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Canadian Institute for Advanced Research

Short name

CIFAR

Country, city

Canada, Toronto

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Organization website

Publications

4 683

Citations

308 343

h-index

242

Top-3 journals

Physical Review B (661 publications)

Physical Review Letters (278 publications)

Physical Review D (131 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of British Columbia (1038 publications)

University of Toronto (871 publications)

McMaster University (417 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Harvard University (213 publications)

University of Maryland, College Park (172 publications)

Stanford University (163 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1985

Total publications

4683

Total citations

308343

Citations per publication

65.84

Average publications per year

111.5

Average authors per publication

8.4

h-index

242

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.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 562, 12% General Physics and Astronomy 562 publications, 12%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 520, 11.1% Condensed Matter Physics 520 publications, 11.1%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 430, 9.18% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 430 publications, 9.18%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 339, 7.24% Multidisciplinary 339 publications, 7.24%
Genetics	Genetics, 261, 5.57% Genetics 261 publications, 5.57%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 248, 5.3% Microbiology 248 publications, 5.3%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 244, 5.21% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 244 publications, 5.21%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 242, 5.17% Molecular Biology 242 publications, 5.17%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 197, 4.21% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 197 publications, 4.21%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 181, 3.87% Astronomy and Astrophysics 181 publications, 3.87%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 170, 3.63% General Chemistry 170 publications, 3.63%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 164, 3.5% Space and Planetary Science 164 publications, 3.5%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 160, 3.42% General Medicine 160 publications, 3.42%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 137, 2.93% General Materials Science 137 publications, 2.93%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 109, 2.33% Biochemistry 109 publications, 2.33%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 107, 2.28% Economics and Econometrics 107 publications, 2.28%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 104, 2.22% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 104 publications, 2.22%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 103, 2.2% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 103 publications, 2.2%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 94, 2.01% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 94 publications, 2.01%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 87, 1.86% General Neuroscience 87 publications, 1.86%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 79, 1.69% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 79 publications, 1.69%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 72, 1.54% Cell Biology 72 publications, 1.54%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 65, 1.39% Computer Science Applications 65 publications, 1.39%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 65, 1.39% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 65 publications, 1.39%
Cognitive Neuroscience	Cognitive Neuroscience, 64, 1.37% Cognitive Neuroscience 64 publications, 1.37%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 55, 1.17% General Engineering 55 publications, 1.17%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 51, 1.09% Microbiology (medical) 51 publications, 1.09%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 50, 1.07% Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 50 publications, 1.07%
General Immunology and Microbiology	General Immunology and Microbiology, 46, 0.98% General Immunology and Microbiology 46 publications, 0.98%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 45, 0.96% Plant Science 45 publications, 0.96%
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Journals

