Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Short name
WHOI
Country, city
USA, Falmouth
Publications
18 490
Citations
1 103 478
h-index
368
Top-3 journals
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
National Oceanography Centre
National Oceanography Centre (320 publications)
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University (254 publications)
ETH Zurich
ETH Zurich (248 publications)

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Since 1933

Total publications
18490
Total citations
1103478
Citations per publication
59.68
Average publications per year
196.7
Average authors per publication
5.62
h-index
368
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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Oceanography, 4290, 23.2%
Oceanography
4290 publications, 23.2%
Aquatic Science, 3094, 16.73%
Aquatic Science
3094 publications, 16.73%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 2927, 15.83%
Geochemistry and Petrology
2927 publications, 15.83%
Geophysics, 2688, 14.54%
Geophysics
2688 publications, 14.54%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1809, 9.78%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1809 publications, 9.78%
Multidisciplinary, 1517, 8.2%
Multidisciplinary
1517 publications, 8.2%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), 1435, 7.76%
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
1435 publications, 7.76%
Space and Planetary Science, 1406, 7.6%
Space and Planetary Science
1406 publications, 7.6%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1360, 7.36%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
1360 publications, 7.36%
Geology, 1260, 6.81%
Geology
1260 publications, 6.81%
Atmospheric Science, 1254, 6.78%
Atmospheric Science
1254 publications, 6.78%
Ecology, 1210, 6.54%
Ecology
1210 publications, 6.54%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 1000, 5.41%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
1000 publications, 5.41%
Acoustics and Ultrasonics, 983, 5.32%
Acoustics and Ultrasonics
983 publications, 5.32%
Water Science and Technology, 937, 5.07%
Water Science and Technology
937 publications, 5.07%
Earth-Surface Processes, 718, 3.88%
Earth-Surface Processes
718 publications, 3.88%
Paleontology, 690, 3.73%
Paleontology
690 publications, 3.73%
Ocean Engineering, 685, 3.7%
Ocean Engineering
685 publications, 3.7%
Environmental Chemistry, 674, 3.65%
Environmental Chemistry
674 publications, 3.65%
General Environmental Science, 636, 3.44%
General Environmental Science
636 publications, 3.44%
Global and Planetary Change, 543, 2.94%
Global and Planetary Change
543 publications, 2.94%
General Medicine, 536, 2.9%
General Medicine
536 publications, 2.9%
General Chemistry, 452, 2.44%
General Chemistry
452 publications, 2.44%
Microbiology, 439, 2.37%
Microbiology
439 publications, 2.37%
Soil Science, 419, 2.27%
Soil Science
419 publications, 2.27%
Forestry, 378, 2.04%
Forestry
378 publications, 2.04%
Mechanical Engineering, 361, 1.95%
Mechanical Engineering
361 publications, 1.95%
Pollution, 355, 1.92%
Pollution
355 publications, 1.92%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 296, 1.6%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
296 publications, 1.6%
Molecular Biology, 289, 1.56%
Molecular Biology
289 publications, 1.56%
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Journals

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Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
1012 publications, 5.47%
Journal of Physical Oceanography
856 publications, 4.63%
Geophysical Research Letters
589 publications, 3.19%
Nature
508 publications, 2.75%
Science
499 publications, 2.7%
Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
485 publications, 2.62%
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
476 publications, 2.57%
Limnology and Oceanography
468 publications, 2.53%
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
463 publications, 2.5%
Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
371 publications, 2.01%
Journal of Geophysical Research
338 publications, 1.83%
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
323 publications, 1.75%
Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
249 publications, 1.35%
Frontiers in Marine Science
237 publications, 1.28%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
210 publications, 1.14%
Geology
196 publications, 1.06%
Eos
185 publications, 1%
Journal of Climate
181 publications, 0.98%
Marine Geology
164 publications, 0.89%
IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering
163 publications, 0.88%
Environmental Science & Technology
158 publications, 0.85%
Marine Chemistry
151 publications, 0.82%
Marine Biology
151 publications, 0.82%
Global Biogeochemical Cycles
151 publications, 0.82%
Progress in Oceanography
150 publications, 0.81%
Chemical Geology
147 publications, 0.8%
Biogeosciences
146 publications, 0.79%
Nature Communications
143 publications, 0.77%
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
142 publications, 0.77%
Nature Geoscience
141 publications, 0.76%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
4632 publications, 25.05%
Wiley
3171 publications, 17.15%
Springer Nature
2390 publications, 12.93%
American Meteorological Society
1341 publications, 7.25%
American Geophysical Union
1068 publications, 5.78%
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
1035 publications, 5.6%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
584 publications, 3.16%
Oxford University Press
452 publications, 2.44%
Frontiers Media S.A.
374 publications, 2.02%
Cambridge University Press
348 publications, 1.88%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
299 publications, 1.62%
Copernicus
298 publications, 1.61%
Geological Society of America
289 publications, 1.56%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
239 publications, 1.29%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
210 publications, 1.14%
Taylor & Francis
197 publications, 1.07%
American Society for Microbiology
170 publications, 0.92%
The Royal Society
120 publications, 0.65%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
114 publications, 0.62%
MDPI
106 publications, 0.57%
The Company of Biologists
77 publications, 0.42%
Geological Society of London
68 publications, 0.37%
Annual Reviews
60 publications, 0.32%
Inter-Research Science Center
58 publications, 0.31%
AIP Publishing
56 publications, 0.3%
Stockholm University Press
45 publications, 0.24%
IOP Publishing
44 publications, 0.24%
SAGE
37 publications, 0.2%
Seismological Society of America (SSA)
30 publications, 0.16%
University of Chicago Press
29 publications, 0.16%
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With other organizations

