Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology

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Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology
Short name
IRTA (CERCA)
Country, city
Spain, Caldes de Montbui
Publications
4 372
Citations
165 994
h-index
150
Top-3 journals
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (113 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (103 publications)
Meat Science
Meat Science (101 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
Agricultural Research Service
Agricultural Research Service (80 publications)
Ghent University
Ghent University (63 publications)

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Since 1987

Total publications
4372
Total citations
165994
Citations per publication
37.97
Average publications per year
109.3
Average authors per publication
8.44
h-index
150
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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Plant Science, 733, 16.77%
Plant Science
733 publications, 16.77%
General Medicine, 718, 16.42%
General Medicine
718 publications, 16.42%
Genetics, 647, 14.8%
Genetics
647 publications, 14.8%
General Veterinary, 511, 11.69%
General Veterinary
511 publications, 11.69%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 481, 11%
Agronomy and Crop Science
481 publications, 11%
Animal Science and Zoology, 471, 10.77%
Animal Science and Zoology
471 publications, 10.77%
Food Science, 455, 10.41%
Food Science
455 publications, 10.41%
Microbiology, 275, 6.29%
Microbiology
275 publications, 6.29%
Biotechnology, 259, 5.92%
Biotechnology
259 publications, 5.92%
Multidisciplinary, 256, 5.86%
Multidisciplinary
256 publications, 5.86%
Molecular Biology, 242, 5.54%
Molecular Biology
242 publications, 5.54%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 237, 5.42%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
237 publications, 5.42%
Horticulture, 195, 4.46%
Horticulture
195 publications, 4.46%
Infectious Diseases, 193, 4.41%
Infectious Diseases
193 publications, 4.41%
Physiology, 184, 4.21%
Physiology
184 publications, 4.21%
Biochemistry, 147, 3.36%
Biochemistry
147 publications, 3.36%
Aquatic Science, 147, 3.36%
Aquatic Science
147 publications, 3.36%
Cell Biology, 136, 3.11%
Cell Biology
136 publications, 3.11%
Virology, 131, 3%
Virology
131 publications, 3%
Immunology, 129, 2.95%
Immunology
129 publications, 2.95%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 123, 2.81%
General Immunology and Microbiology
123 publications, 2.81%
Ecology, 109, 2.49%
Ecology
109 publications, 2.49%
Soil Science, 100, 2.29%
Soil Science
100 publications, 2.29%
Microbiology (medical), 82, 1.88%
Microbiology (medical)
82 publications, 1.88%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 81, 1.85%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
81 publications, 1.85%
Food Animals, 77, 1.76%
Food Animals
77 publications, 1.76%
Parasitology, 74, 1.69%
Parasitology
74 publications, 1.69%
Water Science and Technology, 71, 1.62%
Water Science and Technology
71 publications, 1.62%
Insect Science, 71, 1.62%
Insect Science
71 publications, 1.62%
Environmental Chemistry, 69, 1.58%
Environmental Chemistry
69 publications, 1.58%
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Journals

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Scientific Reports
113 publications, 2.58%
PLoS ONE
103 publications, 2.36%
Meat Science
101 publications, 2.31%
Frontiers in Plant Science
83 publications, 1.9%
Veterinary Microbiology
79 publications, 1.81%
Journal of Animal Science
64 publications, 1.46%
Journal of Experimental Botany
60 publications, 1.37%
Methods in Molecular Biology
55 publications, 1.26%
Veterinary Research
55 publications, 1.26%
Animals
55 publications, 1.26%
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases
52 publications, 1.19%
BMC Genomics
49 publications, 1.12%
Foods
46 publications, 1.05%
Science of the Total Environment
42 publications, 0.96%
Plant Journal
40 publications, 0.91%
Animal Genetics
38 publications, 0.87%
Genetics Selection Evolution
38 publications, 0.87%
Aquaculture
35 publications, 0.8%
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
35 publications, 0.8%
Viruses
34 publications, 0.78%
Animal
34 publications, 0.78%
Scientia Horticulturae
33 publications, 0.75%
Livestock Science
32 publications, 0.73%
Food Chemistry
32 publications, 0.73%
Veterinary Record
31 publications, 0.71%
Plant Physiology
30 publications, 0.69%
Porcine Health Management
29 publications, 0.66%
Agronomy
29 publications, 0.66%
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
28 publications, 0.64%
Theoretical And Applied Genetics
27 publications, 0.62%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
1219 publications, 27.88%
Springer Nature
1011 publications, 23.12%
Wiley
464 publications, 10.61%
MDPI
403 publications, 9.22%
Oxford University Press
217 publications, 4.96%
Frontiers Media S.A.
209 publications, 4.78%
Taylor & Francis
137 publications, 3.13%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
125 publications, 2.86%
Cambridge University Press
62 publications, 1.42%
American Society of Animal Science
60 publications, 1.37%
American Society for Microbiology
49 publications, 1.12%
SAGE
35 publications, 0.8%
American Society for Horticultural Science
32 publications, 0.73%
Microbiology Society
30 publications, 0.69%
British Veterinary Association
29 publications, 0.66%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
23 publications, 0.53%
Scientific Societies
22 publications, 0.5%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
20 publications, 0.46%
Publications Office of the European Union
13 publications, 0.3%
EDP Sciences
10 publications, 0.23%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
10 publications, 0.23%
Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
10 publications, 0.23%
The Company of Biologists
10 publications, 0.23%
International Association for Food Protection
10 publications, 0.23%
Hindawi Limited
8 publications, 0.18%
Crop Science Society of America
7 publications, 0.16%
Society for the Study of Reproduction
7 publications, 0.16%
Canadian Science Publishing
7 publications, 0.16%
Mary Ann Liebert
6 publications, 0.14%
F1000 Research
6 publications, 0.14%
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With other organizations

