Urban Forum

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SCImago
Q2
Impact factor
1.2
SJR
0.442
CiteScore
2.9
Categories
Geography, Planning and Development
Urban Studies
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1990-2025
journal names
Urban Forum
Publications
834
Citations
8 666
h-index
38
Top-3 citing journals
Urban Forum
Urban Forum (975 citations)
Development Southern Africa
Development Southern Africa (222 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand (128 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (62 publications)
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (60 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (439 publications)
United Kingdom (54 publications)
USA (45 publications)

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South Africa, 439, 52.64%
United Kingdom, 54, 6.47%
USA, 45, 5.4%
Ghana, 34, 4.08%
Canada, 31, 3.72%
Germany, 23, 2.76%
Nigeria, 18, 2.16%
Sweden, 17, 2.04%
Australia, 13, 1.56%
Netherlands, 11, 1.32%
France, 10, 1.2%
Zimbabwe, 10, 1.2%
New Zealand, 10, 1.2%
Kenya, 9, 1.08%
Denmark, 8, 0.96%
Zambia, 8, 0.96%
Tanzania, 8, 0.96%
Belgium, 6, 0.72%
Egypt, 6, 0.72%
Botswana, 5, 0.6%
Ethiopia, 5, 0.6%
Lesotho, 4, 0.48%
Norway, 4, 0.48%
Uganda, 4, 0.48%
Switzerland, 4, 0.48%
China, 3, 0.36%
Malawi, 3, 0.36%
Mozambique, 3, 0.36%
Portugal, 2, 0.24%
Burkina Faso, 2, 0.24%
Ireland, 2, 0.24%
Italy, 2, 0.24%
Namibia, 2, 0.24%
Angola, 1, 0.12%
Israel, 1, 0.12%
India, 1, 0.12%
Indonesia, 1, 0.12%
Colombia, 1, 0.12%
Nepal, 1, 0.12%
Niger, 1, 0.12%
Pakistan, 1, 0.12%
Rwanda, 1, 0.12%
Philippines, 1, 0.12%
Finland, 1, 0.12%
Eswatini, 1, 0.12%
Jamaica, 1, 0.12%
Japan, 1, 0.12%
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South Africa, 65, 44.83%
Ghana, 15, 10.34%
Germany, 13, 8.97%
USA, 13, 8.97%
United Kingdom, 13, 8.97%
Nigeria, 7, 4.83%
Sweden, 7, 4.83%
Australia, 6, 4.14%
Zimbabwe, 6, 4.14%
Denmark, 5, 3.45%
Canada, 5, 3.45%
Netherlands, 5, 3.45%
Tanzania, 5, 3.45%
Egypt, 4, 2.76%
Ethiopia, 3, 2.07%
China, 2, 1.38%
Burkina Faso, 2, 1.38%
Kenya, 2, 1.38%
Malawi, 2, 1.38%
Norway, 2, 1.38%
Uganda, 2, 1.38%
France, 1, 0.69%
Portugal, 1, 0.69%
Botswana, 1, 0.69%
Zambia, 1, 0.69%
Israel, 1, 0.69%
Indonesia, 1, 0.69%
Italy, 1, 0.69%
Mozambique, 1, 0.69%
Niger, 1, 0.69%
New Zealand, 1, 0.69%
Pakistan, 1, 0.69%
Rwanda, 1, 0.69%
Philippines, 1, 0.69%
Switzerland, 1, 0.69%
Japan, 1, 0.69%
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