Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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Short name

Salk

Country, city

USA, La Jolla

03xez1567

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Publications

12 953

Citations

1 511 199

h-index

531

Top-3 journals

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (695 publications)

Nature (656 publications)

Science (368 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of California, San Diego (2455 publications)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (1598 publications)

Harvard University (408 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

French Institute of Health and Medical Research (127 publications)

University of Cambridge (89 publications)

RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (83 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1963

Total publications

12953

Total citations

1511199

Citations per publication

116.67

Average publications per year

202.39

Average authors per publication

6.3

h-index

531

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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Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 2307, 17.81% Molecular Biology 2307 publications, 17.81%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1911, 14.75% Multidisciplinary 1911 publications, 14.75%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 1825, 14.09% Cell Biology 1825 publications, 14.09%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 1675, 12.93% General Neuroscience 1675 publications, 12.93%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 1407, 10.86% Biochemistry 1407 publications, 10.86%
Genetics	Genetics, 1207, 9.32% Genetics 1207 publications, 9.32%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1168, 9.02% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1168 publications, 9.02%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 962, 7.43% General Medicine 962 publications, 7.43%
Endocrinology	Endocrinology, 768, 5.93% Endocrinology 768 publications, 5.93%
Developmental Biology	Developmental Biology, 734, 5.67% Developmental Biology 734 publications, 5.67%
Immunology	Immunology, 623, 4.81% Immunology 623 publications, 4.81%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience	Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 558, 4.31% Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 558 publications, 4.31%
Physiology	Physiology, 533, 4.11% Physiology 533 publications, 4.11%
Neurology (clinical)	Neurology (clinical), 388, 3% Neurology (clinical) 388 publications, 3%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 376, 2.9% Plant Science 376 publications, 2.9%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 358, 2.76% Molecular Medicine 358 publications, 2.76%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 343, 2.65% Cancer Research 343 publications, 2.65%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 311, 2.4% Biophysics 311 publications, 2.4%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism	Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 298, 2.3% Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 298 publications, 2.3%
Cognitive Neuroscience	Cognitive Neuroscience, 296, 2.29% Cognitive Neuroscience 296 publications, 2.29%
Oncology	Oncology, 278, 2.15% Oncology 278 publications, 2.15%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 276, 2.13% Immunology and Allergy 276 publications, 2.13%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 273, 2.11% Biotechnology 273 publications, 2.11%
Clinical Biochemistry	Clinical Biochemistry, 269, 2.08% Clinical Biochemistry 269 publications, 2.08%
Sensory Systems	Sensory Systems, 257, 1.98% Sensory Systems 257 publications, 1.98%
Virology	Virology, 230, 1.78% Virology 230 publications, 1.78%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 229, 1.77% Pharmacology 229 publications, 1.77%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 224, 1.73% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 224 publications, 1.73%
Ophthalmology	Ophthalmology, 217, 1.68% Ophthalmology 217 publications, 1.68%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 206, 1.59% General Chemistry 206 publications, 1.59%
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Journals

