Ruhr University Bochum

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Short name

RUB

Country, city

Germany, Bochum

04tsk2644

Organization website

Publications

80 465

Citations

2 122 719

h-index

391

Top-3 journals

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (1002 publications)

Physical Review B (735 publications)

Springer-Lehrbuch (731 publications)

Top-3 organizations

St. Josef-Hospital Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum (4199 publications)

BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum (2880 publications)

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (2062 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Oxford (861 publications)

National Institute for Nuclear Physics (606 publications)

Uppsala University (604 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

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Since 1963

Total publications

80465

Total citations

2122719

Citations per publication

26.38

Average publications per year

1257.27

Average authors per publication

9.46

h-index

391

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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General Medicine	General Medicine, 7258, 9.02% General Medicine 7258 publications, 9.02%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 5566, 6.92% Condensed Matter Physics 5566 publications, 6.92%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 3651, 4.54% General Chemistry 3651 publications, 4.54%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 3445, 4.28% General Physics and Astronomy 3445 publications, 4.28%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 3257, 4.05% Biochemistry 3257 publications, 4.05%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 3078, 3.83% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 3078 publications, 3.83%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 2882, 3.58% General Materials Science 2882 publications, 3.58%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 2623, 3.26% Molecular Biology 2623 publications, 3.26%
Neurology (clinical)	Neurology (clinical), 2571, 3.2% Neurology (clinical) 2571 publications, 3.2%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 2222, 2.76% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2222 publications, 2.76%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 1992, 2.48% Mechanical Engineering 1992 publications, 2.48%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1957, 2.43% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1957 publications, 2.43%
Surgery	Surgery, 1888, 2.35% Surgery 1888 publications, 2.35%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 1810, 2.25% Mechanics of Materials 1810 publications, 2.25%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 1806, 2.24% Cell Biology 1806 publications, 2.24%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1780, 2.21% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1780 publications, 2.21%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 1749, 2.17% Psychiatry and Mental health 1749 publications, 2.17%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1729, 2.15% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1729 publications, 2.15%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 1679, 2.09% Catalysis 1679 publications, 2.09%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 1678, 2.09% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1678 publications, 2.09%
Neurology	Neurology, 1630, 2.03% Neurology 1630 publications, 2.03%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 1564, 1.94% Space and Planetary Science 1564 publications, 1.94%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 1541, 1.92% Organic Chemistry 1541 publications, 1.92%
Genetics	Genetics, 1497, 1.86% Genetics 1497 publications, 1.86%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 1492, 1.85% Inorganic Chemistry 1492 publications, 1.85%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1456, 1.81% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1456 publications, 1.81%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 1427, 1.77% General Chemical Engineering 1427 publications, 1.77%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 1410, 1.75% Materials Chemistry 1410 publications, 1.75%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 1372, 1.71% General Neuroscience 1372 publications, 1.71%
Immunology	Immunology, 1315, 1.63% Immunology 1315 publications, 1.63%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1002, 1.25% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1002 publications, 1.25%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 735, 0.91% Physical Review B 735 publications, 0.91%
Springer-Lehrbuch	Springer-Lehrbuch, 731, 0.91% Springer-Lehrbuch 731 publications, 0.91%
Physics of Plasmas	Physics of Plasmas, 556, 0.69% Physics of Plasmas 556 publications, 0.69%
Angewandte Chemie	Angewandte Chemie, 513, 0.64% Angewandte Chemie 513 publications, 0.64%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 492, 0.61% Astronomy and Astrophysics 492 publications, 0.61%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 480, 0.6% Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 480 publications, 0.6%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 451, 0.56% Physical Review Letters 451 publications, 0.56%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 446, 0.55% PLoS ONE 446 publications, 0.55%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 396, 0.49% Scientific Reports 396 publications, 0.49%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 377, 0.47% Physical Review D 377 publications, 0.47%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 375, 0.47% SSRN Electronic Journal 375 publications, 0.47%
Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik	Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik, 353, 0.44% Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik 353 publications, 0.44%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 347, 0.43% Journal of Chemical Physics 347 publications, 0.43%
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases	Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 347, 0.43% Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 347 publications, 0.43%
Physica Scripta	Physica Scripta, 342, 0.43% Physica Scripta 342 publications, 0.43%
Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics	Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics, 321, 0.4% Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics 321 publications, 0.4%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 302, 0.38% Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 302 publications, 0.38%
Plasma Sources Science and Technology	Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 301, 0.37% Plasma Sources Science and Technology 301 publications, 0.37%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 299, 0.37% Journal of Applied Physics 299 publications, 0.37%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 290, 0.36% Astrophysical Journal 290 publications, 0.36%
Chemische Berichte	Chemische Berichte, 277, 0.34% Chemische Berichte 277 publications, 0.34%
Chemistry - A European Journal	Chemistry - A European Journal, 268, 0.33% Chemistry - A European Journal 268 publications, 0.33%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 265, 0.33% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 265 publications, 0.33%
Physical Review C	Physical Review C, 264, 0.33% Physical Review C 264 publications, 0.33%
PAMM	PAMM, 259, 0.32% PAMM 259 publications, 0.32%
JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology	JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology, 247, 0.31% JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology 247 publications, 0.31%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 241, 0.3% Nature Communications 241 publications, 0.3%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 238, 0.3% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 238 publications, 0.3%
Physical Review E	Physical Review E, 230, 0.29% Physical Review E 230 publications, 0.29%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 21026, 26.13% Springer Nature 21026 publications, 26.13%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 16756, 20.82% Elsevier 16756 publications, 20.82%
Wiley	Wiley, 10201, 12.68% Wiley 10201 publications, 12.68%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 2318, 2.88% American Physical Society (APS) 2318 publications, 2.88%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2002, 2.49% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2002 publications, 2.49%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 1901, 2.36% Oxford University Press 1901 publications, 2.36%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 1827, 2.27% AIP Publishing 1827 publications, 2.27%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 1742, 2.16% IOP Publishing 1742 publications, 2.16%
MDPI	MDPI, 1695, 2.11% MDPI 1695 publications, 2.11%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 1635, 2.03% American Chemical Society (ACS) 1635 publications, 2.03%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1629, 2.02% Taylor & Francis 1629 publications, 2.02%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 1446, 1.8% Walter de Gruyter 1446 publications, 1.8%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1089, 1.35% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1089 publications, 1.35%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 1053, 1.31% Frontiers Media S.A. 1053 publications, 1.31%
SAGE	SAGE, 1047, 1.3% SAGE 1047 publications, 1.3%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 912, 1.13% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 912 publications, 1.13%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 870, 1.08% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 870 publications, 1.08%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 771, 0.96% EDP Sciences 771 publications, 0.96%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 746, 0.93% Cambridge University Press 746 publications, 0.93%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 707, 0.88% S. Karger AG 707 publications, 0.88%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 521, 0.65% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 521 publications, 0.65%
BMJ	BMJ, 408, 0.51% BMJ 408 publications, 0.51%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 364, 0.45% Social Science Electronic Publishing 364 publications, 0.45%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 339, 0.42% American Astronomical Society 339 publications, 0.42%
Hogrefe Publishing Group	Hogrefe Publishing Group, 310, 0.39% Hogrefe Publishing Group 310 publications, 0.39%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 272, 0.34% American Society for Microbiology 272 publications, 0.34%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 258, 0.32% Copernicus 258 publications, 0.32%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 255, 0.32% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 255 publications, 0.32%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 210, 0.26% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 210 publications, 0.26%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 192, 0.24% World Scientific 192 publications, 0.24%
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With other organizations

