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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Short name
RAL
Country, city
United Kingdom, Didcot
Publications
23 722
Citations
745 559
h-index
280
Top-3 journals
Journal of High Energy Physics
Journal of High Energy Physics (1269 publications)
Physical Review B
Physical Review B (1246 publications)
European Physical Journal C
European Physical Journal C (803 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (3702 publications)
University College London
University College London (2718 publications)
Imperial College London
Imperial College London (2652 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1961

Total publications
23722
Total citations
745559
Citations per publication
31.43
Average publications per year
359.42
Average authors per publication
188.6
h-index
280
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, 17.76%
Condensed Matter Physics
4214 publications, 17.76%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 3167, 13.35%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
3167 publications, 13.35%
General Physics and Astronomy, 2716, 11.45%
General Physics and Astronomy
2716 publications, 11.45%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 2592, 10.93%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
2592 publications, 10.93%
General Materials Science, 2002, 8.44%
General Materials Science
2002 publications, 8.44%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1847, 7.79%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1847 publications, 7.79%
General Chemistry, 1769, 7.46%
General Chemistry
1769 publications, 7.46%
Space and Planetary Science, 1679, 7.08%
Space and Planetary Science
1679 publications, 7.08%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1553, 6.55%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1553 publications, 6.55%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1526, 6.43%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1526 publications, 6.43%
Instrumentation, 1296, 5.46%
Instrumentation
1296 publications, 5.46%
Materials Chemistry, 1186, 5%
Materials Chemistry
1186 publications, 5%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 1144, 4.82%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
1144 publications, 4.82%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1120, 4.72%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
1120 publications, 4.72%
Engineering (miscellaneous), 820, 3.46%
Engineering (miscellaneous)
820 publications, 3.46%
Atmospheric Science, 804, 3.39%
Atmospheric Science
804 publications, 3.39%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 747, 3.15%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
747 publications, 3.15%
Geophysics, 685, 2.89%
Geophysics
685 publications, 2.89%
Spectroscopy, 649, 2.74%
Spectroscopy
649 publications, 2.74%
Catalysis, 617, 2.6%
Catalysis
617 publications, 2.6%
General Engineering, 569, 2.4%
General Engineering
569 publications, 2.4%
Multidisciplinary, 539, 2.27%
Multidisciplinary
539 publications, 2.27%
Inorganic Chemistry, 530, 2.23%
Inorganic Chemistry
530 publications, 2.23%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 506, 2.13%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
506 publications, 2.13%
General Medicine, 470, 1.98%
General Medicine
470 publications, 1.98%
Biochemistry, 467, 1.97%
Biochemistry
467 publications, 1.97%
Mechanical Engineering, 448, 1.89%
Mechanical Engineering
448 publications, 1.89%
Surfaces and Interfaces, 443, 1.87%
Surfaces and Interfaces
443 publications, 1.87%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering, 430, 1.81%
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
430 publications, 1.81%
Mechanics of Materials, 418, 1.76%
Mechanics of Materials
418 publications, 1.76%
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Journals

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Journal of High Energy Physics
1269 publications, 5.35%
Physical Review B
1246 publications, 5.25%
European Physical Journal C
803 publications, 3.39%
Physica B: Condensed Matter
638 publications, 2.69%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
613 publications, 2.58%
Physical Review Letters
607 publications, 2.56%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
568 publications, 2.39%
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
432 publications, 1.82%
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, 1.32%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
303 publications, 1.28%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
292 publications, 1.23%
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, 0.81%
Nature Communications
190 publications, 0.8%
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
186 publications, 0.78%
Journal of Physical Chemistry B
179 publications, 0.75%
Journal of the American Chemical Society
176 publications, 0.74%
Review of Scientific Instruments
175 publications, 0.74%
Advances in Space Research
170 publications, 0.72%
Annales Geophysicae
168 publications, 0.71%
Astrophysical Journal
160 publications, 0.67%
Scientific Reports
156 publications, 0.66%
Inorganic Chemistry
150 publications, 0.63%
Nuclear Physics B
143 publications, 0.6%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
5298 publications, 22.33%
Springer Nature
4437 publications, 18.7%
American Physical Society (APS)
2507 publications, 10.57%
IOP Publishing
1717 publications, 7.24%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1686 publications, 7.11%
Wiley
1207 publications, 5.09%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
1189 publications, 5.01%
AIP Publishing
965 publications, 4.07%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
577 publications, 2.43%
Oxford University Press
464 publications, 1.96%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
430 publications, 1.81%
EDP Sciences
326 publications, 1.37%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
326 publications, 1.37%
Taylor & Francis
295 publications, 1.24%
Copernicus
287 publications, 1.21%
Cambridge University Press
228 publications, 0.96%
MDPI
205 publications, 0.86%
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)
48 publications, 0.2%
Physical Society of Japan
46 publications, 0.19%
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With other organizations

