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Short name

AMNH

Country, city

USA, New York

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Publications

10 695

Citations

393 376

h-index

228

Top-3 journals

American Museum Novitates (610 publications)

Science (609 publications)

Astrophysical Journal (376 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Columbia University (663 publications)

Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York (521 publications)

Smithsonian Institution (295 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (194 publications)

Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (190 publications)

Sorbonne University (179 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1892

Total publications

10695

Total citations

393376

Citations per publication

36.78

Average publications per year

79.22

Average authors per publication

5.5

h-index

228

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

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 2942, 27.51% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2942 publications, 27.51%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1339, 12.52% Multidisciplinary 1339 publications, 12.52%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 1147, 10.72% Space and Planetary Science 1147 publications, 10.72%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 990, 9.26% Animal Science and Zoology 990 publications, 9.26%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 988, 9.24% Astronomy and Astrophysics 988 publications, 9.24%
Genetics	Genetics, 973, 9.1% Genetics 973 publications, 9.1%
Museology	Museology, 837, 7.83% Museology 837 publications, 7.83%
Ecology	Ecology, 768, 7.18% Ecology 768 publications, 7.18%
Archeology	Archeology, 700, 6.55% Archeology 700 publications, 6.55%
History	History, 668, 6.25% History 668 publications, 6.25%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 460, 4.3% Molecular Biology 460 publications, 4.3%
Paleontology	Paleontology, 440, 4.11% Paleontology 440 publications, 4.11%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 437, 4.09% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 437 publications, 4.09%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 377, 3.53% Nature and Landscape Conservation 377 publications, 3.53%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 365, 3.41% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 365 publications, 3.41%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 348, 3.25% Geochemistry and Petrology 348 publications, 3.25%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 338, 3.16% General Medicine 338 publications, 3.16%
Anthropology	Anthropology, 331, 3.09% Anthropology 331 publications, 3.09%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 286, 2.67% Geophysics 286 publications, 2.67%
Insect Science	Insect Science, 256, 2.39% Insect Science 256 publications, 2.39%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)	Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous), 225, 2.1% Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) 225 publications, 2.1%
Conservation	Conservation, 217, 2.03% Conservation 217 publications, 2.03%
Geology	Geology, 184, 1.72% Geology 184 publications, 1.72%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 176, 1.65% Aquatic Science 176 publications, 1.65%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 174, 1.63% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 174 publications, 1.63%
Anatomy	Anatomy, 165, 1.54% Anatomy 165 publications, 1.54%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 153, 1.43% General Environmental Science 153 publications, 1.43%
Developmental Biology	Developmental Biology, 143, 1.34% Developmental Biology 143 publications, 1.34%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 137, 1.28% Biotechnology 137 publications, 1.28%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 123, 1.15% General Neuroscience 123 publications, 1.15%
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Journals

