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RWTH Aachen

Country, city

Germany, Aachen

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Publications

83 331

Citations

2 237 625

h-index

421

Top-3 journals

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (2244 publications)

Physical Review B (979 publications)

Journal of High Energy Physics (909 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Forschungszentrum Jülich (6792 publications)

University Hospital Aachen (2318 publications)

National Institute for Nuclear Physics (1591 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

National Institute for Nuclear Physics (1591 publications)

ETH Zurich (1575 publications)

Imperial College London (1488 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

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Since 1881

Total publications

83331

Total citations

2237625

Citations per publication

26.85

Average publications per year

570.76

Average authors per publication

31.55

h-index

421

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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

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Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 6286, 7.54% Condensed Matter Physics 6286 publications, 7.54%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 6258, 7.51% General Medicine 6258 publications, 7.51%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 5692, 6.83% General Chemistry 5692 publications, 6.83%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 5495, 6.59% General Materials Science 5495 publications, 6.59%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 4844, 5.81% Mechanical Engineering 4844 publications, 5.81%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 3924, 4.71% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3924 publications, 4.71%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 3671, 4.41% Mechanics of Materials 3671 publications, 4.41%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 3515, 4.22% Materials Chemistry 3515 publications, 4.22%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 3260, 3.91% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 3260 publications, 3.91%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 3193, 3.83% General Physics and Astronomy 3193 publications, 3.83%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 3030, 3.64% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3030 publications, 3.64%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 2858, 3.43% General Chemical Engineering 2858 publications, 3.43%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 2628, 3.15% Biochemistry 2628 publications, 3.15%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 2561, 3.07% Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2561 publications, 3.07%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 2435, 2.92% Computer Science Applications 2435 publications, 2.92%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 2359, 2.83% Organic Chemistry 2359 publications, 2.83%
Metals and Alloys	Metals and Alloys, 2285, 2.74% Metals and Alloys 2285 publications, 2.74%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 2158, 2.59% Applied Mathematics 2158 publications, 2.59%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 2072, 2.49% Catalysis 2072 publications, 2.49%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 2032, 2.44% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2032 publications, 2.44%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 1783, 2.14% General Engineering 1783 publications, 2.14%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 1714, 2.06% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1714 publications, 2.06%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 1689, 2.03% Inorganic Chemistry 1689 publications, 2.03%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1599, 1.92% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1599 publications, 1.92%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology	Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 1592, 1.91% Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1592 publications, 1.91%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 1490, 1.79% Molecular Biology 1490 publications, 1.79%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 1434, 1.72% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1434 publications, 1.72%
Biomedical Engineering	Biomedical Engineering, 1338, 1.61% Biomedical Engineering 1338 publications, 1.61%
Polymers and Plastics	Polymers and Plastics, 1306, 1.57% Polymers and Plastics 1306 publications, 1.57%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 1287, 1.54% Cell Biology 1287 publications, 1.54%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2244, 2.69% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2244 publications, 2.69%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 979, 1.17% Physical Review B 979 publications, 1.17%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 909, 1.09% Journal of High Energy Physics 909 publications, 1.09%
Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik	Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik, 701, 0.84% Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik 701 publications, 0.84%
Springer-Lehrbuch	Springer-Lehrbuch, 693, 0.83% Springer-Lehrbuch 693 publications, 0.83%
Procedia CIRP	Procedia CIRP, 568, 0.68% Procedia CIRP 568 publications, 0.68%
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 552, 0.66% Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 552 publications, 0.66%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 513, 0.62% Scientific Reports 513 publications, 0.62%
European Physical Journal C	European Physical Journal C, 493, 0.59% European Physical Journal C 493 publications, 0.59%