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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, 695, 5.37% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 695 publications, 5.37%
Nature	Nature, 656, 5.06% Nature 656 publications, 5.06%
Science	Science, 368, 2.84% Science 368 publications, 2.84%
Endocrinology	Endocrinology, 308, 2.38% Endocrinology 308 publications, 2.38%
Journal of Neuroscience	Journal of Neuroscience, 284, 2.19% Journal of Neuroscience 284 publications, 2.19%
Cell	Cell, 280, 2.16% Cell 280 publications, 2.16%
Neuron	Neuron, 229, 1.77% Neuron 229 publications, 1.77%
Brain Research	Brain Research, 195, 1.51% Brain Research 195 publications, 1.51%
Journal of Biological Chemistry	Journal of Biological Chemistry, 190, 1.47% Journal of Biological Chemistry 190 publications, 1.47%
Journal of Vision	Journal of Vision, 165, 1.27% Journal of Vision 165 publications, 1.27%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 162, 1.25% Nature Communications 162 publications, 1.25%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications	Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 144, 1.11% Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 144 publications, 1.11%
Journal of Comparative Neurology	Journal of Comparative Neurology, 139, 1.07% Journal of Comparative Neurology 139 publications, 1.07%
Genes and Development	Genes and Development, 137, 1.06% Genes and Development 137 publications, 1.06%
Cancer Research	Cancer Research, 136, 1.05% Cancer Research 136 publications, 1.05%
Molecular and Cellular Biology	Molecular and Cellular Biology, 123, 0.95% Molecular and Cellular Biology 123 publications, 0.95%
Current Biology	Current Biology, 120, 0.93% Current Biology 120 publications, 0.93%
Nature Neuroscience	Nature Neuroscience, 117, 0.9% Nature Neuroscience 117 publications, 0.9%
Development (Cambridge)	Development (Cambridge), 109, 0.84% Development (Cambridge) 109 publications, 0.84%
Journal of Virology	Journal of Virology, 108, 0.83% Journal of Virology 108 publications, 0.83%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 101, 0.78% PLoS ONE 101 publications, 0.78%
eLife	eLife, 98, 0.76% eLife 98 publications, 0.76%
Journal of Immunology	Journal of Immunology, 96, 0.74% Journal of Immunology 96 publications, 0.74%
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 96, 0.74% Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 96 publications, 0.74%
Plant Cell	Plant Cell, 91, 0.7% Plant Cell 91 publications, 0.7%
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism	Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 88, 0.68% Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 88 publications, 0.68%
Neural Computation	Neural Computation, 80, 0.62% Neural Computation 80 publications, 0.62%
Molecular Cell	Molecular Cell, 77, 0.59% Molecular Cell 77 publications, 0.59%
Journal of Molecular Evolution	Journal of Molecular Evolution, 76, 0.59% Journal of Molecular Evolution 76 publications, 0.59%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 75, 0.58% FASEB Journal 75 publications, 0.58%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 3620, 27.95% Elsevier 3620 publications, 27.95%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 2521, 19.46% Springer Nature 2521 publications, 19.46%
Wiley	Wiley, 1086, 8.38% Wiley 1086 publications, 8.38%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 695, 5.37% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 695 publications, 5.37%
The Endocrine Society	The Endocrine Society, 473, 3.65% The Endocrine Society 473 publications, 3.65%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 442, 3.41% Oxford University Press 442 publications, 3.41%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 426, 3.29% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 426 publications, 3.29%
Society for Neuroscience	Society for Neuroscience, 288, 2.22% Society for Neuroscience 288 publications, 2.22%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 253, 1.95% American Society for Microbiology 253 publications, 1.95%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 207, 1.6% American Chemical Society (ACS) 207 publications, 1.6%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 204, 1.57% Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 204 publications, 1.57%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 201, 1.55% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 201 publications, 1.55%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 188, 1.45% American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 188 publications, 1.45%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 186, 1.44% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 186 publications, 1.44%
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)	Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), 179, 1.38% Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 179 publications, 1.38%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 134, 1.03% The Company of Biologists 134 publications, 1.03%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 132, 1.02% Frontiers Media S.A. 132 publications, 1.02%
Rockefeller University Press	Rockefeller University Press, 113, 0.87% Rockefeller University Press 113 publications, 0.87%
MIT Press	MIT Press, 111, 0.86% MIT Press 111 publications, 0.86%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 110, 0.85% Taylor & Francis 110 publications, 0.85%
eLife Sciences Publications	eLife Sciences Publications, 98, 0.76% eLife Sciences Publications 98 publications, 0.76%
The American Association of Immunologists	The American Association of Immunologists, 95, 0.73% The American Association of Immunologists 95 publications, 0.73%
American Physiological Society	American Physiological Society, 93, 0.72% American Physiological Society 93 publications, 0.72%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 85, 0.66% S. Karger AG 85 publications, 0.66%
SAGE	SAGE, 75, 0.58% SAGE 75 publications, 0.58%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 75, 0.58% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 75 publications, 0.58%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 68, 0.52% Annual Reviews 68 publications, 0.52%
MDPI	MDPI, 62, 0.48% MDPI 62 publications, 0.48%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 59, 0.46% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 59 publications, 0.46%
European Molecular Biology Organization	European Molecular Biology Organization, 39, 0.3% European Molecular Biology Organization 39 publications, 0.3%
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With other organizations

