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Netherlands, Leiden

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Publications

65 601

Citations

2 496 339

h-index

470

Top-3 journals

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2028 publications)

Astronomy and Astrophysics (1432 publications)

Astrophysical Journal (1048 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Amsterdam (3337 publications)

Leiden University Medical Center (2890 publications)

Utrecht University (2415 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (1012 publications)

University of Oxford (1000 publications)

University of Cambridge (995 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Found

Since 1882

Total publications

65601

Total citations

2496339

Citations per publication

38.05

Average publications per year

455.56

Average authors per publication

6.43

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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

	1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5557, 8.47% Astronomy and Astrophysics 5557 publications, 8.47%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 5441, 8.29% Space and Planetary Science 5441 publications, 8.29%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 5095, 7.77% General Medicine 5095 publications, 7.77%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 3497, 5.33% Biochemistry 3497 publications, 5.33%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 2949, 4.5% Molecular Biology 2949 publications, 4.5%
Genetics	Genetics, 2659, 4.05% Genetics 2659 publications, 4.05%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 2349, 3.58% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2349 publications, 3.58%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 2239, 3.41% Condensed Matter Physics 2239 publications, 3.41%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 2238, 3.41% General Physics and Astronomy 2238 publications, 3.41%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 2191, 3.34% Sociology and Political Science 2191 publications, 3.34%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 1959, 2.99% Psychiatry and Mental health 1959 publications, 2.99%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1943, 2.96% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1943 publications, 2.96%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 1931, 2.94% General Chemistry 1931 publications, 2.94%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 1871, 2.85% Cell Biology 1871 publications, 2.85%
Developmental and Educational Psychology	Developmental and Educational Psychology, 1777, 2.71% Developmental and Educational Psychology 1777 publications, 2.71%
History	History, 1637, 2.5% History 1637 publications, 2.5%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 1572, 2.4% Pharmacology 1572 publications, 2.4%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 1549, 2.36% Multidisciplinary 1549 publications, 2.36%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 1474, 2.25% Organic Chemistry 1474 publications, 2.25%
Education	Education, 1390, 2.12% Education 1390 publications, 2.12%
Political Science and International Relations	Political Science and International Relations, 1370, 2.09% Political Science and International Relations 1370 publications, 2.09%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 1324, 2.02% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1324 publications, 2.02%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 1308, 1.99% Plant Science 1308 publications, 1.99%
Linguistics and Language	Linguistics and Language, 1252, 1.91% Linguistics and Language 1252 publications, 1.91%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 1141, 1.74% Materials Chemistry 1141 publications, 1.74%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 1129, 1.72% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 1129 publications, 1.72%
Language and Linguistics	Language and Linguistics, 1079, 1.64% Language and Linguistics 1079 publications, 1.64%
Biophysics	Biophysics, 1058, 1.61% Biophysics 1058 publications, 1.61%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 1050, 1.6% Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1050 publications, 1.6%
Law	Law, 1040, 1.59% Law 1040 publications, 1.59%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2028, 3.09% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2028 publications, 3.09%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1432, 2.18% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1432 publications, 2.18%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 1048, 1.6% Astrophysical Journal 1048 publications, 1.6%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 855, 1.3% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 855 publications, 1.3%
Physical Review B	Physical Review B, 731, 1.11% Physical Review B 731 publications, 1.11%
Physical Review Letters	Physical Review Letters, 558, 0.85% Physical Review Letters 558 publications, 0.85%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 525, 0.8% SSRN Electronic Journal 525 publications, 0.8%
Nature	Nature, 370, 0.56% Nature 370 publications, 0.56%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 339, 0.52% PLoS ONE 339 publications, 0.52%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 329, 0.5% Scientific Reports 329 publications, 0.5%
Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis	Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, 318, 0.48% Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis 318 publications, 0.48%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 316, 0.48% Journal of Chemical Physics 316 publications, 0.48%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 276, 0.42% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 276 publications, 0.42%
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, 250, 0.38% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 250 publications, 0.38%
Nucleic Acids Research	Nucleic Acids Research, 240, 0.37% Nucleic Acids Research 240 publications, 0.37%
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 238, 0.36% Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 238 publications, 0.36%
Astrophysical Journal Letters	Astrophysical Journal Letters, 235, 0.36% Astrophysical Journal Letters 235 publications, 0.36%
Inorganica Chimica Acta	Inorganica Chimica Acta, 232, 0.35% Inorganica Chimica Acta 232 publications, 0.35%
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 232, 0.35% Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 232 publications, 0.35%
Physical Review A	Physical Review A, 217, 0.33% Physical Review A 217 publications, 0.33%
Physical Review E	Physical Review E, 217, 0.33% Physical Review E 217 publications, 0.33%
Physica B+C	Physica B+C, 214, 0.33% Physica B+C 214 publications, 0.33%
Frontiers in Psychology	Frontiers in Psychology, 213, 0.32% Frontiers in Psychology 213 publications, 0.32%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 196, 0.3% Nature Communications 196 publications, 0.3%
Physica B: Condensed Matter	Physica B: Condensed Matter, 194, 0.3% Physica B: Condensed Matter 194 publications, 0.3%
FEBS Journal	FEBS Journal, 194, 0.3% FEBS Journal 194 publications, 0.3%
Physical Review D	Physical Review D, 188, 0.29% Physical Review D 188 publications, 0.29%
Scientometrics	Scientometrics, 186, 0.28% Scientometrics 186 publications, 0.28%
Physica	Physica, 185, 0.28% Physica 185 publications, 0.28%
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 171, 0.26% Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 171 publications, 0.26%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 14721, 22.44% Elsevier 14721 publications, 22.44%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 12086, 18.42% Springer Nature 12086 publications, 18.42%
Wiley	Wiley, 7472, 11.39% Wiley 7472 publications, 11.39%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 3984, 6.07% Oxford University Press 3984 publications, 6.07%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 3281, 5% Taylor & Francis 3281 publications, 5%
SAGE	SAGE, 2164, 3.3% SAGE 2164 publications, 3.3%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 2015, 3.07% American Physical Society (APS) 2015 publications, 3.07%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 1813, 2.76% Cambridge University Press 1813 publications, 2.76%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 1597, 2.43% American Chemical Society (ACS) 1597 publications, 2.43%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 1529, 2.33% EDP Sciences 1529 publications, 2.33%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 1428, 2.18% American Astronomical Society 1428 publications, 2.18%
Brill	Brill, 1024, 1.56% Brill 1024 publications, 1.56%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 711, 1.08% Frontiers Media S.A. 711 publications, 1.08%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 705, 1.07% IOP Publishing 705 publications, 1.07%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 696, 1.06% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 696 publications, 1.06%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 685, 1.04% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 685 publications, 1.04%
MDPI	MDPI, 658, 1% MDPI 658 publications, 1%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 603, 0.92% AIP Publishing 603 publications, 0.92%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 522, 0.8% Social Science Electronic Publishing 522 publications, 0.8%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 399, 0.61% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 399 publications, 0.61%
John Benjamins Publishing Company	John Benjamins Publishing Company, 390, 0.59% John Benjamins Publishing Company 390 publications, 0.59%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 357, 0.54% S. Karger AG 357 publications, 0.54%
BMJ	BMJ, 318, 0.48% BMJ 318 publications, 0.48%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 298, 0.45% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 298 publications, 0.45%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 297, 0.45% American Society for Microbiology 297 publications, 0.45%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 250, 0.38% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 250 publications, 0.38%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 247, 0.38% Walter de Gruyter 247 publications, 0.38%
American Psychological Association (APA)	American Psychological Association (APA), 233, 0.36% American Psychological Association (APA) 233 publications, 0.36%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 215, 0.33% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 215 publications, 0.33%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 211, 0.32% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 211 publications, 0.32%
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With other organizations

