Open Access
Open access

African Vision and Eye Health

AOSIS
AOSIS
ISSN: 24133183, 24101516, 03789411, 24103039
SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
0.4
SJR
0.230
CiteScore
1.0
Categories
Ophthalmology
Optometry
Areas
Health Professions
Medicine
Years of issue
2015-2024
Publications
619
Citations
848
h-index
10
Publications
242
Citations
786
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (126 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (99 publications)
University of Limpopo
University of Limpopo (50 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (60 publications)
University of Limpopo
University of Limpopo (16 publications)
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (14 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (314 publications)
Brazil (79 publications)
USA (20 publications)
South Africa (103 publications)
Saudi Arabia (9 publications)
Australia (8 publications)

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Citing journals

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African Vision and Eye Health
100 citations, 11.79%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
29 citations, 3.42%
PLoS ONE
20 citations, 2.36%
Cureus
18 citations, 2.12%
BMJ Open Ophthalmology
15 citations, 1.77%
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
13 citations, 1.53%
Clinical and Experimental Optometry
13 citations, 1.53%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
11 citations, 1.3%
Scientific Reports
11 citations, 1.3%
BMC Ophthalmology
10 citations, 1.18%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
10 citations, 1.18%
BMJ Open
9 citations, 1.06%
Open Ophthalmology Journal
9 citations, 1.06%
Clinical Optometry
9 citations, 1.06%
British Journal of Visual Impairment
8 citations, 0.94%
South African Journal of Childhood Education
7 citations, 0.83%
Clinical Ophthalmology
7 citations, 0.83%
Journal of Ophthalmology
7 citations, 0.83%
Healthcare
7 citations, 0.83%
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
7 citations, 0.83%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
7 citations, 0.83%
Ocular Surface
7 citations, 0.83%
Frontiers in Public Health
6 citations, 0.71%
Contact Lens and Anterior Eye
6 citations, 0.71%
Journal of Optometry
6 citations, 0.71%
Eye
6 citations, 0.71%
Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
5 citations, 0.59%
International Ophthalmology
5 citations, 0.59%
Journal of Public Health in Africa
5 citations, 0.59%
Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology
5 citations, 0.59%
Ophthalmic Epidemiology
5 citations, 0.59%
Nutrients
4 citations, 0.47%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
4 citations, 0.47%
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
4 citations, 0.47%
Biomedical Optics Express
4 citations, 0.47%
Diagnostics
4 citations, 0.47%
Health Promotion International
3 citations, 0.35%
PeerJ
3 citations, 0.35%
Strabismus
3 citations, 0.35%
Polymers
3 citations, 0.35%
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
3 citations, 0.35%
Seminars in Ophthalmology
3 citations, 0.35%
BMC Public Health
3 citations, 0.35%
Sustainability
3 citations, 0.35%
BMJ Global Health
3 citations, 0.35%
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
3 citations, 0.35%
Vision (Switzerland)
3 citations, 0.35%
Health SA Gesondheid
3 citations, 0.35%
IEEE Access
3 citations, 0.35%
Advances in Medical Education and Practice
3 citations, 0.35%
Cogent Medicine
3 citations, 0.35%
Creative Education
3 citations, 0.35%
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development
3 citations, 0.35%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
2 citations, 0.24%
Molecules
2 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
2 citations, 0.24%
Ophthalmology and Therapy
2 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Pharmaceutics
2 citations, 0.24%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
2 citations, 0.24%
Optometry and Vision Science
2 citations, 0.24%
Cogent Education
2 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Current Ophthalmology
2 citations, 0.24%
Education Sciences
2 citations, 0.24%
Vestnik Oftalmologii
2 citations, 0.24%
Optics Express
2 citations, 0.24%
Cornea
2 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
2 citations, 0.24%
Experimental Eye Research
2 citations, 0.24%
Current Eye Research
2 citations, 0.24%
Assistive Technology
2 citations, 0.24%
Frontiers in Physiology
2 citations, 0.24%
Frontiers in Neuroscience
2 citations, 0.24%
Antioxidants
2 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness
2 citations, 0.24%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
2 citations, 0.24%
Ocular Oncology and Pathology
2 citations, 0.24%
Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
2 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
2 citations, 0.24%
AIP Conference Proceedings
2 citations, 0.24%
Heliyon
2 citations, 0.24%
Symmetry
2 citations, 0.24%
African Journal of Disability
2 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
2 citations, 0.24%
F1000Research
2 citations, 0.24%
British Journal of Ophthalmology
2 citations, 0.24%
Biomedicines
2 citations, 0.24%
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
2 citations, 0.24%
Optical Engineering
2 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility
2 citations, 0.24%
Brain Structure and Function
2 citations, 0.24%
Results in Chemistry
2 citations, 0.24%
PLOS Global Public Health
2 citations, 0.24%
Health Science Reports
2 citations, 0.24%
Ophthalmology Science
2 citations, 0.24%
JMIR Research Protocols
2 citations, 0.24%
JMIRx Med
2 citations, 0.24%
Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation
2 citations, 0.24%
International Public Management Journal
1 citation, 0.12%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
1 citation, 0.12%
Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice
1 citation, 0.12%
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Citing publishers

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AOSIS
143 citations, 16.86%
Springer Nature
107 citations, 12.62%
MDPI
90 citations, 10.61%
Elsevier
80 citations, 9.43%
Taylor & Francis
52 citations, 6.13%
Wiley
38 citations, 4.48%
BMJ
31 citations, 3.66%
Frontiers Media S.A.
