Universidad Central de Venezuela

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Short name

UCV

Country, city

Venezuela, Caracas

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Organization website

Publications

7 115

Citations

166 566

h-index

155

Top-3 journals

Physical Review D (62 publications)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (61 publications)

Surface and Coatings Technology (61 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (680 publications)

Universidad Simón Bolívar (393 publications)

Universidad de Carabobo (156 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of the Republic (115 publications)

University of São Paulo (110 publications)

Federal University of São Paulo (102 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

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Journal

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Since 1944

Total publications

7115

Total citations

166566

Citations per publication

23.41

Average publications per year

86.77

Average authors per publication

6.03

h-index

155

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

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
General Medicine	General Medicine, 823, 11.57% General Medicine 823 publications, 11.57%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 547, 7.69% Infectious Diseases 547 publications, 7.69%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 386, 5.43% Condensed Matter Physics 386 publications, 5.43%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 382, 5.37% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 382 publications, 5.37%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 336, 4.72% General Chemistry 336 publications, 4.72%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 335, 4.71% Biochemistry 335 publications, 4.71%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 332, 4.67% Materials Chemistry 332 publications, 4.67%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 309, 4.34% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 309 publications, 4.34%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 304, 4.27% Parasitology 304 publications, 4.27%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 260, 3.65% Pharmacology 260 publications, 3.65%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 252, 3.54% Molecular Biology 252 publications, 3.54%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 227, 3.19% Organic Chemistry 227 publications, 3.19%
Immunology	Immunology, 220, 3.09% Immunology 220 publications, 3.09%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 218, 3.06% Applied Mathematics 218 publications, 3.06%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 216, 3.04% Microbiology (medical) 216 publications, 3.04%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 207, 2.91% Animal Science and Zoology 207 publications, 2.91%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 197, 2.77% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 197 publications, 2.77%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 196, 2.75% Plant Science 196 publications, 2.75%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 183, 2.57% Catalysis 183 publications, 2.57%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 177, 2.49% Cell Biology 177 publications, 2.49%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 171, 2.4% General Physics and Astronomy 171 publications, 2.4%
Food Science	Food Science, 165, 2.32% Food Science 165 publications, 2.32%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 158, 2.22% General Materials Science 158 publications, 2.22%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 148, 2.08% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 148 publications, 2.08%
Drug Discovery	Drug Discovery, 147, 2.07% Drug Discovery 147 publications, 2.07%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 147, 2.07% General Chemical Engineering 147 publications, 2.07%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 147, 2.07% Agronomy and Crop Science 147 publications, 2.07%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 143, 2.01% Microbiology 143 publications, 2.01%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 143, 2.01% Mechanics of Materials 143 publications, 2.01%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 139, 1.95% Immunology and Allergy 139 publications, 1.95%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 62, 0.87% Physical Review D 62 publications, 0.87%
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 61, 0.86% Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 61 publications, 0.86%
Surface and Coatings Technology	Surface and Coatings Technology, 61, 0.86% Surface and Coatings Technology 61 publications, 0.86%
International Journal of Dermatology	International Journal of Dermatology, 45, 0.63% International Journal of Dermatology 45 publications, 0.63%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 42, 0.59% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 42 publications, 0.59%
Archivos de Bronconeumologia	Archivos de Bronconeumologia, 41, 0.58% Archivos de Bronconeumologia 41 publications, 0.58%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 40, 0.56% PLoS ONE 40 publications, 0.56%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 38, 0.53% Zootaxa 38 publications, 0.53%
Energy & Fuels	Energy & Fuels, 37, 0.52% Energy & Fuels 37 publications, 0.52%
Journal of Mathematical Physics	Journal of Mathematical Physics, 36, 0.51% Journal of Mathematical Physics 36 publications, 0.51%
Reliability Engineering and System Safety	Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 32, 0.45% Reliability Engineering and System Safety 32 publications, 0.45%
Acta Tropica	Acta Tropica, 31, 0.44% Acta Tropica 31 publications, 0.44%
Toxicon	Toxicon, 31, 0.44% Toxicon 31 publications, 0.44%
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical	Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical, 31, 0.44% Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical 31 publications, 0.44%
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 30, 0.42% Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 30 publications, 0.42%
Fuel	Fuel, 30, 0.42% Fuel 30 publications, 0.42%
Experimental Parasitology	Experimental Parasitology, 29, 0.41% Experimental Parasitology 29 publications, 0.41%
Catalysis Letters	Catalysis Letters, 28, 0.39% Catalysis Letters 28 publications, 0.39%
