Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

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Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Short name
IAC
Country, city
Spain, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Publications
9 851
Citations
314 598
h-index
191
Top-3 journals
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (2298 publications)
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (1315 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of La Laguna
University of La Laguna (5654 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1977

Total publications
9851
Total citations
314598
Citations per publication
31.94
Average publications per year
197.02
Average authors per publication
46
h-index
191
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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Astronomy and Astrophysics, 6985, 70.91%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
6985 publications, 70.91%
Space and Planetary Science, 6836, 69.39%
Space and Planetary Science
6836 publications, 69.39%
General Physics and Astronomy, 156, 1.58%
General Physics and Astronomy
156 publications, 1.58%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 141, 1.43%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
141 publications, 1.43%
Multidisciplinary, 124, 1.26%
Multidisciplinary
124 publications, 1.26%
General Medicine, 103, 1.05%
General Medicine
103 publications, 1.05%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 102, 1.04%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
102 publications, 1.04%
Instrumentation, 70, 0.71%
Instrumentation
70 publications, 0.71%
Geophysics, 65, 0.66%
Geophysics
65 publications, 0.66%
General Materials Science, 61, 0.62%
General Materials Science
61 publications, 0.62%
General Engineering, 56, 0.57%
General Engineering
56 publications, 0.57%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 53, 0.54%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
53 publications, 0.54%
Atmospheric Science, 52, 0.53%
Atmospheric Science
52 publications, 0.53%
Organic Chemistry, 50, 0.51%
Organic Chemistry
50 publications, 0.51%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 49, 0.5%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
49 publications, 0.5%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 47, 0.48%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
47 publications, 0.48%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 40, 0.41%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
40 publications, 0.41%
Aerospace Engineering, 37, 0.38%
Aerospace Engineering
37 publications, 0.38%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 36, 0.37%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
36 publications, 0.37%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 26, 0.26%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
26 publications, 0.26%
Analytical Chemistry, 22, 0.22%
Analytical Chemistry
22 publications, 0.22%
Condensed Matter Physics, 22, 0.22%
Condensed Matter Physics
22 publications, 0.22%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 21, 0.21%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
21 publications, 0.21%
Mathematical Physics, 21, 0.21%
Mathematical Physics
21 publications, 0.21%
Spectroscopy, 16, 0.16%
Spectroscopy
16 publications, 0.16%
Mechanical Engineering, 14, 0.14%
Mechanical Engineering
14 publications, 0.14%
General Mathematics, 13, 0.13%
General Mathematics
13 publications, 0.13%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 13, 0.13%
Geochemistry and Petrology
13 publications, 0.13%
General Environmental Science, 13, 0.13%
General Environmental Science
13 publications, 0.13%
Control and Systems Engineering, 13, 0.13%
Control and Systems Engineering
13 publications, 0.13%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
2299 publications, 23.34%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
2298 publications, 23.33%
Astrophysical Journal
1315 publications, 13.35%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
409 publications, 4.15%
Astronomical Journal
343 publications, 3.48%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
342 publications, 3.47%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
256 publications, 2.6%
Astrophysics and Space Science
191 publications, 1.94%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union
135 publications, 1.37%
Journal of High Energy Physics
125 publications, 1.27%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
121 publications, 1.23%
Solar Physics
96 publications, 0.97%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
91 publications, 0.92%
Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way
91 publications, 0.92%
Nature
87 publications, 0.88%
Nature Astronomy
86 publications, 0.87%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
84 publications, 0.85%
Astronomische Nachrichten
70 publications, 0.71%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
60 publications, 0.61%
Experimental Astronomy
57 publications, 0.58%
Icarus
55 publications, 0.56%
Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures
53 publications, 0.54%
International Astronomical Union Colloquium
50 publications, 0.51%
EPJ Web of Conferences
49 publications, 0.5%
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
48 publications, 0.49%
Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series
47 publications, 0.48%
Physical Review D
46 publications, 0.47%
Science
37 publications, 0.38%
Journal for the History of Astronomy
36 publications, 0.37%
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
36 publications, 0.37%
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Publishers

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Oxford University Press
2452 publications, 24.89%
EDP Sciences
2432 publications, 24.69%
American Astronomical Society
1766 publications, 17.93%
Springer Nature
1056 publications, 10.72%
Cambridge University Press
563 publications, 5.72%
IOP Publishing
431 publications, 4.38%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
424 publications, 4.3%
Elsevier
216 publications, 2.19%
Wiley
97 publications, 0.98%
MDPI
68 publications, 0.69%
American Physical Society (APS)
65 publications, 0.66%
Taylor & Francis
60 publications, 0.61%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
40 publications, 0.41%
SAGE
36 publications, 0.37%
Optica Publishing Group
28 publications, 0.28%
World Scientific
20 publications, 0.2%
Pleiades Publishing
14 publications, 0.14%
Frontiers Media S.A.
12 publications, 0.12%
AIP Publishing
12 publications, 0.12%
The Royal Society
9 publications, 0.09%
Hindawi Limited
7 publications, 0.07%
Mary Ann Liebert
5 publications, 0.05%
Copernicus
5 publications, 0.05%
Annual Reviews
4 publications, 0.04%
American Geophysical Union
3 publications, 0.03%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
3 publications, 0.03%
F1000 Research
3 publications, 0.03%
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
2 publications, 0.02%
American Meteorological Society
2 publications, 0.02%
The Russian Academy of Sciences
2 publications, 0.02%
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With other organizations

