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Open access

South African Journal of Chemistry

South African Bureau for Scientific Publications
ISSN: 03794350, 1996840X
SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
0.8
SJR
0.250
CiteScore
3.1
Categories
Chemistry (miscellaneous)
Areas
Chemistry
Years of issue
1996-2024
Publications
233
Citations
1 428
h-index
19
Publications
117
Citations
1 298
Top-3 citing journals
Molecules
Molecules (27 citations)
ChemistrySelect
ChemistrySelect (24 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (26 publications)
Nelson Mandela University
Nelson Mandela University (8 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (9 publications)
Cardiff University
Cardiff University (8 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (78 publications)
Iran (19 publications)
Nigeria (14 publications)
South Africa (41 publications)
United Kingdom (10 publications)
Nigeria (5 publications)

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Citing journals

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Molecules
27 citations, 1.89%
ChemistrySelect
24 citations, 1.68%
Journal of Molecular Structure
22 citations, 1.54%
RSC Advances
18 citations, 1.26%
Heliyon
18 citations, 1.26%
Science of the Total Environment
17 citations, 1.19%
Journal of Molecular Liquids
16 citations, 1.12%
Chemosphere
16 citations, 1.12%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
15 citations, 1.05%
Applied Organometallic Chemistry
14 citations, 0.98%
International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry
12 citations, 0.84%
Microchemical Journal
12 citations, 0.84%
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
11 citations, 0.77%
New Journal of Chemistry
10 citations, 0.7%
Polymers
10 citations, 0.7%
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds
10 citations, 0.7%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
10 citations, 0.7%
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
10 citations, 0.7%
Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion
10 citations, 0.7%
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
9 citations, 0.63%
Results in Chemistry
9 citations, 0.63%
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
8 citations, 0.56%
Journal of the Iranian Chemical Society
8 citations, 0.56%
Chemical Engineering Journal
8 citations, 0.56%
Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring and Management
8 citations, 0.56%
Chemical Data Collections
8 citations, 0.56%
Journal of Chemistry
8 citations, 0.56%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
7 citations, 0.49%
Adsorption Science and Technology
7 citations, 0.49%
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
7 citations, 0.49%
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
7 citations, 0.49%
Applied Water Science
7 citations, 0.49%
Chemistry Africa
7 citations, 0.49%
Material Science Research India
7 citations, 0.49%
Materials Research Express
6 citations, 0.42%
Environmental Research
6 citations, 0.42%
Journal of Chemical Education
6 citations, 0.42%
Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
6 citations, 0.42%
Water Environment Research
6 citations, 0.42%
Materials Chemistry and Physics
6 citations, 0.42%
Radiochimica Acta
6 citations, 0.42%
AIP Conference Proceedings
6 citations, 0.42%
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
6 citations, 0.42%
Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry
5 citations, 0.35%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
5 citations, 0.35%
Physical Sciences Reviews
5 citations, 0.35%
Talanta
5 citations, 0.35%
Molecular Catalysis
5 citations, 0.35%
Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
5 citations, 0.35%
Frontiers in Chemistry
5 citations, 0.35%
Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis
5 citations, 0.35%
Nanomaterials
5 citations, 0.35%
Soil and Sediment Contamination
5 citations, 0.35%
Applied Surface Science
5 citations, 0.35%
Scientific Reports
5 citations, 0.35%
Ceramics International
5 citations, 0.35%
Analytical Methods
5 citations, 0.35%
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
5 citations, 0.35%
Minerals
5 citations, 0.35%
Arabian Journal of Chemistry
5 citations, 0.35%
Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
5 citations, 0.35%
Environmental Technology and Innovation
5 citations, 0.35%
Journal of Environmental Management
5 citations, 0.35%
Minerals Engineering
