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African Vision and Eye Health

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ISSN: 24133183, 24101516, 03789411, 24103039

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SCImago
Q3
SJR
0.257
CiteScore
1.0
Categories
Ophthalmology
Optometry
Areas
Health Professions
Medicine
Years of issue
2015-2025
journal names
African Vision and Eye Health
AFR VIS EYE HEALTH J
Publications
660
Citations
1 213
h-index
12
Publications
251
Citations
1 117
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (127 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (108 publications)
University of Limpopo
University of Limpopo (51 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (48 publications)
University of Limpopo
University of Limpopo (15 publications)
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (11 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (318 publications)
Brazil (88 publications)
USA (20 publications)
South Africa (75 publications)
Brazil (9 publications)
Saudi Arabia (9 publications)
Top-1 researchers by articles count

Most cited in 5 years

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Top-100

Citing journals

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African Vision and Eye Health
130 citations, 10.72%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
49 citations, 4.04%
Clinical Optometry
32 citations, 2.64%
PLoS ONE
27 citations, 2.23%
Cureus
26 citations, 2.14%
Clinical and Experimental Optometry
25 citations, 2.06%
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics
20 citations, 1.65%
Contact Lens and Anterior Eye
20 citations, 1.65%
International Ophthalmology
17 citations, 1.4%
BMJ Open Ophthalmology
16 citations, 1.32%
Scientific Reports
15 citations, 1.24%
BMC Ophthalmology
13 citations, 1.07%
Cornea
13 citations, 1.07%
Journal of Public Health in Africa
13 citations, 1.07%
BMJ Open
12 citations, 0.99%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
11 citations, 0.91%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
11 citations, 0.91%
Open Ophthalmology Journal
10 citations, 0.82%
British Journal of Visual Impairment
9 citations, 0.74%
Healthcare
9 citations, 0.74%
African Journal of Disability
9 citations, 0.74%
Clinical Ophthalmology
8 citations, 0.66%
Journal of Ophthalmology
8 citations, 0.66%
Frontiers in Public Health
8 citations, 0.66%
Eye
8 citations, 0.66%
South African Journal of Childhood Education
7 citations, 0.58%
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
7 citations, 0.58%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
7 citations, 0.58%
Ocular Surface
7 citations, 0.58%
PeerJ
6 citations, 0.49%
Optometry and Vision Science
6 citations, 0.49%
Frontiers in Medicine
6 citations, 0.49%
Diagnostics
6 citations, 0.49%
Journal of Optometry
6 citations, 0.49%
Ophthalmic Epidemiology
6 citations, 0.49%
Health SA Gesondheid
6 citations, 0.49%
AJO International
6 citations, 0.49%
Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
5 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness
5 citations, 0.41%
Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology
5 citations, 0.41%
F1000Research
5 citations, 0.41%
British Journal of Ophthalmology
5 citations, 0.41%
World Journal of Methodology
5 citations, 0.41%
Strabismus
4 citations, 0.33%
Nutrients
4 citations, 0.33%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
4 citations, 0.33%
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
4 citations, 0.33%
Biomedical Optics Express
4 citations, 0.33%
Frontiers in Physiology
4 citations, 0.33%
BMC Public Health
4 citations, 0.33%
American Journal of Ophthalmology
4 citations, 0.33%
BMJ Global Health
4 citations, 0.33%
IEEE Access
4 citations, 0.33%
Advances in Medical Education and Practice
4 citations, 0.33%
Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
4 citations, 0.33%
Discover Public Health
4 citations, 0.33%
Health Promotion International
3 citations, 0.25%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
3 citations, 0.25%
Vestnik Oftalmologii
3 citations, 0.25%
Polymers
3 citations, 0.25%
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
3 citations, 0.25%
Oftalmologiya
3 citations, 0.25%
Photonics
3 citations, 0.25%
Antioxidants
3 citations, 0.25%
Medicina
3 citations, 0.25%
BMC Research Notes
3 citations, 0.25%
Seminars in Ophthalmology
3 citations, 0.25%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
3 citations, 0.25%
Sustainability
3 citations, 0.25%
Survey of Ophthalmology
3 citations, 0.25%
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
3 citations, 0.25%
Vision (Switzerland)
3 citations, 0.25%
AIP Conference Proceedings
3 citations, 0.25%
Heliyon
3 citations, 0.25%
Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision
3 citations, 0.25%
Health Science Reports
3 citations, 0.25%
Cogent Medicine
3 citations, 0.25%
Creative Education
3 citations, 0.25%
Ophthalmology Science
3 citations, 0.25%
Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation
3 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development
3 citations, 0.25%
Molecules
2 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
2 citations, 0.16%
Ophthalmology and Therapy
2 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Pharmaceutics
2 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Psychology
2 citations, 0.16%
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology
2 citations, 0.16%
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science
2 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
2 citations, 0.16%
Cogent Education
2 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Current Ophthalmology
2 citations, 0.16%
Education Sciences
2 citations, 0.16%
Optics Express
2 citations, 0.16%
Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie
2 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
2 citations, 0.16%
Experimental Eye Research
2 citations, 0.16%
Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging Retina
2 citations, 0.16%
BMC Medical Education
2 citations, 0.16%
Current Eye Research
2 citations, 0.16%
South African Family Practice
2 citations, 0.16%
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Citing publishers

