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SCImago
Q2
SJR
0.268
CiteScore
0.6
Categories
Law
Sociology and Political Science
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
2013-2025
journal names
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad
Top-3 citing journals
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
(155 citations)

SSRN Electronic Journal
(57 citations)

Sustainability
(21 citations)
Top-3 organizations

North-West University
(324 publications)

University of South Africa
(235 publications)

University of Pretoria
(106 publications)

North-West University
(74 publications)

University of South Africa
(36 publications)

University of the Witwatersrand
(22 publications)
Top-3 countries
Most cited in 5 years
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Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
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3 citations, 0.21%
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49 citations, 3.48%
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42 citations, 2.98%
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41 citations, 2.91%
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2 citations, 0.14%
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2 citations, 0.14%
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2 citations, 0.14%
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MGIMO University
2 citations, 0.14%
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Brill
1 citation, 0.07%
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Duke University Press
1 citation, 0.07%
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1 citation, 0.07%
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Index Copernicus
1 citation, 0.07%
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Pensoft Publishers
1 citation, 0.07%
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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
1 citation, 0.07%
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Entomological Society of Southern Africa/Entologiese Vereniging van Suidelike Afrika
1 citation, 0.07%
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1 citation, 0.07%
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Volgograd State University
1 citation, 0.07%
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1 citation, 0.07%
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Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
1 citation, 0.07%
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Nucleo de Comunicacao, Fundacao UNI
1 citation, 0.07%
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Inter-Research Science Center
1 citation, 0.07%
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BMJ
1 citation, 0.07%
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Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
1 citation, 0.07%
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PERSEE Program
1 citation, 0.07%
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JMIR Publications
1 citation, 0.07%
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Remedium, Ltd.
1 citation, 0.07%
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1 citation, 0.07%
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1 citation, 0.07%
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1 citation, 0.07%
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1 citation, 0.07%
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1 citation, 0.07%
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1 citation, 0.07%
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1 citation, 0.07%
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1 citation, 0.07%
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1 citation, 0.07%
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1 citation, 0.07%
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North-West University
324 publications, 20.06%
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University of South Africa
235 publications, 14.55%
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University of Pretoria
106 publications, 6.56%
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Stellenbosch University
77 publications, 4.77%
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University of the Witwatersrand
69 publications, 4.27%
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University of Cape Town
67 publications, 4.15%
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University of the Western Cape
67 publications, 4.15%
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University of Johannesburg
52 publications, 3.22%
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University of the Free State
44 publications, 2.72%
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University of KwaZulu-Natal
29 publications, 1.8%
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20 publications, 1.24%
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University of Limpopo
15 publications, 0.93%
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Nelson Mandela University
11 publications, 0.68%
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Rhodes University
10 publications, 0.62%
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University of Cambridge
7 publications, 0.43%
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Tilburg University
5 publications, 0.31%
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Ghent University
4 publications, 0.25%
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University of Ibadan
4 publications, 0.25%
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Free University of Berlin
3 publications, 0.19%
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University College London
3 publications, 0.19%
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University of Sydney
3 publications, 0.19%
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Leiden University
3 publications, 0.19%
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Heidelberg University
2 publications, 0.12%
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University of Eastern Finland
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University of Edinburgh
2 publications, 0.12%
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Deakin University
2 publications, 0.12%
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Walter Sisulu University
2 publications, 0.12%
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2 publications, 0.12%
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Adekunle Ajasin University
2 publications, 0.12%
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Rivers State University
2 publications, 0.12%
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Justus Liebig University Giessen
2 publications, 0.12%
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Saarland University
2 publications, 0.12%
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Berlin Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research
2 publications, 0.12%
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Widener University
2 publications, 0.12%
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University of Louisville
2 publications, 0.12%
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Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Fribourg
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Dundee
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.06%
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Maastricht University
1 publication, 0.06%
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Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.06%
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Cornell University
1 publication, 0.06%
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Yale University
1 publication, 0.06%
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Northwest University
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Catania
1 publication, 0.06%
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Charles University
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Western Australia
1 publication, 0.06%
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Griffith University
1 publication, 0.06%
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National Research Foundation
1 publication, 0.06%
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Tshwane University of Technology
1 publication, 0.06%
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Boston University
1 publication, 0.06%
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Howard University
1 publication, 0.06%
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Durban University of Technology
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Venda
1 publication, 0.06%
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Vaal University of Technology
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Lagos
1 publication, 0.06%
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Obafemi Awolowo University
1 publication, 0.06%
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City University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Dodoma
1 publication, 0.06%
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Harvard University
1 publication, 0.06%
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Newcastle University
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Aberdeen
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Notre Dame
1 publication, 0.06%
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Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law
1 publication, 0.06%
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Chemnitz University of Technology