5 citations, 0.35%
Journal of Water Process Engineering
5 citations, 0.35%
Materials
5 citations, 0.35%
Biomedical Chromatography
4 citations, 0.28%
Inorganica Chimica Acta
4 citations, 0.28%
ACS Applied Nano Materials
4 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
4 citations, 0.28%
African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
4 citations, 0.28%
Catalysts
4 citations, 0.28%
Pharmaceutics
4 citations, 0.28%
Separation Science and Technology
4 citations, 0.28%
Molecular Diversity
4 citations, 0.28%
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
4 citations, 0.28%
Results in Engineering
4 citations, 0.28%
Electroanalysis
4 citations, 0.28%
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
4 citations, 0.28%
Crystal Growth and Design
4 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
4 citations, 0.28%
Coordination Chemistry Reviews
4 citations, 0.28%
Sustainability
4 citations, 0.28%
ACS Omega
4 citations, 0.28%
Frontiers in Environmental Science
4 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Nanomaterials
4 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Catalysis
4 citations, 0.28%
Polyhedron
4 citations, 0.28%
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering
4 citations, 0.28%
Asian Journal of Chemistry
4 citations, 0.28%
Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
4 citations, 0.28%
Inorganic Chemistry Communication
4 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Hazardous Materials
4 citations, 0.28%
Applied Surface Science Advances
4 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy
3 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
3 citations, 0.21%
Surfaces and Interfaces
3 citations, 0.21%
Pharmaceuticals
3 citations, 0.21%
ACS applied materials & interfaces
3 citations, 0.21%
Catalysis Science and Technology
3 citations, 0.21%
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Citing publishers

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Elsevier
444 citations, 31.09%
Springer Nature
228 citations, 15.97%
MDPI
127 citations, 8.89%
Wiley
103 citations, 7.21%
Taylor & Francis
91 citations, 6.37%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
65 citations, 4.55%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
54 citations, 3.78%
Walter de Gruyter
26 citations, 1.82%
Hindawi Limited
26 citations, 1.82%
Pleiades Publishing
18 citations, 1.26%
IOP Publishing
17 citations, 1.19%
Frontiers Media S.A.
15 citations, 1.05%
SAGE
12 citations, 0.84%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
10 citations, 0.7%
Oriental Scientific Publishing Company
9 citations, 0.63%
King Saud University
8 citations, 0.56%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
8 citations, 0.56%
Trans Tech Publications
7 citations, 0.49%
AIP Publishing
7 citations, 0.49%
Water Environment Federation
6 citations, 0.42%
Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
5 citations, 0.35%
Asian Journal of Chemistry
5 citations, 0.35%
Korean Society of Industrial Engineering Chemistry
4 citations, 0.28%
The Electrochemical Society
4 citations, 0.28%
IGI Global
4 citations, 0.28%
Research Square Platform LLC
4 citations, 0.28%
World Scientific
3 citations, 0.21%
Emerald
3 citations, 0.21%
The Royal Society
3 citations, 0.21%
Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry
3 citations, 0.21%
IWA Publishing
3 citations, 0.21%
European Journal of Chemistry
3 citations, 0.21%
A and V Publications
3 citations, 0.21%
Scientific Research Publishing
3 citations, 0.21%
IntechOpen
3 citations, 0.21%
Cambridge University Press
2 citations, 0.14%
EDP Sciences
2 citations, 0.14%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2 citations, 0.14%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
2 citations, 0.14%
Scientific Publishers
2 citations, 0.14%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
2 citations, 0.14%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2 citations, 0.14%
The Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
2 citations, 0.14%
Canadian Science Publishing
2 citations, 0.14%
Universitas Gadjah Mada
2 citations, 0.14%
Oxford University Press
1 citation, 0.07%
IOS Press
1 citation, 0.07%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 citation, 0.07%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
1 citation, 0.07%
Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
1 citation, 0.07%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