Angewandte Chemie	Angewandte Chemie, 488, 0.59% Angewandte Chemie 488 publications, 0.59%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 480, 0.58% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 480 publications, 0.58%
PAMM	PAMM, 453, 0.54% PAMM 453 publications, 0.54%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 432, 0.52% SSRN Electronic Journal 432 publications, 0.52%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 426, 0.51% Physical Review Letters 426 publications, 0.51%
Chemistry - A European Journal	Chemistry - A European Journal, 358, 0.43% Chemistry - A European Journal 358 publications, 0.43%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 311, 0.37% Physical Review D 311 publications, 0.37%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 293, 0.35% PLoS ONE 293 publications, 0.35%
IFAC Proceedings Volumes	IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 279, 0.33% IFAC Proceedings Volumes 279 publications, 0.33%
Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 273, 0.33% Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics 273 publications, 0.33%
Acta Materialia	Acta Materialia, 271, 0.33% Acta Materialia 271 publications, 0.33%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 267, 0.32% Applied Physics Letters 267 publications, 0.32%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series	Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 266, 0.32% Journal of Physics: Conference Series 266 publications, 0.32%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 260, 0.31% Journal of Applied Physics 260 publications, 0.31%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 256, 0.31% Nature Communications 256 publications, 0.31%
Informatik aktuell	Informatik aktuell, 245, 0.29% Informatik aktuell 245 publications, 0.29%
Chemical Communications	Chemical Communications, 239, 0.29% Chemical Communications 239 publications, 0.29%
Materials Science Forum	Materials Science Forum, 228, 0.27% Materials Science Forum 228 publications, 0.27%
RoFo Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Rontgenstrahlen und der Bildgebenden Verfahren	RoFo Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Rontgenstrahlen und der Bildgebenden Verfahren, 224, 0.27% RoFo Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Rontgenstrahlen und der Bildgebenden Verfahren 224 publications, 0.27%
Steel Research International	Steel Research International, 213, 0.26% Steel Research International 213 publications, 0.26%
Surface and Coatings Technology	Surface and Coatings Technology, 211, 0.25% Surface and Coatings Technology 211 publications, 0.25%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 22732, 27.28% Springer Nature 22732 publications, 27.28%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 19785, 23.74% Elsevier 19785 publications, 23.74%
Wiley	Wiley, 10165, 12.2% Wiley 10165 publications, 12.2%
MDPI	MDPI, 2568, 3.08% MDPI 2568 publications, 3.08%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 2543, 3.05% American Chemical Society (ACS) 2543 publications, 3.05%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 2183, 2.62% American Physical Society (APS) 2183 publications, 2.62%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1928, 2.31% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1928 publications, 2.31%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1640, 1.97% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1640 publications, 1.97%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 1463, 1.76% IOP Publishing 1463 publications, 1.76%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 1441, 1.73% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 1441 publications, 1.73%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1434, 1.72% Taylor & Francis 1434 publications, 1.72%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 1058, 1.27% AIP Publishing 1058 publications, 1.27%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 1016, 1.22% Walter de Gruyter 1016 publications, 1.22%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 932, 1.12% Oxford University Press 932 publications, 1.12%
SAGE	SAGE, 792, 0.95% SAGE 792 publications, 0.95%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 747, 0.9% Frontiers Media S.A. 747 publications, 0.9%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 575, 0.69% Trans Tech Publications 575 publications, 0.69%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 505, 0.61% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 505 publications, 0.61%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 475, 0.57% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 475 publications, 0.57%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 422, 0.51% Social Science Electronic Publishing 422 publications, 0.51%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 395, 0.47% S. Karger AG 395 publications, 0.47%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 337, 0.4% EDP Sciences 337 publications, 0.4%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 329, 0.39% Cambridge University Press 329 publications, 0.39%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 329, 0.39% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 329 publications, 0.39%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 320, 0.38% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 320 publications, 0.38%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 292, 0.35% The Electrochemical Society 292 publications, 0.35%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 248, 0.3% World Scientific 248 publications, 0.3%
ASME International	ASME International, 208, 0.25% ASME International 208 publications, 0.25%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 203, 0.24% Hindawi Limited 203 publications, 0.24%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 202, 0.24% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 202 publications, 0.24%
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With other organizations

