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Short name

USP

Country, city

Brazil, São Paulo

036rp1748

Organization website

Publications

251 910

Citations

4 946 502

h-index

470

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (2283 publications)

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (1916 publications)

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria (1818 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Universidade Estadual Paulista (14706 publications)

Universidade Estadual de Campinas (12240 publications)

Federal University of São Paulo (10323 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Harvard University (3815 publications)

University of Michigan (3554 publications)

Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg (2515 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1935

Total publications

251910

Total citations

4946502

Citations per publication

19.64

Average publications per year

2738.15

Average authors per publication

17.03

h-index

470

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 Medicine	General Medicine, 32288, 12.82% General Medicine 32288 publications, 12.82%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 12020, 4.77% Biochemistry 12020 publications, 4.77%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 8892, 3.53% Molecular Biology 8892 publications, 3.53%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 7809, 3.1% Condensed Matter Physics 7809 publications, 3.1%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 7700, 3.06% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7700 publications, 3.06%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 7540, 2.99% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7540 publications, 2.99%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 7394, 2.94% Animal Science and Zoology 7394 publications, 2.94%
Genetics	Genetics, 6736, 2.67% Genetics 6736 publications, 2.67%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 6569, 2.61% Infectious Diseases 6569 publications, 2.61%
Neurology (clinical)	Neurology (clinical), 6522, 2.59% Neurology (clinical) 6522 publications, 2.59%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 6114, 2.43% General Materials Science 6114 publications, 2.43%
Immunology	Immunology, 6072, 2.41% Immunology 6072 publications, 2.41%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 5737, 2.28% Cell Biology 5737 publications, 2.28%
Surgery	Surgery, 5426, 2.15% Surgery 5426 publications, 2.15%
Physiology	Physiology, 5277, 2.09% Physiology 5277 publications, 2.09%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 5222, 2.07% Multidisciplinary 5222 publications, 2.07%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 5163, 2.05% General Chemistry 5163 publications, 2.05%
Food Science	Food Science, 5144, 2.04% Food Science 5144 publications, 2.04%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 5097, 2.02% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 5097 publications, 2.02%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 4926, 1.96% General Physics and Astronomy 4926 publications, 1.96%
General Dentistry	General Dentistry, 4919, 1.95% General Dentistry 4919 publications, 1.95%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 4707, 1.87% Agronomy and Crop Science 4707 publications, 1.87%
General Nursing	General Nursing, 4525, 1.8% General Nursing 4525 publications, 1.8%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 4384, 1.74% Materials Chemistry 4384 publications, 1.74%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 4357, 1.73% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4357 publications, 1.73%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 4309, 1.71% Mechanical Engineering 4309 publications, 1.71%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 4305, 1.71% Plant Science 4305 publications, 1.71%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 4262, 1.69% Psychiatry and Mental health 4262 publications, 1.69%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 4225, 1.68% Pharmacology 4225 publications, 1.68%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 4100, 1.63% Biotechnology 4100 publications, 1.63%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 2283, 0.91% PLoS ONE 2283 publications, 0.91%
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem	Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 1916, 0.76% Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem 1916 publications, 0.76%
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1818, 0.72% Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria 1818 publications, 0.72%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 1619, 0.64% Scientific Reports 1619 publications, 0.64%
Food and Chemical Toxicology	Food and Chemical Toxicology, 1561, 0.62% Food and Chemical Toxicology 1561 publications, 0.62%
Clinics	Clinics, 1414, 0.56% Clinics 1414 publications, 0.56%
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP	Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 1388, 0.55% Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP 1388 publications, 0.55%
Revista de Saude Publica	Revista de Saude Publica, 1342, 0.53% Revista de Saude Publica 1342 publications, 0.53%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1297, 0.51% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1297 publications, 0.51%
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 1161, 0.46% Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 1161 publications, 0.46%
