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Netherlands, Leiden

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Publications

68 587

Citations

2 649 352

h-index

482

Top-3 journals

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2084 publications)

Astronomy and Astrophysics (1885 publications)

Astrophysical Journal (1125 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Amsterdam (3557 publications)

Leiden University Medical Center (3038 publications)

Utrecht University (2504 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

National Institute for Astrophysics (1199 publications)

University of Cambridge (1130 publications)

University College London (1124 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1882

Total publications

68587

Total citations

2649352

Citations per publication

38.63

Average publications per year

473.01

Average authors per publication

6.79

h-index

482

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

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5594, 8.16% Astronomy and Astrophysics 5594 publications, 8.16%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 5478, 7.99% Space and Planetary Science 5478 publications, 7.99%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 5110, 7.45% General Medicine 5110 publications, 7.45%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 3503, 5.11% Biochemistry 3503 publications, 5.11%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 2950, 4.3% Molecular Biology 2950 publications, 4.3%
Genetics	Genetics, 2660, 3.88% Genetics 2660 publications, 3.88%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 2349, 3.42% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2349 publications, 3.42%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 2239, 3.26% Condensed Matter Physics 2239 publications, 3.26%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 2238, 3.26% General Physics and Astronomy 2238 publications, 3.26%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 2201, 3.21% Sociology and Political Science 2201 publications, 3.21%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 1970, 2.87% Psychiatry and Mental health 1970 publications, 2.87%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1946, 2.84% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1946 publications, 2.84%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 1932, 2.82% General Chemistry 1932 publications, 2.82%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 1871, 2.73% Cell Biology 1871 publications, 2.73%
Developmental and Educational Psychology	Developmental and Educational Psychology, 1784, 2.6% Developmental and Educational Psychology 1784 publications, 2.6%
History	History, 1638, 2.39% History 1638 publications, 2.39%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 1572, 2.29% Pharmacology 1572 publications, 2.29%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1549, 2.26% Multidisciplinary 1549 publications, 2.26%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 1479, 2.16% Organic Chemistry 1479 publications, 2.16%
Education	Education, 1397, 2.04% Education 1397 publications, 2.04%
Political Science and International Relations	Political Science and International Relations, 1370, 2% Political Science and International Relations 1370 publications, 2%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1324, 1.93% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1324 publications, 1.93%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 1308, 1.91% Plant Science 1308 publications, 1.91%
Linguistics and Language	Linguistics and Language, 1259, 1.84% Linguistics and Language 1259 publications, 1.84%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 1141, 1.66% Materials Chemistry 1141 publications, 1.66%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 1136, 1.66% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 1136 publications, 1.66%
Language and Linguistics	Language and Linguistics, 1086, 1.58% Language and Linguistics 1086 publications, 1.58%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 1059, 1.54% Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1059 publications, 1.54%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 1058, 1.54% Biophysics 1058 publications, 1.54%
Law	Law, 1041, 1.52% Law 1041 publications, 1.52%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2084, 3.04% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2084 publications, 3.04%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1885, 2.75% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1885 publications, 2.75%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 1125, 1.64% Astrophysical Journal 1125 publications, 1.64%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 885, 1.29% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 885 publications, 1.29%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 735, 1.07% Physical Review B 735 publications, 1.07%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 567, 0.83% Physical Review Letters 567 publications, 0.83%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 532, 0.78% SSRN Electronic Journal 532 publications, 0.78%
Nature	Nature, 377, 0.55% Nature 377 publications, 0.55%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 351, 0.51% PLoS ONE 351 publications, 0.51%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 346, 0.5% Scientific Reports 346 publications, 0.5%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 319, 0.47% Journal of Chemical Physics 319 publications, 0.47%
Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis	Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 318, 0.46% Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis 318 publications, 0.46%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 285, 0.42% Astrophysical Journal Letters 285 publications, 0.42%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 276, 0.4% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 276 publications, 0.4%
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, 259, 0.38% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 259 publications, 0.38%
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 242, 0.35% Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 242 publications, 0.35%
Nucleic Acids Research	Nucleic Acids Research, 242, 0.35% Nucleic Acids Research 242 publications, 0.35%
Inorganica Chimica Acta	Inorganica Chimica Acta, 232, 0.34% Inorganica Chimica Acta 232 publications, 0.34%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 232, 0.34% Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 232 publications, 0.34%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 219, 0.32% Physical Review A 219 publications, 0.32%
Physical Review E	Physical Review E, 219, 0.32% Physical Review E 219 publications, 0.32%
Frontiers in Psychology	Frontiers in Psychology, 215, 0.31% Frontiers in Psychology 215 publications, 0.31%
Physica B+C	Physica B+C, 214, 0.31% Physica B+C 214 publications, 0.31%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 209, 0.3% Nature Communications 209 publications, 0.3%
Scientometrics	Scientometrics, 195, 0.28% Scientometrics 195 publications, 0.28%
Physica B: Condensed Matter	Physica B: Condensed Matter, 194, 0.28% Physica B: Condensed Matter 194 publications, 0.28%
FEBS Journal	FEBS Journal, 194, 0.28% FEBS Journal 194 publications, 0.28%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 192, 0.28% Physical Review D 192 publications, 0.28%
Physica	Physica, 185, 0.27% Physica 185 publications, 0.27%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 173, 0.25% Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 173 publications, 0.25%
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Publishers