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St. Josef-Hospital Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum	St. Josef-Hospital Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 4199, 5.22% St. Josef-Hospital Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum 4199 publications, 5.22%
BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum	BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum, 2880, 3.58% BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum 2880 publications, 3.58%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 2062, 2.56% Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin 2062 publications, 2.56%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 1991, 2.47% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 1991 publications, 2.47%
University of Duisburg-Essen	University of Duisburg-Essen, 1917, 2.38% University of Duisburg-Essen 1917 publications, 2.38%
Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia	Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, 1763, 2.19% Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia 1763 publications, 2.19%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 1418, 1.76% Heidelberg University 1418 publications, 1.76%
Technical University of Munich	Technical University of Munich, 1340, 1.67% Technical University of Munich 1340 publications, 1.67%
University of Münster	University of Münster, 1304, 1.62% University of Münster 1304 publications, 1.62%
Essen University Hospital	Essen University Hospital, 1302, 1.62% Essen University Hospital 1302 publications, 1.62%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 1265, 1.57% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 1265 publications, 1.57%
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf	Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 1205, 1.5% Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf 1205 publications, 1.5%
Hannover Medical School	Hannover Medical School, 1127, 1.4% Hannover Medical School 1127 publications, 1.4%
University of Tübingen	University of Tübingen, 1091, 1.36% University of Tübingen 1091 publications, 1.36%
University of Cologne	University of Cologne, 1068, 1.33% University of Cologne 1068 publications, 1.33%
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg	University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, 1039, 1.29% University of Erlangen–Nuremberg 1039 publications, 1.29%
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz	Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 995, 1.24% Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 995 publications, 1.24%
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf	University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 970, 1.21% University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf 970 publications, 1.21%
Technische Universität Dresden	Technische Universität Dresden, 954, 1.19% Technische Universität Dresden 954 publications, 1.19%
RWTH Aachen University	RWTH Aachen University, 927, 1.15% RWTH Aachen University 927 publications, 1.15%
Technical University of Dortmund	Technical University of Dortmund, 926, 1.15% Technical University of Dortmund 926 publications, 1.15%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 861, 1.07% University of Oxford 861 publications, 1.07%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg	Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 836, 1.04% Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg 836 publications, 1.04%
Goethe University Frankfurt	Goethe University Frankfurt, 823, 1.02% Goethe University Frankfurt 823 publications, 1.02%
Humboldt University of Berlin	Humboldt University of Berlin, 800, 0.99% Humboldt University of Berlin 800 publications, 0.99%
Justus Liebig University Giessen	Justus Liebig University Giessen, 769, 0.96% Justus Liebig University Giessen 769 publications, 0.96%
Free University of Berlin	Free University of Berlin, 760, 0.94% Free University of Berlin 760 publications, 0.94%
University Hospital Heidelberg	University Hospital Heidelberg, 745, 0.93% University Hospital Heidelberg 745 publications, 0.93%
Philipps University of Marburg	Philipps University of Marburg, 718, 0.89% Philipps University of Marburg 718 publications, 0.89%
Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum	Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum, 718, 0.89% Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum 718 publications, 0.89%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 861, 1.07% University of Oxford 861 publications, 1.07%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 606, 0.75% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 606 publications, 0.75%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 604, 0.75% Uppsala University 604 publications, 0.75%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 580, 0.72% University of Manchester 580 publications, 0.72%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 579, 0.72% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 579 publications, 0.72%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 575, 0.71% University of Groningen 575 publications, 0.71%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 555, 0.69% University of Copenhagen 555 publications, 0.69%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 546, 0.68% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 546 publications, 0.68%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 521, 0.65% Harvard University 521 publications, 0.65%
University College London	University College London, 508, 0.63% University College London 508 publications, 0.63%
University of Turin	University of Turin, 505, 0.63% University of Turin 505 publications, 0.63%
Jagiellonian University	Jagiellonian University, 501, 0.62% Jagiellonian University 501 publications, 0.62%
Medical University of Vienna	Medical University of Vienna, 473, 0.59% Medical University of Vienna 473 publications, 0.59%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 471, 0.59% University of Zurich 471 publications, 0.59%
Peking University	Peking University, 459, 0.57% Peking University 459 publications, 0.57%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 452, 0.56% Sorbonne University 452 publications, 0.56%
Zhejiang University	Zhejiang University, 429, 0.53% Zhejiang University 429 publications, 0.53%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 424, 0.53% Université Paris-Saclay 424 publications, 0.53%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 419, 0.52% Imperial College London 419 publications, 0.52%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 415, 0.52% University of Cambridge 415 publications, 0.52%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 412, 0.51% ETH Zurich 412 publications, 0.51%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 404, 0.5% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 404 publications, 0.5%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico	Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 401, 0.5% Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico 401 publications, 0.5%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 398, 0.49% Ghent University 398 publications, 0.49%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 386, 0.48% Paris Cité University 386 publications, 0.48%
University of Perugia	University of Perugia, 378, 0.47% University of Perugia 378 publications, 0.47%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 376, 0.47% University of Edinburgh 376 publications, 0.47%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 370, 0.46% Karolinska Institute 370 publications, 0.46%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 370, 0.46% University of Padua 370 publications, 0.46%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 369, 0.46% Tsinghua University 369 publications, 0.46%
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With other countries

