Western Kentucky University

Western Kentucky University
Short name
WKU
Country, city
USA, Bowling Green
Publications
5 055
Citations
102 073
h-index
123
Top-3 journals
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (78 publications)
Journal of Vision
Journal of Vision (59 publications)
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (50 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky (122 publications)
University of Louisville
University of Louisville (86 publications)
Ohio State University
Ohio State University (66 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Renmin University of China
Renmin University of China (27 publications)
University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow (27 publications)

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Since 1942

Total publications
5055
Total citations
102051
Citations per publication
20.19
Average publications per year
60.9
Average authors per publication
4.5
h-index
123
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, 486, 9.61%
Education
486 publications, 9.61%
General Medicine, 294, 5.82%
General Medicine
294 publications, 5.82%
Economics and Econometrics, 276, 5.46%
Economics and Econometrics
276 publications, 5.46%
Sociology and Political Science, 259, 5.12%
Sociology and Political Science
259 publications, 5.12%
Developmental and Educational Psychology, 184, 3.64%
Developmental and Educational Psychology
184 publications, 3.64%
Space and Planetary Science, 182, 3.6%
Space and Planetary Science
182 publications, 3.6%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 171, 3.38%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
171 publications, 3.38%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 169, 3.34%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
169 publications, 3.34%
Social Psychology, 169, 3.34%
Social Psychology
169 publications, 3.34%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 156, 3.09%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
156 publications, 3.09%
Biochemistry, 154, 3.05%
Biochemistry
154 publications, 3.05%
Sensory Systems, 147, 2.91%
Sensory Systems
147 publications, 2.91%
Finance, 145, 2.87%
Finance
145 publications, 2.87%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 140, 2.77%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
140 publications, 2.77%
General Psychology, 133, 2.63%
General Psychology
133 publications, 2.63%
Condensed Matter Physics, 132, 2.61%
Condensed Matter Physics
132 publications, 2.61%
General Chemistry, 123, 2.43%
General Chemistry
123 publications, 2.43%
Business and International Management, 123, 2.43%
Business and International Management
123 publications, 2.43%
History, 122, 2.41%
History
122 publications, 2.41%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 121, 2.39%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
121 publications, 2.39%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 118, 2.33%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
118 publications, 2.33%
Clinical Psychology, 116, 2.29%
Clinical Psychology
116 publications, 2.29%
General Chemical Engineering, 115, 2.27%
General Chemical Engineering
115 publications, 2.27%
Applied Mathematics, 115, 2.27%
Applied Mathematics
115 publications, 2.27%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous), 112, 2.22%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
112 publications, 2.22%
Strategy and Management, 109, 2.16%
Strategy and Management
109 publications, 2.16%
Molecular Biology, 107, 2.12%
Molecular Biology
107 publications, 2.12%
Computer Science Applications, 105, 2.08%
Computer Science Applications
105 publications, 2.08%
Ophthalmology, 104, 2.06%
Ophthalmology
104 publications, 2.06%
Genetics, 102, 2.02%
Genetics
102 publications, 2.02%
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Journals

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Astrophysical Journal
78 publications, 1.54%
Journal of Vision
59 publications, 1.17%
SSRN Electronic Journal
50 publications, 0.99%
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
38 publications, 0.75%
Family Journal
33 publications, 0.65%
Fuel
31 publications, 0.61%
Energy & Fuels
28 publications, 0.55%
Psychological Reports
28 publications, 0.55%
PLoS ONE
28 publications, 0.55%
Thermochimica Acta
27 publications, 0.53%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
27 publications, 0.53%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
24 publications, 0.47%
Journal of Chemical Education
24 publications, 0.47%
Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications
23 publications, 0.45%
Scientific Reports
23 publications, 0.45%
FASEB Journal
22 publications, 0.44%
Perception
22 publications, 0.44%
Photochemistry and Photobiology
21 publications, 0.42%
BMC Bioinformatics
20 publications, 0.4%
Perceptual and Motor Skills
19 publications, 0.38%
Vision Research
19 publications, 0.38%
International Journal for Philosophy of Religion
18 publications, 0.36%
International Review of Economics and Finance
17 publications, 0.34%
Astronomical Journal
17 publications, 0.34%
Public Choice
17 publications, 0.34%
Journal of Business Research
15 publications, 0.3%
Applied Economics
15 publications, 0.3%
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
14 publications, 0.28%
North American Journal of Economics and Finance
14 publications, 0.28%
Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
14 publications, 0.28%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
881 publications, 17.43%
Springer Nature
715 publications, 14.14%
Taylor & Francis
586 publications, 11.59%
SAGE
535 publications, 10.58%
Wiley
520 publications, 10.29%
Oxford University Press
131 publications, 2.59%
Cambridge University Press
121 publications, 2.39%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
121 publications, 2.39%
Emerald
97 publications, 1.92%
MDPI
95 publications, 1.88%
American Astronomical Society
87 publications, 1.72%
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
60 publications, 1.19%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
50 publications, 0.99%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
43 publications, 0.85%
World Scientific
40 publications, 0.79%
IOP Publishing
39 publications, 0.77%
IGI Global
36 publications, 0.71%
Hindawi Limited
33 publications, 0.65%
American Meteorological Society
32 publications, 0.63%
American Physical Society (APS)
32 publications, 0.63%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
28 publications, 0.55%
American Psychological Association (APA)
28 publications, 0.55%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
28 publications, 0.55%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
27 publications, 0.53%
Inderscience Publishers
23 publications, 0.45%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
22 publications, 0.44%
20 publications, 0.4%
Frontiers Media S.A.
19 publications, 0.38%
AIP Publishing
19 publications, 0.38%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
19 publications, 0.38%
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With other organizations

