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Short name

UBC

Country, city

Canada, Vancouver

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Organization website

Publications

209 911

Citations

8 231 045

h-index

754

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (1775 publications)

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (1049 publications)

Scientific Reports (996 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Toronto (12557 publications)

University of Alberta (7764 publications)

Simon Fraser University (6888 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Harvard University (4676 publications)

University of Washington (4196 publications)

Stanford University (2922 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 1916

Total publications

209911

Total citations

8231045

Citations per publication

39.21

Average publications per year

1891.09

Average authors per publication

17.92

h-index

754

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, 19958, 9.51% General Medicine 19958 publications, 9.51%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 8811, 4.2% Biochemistry 8811 publications, 4.2%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 8802, 4.19% Molecular Biology 8802 publications, 4.19%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 7084, 3.37% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7084 publications, 3.37%
Genetics	Genetics, 6478, 3.09% Genetics 6478 publications, 3.09%
Neurology (clinical)	Neurology (clinical), 6419, 3.06% Neurology (clinical) 6419 publications, 3.06%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 5860, 2.79% Psychiatry and Mental health 5860 publications, 2.79%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 5846, 2.78% Cell Biology 5846 publications, 2.78%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 5644, 2.69% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5644 publications, 2.69%
Oncology	Oncology, 5339, 2.54% Oncology 5339 publications, 2.54%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 5107, 2.43% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5107 publications, 2.43%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 4999, 2.38% Multidisciplinary 4999 publications, 2.38%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 4704, 2.24% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4704 publications, 2.24%
Physiology	Physiology, 4702, 2.24% Physiology 4702 publications, 2.24%
Immunology	Immunology, 4478, 2.13% Immunology 4478 publications, 2.13%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 4429, 2.11% Condensed Matter Physics 4429 publications, 2.11%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 4266, 2.03% General Chemistry 4266 publications, 2.03%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 4181, 1.99% General Physics and Astronomy 4181 publications, 1.99%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 4124, 1.96% Cancer Research 4124 publications, 1.96%
Surgery	Surgery, 3978, 1.9% Surgery 3978 publications, 1.9%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 3936, 1.88% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 3936 publications, 1.88%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 3701, 1.76% Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3701 publications, 1.76%
Education	Education, 3692, 1.76% Education 3692 publications, 1.76%
Ecology	Ecology, 3619, 1.72% Ecology 3619 publications, 1.72%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 3518, 1.68% Aquatic Science 3518 publications, 1.68%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 3516, 1.67% Computer Science Applications 3516 publications, 1.67%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 3456, 1.65% General Materials Science 3456 publications, 1.65%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 3439, 1.64% Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging 3439 publications, 1.64%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 3347, 1.59% Mechanical Engineering 3347 publications, 1.59%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 3305, 1.57% General Neuroscience 3305 publications, 1.57%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 1775, 0.85% PLoS ONE 1775 publications, 0.85%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1049, 0.5% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1049 publications, 0.5%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 996, 0.47% Scientific Reports 996 publications, 0.47%
Blood	Blood, 992, 0.47% Blood 992 publications, 0.47%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 973, 0.46% Physical Review B 973 publications, 0.46%
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, 768, 0.37% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 768 publications, 0.37%
Nature	Nature, 760, 0.36% Nature 760 publications, 0.36%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 747, 0.36% Journal of Chemical Physics 747 publications, 0.36%
Journal of Clinical Oncology	Journal of Clinical Oncology, 747, 0.36% Journal of Clinical Oncology 747 publications, 0.36%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 739, 0.35% Physical Review Letters 739 publications, 0.35%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 658, 0.31% Nature Communications 658 publications, 0.31%
Science	Science, 657, 0.31% Science 657 publications, 0.31%
Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 631, 0.3% Journal of Biological Chemistry 631 publications, 0.3%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 602, 0.29% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 602 publications, 0.29%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 595, 0.28% Journal of High Energy Physics 595 publications, 0.28%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 584, 0.28% Cancer Research 584 publications, 0.28%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 581, 0.28% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 581 publications, 0.28%
Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia	Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia, 581, 0.28% Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 581 publications, 0.28%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 575, 0.27% Astrophysical Journal 575 publications, 0.27%
Canadian Journal of Cardiology	Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 550, 0.26% Canadian Journal of Cardiology 550 publications, 0.26%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 537, 0.26% Physical Review D 537 publications, 0.26%
Alzheimer's and Dementia	Alzheimer's and Dementia, 534, 0.25% Alzheimer's and Dementia 534 publications, 0.25%
Journal of Experimental Biology	Journal of Experimental Biology, 515, 0.25% Journal of Experimental Biology 515 publications, 0.25%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 488, 0.23% FASEB Journal 488 publications, 0.23%
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine	American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 435, 0.21% American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 435 publications, 0.21%
Journal of Immunology	Journal of Immunology, 422, 0.2% Journal of Immunology 422 publications, 0.2%
Canadian Journal of Public Health	Canadian Journal of Public Health, 419, 0.2% Canadian Journal of Public Health 419 publications, 0.2%
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada	Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 407, 0.19% Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 407 publications, 0.19%
Chest	Chest, 386, 0.18% Chest 386 publications, 0.18%
European Physical Journal C	European Physical Journal C, 384, 0.18% European Physical Journal C 384 publications, 0.18%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 51652, 24.61% Elsevier 51652 publications, 24.61%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 33298, 15.86% Springer Nature 33298 publications, 15.86%
Wiley	Wiley, 25133, 11.97% Wiley 25133 publications, 11.97%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 8930, 4.25% Taylor & Francis 8930 publications, 4.25%
SAGE	SAGE, 8751, 4.17% SAGE 8751 publications, 4.17%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 7878, 3.75% Oxford University Press 7878 publications, 3.75%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 4864, 2.32% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 4864 publications, 2.32%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 4424, 2.11% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 4424 publications, 2.11%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 3803, 1.81% Cambridge University Press 3803 publications, 1.81%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 3766, 1.79% American Chemical Society (ACS) 3766 publications, 1.79%
MDPI	MDPI, 3669, 1.75% MDPI 3669 publications, 1.75%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 3096, 1.47% American Physical Society (APS) 3096 publications, 1.47%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 2339, 1.11% Frontiers Media S.A. 2339 publications, 1.11%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2247, 1.07% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2247 publications, 1.07%
BMJ	BMJ, 2012, 0.96% BMJ 2012 publications, 0.96%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 1698, 0.81% AIP Publishing 1698 publications, 0.81%
Canadian Science Publishing	Canadian Science Publishing, 1378, 0.66% Canadian Science Publishing 1378 publications, 0.66%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 1365, 0.65% American Society for Microbiology 1365 publications, 0.65%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 1344, 0.64% IOP Publishing 1344 publications, 0.64%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 1259, 0.6% Hindawi Limited 1259 publications, 0.6%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1138, 0.54% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1138 publications, 0.54%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 1086, 0.52% American Society of Hematology 1086 publications, 0.52%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 1039, 0.49% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 1039 publications, 0.49%
American Physiological Society	American Physiological Society, 985, 0.47% American Physiological Society 985 publications, 0.47%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 885, 0.42% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 885 publications, 0.42%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)	University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress), 881, 0.42% University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) 881 publications, 0.42%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)	American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 833, 0.4% American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 833 publications, 0.4%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 797, 0.38% Mary Ann Liebert 797 publications, 0.38%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 768, 0.37% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 768 publications, 0.37%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 768, 0.37% American Astronomical Society 768 publications, 0.37%
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With other organizations