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000
Forschungszentrum Jülich	Forschungszentrum Jülich, 6792, 8.15% Forschungszentrum Jülich 6792 publications, 8.15%
University Hospital Aachen	University Hospital Aachen, 2318, 2.78% University Hospital Aachen 2318 publications, 2.78%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 1591, 1.91% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 1591 publications, 1.91%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 1575, 1.89% ETH Zurich 1575 publications, 1.89%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 1488, 1.79% Imperial College London 1488 publications, 1.79%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 1474, 1.77% University of Zurich 1474 publications, 1.77%
European Organization for Nuclear Research	European Organization for Nuclear Research, 1389, 1.67% European Organization for Nuclear Research 1389 publications, 1.67%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1363, 1.64% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1363 publications, 1.64%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 1290, 1.55% Heidelberg University 1290 publications, 1.55%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 1289, 1.55% University of Bologna 1289 publications, 1.55%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 1283, 1.54% Sapienza University of Rome 1283 publications, 1.54%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 1277, 1.53% University of Padua 1277 publications, 1.53%
Hamburg University	Hamburg University, 1277, 1.53% Hamburg University 1277 publications, 1.53%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 1269, 1.52% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 1269 publications, 1.52%
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron	Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, 1256, 1.51% Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron 1256 publications, 1.51%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 1255, 1.51% Karlsruhe Institute of Technology 1255 publications, 1.51%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 1241, 1.49% Université Paris-Saclay 1241 publications, 1.49%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 1239, 1.49% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 1239 publications, 1.49%
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules	Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules, 1238, 1.49% Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules 1238 publications, 1.49%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 1214, 1.46% University of Maryland, College Park 1214 publications, 1.46%
University of Milano-Bicocca	University of Milano-Bicocca, 1213, 1.46% University of Milano-Bicocca 1213 publications, 1.46%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory	Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 1199, 1.44% Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 1199 publications, 1.44%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 1180, 1.42% University of Bristol 1180 publications, 1.42%
University of Pisa	University of Pisa, 1121, 1.35% University of Pisa 1121 publications, 1.35%
Peking University	Peking University, 1075, 1.29% Peking University 1075 publications, 1.29%
University of Genoa	University of Genoa, 1066, 1.28% University of Genoa 1066 publications, 1.28%
Technical University of Munich	Technical University of Munich, 1061, 1.27% Technical University of Munich 1061 publications, 1.27%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 1054, 1.26% Tsinghua University 1054 publications, 1.26%
National Laboratory of Frascati	National Laboratory of Frascati, 1052, 1.26% National Laboratory of Frascati 1052 publications, 1.26%
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf	Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 1052, 1.26% Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf 1052 publications, 1.26%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 1591, 1.91% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 1591 publications, 1.91%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 1575, 1.89% ETH Zurich 1575 publications, 1.89%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 1488, 1.79% Imperial College London 1488 publications, 1.79%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 1474, 1.77% University of Zurich 1474 publications, 1.77%
European Organization for Nuclear Research	European Organization for Nuclear Research, 1389, 1.67% European Organization for Nuclear Research 1389 publications, 1.67%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1363, 1.64% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1363 publications, 1.64%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 1289, 1.55% University of Bologna 1289 publications, 1.55%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 1283, 1.54% Sapienza University of Rome 1283 publications, 1.54%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 1277, 1.53% University of Padua 1277 publications, 1.53%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 1241, 1.49% Université Paris-Saclay 1241 publications, 1.49%
