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German Aerospace Center
Short name
DLR
Country, city
Germany, Cologne
Publications
28 470
Citations
822 065
h-index
278
Top-3 organizations
Technical University of Munich
Technical University of Munich (938 publications)
Technical University of Berlin
Technical University of Berlin (808 publications)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (767 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (767 publications)
Sorbonne University
Sorbonne University (562 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1967

Total publications
28470
Total citations
822065
Citations per publication
28.87
Average publications per year
474.5
Average authors per publication
6.83
h-index
278
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.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Space and Planetary Science, 3171, 11.14%
Space and Planetary Science
3171 publications, 11.14%
Aerospace Engineering, 2492, 8.75%
Aerospace Engineering
2492 publications, 8.75%
Atmospheric Science, 2438, 8.56%
Atmospheric Science
2438 publications, 8.56%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2398, 8.42%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2398 publications, 8.42%
Mechanical Engineering, 2216, 7.78%
Mechanical Engineering
2216 publications, 7.78%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2123, 7.46%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
2123 publications, 7.46%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1965, 6.9%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
1965 publications, 6.9%
Condensed Matter Physics, 1861, 6.54%
Condensed Matter Physics
1861 publications, 6.54%
General Materials Science, 1362, 4.78%
General Materials Science
1362 publications, 4.78%
Mechanics of Materials, 1318, 4.63%
Mechanics of Materials
1318 publications, 4.63%
Geophysics, 1281, 4.5%
Geophysics
1281 publications, 4.5%
General Physics and Astronomy, 1185, 4.16%
General Physics and Astronomy
1185 publications, 4.16%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 1038, 3.65%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
1038 publications, 3.65%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 1005, 3.53%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
1005 publications, 3.53%
General Medicine, 992, 3.48%
General Medicine
992 publications, 3.48%
Computer Science Applications, 903, 3.17%
Computer Science Applications
903 publications, 3.17%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 739, 2.6%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
739 publications, 2.6%
Materials Chemistry, 721, 2.53%
Materials Chemistry
721 publications, 2.53%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 681, 2.39%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
681 publications, 2.39%
General Chemistry, 670, 2.35%
General Chemistry
670 publications, 2.35%
General Engineering, 615, 2.16%
General Engineering
615 publications, 2.16%
Control and Systems Engineering, 588, 2.07%
Control and Systems Engineering
588 publications, 2.07%
General Chemical Engineering, 587, 2.06%
General Chemical Engineering
587 publications, 2.06%
Computers in Earth Sciences, 584, 2.05%
Computers in Earth Sciences
584 publications, 2.05%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 572, 2.01%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
572 publications, 2.01%
Fuel Technology, 571, 2.01%
Fuel Technology
571 publications, 2.01%
Ceramics and Composites, 566, 1.99%
Ceramics and Composites
566 publications, 1.99%
Transportation, 561, 1.97%
Transportation
561 publications, 1.97%
Applied Mathematics, 552, 1.94%
Applied Mathematics
552 publications, 1.94%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 526, 1.85%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
526 publications, 1.85%
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Journals

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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
860 publications, 3.02%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
611 publications, 2.15%
Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design
525 publications, 1.84%
Remote Sensing
497 publications, 1.75%
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
410 publications, 1.44%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
408 publications, 1.43%
CEAS Aeronautical Journal
384 publications, 1.35%
Icarus
358 publications, 1.26%
Acta Astronautica
338 publications, 1.19%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
333 publications, 1.17%
Advances in Space Research
301 publications, 1.06%
Planetary and Space Science
285 publications, 1%
Geophysical Research Letters
262 publications, 0.92%
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
259 publications, 0.91%
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
250 publications, 0.88%
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
240 publications, 0.84%
Aerospace Science and Technology
224 publications, 0.79%
Experiments in Fluids
199 publications, 0.7%
Journal of Aircraft
199 publications, 0.7%
Journal of Geophysical Research
191 publications, 0.67%
ECS Meeting Abstracts
189 publications, 0.66%
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
185 publications, 0.65%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
179 publications, 0.63%
AIAA Journal
168 publications, 0.59%
Aerospace
163 publications, 0.57%
Solar Energy
163 publications, 0.57%
CEAS Space Journal
155 publications, 0.54%
Space Science Reviews
153 publications, 0.54%
AIP Conference Proceedings
152 publications, 0.53%
Adaptive, tolerant and efficient composite structures
152 publications, 0.53%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
6741 publications, 23.68%
Springer Nature
6080 publications, 21.36%
Wiley
1892 publications, 6.65%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1803 publications, 6.33%
Copernicus
1599 publications, 5.62%
MDPI
1575 publications, 5.53%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
898 publications, 3.15%
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
635 publications, 2.23%
AIP Publishing
563 publications, 1.98%
Taylor & Francis
555 publications, 1.95%
IOP Publishing
517 publications, 1.82%
EDP Sciences
480 publications, 1.69%
American Physical Society (APS)
371 publications, 1.3%
American Geophysical Union
359 publications, 1.26%
ASME International
346 publications, 1.22%
The Electrochemical Society
344 publications, 1.21%
SAGE
299 publications, 1.05%
Oxford University Press
292 publications, 1.03%
American Meteorological Society
259 publications, 0.91%
Cambridge University Press
256 publications, 0.9%
Frontiers Media S.A.
253 publications, 0.89%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
197 publications, 0.69%
Optica Publishing Group
195 publications, 0.68%
Trans Tech Publications
142 publications, 0.5%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
141 publications, 0.5%
Mary Ann Liebert
131 publications, 0.46%
Walter de Gruyter
112 publications, 0.39%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
99 publications, 0.35%
American Astronomical Society
92 publications, 0.32%
Hindawi Limited
75 publications, 0.26%
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With other organizations