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American Museum Novitates	American Museum Novitates, 610, 5.7% American Museum Novitates 610 publications, 5.7%
Science	Science, 609, 5.69% Science 609 publications, 5.69%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 376, 3.52% Astrophysical Journal 376 publications, 3.52%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 275, 2.57% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 275 publications, 2.57%
Nature	Nature, 271, 2.53% Nature 271 publications, 2.53%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 233, 2.18% Zootaxa 233 publications, 2.18%
Cladistics	Cladistics, 228, 2.13% Cladistics 228 publications, 2.13%
Curator	Curator, 211, 1.97% Curator 211 publications, 1.97%
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution	Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 206, 1.93% Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 206 publications, 1.93%
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History	Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 177, 1.65% Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 177 publications, 1.65%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 164, 1.53% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 164 publications, 1.53%
Journal of Mammalogy	Journal of Mammalogy, 156, 1.46% Journal of Mammalogy 156 publications, 1.46%
Astronomical Journal	Astronomical Journal, 153, 1.43% Astronomical Journal 153 publications, 1.43%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 143, 1.34% PLoS ONE 143 publications, 1.34%
Systematic Biology	Systematic Biology, 128, 1.2% Systematic Biology 128 publications, 1.2%
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology	Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 115, 1.08% Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 115 publications, 1.08%
Meteoritics and Planetary Science	Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 109, 1.02% Meteoritics and Planetary Science 109 publications, 1.02%
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution	Evolution; international journal of organic evolution, 103, 0.96% Evolution; international journal of organic evolution 103 publications, 0.96%
Journal of Human Evolution	Journal of Human Evolution, 96, 0.9% Journal of Human Evolution 96 publications, 0.9%
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta	Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 93, 0.87% Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 93 publications, 0.87%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 88, 0.82% Scientific Reports 88 publications, 0.82%
American Journal of Physical Anthropology	American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 85, 0.79% American Journal of Physical Anthropology 85 publications, 0.79%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences	Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 83, 0.78% Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 83 publications, 0.78%
Molecular Ecology	Molecular Ecology, 79, 0.74% Molecular Ecology 79 publications, 0.74%
American Antiquity	American Antiquity, 76, 0.71% American Antiquity 76 publications, 0.71%
Journal of Paleontology	Journal of Paleontology, 74, 0.69% Journal of Paleontology 74 publications, 0.69%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 71, 0.66% Astrophysical Journal Letters 71 publications, 0.66%
Anatomical Record	Anatomical Record, 66, 0.62% Anatomical Record 66 publications, 0.62%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 64, 0.6% Astronomy and Astrophysics 64 publications, 0.6%
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society	Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 60, 0.56% Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 60 publications, 0.56%
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Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Wiley	Wiley, 2049, 19.16% Wiley 2049 publications, 19.16%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1399, 13.08% Springer Nature 1399 publications, 13.08%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1139, 10.65% Elsevier 1139 publications, 10.65%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 962, 8.99% Oxford University Press 962 publications, 8.99%
American Museum of Natural History (BioOne sponsored)	American Museum of Natural History (BioOne sponsored), 787, 7.36% American Museum of Natural History (BioOne sponsored) 787 publications, 7.36%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 657, 6.14% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 657 publications, 6.14%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 533, 4.98% American Astronomical Society 533 publications, 4.98%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 380, 3.55% Cambridge University Press 380 publications, 3.55%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 360, 3.37% Taylor & Francis 360 publications, 3.37%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 263, 2.46% Magnolia Press 263 publications, 2.46%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 172, 1.61% The Royal Society 172 publications, 1.61%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 164, 1.53% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 164 publications, 1.53%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 164, 1.53% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 164 publications, 1.53%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 145, 1.36% IOP Publishing 145 publications, 1.36%
MDPI	MDPI, 84, 0.79% MDPI 84 publications, 0.79%
SAGE	SAGE, 76, 0.71% SAGE 76 publications, 0.71%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 74, 0.69% EDP Sciences 74 publications, 0.69%
Pensoft Publishers	Pensoft Publishers, 70, 0.65% Pensoft Publishers 70 publications, 0.65%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 69, 0.65% American Society for Microbiology 69 publications, 0.65%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 63, 0.59% Frontiers Media S.A. 63 publications, 0.59%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 50, 0.47% American Physical Society (APS) 50 publications, 0.47%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 46, 0.43% American Geophysical Union 46 publications, 0.43%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 43, 0.4% Walter de Gruyter 43 publications, 0.4%
New York Entomological Society	New York Entomological Society, 42, 0.39% New York Entomological Society 42 publications, 0.39%
American Ornithologists' Union	American Ornithologists' Union, 42, 0.39% American Ornithologists' Union 42 publications, 0.39%
Geological Society of America	Geological Society of America, 40, 0.37% Geological Society of America 40 publications, 0.37%
CSIRO Publishing	CSIRO Publishing, 39, 0.36% CSIRO Publishing 39 publications, 0.36%
Brill	Brill, 36, 0.34% Brill 36 publications, 0.34%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 33, 0.31% PeerJ 33 publications, 0.31%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 31, 0.29% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 31 publications, 0.29%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Columbia University	Columbia University, 663, 6.2% Columbia University 663 publications, 6.2%
Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York	Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York, 521, 4.87% Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York 521 publications, 4.87%
Smithsonian Institution	Smithsonian Institution, 295, 2.76% Smithsonian Institution 295 publications, 2.76%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 273, 2.55% California Institute of Technology 273 publications, 2.55%
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook University, 263, 2.46% Stony Brook University 263 publications, 2.46%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 244, 2.28% University of California, Berkeley 244 publications, 2.28%
Hunter College	Hunter College, 244, 2.28% Hunter College 244 publications, 2.28%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 239, 2.23% Cornell University 239 publications, 2.23%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 239, 2.23% Space Telescope Science Institute 239 publications, 2.23%
Yale University	Yale University, 224, 2.09% Yale University 224 publications, 2.09%
University of Kansas	University of Kansas, 215, 2.01% University of Kansas 215 publications, 2.01%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 210, 1.96% Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 210 publications, 1.96%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 201, 1.88% University of California, Los Angeles 201 publications, 1.88%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 201, 1.88% University of Arizona 201 publications, 1.88%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 195, 1.82% Harvard University 195 publications, 1.82%
Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 194, 1.81% Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 194 publications, 1.81%
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle	Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 190, 1.78% Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 190 publications, 1.78%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 179, 1.67% Sorbonne University 179 publications, 1.67%
City College of New York	City College of New York, 175, 1.64% City College of New York 175 publications, 1.64%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 175, 1.64% University of São Paulo 175 publications, 1.64%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 170, 1.59% Johns Hopkins University 170 publications, 1.59%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 168, 1.57% University of Michigan 168 publications, 1.57%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 168, 1.57% University of Florida 168 publications, 1.57%
Lehman College	Lehman College, 164, 1.53% Lehman College 164 publications, 1.53%
New York University	New York University, 159, 1.49% New York University 159 publications, 1.49%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 155, 1.45% University of Cambridge 155 publications, 1.45%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 145, 1.36% University of Oxford 145 publications, 1.36%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 145, 1.36% University of Chicago 145 publications, 1.36%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 145, 1.36% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 145 publications, 1.36%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 142, 1.33% University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 142 publications, 1.33%
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With foreign organizations

