Netherlands Institute of Ecology

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Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Short name
NIOO-KNAW
Country, city
Netherlands, Wageningen
Publications
4 625
Citations
318 302
h-index
234
Top-3 journals
Hydrobiologia
Hydrobiologia (168 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (84 publications)
Limnology and Oceanography
Limnology and Oceanography (81 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Utrecht University
Utrecht University (479 publications)
Leiden University
Leiden University (333 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Aarhus University
Aarhus University (112 publications)
Ghent University
Ghent University (110 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1992

Total publications
4625
Total citations
318302
Citations per publication
68.82
Average publications per year
132.14
Average authors per publication
7.52
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.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1596, 34.51%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1596 publications, 34.51%
Aquatic Science, 787, 17.02%
Aquatic Science
787 publications, 17.02%
Ecology, 681, 14.72%
Ecology
681 publications, 14.72%
Microbiology, 502, 10.85%
Microbiology
502 publications, 10.85%
Plant Science, 439, 9.49%
Plant Science
439 publications, 9.49%
General Medicine, 307, 6.64%
General Medicine
307 publications, 6.64%
Animal Science and Zoology, 270, 5.84%
Animal Science and Zoology
270 publications, 5.84%
Multidisciplinary, 255, 5.51%
Multidisciplinary
255 publications, 5.51%
Soil Science, 253, 5.47%
Soil Science
253 publications, 5.47%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 231, 4.99%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
231 publications, 4.99%
Oceanography, 228, 4.93%
Oceanography
228 publications, 4.93%
Genetics, 219, 4.74%
Genetics
219 publications, 4.74%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 203, 4.39%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
203 publications, 4.39%
Environmental Chemistry, 197, 4.26%
Environmental Chemistry
197 publications, 4.26%
General Environmental Science, 182, 3.94%
General Environmental Science
182 publications, 3.94%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 148, 3.2%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
148 publications, 3.2%
Physiology, 142, 3.07%
Physiology
142 publications, 3.07%
Microbiology (medical), 140, 3.03%
Microbiology (medical)
140 publications, 3.03%
Insect Science, 136, 2.94%
Insect Science
136 publications, 2.94%
Biotechnology, 134, 2.9%
Biotechnology
134 publications, 2.9%
Biochemistry, 132, 2.85%
Biochemistry
132 publications, 2.85%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 124, 2.68%
Agronomy and Crop Science
124 publications, 2.68%
Molecular Biology, 119, 2.57%
Molecular Biology
119 publications, 2.57%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 106, 2.29%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
106 publications, 2.29%
Pollution, 102, 2.21%
Pollution
102 publications, 2.21%
Water Science and Technology, 101, 2.18%
Water Science and Technology
101 publications, 2.18%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 94, 2.03%
General Immunology and Microbiology
94 publications, 2.03%
Environmental Engineering, 90, 1.95%
Environmental Engineering
90 publications, 1.95%
Waste Management and Disposal, 86, 1.86%
Waste Management and Disposal
86 publications, 1.86%
General Chemistry, 76, 1.64%
General Chemistry
76 publications, 1.64%
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Journals

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Hydrobiologia
168 publications, 3.63%
PLoS ONE
84 publications, 1.82%
Limnology and Oceanography
81 publications, 1.75%
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
80 publications, 1.73%
Oecologia
79 publications, 1.71%
Freshwater Biology
79 publications, 1.71%
Frontiers in Microbiology
78 publications, 1.69%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
77 publications, 1.66%
Functional Ecology
71 publications, 1.54%
ISME Journal
70 publications, 1.51%
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
69 publications, 1.49%
New Phytologist
67 publications, 1.45%
Aquatic Ecology
62 publications, 1.34%
Plant and Soil
61 publications, 1.32%
Global Change Biology
57 publications, 1.23%
Oikos
57 publications, 1.23%
Journal of Ecology
56 publications, 1.21%
Ecology Letters
54 publications, 1.17%
Journal of Animal Ecology
53 publications, 1.15%
Aquatic Botany
52 publications, 1.12%
Environmental Microbiology
51 publications, 1.1%
Nature Communications
48 publications, 1.04%
FEMS Microbiology Ecology
48 publications, 1.04%
Science of the Total Environment
46 publications, 0.99%
Ecology
44 publications, 0.95%
Animal Behaviour
43 publications, 0.93%
Science
43 publications, 0.93%
Nature
43 publications, 0.93%
Scientific Reports
42 publications, 0.91%
Journal of Chemical Ecology
40 publications, 0.86%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
1262 publications, 27.29%
Wiley
1249 publications, 27.01%
Elsevier
958 publications, 20.71%
Oxford University Press
193 publications, 4.17%
Frontiers Media S.A.
153 publications, 3.31%
The Royal Society
127 publications, 2.75%
American Society for Microbiology
99 publications, 2.14%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
95 publications, 2.05%
MDPI
70 publications, 1.51%
Taylor & Francis
58 publications, 1.25%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
50 publications, 1.08%
Copernicus
31 publications, 0.67%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
29 publications, 0.63%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
24 publications, 0.52%
Cambridge University Press
22 publications, 0.48%
Annual Reviews
20 publications, 0.43%
Microbiology Society
19 publications, 0.41%
University of Chicago Press
16 publications, 0.35%
The Company of Biologists
11 publications, 0.24%
Brill
8 publications, 0.17%
Scientific Societies
8 publications, 0.17%
American Ornithologists' Union
8 publications, 0.17%
PeerJ
7 publications, 0.15%
Canadian Science Publishing
7 publications, 0.15%
SAGE
6 publications, 0.13%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
6 publications, 0.13%
Entomological Society of America
6 publications, 0.13%
Hindawi Limited
6 publications, 0.13%
IWA Publishing
5 publications, 0.11%
European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)
5 publications, 0.11%
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With other organizations

