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Western Carolina University
Short name
WCU
Country, city
USA, Cullowhee
Publications
3 528
Citations
60 539
h-index
92
Top-3 journals
Journal of Marketing
Journal of Marketing (69 publications)
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (58 publications)
Microchemical Journal
Microchemical Journal (34 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Georgia
University of Georgia (82 publications)
University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee (61 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1955

Total publications
3528
Total citations
60539
Citations per publication
17.16
Average publications per year
49.69
Average authors per publication
3.76
h-index
92
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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Education, 460, 13.04%
Education
460 publications, 13.04%
Sociology and Political Science, 214, 6.07%
Sociology and Political Science
214 publications, 6.07%
General Medicine, 204, 5.78%
General Medicine
204 publications, 5.78%
Developmental and Educational Psychology, 196, 5.56%
Developmental and Educational Psychology
196 publications, 5.56%
Clinical Psychology, 145, 4.11%
Clinical Psychology
145 publications, 4.11%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 141, 4%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
141 publications, 4%
General Psychology, 130, 3.68%
General Psychology
130 publications, 3.68%
Marketing, 126, 3.57%
Marketing
126 publications, 3.57%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 121, 3.43%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
121 publications, 3.43%
Social Psychology, 121, 3.43%
Social Psychology
121 publications, 3.43%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 120, 3.4%
Psychiatry and Mental health
120 publications, 3.4%
History, 120, 3.4%
History
120 publications, 3.4%
Business and International Management, 118, 3.34%
Business and International Management
118 publications, 3.34%
Law, 117, 3.32%
Law
117 publications, 3.32%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 99, 2.81%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
99 publications, 2.81%
Applied Psychology, 92, 2.61%
Applied Psychology
92 publications, 2.61%
Health (social science), 86, 2.44%
Health (social science)
86 publications, 2.44%
Strategy and Management, 82, 2.32%
Strategy and Management
82 publications, 2.32%
Linguistics and Language, 81, 2.3%
Linguistics and Language
81 publications, 2.3%
Cultural Studies, 78, 2.21%
Cultural Studies
78 publications, 2.21%
Spectroscopy, 67, 1.9%
Spectroscopy
67 publications, 1.9%
Anthropology, 66, 1.87%
Anthropology
66 publications, 1.87%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 66, 1.87%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
66 publications, 1.87%
Animal Science and Zoology, 63, 1.79%
Animal Science and Zoology
63 publications, 1.79%
Economics and Econometrics, 63, 1.79%
Economics and Econometrics
63 publications, 1.79%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 62, 1.76%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
62 publications, 1.76%
Biochemistry, 59, 1.67%
Biochemistry
59 publications, 1.67%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 59, 1.67%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
59 publications, 1.67%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, 59, 1.67%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
59 publications, 1.67%
Ecology, 56, 1.59%
Ecology
56 publications, 1.59%
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Journals

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Journal of Marketing
69 publications, 1.96%
SSRN Electronic Journal
58 publications, 1.64%
Microchemical Journal
34 publications, 0.96%
Psychological Reports
24 publications, 0.68%
Journal of Clinical Psychology
21 publications, 0.6%
Perceptual and Motor Skills
19 publications, 0.54%
Anthrozoos
18 publications, 0.51%
Applied Spectroscopy Reviews
17 publications, 0.48%
Itinerario
16 publications, 0.45%
Intervention in School and Clinic
16 publications, 0.45%
Optimistic Marketing in Challenging Times: Serving Ever-Shifting Customer Needs
16 publications, 0.45%
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
15 publications, 0.43%
American Historical Review
14 publications, 0.4%
Journal of Business Research
13 publications, 0.37%
PLoS ONE
13 publications, 0.37%
Social Science Quarterly
12 publications, 0.34%
Teaching of Psychology
12 publications, 0.34%
Southeastern Naturalist
12 publications, 0.34%
Management for Professionals
12 publications, 0.34%
Phytochemistry
11 publications, 0.31%
Journal of Counseling and Development
11 publications, 0.31%
Health Care Manager
11 publications, 0.31%
PS - Political Science and Politics
11 publications, 0.31%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
11 publications, 0.31%
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
11 publications, 0.31%
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
11 publications, 0.31%
Journal of Sport Management
10 publications, 0.28%
Castanea
10 publications, 0.28%
Modern Language Journal
10 publications, 0.28%
Journal of Forensic Sciences
10 publications, 0.28%
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Publishers

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SAGE
584 publications, 16.55%
Taylor & Francis
562 publications, 15.93%
Elsevier
426 publications, 12.07%
Springer Nature
402 publications, 11.39%
Wiley
385 publications, 10.91%
Emerald
113 publications, 3.2%
Oxford University Press
93 publications, 2.64%
Cambridge University Press
90 publications, 2.55%
MDPI
84 publications, 2.38%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
56 publications, 1.59%
American Psychological Association (APA)
50 publications, 1.42%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
36 publications, 1.02%
IGI Global
32 publications, 0.91%
Human Kinetics
28 publications, 0.79%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
25 publications, 0.71%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
22 publications, 0.62%
Brill
21 publications, 0.6%
Frontiers Media S.A.
18 publications, 0.51%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
18 publications, 0.51%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
16 publications, 0.45%
Walter de Gruyter
15 publications, 0.43%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
15 publications, 0.43%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
14 publications, 0.4%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
14 publications, 0.4%
Mary Ann Liebert
12 publications, 0.34%
Humboldt Field Research Institute
12 publications, 0.34%
ASME International
12 publications, 0.34%
Mathematical Association of America
10 publications, 0.28%
Inderscience Publishers
10 publications, 0.28%
American Society for Microbiology
9 publications, 0.26%
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With other organizations

