Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Short name
PIK
Country, city
Germany, Potsdam
Publications
5 761
Citations
490 787
h-index
301
Top-3 journals
Environmental Research Letters
Environmental Research Letters (249 publications)
Chaos
Chaos (235 publications)
Climatic Change
Climatic Change (186 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
Utrecht University
Utrecht University (277 publications)
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (269 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1992

Total publications
5761
Total citations
490787
Citations per publication
85.19
Average publications per year
164.6
Average authors per publication
7.66
h-index
301
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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Global and Planetary Change, 676, 11.73%
Global and Planetary Change
676 publications, 11.73%
General Physics and Astronomy, 552, 9.58%
General Physics and Astronomy
552 publications, 9.58%
Atmospheric Science, 552, 9.58%
Atmospheric Science
552 publications, 9.58%
General Environmental Science, 550, 9.55%
General Environmental Science
550 publications, 9.55%
Multidisciplinary, 398, 6.91%
Multidisciplinary
398 publications, 6.91%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 398, 6.91%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
398 publications, 6.91%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 371, 6.44%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
371 publications, 6.44%
Applied Mathematics, 366, 6.35%
Applied Mathematics
366 publications, 6.35%
Ecology, 312, 5.42%
Ecology
312 publications, 5.42%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 302, 5.24%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
302 publications, 5.24%
Geography, Planning and Development, 283, 4.91%
Geography, Planning and Development
283 publications, 4.91%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 259, 4.5%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
259 publications, 4.5%
Water Science and Technology, 258, 4.48%
Water Science and Technology
258 publications, 4.48%
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 253, 4.39%
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
253 publications, 4.39%
Mathematical Physics, 212, 3.68%
Mathematical Physics
212 publications, 3.68%
Environmental Science (miscellaneous), 201, 3.49%
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
201 publications, 3.49%
Economics and Econometrics, 200, 3.47%
Economics and Econometrics
200 publications, 3.47%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous), 167, 2.9%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
167 publications, 2.9%
Earth-Surface Processes, 156, 2.71%
Earth-Surface Processes
156 publications, 2.71%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 153, 2.66%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
153 publications, 2.66%
Environmental Chemistry, 152, 2.64%
Environmental Chemistry
152 publications, 2.64%
Geophysics, 152, 2.64%
Geophysics
152 publications, 2.64%
Mechanical Engineering, 143, 2.48%
Mechanical Engineering
143 publications, 2.48%
General Medicine, 130, 2.26%
General Medicine
130 publications, 2.26%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 129, 2.24%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
129 publications, 2.24%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 126, 2.19%
Agronomy and Crop Science
126 publications, 2.19%
General Energy, 115, 2%
General Energy
115 publications, 2%
General Engineering, 112, 1.94%
General Engineering
112 publications, 1.94%
Computer Science Applications, 111, 1.93%
Computer Science Applications
111 publications, 1.93%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 111, 1.93%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
111 publications, 1.93%
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Journals

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Environmental Research Letters
249 publications, 4.32%
Chaos
235 publications, 4.08%
Climatic Change
186 publications, 3.23%
Nature Climate Change
158 publications, 2.74%
Physical Review E
142 publications, 2.46%
Nature Communications
128 publications, 2.22%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
123 publications, 2.14%
Geophysical Research Letters
86 publications, 1.49%
Earth System Dynamics
81 publications, 1.41%
Scientific Reports
78 publications, 1.35%
European Physical Journal: Special Topics
76 publications, 1.32%
Nature
75 publications, 1.3%
Regional Environmental Change
73 publications, 1.27%
Geoscientific Model Development
72 publications, 1.25%
Climate Dynamics
71 publications, 1.23%
SSRN Electronic Journal
66 publications, 1.15%
Global Environmental Change
61 publications, 1.06%
Global Change Biology
59 publications, 1.02%
Cryosphere
56 publications, 0.97%
Earth's Future
55 publications, 0.95%
Energy Policy
53 publications, 0.92%
Ecological Modelling
53 publications, 0.92%
Climate of the Past
44 publications, 0.76%
Chaos, Solitons and Fractals
43 publications, 0.75%
Nature Sustainability
42 publications, 0.73%
Biogeosciences
40 publications, 0.69%
Communications Earth & Environment
40 publications, 0.69%
Hydrological Sciences Journal
39 publications, 0.68%
Science
39 publications, 0.68%
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
38 publications, 0.66%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
1647 publications, 28.59%
Elsevier
1148 publications, 19.93%
Wiley
499 publications, 8.66%
Copernicus
446 publications, 7.74%
IOP Publishing
362 publications, 6.28%
AIP Publishing
245 publications, 4.25%
American Physical Society (APS)
180 publications, 3.12%
Taylor & Francis
129 publications, 2.24%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
123 publications, 2.14%
MDPI
114 publications, 1.98%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
95 publications, 1.65%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
69 publications, 1.2%
American Geophysical Union
69 publications, 1.2%
Frontiers Media S.A.
66 publications, 1.15%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
64 publications, 1.11%
American Meteorological Society
61 publications, 1.06%
Cambridge University Press
53 publications, 0.92%
World Scientific
48 publications, 0.83%
Oxford University Press
41 publications, 0.71%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
41 publications, 0.71%
The Royal Society
39 publications, 0.68%
SAGE
27 publications, 0.47%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
15 publications, 0.26%
IWA Publishing
15 publications, 0.26%
Walter de Gruyter
13 publications, 0.23%
Annual Reviews
13 publications, 0.23%
Hindawi Limited
10 publications, 0.17%
Emerald
9 publications, 0.16%
EDP Sciences
9 publications, 0.16%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
6 publications, 0.1%
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With other organizations

