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Canadian Institute for Advanced Research

Short name

CIFAR

Country, city

Canada, Toronto

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Organization website

Publications

4 631

Citations

301 108

h-index

238

Top-3 journals

Physical Review B (658 publications)

Physical Review Letters (275 publications)

Physical Review D (130 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of British Columbia (1030 publications)

University of Toronto (862 publications)

McMaster University (415 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Harvard University (209 publications)

University of Maryland, College Park (171 publications)

Stanford University (160 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1985

Total publications

4631

Total citations

301108

Citations per publication

65.02

Average publications per year

112.95

Average authors per publication

8.25

h-index

238

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

	100 200 300 400 500 600
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 562, 12.14% General Physics and Astronomy 562 publications, 12.14%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 520, 11.23% Condensed Matter Physics 520 publications, 11.23%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 430, 9.29% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 430 publications, 9.29%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 339, 7.32% Multidisciplinary 339 publications, 7.32%
Genetics	Genetics, 261, 5.64% Genetics 261 publications, 5.64%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 248, 5.36% Microbiology 248 publications, 5.36%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 244, 5.27% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 244 publications, 5.27%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 242, 5.23% Molecular Biology 242 publications, 5.23%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 197, 4.25% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 197 publications, 4.25%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 181, 3.91% Astronomy and Astrophysics 181 publications, 3.91%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 170, 3.67% General Chemistry 170 publications, 3.67%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 164, 3.54% Space and Planetary Science 164 publications, 3.54%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 160, 3.45% General Medicine 160 publications, 3.45%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 137, 2.96% General Materials Science 137 publications, 2.96%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 109, 2.35% Biochemistry 109 publications, 2.35%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 107, 2.31% Economics and Econometrics 107 publications, 2.31%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 104, 2.25% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 104 publications, 2.25%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 103, 2.22% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 103 publications, 2.22%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 94, 2.03% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 94 publications, 2.03%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 87, 1.88% General Neuroscience 87 publications, 1.88%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 79, 1.71% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 79 publications, 1.71%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 72, 1.55% Cell Biology 72 publications, 1.55%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 65, 1.4% Computer Science Applications 65 publications, 1.4%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 65, 1.4% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 65 publications, 1.4%
Cognitive Neuroscience	Cognitive Neuroscience, 64, 1.38% Cognitive Neuroscience 64 publications, 1.38%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 55, 1.19% General Engineering 55 publications, 1.19%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 51, 1.1% Microbiology (medical) 51 publications, 1.1%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 50, 1.08% Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 50 publications, 1.08%
General Immunology and Microbiology	General Immunology and Microbiology, 46, 0.99% General Immunology and Microbiology 46 publications, 0.99%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 45, 0.97% Plant Science 45 publications, 0.97%
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Journals