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AOSIS
220 citations, 18.14%
Springer Nature
172 citations, 14.18%
Elsevier
131 citations, 10.8%
MDPI
112 citations, 9.23%
Taylor & Francis
97 citations, 8%
Wiley
55 citations, 4.53%
Frontiers Media S.A.
39 citations, 3.22%
BMJ
39 citations, 3.22%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
35 citations, 2.89%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
29 citations, 2.39%
SAGE
23 citations, 1.9%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
22 citations, 1.81%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
15 citations, 1.24%
Hindawi Limited
13 citations, 1.07%
Optica Publishing Group
10 citations, 0.82%
9 citations, 0.74%
Oxford University Press
6 citations, 0.49%
PeerJ
6 citations, 0.49%
Medknow
6 citations, 0.49%
IGI Global
6 citations, 0.49%
F1000 Research
6 citations, 0.49%
IntechOpen
6 citations, 0.49%
Emerald
5 citations, 0.41%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
5 citations, 0.41%
Baishideng Publishing Group
5 citations, 0.41%
Walter de Gruyter
4 citations, 0.33%
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
4 citations, 0.33%
Colegio Nacional de Opticos-Optometristas de Espana
4 citations, 0.33%
JMIR Publications
4 citations, 0.33%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
4 citations, 0.33%
Knowledge E DMCC
4 citations, 0.33%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
4 citations, 0.33%
Scientific Research Publishing
4 citations, 0.33%
SLACK
4 citations, 0.33%
Research Square Platform LLC
4 citations, 0.33%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
3 citations, 0.25%
AIP Publishing
3 citations, 0.25%
IOP Publishing
3 citations, 0.25%
World Health Organization
3 citations, 0.25%
PE Polunina Elizareta Gennadievna
3 citations, 0.25%
S. Karger AG
3 citations, 0.25%
Media Sphere Publishing House
3 citations, 0.25%
Mary Ann Liebert
2 citations, 0.16%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
2 citations, 0.16%
Iranian Society of Ophthalmology
2 citations, 0.16%
American Foundation for the Blind
2 citations, 0.16%
Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
2 citations, 0.16%
Human Kinetics
2 citations, 0.16%
Real Time, Ltd.
2 citations, 0.16%
IOS Press
1 citation, 0.08%
1 citation, 0.08%
1 citation, 0.08%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
1 citation, 0.08%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
1 citation, 0.08%
South African Speech And Hearing Association
1 citation, 0.08%
Index Copernicus
1 citation, 0.08%
Eco-Vector LLC
1 citation, 0.08%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
1 citation, 0.08%
Pan American Health Organization
1 citation, 0.08%
American Medical Association (AMA)
1 citation, 0.08%
The Korean Society of Precision Engineering
1 citation, 0.08%
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
1 citation, 0.08%
Unisa Press
1 citation, 0.08%
Instytut Roslin i Przetworow Zielarskich
1 citation, 0.08%
British Veterinary Association
1 citation, 0.08%
LLC Science and Innovations
1 citation, 0.08%
Academic Journals
1 citation, 0.08%
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) (Publications)
1 citation, 0.08%
A and V Publications
1 citation, 0.08%
Medical Informational Agency Publishers
1 citation, 0.08%
Federal Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology
1 citation, 0.08%
Brieflands
1 citation, 0.08%
Akshantala Enterprises Private Limited
1 citation, 0.08%
Pharmaceutical Society of Korea
1 citation, 0.08%
Scientific Scholar
1 citation, 0.08%
Modestum Ltd
1 citation, 0.08%
Apex Publishing
1 citation, 0.08%
The Korean Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
1 citation, 0.08%
Innovative Scholars and Researchers Alliance
1 citation, 0.08%
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University of Johannesburg
127 publications, 19.24%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
108 publications, 16.36%
University of Limpopo
51 publications, 7.73%
University of the Witwatersrand
27 publications, 4.09%
University of the Free State
16 publications, 2.42%
University of Cape Coast
13 publications, 1.97%
University of South Africa
11 publications, 1.67%
University of New South Wales
10 publications, 1.52%
King Saud University
8 publications, 1.21%
Qassim University
8 publications, 1.21%
Stellenbosch University
5 publications, 0.76%
University of Pretoria
5 publications, 0.76%
Al-Neelain University