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Humboldt University of Berlin
1308 publications, 22.7%
University of Potsdam
744 publications, 12.91%
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
432 publications, 7.5%
Technical University of Berlin
430 publications, 7.46%
Utrecht University
277 publications, 4.81%
ETH Zurich
269 publications, 4.67%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
257 publications, 4.46%
Stockholm University
252 publications, 4.37%
University of Aberdeen
250 publications, 4.34%
Columbia University
213 publications, 3.7%
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
213 publications, 3.7%
University of Exeter
188 publications, 3.26%
National Institute for Environmental Studies
171 publications, 2.97%
Technical University of Munich
167 publications, 2.9%
University of Oxford
158 publications, 2.74%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
142 publications, 2.46%
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
139 publications, 2.41%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
134 publications, 2.33%
Free University of Berlin
127 publications, 2.2%
Saratov State University
124 publications, 2.15%
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
124 publications, 2.15%
University of Maryland, College Park
121 publications, 2.1%
Joint Global Change Research Institute
120 publications, 2.08%
Meteorological Office
111 publications, 1.93%
University of Leeds
109 publications, 1.89%
Imperial College London
108 publications, 1.87%
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
105 publications, 1.82%
University of Kassel
102 publications, 1.77%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
101 publications, 1.75%
University of Cambridge
100 publications, 1.74%
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With foreign organizations

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International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
432 publications, 7.5%
Utrecht University
277 publications, 4.81%
ETH Zurich
269 publications, 4.67%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
257 publications, 4.46%
Stockholm University
252 publications, 4.37%
University of Aberdeen
250 publications, 4.34%
Columbia University
213 publications, 3.7%
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
213 publications, 3.7%
University of Exeter
188 publications, 3.26%
National Institute for Environmental Studies
171 publications, 2.97%
University of Oxford
158 publications, 2.74%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
142 publications, 2.46%
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
139 publications, 2.41%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
134 publications, 2.33%
Saratov State University
124 publications, 2.15%
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
124 publications, 2.15%
University of Maryland, College Park
121 publications, 2.1%
Joint Global Change Research Institute
120 publications, 2.08%
Meteorological Office
111 publications, 1.93%
University of Leeds
109 publications, 1.89%
Imperial College London
108 publications, 1.87%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
101 publications, 1.75%
University of Cambridge
100 publications, 1.74%
University of Melbourne
100 publications, 1.74%
University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
100 publications, 1.74%
Lund University
94 publications, 1.63%
Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
93 publications, 1.61%
University College London
93 publications, 1.61%
Northwestern Polytechnical University
91 publications, 1.58%
National Center for Atmospheric Research
89 publications, 1.54%
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With other countries

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USA, 1281, 22.24%
USA
1281 publications, 22.24%
United Kingdom, 1192, 20.69%
United Kingdom
1192 publications, 20.69%
China, 841, 14.6%
China
841 publications, 14.6%
Netherlands, 688, 11.94%
Netherlands
688 publications, 11.94%
Austria, 568, 9.86%
Austria
568 publications, 9.86%
France, 538, 9.34%
France
538 publications, 9.34%
Switzerland, 448, 7.78%
Switzerland
448 publications, 7.78%
Sweden, 439, 7.62%
Sweden
439 publications, 7.62%
Australia, 420, 7.29%
Australia
420 publications, 7.29%
Italy, 410, 7.12%
Italy
410 publications, 7.12%
Russia, 362, 6.28%
Russia
362 publications, 6.28%
Spain, 303, 5.26%
Spain
303 publications, 5.26%
Japan, 295, 5.12%
Japan
295 publications, 5.12%
India, 258, 4.48%
India
258 publications, 4.48%
Canada, 225, 3.91%
Canada
225 publications, 3.91%
Norway, 210, 3.65%
Norway
210 publications, 3.65%
Belgium, 204, 3.54%
Belgium
204 publications, 3.54%
Brazil, 188, 3.26%
Brazil
188 publications, 3.26%
Poland, 162, 2.81%
Poland
162 publications, 2.81%
Finland, 155, 2.69%
Finland
155 publications, 2.69%
Denmark, 145, 2.52%
Denmark
145 publications, 2.52%
Greece, 84, 1.46%
Greece
84 publications, 1.46%
Czech Republic, 78, 1.35%
Czech Republic
78 publications, 1.35%
Portugal, 75, 1.3%
Portugal
75 publications, 1.3%
South Africa, 68, 1.18%
South Africa
68 publications, 1.18%
New Zealand, 66, 1.15%
New Zealand
66 publications, 1.15%
Kenya, 62, 1.08%
Kenya
62 publications, 1.08%
Israel, 46, 0.8%
Israel
46 publications, 0.8%
Ireland, 43, 0.75%
Ireland
43 publications, 0.75%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1992 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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