Athabasca University

Athabasca University
Short name
AU
Country, city
Canada, Athabasca
Publications
2 274
Citations
45 373
h-index
88
Top-3 organizations
University of Alberta
University of Alberta (333 publications)
University of Calgary
University of Calgary (205 publications)
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia (70 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Nagoya University
Nagoya University (56 publications)
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne (33 publications)

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Since 1977

Total publications
2274
Total citations
45364
Citations per publication
19.95
Average publications per year
47.38
Average authors per publication
4.34
h-index
88
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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Education, 278, 12.23%
Education
278 publications, 12.23%
General Medicine, 174, 7.65%
General Medicine
174 publications, 7.65%
Computer Science Applications, 110, 4.84%
Computer Science Applications
110 publications, 4.84%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 97, 4.27%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
97 publications, 4.27%
Space and Planetary Science, 85, 3.74%
Space and Planetary Science
85 publications, 3.74%
Business and International Management, 82, 3.61%
Business and International Management
82 publications, 3.61%
Geography, Planning and Development, 81, 3.56%
Geography, Planning and Development
81 publications, 3.56%
Strategy and Management, 77, 3.39%
Strategy and Management
77 publications, 3.39%
Geophysics, 76, 3.34%
Geophysics
76 publications, 3.34%
Management of Technology and Innovation, 75, 3.3%
Management of Technology and Innovation
75 publications, 3.3%
Sociology and Political Science, 72, 3.17%
Sociology and Political Science
72 publications, 3.17%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 64, 2.81%
Nutrition and Dietetics
64 publications, 2.81%
Applied Psychology, 61, 2.68%
Applied Psychology
61 publications, 2.68%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 60, 2.64%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
60 publications, 2.64%
General Nursing, 60, 2.64%
General Nursing
60 publications, 2.64%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 58, 2.55%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
58 publications, 2.55%
Health (social science), 58, 2.55%
Health (social science)
58 publications, 2.55%
Cultural Studies, 54, 2.37%
Cultural Studies
54 publications, 2.37%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 53, 2.33%
Psychiatry and Mental health
53 publications, 2.33%
Economics and Econometrics, 53, 2.33%
Economics and Econometrics
53 publications, 2.33%
Computer Networks and Communications, 52, 2.29%
Computer Networks and Communications
52 publications, 2.29%
Pollution, 51, 2.24%
Pollution
51 publications, 2.24%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 51, 2.24%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
51 publications, 2.24%
General Computer Science, 48, 2.11%
General Computer Science
48 publications, 2.11%
Health Policy, 45, 1.98%
Health Policy
45 publications, 1.98%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 44, 1.93%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
44 publications, 1.93%
Oncology, 43, 1.89%
Oncology
43 publications, 1.89%
General Engineering, 43, 1.89%
General Engineering
43 publications, 1.89%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 43, 1.89%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
43 publications, 1.89%
Marketing, 43, 1.89%
Marketing
43 publications, 1.89%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science
117 publications, 5.15%
Lecture Notes in Educational Technology
53 publications, 2.33%
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
39 publications, 1.72%
Geophysical Research Letters
22 publications, 0.97%
Distance Education
19 publications, 0.84%
Science of the Total Environment
17 publications, 0.75%
British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
15 publications, 0.66%
Computers and Education
15 publications, 0.66%
Project Management Journal
14 publications, 0.62%
American Journal of Distance Education
13 publications, 0.57%
Nutrition
12 publications, 0.53%
IEEE Access
12 publications, 0.53%
SSRN Electronic Journal
12 publications, 0.53%
International Journal of Project Management
11 publications, 0.48%
Journal of African Business
11 publications, 0.48%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
10 publications, 0.44%
International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship
10 publications, 0.44%
Sustainability
10 publications, 0.44%
Earth, Planets and Space
10 publications, 0.44%
Educational Technology Research and Development
10 publications, 0.44%
Nutritional Health
10 publications, 0.44%
Journal of Interactive Media in Education
9 publications, 0.4%
Internet and Higher Education
9 publications, 0.4%
BMJ Open
9 publications, 0.4%
Open Learning
9 publications, 0.4%
Theatre Research in Canada-Recherches Theatrales au Canada
9 publications, 0.4%
Supportive Care in Cancer
9 publications, 0.4%
Canadian Journal of Diabetes
9 publications, 0.4%
Journal of Geophysical Research
9 publications, 0.4%
Environmental Pollution
9 publications, 0.4%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
506 publications, 22.25%
Elsevier
416 publications, 18.29%
Taylor & Francis
273 publications, 12.01%
Wiley
213 publications, 9.37%
SAGE
179 publications, 7.87%
MDPI
53 publications, 2.33%
IGI Global
51 publications, 2.24%
Oxford University Press
46 publications, 2.02%
Emerald
43 publications, 1.89%
American Geophysical Union
40 publications, 1.76%
Cambridge University Press
37 publications, 1.63%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
31 publications, 1.36%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
26 publications, 1.14%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
22 publications, 0.97%
BMJ
20 publications, 0.88%
Frontiers Media S.A.
18 publications, 0.79%
Inderscience Publishers
14 publications, 0.62%
World Scientific
13 publications, 0.57%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
13 publications, 0.57%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
12 publications, 0.53%
Walter de Gruyter
11 publications, 0.48%
American Society for Microbiology
11 publications, 0.48%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
10 publications, 0.44%
Hindawi Limited
10 publications, 0.44%
Ubiquity Press
10 publications, 0.44%
Canadian Science Publishing
8 publications, 0.35%
American Psychological Association (APA)
8 publications, 0.35%
Academy of Management
7 publications, 0.31%
Copernicus
7 publications, 0.31%
Dietitians of Canada
7 publications, 0.31%
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With other organizations

