Netherlands Institute of Ecology

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Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Short name
NIOO-KNAW
Country, city
Netherlands, Wageningen
Publications
4 603
Citations
315 223
h-index
232
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 (474 publications)
Leiden University
Leiden University (328 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Ghent University
Ghent University (110 publications)
Aarhus University
Aarhus University (109 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1992

Total publications
4603
Total citations
315223
Citations per publication
68.48
Average publications per year
131.51
Average authors per publication
7.48
h-index
232
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, 34.67%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1596 publications, 34.67%
Aquatic Science, 787, 17.1%
Aquatic Science
787 publications, 17.1%
Ecology, 681, 14.79%
Ecology
681 publications, 14.79%
Microbiology, 502, 10.91%
Microbiology
502 publications, 10.91%
Plant Science, 439, 9.54%
Plant Science
439 publications, 9.54%
General Medicine, 307, 6.67%
General Medicine
307 publications, 6.67%
Animal Science and Zoology, 270, 5.87%
Animal Science and Zoology
270 publications, 5.87%
Multidisciplinary, 255, 5.54%
Multidisciplinary
255 publications, 5.54%
Soil Science, 253, 5.5%
Soil Science
253 publications, 5.5%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 231, 5.02%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
231 publications, 5.02%
Oceanography, 228, 4.95%
Oceanography
228 publications, 4.95%
Genetics, 219, 4.76%
Genetics
219 publications, 4.76%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 203, 4.41%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
203 publications, 4.41%
Environmental Chemistry, 197, 4.28%
Environmental Chemistry
197 publications, 4.28%
General Environmental Science, 182, 3.95%
General Environmental Science
182 publications, 3.95%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 148, 3.22%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
148 publications, 3.22%
Physiology, 142, 3.08%
Physiology
142 publications, 3.08%
Microbiology (medical), 140, 3.04%
Microbiology (medical)
140 publications, 3.04%
Insect Science, 136, 2.95%
Insect Science
136 publications, 2.95%
Biotechnology, 134, 2.91%
Biotechnology
134 publications, 2.91%
Biochemistry, 132, 2.87%
Biochemistry
132 publications, 2.87%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 124, 2.69%
Agronomy and Crop Science
124 publications, 2.69%
Molecular Biology, 119, 2.59%
Molecular Biology
119 publications, 2.59%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 106, 2.3%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
106 publications, 2.3%
Pollution, 102, 2.22%
Pollution
102 publications, 2.22%
Water Science and Technology, 101, 2.19%
Water Science and Technology
101 publications, 2.19%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 94, 2.04%
General Immunology and Microbiology
94 publications, 2.04%
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, 1.65%
General Chemistry
76 publications, 1.65%
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Journals

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Hydrobiologia
168 publications, 3.65%
PLoS ONE
84 publications, 1.82%
Limnology and Oceanography
81 publications, 1.76%
Soil Biology and Biochemistry
80 publications, 1.74%
Freshwater Biology
79 publications, 1.72%
Oecologia
78 publications, 1.69%
Frontiers in Microbiology
78 publications, 1.69%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
77 publications, 1.67%
Functional Ecology
71 publications, 1.54%
ISME Journal
70 publications, 1.52%
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
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%
Global Change Biology
56 publications, 1.22%
Journal of Ecology
56 publications, 1.22%
Ecology Letters
54 publications, 1.17%
Journal of Animal Ecology
53 publications, 1.15%
Aquatic Botany
52 publications, 1.13%
Environmental Microbiology
51 publications, 1.11%
FEMS Microbiology Ecology
48 publications, 1.04%
Science of the Total Environment
46 publications, 1%
Nature Communications
45 publications, 0.98%
Ecology
44 publications, 0.96%
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, 0.87%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
1250 publications, 27.16%
Wiley
1245 publications, 27.05%
Elsevier
957 publications, 20.79%
Oxford University Press
192 publications, 4.17%
Frontiers Media S.A.
153 publications, 3.32%
The Royal Society
126 publications, 2.74%
American Society for Microbiology
99 publications, 2.15%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
95 publications, 2.06%
MDPI
69 publications, 1.5%
Taylor & Francis
58 publications, 1.26%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
50 publications, 1.09%
Copernicus
31 publications, 0.67%
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, 0.43%
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
1162 publications, 25.24%
Utrecht University
474 publications, 10.3%
Leiden University
328 publications, 7.13%
Radboud University Nijmegen
263 publications, 5.71%
University of Amsterdam
246 publications, 5.34%
University of Groningen
232 publications, 5.04%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
185 publications, 4.02%
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
134 publications, 2.91%
Ghent University
110 publications, 2.39%
Aarhus University
109 publications, 2.37%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
107 publications, 2.32%
University of Helsinki
99 publications, 2.15%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
90 publications, 1.96%
Lund University
86 publications, 1.87%
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
81 publications, 1.76%
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
72 publications, 1.56%
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
70 publications, 1.52%
University of São Paulo
70 publications, 1.52%
University of Oxford
67 publications, 1.46%
Uppsala University
64 publications, 1.39%
University of Turku
60 publications, 1.3%
University of Bern
59 publications, 1.28%
University of Zurich
58 publications, 1.26%
Sorbonne University
58 publications, 1.26%
Leipzig University
57 publications, 1.24%
University of Minnesota
56 publications, 1.22%
University of Tartu
54 publications, 1.17%
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With foreign organizations

