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Short name

UGent

Country, city

Belgium, Ghent

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Publications

117 546

Citations

3 933 486

h-index

531

Top-3 journals

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (1020 publications)

PLoS ONE (1006 publications)

Scientific Reports (757 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (8100 publications)

University of Antwerp (5412 publications)

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (5006 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Imperial College London (1465 publications)

French Institute of Health and Medical Research (1284 publications)

University of Zurich (1265 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1839

Total publications

117546

Total citations

3933486

Citations per publication

33.46

Average publications per year

628.59

Average authors per publication

20.33

h-index

531

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

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General Medicine	General Medicine, 12442, 10.58% General Medicine 12442 publications, 10.58%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 5918, 5.03% Biochemistry 5918 publications, 5.03%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 4104, 3.49% Molecular Biology 4104 publications, 3.49%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 4099, 3.49% General Chemistry 4099 publications, 3.49%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 3966, 3.37% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3966 publications, 3.37%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 3857, 3.28% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3857 publications, 3.28%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 3792, 3.23% Condensed Matter Physics 3792 publications, 3.23%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 3707, 3.15% General Materials Science 3707 publications, 3.15%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 3537, 3.01% Plant Science 3537 publications, 3.01%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 3283, 2.79% Microbiology 3283 publications, 2.79%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 3239, 2.76% Analytical Chemistry 3239 publications, 2.76%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 3138, 2.67% Organic Chemistry 3138 publications, 2.67%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 3108, 2.64% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3108 publications, 2.64%
Genetics	Genetics, 2968, 2.52% Genetics 2968 publications, 2.52%
Food Science	Food Science, 2809, 2.39% Food Science 2809 publications, 2.39%
Cell Biology	Cell Biology, 2751, 2.34% Cell Biology 2751 publications, 2.34%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 2717, 2.31% Multidisciplinary 2717 publications, 2.31%
General Veterinary	General Veterinary, 2692, 2.29% General Veterinary 2692 publications, 2.29%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 2641, 2.25% Biotechnology 2641 publications, 2.25%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 2556, 2.17% Computer Science Applications 2556 publications, 2.17%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 2321, 1.97% Animal Science and Zoology 2321 publications, 1.97%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 2311, 1.97% Environmental Chemistry 2311 publications, 1.97%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 2239, 1.9% Aquatic Science 2239 publications, 1.9%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 2191, 1.86% Agronomy and Crop Science 2191 publications, 1.86%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 2185, 1.86% Materials Chemistry 2185 publications, 1.86%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 2174, 1.85% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2174 publications, 1.85%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 2159, 1.84% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2159 publications, 1.84%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 2159, 1.84% Mechanical Engineering 2159 publications, 1.84%
Immunology	Immunology, 2159, 1.84% Immunology 2159 publications, 1.84%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 2154, 1.83% Applied Mathematics 2154 publications, 1.83%
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Journals