5 publications, 0.76%
University of Cape Town
4 publications, 0.61%
University of Calabar
4 publications, 0.61%
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
4 publications, 0.61%
Western Sydney University
3 publications, 0.45%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
3 publications, 0.45%
National Health Laboratory Services
3 publications, 0.45%
University of Venda
3 publications, 0.45%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
3 publications, 0.45%
University of Lagos
3 publications, 0.45%
University of Benin
3 publications, 0.45%
University of Zimbabwe
3 publications, 0.45%
Olabisi Onabanjo University
3 publications, 0.45%
University of Anbar
2 publications, 0.3%
University of Indonesia
2 publications, 0.3%
International Islamic University Malaysia
2 publications, 0.3%
University College London
2 publications, 0.3%
University of Sydney
2 publications, 0.3%
Cairo University
2 publications, 0.3%
University of Otago
2 publications, 0.3%
Groote Schuur Hospital
2 publications, 0.3%
Babcock University
2 publications, 0.3%
University of Ghana
2 publications, 0.3%
University of Jeddah
1 publication, 0.15%
King Fahad Specialist Hospital
1 publication, 0.15%
Al-Baha University
1 publication, 0.15%
Al Ain University
1 publication, 0.15%
Dokuz Eylül University
1 publication, 0.15%
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
1 publication, 0.15%
Al-Mustansiriyah University
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Kufa
1 publication, 0.15%
Yazd University
1 publication, 0.15%
Karolinska Institute
1 publication, 0.15%
Ramaiah Medical College
1 publication, 0.15%
Umeå University
1 publication, 0.15%
Aarhus University Hospital
1 publication, 0.15%
Drexel University
1 publication, 0.15%
Queensland University of Technology
1 publication, 0.15%
University of South-Eastern Norway
1 publication, 0.15%
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
1 publication, 0.15%
Stanford University
1 publication, 0.15%
Walter Sisulu University
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.15%
Ahmadu Bello University
1 publication, 0.15%
Baze University
1 publication, 0.15%
Ekiti State University
1 publication, 0.15%
Delta State University
1 publication, 0.15%
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
1 publication, 0.15%
Thammasat University
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
1 publication, 0.15%
Keio University
1 publication, 0.15%
Queen's University Belfast
1 publication, 0.15%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.15%
University of the West Indies at St. Augustine
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Valencia
1 publication, 0.15%
Navarra University Clinic
1 publication, 0.15%
Tanta University
1 publication, 0.15%
Al-Azhar University
1 publication, 0.15%
Sohag University
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Gondar
1 publication, 0.15%
University of Bamenda
1 publication, 0.15%
Université de Montréal
1 publication, 0.15%
Abia State University
1 publication, 0.15%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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University of KwaZulu-Natal
48 publications, 19.12%
University of Limpopo
15 publications, 5.98%
University of Johannesburg
11 publications, 4.38%
University of the Witwatersrand
10 publications, 3.98%
University of the Free State
5 publications, 1.99%
University of Cape Coast
5 publications, 1.99%
King Saud University
4 publications, 1.59%
Qassim University
4 publications, 1.59%
University of New South Wales
4 publications, 1.59%
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
4 publications, 1.59%
University of Anbar
2 publications, 0.8%
University of Indonesia
2 publications, 0.8%
International Islamic University Malaysia
2 publications, 0.8%
Western Sydney University
2 publications, 0.8%
University College London
2 publications, 0.8%
University of Otago
2 publications, 0.8%
University of Pretoria
2 publications, 0.8%
University of Venda
2 publications, 0.8%
Olabisi Onabanjo University
2 publications, 0.8%
University of Jeddah
1 publication, 0.4%
Al-Baha University
1 publication, 0.4%
Al Ain University
1 publication, 0.4%
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
1 publication, 0.4%
Al-Mustansiriyah University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Kufa
1 publication, 0.4%
Ramaiah Medical College
1 publication, 0.4%
Umeå University
