Netherlands Institute of Ecology

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Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Short name
NIOO-KNAW
Country, city
Netherlands, Wageningen
Publications
4 588
Citations
312 054
h-index
230
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 (471 publications)
Leiden University
Leiden University (326 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Aarhus University
Aarhus University (108 publications)
Ghent University
Ghent University (108 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1992

Total publications
4588
Total citations
312054
Citations per publication
68.02
Average publications per year
131.09
Average authors per publication
7.47
h-index
230
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, 34.79%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1596 publications, 34.79%
Aquatic Science, 787, 17.15%
Aquatic Science
787 publications, 17.15%
Ecology, 681, 14.84%
Ecology
681 publications, 14.84%
Microbiology, 502, 10.94%
Microbiology
502 publications, 10.94%
Plant Science, 439, 9.57%
Plant Science
439 publications, 9.57%
General Medicine, 307, 6.69%
General Medicine
307 publications, 6.69%
Animal Science and Zoology, 270, 5.88%
Animal Science and Zoology
270 publications, 5.88%
Multidisciplinary, 255, 5.56%
Multidisciplinary
255 publications, 5.56%
Soil Science, 253, 5.51%
Soil Science
253 publications, 5.51%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 231, 5.03%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
231 publications, 5.03%
Oceanography, 228, 4.97%
Oceanography
228 publications, 4.97%
Genetics, 219, 4.77%
Genetics
219 publications, 4.77%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 203, 4.42%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
203 publications, 4.42%
Environmental Chemistry, 197, 4.29%
Environmental Chemistry
197 publications, 4.29%
General Environmental Science, 182, 3.97%
General Environmental Science
182 publications, 3.97%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 148, 3.23%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
148 publications, 3.23%
Physiology, 142, 3.1%
Physiology
142 publications, 3.1%
Microbiology (medical), 140, 3.05%
Microbiology (medical)
140 publications, 3.05%
Insect Science, 136, 2.96%
Insect Science
136 publications, 2.96%
Biotechnology, 134, 2.92%
Biotechnology
134 publications, 2.92%
Biochemistry, 132, 2.88%
Biochemistry
132 publications, 2.88%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 124, 2.7%
Agronomy and Crop Science
124 publications, 2.7%
Molecular Biology, 119, 2.59%
Molecular Biology
119 publications, 2.59%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 106, 2.31%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
106 publications, 2.31%
Pollution, 102, 2.22%
Pollution
102 publications, 2.22%
Water Science and Technology, 101, 2.2%
Water Science and Technology
101 publications, 2.2%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 94, 2.05%
General Immunology and Microbiology
94 publications, 2.05%
Environmental Engineering, 90, 1.96%
Environmental Engineering
90 publications, 1.96%
Waste Management and Disposal, 86, 1.87%
Waste Management and Disposal
86 publications, 1.87%
General Chemistry, 76, 1.66%
General Chemistry
76 publications, 1.66%
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Journals

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Hydrobiologia
168 publications, 3.66%
PLoS ONE
84 publications, 1.83%
Limnology and Oceanography
81 publications, 1.77%
Freshwater Biology
79 publications, 1.72%
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
79 publications, 1.72%
Oecologia
78 publications, 1.7%
Frontiers in Microbiology
78 publications, 1.7%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
77 publications, 1.68%
Functional Ecology
70 publications, 1.53%
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
69 publications, 1.5%
ISME Journal
69 publications, 1.5%
New Phytologist
67 publications, 1.46%
Aquatic Ecology
62 publications, 1.35%
Plant and Soil
61 publications, 1.33%
Oikos
57 publications, 1.24%
Journal of Ecology
56 publications, 1.22%
Global Change Biology
54 publications, 1.18%
Ecology Letters
54 publications, 1.18%
Aquatic Botany
52 publications, 1.13%
Journal of Animal Ecology
52 publications, 1.13%
Environmental Microbiology
51 publications, 1.11%
FEMS Microbiology Ecology
47 publications, 1.02%
Science of the Total Environment
46 publications, 1%
Nature Communications
45 publications, 0.98%
Ecology
44 publications, 0.96%
Animal Behaviour
43 publications, 0.94%
Nature
43 publications, 0.94%
Science
42 publications, 0.92%
Scientific Reports
42 publications, 0.92%
Journal of Chemical Ecology
40 publications, 0.87%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
1250 publications, 27.24%
Wiley
1237 publications, 26.96%
Elsevier
956 publications, 20.84%
Oxford University Press
189 publications, 4.12%
Frontiers Media S.A.
153 publications, 3.33%
The Royal Society
126 publications, 2.75%
American Society for Microbiology
99 publications, 2.16%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
95 publications, 2.07%
MDPI
69 publications, 1.5%
Taylor & Francis
58 publications, 1.26%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
49 publications, 1.07%
Copernicus
31 publications, 0.68%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
29 publications, 0.63%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
23 publications, 0.5%
Cambridge University Press
22 publications, 0.48%
Annual Reviews
20 publications, 0.44%
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
1158 publications, 25.24%
Utrecht University
471 publications, 10.27%
Leiden University
326 publications, 7.11%
Radboud University Nijmegen
262 publications, 5.71%
University of Amsterdam
245 publications, 5.34%
University of Groningen
232 publications, 5.06%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
183 publications, 3.99%
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
134 publications, 2.92%
Ghent University
108 publications, 2.35%
Aarhus University
108 publications, 2.35%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
107 publications, 2.33%
University of Helsinki
98 publications, 2.14%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
90 publications, 1.96%
Lund University
86 publications, 1.87%
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
81 publications, 1.77%
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
80 publications, 1.74%
University of Antwerp
79 publications, 1.72%
ETH Zurich
74 publications, 1.61%
University of Copenhagen
70 publications, 1.53%
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
70 publications, 1.53%
University of São Paulo
70 publications, 1.53%
University of Oxford
66 publications, 1.44%
Uppsala University
63 publications, 1.37%
University of Turku
60 publications, 1.31%
University of Zurich
58 publications, 1.26%
University of Bern
58 publications, 1.26%
Leipzig University
57 publications, 1.24%
Sorbonne University
56 publications, 1.22%
University of Minnesota
55 publications, 1.2%
University of Tartu
54 publications, 1.18%
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With foreign organizations