Blood	Blood, 28, 0.39% Blood 28 publications, 0.39%
Parasitology Research	Parasitology Research, 28, 0.39% Parasitology Research 28 publications, 0.39%
International Journal of Infectious Diseases	International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 27, 0.38% International Journal of Infectious Diseases 27 publications, 0.38%
Applied Catalysis A: General	Applied Catalysis A: General, 27, 0.38% Applied Catalysis A: General 27 publications, 0.38%
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 26, 0.37% American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 26 publications, 0.37%
Mycopathologia	Mycopathologia, 26, 0.37% Mycopathologia 26 publications, 0.37%
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy	Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 26, 0.37% Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 26 publications, 0.37%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 26, 0.37% PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 26 publications, 0.37%
Journal of Human Hypertension	Journal of Human Hypertension, 25, 0.35% Journal of Human Hypertension 25 publications, 0.35%
Journal of South American Earth Sciences	Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 25, 0.35% Journal of South American Earth Sciences 25 publications, 0.35%
Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology	Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 25, 0.35% Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology 25 publications, 0.35%
Journal of Coordination Chemistry	Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 25, 0.35% Journal of Coordination Chemistry 25 publications, 0.35%
	10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2273, 31.95% Elsevier 2273 publications, 31.95%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1316, 18.5% Springer Nature 1316 publications, 18.5%
Wiley	Wiley, 757, 10.64% Wiley 757 publications, 10.64%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 297, 4.17% Taylor & Francis 297 publications, 4.17%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 198, 2.78% Oxford University Press 198 publications, 2.78%
MDPI	MDPI, 175, 2.46% MDPI 175 publications, 2.46%
SAGE	SAGE, 164, 2.3% SAGE 164 publications, 2.3%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 148, 2.08% American Chemical Society (ACS) 148 publications, 2.08%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 98, 1.38% American Physical Society (APS) 98 publications, 1.38%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 85, 1.19% Cambridge University Press 85 publications, 1.19%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 75, 1.05% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 75 publications, 1.05%
SciELO	SciELO, 72, 1.01% SciELO 72 publications, 1.01%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 70, 0.98% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 70 publications, 0.98%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 67, 0.94% AIP Publishing 67 publications, 0.94%
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz	Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, 63, 0.89% Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz 63 publications, 0.89%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 62, 0.87% IOP Publishing 62 publications, 0.87%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 58, 0.82% American Society for Microbiology 58 publications, 0.82%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 56, 0.79% S. Karger AG 56 publications, 0.79%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 54, 0.76% Frontiers Media S.A. 54 publications, 0.76%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 47, 0.66% World Scientific 47 publications, 0.66%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 43, 0.6% Magnolia Press 43 publications, 0.6%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 43, 0.6% Hindawi Limited 43 publications, 0.6%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.	Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 32, 0.45% Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 32 publications, 0.45%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 32, 0.45% EDP Sciences 32 publications, 0.45%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 28, 0.39% American Society of Hematology 28 publications, 0.39%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 27, 0.38% Mary Ann Liebert 27 publications, 0.38%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 26, 0.37% Walter de Gruyter 26 publications, 0.37%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 26, 0.37% American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 26 publications, 0.37%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 25, 0.35% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 25 publications, 0.35%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 23, 0.32% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 23 publications, 0.32%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas	Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, 680, 9.56% Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas 680 publications, 9.56%
Universidad Simón Bolívar	Universidad Simón Bolívar, 393, 5.52% Universidad Simón Bolívar 393 publications, 5.52%
Universidad de Carabobo	Universidad de Carabobo, 156, 2.19% Universidad de Carabobo 156 publications, 2.19%
Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela)	Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela), 117, 1.64% Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela) 117 publications, 1.64%
University of the Republic	University of the Republic, 115, 1.62% University of the Republic 115 publications, 1.62%
Universidad del Zulia	Universidad del Zulia, 114, 1.6% Universidad del Zulia 114 publications, 1.6%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 110, 1.55% University of São Paulo 110 publications, 1.55%
Federal University of São Paulo	Federal University of São Paulo, 102, 1.43% Federal University of São Paulo 102 publications, 1.43%
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana	Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 87, 1.22% Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 87 publications, 1.22%
Universidad San Francisco de Quito	Universidad San Francisco de Quito, 86, 1.21% Universidad San Francisco de Quito 86 publications, 1.21%
