Kiel University

49.6k papers and 1.7M indexed citations
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In recent decades, authors affiliated with Kiel University have published 49.6k papers, which have received a total of 1.7M indexed citations. Scholars at this organization have produced 6.9k papers in Molecular Biology, 3.8k papers in Materials Chemistry and 3.1k papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering on the topics of Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (1.6k papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (866 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (831 papers). Their work is cited by papers focused on Molecular Biology (268.4k citations), Ecology (114.6k citations) and Materials Chemistry (111.2k citations). Authors at Kiel University collaborate with scholars in Germany, United States and United Kingdom and have published in prestigious journals including Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine. Some of Kiel University's most productive authors include Franz Faul, Edgar Erdfelder, Axel Buchner, Stefan Rose‐John, Albert-Georg Lang, Pavel Kroupa, Günther Deuschl, Paul Säftig, Norbert Stock and Matthias Kern.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published by authors at Kiel University

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing scholars working at Kiel University

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