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Wellcome Sanger Institute
Short name
Sange
Country, city
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Publications
11 165
Citations
1 361 158
h-index
513
Top-3 journals
Nature Communications
Nature Communications (492 publications)
Nature Genetics
Nature Genetics (482 publications)
Nature
Nature (426 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge (3378 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (1525 publications)
European Bioinformatics Institute
European Bioinformatics Institute (1002 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Harvard University
Harvard University (827 publications)
University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki (515 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1993

Total publications
11165
Total citations
1361158
Citations per publication
121.91
Average publications per year
338.33
Average authors per publication
19.4
h-index
513
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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Genetics, 2650, 23.73%
Genetics
2650 publications, 23.73%
Molecular Biology, 1667, 14.93%
Molecular Biology
1667 publications, 14.93%
Multidisciplinary, 1312, 11.75%
Multidisciplinary
1312 publications, 11.75%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 1245, 11.15%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
1245 publications, 11.15%
Genetics (clinical), 1022, 9.15%
Genetics (clinical)
1022 publications, 9.15%
General Medicine, 956, 8.56%
General Medicine
956 publications, 8.56%
Infectious Diseases, 953, 8.54%
Infectious Diseases
953 publications, 8.54%
Microbiology, 878, 7.86%
Microbiology
878 publications, 7.86%
Cell Biology, 810, 7.25%
Cell Biology
810 publications, 7.25%
Biochemistry, 798, 7.15%
Biochemistry
798 publications, 7.15%
Immunology, 709, 6.35%
Immunology
709 publications, 6.35%
Cancer Research, 658, 5.89%
Cancer Research
658 publications, 5.89%
Oncology, 507, 4.54%
Oncology
507 publications, 4.54%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 450, 4.03%
General Immunology and Microbiology
450 publications, 4.03%
General Chemistry, 448, 4.01%
General Chemistry
448 publications, 4.01%
Microbiology (medical), 434, 3.89%
Microbiology (medical)
434 publications, 3.89%
General Physics and Astronomy, 434, 3.89%
General Physics and Astronomy
434 publications, 3.89%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 432, 3.87%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
432 publications, 3.87%
Biotechnology, 423, 3.79%
Biotechnology
423 publications, 3.79%
Hematology, 364, 3.26%
Hematology
364 publications, 3.26%
Parasitology, 317, 2.84%
Parasitology
317 publications, 2.84%
Virology, 313, 2.8%
Virology
313 publications, 2.8%
Molecular Medicine, 290, 2.6%
Molecular Medicine
290 publications, 2.6%
Computer Science Applications, 280, 2.51%
Computer Science Applications
280 publications, 2.51%
Immunology and Allergy, 275, 2.46%
Immunology and Allergy
275 publications, 2.46%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 253, 2.27%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
253 publications, 2.27%
Developmental Biology, 232, 2.08%
Developmental Biology
232 publications, 2.08%
General Neuroscience, 221, 1.98%
General Neuroscience
221 publications, 1.98%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 185, 1.66%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
185 publications, 1.66%
Structural Biology, 182, 1.63%
Structural Biology
182 publications, 1.63%
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Journals

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Nature Communications
492 publications, 4.41%
Nature Genetics
482 publications, 4.32%
Nature
426 publications, 3.82%
Wellcome Open Research
263 publications, 2.36%
Genome Biology
251 publications, 2.25%
PLoS ONE
225 publications, 2.02%
Blood
220 publications, 1.97%
Nature Reviews Microbiology
218 publications, 1.95%
Cancer Research
201 publications, 1.8%
Scientific Reports
197 publications, 1.76%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
193 publications, 1.73%
Science
165 publications, 1.48%
Microbial genomics
154 publications, 1.38%
BMC Genomics
153 publications, 1.37%
PLoS Genetics
152 publications, 1.36%
Genome Research
146 publications, 1.31%
Bioinformatics
130 publications, 1.16%
Nucleic Acids Research
128 publications, 1.15%
American Journal of Human Genetics
121 publications, 1.08%
Methods in Molecular Biology
99 publications, 0.89%
eLife
98 publications, 0.88%
Human Molecular Genetics
86 publications, 0.77%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
84 publications, 0.75%
PLoS Pathogens
79 publications, 0.71%
Nature Methods
75 publications, 0.67%
mBio
71 publications, 0.64%
Cell
71 publications, 0.64%
Nature Biotechnology
68 publications, 0.61%
European Journal of Human Genetics
68 publications, 0.61%
Cell Reports
63 publications, 0.56%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
4011 publications, 35.92%
Elsevier
1583 publications, 14.18%
Oxford University Press
888 publications, 7.95%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
609 publications, 5.45%
Wiley
604 publications, 5.41%
American Society for Microbiology
441 publications, 3.95%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
291 publications, 2.61%
F1000 Research
285 publications, 2.55%
American Society of Hematology
237 publications, 2.12%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
236 publications, 2.11%
Microbiology Society
226 publications, 2.02%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
193 publications, 1.73%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
182 publications, 1.63%
Frontiers Media S.A.
133 publications, 1.19%
MDPI
105 publications, 0.94%
eLife Sciences Publications
98 publications, 0.88%
BMJ
96 publications, 0.86%
Taylor & Francis
75 publications, 0.67%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
61 publications, 0.55%
The Company of Biologists
56 publications, 0.5%
American Diabetes Association
51 publications, 0.46%
The Royal Society
46 publications, 0.41%
S. Karger AG
41 publications, 0.37%
The American Association of Immunologists
40 publications, 0.36%
Portland Press
35 publications, 0.31%
Annual Reviews
35 publications, 0.31%
Mary Ann Liebert
34 publications, 0.3%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
33 publications, 0.3%
European Molecular Biology Organization
33 publications, 0.3%
Rockefeller University Press
32 publications, 0.29%
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With other organizations

