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Short name

AMNH

Country, city

USA, New York

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Organization website

Publications

10 603

Citations

386 751

h-index

226

Top-3 journals

American Museum Novitates (609 publications)

Science (609 publications)

Astrophysical Journal (376 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Columbia University (657 publications)

Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York (516 publications)

Smithsonian Institution (289 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (190 publications)

Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (187 publications)

University of São Paulo (174 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1892

Total publications

10603

Total citations

386751

Citations per publication

36.48

Average publications per year

78.54

Average authors per publication

5.48

h-index

226

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, 27.75% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2942 publications, 27.75%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1339, 12.63% Multidisciplinary 1339 publications, 12.63%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 1147, 10.82% Space and Planetary Science 1147 publications, 10.82%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 990, 9.34% Animal Science and Zoology 990 publications, 9.34%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 988, 9.32% Astronomy and Astrophysics 988 publications, 9.32%
Genetics	Genetics, 973, 9.18% Genetics 973 publications, 9.18%
Museology	Museology, 837, 7.89% Museology 837 publications, 7.89%
Ecology	Ecology, 768, 7.24% Ecology 768 publications, 7.24%
Archeology	Archeology, 700, 6.6% Archeology 700 publications, 6.6%
History	History, 668, 6.3% History 668 publications, 6.3%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 460, 4.34% Molecular Biology 460 publications, 4.34%
Paleontology	Paleontology, 440, 4.15% Paleontology 440 publications, 4.15%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 437, 4.12% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 437 publications, 4.12%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 377, 3.56% Nature and Landscape Conservation 377 publications, 3.56%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 365, 3.44% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 365 publications, 3.44%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 348, 3.28% Geochemistry and Petrology 348 publications, 3.28%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 338, 3.19% General Medicine 338 publications, 3.19%
Anthropology	Anthropology, 331, 3.12% Anthropology 331 publications, 3.12%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 286, 2.7% Geophysics 286 publications, 2.7%
Insect Science	Insect Science, 256, 2.41% Insect Science 256 publications, 2.41%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)	Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous), 225, 2.12% Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) 225 publications, 2.12%
Conservation	Conservation, 217, 2.05% Conservation 217 publications, 2.05%
Geology	Geology, 184, 1.74% Geology 184 publications, 1.74%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 176, 1.66% Aquatic Science 176 publications, 1.66%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 174, 1.64% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 174 publications, 1.64%
Anatomy	Anatomy, 165, 1.56% Anatomy 165 publications, 1.56%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 153, 1.44% General Environmental Science 153 publications, 1.44%
Developmental Biology	Developmental Biology, 143, 1.35% Developmental Biology 143 publications, 1.35%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 137, 1.29% Biotechnology 137 publications, 1.29%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 123, 1.16% General Neuroscience 123 publications, 1.16%
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Journals