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Wageningen University and Research Centre
1170 publications, 25.3%
Utrecht University
479 publications, 10.36%
Leiden University
333 publications, 7.2%
Radboud University Nijmegen
266 publications, 5.75%
University of Amsterdam
249 publications, 5.38%
University of Groningen
235 publications, 5.08%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
186 publications, 4.02%
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
134 publications, 2.9%
Aarhus University
112 publications, 2.42%
Ghent University
110 publications, 2.38%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
109 publications, 2.36%
University of Helsinki
99 publications, 2.14%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
91 publications, 1.97%
Lund University
87 publications, 1.88%
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
83 publications, 1.79%
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
80 publications, 1.73%
University of Antwerp
79 publications, 1.71%
ETH Zurich
76 publications, 1.64%
University of Copenhagen
73 publications, 1.58%
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
71 publications, 1.54%
University of São Paulo
71 publications, 1.54%
University of Oxford
67 publications, 1.45%
Uppsala University
64 publications, 1.38%
University of Turku
60 publications, 1.3%
University of Bern
59 publications, 1.28%
University of Zurich
58 publications, 1.25%
Sorbonne University
58 publications, 1.25%
University of Minnesota
58 publications, 1.25%
Leipzig University
58 publications, 1.25%
University of Tartu
56 publications, 1.21%
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With foreign organizations

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Aarhus University
112 publications, 2.42%
Ghent University
110 publications, 2.38%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
109 publications, 2.36%
University of Helsinki
99 publications, 2.14%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
91 publications, 1.97%
Lund University
87 publications, 1.88%
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
83 publications, 1.79%
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
80 publications, 1.73%
University of Antwerp
79 publications, 1.71%
ETH Zurich
76 publications, 1.64%
University of Copenhagen
73 publications, 1.58%
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
71 publications, 1.54%
University of São Paulo
71 publications, 1.54%
University of Oxford
67 publications, 1.45%
Uppsala University
64 publications, 1.38%
University of Turku
60 publications, 1.3%
University of Bern
59 publications, 1.28%
University of Zurich
58 publications, 1.25%
Sorbonne University
58 publications, 1.25%
University of Minnesota
58 publications, 1.25%
Leipzig University
58 publications, 1.25%
University of Tartu
56 publications, 1.21%
Cornell University
53 publications, 1.15%
University of Konstanz
51 publications, 1.1%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
50 publications, 1.08%
University of California, Davis
50 publications, 1.08%
Colorado State University
49 publications, 1.06%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
49 publications, 1.06%
Lancaster University
49 publications, 1.06%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
48 publications, 1.04%
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With other countries

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Germany, 721, 15.59%
Germany
721 publications, 15.59%
USA, 640, 13.84%
USA
640 publications, 13.84%
United Kingdom, 586, 12.67%
United Kingdom
586 publications, 12.67%
Belgium, 338, 7.31%
Belgium
338 publications, 7.31%
China, 333, 7.2%
China
333 publications, 7.2%
France, 330, 7.14%
France
330 publications, 7.14%
Switzerland, 306, 6.62%
Switzerland
306 publications, 6.62%
Sweden, 305, 6.59%
Sweden
305 publications, 6.59%
Spain, 301, 6.51%
Spain
301 publications, 6.51%
Australia, 242, 5.23%
Australia
242 publications, 5.23%
Canada, 216, 4.67%
Canada
216 publications, 4.67%
Denmark, 210, 4.54%
Denmark
210 publications, 4.54%
Brazil, 204, 4.41%
Brazil
204 publications, 4.41%
Finland, 192, 4.15%
Finland
192 publications, 4.15%
Norway, 163, 3.52%
Norway
163 publications, 3.52%
Italy, 144, 3.11%
Italy
144 publications, 3.11%
Russia, 102, 2.21%
Russia
102 publications, 2.21%
Czech Republic, 100, 2.16%
Czech Republic
100 publications, 2.16%
Poland, 95, 2.05%
Poland
95 publications, 2.05%
Austria, 89, 1.92%
Austria
89 publications, 1.92%
New Zealand, 75, 1.62%
New Zealand
75 publications, 1.62%
Japan, 70, 1.51%
Japan
70 publications, 1.51%
Estonia, 69, 1.49%
Estonia
69 publications, 1.49%
Portugal, 68, 1.47%
Portugal
68 publications, 1.47%
Ireland, 66, 1.43%
Ireland
66 publications, 1.43%
South Africa, 64, 1.38%
South Africa
64 publications, 1.38%
Hungary, 55, 1.19%
Hungary
55 publications, 1.19%
Greece, 38, 0.82%
Greece
38 publications, 0.82%
India, 38, 0.82%
India
38 publications, 0.82%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • 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.