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Akita University
Short name
AU
Country, city
Japan, Akita
Publications
14 778
Citations
218 604
h-index
156
Top-3 organizations
Tohoku University
Tohoku University (1237 publications)
University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo (653 publications)
Hokkaido University
Hokkaido University (521 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Stanford University
Stanford University (88 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (55 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1949

Total publications
14778
Total citations
218604
Citations per publication
14.79
Average publications per year
191.92
Average authors per publication
6.81
h-index
156
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.

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 2423, 16.4%
General Medicine
2423 publications, 16.4%
Condensed Matter Physics, 943, 6.38%
Condensed Matter Physics
943 publications, 6.38%
Surgery, 664, 4.49%
Surgery
664 publications, 4.49%
Mechanical Engineering, 632, 4.28%
Mechanical Engineering
632 publications, 4.28%
Biochemistry, 611, 4.13%
Biochemistry
611 publications, 4.13%
General Materials Science, 575, 3.89%
General Materials Science
575 publications, 3.89%
Molecular Biology, 563, 3.81%
Molecular Biology
563 publications, 3.81%
Oncology, 555, 3.76%
Oncology
555 publications, 3.76%
Cell Biology, 538, 3.64%
Cell Biology
538 publications, 3.64%
Mechanics of Materials, 538, 3.64%
Mechanics of Materials
538 publications, 3.64%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 512, 3.46%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
512 publications, 3.46%
Materials Chemistry, 504, 3.41%
Materials Chemistry
504 publications, 3.41%
Neurology (clinical), 488, 3.3%
Neurology (clinical)
488 publications, 3.3%
General Physics and Astronomy, 462, 3.13%
General Physics and Astronomy
462 publications, 3.13%
General Engineering, 461, 3.12%
General Engineering
461 publications, 3.12%
Cancer Research, 455, 3.08%
Cancer Research
455 publications, 3.08%
Immunology, 436, 2.95%
Immunology
436 publications, 2.95%
General Chemistry, 429, 2.9%
General Chemistry
429 publications, 2.9%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 421, 2.85%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
421 publications, 2.85%
Urology, 411, 2.78%
Urology
411 publications, 2.78%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 405, 2.74%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
405 publications, 2.74%
Hematology, 398, 2.69%
Hematology
398 publications, 2.69%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 389, 2.63%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
389 publications, 2.63%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, 378, 2.56%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
378 publications, 2.56%
Gastroenterology, 375, 2.54%
Gastroenterology
375 publications, 2.54%
Metals and Alloys, 327, 2.21%
Metals and Alloys
327 publications, 2.21%
General Chemical Engineering, 304, 2.06%
General Chemical Engineering
304 publications, 2.06%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 270, 1.83%
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
270 publications, 1.83%
Geology, 259, 1.75%
Geology
259 publications, 1.75%
Immunology and Allergy, 252, 1.71%
Immunology and Allergy
252 publications, 1.71%
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Journals

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Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
276 publications, 1.87%
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
219 publications, 1.48%
International Journal of the Society of Materials Engineering for Resources
215 publications, 1.45%
The Proceedings of Autumn Conference of Tohoku Branch
141 publications, 0.95%
IEEJ Transactions on Fundamentals and Materials
140 publications, 0.95%
Blood
138 publications, 0.93%
Japanese Journal of Urology
124 publications, 0.84%
Nippon Kinzoku Gakkaishi/Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals
123 publications, 0.83%
Scientific Reports
118 publications, 0.8%
The Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress, Japan
112 publications, 0.76%
Journal of the Society of Materials Engineering for Resources of Japan
110 publications, 0.74%
Physica Status Solidi (B): Basic Research
109 publications, 0.74%
Internal Medicine
100 publications, 0.68%
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
96 publications, 0.65%
The proceedings of the JSME annual meeting
81 publications, 0.55%
Shigen-to-Sozai
78 publications, 0.53%
IEEJ Transactions on Electronics, Information and Systems
71 publications, 0.48%
Surgery Today
64 publications, 0.43%
Journal of the Mining and Metallurgical Institute of Japan
64 publications, 0.43%
Materials Transactions
63 publications, 0.43%
International Journal of Hematology
63 publications, 0.43%
Rigakuryoho Kagaku
62 publications, 0.42%
Resource Geology
62 publications, 0.42%
International Journal of Urology
59 publications, 0.4%
The Proceedings of Conference of Tohoku Branch
59 publications, 0.4%
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
58 publications, 0.39%
Abdominal Imaging
58 publications, 0.39%
Journal of Gastroenterology
57 publications, 0.39%
PLoS ONE
57 publications, 0.39%
The Journal of the Geological Society of Japan
55 publications, 0.37%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
2800 publications, 18.95%
Springer Nature
2246 publications, 15.2%
Wiley
1662 publications, 11.25%
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
881 publications, 5.96%
Oxford University Press
325 publications, 2.2%
Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEE Japan)
282 publications, 1.91%
Tohoku University Medical Press
276 publications, 1.87%
Taylor & Francis
257 publications, 1.74%
MDPI
256 publications, 1.73%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
243 publications, 1.64%
Japan Institute of Metals
227 publications, 1.54%
The Society of Materials Engineering for Resources of Japan
219 publications, 1.48%
Japan Society of Applied Physics
214 publications, 1.45%
S. Karger AG
203 publications, 1.37%
Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
153 publications, 1.04%
American Society of Hematology
142 publications, 0.96%
The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan
142 publications, 0.96%
SAGE
126 publications, 0.85%
Japanese Urological Association
124 publications, 0.84%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
113 publications, 0.76%
Society of Materials Engineering for Resources for Japan
106 publications, 0.72%
IOP Publishing
101 publications, 0.68%
AIP Publishing
96 publications, 0.65%
Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
82 publications, 0.55%
The Society of Physical Therapy Science
82 publications, 0.55%
Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
76 publications, 0.51%
Hindawi Limited
68 publications, 0.46%
American Physical Society (APS)
66 publications, 0.45%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
64 publications, 0.43%
Trans Tech Publications
60 publications, 0.41%
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With other organizations