28 citations, 3.3%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
22 citations, 2.59%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
17 citations, 2%
SAGE
16 citations, 1.89%
15 citations, 1.77%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
14 citations, 1.65%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
14 citations, 1.65%
Hindawi Limited
12 citations, 1.42%
Optica Publishing Group
8 citations, 0.94%
Oxford University Press
6 citations, 0.71%
Medknow
6 citations, 0.71%
PAGEPress Publications
5 citations, 0.59%
Colegio Nacional de Opticos-Optometristas de Espana
4 citations, 0.47%
JMIR Publications
4 citations, 0.47%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
4 citations, 0.47%
IGI Global
4 citations, 0.47%
Research Square Platform LLC
4 citations, 0.47%
Walter de Gruyter
3 citations, 0.35%
Emerald
3 citations, 0.35%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
3 citations, 0.35%
PeerJ
3 citations, 0.35%
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
3 citations, 0.35%
IOP Publishing
3 citations, 0.35%
World Health Organization
3 citations, 0.35%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
3 citations, 0.35%
S. Karger AG
3 citations, 0.35%
Scientific Research Publishing
3 citations, 0.35%
F1000 Research
3 citations, 0.35%
IntechOpen
3 citations, 0.35%
SLACK
3 citations, 0.35%
IOS Press
2 citations, 0.24%
Mary Ann Liebert
2 citations, 0.24%
AIP Publishing
2 citations, 0.24%
Iranian Society of Ophthalmology
2 citations, 0.24%
American Foundation for the Blind
2 citations, 0.24%
Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
2 citations, 0.24%
Knowledge E DMCC
2 citations, 0.24%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
2 citations, 0.24%
Media Sphere Publishing House
2 citations, 0.24%
Human Kinetics
2 citations, 0.24%
1 citation, 0.12%
1 citation, 0.12%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
1 citation, 0.12%
South African Speech And Hearing Association
1 citation, 0.12%
Index Copernicus
1 citation, 0.12%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
1 citation, 0.12%
Pan American Health Organization
1 citation, 0.12%
American Medical Association (AMA)
1 citation, 0.12%
The Korean Society of Precision Engineering
1 citation, 0.12%
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
1 citation, 0.12%
Unisa Press
1 citation, 0.12%
1 citation, 0.12%
Instytut Roslin i Przetworow Zielarskich
1 citation, 0.12%
British Veterinary Association
1 citation, 0.12%
Academic Journals
1 citation, 0.12%
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) (Publications)
1 citation, 0.12%
A and V Publications
1 citation, 0.12%
Medical Informational Agency Publishers
1 citation, 0.12%
Akshantala Enterprises Private Limited
1 citation, 0.12%
Pharmaceutical Society of Korea
1 citation, 0.12%
Scientific Scholar
1 citation, 0.12%
Real Time, Ltd.
