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Athabasca University
Short name
AU
Country, city
Canada, Athabasca
Publications
2 598
Citations
54 050
h-index
96
Top-3 organizations
University of Alberta
University of Alberta (382 publications)
University of Calgary
University of Calgary (234 publications)
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia (77 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Nagoya University
Nagoya University (59 publications)
University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne (33 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1977

Total publications
2598
Total citations
54050
Citations per publication
20.8
Average publications per year
51.96
Average authors per publication
4.32
h-index
96
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, 291, 11.2%
Education
291 publications, 11.2%
General Medicine, 183, 7.04%
General Medicine
183 publications, 7.04%
Computer Science Applications, 119, 4.58%
Computer Science Applications
119 publications, 4.58%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 97, 3.73%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
97 publications, 3.73%
Business and International Management, 87, 3.35%
Business and International Management
87 publications, 3.35%
Space and Planetary Science, 85, 3.27%
Space and Planetary Science
85 publications, 3.27%
Strategy and Management, 84, 3.23%
Strategy and Management
84 publications, 3.23%
Geography, Planning and Development, 83, 3.19%
Geography, Planning and Development
83 publications, 3.19%
Management of Technology and Innovation, 78, 3%
Management of Technology and Innovation
78 publications, 3%
Geophysics, 76, 2.93%
Geophysics
76 publications, 2.93%
Sociology and Political Science, 73, 2.81%
Sociology and Political Science
73 publications, 2.81%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 67, 2.58%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
67 publications, 2.58%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 64, 2.46%
Nutrition and Dietetics
64 publications, 2.46%
General Nursing, 63, 2.42%
General Nursing
63 publications, 2.42%
Health (social science), 62, 2.39%
Health (social science)
62 publications, 2.39%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 61, 2.35%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
61 publications, 2.35%
Applied Psychology, 61, 2.35%
Applied Psychology
61 publications, 2.35%
Economics and Econometrics, 56, 2.16%
Economics and Econometrics
56 publications, 2.16%
Cultural Studies, 55, 2.12%
Cultural Studies
55 publications, 2.12%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 53, 2.04%
Psychiatry and Mental health
53 publications, 2.04%
Computer Networks and Communications, 52, 2%
Computer Networks and Communications
52 publications, 2%
Pollution, 51, 1.96%
Pollution
51 publications, 1.96%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 51, 1.96%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
51 publications, 1.96%
General Computer Science, 49, 1.89%
General Computer Science
49 publications, 1.89%
Health Policy, 48, 1.85%
Health Policy
48 publications, 1.85%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 47, 1.81%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
47 publications, 1.81%
General Engineering, 45, 1.73%
General Engineering
45 publications, 1.73%
General Psychology, 45, 1.73%
General Psychology
45 publications, 1.73%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 44, 1.69%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
44 publications, 1.69%
Marketing, 44, 1.69%
Marketing
44 publications, 1.69%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science
123 publications, 4.73%
Lecture Notes in Educational Technology
53 publications, 2.04%
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
41 publications, 1.58%
Geophysical Research Letters
22 publications, 0.85%
Distance Education
19 publications, 0.73%
Science of the Total Environment
18 publications, 0.69%
Nutritional Health
18 publications, 0.69%
IEEE Access
16 publications, 0.62%
British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
15 publications, 0.58%
Computers and Education
15 publications, 0.58%
Project Management Journal
14 publications, 0.54%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
13 publications, 0.5%
American Journal of Distance Education
13 publications, 0.5%
SSRN Electronic Journal
13 publications, 0.5%
Nutrition
12 publications, 0.46%
BMJ Open
12 publications, 0.46%
Evidence-based nursing
11 publications, 0.42%
International Journal of Project Management
11 publications, 0.42%
Sustainability
11 publications, 0.42%
Journal of African Business
11 publications, 0.42%
Earth, Planets and Space
11 publications, 0.42%
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
11 publications, 0.42%
PLoS ONE
11 publications, 0.42%
International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship
10 publications, 0.38%
Educational Technology Research and Development
10 publications, 0.38%
Journal of Interactive Media in Education
9 publications, 0.35%
Internet and Higher Education
9 publications, 0.35%
Open Learning
9 publications, 0.35%
Expert Systems with Applications
9 publications, 0.35%
Theatre Research in Canada-Recherches Theatrales au Canada
9 publications, 0.35%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
604 publications, 23.25%
Elsevier
454 publications, 17.47%
Taylor & Francis
288 publications, 11.09%
Wiley
237 publications, 9.12%
SAGE
192 publications, 7.39%
Emerald
74 publications, 2.85%
MDPI
73 publications, 2.81%
IGI Global
61 publications, 2.35%
Oxford University Press
53 publications, 2.04%
Cambridge University Press
43 publications, 1.66%
American Geophysical Union
42 publications, 1.62%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
36 publications, 1.39%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
35 publications, 1.35%
BMJ
29 publications, 1.12%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
27 publications, 1.04%
Frontiers Media S.A.
20 publications, 0.77%
Walter de Gruyter
15 publications, 0.58%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
15 publications, 0.58%
American Psychological Association (APA)
15 publications, 0.58%
World Scientific
14 publications, 0.54%
Hindawi Limited
14 publications, 0.54%
Inderscience Publishers
14 publications, 0.54%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
13 publications, 0.5%
American Society for Microbiology
13 publications, 0.5%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
12 publications, 0.46%
Ubiquity Press
10 publications, 0.38%
Canadian Science Publishing
9 publications, 0.35%
Copernicus
8 publications, 0.31%
JMIR Publications
8 publications, 0.31%
Academy of Management
7 publications, 0.27%
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With other organizations