Revista brasileira de enfermagem	Revista brasileira de enfermagem, 1157, 0.46% Revista brasileira de enfermagem 1157 publications, 0.46%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 1147, 0.46% Zootaxa 1147 publications, 0.46%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 1025, 0.41% Physical Review D 1025 publications, 0.41%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 967, 0.38% FASEB Journal 967 publications, 0.38%
Cadernos de Saude Publica	Cadernos de Saude Publica, 951, 0.38% Cadernos de Saude Publica 951 publications, 0.38%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 903, 0.36% Physical Review B 903 publications, 0.36%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 789, 0.31% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 789 publications, 0.31%
Ciencia e Saude Coletiva	Ciencia e Saude Coletiva, 778, 0.31% Ciencia e Saude Coletiva 778 publications, 0.31%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 734, 0.29% SSRN Electronic Journal 734 publications, 0.29%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 701, 0.28% Journal of High Energy Physics 701 publications, 0.28%
Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy	Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy, 699, 0.28% Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy 699 publications, 0.28%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 670, 0.27% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 670 publications, 0.27%
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, 666, 0.26% Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo 666 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Applied Oral Science	Journal of Applied Oral Science, 652, 0.26% Journal of Applied Oral Science 652 publications, 0.26%
Alzheimer's and Dementia	Alzheimer's and Dementia, 649, 0.26% Alzheimer's and Dementia 649 publications, 0.26%
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira	Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira, 642, 0.25% Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira 642 publications, 0.25%
Physical Review C	Physical Review C, 622, 0.25% Physical Review C 622 publications, 0.25%
Ciencia Rural	Ciencia Rural, 597, 0.24% Ciencia Rural 597 publications, 0.24%
Brazilian Dental Journal	Brazilian Dental Journal, 577, 0.23% Brazilian Dental Journal 577 publications, 0.23%
Physical Review E	Physical Review E, 574, 0.23% Physical Review E 574 publications, 0.23%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 66621, 26.45% Elsevier 66621 publications, 26.45%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 36967, 14.67% Springer Nature 36967 publications, 14.67%
SciELO	SciELO, 22358, 8.88% SciELO 22358 publications, 8.88%
Wiley	Wiley, 21442, 8.51% Wiley 21442 publications, 8.51%
MDPI	MDPI, 7493, 2.97% MDPI 7493 publications, 2.97%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 7246, 2.88% Taylor & Francis 7246 publications, 2.88%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 5196, 2.06% Oxford University Press 5196 publications, 2.06%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 4116, 1.63% American Physical Society (APS) 4116 publications, 1.63%
SAGE	SAGE, 3321, 1.32% SAGE 3321 publications, 1.32%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 3318, 1.32% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 3318 publications, 1.32%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 3281, 1.3% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 3281 publications, 1.3%
	, 3248, 1.29% 3248 publications, 1.29%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 3162, 1.26% Frontiers Media S.A. 3162 publications, 1.26%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 2936, 1.17% American Chemical Society (ACS) 2936 publications, 1.17%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2776, 1.1% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2776 publications, 1.1%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 2304, 0.91% Cambridge University Press 2304 publications, 0.91%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 2050, 0.81% IOP Publishing 2050 publications, 0.81%
	, 1602, 0.64% 1602 publications, 0.64%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 1569, 0.62% Hindawi Limited 1569 publications, 0.62%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1502, 0.6% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1502 publications, 0.6%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 1492, 0.59% AIP Publishing 1492 publications, 0.59%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1464, 0.58% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1464 publications, 0.58%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 1354, 0.54% Magnolia Press 1354 publications, 0.54%
	, 1340, 0.53% 1340 publications, 0.53%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 1158, 0.46% S. Karger AG 1158 publications, 0.46%
Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem	Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem, 1046, 0.42% Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem 1046 publications, 0.42%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 1010, 0.4% Mary Ann Liebert 1010 publications, 0.4%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 962, 0.38% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 962 publications, 0.38%
Emerald	Emerald, 898, 0.36% Emerald 898 publications, 0.36%
BMJ	BMJ, 840, 0.33% BMJ 840 publications, 0.33%
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With other organizations

