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South African Family Practice

Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 10251979, 1726426X, 20786190, 20786204

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SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
1.4
SJR
0.484
CiteScore
2.0
Categories
Family Practice
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Areas
Medicine
Years of issue
2000-2026
journal names
South African Family Practice
S AFR FAM PRACT
Publications
2 751
Citations
7 148
h-index
27
Publications
454
Citations
4 150
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (301 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (297 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (68 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (52 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (45 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (1582 publications)
Brazil (94 publications)
Nigeria (71 publications)
South Africa (242 publications)
Brazil (13 publications)
United Kingdom (4 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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South African Family Practice
523 citations, 7.32%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
325 citations, 4.55%
PLoS ONE
174 citations, 2.43%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
148 citations, 2.07%
BMC Public Health
84 citations, 1.18%
BMC Medical Education
83 citations, 1.16%
BMJ Open
78 citations, 1.09%
BMC Health Services Research
76 citations, 1.06%
Health SA Gesondheid
72 citations, 1.01%
Cureus
71 citations, 0.99%
Frontiers in Public Health
54 citations, 0.76%
Scientific Reports
41 citations, 0.57%
Human Resources for Health
38 citations, 0.53%
PLOS Global Public Health
38 citations, 0.53%
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
36 citations, 0.5%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
34 citations, 0.48%
Healthcare
34 citations, 0.48%
South African General Practitioner
34 citations, 0.48%
South African Journal of Psychiatry
27 citations, 0.38%
Reproductive Health
27 citations, 0.38%
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
26 citations, 0.36%
BMC Family Practice
24 citations, 0.34%
F1000Research
24 citations, 0.34%
African Journal of AIDS Research
23 citations, 0.32%
Open Public Health Journal
22 citations, 0.31%
Curationis
21 citations, 0.29%
Frontiers in Medicine
21 citations, 0.29%
BMJ Global Health
21 citations, 0.29%
BMC Psychiatry
20 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Psychology in Africa
20 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Endocrinology Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa
20 citations, 0.28%
Nutrients
19 citations, 0.27%
International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
19 citations, 0.27%
Disability and Rehabilitation
19 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
19 citations, 0.27%
The South African journal of communication disorders. Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings
18 citations, 0.25%
Heliyon
18 citations, 0.25%
BMC Infectious Diseases
18 citations, 0.25%
Global Health Action
17 citations, 0.24%
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
17 citations, 0.24%
AIDS and Behavior
17 citations, 0.24%
BMC Nursing
17 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478)
17 citations, 0.24%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
16 citations, 0.22%
BMC Women's Health
16 citations, 0.22%
Tropical Medicine and International Health
16 citations, 0.22%
South African Journal of Physiotherapy
16 citations, 0.22%
Wellcome Open Research
16 citations, 0.22%
South African Journal of Science
15 citations, 0.21%
BMC Geriatrics
15 citations, 0.21%
South African Journal of Psychology
15 citations, 0.21%
Toxicon
15 citations, 0.21%
Medicine (United States)
15 citations, 0.21%
AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
15 citations, 0.21%
African Journal of Disability
15 citations, 0.21%
Children
15 citations, 0.21%
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
15 citations, 0.21%
Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
15 citations, 0.21%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
14 citations, 0.2%
Public Health Nutrition
14 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Public Health in Africa
14 citations, 0.2%
SAGE Open Medicine
14 citations, 0.2%
Medical Teacher
13 citations, 0.18%
BMC Pediatrics
13 citations, 0.18%
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
13 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
13 citations, 0.18%
SSRN Electronic Journal
13 citations, 0.18%
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
12 citations, 0.17%
BMC Research Notes
12 citations, 0.17%
Pharmaceuticals
11 citations, 0.15%
Frontiers in Psychology
11 citations, 0.15%
Social Science and Medicine
11 citations, 0.15%
Patient Education and Counseling
11 citations, 0.15%
Systematic Reviews
11 citations, 0.15%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
11 citations, 0.15%
PLoS Medicine
10 citations, 0.14%
Sahara J
10 citations, 0.14%
Medicina
10 citations, 0.14%
Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften
10 citations, 0.14%
Health and Social Care in the Community
10 citations, 0.14%
Pathogens
10 citations, 0.14%
Annals of Medicine and Surgery
10 citations, 0.14%
Culture, Health and Sexuality
10 citations, 0.14%
African Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health
10 citations, 0.14%
SA Pharmaceutical Journal
10 citations, 0.14%
The Lancet Global Health
9 citations, 0.13%
Global Public Health
9 citations, 0.13%
Primary Care Diabetes
9 citations, 0.13%
World Journal of Surgery
9 citations, 0.13%
Family Practice
9 citations, 0.13%
Dementia
9 citations, 0.13%
International Journal of Public Health
9 citations, 0.13%
International Health
9 citations, 0.13%
Medical Education
9 citations, 0.13%
Frontiers in Health Services
9 citations, 0.13%
BMC Primary Care
9 citations, 0.13%
Health Policy and Planning
8 citations, 0.11%
Viruses
8 citations, 0.11%
AIDS Research and Therapy
8 citations, 0.11%
Archives of Public Health
8 citations, 0.11%
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Springer Nature
1245 citations, 17.42%
Taylor & Francis
994 citations, 13.91%
AOSIS
717 citations, 10.03%
Elsevier
699 citations, 9.78%
MDPI
423 citations, 5.92%
Wiley
384 citations, 5.37%
SAGE
272 citations, 3.81%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
238 citations, 3.33%
Frontiers Media S.A.
