Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas

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Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas

Short name

IVIC

Country, city

Venezuela, San Antonio de Los Altos

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Organization website

Publications

5 691

Citations

165 606

h-index

135

Top-3 journals

Physical Review B (102 publications)

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes (63 publications)

Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry (60 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Universidad Central de Venezuela (680 publications)

Universidad Simón Bolívar (360 publications)

Universidad del Zulia (176 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of São Paulo (81 publications)

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (80 publications)

University of Florida (71 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1959

Total publications

5691

Total citations

165606

Citations per publication

29.1

Average publications per year

83.69

Average authors per publication

5.86

h-index

135

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
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 617, 10.84% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 617 publications, 10.84%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 551, 9.68% Biochemistry 551 publications, 9.68%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 550, 9.66% General Medicine 550 publications, 9.66%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 533, 9.37% Condensed Matter Physics 533 publications, 9.37%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 338, 5.94% General Physics and Astronomy 338 publications, 5.94%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 336, 5.9% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 336 publications, 5.9%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 324, 5.69% General Chemistry 324 publications, 5.69%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 322, 5.66% Organic Chemistry 322 publications, 5.66%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 305, 5.36% Infectious Diseases 305 publications, 5.36%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 283, 4.97% Materials Chemistry 283 publications, 4.97%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 278, 4.88% Molecular Biology 278 publications, 4.88%
Immunology	Immunology, 246, 4.32% Immunology 246 publications, 4.32%
Physiology	Physiology, 239, 4.2% Physiology 239 publications, 4.2%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 233, 4.09% Cell Biology 233 publications, 4.09%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 215, 3.78% General Materials Science 215 publications, 3.78%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 210, 3.69% Inorganic Chemistry 210 publications, 3.69%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 194, 3.41% Biophysics 194 publications, 3.41%
Ecology	Ecology, 168, 2.95% Ecology 168 publications, 2.95%
Genetics	Genetics, 163, 2.86% Genetics 163 publications, 2.86%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 161, 2.83% Plant Science 161 publications, 2.83%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 159, 2.79% Microbiology 159 publications, 2.79%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 158, 2.78% Multidisciplinary 158 publications, 2.78%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 156, 2.74% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 156 publications, 2.74%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 154, 2.71% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 154 publications, 2.71%
Catalysis	Catalysis, 152, 2.67% Catalysis 152 publications, 2.67%
Virology	Virology, 147, 2.58% Virology 147 publications, 2.58%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 145, 2.55% Parasitology 145 publications, 2.55%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 135, 2.37% Immunology and Allergy 135 publications, 2.37%
Spectroscopy	Spectroscopy, 123, 2.16% Spectroscopy 123 publications, 2.16%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 116, 2.04% Pharmacology 116 publications, 2.04%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700

Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 102, 1.79% Physical Review B 102 publications, 1.79%
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes	Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, 63, 1.11% Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes 63 publications, 1.11%
Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry	Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 60, 1.05% Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry 60 publications, 1.05%
International Journal of Chemical Kinetics	International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 58, 1.02% International Journal of Chemical Kinetics 58 publications, 1.02%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 52, 0.91% Journal of Applied Physics 52 publications, 0.91%
International Journal of Quantum Chemistry	International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 52, 0.91% International Journal of Quantum Chemistry 52 publications, 0.91%
Toxicon	Toxicon, 48, 0.84% Toxicon 48 publications, 0.84%
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 46, 0.81% Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 46 publications, 0.81%
Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM	Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM, 45, 0.79% Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM 45 publications, 0.79%
Physical Review E	Physical Review E, 44, 0.77% Physical Review E 44 publications, 0.77%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 41, 0.72% Journal of Chemical Physics 41 publications, 0.72%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 41, 0.72% Physical Review A 41 publications, 0.72%
Nature	Nature, 41, 0.72% Nature 41 publications, 0.72%
Science	Science, 40, 0.7% Science 40 publications, 0.7%
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical	Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical, 39, 0.69% Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical 39 publications, 0.69%
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry	Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 37, 0.65% Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 37 publications, 0.65%
Medical Mycology	Medical Mycology, 30, 0.53% Medical Mycology 30 publications, 0.53%
Environmental Science and Engineering	Environmental Science and Engineering, 30, 0.53% Environmental Science and Engineering 30 publications, 0.53%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 30, 0.53% PLoS ONE 30 publications, 0.53%
Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology	Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology, 28, 0.49% Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology 28 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering	Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering, 27, 0.47% Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering 27 publications, 0.47%
Inorganica Chimica Acta	Inorganica Chimica Acta, 26, 0.46% Inorganica Chimica Acta 26 publications, 0.46%
Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics	Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics, 26, 0.46% Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics 26 publications, 0.46%
Journal of Neuroscience Research	Journal of Neuroscience Research, 26, 0.46% Journal of Neuroscience Research 26 publications, 0.46%
Journal of Chemical Research	Journal of Chemical Research, 25, 0.44% Journal of Chemical Research 25 publications, 0.44%
Human Immunology	Human Immunology, 25, 0.44% Human Immunology 25 publications, 0.44%
Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters	Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, 25, 0.44% Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters 25 publications, 0.44%
Journal of General Physiology	Journal of General Physiology, 24, 0.42% Journal of General Physiology 24 publications, 0.42%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications	Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 24, 0.42% Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 24 publications, 0.42%
Thrombosis Research	Thrombosis Research, 24, 0.42% Thrombosis Research 24 publications, 0.42%
	20 40 60 80 100 120

Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1744, 30.64% Elsevier 1744 publications, 30.64%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1034, 18.17% Springer Nature 1034 publications, 18.17%
Wiley	Wiley, 714, 12.55% Wiley 714 publications, 12.55%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 217, 3.81% American Physical Society (APS) 217 publications, 3.81%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 193, 3.39% Taylor & Francis 193 publications, 3.39%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 138, 2.42% American Chemical Society (ACS) 138 publications, 2.42%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 134, 2.35% AIP Publishing 134 publications, 2.35%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 130, 2.28% Oxford University Press 130 publications, 2.28%
SAGE	SAGE, 86, 1.51% SAGE 86 publications, 1.51%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 83, 1.46% IOP Publishing 83 publications, 1.46%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 80, 1.41% Cambridge University Press 80 publications, 1.41%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 77, 1.35% American Society for Microbiology 77 publications, 1.35%
MDPI	MDPI, 73, 1.28% MDPI 73 publications, 1.28%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 61, 1.07% S. Karger AG 61 publications, 1.07%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 49, 0.86% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 49 publications, 0.86%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 45, 0.79% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 45 publications, 0.79%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 43, 0.76% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 43 publications, 0.76%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 42, 0.74% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 42 publications, 0.74%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 38, 0.67% Frontiers Media S.A. 38 publications, 0.67%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 38, 0.67% Microbiology Society 38 publications, 0.67%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 34, 0.6% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 34 publications, 0.6%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 33, 0.58% Hindawi Limited 33 publications, 0.58%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 31, 0.54% American Astronomical Society 31 publications, 0.54%
IOS Press	IOS Press, 29, 0.51% IOS Press 29 publications, 0.51%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 29, 0.51% EDP Sciences 29 publications, 0.51%
Rockefeller University Press	Rockefeller University Press, 26, 0.46% Rockefeller University Press 26 publications, 0.46%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 21, 0.37% World Scientific 21 publications, 0.37%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 20, 0.35% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 20 publications, 0.35%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 19, 0.33% Mary Ann Liebert 19 publications, 0.33%
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz	Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, 19, 0.33% Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz 19 publications, 0.33%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800

With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Universidad Central de Venezuela	Universidad Central de Venezuela, 680, 11.95% Universidad Central de Venezuela 680 publications, 11.95%
Universidad Simón Bolívar	Universidad Simón Bolívar, 360, 6.33% Universidad Simón Bolívar 360 publications, 6.33%
Universidad del Zulia	Universidad del Zulia, 176, 3.09% Universidad del Zulia 176 publications, 3.09%
Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela)	Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela), 161, 2.83% Universidad de Los Andes (Venezuela) 161 publications, 2.83%
Universidad de Carabobo	Universidad de Carabobo, 100, 1.76% Universidad de Carabobo 100 publications, 1.76%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 81, 1.42% University of São Paulo 81 publications, 1.42%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 80, 1.41% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 80 publications, 1.41%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 71, 1.25% University of Florida 71 publications, 1.25%
Universidad de Oriente	Universidad de Oriente, 66, 1.16% Universidad de Oriente 66 publications, 1.16%
Universidad San Francisco de Quito	Universidad San Francisco de Quito, 61, 1.07% Universidad San Francisco de Quito 61 publications, 1.07%
Universidad de Investigacion de Tecnologia Experimental Yachay	Universidad de Investigacion de Tecnologia Experimental Yachay, 58, 1.02% Universidad de Investigacion de Tecnologia Experimental Yachay 58 publications, 1.02%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia	Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 58, 1.02% Universidad Nacional de Colombia 58 publications, 1.02%
University College London	University College London, 57, 1% University College London 57 publications, 1%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 54, 0.95% Harvard University 54 publications, 0.95%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 53, 0.93% University of Oxford 53 publications, 0.93%
University of Montpellier	University of Montpellier, 50, 0.88% University of Montpellier 50 publications, 0.88%
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia	Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, 46, 0.81% Universidad de los Andes, Colombia 46 publications, 0.81%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 45, 0.79% University of Cambridge 45 publications, 0.79%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 45, 0.79% Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 45 publications, 0.79%
Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral	Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, 45, 0.79% Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral 45 publications, 0.79%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 43, 0.76% University of Edinburgh 43 publications, 0.76%
Universidade de Brasília	Universidade de Brasília, 43, 0.76% Universidade de Brasília 43 publications, 0.76%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 42, 0.74% University of California, Berkeley 42 publications, 0.74%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 42, 0.74% Universidade Estadual de Campinas 42 publications, 0.74%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 40, 0.7% University of Leeds 40 publications, 0.7%
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional	Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 40, 0.7% Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional 40 publications, 0.7%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 39, 0.69% University of Exeter 39 publications, 0.69%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 38, 0.67% James Cook University 38 publications, 0.67%
Florida International University	Florida International University, 38, 0.67% Florida International University 38 publications, 0.67%
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier	Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 38, 0.67% Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier 38 publications, 0.67%
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With foreign organizations

