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Short name

ESO

Country, city

Germany, Garching bei München

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Publications

8 882

Citations

373 346

h-index

234

Top-3 journals

Astronomy and Astrophysics (2089 publications)

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (1851 publications)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (1262 publications)

Top-3 organizations

National Institute for Astrophysics (1801 publications)

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (1009 publications)

Space Telescope Science Institute (803 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

National Institute for Astrophysics (1801 publications)

Space Telescope Science Institute (803 publications)

Leiden University (754 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1980

Total publications

8882

Total citations

373346

Citations per publication

42.03

Average publications per year

188.98

Average authors per publication

11.92

h-index

234

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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Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5830, 65.64% Astronomy and Astrophysics 5830 publications, 65.64%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 5759, 64.84% Space and Planetary Science 5759 publications, 64.84%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 161, 1.81% Multidisciplinary 161 publications, 1.81%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 120, 1.35% General Medicine 120 publications, 1.35%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 98, 1.1% General Physics and Astronomy 98 publications, 1.1%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 54, 0.61% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 54 publications, 0.61%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 51, 0.57% General Engineering 51 publications, 0.57%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 38, 0.43% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 38 publications, 0.43%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 37, 0.42% Instrumentation 37 publications, 0.42%
Atmospheric Science	Atmospheric Science, 24, 0.27% Atmospheric Science 24 publications, 0.27%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 23, 0.26% Mechanical Engineering 23 publications, 0.26%
Control and Systems Engineering	Control and Systems Engineering, 22, 0.25% Control and Systems Engineering 22 publications, 0.25%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 20, 0.23% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 20 publications, 0.23%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 20, 0.23% Geophysics 20 publications, 0.23%
Mathematical Physics	Mathematical Physics, 19, 0.21% Mathematical Physics 19 publications, 0.21%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)	Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 19, 0.21% Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) 19 publications, 0.21%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 19, 0.21% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 19 publications, 0.21%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 18, 0.2% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 publications, 0.2%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 17, 0.19% Condensed Matter Physics 17 publications, 0.19%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 16, 0.18% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 16 publications, 0.18%
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition	Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 16, 0.18% Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 16 publications, 0.18%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 15, 0.17% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 15 publications, 0.17%
Modeling and Simulation	Modeling and Simulation, 13, 0.15% Modeling and Simulation 13 publications, 0.15%
Computational Mathematics	Computational Mathematics, 12, 0.14% Computational Mathematics 12 publications, 0.14%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 12, 0.14% Applied Mathematics 12 publications, 0.14%
Aerospace Engineering	Aerospace Engineering, 12, 0.14% Aerospace Engineering 12 publications, 0.14%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 9, 0.1% General Chemistry 9 publications, 0.1%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 9, 0.1% General Environmental Science 9 publications, 0.1%
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics	Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 8, 0.09% Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 8 publications, 0.09%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 7, 0.08% General Neuroscience 7 publications, 0.08%
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Journals

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Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2089, 23.52% Astronomy and Astrophysics 2089 publications, 23.52%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1851, 20.84% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 1851 publications, 20.84%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 1262, 14.21% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 1262 publications, 14.21%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 1142, 12.86% Astrophysical Journal 1142 publications, 12.86%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 291, 3.28% Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 291 publications, 3.28%
Astronomical Journal	Astronomical Journal, 215, 2.42% Astronomical Journal 215 publications, 2.42%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 193, 2.17% Astrophysical Journal Letters 193 publications, 2.17%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union	Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 169, 1.9% Symposium - International Astronomical Union 169 publications, 1.9%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library	Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 132, 1.49% Astrophysics and Space Science Library 132 publications, 1.49%
Nature	Nature, 129, 1.45% Nature 129 publications, 1.45%
Eso Astrophysics Symposia	Eso Astrophysics Symposia, 121, 1.36% Eso Astrophysics Symposia 121 publications, 1.36%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 101, 1.14% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters 101 publications, 1.14%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series	Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 68, 0.77% Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series 68 publications, 0.77%
Astronomische Nachrichten	Astronomische Nachrichten, 66, 0.74% Astronomische Nachrichten 66 publications, 0.74%
Astrophysics and Space Science	Astrophysics and Space Science, 65, 0.73% Astrophysics and Space Science 65 publications, 0.73%
Nature Astronomy	Nature Astronomy, 63, 0.71% Nature Astronomy 63 publications, 0.71%
International Astronomical Union Colloquium	International Astronomical Union Colloquium, 61, 0.69% International Astronomical Union Colloquium 61 publications, 0.69%
EAS Publications Series	EAS Publications Series, 39, 0.44% EAS Publications Series 39 publications, 0.44%
Science	Science, 36, 0.41% Science 36 publications, 0.41%
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series	Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 35, 0.39% Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series 35 publications, 0.39%
Experimental Astronomy	Experimental Astronomy, 34, 0.38% Experimental Astronomy 34 publications, 0.38%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific	Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 33, 0.37% Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 33 publications, 0.37%
Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way	Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way, 33, 0.37% Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way 33 publications, 0.37%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia	Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 30, 0.34% Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia 30 publications, 0.34%
Applied Optics	Applied Optics, 25, 0.28% Applied Optics 25 publications, 0.28%
Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan	Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 24, 0.27% Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan 24 publications, 0.27%
EPJ Web of Conferences	EPJ Web of Conferences, 23, 0.26% EPJ Web of Conferences 23 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems	Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 23, 0.26% Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 23 publications, 0.26%
New Astronomy Reviews	New Astronomy Reviews, 22, 0.25% New Astronomy Reviews 22 publications, 0.25%
Space Science Reviews	Space Science Reviews, 22, 0.25% Space Science Reviews 22 publications, 0.25%
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Publishers