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Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 194, 1.81% Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 194 publications, 1.81%
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle	Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 190, 1.78% Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 190 publications, 1.78%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 179, 1.67% Sorbonne University 179 publications, 1.67%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 175, 1.64% University of São Paulo 175 publications, 1.64%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 155, 1.45% University of Cambridge 155 publications, 1.45%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 145, 1.36% University of Oxford 145 publications, 1.36%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 134, 1.25% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 134 publications, 1.25%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 133, 1.24% University of Toronto 133 publications, 1.24%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 128, 1.2% University of Copenhagen 128 publications, 1.2%
Université de Montréal	Université de Montréal, 116, 1.08% Université de Montréal 116 publications, 1.08%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 101, 0.94% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 101 publications, 0.94%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 96, 0.9% Heidelberg University 96 publications, 0.9%
University College London	University College London, 94, 0.88% University College London 94 publications, 0.88%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 93, 0.87% University of Edinburgh 93 publications, 0.87%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 93, 0.87% University of Tokyo 93 publications, 0.87%
Autonomous University of Barcelona	Autonomous University of Barcelona, 81, 0.76% Autonomous University of Barcelona 81 publications, 0.76%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 80, 0.75% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 80 publications, 0.75%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 75, 0.7% University of British Columbia 75 publications, 0.7%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 71, 0.66% University of Southampton 71 publications, 0.66%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 68, 0.64% University of Bristol 68 publications, 0.64%
Catalan Institute of Palaeontology Miquel Crusafont	Catalan Institute of Palaeontology Miquel Crusafont, 68, 0.64% Catalan Institute of Palaeontology Miquel Crusafont 68 publications, 0.64%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 67, 0.63% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 67 publications, 0.63%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 67, 0.63% Australian National University 67 publications, 0.63%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 67, 0.63% University of Alberta 67 publications, 0.63%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 65, 0.61% University of New South Wales 65 publications, 0.61%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 65, 0.61% University of the Witwatersrand 65 publications, 0.61%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 65, 0.61% University of Exeter 65 publications, 0.61%
University of Vienna	University of Vienna, 64, 0.6% University of Vienna 64 publications, 0.6%
Universidade Estadual Paulista	Universidade Estadual Paulista, 64, 0.6% Universidade Estadual Paulista 64 publications, 0.6%
Western University	Western University, 64, 0.6% Western University 64 publications, 0.6%
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With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 993, 9.28% United Kingdom 993 publications, 9.28%
Germany	Germany, 862, 8.06% Germany 862 publications, 8.06%
Canada	Canada, 652, 6.1% Canada 652 publications, 6.1%
France	France, 558, 5.22% France 558 publications, 5.22%
China	China, 510, 4.77% China 510 publications, 4.77%
Australia	Australia, 490, 4.58% Australia 490 publications, 4.58%
Spain	Spain, 420, 3.93% Spain 420 publications, 3.93%
Brazil	Brazil, 372, 3.48% Brazil 372 publications, 3.48%
Japan	Japan, 308, 2.88% Japan 308 publications, 2.88%
Italy	Italy, 239, 2.23% Italy 239 publications, 2.23%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 214, 2% Switzerland 214 publications, 2%
South Africa	South Africa, 199, 1.86% South Africa 199 publications, 1.86%
Argentina	Argentina, 194, 1.81% Argentina 194 publications, 1.81%
Chile	Chile, 179, 1.67% Chile 179 publications, 1.67%
Sweden	Sweden, 173, 1.62% Sweden 173 publications, 1.62%
Denmark	Denmark, 167, 1.56% Denmark 167 publications, 1.56%
Mexico	Mexico, 167, 1.56% Mexico 167 publications, 1.56%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 151, 1.41% Netherlands 151 publications, 1.41%
Belgium	Belgium, 110, 1.03% Belgium 110 publications, 1.03%
Portugal	Portugal, 98, 0.92% Portugal 98 publications, 0.92%
Israel	Israel, 95, 0.89% Israel 95 publications, 0.89%
Colombia	Colombia, 94, 0.88% Colombia 94 publications, 0.88%
Austria	Austria, 92, 0.86% Austria 92 publications, 0.86%
India	India, 91, 0.85% India 91 publications, 0.85%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 85, 0.79% New Zealand 85 publications, 0.79%
Poland	Poland, 84, 0.79% Poland 84 publications, 0.79%
Peru	Peru, 78, 0.73% Peru 78 publications, 0.73%
Russia	Russia, 77, 0.72% Russia 77 publications, 0.72%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 77, 0.72% Czech Republic 77 publications, 0.72%
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