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1020, 0.87% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1020 publications, 0.87%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 1006, 0.86% PLoS ONE 1006 publications, 0.86%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 757, 0.64% Scientific Reports 757 publications, 0.64%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 700, 0.6% SSRN Electronic Journal 700 publications, 0.6%
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 524, 0.45% Journal of High Energy Physics 524 publications, 0.45%
Journal of Chromatography A	Journal of Chromatography A, 401, 0.34% Journal of Chromatography A 401 publications, 0.34%
Religious Studies Review	Religious Studies Review, 400, 0.34% Religious Studies Review 400 publications, 0.34%
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology	International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 394, 0.34% International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 394 publications, 0.34%
Science of the Total Environment	Science of the Total Environment, 375, 0.32% Science of the Total Environment 375 publications, 0.32%
Hydrobiologia	Hydrobiologia, 373, 0.32% Hydrobiologia 373 publications, 0.32%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 371, 0.32% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 371 publications, 0.32%
Analytica Chimica Acta	Analytica Chimica Acta, 341, 0.29% Analytica Chimica Acta 341 publications, 0.29%
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, 340, 0.29% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 340 publications, 0.29%
Nature Communications	Nature Communications, 316, 0.27% Nature Communications 316 publications, 0.27%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 303, 0.26% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 303 publications, 0.26%
Plant Physiology	Plant Physiology, 270, 0.23% Plant Physiology 270 publications, 0.23%
Frontiers in Psychology	Frontiers in Psychology, 269, 0.23% Frontiers in Psychology 269 publications, 0.23%
Veterinary Microbiology	Veterinary Microbiology, 269, 0.23% Veterinary Microbiology 269 publications, 0.23%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 266, 0.23% Water Science and Technology 266 publications, 0.23%
Sensors	Sensors, 254, 0.22% Sensors 254 publications, 0.22%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 253, 0.22% BMC Public Health 253 publications, 0.22%
International Journal of Food Microbiology	International Journal of Food Microbiology, 251, 0.21% International Journal of Food Microbiology 251 publications, 0.21%
Nature	Nature, 249, 0.21% Nature 249 publications, 0.21%
European Journal of Public Health	European Journal of Public Health, 248, 0.21% European Journal of Public Health 248 publications, 0.21%
Applied and Environmental Microbiology	Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 248, 0.21% Applied and Environmental Microbiology 248 publications, 0.21%
Optics Express	Optics Express, 240, 0.2% Optics Express 240 publications, 0.2%
European Physical Journal C	European Physical Journal C, 237, 0.2% European Physical Journal C 237 publications, 0.2%
Journal of Applied Physics	Journal of Applied Physics, 229, 0.19% Journal of Applied Physics 229 publications, 0.19%
Water Research	Water Research, 228, 0.19% Water Research 228 publications, 0.19%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 223, 0.19% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 223 publications, 0.19%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 31510, 26.81% Elsevier 31510 publications, 26.81%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 22078, 18.78% Springer Nature 22078 publications, 18.78%
Wiley	Wiley, 14712, 12.52% Wiley 14712 publications, 12.52%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 6056, 5.15% Taylor & Francis 6056 publications, 5.15%
MDPI	MDPI, 4051, 3.45% MDPI 4051 publications, 3.45%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 3869, 3.29% Oxford University Press 3869 publications, 3.29%
SAGE	SAGE, 2850, 2.42% SAGE 2850 publications, 2.42%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2542, 2.16% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2542 publications, 2.16%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 2425, 2.06% American Chemical Society (ACS) 2425 publications, 2.06%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 1896, 1.61% Frontiers Media S.A. 1896 publications, 1.61%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 1496, 1.27% Cambridge University Press 1496 publications, 1.27%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1438, 1.22% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 1438 publications, 1.22%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 1197, 1.02% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 1197 publications, 1.02%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 1009, 0.86% IOP Publishing 1009 publications, 0.86%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 844, 0.72% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 844 publications, 0.72%
BMJ	BMJ, 841, 0.72% BMJ 841 publications, 0.72%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 824, 0.7% American Physical Society (APS) 824 publications, 0.7%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 788, 0.67% AIP Publishing 788 publications, 0.67%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 778, 0.66% American Society for Microbiology 778 publications, 0.66%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 695, 0.59% Social Science Electronic Publishing 695 publications, 0.59%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 678, 0.58% Microbiology Society 678 publications, 0.58%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 604, 0.51% Optica Publishing Group 604 publications, 0.51%
Brill	Brill, 588, 0.5% Brill 588 publications, 0.5%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 565, 0.48% Walter de Gruyter 565 publications, 0.48%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 545, 0.46% S. Karger AG 545 publications, 0.46%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 442, 0.38% EDP Sciences 442 publications, 0.38%
Emerald	Emerald, 415, 0.35% Emerald 415 publications, 0.35%
American Psychological Association (APA)	American Psychological Association (APA), 374, 0.32% American Psychological Association (APA) 374 publications, 0.32%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 358, 0.3% Trans Tech Publications 358 publications, 0.3%
John Benjamins Publishing Company	John Benjamins Publishing Company, 351, 0.3% John Benjamins Publishing Company 351 publications, 0.3%
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With other organizations

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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 8100, 6.89% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 8100 publications, 6.89%
University of Antwerp	University of Antwerp, 5412, 4.6% University of Antwerp 5412 publications, 4.6%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel	Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 5006, 4.26% Vrije Universiteit Brussel 5006 publications, 4.26%
Ghent University Hospital	Ghent University Hospital, 4941, 4.2% Ghent University Hospital 4941 publications, 4.2%
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre	Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre, 4180, 3.56% Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre 4180 publications, 3.56%
Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie	Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, 3233, 2.75% Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie 3233 publications, 2.75%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles	Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2382, 2.03% Universite Libre de Bruxelles 2382 publications, 2.03%
Université Catholique de Louvain	Université Catholique de Louvain, 2240, 1.91% Université Catholique de Louvain 2240 publications, 1.91%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 1465, 1.25% Imperial College London 1465 publications, 1.25%
University of Liège	University of Liège, 1341, 1.14% University of Liège 1341 publications, 1.14%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 1284, 1.09% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 1284 publications, 1.09%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 1265, 1.08% University of Zurich 1265 publications, 1.08%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 1220, 1.04% Utrecht University 1220 publications, 1.04%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 1219, 1.04% ETH Zurich 1219 publications, 1.04%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 1174, 1% University of Padua 1174 publications, 1%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 1148, 0.98% University of Helsinki 1148 publications, 0.98%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 1122, 0.95% Johns Hopkins University 1122 publications, 0.95%
Charles University	Charles University, 1115, 0.95% Charles University 1115 publications, 0.95%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 1079, 0.92% University of Amsterdam 1079 publications, 0.92%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 1053, 0.9% University of Bologna 1053 publications, 0.9%
University College London	University College London, 1051, 0.89% University College London 1051 publications, 0.89%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1005, 0.85% National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 1005 publications, 0.85%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 999, 0.85% University of Wisconsin–Madison 999 publications, 0.85%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 997, 0.85% University of Bristol 997 publications, 0.85%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 986, 0.84% University of California, San Diego 986 publications, 0.84%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 983, 0.84% University of Southampton 983 publications, 0.84%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 983, 0.84% Université Paris-Saclay 983 publications, 0.84%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 980, 0.83% Ohio State University 980 publications, 0.83%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 976, 0.83% University of Minnesota 976 publications, 0.83%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 967, 0.82% Sapienza University of Rome 967 publications, 0.82%
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With foreign organizations