Universidad de Costa Rica	Universidad de Costa Rica, 82, 1.15% Universidad de Costa Rica 82 publications, 1.15%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 81, 1.14% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 81 publications, 1.14%
Université de Lille	Université de Lille, 81, 1.14% Université de Lille 81 publications, 1.14%
Brookhaven National Laboratory	Brookhaven National Laboratory, 80, 1.12% Brookhaven National Laboratory 80 publications, 1.12%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 75, 1.05% Harvard University 75 publications, 1.05%
University of Buenos Aires	University of Buenos Aires, 75, 1.05% University of Buenos Aires 75 publications, 1.05%
Universidad de Oriente	Universidad de Oriente, 64, 0.9% Universidad de Oriente 64 publications, 0.9%
Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado	Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, 64, 0.9% Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado 64 publications, 0.9%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia	Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 62, 0.87% Universidad Nacional de Colombia 62 publications, 0.87%
University of Salamanca	University of Salamanca, 61, 0.86% University of Salamanca 61 publications, 0.86%
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 61, 0.86% Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 61 publications, 0.86%
University of Barcelona	University of Barcelona, 54, 0.76% University of Barcelona 54 publications, 0.76%
Universidad de Santiago de Chile	Universidad de Santiago de Chile, 54, 0.76% Universidad de Santiago de Chile 54 publications, 0.76%
King's College London	King's College London, 53, 0.74% King's College London 53 publications, 0.74%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 50, 0.7% Sorbonne University 50 publications, 0.7%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid	Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 48, 0.67% Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 48 publications, 0.67%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 46, 0.65% Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 46 publications, 0.65%
University of Miami	University of Miami, 45, 0.63% University of Miami 45 publications, 0.63%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 44, 0.62% University of Florida 44 publications, 0.62%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 43, 0.6% Imperial College London 43 publications, 0.6%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120
University of the Republic	University of the Republic, 115, 1.62% University of the Republic 115 publications, 1.62%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 110, 1.55% University of São Paulo 110 publications, 1.55%
Federal University of São Paulo	Federal University of São Paulo, 102, 1.43% Federal University of São Paulo 102 publications, 1.43%
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana	Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 87, 1.22% Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 87 publications, 1.22%
Universidad San Francisco de Quito	Universidad San Francisco de Quito, 86, 1.21% Universidad San Francisco de Quito 86 publications, 1.21%
Universidad de Costa Rica	Universidad de Costa Rica, 82, 1.15% Universidad de Costa Rica 82 publications, 1.15%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 81, 1.14% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 81 publications, 1.14%
Université de Lille	Université de Lille, 81, 1.14% Université de Lille 81 publications, 1.14%
Brookhaven National Laboratory	Brookhaven National Laboratory, 80, 1.12% Brookhaven National Laboratory 80 publications, 1.12%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 75, 1.05% Harvard University 75 publications, 1.05%
University of Buenos Aires	University of Buenos Aires, 75, 1.05% University of Buenos Aires 75 publications, 1.05%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia	Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 62, 0.87% Universidad Nacional de Colombia 62 publications, 0.87%
University of Salamanca	University of Salamanca, 61, 0.86% University of Salamanca 61 publications, 0.86%
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 61, 0.86% Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 61 publications, 0.86%
University of Barcelona	University of Barcelona, 54, 0.76% University of Barcelona 54 publications, 0.76%
Universidad de Santiago de Chile	Universidad de Santiago de Chile, 54, 0.76% Universidad de Santiago de Chile 54 publications, 0.76%
King's College London	King's College London, 53, 0.74% King's College London 53 publications, 0.74%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 50, 0.7% Sorbonne University 50 publications, 0.7%
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid	Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 48, 0.67% Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 48 publications, 0.67%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 46, 0.65% Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 46 publications, 0.65%
University of Miami	University of Miami, 45, 0.63% University of Miami 45 publications, 0.63%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 44, 0.62% University of Florida 44 publications, 0.62%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 43, 0.6% Imperial College London 43 publications, 0.6%
Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana	Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana, 43, 0.6% Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana 43 publications, 0.6%
Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas	Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, 42, 0.59% Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas 42 publications, 0.59%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 41, 0.58% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 41 publications, 0.58%
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 41, 0.58% Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 41 publications, 0.58%
Universidad de Antioquia	Universidad de Antioquia, 40, 0.56% Universidad de Antioquia 40 publications, 0.56%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 40, 0.56% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 40 publications, 0.56%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 39, 0.55% Brigham and Women's Hospital 39 publications, 0.55%
	20 40 60 80 100 120