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Universidade Estadual Paulista	Universidade Estadual Paulista, 14706, 5.84% Universidade Estadual Paulista 14706 publications, 5.84%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 12240, 4.86% Universidade Estadual de Campinas 12240 publications, 4.86%
Federal University of São Paulo	Federal University of São Paulo, 10323, 4.1% Federal University of São Paulo 10323 publications, 4.1%
Federal University of São Carlos	Federal University of São Carlos, 6866, 2.73% Federal University of São Carlos 6866 publications, 2.73%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 5933, 2.36% Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 5933 publications, 2.36%
Federal University of Minas Gerais	Federal University of Minas Gerais, 5264, 2.09% Federal University of Minas Gerais 5264 publications, 2.09%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul	Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 4062, 1.61% Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul 4062 publications, 1.61%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 3815, 1.51% Harvard University 3815 publications, 1.51%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 3554, 1.41% University of Michigan 3554 publications, 1.41%
Federal University of Parana	Federal University of Parana, 3329, 1.32% Federal University of Parana 3329 publications, 1.32%
Federal University of ABC	Federal University of ABC, 3138, 1.25% Federal University of ABC 3138 publications, 1.25%
Universidade de Brasília	Universidade de Brasília, 2997, 1.19% Universidade de Brasília 2997 publications, 1.19%
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2952, 1.17% Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2952 publications, 1.17%
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo	Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, 2843, 1.13% Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2843 publications, 1.13%
Federal University of Santa Catarina	Federal University of Santa Catarina, 2804, 1.11% Federal University of Santa Catarina 2804 publications, 1.11%
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg	Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, 2515, 1% Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg 2515 publications, 1%
Federal University of Pernambuco	Federal University of Pernambuco, 2507, 1% Federal University of Pernambuco 2507 publications, 1%
Federal University of Goiás	Federal University of Goiás, 2506, 0.99% Federal University of Goiás 2506 publications, 0.99%
Federal University of Bahia	Federal University of Bahia, 2373, 0.94% Federal University of Bahia 2373 publications, 0.94%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 2370, 0.94% University of Pennsylvania 2370 publications, 0.94%
Federal University of Uberlândia	Federal University of Uberlândia, 2357, 0.94% Federal University of Uberlândia 2357 publications, 0.94%
Instituto Butantan	Instituto Butantan, 2338, 0.93% Instituto Butantan 2338 publications, 0.93%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 2321, 0.92% Columbia University 2321 publications, 0.92%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 2197, 0.87% University of Arizona 2197 publications, 0.87%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 2119, 0.84% University of Toronto 2119 publications, 0.84%
Universidade Federal do Ceará	Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2048, 0.81% Universidade Federal do Ceará 2048 publications, 0.81%
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora	Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 2001, 0.79% Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora 2001 publications, 0.79%
University College London	University College London, 1969, 0.78% University College London 1969 publications, 0.78%
Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo	Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, 1965, 0.78% Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo 1965 publications, 0.78%
Universidade Federal Fluminense	Universidade Federal Fluminense, 1964, 0.78% Universidade Federal Fluminense 1964 publications, 0.78%
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With foreign organizations