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 81, 1.42% University of São Paulo 81 publications, 1.42%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 80, 1.41% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 80 publications, 1.41%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 71, 1.25% University of Florida 71 publications, 1.25%
Universidad San Francisco de Quito	Universidad San Francisco de Quito, 61, 1.07% Universidad San Francisco de Quito 61 publications, 1.07%
Universidad de Investigacion de Tecnologia Experimental Yachay	Universidad de Investigacion de Tecnologia Experimental Yachay, 58, 1.02% Universidad de Investigacion de Tecnologia Experimental Yachay 58 publications, 1.02%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia	Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 58, 1.02% Universidad Nacional de Colombia 58 publications, 1.02%
University College London	University College London, 57, 1% University College London 57 publications, 1%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 54, 0.95% Harvard University 54 publications, 0.95%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 53, 0.93% University of Oxford 53 publications, 0.93%
University of Montpellier	University of Montpellier, 50, 0.88% University of Montpellier 50 publications, 0.88%
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia	Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, 46, 0.81% Universidad de los Andes, Colombia 46 publications, 0.81%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 45, 0.79% University of Cambridge 45 publications, 0.79%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 45, 0.79% Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 45 publications, 0.79%
Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral	Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, 45, 0.79% Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral 45 publications, 0.79%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 43, 0.76% University of Edinburgh 43 publications, 0.76%
Universidade de Brasília	Universidade de Brasília, 43, 0.76% Universidade de Brasília 43 publications, 0.76%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 42, 0.74% University of California, Berkeley 42 publications, 0.74%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 42, 0.74% Universidade Estadual de Campinas 42 publications, 0.74%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 40, 0.7% University of Leeds 40 publications, 0.7%
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional	Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 40, 0.7% Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional 40 publications, 0.7%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 39, 0.69% University of Exeter 39 publications, 0.69%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 38, 0.67% James Cook University 38 publications, 0.67%
Florida International University	Florida International University, 38, 0.67% Florida International University 38 publications, 0.67%
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier	Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 38, 0.67% Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier 38 publications, 0.67%
Universidad de Chile	Universidad de Chile, 37, 0.65% Universidad de Chile 37 publications, 0.65%
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics	The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 36, 0.63% The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics 36 publications, 0.63%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 36, 0.63% University of Texas at Austin 36 publications, 0.63%
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares	Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, 36, 0.63% Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares 36 publications, 0.63%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 35, 0.62% University of Queensland 35 publications, 0.62%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 35, 0.62% Wageningen University and Research Centre 35 publications, 0.62%
	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
USA	USA, 926, 16.27% USA 926 publications, 16.27%
France	France, 313, 5.5% France 313 publications, 5.5%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 268, 4.71% United Kingdom 268 publications, 4.71%
Brazil	Brazil, 267, 4.69% Brazil 267 publications, 4.69%
Spain	Spain, 258, 4.53% Spain 258 publications, 4.53%
Colombia	Colombia, 218, 3.83% Colombia 218 publications, 3.83%
Mexico	Mexico, 202, 3.55% Mexico 202 publications, 3.55%
Germany	Germany, 197, 3.46% Germany 197 publications, 3.46%
Ecuador	Ecuador, 197, 3.46% Ecuador 197 publications, 3.46%
Italy	Italy, 157, 2.76% Italy 157 publications, 2.76%
Argentina	Argentina, 142, 2.5% Argentina 142 publications, 2.5%
Chile	Chile, 120, 2.11% Chile 120 publications, 2.11%
Australia	Australia, 111, 1.95% Australia 111 publications, 1.95%
Canada	Canada, 105, 1.85% Canada 105 publications, 1.85%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 94, 1.65% Switzerland 94 publications, 1.65%
Japan	Japan, 87, 1.53% Japan 87 publications, 1.53%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 86, 1.51% Netherlands 86 publications, 1.51%
China	China, 74, 1.3% China 74 publications, 1.3%
Peru	Peru, 72, 1.27% Peru 72 publications, 1.27%
Sweden	Sweden, 64, 1.12% Sweden 64 publications, 1.12%
Belgium	Belgium, 59, 1.04% Belgium 59 publications, 1.04%
Poland	Poland, 48, 0.84% Poland 48 publications, 0.84%
Bolivia	Bolivia, 45, 0.79% Bolivia 45 publications, 0.79%
South Africa	South Africa, 42, 0.74% South Africa 42 publications, 0.74%
India	India, 39, 0.69% India 39 publications, 0.69%
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico, 37, 0.65% Puerto Rico 37 publications, 0.65%
Russia	Russia, 36, 0.63% Russia 36 publications, 0.63%
Austria	Austria, 35, 0.62% Austria 35 publications, 0.62%
Cuba	Cuba, 33, 0.58% Cuba 33 publications, 0.58%
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Publications published earlier than 1959 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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