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Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 661, 14.11% Physical Review B 661 publications, 14.11%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 278, 5.94% Physical Review Letters 278 publications, 5.94%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 131, 2.8% Physical Review D 131 publications, 2.8%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118, 2.52% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118 publications, 2.52%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 98, 2.09% Nature Communications 98 publications, 2.09%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 90, 1.92% Physical Review A 90 publications, 1.92%
Nature	Nature, 90, 1.92% Nature 90 publications, 1.92%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 66, 1.41% Astrophysical Journal 66 publications, 1.41%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 61, 1.3% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 61 publications, 1.3%
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology	Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 61, 1.3% Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 61 publications, 1.3%
Current Biology	Current Biology, 59, 1.26% Current Biology 59 publications, 1.26%
Science	Science, 55, 1.17% Science 55 publications, 1.17%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 51, 1.09% SSRN Electronic Journal 51 publications, 1.09%
Physica B: Condensed Matter	Physica B: Condensed Matter, 49, 1.05% Physica B: Condensed Matter 49 publications, 1.05%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 47, 1% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 47 publications, 1%
Physical Review Research	Physical Review Research, 43, 0.92% Physical Review Research 43 publications, 0.92%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 42, 0.9% Scientific Reports 42 publications, 0.9%
Nature Physics	Nature Physics, 40, 0.85% Nature Physics 40 publications, 0.85%
Molecular Biology and Evolution	Molecular Biology and Evolution, 37, 0.79% Molecular Biology and Evolution 37 publications, 0.79%
Physical Review X	Physical Review X, 35, 0.75% Physical Review X 35 publications, 0.75%
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter	Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 33, 0.7% Journal of Physics Condensed Matter 33 publications, 0.7%
Protist	Protist, 29, 0.62% Protist 29 publications, 0.62%
eLife	eLife, 25, 0.53% eLife 25 publications, 0.53%
New Journal of Physics	New Journal of Physics, 24, 0.51% New Journal of Physics 24 publications, 0.51%
Science advances	Science advances, 24, 0.51% Science advances 24 publications, 0.51%
Physical Review Applied	Physical Review Applied, 23, 0.49% Physical Review Applied 23 publications, 0.49%
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence	Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 23, 0.49% Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence 23 publications, 0.49%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 22, 0.47% Applied Physics Letters 22 publications, 0.47%
Genome Biology and Evolution	Genome Biology and Evolution, 22, 0.47% Genome Biology and Evolution 22 publications, 0.47%
Journal of Low Temperature Physics	Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 21, 0.45% Journal of Low Temperature Physics 21 publications, 0.45%
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Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 1310, 27.97% American Physical Society (APS) 1310 publications, 27.97%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 857, 18.3% Springer Nature 857 publications, 18.3%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 642, 13.71% Elsevier 642 publications, 13.71%
Wiley	Wiley, 265, 5.66% Wiley 265 publications, 5.66%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 235, 5.02% Oxford University Press 235 publications, 5.02%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 125, 2.67% IOP Publishing 125 publications, 2.67%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 118, 2.52% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 118 publications, 2.52%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 110, 2.35% American Chemical Society (ACS) 110 publications, 2.35%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 86, 1.84% American Astronomical Society 86 publications, 1.84%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 85, 1.82% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 85 publications, 1.82%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 66, 1.41% Taylor & Francis 66 publications, 1.41%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 65, 1.39% American Society for Microbiology 65 publications, 1.39%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 61, 1.3% AIP Publishing 61 publications, 1.3%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 46, 0.98% Cambridge University Press 46 publications, 0.98%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 44, 0.94% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 44 publications, 0.94%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 44, 0.94% Social Science Electronic Publishing 44 publications, 0.94%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 40, 0.85% Frontiers Media S.A. 40 publications, 0.85%
MDPI	MDPI, 31, 0.66% MDPI 31 publications, 0.66%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 31, 0.66% The Royal Society 31 publications, 0.66%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 31, 0.66% Annual Reviews 31 publications, 0.66%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 26, 0.56% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 26 publications, 0.56%
eLife Sciences Publications	eLife Sciences Publications, 25, 0.53% eLife Sciences Publications 25 publications, 0.53%
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)	Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 24, 0.51% Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) 24 publications, 0.51%
American Economic Association	American Economic Association, 23, 0.49% American Economic Association 23 publications, 0.49%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 22, 0.47% EDP Sciences 22 publications, 0.47%
MIT Press	MIT Press, 22, 0.47% MIT Press 22 publications, 0.47%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 20, 0.43% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 20 publications, 0.43%
SAGE	SAGE, 17, 0.36% SAGE 17 publications, 0.36%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 15, 0.32% World Scientific 15 publications, 0.32%
Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften	Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften, 13, 0.28% Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften 13 publications, 0.28%
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With other organizations