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University of Kentucky
122 publications, 2.41%
University of Louisville
86 publications, 1.7%
Ohio State University
66 publications, 1.31%
Purdue University
62 publications, 1.23%
Vanderbilt University
55 publications, 1.09%
North China Electric Power University
46 publications, 0.91%
University of California, Berkeley
45 publications, 0.89%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
43 publications, 0.85%
Pennsylvania State University
40 publications, 0.79%
Johns Hopkins University
39 publications, 0.77%
University of Florida
38 publications, 0.75%
Auburn University
37 publications, 0.73%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
37 publications, 0.73%
Clemson University
34 publications, 0.67%
North Carolina State University
32 publications, 0.63%
George Mason University
31 publications, 0.61%
West Virginia University
31 publications, 0.61%
University of Maryland, College Park
29 publications, 0.57%
Florida State University
28 publications, 0.55%
Arizona State University
28 publications, 0.55%
Renmin University of China
27 publications, 0.53%
Michigan State University
27 publications, 0.53%
University of Glasgow
27 publications, 0.53%
University of Washington
27 publications, 0.53%
University of South Florida
27 publications, 0.53%
University College London
26 publications, 0.51%
Harvard University
26 publications, 0.51%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
26 publications, 0.51%
University of Michigan
25 publications, 0.49%
Iowa State University
24 publications, 0.47%
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With foreign organizations

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North China Electric Power University
46 publications, 0.91%
Renmin University of China
27 publications, 0.53%
University of Glasgow
27 publications, 0.53%
University College London
26 publications, 0.51%
Periyar University
22 publications, 0.44%
University of British Columbia
22 publications, 0.44%
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
21 publications, 0.42%
Anhui University
20 publications, 0.4%
National Institute for Astrophysics
20 publications, 0.4%
University of Amsterdam
19 publications, 0.38%
Australian National University
18 publications, 0.36%
Central University of Finance and Economics
17 publications, 0.34%
Chengdu University of Information Technology
17 publications, 0.34%
Macquarie University
17 publications, 0.34%
University of Genoa
16 publications, 0.32%
McGill University
16 publications, 0.32%
Beijing Normal University
15 publications, 0.3%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
15 publications, 0.3%
Southwest University
15 publications, 0.3%
University of Oxford
15 publications, 0.3%
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
15 publications, 0.3%
National University of Kaohsiung
15 publications, 0.3%
University of Toronto
15 publications, 0.3%
University of Sydney
14 publications, 0.28%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
14 publications, 0.28%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
14 publications, 0.28%
University of Calgary
14 publications, 0.28%
Monash University
13 publications, 0.26%
University of Exeter
13 publications, 0.26%
University of Copenhagen
12 publications, 0.24%
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With other countries

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China, 457, 9.04%
China
457 publications, 9.04%
United Kingdom, 153, 3.03%
United Kingdom
153 publications, 3.03%
Canada, 141, 2.79%
Canada
141 publications, 2.79%
Australia, 76, 1.5%
Australia
76 publications, 1.5%
Germany, 75, 1.48%
Germany
75 publications, 1.48%
India, 71, 1.4%
India
71 publications, 1.4%
Italy, 71, 1.4%
Italy
71 publications, 1.4%
Netherlands, 59, 1.17%
Netherlands
59 publications, 1.17%
France, 50, 0.99%
France
50 publications, 0.99%
Brazil, 47, 0.93%
Brazil
47 publications, 0.93%
Spain, 43, 0.85%
Spain
43 publications, 0.85%
Republic of Korea, 42, 0.83%
Republic of Korea
42 publications, 0.83%
Mexico, 32, 0.63%
Mexico
32 publications, 0.63%
Japan, 32, 0.63%
Japan
32 publications, 0.63%
Russia, 31, 0.61%
Russia
31 publications, 0.61%
Switzerland, 31, 0.61%
Switzerland
31 publications, 0.61%
Hungary, 27, 0.53%
Hungary
27 publications, 0.53%
Belgium, 26, 0.51%
Belgium
26 publications, 0.51%
Turkey, 24, 0.47%
Turkey
24 publications, 0.47%
Chile, 24, 0.47%
Chile
24 publications, 0.47%
Poland, 23, 0.45%
Poland
23 publications, 0.45%
Finland, 20, 0.4%
Finland
20 publications, 0.4%
South Africa, 20, 0.4%
South Africa
20 publications, 0.4%
Austria, 19, 0.38%
Austria
19 publications, 0.38%
Czech Republic, 17, 0.34%
Czech Republic
17 publications, 0.34%
Sweden, 17, 0.34%
Sweden
17 publications, 0.34%
Denmark, 16, 0.32%
Denmark
16 publications, 0.32%
New Zealand, 16, 0.32%
New Zealand
16 publications, 0.32%
Portugal, 14, 0.28%
Portugal
14 publications, 0.28%
Israel, 13, 0.26%
Israel
13 publications, 0.26%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1942 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.