Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Short name
NBC
Country, city
Netherlands, Leiden
Publications
3 729
Citations
97 389
h-index
122
Top-3 journals
Zootaxa
Zootaxa (246 publications)
ZooKeys
ZooKeys (132 publications)
Geological Journal
Geological Journal (83 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Leiden University
Leiden University (774 publications)
University of Amsterdam
University of Amsterdam (261 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (201 publications)
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (155 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 2010

Total publications
3729
Total citations
97389
Citations per publication
26.12
Average publications per year
219.35
Average authors per publication
10.7
h-index
122
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, 1549, 41.54%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1549 publications, 41.54%
Animal Science and Zoology, 540, 14.48%
Animal Science and Zoology
540 publications, 14.48%
Plant Science, 424, 11.37%
Plant Science
424 publications, 11.37%
Ecology, 422, 11.32%
Ecology
422 publications, 11.32%
Geology, 268, 7.19%
Geology
268 publications, 7.19%
Paleontology, 259, 6.95%
Paleontology
259 publications, 6.95%
Aquatic Science, 240, 6.44%
Aquatic Science
240 publications, 6.44%
Multidisciplinary, 218, 5.85%
Multidisciplinary
218 publications, 5.85%
Genetics, 188, 5.04%
Genetics
188 publications, 5.04%
General Medicine, 183, 4.91%
General Medicine
183 publications, 4.91%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 168, 4.51%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
168 publications, 4.51%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 149, 4%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
149 publications, 4%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 145, 3.89%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
145 publications, 3.89%
Oceanography, 139, 3.73%
Oceanography
139 publications, 3.73%
Molecular Biology, 109, 2.92%
Molecular Biology
109 publications, 2.92%
Global and Planetary Change, 103, 2.76%
Global and Planetary Change
103 publications, 2.76%
Insect Science, 93, 2.49%
Insect Science
93 publications, 2.49%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous), 70, 1.88%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
70 publications, 1.88%
Drug Discovery, 68, 1.82%
Drug Discovery
68 publications, 1.82%
Earth-Surface Processes, 67, 1.8%
Earth-Surface Processes
67 publications, 1.8%
General Environmental Science, 63, 1.69%
General Environmental Science
63 publications, 1.69%
Ecological Modeling, 59, 1.58%
Ecological Modeling
59 publications, 1.58%
General Neuroscience, 54, 1.45%
General Neuroscience
54 publications, 1.45%
Pharmacology, 47, 1.26%
Pharmacology
47 publications, 1.26%
Environmental Chemistry, 45, 1.21%
Environmental Chemistry
45 publications, 1.21%
Physiology, 44, 1.18%
Physiology
44 publications, 1.18%
Pollution, 43, 1.15%
Pollution
43 publications, 1.15%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 43, 1.15%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
43 publications, 1.15%
Complementary and alternative medicine, 40, 1.07%
Complementary and alternative medicine
40 publications, 1.07%
Microbiology, 39, 1.05%
Microbiology
39 publications, 1.05%
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Journals

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Zootaxa
246 publications, 6.6%
ZooKeys
132 publications, 3.54%
Geological Journal
83 publications, 2.23%
Scientific Reports
70 publications, 1.88%
PLoS ONE
68 publications, 1.82%
Phytotaxa
65 publications, 1.74%
Diversity
56 publications, 1.5%
PeerJ
53 publications, 1.42%
Taxon
52 publications, 1.39%
Contributions to Zoology
50 publications, 1.34%
Marine Biodiversity
49 publications, 1.31%
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
48 publications, 1.29%
Ecology and Evolution
44 publications, 1.18%
Proceedings of the Geologists Association
43 publications, 1.15%
Journal of Biogeography
34 publications, 0.91%
Science
31 publications, 0.83%
Nature
31 publications, 0.83%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
30 publications, 0.8%
New Phytologist
30 publications, 0.8%
Coral Reefs
29 publications, 0.78%
Geologie en Mijnbouw/Netherlands Journal of Geosciences
27 publications, 0.72%
Biodiversity Data Journal
26 publications, 0.7%
Nature Communications
25 publications, 0.67%
PhytoKeys
25 publications, 0.67%
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
25 publications, 0.67%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
24 publications, 0.64%
Global Ecology and Biogeography
23 publications, 0.62%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
23 publications, 0.62%
Molecular Ecology
23 publications, 0.62%
Annals of Botany
22 publications, 0.59%
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Publishers

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Wiley
656 publications, 17.59%
Springer Nature
650 publications, 17.43%
Elsevier
483 publications, 12.95%
Magnolia Press
324 publications, 8.69%
Pensoft Publishers
250 publications, 6.7%
Oxford University Press
162 publications, 4.34%
Taylor & Francis
141 publications, 3.78%
MDPI
138 publications, 3.7%
Brill
121 publications, 3.24%
Cambridge University Press
96 publications, 2.57%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
73 publications, 1.96%
The Royal Society
56 publications, 1.5%
PeerJ
53 publications, 1.42%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
49 publications, 1.31%
International Association for Plant Taxonomy
49 publications, 1.31%
Frontiers Media S.A.
47 publications, 1.26%
Geologists' Association
43 publications, 1.15%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
24 publications, 0.64%
Geological Society of London
22 publications, 0.59%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
17 publications, 0.46%
British Ornithologists' Club
17 publications, 0.46%
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
16 publications, 0.43%
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists
13 publications, 0.35%
SAGE
12 publications, 0.32%
Walter de Gruyter
11 publications, 0.29%
SciELO
11 publications, 0.29%
Copernicus
9 publications, 0.24%
F1000 Research
8 publications, 0.21%
Edinburgh University Press
7 publications, 0.19%
CSIRO Publishing
7 publications, 0.19%
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With other organizations