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules	Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules, 1238, 1.49% Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules 1238 publications, 1.49%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 1214, 1.46% University of Maryland, College Park 1214 publications, 1.46%
University of Milano-Bicocca	University of Milano-Bicocca, 1213, 1.46% University of Milano-Bicocca 1213 publications, 1.46%
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory	Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 1199, 1.44% Rutherford Appleton Laboratory 1199 publications, 1.44%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 1180, 1.42% University of Bristol 1180 publications, 1.42%
University of Pisa	University of Pisa, 1121, 1.35% University of Pisa 1121 publications, 1.35%
Peking University	Peking University, 1075, 1.29% Peking University 1075 publications, 1.29%
University of Genoa	University of Genoa, 1066, 1.28% University of Genoa 1066 publications, 1.28%
Tsinghua University	Tsinghua University, 1054, 1.26% Tsinghua University 1054 publications, 1.26%
National Laboratory of Frascati	National Laboratory of Frascati, 1052, 1.26% National Laboratory of Frascati 1052 publications, 1.26%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 1041, 1.25% Ghent University 1041 publications, 1.25%
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1038, 1.25% Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1038 publications, 1.25%
University College Dublin	University College Dublin, 1037, 1.24% University College Dublin 1037 publications, 1.24%
Lomonosov Moscow State University	Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1036, 1.24% Lomonosov Moscow State University 1036 publications, 1.24%
National Centre for Nuclear Research	National Centre for Nuclear Research, 1013, 1.22% National Centre for Nuclear Research 1013 publications, 1.22%
Scuola Normale Superiore	Scuola Normale Superiore, 1009, 1.21% Scuola Normale Superiore 1009 publications, 1.21%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel	Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 995, 1.19% Vrije Universiteit Brussel 995 publications, 1.19%
Charles University	Charles University, 991, 1.19% Charles University 991 publications, 1.19%
University of Naples Federico II	University of Naples Federico II, 980, 1.18% University of Naples Federico II 980 publications, 1.18%
University of Turin	University of Turin, 979, 1.17% University of Turin 979 publications, 1.17%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 7592, 9.11% USA 7592 publications, 9.11%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 4873, 5.85% United Kingdom 4873 publications, 5.85%
China	China, 4660, 5.59% China 4660 publications, 5.59%
France	France, 4045, 4.85% France 4045 publications, 4.85%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 4011, 4.81% Netherlands 4011 publications, 4.81%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 3993, 4.79% Switzerland 3993 publications, 4.79%
Italy	Italy, 3532, 4.24% Italy 3532 publications, 4.24%
Austria	Austria, 2548, 3.06% Austria 2548 publications, 3.06%
Spain	Spain, 2531, 3.04% Spain 2531 publications, 3.04%
Belgium	Belgium, 2244, 2.69% Belgium 2244 publications, 2.69%
Russia	Russia, 2077, 2.49% Russia 2077 publications, 2.49%
Poland	Poland, 1868, 2.24% Poland 1868 publications, 2.24%
Australia	Australia, 1752, 2.1% Australia 1752 publications, 2.1%
Brazil	Brazil, 1567, 1.88% Brazil 1567 publications, 1.88%
Sweden	Sweden, 1551, 1.86% Sweden 1551 publications, 1.86%
India	India, 1520, 1.82% India 1520 publications, 1.82%
Japan	Japan, 1434, 1.72% Japan 1434 publications, 1.72%
Canada	Canada, 1379, 1.65% Canada 1379 publications, 1.65%
Finland	Finland, 1338, 1.61% Finland 1338 publications, 1.61%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 1285, 1.54% Czech Republic 1285 publications, 1.54%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 1261, 1.51% Republic of Korea 1261 publications, 1.51%
Ukraine	Ukraine, 1227, 1.47% Ukraine 1227 publications, 1.47%
Hungary	Hungary, 1223, 1.47% Hungary 1223 publications, 1.47%
Greece	Greece, 1171, 1.41% Greece 1171 publications, 1.41%
Ireland	Ireland, 1167, 1.4% Ireland 1167 publications, 1.4%
Iran	Iran, 1081, 1.3% Iran 1081 publications, 1.3%
Colombia	Colombia, 1065, 1.28% Colombia 1065 publications, 1.28%
Egypt	Egypt, 1041, 1.25% Egypt 1041 publications, 1.25%
Turkey	Turkey, 1032, 1.24% Turkey 1032 publications, 1.24%
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