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South African Journal of Higher Education

Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University
ISSN: 17535913, 10113487

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WOS
Q3
Impact factor
0.8
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
South African Journal of Higher Education
S AFR J HIGH EDUC
Publications
1 116
Citations
3 318
h-index
18
Publications
439
Citations
3 083
Top-3 organizations
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (135 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (106 publications)
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand (105 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (42 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (41 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (874 publications)
Brazil (78 publications)
USA (49 publications)
South Africa (315 publications)
Brazil (15 publications)
Zimbabwe (7 publications)

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692 citations, 20.86%
Springer Nature
515 citations, 15.52%
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1 citation, 0.03%
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The Company of Biologists
1 citation, 0.03%
Pensoft Publishers
1 citation, 0.03%
ACCB Publishing
1 citation, 0.03%
Academy of Management
1 citation, 0.03%
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1 citation, 0.03%
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Stellenbosch University
135 publications, 12.1%
University of South Africa
106 publications, 9.5%
University of the Witwatersrand
105 publications, 9.41%
North-West University
73 publications, 6.54%
University of Johannesburg
71 publications, 6.36%
University of the Western Cape
67 publications, 6%
University of Cape Town
66 publications, 5.91%
University of Pretoria
64 publications, 5.73%
University of the Free State
53 publications, 4.75%
Nelson Mandela University
29 publications, 2.6%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
28 publications, 2.51%
University of Limpopo
25 publications, 2.24%
Rhodes University
23 publications, 2.06%
Durban University of Technology
23 publications, 2.06%
University of Fort Hare
21 publications, 1.88%
University of Venda
15 publications, 1.34%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
15 publications, 1.34%
Tshwane University of Technology
13 publications, 1.16%
University of Zululand
12 publications, 1.08%
Walter Sisulu University
9 publications, 0.81%
Central University of Technology Free State
8 publications, 0.72%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
6 publications, 0.54%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
4 publications, 0.36%
University College London
3 publications, 0.27%
University of Zimbabwe
3 publications, 0.27%
National University of Science & Technology (MISiS)
2 publications, 0.18%
University of Queensland
2 publications, 0.18%
Vaal University of Technology
2 publications, 0.18%
University of Rwanda
2 publications, 0.18%
Kyambogo University
2 publications, 0.18%
Wachemo University
2 publications, 0.18%
Midlands State University
2 publications, 0.18%
Great Zimbabwe University
2 publications, 0.18%
Universidad Veracruzana
2 publications, 0.18%
National University of Lesotho
2 publications, 0.18%
Ege University
1 publication, 0.09%
Zayed University
1 publication, 0.09%
Jahrom University of Medical Sciences
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Malaya
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Haifa
1 publication, 0.09%
Linköping University
1 publication, 0.09%
Umeå University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Geneva
1 publication, 0.09%
Western Sydney University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Oslo
1 publication, 0.09%
Kingston University
1 publication, 0.09%
Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Canterbury
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Western Australia
1 publication, 0.09%
University of New England
1 publication, 0.09%
George Washington University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Ibadan
1 publication, 0.09%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.09%
Colorado State University
1 publication, 0.09%
Virginia Tech
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Washington
1 publication, 0.09%
University of California, Los Angeles
1 publication, 0.09%
University of California, San Francisco
1 publication, 0.09%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Cape Coast
1 publication, 0.09%
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Botswana
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Bristol
1 publication, 0.09%
Swansea University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Minnesota
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Duisburg-Essen
1 publication, 0.09%
Utrecht University
1 publication, 0.09%
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Kassel
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Leeds
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Maryland, College Park
1 publication, 0.09%
York University
1 publication, 0.09%
Anglia Ruskin University
1 publication, 0.09%
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
1 publication, 0.09%
Athabasca University
1 publication, 0.09%
Appalachian State University
1 publication, 0.09%
University College Dublin
1 publication, 0.09%
University College Cork (National University of Ireland, Cork)
1 publication, 0.09%
Zimbabwe Open University
1 publication, 0.09%
Mzuzu University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Malawi
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Namibia
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Eswatini
1 publication, 0.09%
Maynooth University
1 publication, 0.09%
Universidad Alberto Hurtado
1 publication, 0.09%
Bowling Green State University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Virginia
1 publication, 0.09%
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
1 publication, 0.09%
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
1 publication, 0.09%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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Stellenbosch University