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Tohoku University
1237 publications, 8.37%
University of Tokyo
653 publications, 4.42%
Hokkaido University
521 publications, 3.53%
Kyoto University
499 publications, 3.38%
Akita University Hospital
419 publications, 2.84%
Kyushu University
394 publications, 2.67%
Osaka University
338 publications, 2.29%
Nagoya University
329 publications, 2.23%
University of Tsukuba
328 publications, 2.22%
Yamagata University
327 publications, 2.21%
Hirosaki University
306 publications, 2.07%
Keio University
243 publications, 1.64%
Iwate Medical University
231 publications, 1.56%
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
216 publications, 1.46%
Niigata University
208 publications, 1.41%
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
185 publications, 1.25%
Chiba University
173 publications, 1.17%
Fukushima Medical University
167 publications, 1.13%
Kitasato University
165 publications, 1.12%
Jikei University School of Medicine
142 publications, 0.96%
Hiroshima University
140 publications, 0.95%
Juntendo University
138 publications, 0.93%
Kanazawa University
132 publications, 0.89%
University of Toyama
127 publications, 0.86%
Sapporo Medical University
126 publications, 0.85%
Kumamoto University
126 publications, 0.85%
Tokyo Medical University
125 publications, 0.85%
Tokyo Women's Medical University
122 publications, 0.83%
Tokyo Institute of Technology
121 publications, 0.82%
Kagoshima University
121 publications, 0.82%
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With foreign organizations

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Stanford University
88 publications, 0.6%
Harvard University
55 publications, 0.37%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
52 publications, 0.35%
University of Toronto
44 publications, 0.3%
Curtin University
29 publications, 0.2%
Lanzhou University
29 publications, 0.2%
Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
29 publications, 0.2%
Central South University
26 publications, 0.18%
Gadjah Mada University
26 publications, 0.18%
Chonbuk National University
26 publications, 0.18%
Wonkwang University
26 publications, 0.18%
Vellore Institute of Technology University
23 publications, 0.16%
University of California, San Francisco
23 publications, 0.16%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
23 publications, 0.16%
Lund University
20 publications, 0.14%
Australian National University
20 publications, 0.14%
Mayo Clinic
20 publications, 0.14%
University of Southern California
18 publications, 0.12%
University of California, San Diego
18 publications, 0.12%
National University of Singapore
17 publications, 0.12%
University of Johannesburg
17 publications, 0.12%
University of Saskatchewan
17 publications, 0.12%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research
17 publications, 0.12%
University of Oslo
16 publications, 0.11%
Columbia University
16 publications, 0.11%
Massachusetts General Hospital
16 publications, 0.11%
University of Michigan
16 publications, 0.11%
University of Pittsburgh
16 publications, 0.11%
Yale University
15 publications, 0.1%
Chulalongkorn University
15 publications, 0.1%
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With other countries

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USA, 716, 4.85%
USA
716 publications, 4.85%
China, 300, 2.03%
China
300 publications, 2.03%
Germany, 164, 1.11%
Germany
164 publications, 1.11%
Canada, 153, 1.04%
Canada
153 publications, 1.04%
United Kingdom, 131, 0.89%
United Kingdom
131 publications, 0.89%
Australia, 113, 0.76%
Australia
113 publications, 0.76%
Republic of Korea, 101, 0.68%
Republic of Korea
101 publications, 0.68%
Spain, 95, 0.64%
Spain
95 publications, 0.64%
France, 79, 0.53%
France
79 publications, 0.53%
India, 74, 0.5%
India
74 publications, 0.5%
Indonesia, 63, 0.43%
Indonesia
63 publications, 0.43%
Italy, 58, 0.39%
Italy
58 publications, 0.39%
Sweden, 53, 0.36%
Sweden
53 publications, 0.36%
Netherlands, 48, 0.32%
Netherlands
48 publications, 0.32%
Switzerland, 47, 0.32%
Switzerland
47 publications, 0.32%
Austria, 46, 0.31%
Austria
46 publications, 0.31%
Brazil, 43, 0.29%
Brazil
43 publications, 0.29%
Russia, 38, 0.26%
Russia
38 publications, 0.26%
Thailand, 35, 0.24%
Thailand
35 publications, 0.24%
Singapore, 32, 0.22%
Singapore
32 publications, 0.22%
New Zealand, 29, 0.2%
New Zealand
29 publications, 0.2%
South Africa, 29, 0.2%
South Africa
29 publications, 0.2%
Denmark, 27, 0.18%
Denmark
27 publications, 0.18%
Norway, 26, 0.18%
Norway
26 publications, 0.18%
Turkey, 25, 0.17%
Turkey
25 publications, 0.17%
Ethiopia, 25, 0.17%
Ethiopia
25 publications, 0.17%
Poland, 24, 0.16%
Poland
24 publications, 0.16%
Philippines, 24, 0.16%
Philippines
24 publications, 0.16%
Belgium, 21, 0.14%
Belgium
21 publications, 0.14%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1949 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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