1 publication, 0.4%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
1 publication, 0.4%
Cairo University
1 publication, 0.4%
University of South-Eastern Norway
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Cape Town
1 publication, 0.4%
Stellenbosch University
1 publication, 0.4%
Stanford University
1 publication, 0.4%
National Health Laboratory Services
1 publication, 0.4%
Groote Schuur Hospital
1 publication, 0.4%
Walter Sisulu University
1 publication, 0.4%
Ahmadu Bello University
1 publication, 0.4%
Thammasat University
1 publication, 0.4%
Babcock University
1 publication, 0.4%
Keio University
1 publication, 0.4%
Queen's University Belfast
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Ghana
1 publication, 0.4%
University of Valencia
1 publication, 0.4%
Navarra University Clinic
1 publication, 0.4%
Tanta University
1 publication, 0.4%
Al-Azhar University
1 publication, 0.4%
Al-Neelain University
1 publication, 0.4%
Université de Montréal
1 publication, 0.4%
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South Africa, 318, 48.18%
South Africa
318 publications, 48.18%
Brazil, 88, 13.33%
Brazil
88 publications, 13.33%
USA, 20, 3.03%
USA
20 publications, 3.03%
Australia, 17, 2.58%
Australia
17 publications, 2.58%
Saudi Arabia, 17, 2.58%
Saudi Arabia
17 publications, 2.58%
Nigeria, 16, 2.42%
Nigeria
16 publications, 2.42%
Benin, 13, 1.97%
Benin
13 publications, 1.97%
Ghana, 13, 1.97%
Ghana
13 publications, 1.97%
Iraq, 10, 1.52%
Iraq
10 publications, 1.52%
United Kingdom, 6, 0.91%
United Kingdom
6 publications, 0.91%
Egypt, 5, 0.76%
Egypt
5 publications, 0.76%
Sudan, 5, 0.76%
Sudan
5 publications, 0.76%
Oman, 4, 0.61%
Oman
4 publications, 0.61%
Kenya, 3, 0.45%
Kenya
3 publications, 0.45%
Zimbabwe, 2, 0.3%
Zimbabwe
2 publications, 0.3%
India, 2, 0.3%
India
2 publications, 0.3%
Indonesia, 2, 0.3%
Indonesia
2 publications, 0.3%
Canada, 2, 0.3%
Canada
2 publications, 0.3%
Malaysia, 2, 0.3%
Malaysia
2 publications, 0.3%
New Zealand, 2, 0.3%
New Zealand
2 publications, 0.3%
Palestine, 2, 0.3%
Palestine
2 publications, 0.3%
Sweden, 2, 0.3%
Sweden
2 publications, 0.3%
Portugal, 1, 0.15%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.15%
Denmark, 1, 0.15%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.15%
Iran, 1, 0.15%
Iran
1 publication, 0.15%
Spain, 1, 0.15%
Spain
1 publication, 0.15%
Italy, 1, 0.15%
Italy
1 publication, 0.15%
Cameroon, 1, 0.15%
Cameroon
1 publication, 0.15%
Qatar, 1, 0.15%
Qatar
1 publication, 0.15%
Nepal, 1, 0.15%
Nepal
1 publication, 0.15%
Norway, 1, 0.15%
Norway
1 publication, 0.15%
UAE, 1, 0.15%
UAE
1 publication, 0.15%
Rwanda, 1, 0.15%
Rwanda
1 publication, 0.15%
Thailand, 1, 0.15%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.15%
Trinidad and Tobago, 1, 0.15%
Trinidad and Tobago
1 publication, 0.15%
Turkey, 1, 0.15%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.15%
Japan, 1, 0.15%
Japan
1 publication, 0.15%
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South Africa, 75, 29.88%
South Africa
75 publications, 29.88%
Brazil, 9, 3.59%
Brazil
9 publications, 3.59%
Saudi Arabia, 9, 3.59%
Saudi Arabia
9 publications, 3.59%
Iraq, 8, 3.19%
Iraq
8 publications, 3.19%
Australia, 6, 2.39%
Australia
6 publications, 2.39%
Ghana, 4, 1.59%
Ghana
4 publications, 1.59%
Oman, 4, 1.59%
Oman
4 publications, 1.59%
United Kingdom, 3, 1.2%
United Kingdom
3 publications, 1.2%
Egypt, 3, 1.2%
Egypt
3 publications, 1.2%
Kenya, 3, 1.2%
Kenya
3 publications, 1.2%
Nigeria, 3, 1.2%
Nigeria
3 publications, 1.2%
USA, 2, 0.8%
USA
2 publications, 0.8%
Indonesia, 2, 0.8%
Indonesia
2 publications, 0.8%
Malaysia, 2, 0.8%
Malaysia
2 publications, 0.8%
New Zealand, 2, 0.8%
New Zealand
2 publications, 0.8%
Palestine, 2, 0.8%
Palestine
2 publications, 0.8%
Benin, 1, 0.4%
Benin
1 publication, 0.4%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.4%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.4%
India, 1, 0.4%
India
1 publication, 0.4%
Spain, 1, 0.4%
Spain
1 publication, 0.4%
Canada, 1, 0.4%
Canada
1 publication, 0.4%
Qatar, 1, 0.4%
Qatar
1 publication, 0.4%
Norway, 1, 0.4%
Norway
1 publication, 0.4%
UAE, 1, 0.4%
UAE
1 publication, 0.4%
Rwanda, 1, 0.4%
Rwanda
1 publication, 0.4%
Sudan, 1, 0.4%
Sudan
1 publication, 0.4%
Thailand, 1, 0.4%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.4%
Sweden, 1, 0.4%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.4%
Japan, 1, 0.4%
Japan
1 publication, 0.4%
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