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University of Oxford
3702 publications, 15.61%
University College London
2718 publications, 11.46%
Imperial College London
2652 publications, 11.18%
European Organization for Nuclear Research
2534 publications, 10.68%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
2459 publications, 10.37%
Sapienza University of Rome
2083 publications, 8.78%
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
2071 publications, 8.73%
University of Cambridge
2023 publications, 8.53%
University of Manchester
1995 publications, 8.41%
University of Bologna
1992 publications, 8.4%
Université Paris-Saclay
1991 publications, 8.39%
University of Pisa
1882 publications, 7.93%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
1874 publications, 7.9%
University of Genoa
1834 publications, 7.73%
National Laboratory of Frascati
1760 publications, 7.42%
University of Birmingham
1755 publications, 7.4%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1718 publications, 7.24%
University of Edinburgh
1715 publications, 7.23%
University of Glasgow
1714 publications, 7.23%
University of Bristol
1708 publications, 7.2%
University of Liverpool
1696 publications, 7.15%
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1681 publications, 7.09%
Charles University
1657 publications, 6.99%
University of Warwick
1633 publications, 6.88%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
1619 publications, 6.82%
Ohio State University
1603 publications, 6.76%
Lomonosov Moscow State University
1567 publications, 6.61%
University of Naples Federico II
1565 publications, 6.6%
University of Pavia
1544 publications, 6.51%
Boston University
1544 publications, 6.51%
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With foreign organizations

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European Organization for Nuclear Research
2534 publications, 10.68%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
2459 publications, 10.37%
Sapienza University of Rome
2083 publications, 8.78%
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
2071 publications, 8.73%
University of Bologna
1992 publications, 8.4%
Université Paris-Saclay
1991 publications, 8.39%
University of Pisa
1882 publications, 7.93%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
1874 publications, 7.9%
University of Genoa
1834 publications, 7.73%
National Laboratory of Frascati
1760 publications, 7.42%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1718 publications, 7.24%
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1681 publications, 7.09%
Charles University
1657 publications, 6.99%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
1619 publications, 6.82%
Ohio State University
1603 publications, 6.76%
Lomonosov Moscow State University
1567 publications, 6.61%
University of Naples Federico II
1565 publications, 6.6%
University of Pavia
1544 publications, 6.51%
Boston University
1544 publications, 6.51%
Sorbonne University
1536 publications, 6.48%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
1535 publications, 6.47%
Alikhanov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»
1531 publications, 6.45%
University of Iowa
1522 publications, 6.42%
AGH University of Krakow
1521 publications, 6.41%
University of Belgrade
1504 publications, 6.34%
Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»
1489 publications, 6.28%
P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1487 publications, 6.27%
Institute for High Energy Physics of NRC «Kurchatov Institute»
1477 publications, 6.23%
Boğaziçi University
1466 publications, 6.18%
Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
1436 publications, 6.05%
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With other countries

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USA, 6457, 27.22%
USA
6457 publications, 27.22%
France, 5172, 21.8%
France
5172 publications, 21.8%
Germany, 5008, 21.11%
Germany
5008 publications, 21.11%
Italy, 3905, 16.46%
Italy
3905 publications, 16.46%
Switzerland, 3395, 14.31%
Switzerland
3395 publications, 14.31%
China, 3132, 13.2%
China
3132 publications, 13.2%
Spain, 3045, 12.84%
Spain
3045 publications, 12.84%
Poland, 2437, 10.27%
Poland
2437 publications, 10.27%
Japan, 2267, 9.56%
Japan
2267 publications, 9.56%
Russia, 2213, 9.33%
Russia
2213 publications, 9.33%
Netherlands, 2145, 9.04%
Netherlands
2145 publications, 9.04%
Sweden, 2027, 8.54%
Sweden
2027 publications, 8.54%
Brazil, 1974, 8.32%
Brazil
1974 publications, 8.32%
Portugal, 1948, 8.21%
Portugal
1948 publications, 8.21%
Czech Republic, 1838, 7.75%
Czech Republic
1838 publications, 7.75%
Australia, 1830, 7.71%
Australia
1830 publications, 7.71%
Austria, 1791, 7.55%
Austria
1791 publications, 7.55%
Greece, 1741, 7.34%
Greece
1741 publications, 7.34%
Colombia, 1713, 7.22%
Colombia
1713 publications, 7.22%
Canada, 1647, 6.94%
Canada
1647 publications, 6.94%
Turkey, 1538, 6.48%
Turkey
1538 publications, 6.48%
Serbia, 1466, 6.18%
Serbia
1466 publications, 6.18%
Georgia, 1422, 5.99%
Georgia
1422 publications, 5.99%
Romania, 1383, 5.83%
Romania
1383 publications, 5.83%
Belgium, 1334, 5.62%
Belgium
1334 publications, 5.62%
Hungary, 1286, 5.42%
Hungary
1286 publications, 5.42%
India, 1273, 5.37%
India
1273 publications, 5.37%
Armenia, 1219, 5.14%
Armenia
1219 publications, 5.14%
Denmark, 1178, 4.97%
Denmark
1178 publications, 4.97%
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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.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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