1 citation, 0.12%
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University of Johannesburg
126 publications, 20.36%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
99 publications, 15.99%
University of Limpopo
50 publications, 8.08%
University of the Witwatersrand
26 publications, 4.2%
University of the Free State
14 publications, 2.26%
University of South Africa
11 publications, 1.78%
University of New South Wales
10 publications, 1.62%
University of Cape Coast
10 publications, 1.62%
Qassim University
8 publications, 1.29%
King Saud University
7 publications, 1.13%
Stellenbosch University
5 publications, 0.81%
University of Pretoria
5 publications, 0.81%
Al-Neelain University
5 publications, 0.81%
University of Cape Town
4 publications, 0.65%
University of Calabar
4 publications, 0.65%
Western Sydney University
3 publications, 0.48%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
3 publications, 0.48%
National Health Laboratory Services
3 publications, 0.48%
University of Venda
3 publications, 0.48%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
3 publications, 0.48%
University of Lagos
3 publications, 0.48%
University of Benin
3 publications, 0.48%
University of Anbar
2 publications, 0.32%
International Islamic University Malaysia
2 publications, 0.32%
University of Sydney
2 publications, 0.32%
Cairo University
2 publications, 0.32%
University of Otago
2 publications, 0.32%
Groote Schuur Hospital
2 publications, 0.32%
Babcock University
2 publications, 0.32%
University of Jeddah
1 publication, 0.16%
King Fahad Specialist Hospital
1 publication, 0.16%
Al-Baha University
1 publication, 0.16%
Al Ain University
1 publication, 0.16%
Dokuz Eylül University
1 publication, 0.16%
Al-Mustansiriyah University
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Kufa
1 publication, 0.16%
Yazd University
1 publication, 0.16%
Karolinska Institute
1 publication, 0.16%
Ramaiah Medical College
1 publication, 0.16%
Umeå University
1 publication, 0.16%
Aarhus University Hospital
1 publication, 0.16%
Drexel University
1 publication, 0.16%
Queensland University of Technology
1 publication, 0.16%
University of South-Eastern Norway
1 publication, 0.16%
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
1 publication, 0.16%
Stanford University
1 publication, 0.16%
Walter Sisulu University
1 publication, 0.16%
Ahmadu Bello University
1 publication, 0.16%
Baze University
1 publication, 0.16%
Ekiti State University
1 publication, 0.16%
Delta State University
1 publication, 0.16%
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
1 publication, 0.16%
Thammasat University
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
1 publication, 0.16%
Keio University
1 publication, 0.16%
Queen's University Belfast
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Ghana
1 publication, 0.16%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.16%
University of the West Indies at St. Augustine
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 0.16%
University of Valencia
1 publication, 0.16%
Navarra University Clinic
1 publication, 0.16%
Tanta University
1 publication, 0.16%
Al-Azhar University
1 publication, 0.16%
Sohag University
1 publication, 0.16%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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University of KwaZulu-Natal
60 publications, 24.79%
University of Limpopo
16 publications, 6.61%
University of Johannesburg
14 publications, 5.79%
University of the Witwatersrand
13 publications, 5.37%
University of New South Wales
6 publications, 2.48%
Qassim University
5 publications, 2.07%
University of the Free State
4 publications, 1.65%
University of Cape Coast
4 publications, 1.65%
King Saud University
3 publications, 1.24%
National Health Laboratory Services
3 publications, 1.24%
University of Venda
3 publications, 1.24%
University of Anbar
2 publications, 0.83%
International Islamic University Malaysia
2 publications, 0.83%
Western Sydney University
2 publications, 0.83%
Cairo University
2 publications, 0.83%
University of Otago
2 publications, 0.83%
University of Cape Town
2 publications, 0.83%
Stellenbosch University
2 publications, 0.83%
University of Pretoria
2 publications, 0.83%
University of Lagos
2 publications, 0.83%
University of Calabar
2 publications, 0.83%
Babcock University
2 publications, 0.83%
Al-Neelain University
2 publications, 0.83%
University of Jeddah
1 publication, 0.41%
Al-Baha University
1 publication, 0.41%
Al Ain University
1 publication, 0.41%