1 citation, 0.07%
1 citation, 0.07%
South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science
1 citation, 0.07%
Institute of New Chemical Technologies and Materials of Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University
1 citation, 0.07%
Turkish Chemical Society
1 citation, 0.07%
Society of Petroleum Engineers
1 citation, 0.07%
Ceramic Society of Japan
1 citation, 0.07%
International Journal of Environmental Science and Development
1 citation, 0.07%
Japan Petroleum Institute
1 citation, 0.07%
1 citation, 0.07%
Instituto de Tecnologia do Parana
1 citation, 0.07%
Academic Journals
1 citation, 0.07%
TEST-ZL Publishing
1 citation, 0.07%
Akademiai Kiado
1 citation, 0.07%
The Russian Academy of Sciences
1 citation, 0.07%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
1 citation, 0.07%
Center of Pharmaceutical Analytics Ltd
1 citation, 0.07%
Maad Rayan Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.07%
The Korean Fiber Society
1 citation, 0.07%
Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences
1 citation, 0.07%
Eurowaste SRL
1 citation, 0.07%
Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering and Catalysis
1 citation, 0.07%
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University of KwaZulu-Natal
26 publications, 11.16%
University of the Witwatersrand
13 publications, 5.58%
Nelson Mandela University
8 publications, 3.43%
Cardiff University
8 publications, 3.43%
University of Leeds
7 publications, 3%
Rhodes University
6 publications, 2.58%
Tshwane University of Technology
5 publications, 2.15%
Islamic Azad University, Tehran
4 publications, 1.72%
Urmia University
4 publications, 1.72%
University of Cape Town
4 publications, 1.72%
University of Johannesburg
4 publications, 1.72%
North-West University
4 publications, 1.72%
University of South Africa
4 publications, 1.72%
University of Limpopo
4 publications, 1.72%
University of Botswana
4 publications, 1.72%
Utrecht University
4 publications, 1.72%
King Saud University
3 publications, 1.29%
University of Pretoria
3 publications, 1.29%
Durban University of Technology
3 publications, 1.29%
University of Venda
3 publications, 1.29%
University of Ilorin
3 publications, 1.29%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology
3 publications, 1.29%
Portland State University
3 publications, 1.29%
Jimma University
3 publications, 1.29%
University of Peshawar
2 publications, 0.86%
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.86%
University of Qom
2 publications, 0.86%
University College London
2 publications, 0.86%
Stellenbosch University
2 publications, 0.86%
University of the Free State
2 publications, 0.86%
University of Zululand
2 publications, 0.86%
Covenant University
2 publications, 0.86%
Addis Ababa University
2 publications, 0.86%
King Khalid University
1 publication, 0.43%
Najran University
1 publication, 0.43%
Amirkabir University of Technology
1 publication, 0.43%
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
1 publication, 0.43%
University of Tabriz
1 publication, 0.43%
COMSATS University Islamabad
1 publication, 0.43%
Quaid-i-Azam University
1 publication, 0.43%
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
1 publication, 0.43%
University of Malakand
1 publication, 0.43%
Savitribai Phule Pune University
1 publication, 0.43%
Symbiosis International University
1 publication, 0.43%
Gujarat University
1 publication, 0.43%
Research Institute of Petroleum Industry Tehran
1 publication, 0.43%
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran
1 publication, 0.43%
Payame Noor University
1 publication, 0.43%
Islamic Azad University, Arak
1 publication, 0.43%
Islamic Azad University Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch
1 publication, 0.43%
Islamic Azad University, Mashhad
1 publication, 0.43%
Golestan University of Medical Sciences
1 publication, 0.43%
University of Guilan
1 publication, 0.43%
Islamic Azad University, Lahijan
1 publication, 0.43%
Farhangian University
1 publication, 0.43%
Bu-Ali Sina University
1 publication, 0.43%
Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
1 publication, 0.43%
Islamic Azad University Kerman
1 publication, 0.43%
Razi University
1 publication, 0.43%
Yasouj University
1 publication, 0.43%
Tsinghua University
1 publication, 0.43%
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
1 publication, 0.43%
GLA University
1 publication, 0.43%
University of Science, Malaysia
1 publication, 0.43%
