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
9 735
Citations
307 667
h-index
189
Top-3 journals
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics (2223 publications)
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal (1315 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of La Laguna
University of La Laguna (5555 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1977

Total publications
9735
Total citations
307667
Citations per publication
31.6
Average publications per year
198.67
Average authors per publication
46.09
h-index
189
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, 71.75%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
6985 publications, 71.75%
Space and Planetary Science, 6836, 70.22%
Space and Planetary Science
6836 publications, 70.22%
General Physics and Astronomy, 156, 1.6%
General Physics and Astronomy
156 publications, 1.6%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 141, 1.45%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
141 publications, 1.45%
Multidisciplinary, 124, 1.27%
Multidisciplinary
124 publications, 1.27%
General Medicine, 103, 1.06%
General Medicine
103 publications, 1.06%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 102, 1.05%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
102 publications, 1.05%
Instrumentation, 70, 0.72%
Instrumentation
70 publications, 0.72%
Geophysics, 65, 0.67%
Geophysics
65 publications, 0.67%
General Materials Science, 61, 0.63%
General Materials Science
61 publications, 0.63%
General Engineering, 56, 0.58%
General Engineering
56 publications, 0.58%
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, 0.27%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
26 publications, 0.27%
Analytical Chemistry, 22, 0.23%
Analytical Chemistry
22 publications, 0.23%
Condensed Matter Physics, 22, 0.23%
Condensed Matter Physics
22 publications, 0.23%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 21, 0.22%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
21 publications, 0.22%
Mathematical Physics, 21, 0.22%
Mathematical Physics
21 publications, 0.22%
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
2276 publications, 23.38%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
2223 publications, 22.84%
Astrophysical Journal
1315 publications, 13.51%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
409 publications, 4.2%
Astronomical Journal
343 publications, 3.52%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
342 publications, 3.51%
Astrophysical Journal Letters
256 publications, 2.63%
Astrophysics and Space Science
191 publications, 1.96%
Symposium - International Astronomical Union
135 publications, 1.39%
Journal of High Energy Physics
125 publications, 1.28%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
121 publications, 1.24%
Solar Physics
95 publications, 0.98%
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
91 publications, 0.93%
Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way
91 publications, 0.93%
Nature
87 publications, 0.89%
Nature Astronomy
85 publications, 0.87%
Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
84 publications, 0.86%
Astronomische Nachrichten
70 publications, 0.72%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
60 publications, 0.62%
Experimental Astronomy
57 publications, 0.59%
Icarus
55 publications, 0.56%
Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures
52 publications, 0.53%
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
43 publications, 0.44%
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
2428 publications, 24.94%
EDP Sciences
2355 publications, 24.19%
American Astronomical Society
1766 publications, 18.14%
Springer Nature
1048 publications, 10.77%
Cambridge University Press
563 publications, 5.78%
IOP Publishing
431 publications, 4.43%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
423 publications, 4.35%
Elsevier
215 publications, 2.21%
Wiley
97 publications, 1%
MDPI
68 publications, 0.7%
American Physical Society (APS)
62 publications, 0.64%
Taylor & Francis
58 publications, 0.6%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
40 publications, 0.41%
SAGE
36 publications, 0.37%
Optica Publishing Group
28 publications, 0.29%
World Scientific
20 publications, 0.21%
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
5555 publications, 57.06%
National Institute for Astrophysics
1662 publications, 17.07%
California Institute of Technology
831 publications, 8.54%
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia
827 publications, 8.5%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
778 publications, 7.99%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
686 publications, 7.05%
University of Padua
664 publications, 6.82%
University of Cambridge
646 publications, 6.64%
Observatoire de Paris
646 publications, 6.64%
Sorbonne University
639 publications, 6.56%
Paris Cité University
639 publications, 6.56%
National Institute for Aerospace Technology
630 publications, 6.47%
Space Telescope Science Institute
589 publications, 6.05%
University College London
586 publications, 6.02%
Spanish Astrobiology Center
584 publications, 6%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
539 publications, 5.54%
Princeton University
535 publications, 5.5%
Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia
532 publications, 5.46%
Université Paris-Saclay
532 publications, 5.46%
European Southern Observatory
528 publications, 5.42%
University of Geneva
522 publications, 5.36%
University of Tokyo
504 publications, 5.18%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
501 publications, 5.15%
Institute of Space Sciences
499 publications, 5.13%
Ohio State University
497 publications, 5.11%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics
489 publications, 5.02%
Leiden University
488 publications, 5.01%
University of Southampton
478 publications, 4.91%
University of Oxford
471 publications, 4.84%
University of Warwick
466 publications, 4.79%
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With foreign organizations