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Science	Science, 609, 5.74% Science 609 publications, 5.74%
American Museum Novitates	American Museum Novitates, 609, 5.74% American Museum Novitates 609 publications, 5.74%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 376, 3.55% Astrophysical Journal 376 publications, 3.55%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 274, 2.58% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 274 publications, 2.58%
Nature	Nature, 267, 2.52% Nature 267 publications, 2.52%
Cladistics	Cladistics, 228, 2.15% Cladistics 228 publications, 2.15%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 225, 2.12% Zootaxa 225 publications, 2.12%
Curator	Curator, 211, 1.99% Curator 211 publications, 1.99%
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution	Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 206, 1.94% Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 206 publications, 1.94%
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History	Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 177, 1.67% Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 177 publications, 1.67%
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, 162, 1.53% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 162 publications, 1.53%
Journal of Mammalogy	Journal of Mammalogy, 155, 1.46% Journal of Mammalogy 155 publications, 1.46%
Astronomical Journal	Astronomical Journal, 153, 1.44% Astronomical Journal 153 publications, 1.44%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 143, 1.35% PLoS ONE 143 publications, 1.35%
Systematic Biology	Systematic Biology, 128, 1.21% Systematic Biology 128 publications, 1.21%
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology	Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 113, 1.07% Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 113 publications, 1.07%
Meteoritics and Planetary Science	Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 109, 1.03% Meteoritics and Planetary Science 109 publications, 1.03%
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution	Evolution; international journal of organic evolution, 103, 0.97% Evolution; international journal of organic evolution 103 publications, 0.97%
Journal of Human Evolution	Journal of Human Evolution, 96, 0.91% Journal of Human Evolution 96 publications, 0.91%
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta	Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 93, 0.88% Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 93 publications, 0.88%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 87, 0.82% Scientific Reports 87 publications, 0.82%
American Journal of Physical Anthropology	American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 85, 0.8% American Journal of Physical Anthropology 85 publications, 0.8%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences	Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 82, 0.77% Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 82 publications, 0.77%
Molecular Ecology	Molecular Ecology, 79, 0.75% Molecular Ecology 79 publications, 0.75%
American Antiquity	American Antiquity, 75, 0.71% American Antiquity 75 publications, 0.71%
Journal of Paleontology	Journal of Paleontology, 73, 0.69% Journal of Paleontology 73 publications, 0.69%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 71, 0.67% Astrophysical Journal Letters 71 publications, 0.67%
Anatomical Record	Anatomical Record, 64, 0.6% Anatomical Record 64 publications, 0.6%
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society	Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 59, 0.56% Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 59 publications, 0.56%
Journal of Biogeography	Journal of Biogeography, 59, 0.56% Journal of Biogeography 59 publications, 0.56%
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Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Wiley	Wiley, 2038, 19.22% Wiley 2038 publications, 19.22%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1376, 12.98% Springer Nature 1376 publications, 12.98%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1137, 10.72% Elsevier 1137 publications, 10.72%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 955, 9.01% Oxford University Press 955 publications, 9.01%
American Museum of Natural History (BioOne sponsored)	American Museum of Natural History (BioOne sponsored), 786, 7.41% American Museum of Natural History (BioOne sponsored) 786 publications, 7.41%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 656, 6.19% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 656 publications, 6.19%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 533, 5.03% American Astronomical Society 533 publications, 5.03%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 376, 3.55% Cambridge University Press 376 publications, 3.55%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 354, 3.34% Taylor & Francis 354 publications, 3.34%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 252, 2.38% Magnolia Press 252 publications, 2.38%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 169, 1.59% The Royal Society 169 publications, 1.59%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 164, 1.55% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 164 publications, 1.55%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 162, 1.53% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 162 publications, 1.53%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 145, 1.37% IOP Publishing 145 publications, 1.37%
MDPI	MDPI, 83, 0.78% MDPI 83 publications, 0.78%
SAGE	SAGE, 76, 0.72% SAGE 76 publications, 0.72%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 69, 0.65% EDP Sciences 69 publications, 0.65%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 69, 0.65% American Society for Microbiology 69 publications, 0.65%
Pensoft Publishers	Pensoft Publishers, 66, 0.62% Pensoft Publishers 66 publications, 0.62%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 61, 0.58% Frontiers Media S.A. 61 publications, 0.58%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 49, 0.46% American Physical Society (APS) 49 publications, 0.46%
American Geophysical Union	American Geophysical Union, 44, 0.41% American Geophysical Union 44 publications, 0.41%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 43, 0.41% Walter de Gruyter 43 publications, 0.41%
New York Entomological Society	New York Entomological Society, 42, 0.4% New York Entomological Society 42 publications, 0.4%
American Ornithologists' Union	American Ornithologists' Union, 42, 0.4% American Ornithologists' Union 42 publications, 0.4%
Geological Society of America	Geological Society of America, 39, 0.37% Geological Society of America 39 publications, 0.37%
CSIRO Publishing	CSIRO Publishing, 39, 0.37% CSIRO Publishing 39 publications, 0.37%
Brill	Brill, 36, 0.34% Brill 36 publications, 0.34%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 32, 0.3% PeerJ 32 publications, 0.3%
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, 657, 6.2% Columbia University 657 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, 516, 4.87% Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York 516 publications, 4.87%
Smithsonian Institution	Smithsonian Institution, 289, 2.73% Smithsonian Institution 289 publications, 2.73%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 272, 2.57% California Institute of Technology 272 publications, 2.57%
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook University, 258, 2.43% Stony Brook University 258 publications, 2.43%
Hunter College	Hunter College, 244, 2.3% Hunter College 244 publications, 2.3%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 242, 2.28% University of California, Berkeley 242 publications, 2.28%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 238, 2.24% Cornell University 238 publications, 2.24%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 237, 2.24% Space Telescope Science Institute 237 publications, 2.24%
Yale University	Yale University, 223, 2.1% Yale University 223 publications, 2.1%