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 658, 14.21% Physical Review B 658 publications, 14.21%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 275, 5.94% Physical Review Letters 275 publications, 5.94%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 130, 2.81% Physical Review D 130 publications, 2.81%
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, 2.55% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118 publications, 2.55%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 96, 2.07% Nature Communications 96 publications, 2.07%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 90, 1.94% Physical Review A 90 publications, 1.94%
Nature	Nature, 90, 1.94% Nature 90 publications, 1.94%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 66, 1.43% Astrophysical Journal 66 publications, 1.43%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 61, 1.32% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 61 publications, 1.32%
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology	Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 61, 1.32% Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 61 publications, 1.32%
Current Biology	Current Biology, 59, 1.27% Current Biology 59 publications, 1.27%
Science	Science, 54, 1.17% Science 54 publications, 1.17%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 52, 1.12% SSRN Electronic Journal 52 publications, 1.12%
Physica B: Condensed Matter	Physica B: Condensed Matter, 49, 1.06% Physica B: Condensed Matter 49 publications, 1.06%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 47, 1.01% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 47 publications, 1.01%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 42, 0.91% Scientific Reports 42 publications, 0.91%
Physical Review Research	Physical Review Research, 42, 0.91% Physical Review Research 42 publications, 0.91%
Nature Physics	Nature Physics, 39, 0.84% Nature Physics 39 publications, 0.84%
Molecular Biology and Evolution	Molecular Biology and Evolution, 37, 0.8% Molecular Biology and Evolution 37 publications, 0.8%
Physical Review X	Physical Review X, 34, 0.73% Physical Review X 34 publications, 0.73%
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter	Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 33, 0.71% Journal of Physics Condensed Matter 33 publications, 0.71%
Protist	Protist, 29, 0.63% Protist 29 publications, 0.63%
eLife	eLife, 25, 0.54% eLife 25 publications, 0.54%
New Journal of Physics	New Journal of Physics, 24, 0.52% New Journal of Physics 24 publications, 0.52%
Science advances	Science advances, 24, 0.52% Science advances 24 publications, 0.52%
Physical Review Applied	Physical Review Applied, 23, 0.5% Physical Review Applied 23 publications, 0.5%
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence	Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 23, 0.5% Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence 23 publications, 0.5%
Applied Physics Letters	Applied Physics Letters, 22, 0.48% Applied Physics Letters 22 publications, 0.48%
Genome Biology and Evolution	Genome Biology and Evolution, 22, 0.48% Genome Biology and Evolution 22 publications, 0.48%
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), 1298, 28.03% American Physical Society (APS) 1298 publications, 28.03%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 847, 18.29% Springer Nature 847 publications, 18.29%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 642, 13.86% Elsevier 642 publications, 13.86%
Wiley	Wiley, 261, 5.64% Wiley 261 publications, 5.64%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 233, 5.03% Oxford University Press 233 publications, 5.03%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 125, 2.7% IOP Publishing 125 publications, 2.7%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 118, 2.55% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 118 publications, 2.55%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 105, 2.27% American Chemical Society (ACS) 105 publications, 2.27%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 86, 1.86% American Astronomical Society 86 publications, 1.86%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 83, 1.79% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 83 publications, 1.79%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 64, 1.38% Taylor & Francis 64 publications, 1.38%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 64, 1.38% American Society for Microbiology 64 publications, 1.38%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 61, 1.32% AIP Publishing 61 publications, 1.32%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 44, 0.95% Cambridge University Press 44 publications, 0.95%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 44, 0.95% Social Science Electronic Publishing 44 publications, 0.95%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 42, 0.91% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 42 publications, 0.91%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 39, 0.84% Frontiers Media S.A. 39 publications, 0.84%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 31, 0.67% The Royal Society 31 publications, 0.67%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 31, 0.67% Annual Reviews 31 publications, 0.67%
MDPI	MDPI, 30, 0.65% MDPI 30 publications, 0.65%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 25, 0.54% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 25 publications, 0.54%
eLife Sciences Publications	eLife Sciences Publications, 25, 0.54% eLife Sciences Publications 25 publications, 0.54%
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)	Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 24, 0.52% Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) 24 publications, 0.52%
American Economic Association	American Economic Association, 23, 0.5% American Economic Association 23 publications, 0.5%
MIT Press	MIT Press, 20, 0.43% MIT Press 20 publications, 0.43%
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%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 19, 0.41% EDP Sciences 19 publications, 0.41%
SAGE	SAGE, 16, 0.35% SAGE 16 publications, 0.35%
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, 1030, 22.24% University of British Columbia 1030 publications, 22.24%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 862, 18.61% University of Toronto 862 publications, 18.61%
McMaster University	McMaster University, 415, 8.96% McMaster University 415 publications, 8.96%
Université de Sherbrooke	Université de Sherbrooke, 306, 6.61% Université de Sherbrooke 306 publications, 6.61%
Dalhousie University	Dalhousie University, 299, 6.46% Dalhousie University 299 publications, 6.46%
University of Waterloo	University of Waterloo, 257, 5.55% University of Waterloo 257 publications, 5.55%
McGill University	McGill University, 249, 5.38% McGill University 249 publications, 5.38%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 209, 4.51% Harvard University 209 publications, 4.51%
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics	Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, 207, 4.47% Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics 207 publications, 4.47%
Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence	Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence, 178, 3.84% Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence 178 publications, 3.84%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 171, 3.69% University of Maryland, College Park 171 publications, 3.69%
Université de Montréal	Université de Montréal, 171, 3.69% Université de Montréal 171 publications, 3.69%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 160, 3.45% Stanford University 160 publications, 3.45%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 154, 3.33% University of California, Berkeley 154 publications, 3.33%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 154, 3.33% University of Alberta 154 publications, 3.33%
TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics	TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, 142, 3.07% TRIUMF - Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics 142 publications, 3.07%
University College London	University College London, 129, 2.79% University College London 129 publications, 2.79%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 116, 2.5% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 116 publications, 2.5%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 115, 2.48% California Institute of Technology 115 publications, 2.48%
University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara, 113, 2.44% University of California, Santa Barbara 113 publications, 2.44%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 113, 2.44% Oak Ridge National Laboratory 113 publications, 2.44%
Simon Fraser University	Simon Fraser University, 111, 2.4% Simon Fraser University 111 publications, 2.4%
National Institute of Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology, 109, 2.35% National Institute of Standards and Technology 109 publications, 2.35%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 107, 2.31% University of Cambridge 107 publications, 2.31%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 106, 2.29% Princeton University 106 publications, 2.29%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 105, 2.27% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 105 publications, 2.27%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 104, 2.25% University of Oxford 104 publications, 2.25%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 104, 2.25% Cornell University 104 publications, 2.25%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 104, 2.25% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 104 publications, 2.25%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 93, 2.01% University of Chicago 93 publications, 2.01%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University	Harvard University, 209, 4.51% Harvard University 209 publications, 4.51%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 171, 3.69% University of Maryland, College Park 171 publications, 3.69%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 160, 3.45% Stanford University 160 publications, 3.45%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 154, 3.33% University of California, Berkeley 154 publications, 3.33%
University College London	University College London, 129, 2.79% University College London 129 publications, 2.79%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 116, 2.5% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 116 publications, 2.5%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 115, 2.48% California Institute of Technology 115 publications, 2.48%
University of California, Santa Barbara	University of California, Santa Barbara, 113, 2.44% University of California, Santa Barbara 113 publications, 2.44%
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 113, 2.44% Oak Ridge National Laboratory 113 publications, 2.44%
National Institute of Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology, 109, 2.35% National Institute of Standards and Technology 109 publications, 2.35%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 107, 2.31% University of Cambridge 107 publications, 2.31%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 106, 2.29% Princeton University 106 publications, 2.29%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 105, 2.27% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 105 publications, 2.27%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 104, 2.25% University of Oxford 104 publications, 2.25%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 104, 2.25% Cornell University 104 publications, 2.25%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 104, 2.25% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 104 publications, 2.25%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 93, 2.01% University of Chicago 93 publications, 2.01%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 91, 1.97% University of Tokyo 91 publications, 1.97%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 88, 1.9% Johns Hopkins University 88 publications, 1.9%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 85, 1.84% Columbia University 85 publications, 1.84%
Yale University	Yale University, 78, 1.68% Yale University 78 publications, 1.68%
Northwestern University	Northwestern University, 75, 1.62% Northwestern University 75 publications, 1.62%
Tel Aviv University	Tel Aviv University, 71, 1.53% Tel Aviv University 71 publications, 1.53%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 71, 1.53% University of Melbourne 71 publications, 1.53%
University of Science and Technology of China	University of Science and Technology of China, 67, 1.45% University of Science and Technology of China 67 publications, 1.45%
Argonne National Laboratory	Argonne National Laboratory, 66, 1.43% Argonne National Laboratory 66 publications, 1.43%
Monash University	Monash University, 65, 1.4% Monash University 65 publications, 1.4%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 65, 1.4% Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 65 publications, 1.4%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 65, 1.4% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 65 publications, 1.4%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 65, 1.4% University of Colorado Boulder 65 publications, 1.4%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 1900, 41.03% USA 1900 publications, 41.03%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 568, 12.27% United Kingdom 568 publications, 12.27%
Germany	Germany, 431, 9.31% Germany 431 publications, 9.31%
China	China, 337, 7.28% China 337 publications, 7.28%
France	France, 300, 6.48% France 300 publications, 6.48%
Japan	Japan, 290, 6.26% Japan 290 publications, 6.26%
Australia	Australia, 228, 4.92% Australia 228 publications, 4.92%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 173, 3.74% Switzerland 173 publications, 3.74%
Israel	Israel, 134, 2.89% Israel 134 publications, 2.89%
Italy	Italy, 125, 2.7% Italy 125 publications, 2.7%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 123, 2.66% Netherlands 123 publications, 2.66%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 122, 2.63% Republic of Korea 122 publications, 2.63%
India	India, 108, 2.33% India 108 publications, 2.33%
Russia	Russia, 101, 2.18% Russia 101 publications, 2.18%
Spain	Spain, 90, 1.94% Spain 90 publications, 1.94%
Sweden	Sweden, 89, 1.92% Sweden 89 publications, 1.92%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 88, 1.9% Czech Republic 88 publications, 1.9%
Chile	Chile, 71, 1.53% Chile 71 publications, 1.53%
Denmark	Denmark, 68, 1.47% Denmark 68 publications, 1.47%
Brazil	Brazil, 65, 1.4% Brazil 65 publications, 1.4%
Austria	Austria, 50, 1.08% Austria 50 publications, 1.08%
Singapore	Singapore, 46, 0.99% Singapore 46 publications, 0.99%
South Africa	South Africa, 37, 0.8% South Africa 37 publications, 0.8%
Ireland	Ireland, 33, 0.71% Ireland 33 publications, 0.71%
Poland	Poland, 28, 0.6% Poland 28 publications, 0.6%
Mexico	Mexico, 26, 0.56% Mexico 26 publications, 0.56%
Finland	Finland, 24, 0.52% Finland 24 publications, 0.52%
Belgium	Belgium, 23, 0.5% Belgium 23 publications, 0.5%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 22, 0.48% New Zealand 22 publications, 0.48%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1985 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.