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National Institute for Astrophysics
1662 publications, 17.07%
California Institute of Technology
831 publications, 8.54%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
778 publications, 7.99%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
686 publications, 7.05%
University of Padua
664 publications, 6.82%
University of Cambridge
646 publications, 6.64%
Observatoire de Paris
646 publications, 6.64%
Sorbonne University
639 publications, 6.56%
Paris Cité University
639 publications, 6.56%
Space Telescope Science Institute
589 publications, 6.05%
University College London
586 publications, 6.02%
Astronomical Observatory of Padova
539 publications, 5.54%
Princeton University
535 publications, 5.5%
Université Paris-Saclay
532 publications, 5.46%
European Southern Observatory
528 publications, 5.42%
University of Geneva
522 publications, 5.36%
University of Tokyo
504 publications, 5.18%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
501 publications, 5.15%
Ohio State University
497 publications, 5.11%
Paris Institute of Astrophysics
489 publications, 5.02%
Leiden University
488 publications, 5.01%
University of Southampton
478 publications, 4.91%
University of Oxford
471 publications, 4.84%
University of Warwick
466 publications, 4.79%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
454 publications, 4.66%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
453 publications, 4.65%
University of Arizona
451 publications, 4.63%
University of Manchester
439 publications, 4.51%
University of Porto
430 publications, 4.42%
Durham University
408 publications, 4.19%
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With other countries

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USA, 3528, 36.24%
USA
3528 publications, 36.24%
United Kingdom, 2921, 30.01%
United Kingdom
2921 publications, 30.01%
Germany, 2409, 24.75%
Germany
2409 publications, 24.75%
Italy, 2147, 22.05%
Italy
2147 publications, 22.05%
France, 1904, 19.56%
France
1904 publications, 19.56%
Netherlands, 1118, 11.48%
Netherlands
1118 publications, 11.48%
Chile, 1043, 10.71%
Chile
1043 publications, 10.71%
Australia, 888, 9.12%
Australia
888 publications, 9.12%
Switzerland, 799, 8.21%
Switzerland
799 publications, 8.21%
Mexico, 788, 8.09%
Mexico
788 publications, 8.09%
Canada, 719, 7.39%
Canada
719 publications, 7.39%
Brazil, 688, 7.07%
Brazil
688 publications, 7.07%
China, 637, 6.54%
China
637 publications, 6.54%
Japan, 630, 6.47%
Japan
630 publications, 6.47%
Belgium, 589, 6.05%
Belgium
589 publications, 6.05%
Portugal, 483, 4.96%
Portugal
483 publications, 4.96%
Austria, 457, 4.69%
Austria
457 publications, 4.69%
Sweden, 431, 4.43%
Sweden
431 publications, 4.43%
India, 410, 4.21%
India
410 publications, 4.21%
Denmark, 408, 4.19%
Denmark
408 publications, 4.19%
Poland, 404, 4.15%
Poland
404 publications, 4.15%
Russia, 368, 3.78%
Russia
368 publications, 3.78%
Finland, 365, 3.75%
Finland
365 publications, 3.75%
Republic of Korea, 336, 3.45%
Republic of Korea
336 publications, 3.45%
Hungary, 280, 2.88%
Hungary
280 publications, 2.88%
Czech Republic, 278, 2.86%
Czech Republic
278 publications, 2.86%
Ukraine, 252, 2.59%
Ukraine
252 publications, 2.59%
South Africa, 250, 2.57%
South Africa
250 publications, 2.57%
Greece, 239, 2.46%
Greece
239 publications, 2.46%
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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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