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 1038, 22.17% University of British Columbia 1038 publications, 22.17%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 871, 18.6% University of Toronto 871 publications, 18.6%
McMaster University	McMaster University, 417, 8.9% McMaster University 417 publications, 8.9%
Université de Sherbrooke	Université de Sherbrooke, 311, 6.64% Université de Sherbrooke 311 publications, 6.64%
Dalhousie University	Dalhousie University, 299, 6.38% Dalhousie University 299 publications, 6.38%
University of Waterloo	University of Waterloo, 259, 5.53% University of Waterloo 259 publications, 5.53%
McGill University	McGill University, 253, 5.4% McGill University 253 publications, 5.4%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 213, 4.55% Harvard University 213 publications, 4.55%
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics	Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, 209, 4.46% Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics 209 publications, 4.46%
Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence	Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence, 181, 3.87% Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence 181 publications, 3.87%
Université de Montréal	Université de Montréal, 173, 3.69% Université de Montréal 173 publications, 3.69%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 172, 3.67% University of Maryland, College Park 172 publications, 3.67%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 163, 3.48% Stanford University 163 publications, 3.48%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 160, 3.42% University of California, Berkeley 160 publications, 3.42%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 155, 3.31% University of Alberta 155 publications, 3.31%
TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics	TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, 142, 3.03% TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics 142 publications, 3.03%
University College London	University College London, 135, 2.88% University College London 135 publications, 2.88%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 120, 2.56% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 120 publications, 2.56%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 120, 2.56% California Institute of Technology 120 publications, 2.56%
University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara, 116, 2.48% University of California, Santa Barbara 116 publications, 2.48%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 114, 2.43% Oak Ridge National Laboratory 114 publications, 2.43%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 112, 2.39% University of Cambridge 112 publications, 2.39%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 111, 2.37% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 111 publications, 2.37%
Simon Fraser University	Simon Fraser University, 111, 2.37% Simon Fraser University 111 publications, 2.37%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 110, 2.35% Princeton University 110 publications, 2.35%
National Institute of Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology, 110, 2.35% National Institute of Standards and Technology 110 publications, 2.35%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 109, 2.33% University of Oxford 109 publications, 2.33%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 108, 2.31% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 108 publications, 2.31%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 107, 2.28% Cornell University 107 publications, 2.28%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 97, 2.07% University of Chicago 97 publications, 2.07%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University	Harvard University, 213, 4.55% Harvard University 213 publications, 4.55%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 172, 3.67% University of Maryland, College Park 172 publications, 3.67%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 163, 3.48% Stanford University 163 publications, 3.48%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 160, 3.42% University of California, Berkeley 160 publications, 3.42%
University College London	University College London, 135, 2.88% University College London 135 publications, 2.88%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 120, 2.56% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 120 publications, 2.56%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 120, 2.56% California Institute of Technology 120 publications, 2.56%
University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara, 116, 2.48% University of California, Santa Barbara 116 publications, 2.48%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 114, 2.43% Oak Ridge National Laboratory 114 publications, 2.43%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 112, 2.39% University of Cambridge 112 publications, 2.39%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 111, 2.37% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 111 publications, 2.37%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 110, 2.35% Princeton University 110 publications, 2.35%
National Institute of Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology, 110, 2.35% National Institute of Standards and Technology 110 publications, 2.35%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 109, 2.33% University of Oxford 109 publications, 2.33%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 108, 2.31% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 108 publications, 2.31%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 107, 2.28% Cornell University 107 publications, 2.28%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 97, 2.07% University of Chicago 97 publications, 2.07%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 96, 2.05% University of Tokyo 96 publications, 2.05%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 89, 1.9% Johns Hopkins University 89 publications, 1.9%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 86, 1.84% Columbia University 86 publications, 1.84%
Yale University	Yale University, 82, 1.75% Yale University 82 publications, 1.75%
Northwestern University	Northwestern University, 77, 1.64% Northwestern University 77 publications, 1.64%
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv University, 76, 1.62% Tel Aviv University 76 publications, 1.62%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 74, 1.58% University of Melbourne 74 publications, 1.58%
Monash University	Monash University, 71, 1.52% Monash University 71 publications, 1.52%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 69, 1.47% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 69 publications, 1.47%
University of Science and Technology of China	University of Science and Technology of China, 69, 1.47% University of Science and Technology of China 69 publications, 1.47%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 69, 1.47% University of Colorado Boulder 69 publications, 1.47%
Argonne National Laboratory	Argonne National Laboratory, 68, 1.45% Argonne National Laboratory 68 publications, 1.45%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 67, 1.43% Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 67 publications, 1.43%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 1914, 40.87% USA 1914 publications, 40.87%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 575, 12.28% United Kingdom 575 publications, 12.28%
Germany	Germany, 434, 9.27% Germany 434 publications, 9.27%
China	China, 337, 7.2% China 337 publications, 7.2%
France	France, 302, 6.45% France 302 publications, 6.45%
Japan	Japan, 292, 6.24% Japan 292 publications, 6.24%
Australia	Australia, 230, 4.91% Australia 230 publications, 4.91%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 175, 3.74% Switzerland 175 publications, 3.74%
Israel	Israel, 135, 2.88% Israel 135 publications, 2.88%
Italy	Italy, 125, 2.67% Italy 125 publications, 2.67%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 124, 2.65% Republic of Korea 124 publications, 2.65%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 123, 2.63% Netherlands 123 publications, 2.63%
India	India, 113, 2.41% India 113 publications, 2.41%
Russia	Russia, 101, 2.16% Russia 101 publications, 2.16%
Spain	Spain, 91, 1.94% Spain 91 publications, 1.94%
Sweden	Sweden, 91, 1.94% Sweden 91 publications, 1.94%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 89, 1.9% Czech Republic 89 publications, 1.9%
Denmark	Denmark, 71, 1.52% Denmark 71 publications, 1.52%
Chile	Chile, 71, 1.52% Chile 71 publications, 1.52%
Brazil	Brazil, 65, 1.39% Brazil 65 publications, 1.39%
Austria	Austria, 50, 1.07% Austria 50 publications, 1.07%
Singapore	Singapore, 46, 0.98% Singapore 46 publications, 0.98%
South Africa	South Africa, 37, 0.79% South Africa 37 publications, 0.79%
Ireland	Ireland, 33, 0.7% Ireland 33 publications, 0.7%
Poland	Poland, 28, 0.6% Poland 28 publications, 0.6%
Mexico	Mexico, 27, 0.58% Mexico 27 publications, 0.58%
Belgium	Belgium, 24, 0.51% Belgium 24 publications, 0.51%
Finland	Finland, 24, 0.51% Finland 24 publications, 0.51%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 22, 0.47% New Zealand 22 publications, 0.47%
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Publications published earlier than 1985 are ignored in the statistics.
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