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University of Alberta
382 publications, 14.7%
University of Calgary
234 publications, 9.01%
University of British Columbia
77 publications, 2.96%
University of Toronto
74 publications, 2.85%
Western University
64 publications, 2.46%
Simon Fraser University
60 publications, 2.31%
Nagoya University
59 publications, 2.27%
University of California, Los Angeles
52 publications, 2%
University of Manitoba
49 publications, 1.89%
McMaster University
44 publications, 1.69%
University of Waterloo
36 publications, 1.39%
University of Ottawa
36 publications, 1.39%
University of Melbourne
33 publications, 1.27%
University of Saskatchewan
33 publications, 1.27%
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
29 publications, 1.12%
Kanazawa University
28 publications, 1.08%
York University
27 publications, 1.04%
University of Belgrade
26 publications, 1%
University of Canterbury
25 publications, 0.96%
National Institute of Polar Research
25 publications, 0.96%
National Sun Yat-sen University
24 publications, 0.92%
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
24 publications, 0.92%
University of New Mexico
23 publications, 0.89%
Beijing Normal University
22 publications, 0.85%
University of Queensland
22 publications, 0.85%
Dalhousie University
22 publications, 0.85%
Cancer Council Victoria
21 publications, 0.81%
University of Oviedo
20 publications, 0.77%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
19 publications, 0.73%
Toronto Metropolitan University
19 publications, 0.73%
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With foreign organizations

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Nagoya University
59 publications, 2.27%
University of California, Los Angeles
52 publications, 2%
University of Melbourne
33 publications, 1.27%
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
29 publications, 1.12%
Kanazawa University
28 publications, 1.08%
University of Belgrade
26 publications, 1%
University of Canterbury
25 publications, 0.96%
National Institute of Polar Research
25 publications, 0.96%
National Sun Yat-sen University
24 publications, 0.92%
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
24 publications, 0.92%
University of New Mexico
23 publications, 0.89%
Beijing Normal University
22 publications, 0.85%
University of Queensland
22 publications, 0.85%
Cancer Council Victoria
21 publications, 0.81%
University of Oviedo
20 publications, 0.77%
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
19 publications, 0.73%
Kyoto University
18 publications, 0.69%
Los Alamos National Laboratory
17 publications, 0.65%
Tohoku University
16 publications, 0.62%
University of North Texas
16 publications, 0.62%
National Cancer Institute
16 publications, 0.62%
University of Eastern Finland
15 publications, 0.58%
Curtin University
15 publications, 0.58%
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
15 publications, 0.58%
University of Oulu
14 publications, 0.54%
National Central University
14 publications, 0.54%
University of Waikato
14 publications, 0.54%
University of Western Australia
14 publications, 0.54%
University of Valladolid
14 publications, 0.54%
Chung Yuan Christian University
13 publications, 0.5%
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With other countries

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USA, 382, 14.7%
USA
382 publications, 14.7%
China, 153, 5.89%
China
153 publications, 5.89%
United Kingdom, 135, 5.2%
United Kingdom
135 publications, 5.2%
Australia, 124, 4.77%
Australia
124 publications, 4.77%
Japan, 81, 3.12%
Japan
81 publications, 3.12%
New Zealand, 59, 2.27%
New Zealand
59 publications, 2.27%
Spain, 47, 1.81%
Spain
47 publications, 1.81%
India, 43, 1.66%
India
43 publications, 1.66%
Netherlands, 41, 1.58%
Netherlands
41 publications, 1.58%
Finland, 41, 1.58%
Finland
41 publications, 1.58%
Germany, 39, 1.5%
Germany
39 publications, 1.5%
South Africa, 34, 1.31%
South Africa
34 publications, 1.31%
Russia, 31, 1.19%
Russia
31 publications, 1.19%
Bangladesh, 30, 1.15%
Bangladesh
30 publications, 1.15%
Italy, 28, 1.08%
Italy
28 publications, 1.08%
Brazil, 25, 0.96%
Brazil
25 publications, 0.96%
Serbia, 24, 0.92%
Serbia
24 publications, 0.92%
Austria, 21, 0.81%
Austria
21 publications, 0.81%
Tunisia, 21, 0.81%
Tunisia
21 publications, 0.81%
France, 20, 0.77%
France
20 publications, 0.77%
Ireland, 20, 0.77%
Ireland
20 publications, 0.77%
Sweden, 16, 0.62%
Sweden
16 publications, 0.62%
Denmark, 13, 0.5%
Denmark
13 publications, 0.5%
Egypt, 13, 0.5%
Egypt
13 publications, 0.5%
Switzerland, 11, 0.42%
Switzerland
11 publications, 0.42%
Belgium, 10, 0.38%
Belgium
10 publications, 0.38%
Iran, 10, 0.38%
Iran
10 publications, 0.38%
Colombia, 10, 0.38%
Colombia
10 publications, 0.38%
Mexico, 8, 0.31%
Mexico
8 publications, 0.31%
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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.