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000
USA	USA, 8076, 10.04% USA 8076 publications, 10.04%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 4656, 5.79% United Kingdom 4656 publications, 5.79%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 3032, 3.77% Switzerland 3032 publications, 3.77%
France	France, 3008, 3.74% France 3008 publications, 3.74%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 2920, 3.63% Netherlands 2920 publications, 3.63%
Italy	Italy, 2874, 3.57% Italy 2874 publications, 3.57%
China	China, 2591, 3.22% China 2591 publications, 3.22%
Austria	Austria, 2067, 2.57% Austria 2067 publications, 2.57%
Russia	Russia, 1917, 2.38% Russia 1917 publications, 2.38%
Sweden	Sweden, 1908, 2.37% Sweden 1908 publications, 2.37%
Canada	Canada, 1805, 2.24% Canada 1805 publications, 2.24%
Spain	Spain, 1726, 2.15% Spain 1726 publications, 2.15%
Australia	Australia, 1670, 2.08% Australia 1670 publications, 2.08%
Belgium	Belgium, 1615, 2.01% Belgium 1615 publications, 2.01%
Poland	Poland, 1491, 1.85% Poland 1491 publications, 1.85%
Japan	Japan, 1409, 1.75% Japan 1409 publications, 1.75%
Denmark	Denmark, 1214, 1.51% Denmark 1214 publications, 1.51%
India	India, 983, 1.22% India 983 publications, 1.22%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 709, 0.88% Czech Republic 709 publications, 0.88%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 691, 0.86% Republic of Korea 691 publications, 0.86%
Hungary	Hungary, 670, 0.83% Hungary 670 publications, 0.83%
Portugal	Portugal, 628, 0.78% Portugal 628 publications, 0.78%
Norway	Norway, 606, 0.75% Norway 606 publications, 0.75%
Turkey	Turkey, 586, 0.73% Turkey 586 publications, 0.73%
Brazil	Brazil, 580, 0.72% Brazil 580 publications, 0.72%
Israel	Israel, 555, 0.69% Israel 555 publications, 0.69%
Greece	Greece, 553, 0.69% Greece 553 publications, 0.69%
Finland	Finland, 509, 0.63% Finland 509 publications, 0.63%
South Africa	South Africa, 461, 0.57% South Africa 461 publications, 0.57%
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