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Technical University of Munich
938 publications, 3.29%
Technical University of Berlin
808 publications, 2.84%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
767 publications, 2.69%
California Institute of Technology
701 publications, 2.46%
University of Cologne
642 publications, 2.26%
University of Stuttgart
629 publications, 2.21%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
611 publications, 2.15%
Sorbonne University
562 publications, 1.97%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
558 publications, 1.96%
ETH Zurich
520 publications, 1.83%
Technical University of Braunschweig
503 publications, 1.77%
University of Bremen
492 publications, 1.73%
Observatoire de Paris
466 publications, 1.64%
Goddard Space Flight Center
424 publications, 1.49%
RWTH Aachen University
423 publications, 1.49%
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
408 publications, 1.43%
Free University of Berlin
386 publications, 1.36%
European Space Research and Technology Centre
379 publications, 1.33%
National Institute for Astrophysics
375 publications, 1.32%
Forschungszentrum Jülich
364 publications, 1.28%
Delft University of Technology
362 publications, 1.27%
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
359 publications, 1.26%
Humboldt University of Berlin
329 publications, 1.16%
University of Bern
317 publications, 1.11%
Paris Cité University
317 publications, 1.11%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
308 publications, 1.08%
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
299 publications, 1.05%
University of Arizona
297 publications, 1.04%
Ames Research Center
296 publications, 1.04%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
289 publications, 1.02%
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With foreign organizations

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
767 publications, 2.69%
California Institute of Technology
701 publications, 2.46%
Sorbonne University
562 publications, 1.97%
ETH Zurich
520 publications, 1.83%
Observatoire de Paris
466 publications, 1.64%
Goddard Space Flight Center
424 publications, 1.49%
European Space Research and Technology Centre
379 publications, 1.33%
National Institute for Astrophysics
375 publications, 1.32%
Delft University of Technology
362 publications, 1.27%
University of Bern
317 publications, 1.11%
Paris Cité University
317 publications, 1.11%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
308 publications, 1.08%
University of Arizona
297 publications, 1.04%
Ames Research Center
296 publications, 1.04%
University of Cambridge
281 publications, 0.99%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
280 publications, 0.98%
Université Paris-Saclay
253 publications, 0.89%
University of California, Los Angeles
247 publications, 0.87%
National Institute for Aerospace Technology
243 publications, 0.85%
University of Padua
240 publications, 0.84%
National Center for Atmospheric Research
237 publications, 0.83%
Paris Sciences et Lettres
237 publications, 0.83%
University of Maryland, College Park
236 publications, 0.83%
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
233 publications, 0.82%
University of Colorado Boulder
232 publications, 0.81%
Grenoble Alpes University
224 publications, 0.79%
Aix-Marseille University
219 publications, 0.77%
University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
214 publications, 0.75%
Spanish Astrobiology Center
211 publications, 0.74%
Imperial College London
208 publications, 0.73%
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With other countries

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USA, 3980, 13.98%
USA
3980 publications, 13.98%
France, 2515, 8.83%
France
2515 publications, 8.83%
United Kingdom, 2205, 7.74%
United Kingdom
2205 publications, 7.74%
Italy, 1971, 6.92%
Italy
1971 publications, 6.92%
Netherlands, 1603, 5.63%
Netherlands
1603 publications, 5.63%
Switzerland, 1398, 4.91%
Switzerland
1398 publications, 4.91%
Spain, 1293, 4.54%
Spain
1293 publications, 4.54%
China, 988, 3.47%
China
988 publications, 3.47%
Austria, 873, 3.07%
Austria
873 publications, 3.07%
Russia, 792, 2.78%
Russia
792 publications, 2.78%
Japan, 740, 2.6%
Japan
740 publications, 2.6%
Sweden, 726, 2.55%
Sweden
726 publications, 2.55%
Canada, 698, 2.45%
Canada
698 publications, 2.45%
Belgium, 611, 2.15%
Belgium
611 publications, 2.15%
Australia, 482, 1.69%
Australia
482 publications, 1.69%
Denmark, 361, 1.27%
Denmark
361 publications, 1.27%
Poland, 345, 1.21%
Poland
345 publications, 1.21%
Finland, 335, 1.18%
Finland
335 publications, 1.18%
Greece, 334, 1.17%
Greece
334 publications, 1.17%
Norway, 326, 1.15%
Norway
326 publications, 1.15%
Czech Republic, 288, 1.01%
Czech Republic
288 publications, 1.01%
India, 248, 0.87%
India
248 publications, 0.87%
Brazil, 238, 0.84%
Brazil
238 publications, 0.84%
Portugal, 208, 0.73%
Portugal
208 publications, 0.73%
Chile, 183, 0.64%
Chile
183 publications, 0.64%
New Zealand, 180, 0.63%
New Zealand
180 publications, 0.63%
Hungary, 179, 0.63%
Hungary
179 publications, 0.63%
Republic of Korea, 177, 0.62%
Republic of Korea
177 publications, 0.62%
Israel, 159, 0.56%
Israel
159 publications, 0.56%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1967 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.