	2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 15480, 22.57% Elsevier 15480 publications, 22.57%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 12488, 18.21% Springer Nature 12488 publications, 18.21%
Wiley	Wiley, 7642, 11.14% Wiley 7642 publications, 11.14%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 4107, 5.99% Oxford University Press 4107 publications, 5.99%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 3414, 4.98% Taylor & Francis 3414 publications, 4.98%
SAGE	SAGE, 2233, 3.26% SAGE 2233 publications, 3.26%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 2050, 2.99% American Physical Society (APS) 2050 publications, 2.99%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 1989, 2.9% EDP Sciences 1989 publications, 2.9%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 1888, 2.75% Cambridge University Press 1888 publications, 2.75%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 1648, 2.4% American Chemical Society (ACS) 1648 publications, 2.4%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 1569, 2.29% American Astronomical Society 1569 publications, 2.29%
Brill	Brill, 1034, 1.51% Brill 1034 publications, 1.51%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 741, 1.08% IOP Publishing 741 publications, 1.08%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 722, 1.05% Frontiers Media S.A. 722 publications, 1.05%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 711, 1.04% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 711 publications, 1.04%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 701, 1.02% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 701 publications, 1.02%
MDPI	MDPI, 696, 1.01% MDPI 696 publications, 1.01%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 610, 0.89% AIP Publishing 610 publications, 0.89%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 522, 0.76% Social Science Electronic Publishing 522 publications, 0.76%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 417, 0.61% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 417 publications, 0.61%
John Benjamins Publishing Company	John Benjamins Publishing Company, 407, 0.59% John Benjamins Publishing Company 407 publications, 0.59%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 358, 0.52% S. Karger AG 358 publications, 0.52%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 308, 0.45% American Society for Microbiology 308 publications, 0.45%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 300, 0.44% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 300 publications, 0.44%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 284, 0.41% Walter de Gruyter 284 publications, 0.41%
American Psychological Association (APA)	American Psychological Association (APA), 280, 0.41% American Psychological Association (APA) 280 publications, 0.41%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 259, 0.38% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 259 publications, 0.38%
BMJ	BMJ, 256, 0.37% BMJ 256 publications, 0.37%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 229, 0.33% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 229 publications, 0.33%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 225, 0.33% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 225 publications, 0.33%
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With other organizations