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University of Georgia
82 publications, 2.32%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
67 publications, 1.9%
University of Tennessee
61 publications, 1.73%
Clemson University
53 publications, 1.5%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
46 publications, 1.3%
North Carolina State University
44 publications, 1.25%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
44 publications, 1.25%
Virginia Tech
41 publications, 1.16%
Florida State University
39 publications, 1.11%
Georgia State University
36 publications, 1.02%
University of Florida
33 publications, 0.94%
East Carolina University
32 publications, 0.91%
Pennsylvania State University
31 publications, 0.88%
Arizona State University
29 publications, 0.82%
University of Connecticut
27 publications, 0.77%
Appalachian State University
26 publications, 0.74%
Louisiana State University
25 publications, 0.71%
Texas A&M University
25 publications, 0.71%
Johns Hopkins University
24 publications, 0.68%
University of Cincinnati
24 publications, 0.68%
Fujian University of Technology
23 publications, 0.65%
University of Nevada, Reno
23 publications, 0.65%
Wake Forest University
22 publications, 0.62%
Brigham Young University
22 publications, 0.62%
Sam Houston State University
22 publications, 0.62%
Oklahoma State University
22 publications, 0.62%
Texas Tech University
21 publications, 0.6%
James Madison University
21 publications, 0.6%
University of Central Florida
20 publications, 0.57%
University of South Carolina
20 publications, 0.57%
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With foreign organizations

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Fujian University of Technology
23 publications, 0.65%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
19 publications, 0.54%
Indian Institute of Management Mumbai
14 publications, 0.4%
University of Technology Sydney
13 publications, 0.37%
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
12 publications, 0.34%
University of the Ryukyus
11 publications, 0.31%
University of British Columbia
10 publications, 0.28%
Wuhan University of Science and Technology
9 publications, 0.26%
University of Zurich
9 publications, 0.26%
Massey University
9 publications, 0.26%
University of Calgary
7 publications, 0.2%
University of Alberta
7 publications, 0.2%
Birkbeck, University of London
7 publications, 0.2%
University of São Paulo
7 publications, 0.2%
Concordia University
7 publications, 0.2%
Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
7 publications, 0.2%
King Saud University
6 publications, 0.17%
University of Helsinki
6 publications, 0.17%
University of Cambridge
6 publications, 0.17%
University of Edinburgh
6 publications, 0.17%
National University of Singapore
6 publications, 0.17%
University of Otago
6 publications, 0.17%
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
6 publications, 0.17%
Prince Sultan University
5 publications, 0.14%
Durham University
5 publications, 0.14%
University of Oxford
5 publications, 0.14%
University of Copenhagen
5 publications, 0.14%
University of Manchester
5 publications, 0.14%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
5 publications, 0.14%
Hanyang University
5 publications, 0.14%
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With other countries

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China, 75, 2.13%
China
75 publications, 2.13%
Canada, 74, 2.1%
Canada
74 publications, 2.1%
United Kingdom, 69, 1.96%
United Kingdom
69 publications, 1.96%
Australia, 50, 1.42%
Australia
50 publications, 1.42%
India, 36, 1.02%
India
36 publications, 1.02%
Brazil, 29, 0.82%
Brazil
29 publications, 0.82%
New Zealand, 26, 0.74%
New Zealand
26 publications, 0.74%
Germany, 24, 0.68%
Germany
24 publications, 0.68%
Japan, 22, 0.62%
Japan
22 publications, 0.62%
Republic of Korea, 20, 0.57%
Republic of Korea
20 publications, 0.57%
France, 19, 0.54%
France
19 publications, 0.54%
Spain, 17, 0.48%
Spain
17 publications, 0.48%
Italy, 17, 0.48%
Italy
17 publications, 0.48%
Switzerland, 17, 0.48%
Switzerland
17 publications, 0.48%
Saudi Arabia, 15, 0.43%
Saudi Arabia
15 publications, 0.43%
Sweden, 13, 0.37%
Sweden
13 publications, 0.37%
Norway, 11, 0.31%
Norway
11 publications, 0.31%
Netherlands, 9, 0.26%
Netherlands
9 publications, 0.26%
Russia, 8, 0.23%
Russia
8 publications, 0.23%
Argentina, 8, 0.23%
Argentina
8 publications, 0.23%
Bulgaria, 8, 0.23%
Bulgaria
8 publications, 0.23%
Israel, 8, 0.23%
Israel
8 publications, 0.23%
Mexico, 8, 0.23%
Mexico
8 publications, 0.23%
Turkey, 8, 0.23%
Turkey
8 publications, 0.23%
Czech Republic, 8, 0.23%
Czech Republic
8 publications, 0.23%
Chile, 8, 0.23%
Chile
8 publications, 0.23%
Bangladesh, 7, 0.2%
Bangladesh
7 publications, 0.2%
Georgia, 7, 0.2%
Georgia
7 publications, 0.2%
Finland, 7, 0.2%
Finland
7 publications, 0.2%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1955 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.