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EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 2187, 24.62% EDP Sciences 2187 publications, 24.62%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 1982, 22.31% Oxford University Press 1982 publications, 22.31%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 1453, 16.36% American Astronomical Society 1453 publications, 16.36%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 1287, 14.49% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 1287 publications, 14.49%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 731, 8.23% Springer Nature 731 publications, 8.23%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 577, 6.5% Cambridge University Press 577 publications, 6.5%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 246, 2.77% IOP Publishing 246 publications, 2.77%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 118, 1.33% Elsevier 118 publications, 1.33%
Wiley	Wiley, 85, 0.96% Wiley 85 publications, 0.96%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 50, 0.56% Optica Publishing Group 50 publications, 0.56%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 39, 0.44% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 39 publications, 0.44%
MDPI	MDPI, 23, 0.26% MDPI 23 publications, 0.26%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 13, 0.15% Taylor & Francis 13 publications, 0.15%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 13, 0.15% American Physical Society (APS) 13 publications, 0.15%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 10, 0.11% Annual Reviews 10 publications, 0.11%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 7, 0.08% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 7 publications, 0.08%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 6, 0.07% World Scientific 6 publications, 0.07%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 6, 0.07% Copernicus 6 publications, 0.07%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 6, 0.07% F1000 Research 6 publications, 0.07%
Pleiades Publishing	Pleiades Publishing, 5, 0.06% Pleiades Publishing 5 publications, 0.06%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 5, 0.06% Mary Ann Liebert 5 publications, 0.06%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 5, 0.06% AIP Publishing 5 publications, 0.06%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 5, 0.06% The Royal Society 5 publications, 0.06%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 4, 0.05% Hindawi Limited 4 publications, 0.05%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 3, 0.03% American Chemical Society (ACS) 3 publications, 0.03%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 3, 0.03% Frontiers Media S.A. 3 publications, 0.03%
Cellule MathDoc/Centre Mersenne	Cellule MathDoc/Centre Mersenne, 3, 0.03% Cellule MathDoc/Centre Mersenne 3 publications, 0.03%
Science in China Press	Science in China Press, 2, 0.02% Science in China Press 2 publications, 0.02%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 1, 0.01% Walter de Gruyter 1 publication, 0.01%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1, 0.01% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1 publication, 0.01%
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With other organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1801, 20.28% National Institute for Astrophysics 1801 publications, 20.28%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 1009, 11.36% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 1009 publications, 11.36%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 803, 9.04% Space Telescope Science Institute 803 publications, 9.04%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 754, 8.49% Leiden University 754 publications, 8.49%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 725, 8.16% California Institute of Technology 725 publications, 8.16%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 697, 7.85% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 697 publications, 7.85%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 668, 7.52% Observatoire de Paris 668 publications, 7.52%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory	Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, 659, 7.42% Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory 659 publications, 7.42%
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics	Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, 586, 6.6% Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics 586 publications, 6.6%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 561, 6.32% University of Cambridge 561 publications, 6.32%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 531, 5.98% Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 531 publications, 5.98%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova	Astronomical Observatory of Padova, 492, 5.54% Astronomical Observatory of Padova 492 publications, 5.54%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 474, 5.34% University of Oxford 474 publications, 5.34%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 460, 5.18% Sorbonne University 460 publications, 5.18%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 447, 5.03% Paris Cité University 447 publications, 5.03%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 436, 4.91% University of Copenhagen 436 publications, 4.91%
National Radio Astronomy Observatory	National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 424, 4.77% National Radio Astronomy Observatory 424 publications, 4.77%
Durham University	Durham University, 420, 4.73% Durham University 420 publications, 4.73%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 420, 4.73% University of Edinburgh 420 publications, 4.73%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 416, 4.68% University of Arizona 416 publications, 4.68%
Trieste Astronomical Observatory	Trieste Astronomical Observatory, 403, 4.54% Trieste Astronomical Observatory 403 publications, 4.54%
University of La Laguna	University of La Laguna, 387, 4.36% University of La Laguna 387 publications, 4.36%
University College London	University College London, 383, 4.31% University College London 383 publications, 4.31%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 376, 4.23% Johns Hopkins University 376 publications, 4.23%
Astronomical Observatory of Rome	Astronomical Observatory of Rome, 370, 4.17% Astronomical Observatory of Rome 370 publications, 4.17%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 364, 4.1% Heidelberg University 364 publications, 4.1%