172 citations, 2.41%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
163 citations, 2.28%
BMJ
137 citations, 1.92%
Oxford University Press
97 citations, 1.36%
Hindawi Limited
81 citations, 1.13%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
69 citations, 0.97%
Medknow
55 citations, 0.77%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
54 citations, 0.76%
Medpharm Publications Ltd.
48 citations, 0.67%
Cambridge University Press
44 citations, 0.62%
F1000 Research
41 citations, 0.57%
Emerald
35 citations, 0.49%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
33 citations, 0.46%
IGI Global
32 citations, 0.45%
IntechOpen
28 citations, 0.39%
African Federation for Emergency Medicine
27 citations, 0.38%
Mark Allen Group
25 citations, 0.35%
JMIR Publications
25 citations, 0.35%
Walter de Gruyter
22 citations, 0.31%
SciELO
21 citations, 0.29%
Scientific Research Publishing
21 citations, 0.29%
Research Square Platform LLC
21 citations, 0.29%
Unisa Press
18 citations, 0.25%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
18 citations, 0.25%
Mary Ann Liebert
17 citations, 0.24%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
17 citations, 0.24%
16 citations, 0.22%
Academy of Science of South Africa
16 citations, 0.22%
13 citations, 0.18%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
13 citations, 0.18%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
12 citations, 0.17%
South African Speech And Hearing Association
12 citations, 0.17%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
12 citations, 0.17%
PAGEPress Publications
12 citations, 0.17%
Brieflands
11 citations, 0.15%
Hans Publishers
11 citations, 0.15%
A and V Publications
10 citations, 0.14%
S. Karger AG
9 citations, 0.13%
Baishideng Publishing Group
9 citations, 0.13%
Royal College of General Practitioners
8 citations, 0.11%
IOS Press
7 citations, 0.1%
AIP Publishing
7 citations, 0.1%
Scientific Scholar
7 citations, 0.1%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
6 citations, 0.08%
World Health Organization
6 citations, 0.08%
Science Alert
6 citations, 0.08%
Media Sphere Publishing House
6 citations, 0.08%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
5 citations, 0.07%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
5 citations, 0.07%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
5 citations, 0.07%
AME Publishing Company
5 citations, 0.07%
Academic Journals
5 citations, 0.07%
Oriental Scientific Publishing Company
5 citations, 0.07%
CSIRO Publishing
5 citations, 0.07%
Ubiquity Press
5 citations, 0.07%
Apex Publishing
5 citations, 0.07%
AMO Publisher
5 citations, 0.07%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
4 citations, 0.06%
4 citations, 0.06%
RCNi
4 citations, 0.06%
South Florida Publishing LLC
4 citations, 0.06%
SLACK
4 citations, 0.06%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
3 citations, 0.04%
3 citations, 0.04%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
3 citations, 0.04%
American Society for Microbiology
3 citations, 0.04%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
3 citations, 0.04%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
3 citations, 0.04%
PeerJ
3 citations, 0.04%
IOP Publishing
3 citations, 0.04%
American Dental Education Association
3 citations, 0.04%
Society for Personality Research
3 citations, 0.04%
American Psychological Association (APA)
3 citations, 0.04%
CMV Verlag
3 citations, 0.04%
Remedium, Ltd.
3 citations, 0.04%
Maad Rayan Publishing Company
3 citations, 0.04%
Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP)
3 citations, 0.04%
University of Johannesburg
3 citations, 0.04%
Compuscript, Ltd.