1 publication, 0.06%
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Wayne State University
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Michigan
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Göttingen
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Regensburg
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Augsburg
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Groningen
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.06%
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Erasmus University Rotterdam
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Victoria
1 publication, 0.06%
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Morehead State University
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Nairobi
1 publication, 0.06%
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North-West University
74 publications, 18.45%
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University of South Africa
36 publications, 8.98%
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University of the Witwatersrand
22 publications, 5.49%
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University of Johannesburg
20 publications, 4.99%
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Stellenbosch University
18 publications, 4.49%
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University of the Western Cape
16 publications, 3.99%
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University of Pretoria
15 publications, 3.74%
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University of the Free State
13 publications, 3.24%
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University of KwaZulu-Natal
12 publications, 2.99%
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University of Cape Town
11 publications, 2.74%
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University of Limpopo
11 publications, 2.74%
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Nelson Mandela University
7 publications, 1.75%
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University of Fort Hare
5 publications, 1.25%
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Maastricht University
1 publication, 0.25%
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University of Edinburgh
1 publication, 0.25%
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Rhodes University
1 publication, 0.25%
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Walter Sisulu University
1 publication, 0.25%
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1 publication, 0.25%
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1 publication, 0.25%
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Newcastle University
1 publication, 0.25%
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Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law
1 publication, 0.25%
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Saarland University
1 publication, 0.25%
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Leiden University
1 publication, 0.25%
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University of Augsburg
1 publication, 0.25%
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South Africa, 1098, 67.99%
South Africa
1098 publications, 67.99%
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Brazil
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Brazil, 73, 4.52%
Brazil
73 publications, 4.52%
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USA
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USA, 25, 1.55%
USA
25 publications, 1.55%
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom, 16, 0.99%
United Kingdom
16 publications, 0.99%
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Germany
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Germany, 14, 0.87%
Germany
14 publications, 0.87%
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Netherlands
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Netherlands, 12, 0.74%
Netherlands
12 publications, 0.74%
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Nigeria
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Nigeria, 9, 0.56%
Nigeria
9 publications, 0.56%
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Australia
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Australia, 7, 0.43%
Australia
7 publications, 0.43%
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Greece
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Greece, 7, 0.43%
Greece
7 publications, 0.43%
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Belgium
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Belgium, 4, 0.25%
Belgium
4 publications, 0.25%
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Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe, 4, 0.25%
Zimbabwe
4 publications, 0.25%
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Italy
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Italy, 3, 0.19%
Italy
3 publications, 0.19%
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Cameroon
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Cameroon, 3, 0.19%
Cameroon
3 publications, 0.19%
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Canada
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Canada, 3, 0.19%
Canada
3 publications, 0.19%
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Namibia
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Namibia, 3, 0.19%
Namibia
3 publications, 0.19%
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Norway
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Norway, 3, 0.19%
Norway
3 publications, 0.19%
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China
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China, 2, 0.12%
China
2 publications, 0.12%
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Israel
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Israel, 2, 0.12%
Israel
2 publications, 0.12%
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Iraq
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Iraq, 2, 0.12%
Iraq
2 publications, 0.12%
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Lesotho
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Lesotho, 2, 0.12%
Lesotho
2 publications, 0.12%
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Tanzania
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Tanzania, 2, 0.12%
Tanzania
2 publications, 0.12%
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Finland
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Finland, 2, 0.12%
Finland
2 publications, 0.12%
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Ethiopia
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Ethiopia, 2, 0.12%
Ethiopia
2 publications, 0.12%
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Portugal
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Portugal, 1, 0.06%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.06%
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Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso, 1, 0.06%
Burkina Faso
1 publication, 0.06%
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Zambia
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Zambia, 1, 0.06%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.06%
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Ireland
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Ireland, 1, 0.06%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.06%
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Kenya
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Kenya, 1, 0.06%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.06%
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Malaysia
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Malaysia, 1, 0.06%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.06%
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Republic of Korea
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Republic of Korea, 1, 0.06%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.06%
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Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.06%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 0.06%
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Uganda
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Uganda, 1, 0.06%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.06%
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Czech Republic
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Czech Republic, 1, 0.06%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 0.06%
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Switzerland, 1, 0.06%
Switzerland
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200
250
300
|
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South Africa
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South Africa, 253, 63.09%
South Africa
253 publications, 63.09%
|
Brazil
|
Brazil, 17, 4.24%
Brazil
17 publications, 4.24%
|
Germany
|
Germany, 3, 0.75%
Germany
3 publications, 0.75%
|
Zimbabwe
|
Zimbabwe, 3, 0.75%
Zimbabwe
3 publications, 0.75%
|
Namibia
|
Namibia, 3, 0.75%
Namibia
3 publications, 0.75%
|
United Kingdom
|
United Kingdom, 2, 0.5%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 0.5%
|
Netherlands
|
Netherlands, 2, 0.5%
Netherlands
2 publications, 0.5%
|
Greece
|
Greece, 1, 0.25%
Greece
1 publication, 0.25%
|
Zambia
|
Zambia, 1, 0.25%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.25%
|
Nigeria
|
Nigeria, 1, 0.25%
Nigeria
1 publication, 0.25%
|
Tanzania
|
Tanzania, 1, 0.25%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.25%
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50
100
150
200
250
300
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2 profile journal articles
R Terrence
16 publications,
16 citations
h-index: 2