University of Leicester

University of Leicester
Short name
UL
Country, city
United Kingdom, Leicester
Publications
55 905
Citations
1 843 128
h-index
422
Top-3 journals
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (598 publications)
Nature
Nature (585 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (1883 publications)
University College London
University College London (1876 publications)
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge (1647 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Karolinska Institute
Karolinska Institute (583 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (573 publications)
University of Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen (571 publications)

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Since 1950

Total publications
55905
Total citations
1842673
Citations per publication
32.96
Average publications per year
745.4
Average authors per publication
7.17
h-index
422
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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General Medicine, 5242, 9.38%
General Medicine
5242 publications, 9.38%
Space and Planetary Science, 4426, 7.92%
Space and Planetary Science
4426 publications, 7.92%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3860, 6.9%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
3860 publications, 6.9%
Biochemistry, 2700, 4.83%
Biochemistry
2700 publications, 4.83%
Molecular Biology, 2433, 4.35%
Molecular Biology
2433 publications, 4.35%
Genetics, 2012, 3.6%
Genetics
2012 publications, 3.6%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 1945, 3.48%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
1945 publications, 3.48%
History, 1918, 3.43%
History
1918 publications, 3.43%
Sociology and Political Science, 1765, 3.16%
Sociology and Political Science
1765 publications, 3.16%
Cell Biology, 1681, 3.01%
Cell Biology
1681 publications, 3.01%
Multidisciplinary, 1610, 2.88%
Multidisciplinary
1610 publications, 2.88%
Geology, 1405, 2.51%
Geology
1405 publications, 2.51%
Geophysics, 1401, 2.51%
Geophysics
1401 publications, 2.51%
Education, 1212, 2.17%
Education
1212 publications, 2.17%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 1185, 2.12%
Psychiatry and Mental health
1185 publications, 2.12%
Geography, Planning and Development, 1118, 2%
Geography, Planning and Development
1118 publications, 2%
Condensed Matter Physics, 1110, 1.99%
Condensed Matter Physics
1110 publications, 1.99%
Economics and Econometrics, 1105, 1.98%
Economics and Econometrics
1105 publications, 1.98%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1098, 1.96%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
1098 publications, 1.96%
Oncology, 1055, 1.89%
Oncology
1055 publications, 1.89%
Atmospheric Science, 1046, 1.87%
Atmospheric Science
1046 publications, 1.87%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1004, 1.8%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1004 publications, 1.8%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 1004, 1.8%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
1004 publications, 1.8%
General Physics and Astronomy, 992, 1.77%
General Physics and Astronomy
992 publications, 1.77%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 982, 1.76%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
982 publications, 1.76%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 980, 1.75%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
980 publications, 1.75%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 979, 1.75%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
979 publications, 1.75%
Immunology, 957, 1.71%
Immunology
957 publications, 1.71%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 955, 1.71%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
955 publications, 1.71%
Cancer Research, 942, 1.69%
Cancer Research
942 publications, 1.69%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
1565 publications, 2.8%
Astrophysical Journal
598 publications, 1.07%
Nature
585 publications, 1.05%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
523 publications, 0.94%
PLoS ONE
388 publications, 0.69%
SSRN Electronic Journal
360 publications, 0.64%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
359 publications, 0.64%
BMJ
322 publications, 0.58%
Biochemical Society Transactions
300 publications, 0.54%
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
278 publications, 0.5%
Annales Geophysicae
275 publications, 0.49%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
275 publications, 0.49%
Scientific Reports
260 publications, 0.47%
BMJ Open
259 publications, 0.46%
The Lancet
259 publications, 0.46%
Journal of Biological Chemistry
221 publications, 0.4%
Biochemical Journal
216 publications, 0.39%
Clinical Science
207 publications, 0.37%
Archives of Disease in Childhood
180 publications, 0.32%
Journal of Geophysical Research
178 publications, 0.32%
Heart
170 publications, 0.3%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
168 publications, 0.3%
Thorax
168 publications, 0.3%
Nature Communications
167 publications, 0.3%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
165 publications, 0.3%
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
164 publications, 0.29%
Geophysical Research Letters
159 publications, 0.28%
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
155 publications, 0.28%
British Journal of Surgery
152 publications, 0.27%
Geological Society Special Publication
148 publications, 0.26%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
11232 publications, 20.09%
Springer Nature
8119 publications, 14.52%
Wiley
7054 publications, 12.62%
Oxford University Press
4084 publications, 7.31%
Taylor & Francis
3172 publications, 5.67%
SAGE
3109 publications, 5.56%
Cambridge University Press
1882 publications, 3.37%
BMJ
1865 publications, 3.34%
MDPI
881 publications, 1.58%
Portland Press
735 publications, 1.31%
American Astronomical Society
730 publications, 1.31%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
713 publications, 1.28%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
584 publications, 1.04%
IOP Publishing
541 publications, 0.97%
Copernicus
508 publications, 0.91%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
501 publications, 0.9%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
483 publications, 0.86%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
477 publications, 0.85%
EDP Sciences
456 publications, 0.82%
American Geophysical Union
384 publications, 0.69%
Geological Society of London
365 publications, 0.65%
Frontiers Media S.A.
356 publications, 0.64%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
356 publications, 0.64%
Emerald
331 publications, 0.59%
Microbiology Society
313 publications, 0.56%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
290 publications, 0.52%
American Society for Microbiology
261 publications, 0.47%
AIP Publishing
228 publications, 0.41%
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
218 publications, 0.39%
The Royal Society
214 publications, 0.38%
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With other organizations