3 citations, 0.04%
Modestum Ltd
3 citations, 0.04%
The Japanese Association of Educational Psychology
3 citations, 0.04%
EDP Sciences
2 citations, 0.03%
American Physiological Society
2 citations, 0.03%
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
2 citations, 0.03%
Springer Publishing Company
2 citations, 0.03%
2 citations, 0.03%
Early Childhood Australia
2 citations, 0.03%
Index Copernicus
2 citations, 0.03%
Pensoft Publishers
2 citations, 0.03%
Spandidos Publications
2 citations, 0.03%
Architectural Institute of Japan
2 citations, 0.03%
Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia
2 citations, 0.03%
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University of Pretoria
301 publications, 10.94%
Stellenbosch University
297 publications, 10.8%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
234 publications, 8.51%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
222 publications, 8.07%
University of the Witwatersrand
202 publications, 7.34%
University of the Free State
165 publications, 6%
University of Cape Town
162 publications, 5.89%
University of Limpopo
121 publications, 4.4%
Walter Sisulu University
58 publications, 2.11%
Tygerberg Hospital
37 publications, 1.34%
University of South Africa
26 publications, 0.95%
National Health Laboratory Services
22 publications, 0.8%
North-West University
21 publications, 0.76%
University of the Western Cape
18 publications, 0.65%
Groote Schuur Hospital
18 publications, 0.65%
Durban University of Technology
14 publications, 0.51%
University of Botswana
13 publications, 0.47%
Nelson Mandela University
12 publications, 0.44%
Obafemi Awolowo University
12 publications, 0.44%
University of Liverpool
11 publications, 0.4%
University of Ibadan
10 publications, 0.36%
University of Fort Hare
8 publications, 0.29%
National University of Malaysia
7 publications, 0.25%
South African Medical Research Council
7 publications, 0.25%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
7 publications, 0.25%
University College Hospital, Ibadan
7 publications, 0.25%
United Arab Emirates University
6 publications, 0.22%
Arabian Gulf University
6 publications, 0.22%
Ghent University
6 publications, 0.22%
University of Johannesburg
4 publications, 0.15%
University of Calabar
4 publications, 0.15%
Moi University
4 publications, 0.15%
University of Malawi
4 publications, 0.15%
University of Malaya
3 publications, 0.11%
Tshwane University of Technology
3 publications, 0.11%
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
3 publications, 0.11%
Osun State University
3 publications, 0.11%
University of Benin Teaching Hospital
3 publications, 0.11%
University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
3 publications, 0.11%
Makerere University
3 publications, 0.11%
University Putra Malaysia
2 publications, 0.07%
Maastricht University
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Sydney
2 publications, 0.07%
Central University of Technology Free State
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Lagos
2 publications, 0.07%
University of St Andrews
2 publications, 0.07%
University of British Columbia
2 publications, 0.07%
University of Namibia
2 publications, 0.07%
Sanofi S.A.
2 publications, 0.07%
National University of Lesotho
2 publications, 0.07%
Olabisi Onabanjo University
2 publications, 0.07%
King Khalid University
1 publication, 0.04%
King Faisal University
1 publication, 0.04%
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
1 publication, 0.04%
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
1 publication, 0.04%
Ege University
1 publication, 0.04%
Sichuan University
1 publication, 0.04%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1 publication, 0.04%
International Islamic University Malaysia
1 publication, 0.04%
University Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah
1 publication, 0.04%
Monash University Malaysia
1 publication, 0.04%
Heidelberg University
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Basel
1 publication, 0.04%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Eastern Finland
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Warwick
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Oslo
1 publication, 0.04%
Oslo University Hospital
1 publication, 0.04%
King's College London
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Antwerp
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Manchester
1 publication, 0.04%
Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Southampton
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Agder
1 publication, 0.04%
James Cook University
1 publication, 0.04%
Charles Sturt University
1 publication, 0.04%
Columbia University
1 publication, 0.04%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
1 publication, 0.04%
Rhodes University
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Venda
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Zululand
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Ilorin
1 publication, 0.04%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Abuja
1 publication, 0.04%
Ebonyi State University
1 publication, 0.04%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Benin
1 publication, 0.04%
University of Jos
1 publication, 0.04%
Ekiti State University
1 publication, 0.04%