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University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 2455, 18.95% University of California, San Diego 2455 publications, 18.95%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1598, 12.34% Howard Hughes Medical Institute 1598 publications, 12.34%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 408, 3.15% Harvard University 408 publications, 3.15%
Scripps Research	Scripps Research, 392, 3.03% Scripps Research 392 publications, 3.03%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 289, 2.23% Stanford University 289 publications, 2.23%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 251, 1.94% University of California, Los Angeles 251 publications, 1.94%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 202, 1.56% University of California, San Francisco 202 publications, 1.56%
Yale University	Yale University, 174, 1.34% Yale University 174 publications, 1.34%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 157, 1.21% University of Pennsylvania 157 publications, 1.21%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 147, 1.13% Johns Hopkins University 147 publications, 1.13%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 143, 1.1% University of California, Berkeley 143 publications, 1.1%
University of California, Irvine	University of California, Irvine, 139, 1.07% University of California, Irvine 139 publications, 1.07%
University of Southern California	University of Southern California, 138, 1.07% University of Southern California 138 publications, 1.07%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 136, 1.05% Columbia University 136 publications, 1.05%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 134, 1.03% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 134 publications, 1.03%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 127, 0.98% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 127 publications, 0.98%
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute	Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, 125, 0.97% Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute 125 publications, 0.97%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 124, 0.96% University of Washington 124 publications, 0.96%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 120, 0.93% University of Michigan 120 publications, 0.93%
Baylor College of Medicine	Baylor College of Medicine, 118, 0.91% Baylor College of Medicine 118 publications, 0.91%
University of Utah	University of Utah, 118, 0.91% University of Utah 118 publications, 0.91%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 108, 0.83% University of California, Davis 108 publications, 0.83%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 106, 0.82% Cornell University 106 publications, 0.82%
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 102, 0.79% University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 102 publications, 0.79%
Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital, 91, 0.7% Massachusetts General Hospital 91 publications, 0.7%
New York University	New York University, 90, 0.69% New York University 90 publications, 0.69%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 89, 0.69% University of Cambridge 89 publications, 0.69%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 89, 0.69% University of Minnesota 89 publications, 0.69%
Washington University in St. Louis	Washington University in St. Louis, 88, 0.68% Washington University in St. Louis 88 publications, 0.68%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 87, 0.67% California Institute of Technology 87 publications, 0.67%
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With foreign organizations

