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Open access

Scientific African

Elsevier
Elsevier
ISSN: 24682276
SCImago
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WOS
Q2
Impact factor
2.7
SJR
0.575
CiteScore
5.6
Categories
Multidisciplinary
Areas
Multidisciplinary
Years of issue
2018-2025
journal names
Scientific African
SCI AFR
Publications
2 407
Citations
15 435
h-index
41
Top-3 citing journals
Scientific African
Scientific African (331 citations)
Heliyon
Heliyon (319 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 countries
Nigeria (701 publications)
Ghana (358 publications)
South Africa (249 publications)

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Nigeria, 701, 29.12%
Ghana, 358, 14.87%
South Africa, 249, 10.34%
Morocco, 118, 4.9%
Kenya, 108, 4.49%
Ethiopia, 95, 3.95%
USA, 82, 3.41%
Cameroon, 79, 3.28%
United Kingdom, 77, 3.2%
Egypt, 71, 2.95%
India, 60, 2.49%
Tanzania, 55, 2.29%
Zimbabwe, 49, 2.04%
Germany, 46, 1.91%
Uganda, 42, 1.74%
Saudi Arabia, 41, 1.7%
Canada, 36, 1.5%
France, 34, 1.41%
China, 33, 1.37%
Botswana, 24, 1%
Malaysia, 23, 0.96%
Benin, 22, 0.91%
Zambia, 21, 0.87%
Malawi, 20, 0.83%
Burkina Faso, 18, 0.75%
Pakistan, 18, 0.75%
Algeria, 16, 0.66%
Japan, 16, 0.66%
Sudan, 15, 0.62%
Namibia, 14, 0.58%
UAE, 11, 0.46%
Australia, 10, 0.42%
Côte d'Ivoire, 10, 0.42%
Netherlands, 9, 0.37%
Norway, 9, 0.37%
Rwanda, 9, 0.37%
Senegal, 9, 0.37%
Turkey, 9, 0.37%
Finland, 9, 0.37%
Belgium, 8, 0.33%
Tunisia, 8, 0.33%
Brazil, 7, 0.29%
Iraq, 7, 0.29%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 7, 0.29%
Sierra Leone, 7, 0.29%
Eswatini, 7, 0.29%
Spain, 6, 0.25%
Libya, 6, 0.25%
Russia, 5, 0.21%
Bahrain, 5, 0.21%
Denmark, 5, 0.21%
Indonesia, 5, 0.21%
Jordan, 5, 0.21%
Italy, 5, 0.21%
Madagascar, 5, 0.21%
Togo, 5, 0.21%
Switzerland, 5, 0.21%
Sweden, 5, 0.21%
Gambia, 4, 0.17%
Ireland, 4, 0.17%
Mauritius, 4, 0.17%
Mozambique, 4, 0.17%
Palestine, 4, 0.17%
Poland, 4, 0.17%
Portugal, 3, 0.12%
Angola, 3, 0.12%
Burundi, 3, 0.12%
Yemen, 3, 0.12%
Liberia, 3, 0.12%
Oman, 3, 0.12%
Republic of Korea, 3, 0.12%
Chad, 3, 0.12%
Sri Lanka, 3, 0.12%
Austria, 2, 0.08%
Bangladesh, 2, 0.08%
Vietnam, 2, 0.08%
Greece, 2, 0.08%
Iran, 2, 0.08%
Qatar, 2, 0.08%
Colombia, 2, 0.08%
Lesotho, 2, 0.08%
Niger, 2, 0.08%
New Zealand, 2, 0.08%
Romania, 2, 0.08%
Fiji, 2, 0.08%
Chile, 2, 0.08%
Kazakhstan, 1, 0.04%
Ukraine, 1, 0.04%
Argentina, 1, 0.04%
Belize, 1, 0.04%
Bulgaria, 1, 0.04%
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1, 0.04%
Vanuatu, 1, 0.04%
Hungary, 1, 0.04%
Guinea, 1, 0.04%
Israel, 1, 0.04%
Kuwait, 1, 0.04%
Mali, 1, 0.04%
Mexico, 1, 0.04%
Serbia, 1, 0.04%
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Nigeria, 646, 28.81%
Ghana, 328, 14.63%
South Africa, 238, 10.62%
Morocco, 114, 5.08%
Kenya, 94, 4.19%
Ethiopia, 89, 3.97%
USA, 77, 3.43%
United Kingdom, 72, 3.21%
Cameroon, 70, 3.12%
Egypt, 67, 2.99%
India, 58, 2.59%
Tanzania, 50, 2.23%
Zimbabwe, 47, 2.1%
Saudi Arabia, 39, 1.74%
Uganda, 39, 1.74%
Germany, 37, 1.65%
Canada, 33, 1.47%
France, 32, 1.43%
China, 29, 1.29%
Botswana, 23, 1.03%
Malaysia, 22, 0.98%
Benin, 21, 0.94%
Malawi, 20, 0.89%
Zambia, 19, 0.85%
Pakistan, 16, 0.71%
Burkina Faso, 15, 0.67%
Algeria, 14, 0.62%
Sudan, 14, 0.62%
Japan, 14, 0.62%
Namibia, 12, 0.54%
UAE, 11, 0.49%
Australia, 9, 0.4%
Côte d'Ivoire, 9, 0.4%
Netherlands, 9, 0.4%
Rwanda, 9, 0.4%
Senegal, 9, 0.4%
Turkey, 9, 0.4%
Norway, 8, 0.36%
Tunisia, 8, 0.36%
Finland, 8, 0.36%
Belgium, 7, 0.31%
Brazil, 7, 0.31%
Iraq, 7, 0.31%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 7, 0.31%
Sierra Leone, 7, 0.31%
Libya, 6, 0.27%
Eswatini, 6, 0.27%
Russia, 5, 0.22%
Bahrain, 5, 0.22%
Indonesia, 5, 0.22%
Jordan, 5, 0.22%
Togo, 5, 0.22%
Denmark, 4, 0.18%
Ireland, 4, 0.18%
Spain, 4, 0.18%
Italy, 4, 0.18%
Mauritius, 4, 0.18%
Madagascar, 4, 0.18%
Mozambique, 4, 0.18%
Palestine, 4, 0.18%
Switzerland, 4, 0.18%
Sweden, 4, 0.18%
Portugal, 3, 0.13%
Angola, 3, 0.13%
Burundi, 3, 0.13%
Gambia, 3, 0.13%
Yemen, 3, 0.13%
Oman, 3, 0.13%
Poland, 3, 0.13%
Chad, 3, 0.13%
Sri Lanka, 3, 0.13%
Bangladesh, 2, 0.09%
Vietnam, 2, 0.09%
Greece, 2, 0.09%
Qatar, 2, 0.09%
Colombia, 2, 0.09%
Lesotho, 2, 0.09%
Liberia, 2, 0.09%
Niger, 2, 0.09%
Republic of Korea, 2, 0.09%
Romania, 2, 0.09%
Fiji, 2, 0.09%
Chile, 2, 0.09%
Kazakhstan, 1, 0.04%
Ukraine, 1, 0.04%
Austria, 1, 0.04%
Argentina, 1, 0.04%
Belize, 1, 0.04%
Bulgaria, 1, 0.04%
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1, 0.04%
Vanuatu, 1, 0.04%
Hungary, 1, 0.04%
Guinea, 1, 0.04%
Israel, 1, 0.04%
Iran, 1, 0.04%
Kuwait, 1, 0.04%
Mexico, 1, 0.04%
New Zealand, 1, 0.04%
Serbia, 1, 0.04%
Singapore, 1, 0.04%
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