Rivers State University
1 publication, 0.04%
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital
1 publication, 0.04%
Lagos State University
1 publication, 0.04%
Harvard University
1 publication, 0.04%
New York University
1 publication, 0.04%
Tufts University
1 publication, 0.04%
University of California, Los Angeles
1 publication, 0.04%
University of California, San Francisco
1 publication, 0.04%
Newcastle University
1 publication, 0.04%
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University of KwaZulu-Natal
68 publications, 14.98%
Stellenbosch University
52 publications, 11.45%
University of Cape Town
45 publications, 9.91%
University of the Free State
36 publications, 7.93%
Walter Sisulu University
32 publications, 7.05%
University of the Witwatersrand
30 publications, 6.61%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
29 publications, 6.39%
University of Pretoria
27 publications, 5.95%
University of Limpopo
11 publications, 2.42%
University of South Africa
6 publications, 1.32%
University of the Western Cape
5 publications, 1.1%
National Health Laboratory Services
4 publications, 0.88%
Durban University of Technology
4 publications, 0.88%
Nelson Mandela University
4 publications, 0.88%
University of Johannesburg
3 publications, 0.66%
South African Medical Research Council
3 publications, 0.66%
University of Fort Hare
3 publications, 0.66%
University of Namibia
2 publications, 0.44%
National University of Lesotho
2 publications, 0.44%
University of Liverpool
1 publication, 0.22%
Charles Sturt University
1 publication, 0.22%
North-West University
1 publication, 0.22%
Groote Schuur Hospital
1 publication, 0.22%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
1 publication, 0.22%
Central University of Technology Free State
1 publication, 0.22%
Tufts University
1 publication, 0.22%
Keele University
1 publication, 0.22%
University of British Columbia
1 publication, 0.22%
University of Malawi
1 publication, 0.22%
University of South Wales
1 publication, 0.22%
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South Africa, 1582, 57.51%
South Africa
1582 publications, 57.51%
Brazil, 94, 3.42%
Brazil
94 publications, 3.42%
Nigeria, 71, 2.58%
Nigeria
71 publications, 2.58%
USA, 37, 1.34%
USA
37 publications, 1.34%
United Kingdom, 28, 1.02%
United Kingdom
28 publications, 1.02%
Botswana, 15, 0.55%
Botswana
15 publications, 0.55%
Malaysia, 10, 0.36%
Malaysia
10 publications, 0.36%
Italy, 9, 0.33%
Italy
9 publications, 0.33%
Belgium, 8, 0.29%
Belgium
8 publications, 0.29%
India, 8, 0.29%
India
8 publications, 0.29%
Kenya, 8, 0.29%
Kenya
8 publications, 0.29%
Iraq, 7, 0.25%
Iraq
7 publications, 0.25%
Australia, 6, 0.22%
Australia
6 publications, 0.22%
Bahrain, 6, 0.22%
Bahrain
6 publications, 0.22%
Malawi, 6, 0.22%
Malawi
6 publications, 0.22%
UAE, 6, 0.22%
UAE
6 publications, 0.22%
Greece, 5, 0.18%
Greece
5 publications, 0.18%
Canada, 4, 0.15%
Canada
4 publications, 0.15%
Netherlands, 4, 0.15%
Netherlands
4 publications, 0.15%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 3, 0.11%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 publications, 0.11%
Lesotho, 3, 0.11%
Lesotho
3 publications, 0.11%
Uganda, 3, 0.11%
Uganda
3 publications, 0.11%
Eswatini, 3, 0.11%
Eswatini
3 publications, 0.11%
Germany, 2, 0.07%
Germany
2 publications, 0.07%
Portugal, 2, 0.07%
Portugal
2 publications, 0.07%
Ghana, 2, 0.07%
Ghana
2 publications, 0.07%
Indonesia, 2, 0.07%
Indonesia
2 publications, 0.07%
Iran, 2, 0.07%
Iran
2 publications, 0.07%
Ireland, 2, 0.07%
Ireland
2 publications, 0.07%
Namibia, 2, 0.07%
Namibia
2 publications, 0.07%
Nepal, 2, 0.07%
Nepal
2 publications, 0.07%
Saudi Arabia, 2, 0.07%
Saudi Arabia
2 publications, 0.07%
Russia, 1, 0.04%
Russia
1 publication, 0.04%
China, 1, 0.04%
China
1 publication, 0.04%
Algeria, 1, 0.04%
Algeria
1 publication, 0.04%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.04%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.04%
Qatar, 1, 0.04%
Qatar
1 publication, 0.04%
Norway, 1, 0.04%
Norway
1 publication, 0.04%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.04%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.04%
Turkey, 1, 0.04%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.04%
Philippines, 1, 0.04%
Philippines
1 publication, 0.04%
Finland, 1, 0.04%
Finland
1 publication, 0.04%
Montenegro, 1, 0.04%
Montenegro
1 publication, 0.04%
Switzerland, 1, 0.04%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.04%
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South Africa, 242, 53.3%
South Africa
242 publications, 53.3%
Brazil, 13, 2.86%
Brazil
13 publications, 2.86%
United Kingdom, 4, 0.88%
United Kingdom
4 publications, 0.88%
Lesotho, 2, 0.44%
Lesotho
2 publications, 0.44%
USA, 1, 0.22%
USA
1 publication, 0.22%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.22%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.22%
Ireland, 1, 0.22%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.22%
Italy, 1, 0.22%
Italy
1 publication, 0.22%
Canada, 1, 0.22%
Canada
1 publication, 0.22%
Kenya, 1, 0.22%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.22%
Malawi, 1, 0.22%
Malawi
1 publication, 0.22%
Namibia, 1, 0.22%
Namibia
1 publication, 0.22%
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