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Harvard University	Harvard University, 3815, 1.51% Harvard University 3815 publications, 1.51%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 3554, 1.41% University of Michigan 3554 publications, 1.41%
Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg	Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, 2515, 1% Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg 2515 publications, 1%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 2370, 0.94% University of Pennsylvania 2370 publications, 0.94%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 2321, 0.92% Columbia University 2321 publications, 0.92%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 2197, 0.87% University of Arizona 2197 publications, 0.87%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 2119, 0.84% University of Toronto 2119 publications, 0.84%
University College London	University College London, 1969, 0.78% University College London 1969 publications, 0.78%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1901, 0.75% University of Oxford 1901 publications, 0.75%
Yale University	Yale University, 1865, 0.74% Yale University 1865 publications, 0.74%
Oregon Health & Science University	Oregon Health & Science University, 1743, 0.69% Oregon Health & Science University 1743 publications, 0.69%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 1733, 0.69% Ohio State University 1733 publications, 0.69%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 1729, 0.69% Sorbonne University 1729 publications, 0.69%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 1725, 0.68% University of Cambridge 1725 publications, 0.68%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 1718, 0.68% University of Copenhagen 1718 publications, 0.68%
University of Lisbon	University of Lisbon, 1639, 0.65% University of Lisbon 1639 publications, 0.65%
Lund University	Lund University, 1630, 0.65% Lund University 1630 publications, 0.65%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 1616, 0.64% University of Washington 1616 publications, 0.64%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 1605, 0.64% Université Paris-Saclay 1605 publications, 0.64%
University of Buenos Aires	University of Buenos Aires, 1588, 0.63% University of Buenos Aires 1588 publications, 0.63%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 1568, 0.62% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 1568 publications, 0.62%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 1553, 0.62% Paris Cité University 1553 publications, 0.62%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 1541, 0.61% University of Melbourne 1541 publications, 0.61%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 1521, 0.6% University of Sydney 1521 publications, 0.6%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 1506, 0.6% University of British Columbia 1506 publications, 0.6%
Skåne University Hospital	Skåne University Hospital, 1505, 0.6% Skåne University Hospital 1505 publications, 0.6%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1501, 0.6% University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1501 publications, 0.6%
University of Pittsburgh	University of Pittsburgh, 1501, 0.6% University of Pittsburgh 1501 publications, 0.6%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1485, 0.59% University of Wisconsin–Madison 1485 publications, 0.59%
King's College London	King's College London, 1460, 0.58% King's College London 1460 publications, 0.58%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 33825, 13.43% USA 33825 publications, 13.43%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 12427, 4.93% United Kingdom 12427 publications, 4.93%
Germany	Germany, 10923, 4.34% Germany 10923 publications, 4.34%
France	France, 8804, 3.49% France 8804 publications, 3.49%
Italy	Italy, 7724, 3.07% Italy 7724 publications, 3.07%
Spain	Spain, 7636, 3.03% Spain 7636 publications, 3.03%
Canada	Canada, 7419, 2.95% Canada 7419 publications, 2.95%
Australia	Australia, 5543, 2.2% Australia 5543 publications, 2.2%
Portugal	Portugal, 5393, 2.14% Portugal 5393 publications, 2.14%
Argentina	Argentina, 4570, 1.81% Argentina 4570 publications, 1.81%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 4554, 1.81% Netherlands 4554 publications, 1.81%
Japan	Japan, 4406, 1.75% Japan 4406 publications, 1.75%
Sweden	Sweden, 4358, 1.73% Sweden 4358 publications, 1.73%
China	China, 4300, 1.71% China 4300 publications, 1.71%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 3831, 1.52% Switzerland 3831 publications, 1.52%
Chile	Chile, 3717, 1.48% Chile 3717 publications, 1.48%
Colombia	Colombia, 3156, 1.25% Colombia 3156 publications, 1.25%
Denmark	Denmark, 2818, 1.12% Denmark 2818 publications, 1.12%
Mexico	Mexico, 2474, 0.98% Mexico 2474 publications, 0.98%
Belgium	Belgium, 2458, 0.98% Belgium 2458 publications, 0.98%
Poland	Poland, 2332, 0.93% Poland 2332 publications, 0.93%
Russia	Russia, 2329, 0.92% Russia 2329 publications, 0.92%
India	India, 2262, 0.9% India 2262 publications, 0.9%
South Africa	South Africa, 2247, 0.89% South Africa 2247 publications, 0.89%
Austria	Austria, 2210, 0.88% Austria 2210 publications, 0.88%
Norway	Norway, 2075, 0.82% Norway 2075 publications, 0.82%
Turkey	Turkey, 1810, 0.72% Turkey 1810 publications, 0.72%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 1772, 0.7% Czech Republic 1772 publications, 0.7%
Israel	Israel, 1757, 0.7% Israel 1757 publications, 0.7%
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