42 publications, 9.57%
University of South Africa
41 publications, 9.34%
University of the Witwatersrand
35 publications, 7.97%
North-West University
28 publications, 6.38%
University of Johannesburg
25 publications, 5.69%
University of Cape Town
23 publications, 5.24%
University of the Western Cape
21 publications, 4.78%
University of Pretoria
20 publications, 4.56%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
19 publications, 4.33%
Nelson Mandela University
19 publications, 4.33%
University of the Free State
16 publications, 3.64%
Tshwane University of Technology
8 publications, 1.82%
University of Fort Hare
7 publications, 1.59%
Durban University of Technology
7 publications, 1.59%
University of Zululand
7 publications, 1.59%
University of Venda
6 publications, 1.37%
University of Limpopo
6 publications, 1.37%
Rhodes University
5 publications, 1.14%
Central University of Technology Free State
5 publications, 1.14%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
4 publications, 0.91%
University College London
3 publications, 0.68%
Walter Sisulu University
3 publications, 0.68%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
3 publications, 0.68%
University of Zimbabwe
3 publications, 0.68%
Kyambogo University
2 publications, 0.46%
Wachemo University
2 publications, 0.46%
Midlands State University
2 publications, 0.46%
Jahrom University of Medical Sciences
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Malaya
1 publication, 0.23%
Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Western Australia
1 publication, 0.23%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
1 publication, 0.23%
Vaal University of Technology
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Rwanda
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Ibadan
1 publication, 0.23%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.23%
Virginia Tech
1 publication, 0.23%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Bristol
1 publication, 0.23%
Swansea University
1 publication, 0.23%
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Maryland, College Park
1 publication, 0.23%
York University
1 publication, 0.23%
University College Dublin
1 publication, 0.23%
University College Cork (National University of Ireland, Cork)
1 publication, 0.23%
Great Zimbabwe University
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Eswatini
1 publication, 0.23%
Universidad Alberto Hurtado
1 publication, 0.23%
Universidad Veracruzana
1 publication, 0.23%
National University of Lesotho
1 publication, 0.23%
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
1 publication, 0.23%
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
1 publication, 0.23%
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South Africa, 874, 78.32%
South Africa
874 publications, 78.32%
Brazil, 78, 6.99%
Brazil
78 publications, 6.99%
USA, 49, 4.39%
USA
49 publications, 4.39%
Iraq, 43, 3.85%
Iraq
43 publications, 3.85%
Greece, 19, 1.7%
Greece
19 publications, 1.7%
Italy, 12, 1.08%
Italy
12 publications, 1.08%
United Kingdom, 8, 0.72%
United Kingdom
8 publications, 0.72%
Zimbabwe, 8, 0.72%
Zimbabwe
8 publications, 0.72%
Australia, 5, 0.45%
Australia
5 publications, 0.45%
Germany, 3, 0.27%
Germany
3 publications, 0.27%
Ghana, 3, 0.27%
Ghana
3 publications, 0.27%
Canada, 3, 0.27%
Canada
3 publications, 0.27%
Sweden, 3, 0.27%
Sweden
3 publications, 0.27%
Ireland, 2, 0.18%
Ireland
2 publications, 0.18%
Malawi, 2, 0.18%
Malawi
2 publications, 0.18%
Mexico, 2, 0.18%
Mexico
2 publications, 0.18%
Netherlands, 2, 0.18%
Netherlands
2 publications, 0.18%
UAE, 2, 0.18%
UAE
2 publications, 0.18%
Pakistan, 2, 0.18%
Pakistan
2 publications, 0.18%
Rwanda, 2, 0.18%
Rwanda
2 publications, 0.18%
Uganda, 2, 0.18%
Uganda
2 publications, 0.18%
Ethiopia, 2, 0.18%
Ethiopia
2 publications, 0.18%
China, 1, 0.09%
China
1 publication, 0.09%
Botswana, 1, 0.09%
Botswana
1 publication, 0.09%
Israel, 1, 0.09%
Israel
1 publication, 0.09%
Iran, 1, 0.09%
Iran
1 publication, 0.09%
Kenya, 1, 0.09%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.09%
Côte d'Ivoire, 1, 0.09%
Côte d'Ivoire
1 publication, 0.09%
Lesotho, 1, 0.09%
Lesotho
1 publication, 0.09%
Malaysia, 1, 0.09%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.09%
Namibia, 1, 0.09%
Namibia
1 publication, 0.09%
Nigeria, 1, 0.09%
Nigeria
1 publication, 0.09%
New Zealand, 1, 0.09%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.09%
Norway, 1, 0.09%
Norway
1 publication, 0.09%
Slovenia, 1, 0.09%
Slovenia
1 publication, 0.09%
Turkey, 1, 0.09%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.09%
Switzerland, 1, 0.09%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.09%
Eswatini, 1, 0.09%
Eswatini
1 publication, 0.09%
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South Africa, 315, 71.75%
South Africa
315 publications, 71.75%
Brazil, 15, 3.42%
Brazil
15 publications, 3.42%
Zimbabwe, 7, 1.59%
Zimbabwe
7 publications, 1.59%
Iraq, 7, 1.59%
Iraq
7 publications, 1.59%
USA, 6, 1.37%
USA
6 publications, 1.37%
United Kingdom, 4, 0.91%
United Kingdom
4 publications, 0.91%
Greece, 4, 0.91%
Greece
4 publications, 0.91%
Canada, 2, 0.46%
Canada
2 publications, 0.46%
Uganda, 2, 0.46%
Uganda
2 publications, 0.46%
Ethiopia, 2, 0.46%
Ethiopia
2 publications, 0.46%
Germany, 1, 0.23%
Germany
1 publication, 0.23%
China, 1, 0.23%
China
1 publication, 0.23%
Australia, 1, 0.23%
Australia
1 publication, 0.23%
Ghana, 1, 0.23%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.23%
Iran, 1, 0.23%
Iran
1 publication, 0.23%
Ireland, 1, 0.23%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.23%
Kenya, 1, 0.23%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.23%
Côte d'Ivoire, 1, 0.23%
Côte d'Ivoire
1 publication, 0.23%
Malaysia, 1, 0.23%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.23%
Mexico, 1, 0.23%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.23%
Nigeria, 1, 0.23%
Nigeria
1 publication, 0.23%
UAE, 1, 0.23%
UAE
1 publication, 0.23%
Rwanda, 1, 0.23%
Rwanda
1 publication, 0.23%
Slovenia, 1, 0.23%
Slovenia
1 publication, 0.23%
Eswatini, 1, 0.23%
Eswatini
1 publication, 0.23%
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