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Ghent University
110 publications, 2.39%
Aarhus University
109 publications, 2.37%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
107 publications, 2.32%
University of Helsinki
99 publications, 2.15%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
90 publications, 1.96%
Lund University
86 publications, 1.87%
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
81 publications, 1.76%
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
72 publications, 1.56%
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
70 publications, 1.52%
University of São Paulo
70 publications, 1.52%
University of Oxford
67 publications, 1.46%
Uppsala University
64 publications, 1.39%
University of Turku
60 publications, 1.3%
University of Bern
59 publications, 1.28%
University of Zurich
58 publications, 1.26%
Sorbonne University
58 publications, 1.26%
Leipzig University
57 publications, 1.24%
University of Minnesota
56 publications, 1.22%
University of Tartu
54 publications, 1.17%
Cornell University
52 publications, 1.13%
University of Konstanz
51 publications, 1.11%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
50 publications, 1.09%
University of California, Davis
50 publications, 1.09%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
49 publications, 1.06%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
47 publications, 1.02%
University of Oslo
47 publications, 1.02%
Colorado State University
47 publications, 1.02%
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With other countries

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Germany, 720, 15.64%
Germany
720 publications, 15.64%
USA, 639, 13.88%
USA
639 publications, 13.88%
United Kingdom, 585, 12.71%
United Kingdom
585 publications, 12.71%
Belgium, 338, 7.34%
Belgium
338 publications, 7.34%
China, 331, 7.19%
China
331 publications, 7.19%
France, 330, 7.17%
France
330 publications, 7.17%
Switzerland, 305, 6.63%
Switzerland
305 publications, 6.63%
Sweden, 305, 6.63%
Sweden
305 publications, 6.63%
Spain, 300, 6.52%
Spain
300 publications, 6.52%
Australia, 241, 5.24%
Australia
241 publications, 5.24%
Canada, 215, 4.67%
Canada
215 publications, 4.67%
Denmark, 210, 4.56%
Denmark
210 publications, 4.56%
Brazil, 204, 4.43%
Brazil
204 publications, 4.43%
Finland, 191, 4.15%
Finland
191 publications, 4.15%
Norway, 163, 3.54%
Norway
163 publications, 3.54%
Italy, 144, 3.13%
Italy
144 publications, 3.13%
Russia, 102, 2.22%
Russia
102 publications, 2.22%
Czech Republic, 99, 2.15%
Czech Republic
99 publications, 2.15%
Poland, 95, 2.06%
Poland
95 publications, 2.06%
Austria, 89, 1.93%
Austria
89 publications, 1.93%
New Zealand, 75, 1.63%
New Zealand
75 publications, 1.63%
Japan, 70, 1.52%
Japan
70 publications, 1.52%
Estonia, 68, 1.48%
Estonia
68 publications, 1.48%
Portugal, 67, 1.46%
Portugal
67 publications, 1.46%
Ireland, 66, 1.43%
Ireland
66 publications, 1.43%
South Africa, 63, 1.37%
South Africa
63 publications, 1.37%
Hungary, 55, 1.19%
Hungary
55 publications, 1.19%
Greece, 38, 0.83%
Greece
38 publications, 0.83%
Israel, 37, 0.8%
Israel
37 publications, 0.8%
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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.