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Leiden University
774 publications, 20.76%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
304 publications, 8.15%
University of Amsterdam
261 publications, 7%
Utrecht University
211 publications, 5.66%
University of Oxford
201 publications, 5.39%
University of Groningen
175 publications, 4.69%
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
155 publications, 4.16%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
155 publications, 4.16%
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
119 publications, 3.19%
University of Leeds
118 publications, 3.16%
Ghent University
114 publications, 3.06%
University of Florida
110 publications, 2.95%
University of Montpellier
108 publications, 2.9%
University of Cambridge
94 publications, 2.52%
University of Oslo
90 publications, 2.41%
University of São Paulo
89 publications, 2.39%
Sorbonne University
87 publications, 2.33%
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
85 publications, 2.28%
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
84 publications, 2.25%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
83 publications, 2.23%
Radboud University Nijmegen
83 publications, 2.23%
University of Exeter
82 publications, 2.2%
Aarhus University
81 publications, 2.17%
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
80 publications, 2.15%
James Cook University
79 publications, 2.12%
Smithsonian Institution
78 publications, 2.09%
University of Gothenburg
76 publications, 2.04%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
76 publications, 2.04%
University of Zurich
75 publications, 2.01%
University College London
74 publications, 1.98%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Oxford
201 publications, 5.39%
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
155 publications, 4.16%
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
119 publications, 3.19%
University of Leeds
118 publications, 3.16%
Ghent University
114 publications, 3.06%
University of Florida
110 publications, 2.95%
University of Montpellier
108 publications, 2.9%
University of Cambridge
94 publications, 2.52%
University of Oslo
90 publications, 2.41%
University of São Paulo
89 publications, 2.39%
Sorbonne University
87 publications, 2.33%
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
85 publications, 2.28%
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
84 publications, 2.25%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
83 publications, 2.23%
University of Exeter
82 publications, 2.2%
Aarhus University
81 publications, 2.17%
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
80 publications, 2.15%
James Cook University
79 publications, 2.12%
Smithsonian Institution
78 publications, 2.09%
University of Gothenburg
76 publications, 2.04%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
76 publications, 2.04%
University of Zurich
75 publications, 2.01%
University College London
74 publications, 1.98%
University of Copenhagen
73 publications, 1.96%
Uppsala University
69 publications, 1.85%
University of Queensland
67 publications, 1.8%
University of Bristol
66 publications, 1.77%
Spanish National Museum of Natural Sciences
66 publications, 1.77%
University of California, Berkeley
65 publications, 1.74%
University of Helsinki
61 publications, 1.64%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom, 809, 21.69%
United Kingdom
809 publications, 21.69%
USA, 744, 19.95%
USA
744 publications, 19.95%
Germany, 640, 17.16%
Germany
640 publications, 17.16%
France, 400, 10.73%
France
400 publications, 10.73%
Belgium, 349, 9.36%
Belgium
349 publications, 9.36%
Spain, 332, 8.9%
Spain
332 publications, 8.9%
Australia, 328, 8.8%
Australia
328 publications, 8.8%
China, 267, 7.16%
China
267 publications, 7.16%
Brazil, 261, 7%
Brazil
261 publications, 7%
Italy, 260, 6.97%
Italy
260 publications, 6.97%
Sweden, 244, 6.54%
Sweden
244 publications, 6.54%
Switzerland, 229, 6.14%
Switzerland
229 publications, 6.14%
Canada, 218, 5.85%
Canada
218 publications, 5.85%
Norway, 185, 4.96%
Norway
185 publications, 4.96%
Portugal, 180, 4.83%
Portugal
180 publications, 4.83%
Japan, 170, 4.56%
Japan
170 publications, 4.56%
Austria, 140, 3.75%
Austria
140 publications, 3.75%
Indonesia, 136, 3.65%
Indonesia
136 publications, 3.65%
Denmark, 132, 3.54%
Denmark
132 publications, 3.54%
Russia, 131, 3.51%
Russia
131 publications, 3.51%
South Africa, 129, 3.46%
South Africa
129 publications, 3.46%
Czech Republic, 121, 3.24%
Czech Republic
121 publications, 3.24%
Colombia, 116, 3.11%
Colombia
116 publications, 3.11%
Poland, 104, 2.79%
Poland
104 publications, 2.79%
Finland, 97, 2.6%
Finland
97 publications, 2.6%
Greece, 93, 2.49%
Greece
93 publications, 2.49%
New Zealand, 89, 2.39%
New Zealand
89 publications, 2.39%
India, 81, 2.17%
India
81 publications, 2.17%
Argentina, 78, 2.09%
Argentina
78 publications, 2.09%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 2010 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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