Aix-Marseille University	Aix-Marseille University, 352, 3.96% Aix-Marseille University 352 publications, 3.96%
University of Hertfordshire	University of Hertfordshire, 346, 3.9% University of Hertfordshire 346 publications, 3.9%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 341, 3.84% University of Padua 341 publications, 3.84%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan	National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 337, 3.79% National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 337 publications, 3.79%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 1801, 20.28% National Institute for Astrophysics 1801 publications, 20.28%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 803, 9.04% Space Telescope Science Institute 803 publications, 9.04%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 754, 8.49% Leiden University 754 publications, 8.49%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 725, 8.16% California Institute of Technology 725 publications, 8.16%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 697, 7.85% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 697 publications, 7.85%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 668, 7.52% Observatoire de Paris 668 publications, 7.52%
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory	Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory, 659, 7.42% Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory 659 publications, 7.42%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 561, 6.32% University of Cambridge 561 publications, 6.32%
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 531, 5.98% Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 531 publications, 5.98%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova	Astronomical Observatory of Padova, 492, 5.54% Astronomical Observatory of Padova 492 publications, 5.54%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 474, 5.34% University of Oxford 474 publications, 5.34%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 460, 5.18% Sorbonne University 460 publications, 5.18%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 447, 5.03% Paris Cité University 447 publications, 5.03%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 436, 4.91% University of Copenhagen 436 publications, 4.91%
National Radio Astronomy Observatory	National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 424, 4.77% National Radio Astronomy Observatory 424 publications, 4.77%
Durham University	Durham University, 420, 4.73% Durham University 420 publications, 4.73%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 420, 4.73% University of Edinburgh 420 publications, 4.73%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 416, 4.68% University of Arizona 416 publications, 4.68%
Trieste Astronomical Observatory	Trieste Astronomical Observatory, 403, 4.54% Trieste Astronomical Observatory 403 publications, 4.54%
University of La Laguna	University of La Laguna, 387, 4.36% University of La Laguna 387 publications, 4.36%
University College London	University College London, 383, 4.31% University College London 383 publications, 4.31%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 376, 4.23% Johns Hopkins University 376 publications, 4.23%
Astronomical Observatory of Rome	Astronomical Observatory of Rome, 370, 4.17% Astronomical Observatory of Rome 370 publications, 4.17%
Aix-Marseille University	Aix-Marseille University, 352, 3.96% Aix-Marseille University 352 publications, 3.96%
University of Hertfordshire	University of Hertfordshire, 346, 3.9% University of Hertfordshire 346 publications, 3.9%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 341, 3.84% University of Padua 341 publications, 3.84%
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan	National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 337, 3.79% National Astronomical Observatory of Japan 337 publications, 3.79%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics	Paris Institute of Astrophysics, 330, 3.72% Paris Institute of Astrophysics 330 publications, 3.72%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 328, 3.69% University of California, Berkeley 328 publications, 3.69%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 318, 3.58% Australian National University 318 publications, 3.58%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 3635, 40.93% USA 3635 publications, 40.93%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 2565, 28.88% United Kingdom 2565 publications, 28.88%
Italy	Italy, 2423, 27.28% Italy 2423 publications, 27.28%
France	France, 2060, 23.19% France 2060 publications, 23.19%
Chile	Chile, 1668, 18.78% Chile 1668 publications, 18.78%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 1322, 14.88% Netherlands 1322 publications, 14.88%
Spain	Spain, 1133, 12.76% Spain 1133 publications, 12.76%
Australia	Australia, 987, 11.11% Australia 987 publications, 11.11%
Canada	Canada, 735, 8.28% Canada 735 publications, 8.28%
China	China, 633, 7.13% China 633 publications, 7.13%
Japan	Japan, 560, 6.3% Japan 560 publications, 6.3%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 547, 6.16% Switzerland 547 publications, 6.16%
Denmark	Denmark, 494, 5.56% Denmark 494 publications, 5.56%
Belgium	Belgium, 476, 5.36% Belgium 476 publications, 5.36%
Sweden	Sweden, 407, 4.58% Sweden 407 publications, 4.58%
Brazil	Brazil, 305, 3.43% Brazil 305 publications, 3.43%
Austria	Austria, 252, 2.84% Austria 252 publications, 2.84%
Mexico	Mexico, 237, 2.67% Mexico 237 publications, 2.67%
Poland	Poland, 204, 2.3% Poland 204 publications, 2.3%
South Africa	South Africa, 197, 2.22% South Africa 197 publications, 2.22%
Portugal	Portugal, 194, 2.18% Portugal 194 publications, 2.18%
Russia	Russia, 188, 2.12% Russia 188 publications, 2.12%
Israel	Israel, 169, 1.9% Israel 169 publications, 1.9%
India	India, 165, 1.86% India 165 publications, 1.86%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 142, 1.6% Republic of Korea 142 publications, 1.6%
Ireland	Ireland, 112, 1.26% Ireland 112 publications, 1.26%
Finland	Finland, 106, 1.19% Finland 106 publications, 1.19%
Argentina	Argentina, 102, 1.15% Argentina 102 publications, 1.15%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 97, 1.09% Czech Republic 97 publications, 1.09%
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Publications published earlier than 1980 are ignored in the statistics.
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