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University of Alberta
333 publications, 14.64%
University of Calgary
205 publications, 9.01%
University of British Columbia
70 publications, 3.08%
Nagoya University
56 publications, 2.46%
Simon Fraser University
56 publications, 2.46%
University of Toronto
56 publications, 2.46%
Western University
51 publications, 2.24%
University of California, Los Angeles
50 publications, 2.2%
University of Manitoba
44 publications, 1.93%
McMaster University
39 publications, 1.72%
University of Melbourne
33 publications, 1.45%
University of Saskatchewan
30 publications, 1.32%
University of Ottawa
28 publications, 1.23%
University of Waterloo
27 publications, 1.19%
Kanazawa University
26 publications, 1.14%
University of Belgrade
26 publications, 1.14%
National Sun Yat-sen University
24 publications, 1.06%
University of Canterbury
24 publications, 1.06%
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
24 publications, 1.06%
National Institute of Polar Research
24 publications, 1.06%
University of Queensland
22 publications, 0.97%
Cancer Council Victoria
21 publications, 0.92%
York University
19 publications, 0.84%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
18 publications, 0.79%
Beijing Normal University
17 publications, 0.75%
University of Victoria
17 publications, 0.75%
University of Oviedo
17 publications, 0.75%
Los Alamos National Laboratory
16 publications, 0.7%
McGill University
16 publications, 0.7%
University of Eastern Finland
15 publications, 0.66%
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With foreign organizations

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Nagoya University
56 publications, 2.46%
University of California, Los Angeles
50 publications, 2.2%
University of Melbourne
33 publications, 1.45%
Kanazawa University
26 publications, 1.14%
University of Belgrade
26 publications, 1.14%
National Sun Yat-sen University
24 publications, 1.06%
University of Canterbury
24 publications, 1.06%
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
24 publications, 1.06%
National Institute of Polar Research
24 publications, 1.06%
University of Queensland
22 publications, 0.97%
Cancer Council Victoria
21 publications, 0.92%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
18 publications, 0.79%
Beijing Normal University
17 publications, 0.75%
University of Oviedo
17 publications, 0.75%
Los Alamos National Laboratory
16 publications, 0.7%
University of Eastern Finland
15 publications, 0.66%
Curtin University
15 publications, 0.66%
Kyoto University
15 publications, 0.66%
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
15 publications, 0.66%
University of Oulu
14 publications, 0.62%
University of Western Australia
14 publications, 0.62%
Tohoku University
14 publications, 0.62%
Chung Yuan Christian University
13 publications, 0.57%
National Central University
13 publications, 0.57%
University of South Australia
13 publications, 0.57%
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
13 publications, 0.57%
University of Valladolid
13 publications, 0.57%
University of Waikato
12 publications, 0.53%
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
12 publications, 0.53%
University of Technology Sydney
11 publications, 0.48%
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With other countries

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USA, 356, 15.66%
USA
356 publications, 15.66%
China, 147, 6.46%
China
147 publications, 6.46%
United Kingdom, 128, 5.63%
United Kingdom
128 publications, 5.63%
Australia, 121, 5.32%
Australia
121 publications, 5.32%
Japan, 76, 3.34%
Japan
76 publications, 3.34%
New Zealand, 57, 2.51%
New Zealand
57 publications, 2.51%
Spain, 44, 1.93%
Spain
44 publications, 1.93%
India, 41, 1.8%
India
41 publications, 1.8%
Finland, 41, 1.8%
Finland
41 publications, 1.8%
Germany, 39, 1.72%
Germany
39 publications, 1.72%
Netherlands, 39, 1.72%
Netherlands
39 publications, 1.72%
South Africa, 32, 1.41%
South Africa
32 publications, 1.41%
Russia, 31, 1.36%
Russia
31 publications, 1.36%
Italy, 25, 1.1%
Italy
25 publications, 1.1%
Brazil, 24, 1.06%
Brazil
24 publications, 1.06%
Serbia, 24, 1.06%
Serbia
24 publications, 1.06%
Austria, 21, 0.92%
Austria
21 publications, 0.92%
Bangladesh, 21, 0.92%
Bangladesh
21 publications, 0.92%
France, 20, 0.88%
France
20 publications, 0.88%
Ireland, 19, 0.84%
Ireland
19 publications, 0.84%
Tunisia, 19, 0.84%
Tunisia
19 publications, 0.84%
Sweden, 14, 0.62%
Sweden
14 publications, 0.62%
Egypt, 13, 0.57%
Egypt
13 publications, 0.57%
Denmark, 11, 0.48%
Denmark
11 publications, 0.48%
Switzerland, 11, 0.48%
Switzerland
11 publications, 0.48%
Belgium, 10, 0.44%
Belgium
10 publications, 0.44%
Iran, 10, 0.44%
Iran
10 publications, 0.44%
Colombia, 10, 0.44%
Colombia
10 publications, 0.44%
Mexico, 8, 0.35%
Mexico
8 publications, 0.35%
Poland, 8, 0.35%
Poland
8 publications, 0.35%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1977 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.