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University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 3557, 5.19% University of Amsterdam 3557 publications, 5.19%
Leiden University Medical Center	Leiden University Medical Center, 3038, 4.43% Leiden University Medical Center 3038 publications, 4.43%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 2504, 3.65% Utrecht University 2504 publications, 3.65%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2276, 3.32% Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 2276 publications, 3.32%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 1861, 2.71% University of Groningen 1861 publications, 2.71%
Radboud University Nijmegen	Radboud University Nijmegen, 1793, 2.61% Radboud University Nijmegen 1793 publications, 2.61%
Delft University of Technology	Delft University of Technology, 1245, 1.82% Delft University of Technology 1245 publications, 1.82%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1199, 1.75% National Institute for Astrophysics 1199 publications, 1.75%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 1130, 1.65% University of Cambridge 1130 publications, 1.65%
University College London	University College London, 1124, 1.64% University College London 1124 publications, 1.64%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1102, 1.61% University of Oxford 1102 publications, 1.61%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1098, 1.6% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 1098 publications, 1.6%
Erasmus University Rotterdam	Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1090, 1.59% Erasmus University Rotterdam 1090 publications, 1.59%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 1073, 1.56% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 1073 publications, 1.56%
Amsterdam University Medical Center	Amsterdam University Medical Center, 1019, 1.49% Amsterdam University Medical Center 1019 publications, 1.49%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 938, 1.37% California Institute of Technology 938 publications, 1.37%
Erasmus University Medical Center	Erasmus University Medical Center, 876, 1.28% Erasmus University Medical Center 876 publications, 1.28%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 830, 1.21% University of Edinburgh 830 publications, 1.21%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 816, 1.19% University of Copenhagen 816 publications, 1.19%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 809, 1.18% Wageningen University and Research Centre 809 publications, 1.18%
Naturalis Biodiversity Center	Naturalis Biodiversity Center, 774, 1.13% Naturalis Biodiversity Center 774 publications, 1.13%
Durham University	Durham University, 771, 1.12% Durham University 771 publications, 1.12%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 758, 1.11% Sorbonne University 758 publications, 1.11%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 755, 1.1% Paris Cité University 755 publications, 1.1%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 752, 1.1% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 752 publications, 1.1%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 751, 1.09% European Southern Observatory 751 publications, 1.09%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 737, 1.07% Harvard University 737 publications, 1.07%
University Medical Center Utrecht	University Medical Center Utrecht, 727, 1.06% University Medical Center Utrecht 727 publications, 1.06%
Vrije Universiteit Medical Center	Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, 695, 1.01% Vrije Universiteit Medical Center 695 publications, 1.01%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 692, 1.01% ETH Zurich 692 publications, 1.01%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1199, 1.75% National Institute for Astrophysics 1199 publications, 1.75%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 1130, 1.65% University of Cambridge 1130 publications, 1.65%
University College London	University College London, 1124, 1.64% University College London 1124 publications, 1.64%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1102, 1.61% University of Oxford 1102 publications, 1.61%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1098, 1.6% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 1098 publications, 1.6%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 1073, 1.56% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 1073 publications, 1.56%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 938, 1.37% California Institute of Technology 938 publications, 1.37%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 830, 1.21% University of Edinburgh 830 publications, 1.21%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 816, 1.19% University of Copenhagen 816 publications, 1.19%
Durham University	Durham University, 771, 1.12% Durham University 771 publications, 1.12%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 758, 1.11% Sorbonne University 758 publications, 1.11%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 755, 1.1% Paris Cité University 755 publications, 1.1%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 752, 1.1% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 752 publications, 1.1%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 751, 1.09% European Southern Observatory 751 publications, 1.09%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 737, 1.07% Harvard University 737 publications, 1.07%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 692, 1.01% ETH Zurich 692 publications, 1.01%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 655, 0.95% University of Geneva 655 publications, 0.95%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 643, 0.94% Observatoire de Paris 643 publications, 0.94%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 640, 0.93% University of Arizona 640 publications, 0.93%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 637, 0.93% Space Telescope Science Institute 637 publications, 0.93%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 608, 0.89% Johns Hopkins University 608 publications, 0.89%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 567, 0.83% University of Manchester 567 publications, 0.83%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 562, 0.82% University of Tokyo 562 publications, 0.82%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, 560, 0.82% Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 560 publications, 0.82%
Yale University	Yale University, 559, 0.82% Yale University 559 publications, 0.82%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 555, 0.81% Ghent University 555 publications, 0.81%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 535, 0.78% Heidelberg University 535 publications, 0.78%
Aix-Marseille University	Aix-Marseille University, 529, 0.77% Aix-Marseille University 529 publications, 0.77%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 519, 0.76% Stockholm University 519 publications, 0.76%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 508, 0.74% University of Michigan 508 publications, 0.74%
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With other countries

	2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000
USA	USA, 10681, 15.57% USA 10681 publications, 15.57%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 8020, 11.69% United Kingdom 8020 publications, 11.69%
Germany	Germany, 7810, 11.39% Germany 7810 publications, 11.39%
France	France, 3904, 5.69% France 3904 publications, 5.69%
Italy	Italy, 3710, 5.41% Italy 3710 publications, 5.41%
Spain	Spain, 2823, 4.12% Spain 2823 publications, 4.12%
Belgium	Belgium, 2694, 3.93% Belgium 2694 publications, 3.93%
China	China, 2584, 3.77% China 2584 publications, 3.77%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 2325, 3.39% Switzerland 2325 publications, 3.39%
Australia	Australia, 2203, 3.21% Australia 2203 publications, 3.21%
Canada	Canada, 2155, 3.14% Canada 2155 publications, 3.14%
Sweden	Sweden, 1829, 2.67% Sweden 1829 publications, 2.67%
Japan	Japan, 1501, 2.19% Japan 1501 publications, 2.19%
Denmark	Denmark, 1483, 2.16% Denmark 1483 publications, 2.16%
Austria	Austria, 1072, 1.56% Austria 1072 publications, 1.56%
Chile	Chile, 963, 1.4% Chile 963 publications, 1.4%
Finland	Finland, 910, 1.33% Finland 910 publications, 1.33%
Russia	Russia, 882, 1.29% Russia 882 publications, 1.29%
South Africa	South Africa, 851, 1.24% South Africa 851 publications, 1.24%
Poland	Poland, 837, 1.22% Poland 837 publications, 1.22%
Norway	Norway, 794, 1.16% Norway 794 publications, 1.16%
Portugal	Portugal, 785, 1.14% Portugal 785 publications, 1.14%
Israel	Israel, 658, 0.96% Israel 658 publications, 0.96%
Brazil	Brazil, 593, 0.86% Brazil 593 publications, 0.86%
Ireland	Ireland, 543, 0.79% Ireland 543 publications, 0.79%
India	India, 517, 0.75% India 517 publications, 0.75%
Hungary	Hungary, 444, 0.65% Hungary 444 publications, 0.65%
Greece	Greece, 427, 0.62% Greece 427 publications, 0.62%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 422, 0.62% Czech Republic 422 publications, 0.62%
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