
607 publications, 2.57%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
568 publications, 2.4%
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
432 publications, 1.83%
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
388 publications, 1.64%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
327 publications, 1.38%
Langmuir
314 publications, 1.33%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
303 publications, 1.28%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
292 publications, 1.24%
Physical Review D
268 publications, 1.13%
Journal of Instrumentation
261 publications, 1.1%
Journal of Chemical Physics
237 publications, 1%
Nature
218 publications, 0.92%
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
184 publications, 0.78%
Journal of Physical Chemistry B
178 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, 0.61%
Nuclear Physics B
143 publications, 0.61%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
5295 publications, 22.41%
Springer Nature
4398 publications, 18.62%
American Physical Society (APS)
2506 publications, 10.61%
IOP Publishing
1717 publications, 7.27%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1671 publications, 7.07%
Wiley
1200 publications, 5.08%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1181 publications, 5%
AIP Publishing
964 publications, 4.08%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
577 publications, 2.44%
Oxford University Press
463 publications, 1.96%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
428 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, 1.21%
Cambridge University Press
228 publications, 0.97%
MDPI
205 publications, 0.87%
American Astronomical Society
204 publications, 0.86%
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
86 publications, 0.36%
World Scientific
79 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
3681 publications, 15.58%
University College London
2701 publications, 11.43%
Imperial College London
2638 publications, 11.17%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
2511 publications, 10.63%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
2439 publications, 10.32%
Sapienza University of Rome
2070 publications, 8.76%
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
2069 publications, 8.76%
University of Cambridge
2006 publications, 8.49%
Université Paris-Saclay
1982 publications, 8.39%
University of Manchester
1977 publications, 8.37%
University of Bologna
1975 publications, 8.36%
University of Pisa
1864 publications, 7.89%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
1857 publications, 7.86%
University of Genoa
1818 publications, 7.69%
National Laboratory of Frascati
1743 publications, 7.38%
University of Birmingham
1741 publications, 7.37%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1708 publications, 7.23%
University of Glasgow
1699 publications, 7.19%
University of Bristol
1698 publications, 7.19%
University of Edinburgh
1695 publications, 7.17%
University of Liverpool
1681 publications, 7.12%
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1671 publications, 7.07%
Charles University
1642 publications, 6.95%
University of Warwick
1619 publications, 6.85%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
1604 publications, 6.79%
Ohio State University
1589 publications, 6.73%
Lomonosov Moscow State University
1567 publications, 6.63%
University of Naples Federico II
1551 publications, 6.56%
Sorbonne University
1534 publications, 6.49%
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»
1531 publications, 6.48%
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With foreign organizations

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European Organization for Nuclear Research
2511 publications, 10.63%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
2439 publications, 10.32%
Sapienza University of Rome
2070 publications, 8.76%
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
2069 publications, 8.76%
Université Paris-Saclay
1982 publications, 8.39%
University of Bologna
1975 publications, 8.36%
University of Pisa
1864 publications, 7.89%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
1857 publications, 7.86%
University of Genoa
1818 publications, 7.69%
National Laboratory of Frascati
1743 publications, 7.38%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1708 publications, 7.23%
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1671 publications, 7.07%
Charles University
1642 publications, 6.95%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
1604 publications, 6.79%
Ohio State University
1589 publications, 6.73%
Lomonosov Moscow State University
1567 publications, 6.63%
University of Naples Federico II
1551 publications, 6.56%
Sorbonne University
1534 publications, 6.49%
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»
1531 publications, 6.48%
University of Pavia
1530 publications, 6.48%
Boston University
1530 publications, 6.48%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
1524 publications, 6.45%
University of Iowa
1508 publications, 6.38%
AGH University of Krakow
1506 publications, 6.37%
University of Belgrade
1491 publications, 6.31%
Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»
1489 publications, 6.3%
P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1487 publications, 6.29%
Institute for High Energy Physics of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»
1476 publications, 6.25%
Boğaziçi University
1455 publications, 6.16%
Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
1422 publications, 6.02%
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With other countries

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USA, 6435, 27.24%
USA
6435 publications, 27.24%
France, 5153, 21.81%
France
5153 publications, 21.81%
Germany, 4988, 21.11%
Germany
4988 publications, 21.11%
Italy, 3886, 16.45%
Italy
3886 publications, 16.45%
Switzerland, 3376, 14.29%
Switzerland
3376 publications, 14.29%
China, 3116, 13.19%
China
3116 publications, 13.19%
Spain, 3027, 12.81%
Spain
3027 publications, 12.81%
Poland, 2423, 10.26%
Poland
2423 publications, 10.26%
Japan, 2257, 9.55%
Japan
2257 publications, 9.55%
Russia, 2213, 9.37%
Russia
2213 publications, 9.37%
Netherlands, 2134, 9.03%
Netherlands
2134 publications, 9.03%
Sweden, 2012, 8.52%
Sweden
2012 publications, 8.52%
Brazil, 1960, 8.3%
Brazil
1960 publications, 8.3%
Portugal, 1941, 8.22%
Portugal
1941 publications, 8.22%
Czech Republic, 1826, 7.73%
Czech Republic
1826 publications, 7.73%
Australia, 1815, 7.68%
Australia
1815 publications, 7.68%
Austria, 1780, 7.53%
Austria
1780 publications, 7.53%
Greece, 1729, 7.32%
Greece
1729 publications, 7.32%
Colombia, 1699, 7.19%
Colombia
1699 publications, 7.19%
Canada, 1634, 6.92%
Canada
1634 publications, 6.92%
Turkey, 1527, 6.46%
Turkey
1527 publications, 6.46%
Serbia, 1456, 6.16%
Serbia
1456 publications, 6.16%
Georgia, 1411, 5.97%
Georgia
1411 publications, 5.97%
Romania, 1368, 5.79%
Romania
1368 publications, 5.79%
Belgium, 1330, 5.63%
Belgium
1330 publications, 5.63%
Hungary, 1280, 5.42%
Hungary
1280 publications, 5.42%
India, 1270, 5.38%
India
1270 publications, 5.38%
Armenia, 1210, 5.12%
Armenia
1210 publications, 5.12%
Denmark, 1170, 4.95%
Denmark
1170 publications, 4.95%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1961 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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