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Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
ISSN: 22256253, 24119717, 0038223X

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SCImago
Q3
Impact factor
0.7
SJR
0.259
CiteScore
1.5
Categories
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Materials Chemistry
Metals and Alloys
Areas
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Materials Science
Years of issue
1988, 2006-2025
journal names
Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
J S AFR I MIN METALL
Publications
1 041
Citations
4 380
h-index
22
Top-3 citing journals
Minerals
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Resources Policy (137 citations)
Minerals Engineering
Minerals Engineering (115 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (63 publications)
North-West University
North-West University (24 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (303 publications)
China (55 publications)
Australia (26 publications)

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South Africa, 303, 29.11%
China, 55, 5.28%
Australia, 26, 2.5%
USA, 24, 2.31%
Canada, 22, 2.11%
Turkey, 18, 1.73%
Chile, 14, 1.34%
Iran, 13, 1.25%
Namibia, 9, 0.86%
Sweden, 9, 0.86%
Norway, 8, 0.77%
Pakistan, 8, 0.77%
Zambia, 7, 0.67%
India, 7, 0.67%
Brazil, 6, 0.58%
United Kingdom, 5, 0.48%
Spain, 5, 0.48%
Germany, 4, 0.38%
Botswana, 4, 0.38%
Kazakhstan, 3, 0.29%
Egypt, 3, 0.29%
Zimbabwe, 3, 0.29%
Kenya, 3, 0.29%
Finland, 3, 0.29%
Czech Republic, 3, 0.29%
Russia, 2, 0.19%
France, 2, 0.19%
Iraq, 2, 0.19%
Morocco, 2, 0.19%
Nigeria, 2, 0.19%
Poland, 2, 0.19%
Republic of Korea, 2, 0.19%
Austria, 1, 0.1%
Algeria, 1, 0.1%
Belgium, 1, 0.1%
Bulgaria, 1, 0.1%
Ghana, 1, 0.1%
Greece, 1, 0.1%
Italy, 1, 0.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.1%
Mauritius, 1, 0.1%
Malaysia, 1, 0.1%
Mexico, 1, 0.1%
Mozambique, 1, 0.1%
Netherlands, 1, 0.1%
Peru, 1, 0.1%
North Macedonia, 1, 0.1%
Serbia, 1, 0.1%
Syria, 1, 0.1%
Tanzania, 1, 0.1%
Sri Lanka, 1, 0.1%
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South Africa, 149, 39.21%
China, 18, 4.74%
USA, 14, 3.68%
Turkey, 14, 3.68%
Australia, 13, 3.42%
Canada, 12, 3.16%
Chile, 8, 2.11%
Iran, 5, 1.32%
Pakistan, 5, 1.32%
Germany, 4, 1.05%
Brazil, 4, 1.05%
India, 4, 1.05%
Namibia, 4, 1.05%
Sweden, 4, 1.05%
Zimbabwe, 3, 0.79%
France, 2, 0.53%
Botswana, 2, 0.53%
United Kingdom, 2, 0.53%
Egypt, 2, 0.53%
Zambia, 2, 0.53%
Spain, 2, 0.53%
Kenya, 2, 0.53%
Norway, 2, 0.53%
Kazakhstan, 1, 0.26%
Austria, 1, 0.26%
Algeria, 1, 0.26%
Belgium, 1, 0.26%
Bulgaria, 1, 0.26%
Ghana, 1, 0.26%
Iraq, 1, 0.26%
Malaysia, 1, 0.26%
Morocco, 1, 0.26%
Mexico, 1, 0.26%
Mozambique, 1, 0.26%
Netherlands, 1, 0.26%
Peru, 1, 0.26%
Poland, 1, 0.26%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.26%
Serbia, 1, 0.26%
Tanzania, 1, 0.26%
Finland, 1, 0.26%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.26%
Sri Lanka, 1, 0.26%
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