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University of La Laguna
5654 publications, 57.4%
National Institute for Astrophysics
1701 publications, 17.27%
California Institute of Technology
849 publications, 8.62%
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia
844 publications, 8.57%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
790 publications, 8.02%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
700 publications, 7.11%
University of Padua
684 publications, 6.94%
Observatoire de Paris
670 publications, 6.8%
Sorbonne University
666 publications, 6.76%
University of Cambridge
660 publications, 6.7%
Paris Cité University
656 publications, 6.66%
National Institute for Aerospace Technology
651 publications, 6.61%
Spanish Astrobiology Center
605 publications, 6.14%
Space Telescope Science Institute
600 publications, 6.09%
University College London
597 publications, 6.06%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
553 publications, 5.61%
Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia
552 publications, 5.6%
University of Geneva
544 publications, 5.52%
Université Paris-Saclay
544 publications, 5.52%
Princeton University
543 publications, 5.51%
European Southern Observatory
531 publications, 5.39%
Institute of Space Sciences
518 publications, 5.26%
University of Tokyo
517 publications, 5.25%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
511 publications, 5.19%
Ohio State University
505 publications, 5.13%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics
505 publications, 5.13%
Leiden University
498 publications, 5.06%
University of Oxford
484 publications, 4.91%
University of Southampton
482 publications, 4.89%
University of Warwick
479 publications, 4.86%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
1701 publications, 17.27%
California Institute of Technology
849 publications, 8.62%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
790 publications, 8.02%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
700 publications, 7.11%
University of Padua
684 publications, 6.94%
Observatoire de Paris
670 publications, 6.8%
Sorbonne University
666 publications, 6.76%
University of Cambridge
660 publications, 6.7%
Paris Cité University
656 publications, 6.66%
Space Telescope Science Institute
600 publications, 6.09%
University College London
597 publications, 6.06%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
553 publications, 5.61%
University of Geneva
544 publications, 5.52%
Université Paris-Saclay
544 publications, 5.52%
Princeton University
543 publications, 5.51%
European Southern Observatory
531 publications, 5.39%
University of Tokyo
517 publications, 5.25%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
511 publications, 5.19%
Ohio State University
505 publications, 5.13%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics
505 publications, 5.13%
Leiden University
498 publications, 5.06%
University of Oxford
484 publications, 4.91%
University of Southampton
482 publications, 4.89%
University of Warwick
479 publications, 4.86%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
467 publications, 4.74%
University of Arizona
459 publications, 4.66%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
458 publications, 4.65%
University of Manchester
449 publications, 4.56%
University of Porto
443 publications, 4.5%
Durham University
421 publications, 4.27%
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With other countries

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USA, 3538, 35.92%
USA
3538 publications, 35.92%
United Kingdom, 2941, 29.85%
United Kingdom
2941 publications, 29.85%
Germany, 2418, 24.55%
Germany
2418 publications, 24.55%
Italy, 2158, 21.91%
Italy
2158 publications, 21.91%
France, 1909, 19.38%
France
1909 publications, 19.38%
Netherlands, 1123, 11.4%
Netherlands
1123 publications, 11.4%
Chile, 1049, 10.65%
Chile
1049 publications, 10.65%
Australia, 896, 9.1%
Australia
896 publications, 9.1%
Switzerland, 806, 8.18%
Switzerland
806 publications, 8.18%
Mexico, 790, 8.02%
Mexico
790 publications, 8.02%
Canada, 722, 7.33%
Canada
722 publications, 7.33%
Brazil, 690, 7%
Brazil
690 publications, 7%
China, 639, 6.49%
China
639 publications, 6.49%
Japan, 633, 6.43%
Japan
633 publications, 6.43%
Belgium, 590, 5.99%
Belgium
590 publications, 5.99%
Portugal, 483, 4.9%
Portugal
483 publications, 4.9%
Austria, 460, 4.67%
Austria
460 publications, 4.67%
Sweden, 436, 4.43%
Sweden
436 publications, 4.43%
India, 415, 4.21%
India
415 publications, 4.21%
Denmark, 412, 4.18%
Denmark
412 publications, 4.18%
Poland, 406, 4.12%
Poland
406 publications, 4.12%
Russia, 369, 3.75%
Russia
369 publications, 3.75%
Finland, 367, 3.73%
Finland
367 publications, 3.73%
Republic of Korea, 338, 3.43%
Republic of Korea
338 publications, 3.43%
Hungary, 280, 2.84%
Hungary
280 publications, 2.84%
Czech Republic, 279, 2.83%
Czech Republic
279 publications, 2.83%
Ukraine, 252, 2.56%
Ukraine
252 publications, 2.56%
South Africa, 250, 2.54%
South Africa
250 publications, 2.54%
Greece, 239, 2.43%
Greece
239 publications, 2.43%
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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.
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