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Ghent University
108 publications, 2.35%
Aarhus University
108 publications, 2.35%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
107 publications, 2.33%
University of Helsinki
98 publications, 2.14%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
90 publications, 1.96%
Lund University
86 publications, 1.87%
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
81 publications, 1.77%
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
80 publications, 1.74%
University of Antwerp
79 publications, 1.72%
ETH Zurich
74 publications, 1.61%
University of Copenhagen
70 publications, 1.53%
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
70 publications, 1.53%
University of São Paulo
70 publications, 1.53%
University of Oxford
66 publications, 1.44%
Uppsala University
63 publications, 1.37%
University of Turku
60 publications, 1.31%
University of Zurich
58 publications, 1.26%
University of Bern
58 publications, 1.26%
Leipzig University
57 publications, 1.24%
Sorbonne University
56 publications, 1.22%
University of Minnesota
55 publications, 1.2%
University of Tartu
54 publications, 1.18%
Cornell University
52 publications, 1.13%
University of Konstanz
51 publications, 1.11%
University of California, Davis
50 publications, 1.09%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
49 publications, 1.07%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
49 publications, 1.07%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
47 publications, 1.02%
Colorado State University
47 publications, 1.02%
Lancaster University
47 publications, 1.02%
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With other countries

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Germany, 716, 15.61%
Germany
716 publications, 15.61%
USA, 637, 13.88%
USA
637 publications, 13.88%
United Kingdom, 583, 12.71%
United Kingdom
583 publications, 12.71%
Belgium, 336, 7.32%
Belgium
336 publications, 7.32%
France, 328, 7.15%
France
328 publications, 7.15%
China, 328, 7.15%
China
328 publications, 7.15%
Sweden, 305, 6.65%
Sweden
305 publications, 6.65%
Switzerland, 303, 6.6%
Switzerland
303 publications, 6.6%
Spain, 297, 6.47%
Spain
297 publications, 6.47%
Australia, 240, 5.23%
Australia
240 publications, 5.23%
Canada, 215, 4.69%
Canada
215 publications, 4.69%
Denmark, 208, 4.53%
Denmark
208 publications, 4.53%
Brazil, 204, 4.45%
Brazil
204 publications, 4.45%
Finland, 190, 4.14%
Finland
190 publications, 4.14%
Norway, 162, 3.53%
Norway
162 publications, 3.53%
Italy, 144, 3.14%
Italy
144 publications, 3.14%
Russia, 102, 2.22%
Russia
102 publications, 2.22%
Czech Republic, 98, 2.14%
Czech Republic
98 publications, 2.14%
Poland, 95, 2.07%
Poland
95 publications, 2.07%
Austria, 89, 1.94%
Austria
89 publications, 1.94%
New Zealand, 74, 1.61%
New Zealand
74 publications, 1.61%
Japan, 70, 1.53%
Japan
70 publications, 1.53%
Estonia, 68, 1.48%
Estonia
68 publications, 1.48%
Portugal, 67, 1.46%
Portugal
67 publications, 1.46%
Ireland, 65, 1.42%
Ireland
65 publications, 1.42%
South Africa, 63, 1.37%
South Africa
63 publications, 1.37%
Hungary, 55, 1.2%
Hungary
55 publications, 1.2%
Greece, 38, 0.83%
Greece
38 publications, 0.83%
India, 37, 0.81%
India
37 publications, 0.81%
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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.