University of Kansas	University of Kansas, 214, 2.02% University of Kansas 214 publications, 2.02%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 209, 1.97% Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 209 publications, 1.97%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 201, 1.9% University of California, Los Angeles 201 publications, 1.9%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 192, 1.81% University of Arizona 192 publications, 1.81%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 191, 1.8% Harvard University 191 publications, 1.8%
Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 190, 1.79% Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 190 publications, 1.79%
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle	Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 187, 1.76% Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 187 publications, 1.76%
City College of New York	City College of New York, 174, 1.64% City College of New York 174 publications, 1.64%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 174, 1.64% University of São Paulo 174 publications, 1.64%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 170, 1.6% Sorbonne University 170 publications, 1.6%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 168, 1.58% Johns Hopkins University 168 publications, 1.58%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 167, 1.58% University of Michigan 167 publications, 1.58%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 167, 1.58% University of Florida 167 publications, 1.58%
Lehman College	Lehman College, 163, 1.54% Lehman College 163 publications, 1.54%
New York University	New York University, 159, 1.5% New York University 159 publications, 1.5%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 152, 1.43% University of Cambridge 152 publications, 1.43%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 144, 1.36% University of Chicago 144 publications, 1.36%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 144, 1.36% Jet Propulsion Laboratory 144 publications, 1.36%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 143, 1.35% University of Oxford 143 publications, 1.35%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 142, 1.34% University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 142 publications, 1.34%
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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, 190, 1.79% Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 190 publications, 1.79%
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle	Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 187, 1.76% Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 187 publications, 1.76%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 174, 1.64% University of São Paulo 174 publications, 1.64%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 170, 1.6% Sorbonne University 170 publications, 1.6%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 152, 1.43% University of Cambridge 152 publications, 1.43%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 143, 1.35% University of Oxford 143 publications, 1.35%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 132, 1.24% University of Toronto 132 publications, 1.24%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 131, 1.24% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 131 publications, 1.24%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 128, 1.21% University of Copenhagen 128 publications, 1.21%
Université de Montréal	Université de Montréal, 116, 1.09% Université de Montréal 116 publications, 1.09%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 98, 0.92% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 98 publications, 0.92%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 95, 0.9% Heidelberg University 95 publications, 0.9%
University College London	University College London, 93, 0.88% University College London 93 publications, 0.88%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 93, 0.88% University of Tokyo 93 publications, 0.88%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 91, 0.86% University of Edinburgh 91 publications, 0.86%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 79, 0.75% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 79 publications, 0.75%
Autonomous University of Barcelona	Autonomous University of Barcelona, 77, 0.73% Autonomous University of Barcelona 77 publications, 0.73%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 75, 0.71% University of British Columbia 75 publications, 0.71%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 70, 0.66% University of Southampton 70 publications, 0.66%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 67, 0.63% Australian National University 67 publications, 0.63%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 67, 0.63% University of Bristol 67 publications, 0.63%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 67, 0.63% University of Alberta 67 publications, 0.63%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 65, 0.61% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 65 publications, 0.61%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 65, 0.61% University of New South Wales 65 publications, 0.61%
Catalan Institute of Palaeontology Miquel Crusafont	Catalan Institute of Palaeontology Miquel Crusafont, 64, 0.6% Catalan Institute of Palaeontology Miquel Crusafont 64 publications, 0.6%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 63, 0.59% University of the Witwatersrand 63 publications, 0.59%
Universidade Estadual Paulista	Universidade Estadual Paulista, 63, 0.59% Universidade Estadual Paulista 63 publications, 0.59%
Western University	Western University, 63, 0.59% Western University 63 publications, 0.59%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 63, 0.59% University of Exeter 63 publications, 0.59%
Universidad de Concepción	Universidad de Concepción, 63, 0.59% Universidad de Concepción 63 publications, 0.59%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 990, 9.34% United Kingdom 990 publications, 9.34%
Germany	Germany, 859, 8.1% Germany 859 publications, 8.1%
Canada	Canada, 650, 6.13% Canada 650 publications, 6.13%
France	France, 556, 5.24% France 556 publications, 5.24%
China	China, 509, 4.8% China 509 publications, 4.8%
Australia	Australia, 490, 4.62% Australia 490 publications, 4.62%
Spain	Spain, 418, 3.94% Spain 418 publications, 3.94%
Brazil	Brazil, 371, 3.5% Brazil 371 publications, 3.5%
Japan	Japan, 307, 2.9% Japan 307 publications, 2.9%
Italy	Italy, 238, 2.24% Italy 238 publications, 2.24%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 213, 2.01% Switzerland 213 publications, 2.01%
South Africa	South Africa, 198, 1.87% South Africa 198 publications, 1.87%
Argentina	Argentina, 194, 1.83% Argentina 194 publications, 1.83%
Chile	Chile, 179, 1.69% Chile 179 publications, 1.69%
Sweden	Sweden, 173, 1.63% Sweden 173 publications, 1.63%
Denmark	Denmark, 167, 1.58% Denmark 167 publications, 1.58%
Mexico	Mexico, 167, 1.58% Mexico 167 publications, 1.58%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 151, 1.42% Netherlands 151 publications, 1.42%
Belgium	Belgium, 110, 1.04% Belgium 110 publications, 1.04%
Portugal	Portugal, 98, 0.92% Portugal 98 publications, 0.92%
Israel	Israel, 95, 0.9% Israel 95 publications, 0.9%
Colombia	Colombia, 94, 0.89% Colombia 94 publications, 0.89%
Austria	Austria, 92, 0.87% Austria 92 publications, 0.87%
India	India, 91, 0.86% India 91 publications, 0.86%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 85, 0.8% New Zealand 85 publications, 0.8%
Poland	Poland, 84, 0.79% Poland 84 publications, 0.79%
Peru	Peru, 78, 0.74% Peru 78 publications, 0.74%
Russia	Russia, 77, 0.73% Russia 77 publications, 0.73%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 77, 0.73% Czech Republic 77 publications, 0.73%
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Publications published earlier than 1892 are ignored in the statistics.
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