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University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 3337, 5.09% University of Amsterdam 3337 publications, 5.09%
Leiden University Medical Center	Leiden University Medical Center, 2890, 4.41% Leiden University Medical Center 2890 publications, 4.41%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 2415, 3.68% Utrecht University 2415 publications, 3.68%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2173, 3.31% Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 2173 publications, 3.31%
Radboud University Nijmegen	Radboud University Nijmegen, 1690, 2.58% Radboud University Nijmegen 1690 publications, 2.58%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 1682, 2.56% University of Groningen 1682 publications, 2.56%
Delft University of Technology	Delft University of Technology, 1150, 1.75% Delft University of Technology 1150 publications, 1.75%
Erasmus University Rotterdam	Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1058, 1.61% Erasmus University Rotterdam 1058 publications, 1.61%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1012, 1.54% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 1012 publications, 1.54%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1000, 1.52% University of Oxford 1000 publications, 1.52%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 995, 1.52% University of Cambridge 995 publications, 1.52%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 978, 1.49% National Institute for Astrophysics 978 publications, 1.49%
Amsterdam University Medical Center	Amsterdam University Medical Center, 941, 1.43% Amsterdam University Medical Center 941 publications, 1.43%
University College London	University College London, 934, 1.42% University College London 934 publications, 1.42%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 843, 1.29% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 843 publications, 1.29%
Erasmus University Medical Center	Erasmus University Medical Center, 836, 1.27% Erasmus University Medical Center 836 publications, 1.27%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 788, 1.2% California Institute of Technology 788 publications, 1.2%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 772, 1.18% Wageningen University and Research Centre 772 publications, 1.18%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 718, 1.09% University of Edinburgh 718 publications, 1.09%
Naturalis Biodiversity Center	Naturalis Biodiversity Center, 713, 1.09% Naturalis Biodiversity Center 713 publications, 1.09%
University Medical Center Utrecht	University Medical Center Utrecht, 688, 1.05% University Medical Center Utrecht 688 publications, 1.05%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 687, 1.05% University of Copenhagen 687 publications, 1.05%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 679, 1.04% Harvard University 679 publications, 1.04%
Vrije Universiteit Medical Center	Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, 666, 1.02% Vrije Universiteit Medical Center 666 publications, 1.02%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 648, 0.99% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 648 publications, 0.99%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 642, 0.98% European Southern Observatory 642 publications, 0.98%
University Medical Center Groningen	University Medical Center Groningen, 641, 0.98% University Medical Center Groningen 641 publications, 0.98%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 608, 0.93% Paris Cité University 608 publications, 0.93%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 597, 0.91% Sorbonne University 597 publications, 0.91%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 596, 0.91% ETH Zurich 596 publications, 0.91%
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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1012, 1.54% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 1012 publications, 1.54%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 1000, 1.52% University of Oxford 1000 publications, 1.52%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 995, 1.52% University of Cambridge 995 publications, 1.52%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 978, 1.49% National Institute for Astrophysics 978 publications, 1.49%
University College London	University College London, 934, 1.42% University College London 934 publications, 1.42%
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, 843, 1.29% Max Planck Institute for Astronomy 843 publications, 1.29%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 788, 1.2% California Institute of Technology 788 publications, 1.2%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 718, 1.09% University of Edinburgh 718 publications, 1.09%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 687, 1.05% University of Copenhagen 687 publications, 1.05%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 679, 1.04% Harvard University 679 publications, 1.04%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 648, 0.99% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 648 publications, 0.99%
European Southern Observatory	European Southern Observatory, 642, 0.98% European Southern Observatory 642 publications, 0.98%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 608, 0.93% Paris Cité University 608 publications, 0.93%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 597, 0.91% Sorbonne University 597 publications, 0.91%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 596, 0.91% ETH Zurich 596 publications, 0.91%
Space Telescope Science Institute	Space Telescope Science Institute, 576, 0.88% Space Telescope Science Institute 576 publications, 0.88%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 566, 0.86% Johns Hopkins University 566 publications, 0.86%
University of Arizona	University of Arizona, 560, 0.85% University of Arizona 560 publications, 0.85%
Yale University	Yale University, 522, 0.8% Yale University 522 publications, 0.8%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 518, 0.79% Observatoire de Paris 518 publications, 0.79%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 499, 0.76% University of Geneva 499 publications, 0.76%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 494, 0.75% Ghent University 494 publications, 0.75%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 484, 0.74% University of Manchester 484 publications, 0.74%
Durham University	Durham University, 475, 0.72% Durham University 475 publications, 0.72%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 461, 0.7% University of Colorado Boulder 461 publications, 0.7%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 460, 0.7% University of Tokyo 460 publications, 0.7%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 456, 0.7% Stanford University 456 publications, 0.7%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 448, 0.68% University of California, Berkeley 448 publications, 0.68%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 440, 0.67% University of Michigan 440 publications, 0.67%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 439, 0.67% Heidelberg University 439 publications, 0.67%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 10567, 16.11% USA 10567 publications, 16.11%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 7905, 12.05% United Kingdom 7905 publications, 12.05%
Germany	Germany, 7727, 11.78% Germany 7727 publications, 11.78%
France	France, 3875, 5.91% France 3875 publications, 5.91%
Italy	Italy, 3663, 5.58% Italy 3663 publications, 5.58%
Spain	Spain, 2797, 4.26% Spain 2797 publications, 4.26%
Belgium	Belgium, 2656, 4.05% Belgium 2656 publications, 4.05%
China	China, 2529, 3.86% China 2529 publications, 3.86%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 2302, 3.51% Switzerland 2302 publications, 3.51%
Australia	Australia, 2182, 3.33% Australia 2182 publications, 3.33%
Canada	Canada, 2140, 3.26% Canada 2140 publications, 3.26%
Sweden	Sweden, 1803, 2.75% Sweden 1803 publications, 2.75%
Japan	Japan, 1484, 2.26% Japan 1484 publications, 2.26%
Denmark	Denmark, 1460, 2.23% Denmark 1460 publications, 2.23%
Austria	Austria, 1061, 1.62% Austria 1061 publications, 1.62%
Chile	Chile, 955, 1.46% Chile 955 publications, 1.46%
Finland	Finland, 901, 1.37% Finland 901 publications, 1.37%
Russia	Russia, 881, 1.34% Russia 881 publications, 1.34%
South Africa	South Africa, 836, 1.27% South Africa 836 publications, 1.27%
Poland	Poland, 823, 1.25% Poland 823 publications, 1.25%
Portugal	Portugal, 784, 1.2% Portugal 784 publications, 1.2%
Norway	Norway, 772, 1.18% Norway 772 publications, 1.18%
Israel	Israel, 648, 0.99% Israel 648 publications, 0.99%
Brazil	Brazil, 588, 0.9% Brazil 588 publications, 0.9%
Ireland	Ireland, 528, 0.8% Ireland 528 publications, 0.8%
India	India, 512, 0.78% India 512 publications, 0.78%
Hungary	Hungary, 441, 0.67% Hungary 441 publications, 0.67%
Greece	Greece, 424, 0.65% Greece 424 publications, 0.65%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 415, 0.63% Czech Republic 415 publications, 0.63%
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