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University of Oxford
1883 publications, 3.37%
University College London
1876 publications, 3.36%
University of Cambridge
1647 publications, 2.95%
Imperial College London
1641 publications, 2.94%
University of Nottingham
1437 publications, 2.57%
University of Warwick
1129 publications, 2.02%
University of Birmingham
1111 publications, 1.99%
University of Manchester
1081 publications, 1.93%
University of Edinburgh
1065 publications, 1.91%
King's College London
990 publications, 1.77%
University of Bristol
916 publications, 1.64%
University of Sheffield
883 publications, 1.58%
University of Southampton
876 publications, 1.57%
University of Leeds
860 publications, 1.54%
University of Glasgow
826 publications, 1.48%
Loughborough University
728 publications, 1.3%
University of Liverpool
642 publications, 1.15%
Queen Mary University of London
637 publications, 1.14%
Newcastle University
632 publications, 1.13%
Karolinska Institute
583 publications, 1.04%
Harvard University
573 publications, 1.02%
University of Copenhagen
571 publications, 1.02%
Keele University
482 publications, 0.86%
Cardiff University
477 publications, 0.85%
National Institute for Astrophysics
473 publications, 0.85%
California Institute of Technology
473 publications, 0.85%
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
465 publications, 0.83%
University of Amsterdam
463 publications, 0.83%
Queen's University Belfast
462 publications, 0.83%
University of Exeter
459 publications, 0.82%
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With foreign organizations

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Karolinska Institute
583 publications, 1.04%
Harvard University
573 publications, 1.02%
University of Copenhagen
571 publications, 1.02%
National Institute for Astrophysics
473 publications, 0.85%
California Institute of Technology
473 publications, 0.85%
University of Amsterdam
463 publications, 0.83%
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
453 publications, 0.81%
University of Sydney
432 publications, 0.77%
Pennsylvania State University
399 publications, 0.71%
Sorbonne University
366 publications, 0.65%
University of Michigan
362 publications, 0.65%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
358 publications, 0.64%
University Medical Center Groningen
353 publications, 0.63%
Johns Hopkins University
346 publications, 0.62%
Paris Cité University
341 publications, 0.61%
University of Melbourne
339 publications, 0.61%
University of California, Berkeley
318 publications, 0.57%
University of Arizona
316 publications, 0.57%
University of California, Los Angeles
303 publications, 0.54%
Brera Astronomical Observatory
296 publications, 0.53%
Stanford University
295 publications, 0.53%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
295 publications, 0.53%
University of Washington
294 publications, 0.53%
Columbia University
287 publications, 0.51%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
280 publications, 0.5%
Monash University
276 publications, 0.49%
University of Bergen
272 publications, 0.49%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
269 publications, 0.48%
University of Toronto
269 publications, 0.48%
Heidelberg University
268 publications, 0.48%
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With other countries

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USA, 8282, 14.81%
USA
8282 publications, 14.81%
Germany, 4052, 7.25%
Germany
4052 publications, 7.25%
Italy, 3399, 6.08%
Italy
3399 publications, 6.08%
China, 3288, 5.88%
China
3288 publications, 5.88%
France, 2974, 5.32%
France
2974 publications, 5.32%
Netherlands, 2718, 4.86%
Netherlands
2718 publications, 4.86%
Australia, 2473, 4.42%
Australia
2473 publications, 4.42%
Canada, 2135, 3.82%
Canada
2135 publications, 3.82%
Spain, 2068, 3.7%
Spain
2068 publications, 3.7%
Sweden, 1596, 2.85%
Sweden
1596 publications, 2.85%
Switzerland, 1442, 2.58%
Switzerland
1442 publications, 2.58%
Japan, 1307, 2.34%
Japan
1307 publications, 2.34%
Denmark, 1277, 2.28%
Denmark
1277 publications, 2.28%
Belgium, 1257, 2.25%
Belgium
1257 publications, 2.25%
Norway, 879, 1.57%
Norway
879 publications, 1.57%
Russia, 863, 1.54%
Russia
863 publications, 1.54%
Finland, 816, 1.46%
Finland
816 publications, 1.46%
India, 815, 1.46%
India
815 publications, 1.46%
Poland, 739, 1.32%
Poland
739 publications, 1.32%
Ireland, 667, 1.19%
Ireland
667 publications, 1.19%
Austria, 643, 1.15%
Austria
643 publications, 1.15%
Greece, 641, 1.15%
Greece
641 publications, 1.15%
Brazil, 633, 1.13%
Brazil
633 publications, 1.13%
South Africa, 628, 1.12%
South Africa
628 publications, 1.12%
Saudi Arabia, 591, 1.06%
Saudi Arabia
591 publications, 1.06%
Portugal, 538, 0.96%
Portugal
538 publications, 0.96%
Israel, 497, 0.89%
Israel
497 publications, 0.89%
New Zealand, 473, 0.85%
New Zealand
473 publications, 0.85%
Chile, 463, 0.83%
Chile
463 publications, 0.83%
Turkey, 433, 0.77%
Turkey
433 publications, 0.77%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1950 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.