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University
1 publication, 0.43%
Mangalore University
1 publication, 0.43%
Sardar Patel University
1 publication, 0.43%
University of Jordan
1 publication, 0.43%
Southwest University
1 publication, 0.43%
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.43%
National Health Laboratory Services
1 publication, 0.43%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
1 publication, 0.43%
Vaal University of Technology
1 publication, 0.43%
University of Rwanda
1 publication, 0.43%
Landmark University
1 publication, 0.43%
Federal University of Technology Owerri
1 publication, 0.43%
Osun State University
1 publication, 0.43%
Federal University of Technology Minna
1 publication, 0.43%
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.43%
University of Cross River State
1 publication, 0.43%
Rivers State University
1 publication, 0.43%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.43%
Kyungpook National University
1 publication, 0.43%
Obafemi Awolowo University
1 publication, 0.43%
Kyambogo University
1 publication, 0.43%
Busitema University
1 publication, 0.43%
University of Dar es Salaam
1 publication, 0.43%
Korea Basic Science Institute
1 publication, 0.43%
Roosevelt University
1 publication, 0.43%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.43%
Botswana Geoscience Institute
1 publication, 0.43%
Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation
1 publication, 0.43%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1 publication, 0.43%
Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine
1 publication, 0.43%
Enugu State University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.43%
Missouri University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.43%
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
1 publication, 0.43%
Thomas Jefferson University
1 publication, 0.43%
Okayama University
1 publication, 0.43%
Kurume University
1 publication, 0.43%
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University of KwaZulu-Natal
9 publications, 7.69%
Cardiff University
8 publications, 6.84%
University of the Witwatersrand
7 publications, 5.98%
University of Leeds
7 publications, 5.98%
University of Cape Town
4 publications, 3.42%
North-West University
4 publications, 3.42%
Rhodes University
4 publications, 3.42%
Nelson Mandela University
4 publications, 3.42%
University of Limpopo
4 publications, 3.42%
Utrecht University
4 publications, 3.42%
University College London
2 publications, 1.71%
University of Johannesburg
2 publications, 1.71%
University of South Africa
2 publications, 1.71%
Durban University of Technology
2 publications, 1.71%
University of Venda
2 publications, 1.71%
University of Zululand
2 publications, 1.71%
University of Botswana
2 publications, 1.71%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.71%
Addis Ababa University
2 publications, 1.71%
King Saud University
1 publication, 0.85%
King Khalid University
1 publication, 0.85%
Najran University
1 publication, 0.85%
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Tabriz
1 publication, 0.85%
COMSATS University Islamabad
1 publication, 0.85%
Quaid-i-Azam University
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
1 publication, 0.85%
Savitribai Phule Pune University
1 publication, 0.85%
Symbiosis International University
1 publication, 0.85%
Islamic Azad University, Tehran
1 publication, 0.85%
Golestan University of Medical Sciences
1 publication, 0.85%
Urmia University
1 publication, 0.85%
Farhangian University
1 publication, 0.85%
Tsinghua University
1 publication, 0.85%
GLA University
1 publication, 0.85%
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Jordan
1 publication, 0.85%
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.85%
Stellenbosch University
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Pretoria
1 publication, 0.85%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
1 publication, 0.85%
University of the Free State
1 publication, 0.85%
Tshwane University of Technology
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Rwanda
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Ilorin
1 publication, 0.85%
Federal University of Technology Owerri
1 publication, 0.85%
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Cross River State
1 publication, 0.85%
Rivers State University
1 publication, 0.85%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.85%