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Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 1465, 1.25% Imperial College London 1465 publications, 1.25%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 1284, 1.09% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 1284 publications, 1.09%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 1265, 1.08% University of Zurich 1265 publications, 1.08%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 1220, 1.04% Utrecht University 1220 publications, 1.04%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 1219, 1.04% ETH Zurich 1219 publications, 1.04%
University of Padua	University of Padua, 1174, 1% University of Padua 1174 publications, 1%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 1148, 0.98% University of Helsinki 1148 publications, 0.98%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 1122, 0.95% Johns Hopkins University 1122 publications, 0.95%
Charles University	Charles University, 1115, 0.95% Charles University 1115 publications, 0.95%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 1079, 0.92% University of Amsterdam 1079 publications, 0.92%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 1053, 0.9% University of Bologna 1053 publications, 0.9%
University College London	University College London, 1051, 0.89% University College London 1051 publications, 0.89%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1005, 0.85% National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 1005 publications, 0.85%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 999, 0.85% University of Wisconsin–Madison 999 publications, 0.85%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 997, 0.85% University of Bristol 997 publications, 0.85%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 986, 0.84% University of California, San Diego 986 publications, 0.84%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 983, 0.84% University of Southampton 983 publications, 0.84%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 983, 0.84% Université Paris-Saclay 983 publications, 0.84%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 980, 0.83% Ohio State University 980 publications, 0.83%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 976, 0.83% University of Minnesota 976 publications, 0.83%
Sapienza University of Rome	Sapienza University of Rome, 967, 0.82% Sapienza University of Rome 967 publications, 0.82%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 966, 0.82% Cornell University 966 publications, 0.82%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 963, 0.82% University of Copenhagen 963 publications, 0.82%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 958, 0.82% University of Florida 958 publications, 0.82%
University of Belgrade	University of Belgrade, 957, 0.81% University of Belgrade 957 publications, 0.81%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 956, 0.81% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 956 publications, 0.81%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 949, 0.81% University of California, Davis 949 publications, 0.81%
RWTH Aachen University	RWTH Aachen University, 949, 0.81% RWTH Aachen University 949 publications, 0.81%
University of Turin	University of Turin, 948, 0.81% University of Turin 948 publications, 0.81%
University of Naples Federico II	University of Naples Federico II, 945, 0.8% University of Naples Federico II 945 publications, 0.8%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 12712, 10.81% USA 12712 publications, 10.81%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 11913, 10.13% United Kingdom 11913 publications, 10.13%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 11681, 9.94% Netherlands 11681 publications, 9.94%
Germany	Germany, 10730, 9.13% Germany 10730 publications, 9.13%
France	France, 8656, 7.36% France 8656 publications, 7.36%
Italy	Italy, 6839, 5.82% Italy 6839 publications, 5.82%
Spain	Spain, 6365, 5.41% Spain 6365 publications, 5.41%
China	China, 6087, 5.18% China 6087 publications, 5.18%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 4237, 3.6% Switzerland 4237 publications, 3.6%
Australia	Australia, 4218, 3.59% Australia 4218 publications, 3.59%
Sweden	Sweden, 3589, 3.05% Sweden 3589 publications, 3.05%
Canada	Canada, 3320, 2.82% Canada 3320 publications, 2.82%
Austria	Austria, 2846, 2.42% Austria 2846 publications, 2.42%
Denmark	Denmark, 2521, 2.14% Denmark 2521 publications, 2.14%
Poland	Poland, 2511, 2.14% Poland 2511 publications, 2.14%
Brazil	Brazil, 2366, 2.01% Brazil 2366 publications, 2.01%
Portugal	Portugal, 2358, 2.01% Portugal 2358 publications, 2.01%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 2313, 1.97% Czech Republic 2313 publications, 1.97%
Greece	Greece, 2310, 1.97% Greece 2310 publications, 1.97%
Finland	Finland, 2281, 1.94% Finland 2281 publications, 1.94%
Russia	Russia, 1995, 1.7% Russia 1995 publications, 1.7%
Hungary	Hungary, 1960, 1.67% Hungary 1960 publications, 1.67%
Norway	Norway, 1882, 1.6% Norway 1882 publications, 1.6%
South Africa	South Africa, 1843, 1.57% South Africa 1843 publications, 1.57%
India	India, 1773, 1.51% India 1773 publications, 1.51%
Ireland	Ireland, 1768, 1.5% Ireland 1768 publications, 1.5%
Japan	Japan, 1765, 1.5% Japan 1765 publications, 1.5%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 1706, 1.45% Republic of Korea 1706 publications, 1.45%
Iran	Iran, 1569, 1.33% Iran 1569 publications, 1.33%
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