With other countries

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
USA	USA, 1272, 17.88% USA 1272 publications, 17.88%
Spain	Spain, 624, 8.77% Spain 624 publications, 8.77%
France	France, 556, 7.81% France 556 publications, 7.81%
Brazil	Brazil, 512, 7.2% Brazil 512 publications, 7.2%
Colombia	Colombia, 394, 5.54% Colombia 394 publications, 5.54%
Mexico	Mexico, 370, 5.2% Mexico 370 publications, 5.2%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 365, 5.13% United Kingdom 365 publications, 5.13%
Argentina	Argentina, 362, 5.09% Argentina 362 publications, 5.09%
Chile	Chile, 283, 3.98% Chile 283 publications, 3.98%
Ecuador	Ecuador, 259, 3.64% Ecuador 259 publications, 3.64%
Germany	Germany, 224, 3.15% Germany 224 publications, 3.15%
Peru	Peru, 204, 2.87% Peru 204 publications, 2.87%
Italy	Italy, 186, 2.61% Italy 186 publications, 2.61%
Canada	Canada, 172, 2.42% Canada 172 publications, 2.42%
Uruguay	Uruguay, 143, 2.01% Uruguay 143 publications, 2.01%
Costa Rica	Costa Rica, 104, 1.46% Costa Rica 104 publications, 1.46%
China	China, 98, 1.38% China 98 publications, 1.38%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 94, 1.32% Switzerland 94 publications, 1.32%
Australia	Australia, 93, 1.31% Australia 93 publications, 1.31%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 87, 1.22% Netherlands 87 publications, 1.22%
Portugal	Portugal, 80, 1.12% Portugal 80 publications, 1.12%
Belgium	Belgium, 79, 1.11% Belgium 79 publications, 1.11%
India	India, 79, 1.11% India 79 publications, 1.11%
Cuba	Cuba, 68, 0.96% Cuba 68 publications, 0.96%
Poland	Poland, 55, 0.77% Poland 55 publications, 0.77%
Guatemala	Guatemala, 53, 0.74% Guatemala 53 publications, 0.74%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 53, 0.74% Czech Republic 53 publications, 0.74%
Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic, 52, 0.73% Dominican Republic 52 publications, 0.73%
Japan	Japan, 52, 0.73% Japan 52 publications, 0.73%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1944 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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