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Autonomous University of Barcelona
1813 publications, 41.47%
Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics
1128 publications, 25.8%
University of Barcelona
304 publications, 6.95%
Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies
211 publications, 4.83%
University of Lleida
201 publications, 4.6%
Polytechnic University of Valencia
158 publications, 3.61%
University of Córdoba
115 publications, 2.63%
Spanish National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology
110 publications, 2.52%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
85 publications, 1.94%
University of Girona
85 publications, 1.94%
Agricultural Research Service
80 publications, 1.83%
Institute for Plant Molecular & Cellular Biology
75 publications, 1.72%
University of Zaragoza
73 publications, 1.67%
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
70 publications, 1.6%
Agrotecnio (Centre for Food and Agriculture Research)
68 publications, 1.56%
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
64 publications, 1.46%
Ghent University
63 publications, 1.44%
Institut de Ciències del Mar
58 publications, 1.33%
Université Paris-Saclay
55 publications, 1.26%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
52 publications, 1.19%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
52 publications, 1.19%
University of Padua
49 publications, 1.12%
University of California, Davis
47 publications, 1.08%
University of Murcia
47 publications, 1.08%
University of Rovira i Virgili
46 publications, 1.05%
Pompeu Fabra University
45 publications, 1.03%
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
44 publications, 1.01%
University of Copenhagen
43 publications, 0.98%
Health Sciences Research Institute of the Germans Trias i Pujol Foundation
43 publications, 0.98%
University of Milan
42 publications, 0.96%
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With foreign organizations

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Wageningen University and Research Centre
85 publications, 1.94%
Agricultural Research Service
80 publications, 1.83%
Ghent University
63 publications, 1.44%
Université Paris-Saclay
55 publications, 1.26%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
52 publications, 1.19%
University of Padua
49 publications, 1.12%
University of California, Davis
47 publications, 1.08%
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
44 publications, 1.01%
University of Copenhagen
43 publications, 0.98%
University of Milan
42 publications, 0.96%
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
42 publications, 0.96%
University of Minnesota
38 publications, 0.87%
University of Bologna
36 publications, 0.82%
Technical University of Denmark
36 publications, 0.82%
The Pirbright Institute
34 publications, 0.78%
University of Montpellier
34 publications, 0.78%
Aarhus University
33 publications, 0.75%
University of Lisbon
31 publications, 0.71%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
29 publications, 0.66%
University of Cambridge
27 publications, 0.62%
University of Edinburgh
27 publications, 0.62%
ETH Zurich
26 publications, 0.59%
Washington State University
25 publications, 0.57%
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
25 publications, 0.57%
University of Bordeaux
24 publications, 0.55%
University of Turin
24 publications, 0.55%
University of Bari Aldo Moro
24 publications, 0.55%
Technical University of Munich
23 publications, 0.53%
Cornell University
23 publications, 0.53%
University of Sassari
23 publications, 0.53%
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With other countries

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USA, 459, 10.5%
USA
459 publications, 10.5%
France, 410, 9.38%
France
410 publications, 9.38%
Italy, 382, 8.74%
Italy
382 publications, 8.74%
United Kingdom, 320, 7.32%
United Kingdom
320 publications, 7.32%
Germany, 288, 6.59%
Germany
288 publications, 6.59%
Netherlands, 176, 4.03%
Netherlands
176 publications, 4.03%
China, 127, 2.9%
China
127 publications, 2.9%
Belgium, 123, 2.81%
Belgium
123 publications, 2.81%
Portugal, 118, 2.7%
Portugal
118 publications, 2.7%
Denmark, 110, 2.52%
Denmark
110 publications, 2.52%
Canada, 103, 2.36%
Canada
103 publications, 2.36%
Brazil, 99, 2.26%
Brazil
99 publications, 2.26%
Switzerland, 94, 2.15%
Switzerland
94 publications, 2.15%
Sweden, 93, 2.13%
Sweden
93 publications, 2.13%
Australia, 85, 1.94%
Australia
85 publications, 1.94%
Mexico, 85, 1.94%
Mexico
85 publications, 1.94%
Norway, 80, 1.83%
Norway
80 publications, 1.83%
Chile, 74, 1.69%
Chile
74 publications, 1.69%
Argentina, 64, 1.46%
Argentina
64 publications, 1.46%
Japan, 64, 1.46%
Japan
64 publications, 1.46%
Greece, 59, 1.35%
Greece
59 publications, 1.35%
Poland, 44, 1.01%
Poland
44 publications, 1.01%
Ireland, 42, 0.96%
Ireland
42 publications, 0.96%
Iran, 39, 0.89%
Iran
39 publications, 0.89%
Russia, 38, 0.87%
Russia
38 publications, 0.87%
Austria, 38, 0.87%
Austria
38 publications, 0.87%
Slovenia, 36, 0.82%
Slovenia
36 publications, 0.82%
New Zealand, 34, 0.78%
New Zealand
34 publications, 0.78%
Finland, 34, 0.78%
Finland
34 publications, 0.78%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1987 are ignored in the statistics.
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