Kyambogo University
1 publication, 0.85%
Busitema University
1 publication, 0.85%
Roosevelt University
1 publication, 0.85%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.85%
Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation
1 publication, 0.85%
Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine
1 publication, 0.85%
Thomas Jefferson University
1 publication, 0.85%
Okayama University
1 publication, 0.85%
Kurume University
1 publication, 0.85%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
1 publication, 0.85%
University of Kinshasa
1 publication, 0.85%
Mansoura University
1 publication, 0.85%
Suez Canal University
1 publication, 0.85%
Jimma University
1 publication, 0.85%
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South Africa, 78, 33.48%
South Africa
78 publications, 33.48%
Iran, 19, 8.15%
Iran
19 publications, 8.15%
Nigeria, 14, 6.01%
Nigeria
14 publications, 6.01%
United Kingdom, 10, 4.29%
United Kingdom
10 publications, 4.29%
USA, 9, 3.86%
USA
9 publications, 3.86%
India, 8, 3.43%
India
8 publications, 3.43%
Botswana, 6, 2.58%
Botswana
6 publications, 2.58%
Pakistan, 6, 2.58%
Pakistan
6 publications, 2.58%
Saudi Arabia, 6, 2.58%
Saudi Arabia
6 publications, 2.58%
Brazil, 5, 2.15%
Brazil
5 publications, 2.15%
Lesotho, 5, 2.15%
Lesotho
5 publications, 2.15%
Ethiopia, 5, 2.15%
Ethiopia
5 publications, 2.15%
China, 4, 1.72%
China
4 publications, 1.72%
Netherlands, 4, 1.72%
Netherlands
4 publications, 1.72%
Germany, 3, 1.29%
Germany
3 publications, 1.29%
Algeria, 3, 1.29%
Algeria
3 publications, 1.29%
Egypt, 3, 1.29%
Egypt
3 publications, 1.29%
France, 2, 0.86%
France
2 publications, 0.86%
Ghana, 2, 0.86%
Ghana
2 publications, 0.86%
Mozambique, 2, 0.86%
Mozambique
2 publications, 0.86%
Poland, 2, 0.86%
Poland
2 publications, 0.86%
Tunisia, 2, 0.86%
Tunisia
2 publications, 0.86%
Japan, 2, 0.86%
Japan
2 publications, 0.86%
Greece, 1, 0.43%
Greece
1 publication, 0.43%
Jordan, 1, 0.43%
Jordan
1 publication, 0.43%
Kenya, 1, 0.43%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.43%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.43%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 publication, 0.43%
Libya, 1, 0.43%
Libya
1 publication, 0.43%
Malaysia, 1, 0.43%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.43%
Mexico, 1, 0.43%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.43%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.43%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.43%
Rwanda, 1, 0.43%
Rwanda
1 publication, 0.43%
Serbia, 1, 0.43%
Serbia
1 publication, 0.43%
Tanzania, 1, 0.43%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.43%
Turkey, 1, 0.43%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.43%
Uganda, 1, 0.43%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.43%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 41, 35.04%
South Africa
41 publications, 35.04%
United Kingdom, 10, 8.55%
United Kingdom
10 publications, 8.55%
Nigeria, 5, 4.27%
Nigeria
5 publications, 4.27%
Brazil, 4, 3.42%
Brazil
4 publications, 3.42%
India, 4, 3.42%
India
4 publications, 3.42%
Netherlands, 4, 3.42%
Netherlands
4 publications, 3.42%
USA, 3, 2.56%
USA
3 publications, 2.56%
China, 3, 2.56%
China
3 publications, 2.56%
Botswana, 3, 2.56%
Botswana
3 publications, 2.56%
Iran, 3, 2.56%
Iran
3 publications, 2.56%
Saudi Arabia, 3, 2.56%
Saudi Arabia
3 publications, 2.56%
Ethiopia, 3, 2.56%
Ethiopia
3 publications, 2.56%
Germany, 2, 1.71%
Germany
2 publications, 1.71%
Ghana, 2, 1.71%
Ghana
2 publications, 1.71%
Egypt, 2, 1.71%
Egypt
2 publications, 1.71%
Mozambique, 2, 1.71%
Mozambique
2 publications, 1.71%
Pakistan, 2, 1.71%
Pakistan
2 publications, 1.71%
Japan, 2, 1.71%
Japan
2 publications, 1.71%
France, 1, 0.85%
France
1 publication, 0.85%
Algeria, 1, 0.85%
Algeria
1 publication, 0.85%
Greece, 1, 0.85%
Greece
1 publication, 0.85%
Jordan, 1, 0.85%
Jordan
1 publication, 0.85%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.85%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 publication, 0.85%
Lesotho, 1, 0.85%
Lesotho
1 publication, 0.85%
Libya, 1, 0.85%
Libya
1 publication, 0.85%
Rwanda, 1, 0.85%
Rwanda
1 publication, 0.85%
Serbia, 1, 0.85%
Serbia
1 publication, 0.85%
Tunisia, 1, 0.85%
Tunisia
1 publication, 0.85%
Turkey, 1, 0.85%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.85%
Uganda, 1, 0.85%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.85%
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