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1431 publications, 7.74%
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
929 publications, 5.02%
University of Washington
861 publications, 4.66%
University of California, San Diego
654 publications, 3.54%
Columbia University
616 publications, 3.33%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
533 publications, 2.88%
Oregon State University
496 publications, 2.68%
University of Rhode Island
468 publications, 2.53%
University of Miami
348 publications, 1.88%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
338 publications, 1.83%
University of Colorado Boulder
329 publications, 1.78%
Harvard University
323 publications, 1.75%
University of California, Santa Barbara
321 publications, 1.74%
National Oceanography Centre
320 publications, 1.73%
University of California, Santa Cruz
302 publications, 1.63%
California Institute of Technology
283 publications, 1.53%
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
277 publications, 1.5%
Texas A&M University
258 publications, 1.4%
Princeton University
255 publications, 1.38%
Dalhousie University
254 publications, 1.37%
ETH Zurich
248 publications, 1.34%
University of Southern California
244 publications, 1.32%
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
241 publications, 1.3%
Sorbonne University
238 publications, 1.29%
Stanford University
237 publications, 1.28%
University of Bremen
236 publications, 1.28%
Florida State University
232 publications, 1.25%
University of Texas at Austin
228 publications, 1.23%
University of Alaska Fairbanks
228 publications, 1.23%
University of Southampton
227 publications, 1.23%
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With foreign organizations

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National Oceanography Centre
320 publications, 1.73%
Dalhousie University
254 publications, 1.37%
ETH Zurich
248 publications, 1.34%
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
241 publications, 1.3%
Sorbonne University
238 publications, 1.29%
University of Bremen
236 publications, 1.28%
University of Southampton
227 publications, 1.23%
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
220 publications, 1.19%
French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
216 publications, 1.17%
University of Tasmania
205 publications, 1.11%
University of Cambridge
190 publications, 1.03%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
188 publications, 1.02%
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
184 publications, 1%
University of Bergen
165 publications, 0.89%
University of Oxford
150 publications, 0.81%
Ocean University of China
149 publications, 0.81%
University of British Columbia
140 publications, 0.76%
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
140 publications, 0.76%
University of Bristol
128 publications, 0.69%
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
121 publications, 0.65%
University of East Anglia
120 publications, 0.65%
University of Tokyo
119 publications, 0.64%
Aarhus University
118 publications, 0.64%
British Antarctic Survey
118 publications, 0.64%
University of Western Brittany
118 publications, 0.64%
University of St Andrews
116 publications, 0.63%
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
116 publications, 0.63%
South China Sea Institute Of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
115 publications, 0.62%
Xiamen University
109 publications, 0.59%
Kiel University
109 publications, 0.59%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom, 1755, 9.49%
United Kingdom
1755 publications, 9.49%
Germany, 1246, 6.74%
Germany
1246 publications, 6.74%
France, 1233, 6.67%
France
1233 publications, 6.67%
Canada, 1200, 6.49%
Canada
1200 publications, 6.49%
China, 1015, 5.49%
China
1015 publications, 5.49%
Australia, 799, 4.32%
Australia
799 publications, 4.32%
Japan, 616, 3.33%
Japan
616 publications, 3.33%
Norway, 446, 2.41%
Norway
446 publications, 2.41%
Italy, 420, 2.27%
Italy
420 publications, 2.27%
Spain, 419, 2.27%
Spain
419 publications, 2.27%
Switzerland, 399, 2.16%
Switzerland
399 publications, 2.16%
Netherlands, 375, 2.03%
Netherlands
375 publications, 2.03%
Sweden, 290, 1.57%
Sweden
290 publications, 1.57%
New Zealand, 276, 1.49%
New Zealand
276 publications, 1.49%
Denmark, 275, 1.49%
Denmark
275 publications, 1.49%
Russia, 163, 0.88%
Russia
163 publications, 0.88%
Belgium, 161, 0.87%
Belgium
161 publications, 0.87%
Brazil, 156, 0.84%
Brazil
156 publications, 0.84%
Portugal, 153, 0.83%
Portugal
153 publications, 0.83%
South Africa, 152, 0.82%
South Africa
152 publications, 0.82%
Republic of Korea, 149, 0.81%
Republic of Korea
149 publications, 0.81%
Israel, 138, 0.75%
Israel
138 publications, 0.75%
India, 133, 0.72%
India
133 publications, 0.72%
Mexico, 132, 0.71%
Mexico
132 publications, 0.71%
Chile, 127, 0.69%
Chile
127 publications, 0.69%
Saudi Arabia, 120, 0.65%
Saudi Arabia
120 publications, 0.65%
Bermuda, 116, 0.63%
Bermuda
116 publications, 0.63%
Ireland, 96, 0.52%
Ireland
96 publications, 0.52%
Iceland, 91, 0.49%
Iceland
91 publications, 0.49%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1933 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.