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University of Cambridge
3378 publications, 30.26%
University of Oxford
1525 publications, 13.66%
European Bioinformatics Institute
1002 publications, 8.97%
Imperial College London
841 publications, 7.53%
Harvard University
827 publications, 7.41%
University College London
788 publications, 7.06%
University of Edinburgh
724 publications, 6.48%
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
579 publications, 5.19%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
557 publications, 4.99%
King's College London
525 publications, 4.7%
University of Helsinki
515 publications, 4.61%
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
513 publications, 4.59%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
482 publications, 4.32%
NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre
442 publications, 3.96%
Massachusetts General Hospital
391 publications, 3.5%
Queen Mary University of London
377 publications, 3.38%
University of Copenhagen
367 publications, 3.29%
University of Melbourne
362 publications, 3.24%
University of Glasgow
357 publications, 3.2%
Helmholtz Zentrum München
347 publications, 3.11%
Karolinska Institute
340 publications, 3.05%
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center
334 publications, 2.99%
Stanford University
328 publications, 2.94%
University of Washington
320 publications, 2.87%
Newcastle University
319 publications, 2.86%
University of Liverpool
318 publications, 2.85%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
302 publications, 2.7%
University of Bristol
302 publications, 2.7%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
300 publications, 2.69%
Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland
285 publications, 2.55%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University
827 publications, 7.41%
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
579 publications, 5.19%
University of Helsinki
515 publications, 4.61%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
482 publications, 4.32%
Massachusetts General Hospital
391 publications, 3.5%
University of Copenhagen
367 publications, 3.29%
University of Melbourne
362 publications, 3.24%
Helmholtz Zentrum München
347 publications, 3.11%
Karolinska Institute
340 publications, 3.05%
Stanford University
328 publications, 2.94%
University of Washington
320 publications, 2.87%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
302 publications, 2.7%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
300 publications, 2.69%
Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland
285 publications, 2.55%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
279 publications, 2.5%
Leiden University Medical Center
273 publications, 2.45%
Technical University of Munich
253 publications, 2.27%
Erasmus University Medical Center
252 publications, 2.26%
University of Oslo
251 publications, 2.25%
Johns Hopkins University
242 publications, 2.17%
University of Queensland
239 publications, 2.14%
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
238 publications, 2.13%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
237 publications, 2.12%
University of Michigan
236 publications, 2.11%
University of Tartu
236 publications, 2.11%
Washington University in St. Louis
234 publications, 2.1%
University of Pennsylvania
231 publications, 2.07%
Uppsala University
228 publications, 2.04%
University of Toronto
227 publications, 2.03%
University of California, San Francisco
222 publications, 1.99%
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With other countries

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USA, 3863, 34.6%
USA
3863 publications, 34.6%
Germany, 1773, 15.88%
Germany
1773 publications, 15.88%
Australia, 1227, 10.99%
Australia
1227 publications, 10.99%
Netherlands, 1139, 10.2%
Netherlands
1139 publications, 10.2%
France, 1044, 9.35%
France
1044 publications, 9.35%
Italy, 888, 7.95%
Italy
888 publications, 7.95%
Canada, 880, 7.88%
Canada
880 publications, 7.88%
Spain, 787, 7.05%
Spain
787 publications, 7.05%
Sweden, 761, 6.82%
Sweden
761 publications, 6.82%
Switzerland, 684, 6.13%
Switzerland
684 publications, 6.13%
Finland, 649, 5.81%
Finland
649 publications, 5.81%
China, 592, 5.3%
China
592 publications, 5.3%
Denmark, 572, 5.12%
Denmark
572 publications, 5.12%
Belgium, 539, 4.83%
Belgium
539 publications, 4.83%
Norway, 470, 4.21%
Norway
470 publications, 4.21%
Japan, 446, 3.99%
Japan
446 publications, 3.99%
Austria, 314, 2.81%
Austria
314 publications, 2.81%
Singapore, 255, 2.28%
Singapore
255 publications, 2.28%
Ireland, 239, 2.14%
Ireland
239 publications, 2.14%
Republic of Korea, 237, 2.12%
Republic of Korea
237 publications, 2.12%
Estonia, 236, 2.11%
Estonia
236 publications, 2.11%
Greece, 230, 2.06%
Greece
230 publications, 2.06%
South Africa, 218, 1.95%
South Africa
218 publications, 1.95%
Iceland, 204, 1.83%
Iceland
204 publications, 1.83%
Brazil, 197, 1.76%
Brazil
197 publications, 1.76%
Thailand, 191, 1.71%
Thailand
191 publications, 1.71%
India, 183, 1.64%
India
183 publications, 1.64%
Russia, 177, 1.59%
Russia
177 publications, 1.59%
Saudi Arabia, 175, 1.57%
Saudi Arabia
175 publications, 1.57%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1993 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.