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University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 12557, 5.98% University of Toronto 12557 publications, 5.98%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 7764, 3.7% University of Alberta 7764 publications, 3.7%
Simon Fraser University	Simon Fraser University, 6888, 3.28% Simon Fraser University 6888 publications, 3.28%
University of Calgary	University of Calgary, 6672, 3.18% University of Calgary 6672 publications, 3.18%
McGill University	McGill University, 6231, 2.97% McGill University 6231 publications, 2.97%
McMaster University	McMaster University, 5273, 2.51% McMaster University 5273 publications, 2.51%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 4676, 2.23% Harvard University 4676 publications, 2.23%
Université de Montréal	Université de Montréal, 4345, 2.07% Université de Montréal 4345 publications, 2.07%
University of Ottawa	University of Ottawa, 4334, 2.06% University of Ottawa 4334 publications, 2.06%
University of Victoria	University of Victoria, 4282, 2.04% University of Victoria 4282 publications, 2.04%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 4196, 2% University of Washington 4196 publications, 2%
Dalhousie University	Dalhousie University, 4173, 1.99% Dalhousie University 4173 publications, 1.99%
University of Manitoba	University of Manitoba, 3731, 1.78% University of Manitoba 3731 publications, 1.78%
Western University	Western University, 3587, 1.71% Western University 3587 publications, 1.71%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 2922, 1.39% Stanford University 2922 publications, 1.39%
Queen's University at Kingston	Queen's University at Kingston, 2815, 1.34% Queen's University at Kingston 2815 publications, 1.34%
TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics	TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, 2661, 1.27% TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics 2661 publications, 1.27%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 2612, 1.24% University of Oxford 2612 publications, 1.24%
Université Laval	Université Laval, 2603, 1.24% Université Laval 2603 publications, 1.24%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 2559, 1.22% University of Melbourne 2559 publications, 1.22%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 2514, 1.2% University of Michigan 2514 publications, 1.2%
University College London	University College London, 2413, 1.15% University College London 2413 publications, 1.15%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 2355, 1.12% University of Sydney 2355 publications, 1.12%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 2310, 1.1% University of Pennsylvania 2310 publications, 1.1%
Yale University	Yale University, 2260, 1.08% Yale University 2260 publications, 1.08%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 2252, 1.07% University of Cambridge 2252 publications, 1.07%
University of Saskatchewan	University of Saskatchewan, 2239, 1.07% University of Saskatchewan 2239 publications, 1.07%
Hospital for Sick Children	Hospital for Sick Children, 2095, 1% Hospital for Sick Children 2095 publications, 1%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 1989, 0.95% University of California, Berkeley 1989 publications, 0.95%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 1953, 0.93% Johns Hopkins University 1953 publications, 0.93%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University	Harvard University, 4676, 2.23% Harvard University 4676 publications, 2.23%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 4196, 2% University of Washington 4196 publications, 2%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 2922, 1.39% Stanford University 2922 publications, 1.39%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 2612, 1.24% University of Oxford 2612 publications, 1.24%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 2559, 1.22% University of Melbourne 2559 publications, 1.22%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 2514, 1.2% University of Michigan 2514 publications, 1.2%
University College London	University College London, 2413, 1.15% University College London 2413 publications, 1.15%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 2355, 1.12% University of Sydney 2355 publications, 1.12%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 2310, 1.1% University of Pennsylvania 2310 publications, 1.1%
Yale University	Yale University, 2260, 1.08% Yale University 2260 publications, 1.08%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 2252, 1.07% University of Cambridge 2252 publications, 1.07%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 1989, 0.95% University of California, Berkeley 1989 publications, 0.95%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 1953, 0.93% Johns Hopkins University 1953 publications, 0.93%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 1937, 0.92% University of California, San Francisco 1937 publications, 0.92%
University of Pittsburgh	University of Pittsburgh, 1930, 0.92% University of Pittsburgh 1930 publications, 0.92%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 1884, 0.9% University of Edinburgh 1884 publications, 0.9%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1818, 0.87% University of Wisconsin–Madison 1818 publications, 0.87%
Duke University	Duke University, 1811, 0.86% Duke University 1811 publications, 0.86%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 1745, 0.83% Columbia University 1745 publications, 0.83%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 1742, 0.83% University of Copenhagen 1742 publications, 0.83%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 1698, 0.81% Cornell University 1698 publications, 0.81%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 1690, 0.81% University of Manchester 1690 publications, 0.81%
Boston University	Boston University, 1681, 0.8% Boston University 1681 publications, 0.8%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 1641, 0.78% University of California, Los Angeles 1641 publications, 0.78%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 1636, 0.78% University of Tokyo 1636 publications, 0.78%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 1635, 0.78% University of Chicago 1635 publications, 0.78%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 1622, 0.77% University of California, San Diego 1622 publications, 0.77%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 1591, 0.76% University of Arizona 1591 publications, 0.76%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 1581, 0.75% University of Amsterdam 1581 publications, 0.75%
New York University	New York University, 1567, 0.75% New York University 1567 publications, 0.75%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 55443, 26.41% USA 55443 publications, 26.41%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 15448, 7.36% United Kingdom 15448 publications, 7.36%
China	China, 11977, 5.71% China 11977 publications, 5.71%
Australia	Australia, 9933, 4.73% Australia 9933 publications, 4.73%
Germany	Germany, 9870, 4.7% Germany 9870 publications, 4.7%
France	France, 6912, 3.29% France 6912 publications, 3.29%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 6019, 2.87% Netherlands 6019 publications, 2.87%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 5512, 2.63% Switzerland 5512 publications, 2.63%
Italy	Italy, 5456, 2.6% Italy 5456 publications, 2.6%
Japan	Japan, 5261, 2.51% Japan 5261 publications, 2.51%
Spain	Spain, 4337, 2.07% Spain 4337 publications, 2.07%
Sweden	Sweden, 4017, 1.91% Sweden 4017 publications, 1.91%
Brazil	Brazil, 3416, 1.63% Brazil 3416 publications, 1.63%
Denmark	Denmark, 3386, 1.61% Denmark 3386 publications, 1.61%
Austria	Austria, 2634, 1.25% Austria 2634 publications, 1.25%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 2561, 1.22% Republic of Korea 2561 publications, 1.22%
Israel	Israel, 2493, 1.19% Israel 2493 publications, 1.19%
Norway	Norway, 2482, 1.18% Norway 2482 publications, 1.18%
Belgium	Belgium, 2333, 1.11% Belgium 2333 publications, 1.11%
South Africa	South Africa, 2324, 1.11% South Africa 2324 publications, 1.11%
Iran	Iran, 2070, 0.99% Iran 2070 publications, 0.99%
India	India, 1832, 0.87% India 1832 publications, 0.87%
Poland	Poland, 1827, 0.87% Poland 1827 publications, 0.87%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 1760, 0.84% New Zealand 1760 publications, 0.84%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 1700, 0.81% Czech Republic 1700 publications, 0.81%
Chile	Chile, 1663, 0.79% Chile 1663 publications, 0.79%
Russia	Russia, 1647, 0.78% Russia 1647 publications, 0.78%
Portugal	Portugal, 1644, 0.78% Portugal 1644 publications, 0.78%
Finland	Finland, 1581, 0.75% Finland 1581 publications, 0.75%
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