Al-Mustansiriyah University
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Kufa
1 publication, 0.41%
Karolinska Institute
1 publication, 0.41%
Ramaiah Medical College
1 publication, 0.41%
Umeå University
1 publication, 0.41%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
1 publication, 0.41%
University of South-Eastern Norway
1 publication, 0.41%
Stanford University
1 publication, 0.41%
Groote Schuur Hospital
1 publication, 0.41%
Walter Sisulu University
1 publication, 0.41%
Ahmadu Bello University
1 publication, 0.41%
Thammasat University
1 publication, 0.41%
Keio University
1 publication, 0.41%
Queen's University Belfast
1 publication, 0.41%
University of the West Indies at St. Augustine
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Valencia
1 publication, 0.41%
Navarra University Clinic
1 publication, 0.41%
Tanta University
1 publication, 0.41%
Al-Azhar University
1 publication, 0.41%
Sohag University
1 publication, 0.41%
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South Africa, 314, 50.73%
South Africa
314 publications, 50.73%
Brazil, 79, 12.76%
Brazil
79 publications, 12.76%
USA, 20, 3.23%
USA
20 publications, 3.23%
Australia, 17, 2.75%
Australia
17 publications, 2.75%
Nigeria, 16, 2.58%
Nigeria
16 publications, 2.58%
Saudi Arabia, 16, 2.58%
Saudi Arabia
16 publications, 2.58%
Benin, 13, 2.1%
Benin
13 publications, 2.1%
Ghana, 11, 1.78%
Ghana
11 publications, 1.78%
Iraq, 10, 1.62%
Iraq
10 publications, 1.62%
United Kingdom, 6, 0.97%
United Kingdom
6 publications, 0.97%
Egypt, 5, 0.81%
Egypt
5 publications, 0.81%
Sudan, 5, 0.81%
Sudan
5 publications, 0.81%
Oman, 4, 0.65%
Oman
4 publications, 0.65%
Kenya, 3, 0.48%
Kenya
3 publications, 0.48%
Zimbabwe, 2, 0.32%
Zimbabwe
2 publications, 0.32%
India, 2, 0.32%
India
2 publications, 0.32%
Indonesia, 2, 0.32%
Indonesia
2 publications, 0.32%
Canada, 2, 0.32%
Canada
2 publications, 0.32%
Malaysia, 2, 0.32%
Malaysia
2 publications, 0.32%
New Zealand, 2, 0.32%
New Zealand
2 publications, 0.32%
Palestine, 2, 0.32%
Palestine
2 publications, 0.32%
Sweden, 2, 0.32%
Sweden
2 publications, 0.32%
Portugal, 1, 0.16%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.16%
Denmark, 1, 0.16%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.16%
Iran, 1, 0.16%
Iran
1 publication, 0.16%
Spain, 1, 0.16%
Spain
1 publication, 0.16%
Italy, 1, 0.16%
Italy
1 publication, 0.16%
Cameroon, 1, 0.16%
Cameroon
1 publication, 0.16%
Qatar, 1, 0.16%
Qatar
1 publication, 0.16%
Nepal, 1, 0.16%
Nepal
1 publication, 0.16%
Norway, 1, 0.16%
Norway
1 publication, 0.16%
UAE, 1, 0.16%
UAE
1 publication, 0.16%
Rwanda, 1, 0.16%
Rwanda
1 publication, 0.16%
Thailand, 1, 0.16%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.16%
Trinidad and Tobago, 1, 0.16%
Trinidad and Tobago
1 publication, 0.16%
Turkey, 1, 0.16%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.16%
Japan, 1, 0.16%
Japan
1 publication, 0.16%
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South Africa, 103, 42.56%
South Africa
103 publications, 42.56%
Saudi Arabia, 9, 3.72%
Saudi Arabia
9 publications, 3.72%
Australia, 8, 3.31%
Australia
8 publications, 3.31%
Iraq, 8, 3.31%
Iraq
8 publications, 3.31%
Nigeria, 6, 2.48%
Nigeria
6 publications, 2.48%
Egypt, 5, 2.07%
Egypt
5 publications, 2.07%
Ghana, 4, 1.65%
Ghana
4 publications, 1.65%
Oman, 4, 1.65%
Oman
4 publications, 1.65%
USA, 3, 1.24%
USA
3 publications, 1.24%
United Kingdom, 3, 1.24%
United Kingdom
3 publications, 1.24%
Kenya, 3, 1.24%
Kenya
3 publications, 1.24%
Indonesia, 2, 0.83%
Indonesia
2 publications, 0.83%
Malaysia, 2, 0.83%
Malaysia
2 publications, 0.83%
New Zealand, 2, 0.83%
New Zealand
2 publications, 0.83%
Palestine, 2, 0.83%
Palestine
2 publications, 0.83%
Sudan, 2, 0.83%
Sudan
2 publications, 0.83%
Sweden, 2, 0.83%
Sweden
2 publications, 0.83%
Benin, 1, 0.41%
Benin
1 publication, 0.41%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.41%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.41%
India, 1, 0.41%
India
1 publication, 0.41%
Spain, 1, 0.41%
Spain
1 publication, 0.41%
Canada, 1, 0.41%
Canada
1 publication, 0.41%
Qatar, 1, 0.41%
Qatar
1 publication, 0.41%
Norway, 1, 0.41%
Norway
1 publication, 0.41%
UAE, 1, 0.41%
UAE
1 publication, 0.41%
Rwanda, 1, 0.41%
Rwanda
1 publication, 0.41%
Thailand, 1, 0.41%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.41%
Trinidad and Tobago, 1, 0.41%
Trinidad and Tobago
1 publication, 0.41%
Japan, 1, 0.41%
Japan
1 publication, 0.41%
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