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French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 127, 0.98% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 127 publications, 0.98%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 89, 0.69% University of Cambridge 89 publications, 0.69%
RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research	RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 83, 0.64% RIKEN-Institute of Physical and Chemical Research 83 publications, 0.64%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 74, 0.57% University of Sydney 74 publications, 0.57%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 71, 0.55% Karolinska Institute 71 publications, 0.55%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 68, 0.52% ETH Zurich 68 publications, 0.52%
McGill University	McGill University, 66, 0.51% McGill University 66 publications, 0.51%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 66, 0.51% University of Tokyo 66 publications, 0.51%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 65, 0.5% University of Toronto 65 publications, 0.5%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 62, 0.48% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 62 publications, 0.48%
Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 59, 0.46% Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 59 publications, 0.46%
University College London	University College London, 57, 0.44% University College London 57 publications, 0.44%
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 52, 0.4% Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 52 publications, 0.4%
Weizmann Institute of Science	Weizmann Institute of Science, 51, 0.39% Weizmann Institute of Science 51 publications, 0.39%
Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen	Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen, 50, 0.39% Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen 50 publications, 0.39%
Kyoto University	Kyoto University, 49, 0.38% Kyoto University 49 publications, 0.38%
Capital Medical University	Capital Medical University, 47, 0.36% Capital Medical University 47 publications, 0.36%
Saint Anthony Catholic University	Saint Anthony Catholic University, 44, 0.34% Saint Anthony Catholic University 44 publications, 0.34%
Peking University	Peking University, 43, 0.33% Peking University 43 publications, 0.33%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg	Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, 43, 0.33% Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg 43 publications, 0.33%
University of Bern	University of Bern, 41, 0.32% University of Bern 41 publications, 0.32%
University of Lausanne	University of Lausanne, 41, 0.32% University of Lausanne 41 publications, 0.32%
Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 40, 0.31% Hebrew University of Jerusalem 40 publications, 0.31%
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 40, 0.31% École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 40 publications, 0.31%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 40, 0.31% University of Geneva 40 publications, 0.31%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 40, 0.31% University of British Columbia 40 publications, 0.31%
Tokyo Women's Medical University	Tokyo Women's Medical University, 39, 0.3% Tokyo Women's Medical University 39 publications, 0.3%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 38, 0.29% University of Oxford 38 publications, 0.29%
Université Laval	Université Laval, 38, 0.29% Université Laval 38 publications, 0.29%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 37, 0.29% University of Alberta 37 publications, 0.29%
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With other countries

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Germany	Germany, 579, 4.47% Germany 579 publications, 4.47%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 490, 3.78% United Kingdom 490 publications, 3.78%
Japan	Japan, 471, 3.64% Japan 471 publications, 3.64%
Canada	Canada, 418, 3.23% Canada 418 publications, 3.23%
China	China, 348, 2.69% China 348 publications, 2.69%
France	France, 344, 2.66% France 344 publications, 2.66%
Spain	Spain, 344, 2.66% Spain 344 publications, 2.66%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 290, 2.24% Switzerland 290 publications, 2.24%
Australia	Australia, 232, 1.79% Australia 232 publications, 1.79%
Italy	Italy, 169, 1.3% Italy 169 publications, 1.3%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 160, 1.24% Netherlands 160 publications, 1.24%
Sweden	Sweden, 157, 1.21% Sweden 157 publications, 1.21%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 154, 1.19% Republic of Korea 154 publications, 1.19%
Israel	Israel, 145, 1.12% Israel 145 publications, 1.12%
Austria	Austria, 103, 0.8% Austria 103 publications, 0.8%
Brazil	Brazil, 89, 0.69% Brazil 89 publications, 0.69%
Belgium	Belgium, 83, 0.64% Belgium 83 publications, 0.64%
Singapore	Singapore, 56, 0.43% Singapore 56 publications, 0.43%
Denmark	Denmark, 50, 0.39% Denmark 50 publications, 0.39%
India	India, 50, 0.39% India 50 publications, 0.39%
Argentina	Argentina, 44, 0.34% Argentina 44 publications, 0.34%
Norway	Norway, 42, 0.32% Norway 42 publications, 0.32%
Finland	Finland, 41, 0.32% Finland 41 publications, 0.32%
Portugal	Portugal, 38, 0.29% Portugal 38 publications, 0.29%
Mexico	Mexico, 35, 0.27% Mexico 35 publications, 0.27%
Poland	Poland, 33, 0.25% Poland 33 publications, 0.25%
Hungary	Hungary, 31, 0.24% Hungary 31 publications, 0.24%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 31, 0.24% New Zealand 31 publications, 0.24%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 30, 0.23% Saudi Arabia 30 publications, 0.23%
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