South African Journal of Occupational Therapy

Academy of Science of South Africa
Academy of Science of South Africa
ISSN: 00382337, 23103833

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Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
South African Journal of Occupational Therapy
Publications
352
Citations
995
h-index
12
Publications
215
Citations
849
Top-3 organizations
University of the Free State
University of the Free State (33 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (30 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (16 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (11 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (202 publications)
Brazil (25 publications)
United Kingdom (11 publications)
South Africa (89 publications)
Brazil (11 publications)
United Kingdom (5 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Journal of Occupational Science
103 citations, 10.35%
Brazilian Journal of Occupational Therapy
45 citations, 4.52%
British Journal of Occupational Therapy
31 citations, 3.12%
Occupational Therapy International
27 citations, 2.71%
Work
27 citations, 2.71%
Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy
27 citations, 2.71%
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy
22 citations, 2.21%
African Journal of Disability
20 citations, 2.01%
Disability and Rehabilitation
18 citations, 1.81%
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
18 citations, 1.81%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
17 citations, 1.71%
South African Journal of Occupational Therapy
16 citations, 1.61%
BMJ Open
15 citations, 1.51%
Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
13 citations, 1.31%
World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin
12 citations, 1.21%
OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health
11 citations, 1.11%
Occupational Therapy in Health Care
10 citations, 1.01%
American Journal of Occupational Therapy
9 citations, 0.9%
Hand Therapy
9 citations, 0.9%
PLoS ONE
9 citations, 0.9%
South African Journal of Childhood Education
8 citations, 0.8%
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
6 citations, 0.6%
BMC Medical Education
6 citations, 0.6%
Journal of Pediatric Nursing
6 citations, 0.6%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
6 citations, 0.6%
Frontiers in Psychology
5 citations, 0.5%
Healthcare
5 citations, 0.5%
Journal of Hand Therapy
5 citations, 0.5%
Disability and Society
5 citations, 0.5%
Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy
5 citations, 0.5%
South African Journal of Physiotherapy
5 citations, 0.5%
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
5 citations, 0.5%
Health SA Gesondheid
5 citations, 0.5%
Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation
5 citations, 0.5%
The South African journal of communication disorders. Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings
4 citations, 0.4%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
4 citations, 0.4%
Journal of Religion and Health
4 citations, 0.4%
Social Sciences
4 citations, 0.4%
JBI Evidence Synthesis
4 citations, 0.4%
Early Childhood Education Journal
3 citations, 0.3%
Educational Review
3 citations, 0.3%
The International Journal of Qualitative Methods
3 citations, 0.3%
International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
3 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Neonatal Nursing
3 citations, 0.3%
Campbell Systematic Reviews
3 citations, 0.3%
BMC Health Services Research
3 citations, 0.3%
Frontiers in Public Health
3 citations, 0.3%
Children and Youth Services Review
3 citations, 0.3%
Curationis
3 citations, 0.3%
Cogent Social Sciences
3 citations, 0.3%
BMJ Global Health
3 citations, 0.3%
Infant Behavior and Development
3 citations, 0.3%
Health and Social Care in the Community
3 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early Intervention
3 citations, 0.3%
F1000Research
3 citations, 0.3%
Human Resources for Health
3 citations, 0.3%
Children
3 citations, 0.3%
Annals of International Occupational Therapy
3 citations, 0.3%
Sustainable Development Goals Series
3 citations, 0.3%
Advancing Global Bioethics
3 citations, 0.3%
SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
3 citations, 0.3%
Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
2 citations, 0.2%
Community Mental Health Journal
2 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
2 citations, 0.2%
Nutrients
2 citations, 0.2%
Brain Sciences
2 citations, 0.2%
Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
2 citations, 0.2%
Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation
2 citations, 0.2%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
2 citations, 0.2%
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
2 citations, 0.2%
Clinical Nursing Research
2 citations, 0.2%
BMC Geriatrics
2 citations, 0.2%
South African Journal of Psychology
2 citations, 0.2%
BMC psychology
2 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
2 citations, 0.2%
South African Family Practice
2 citations, 0.2%
Autism
2 citations, 0.2%
Medical Humanities
2 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences
2 citations, 0.2%
BMC Public Health
2 citations, 0.2%
Sustainability
2 citations, 0.2%
Social Work Education
2 citations, 0.2%
Canadian Journal of Bioethics
2 citations, 0.2%
International Journal of Developmental Disabilities
2 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Environmental Management
2 citations, 0.2%
Advances in Health Sciences Education
2 citations, 0.2%
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
2 citations, 0.2%
Wellcome Open Research
2 citations, 0.2%
European Journal of Physiotherapy
2 citations, 0.2%
Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
2 citations, 0.2%
Nursing and Health Sciences
2 citations, 0.2%
Africa Education Review
2 citations, 0.2%
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
2 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health
2 citations, 0.2%
Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy
2 citations, 0.2%
PLOS Global Public Health
2 citations, 0.2%
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups
2 citations, 0.2%
JMIR Serious Games
2 citations, 0.2%
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478)
2 citations, 0.2%
Innovative Digital Practices and Globalization in Higher Education
2 citations, 0.2%
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Citing publishers

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Taylor & Francis
257 citations, 25.83%
SAGE
117 citations, 11.76%
Springer Nature
81 citations, 8.14%
Elsevier
63 citations, 6.33%
AOSIS
57 citations, 5.73%
MDPI
47 citations, 4.72%
Wiley
41 citations, 4.12%
Hindawi Limited
29 citations, 2.91%
IOS Press
22 citations, 2.21%
BMJ
21 citations, 2.11%
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
21 citations, 2.11%
Frontiers Media S.A.
19 citations, 1.91%
SciELO
18 citations, 1.81%
Academy of Science of South Africa
18 citations, 1.81%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
15 citations, 1.51%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
13 citations, 1.31%
Emerald
10 citations, 1.01%
IGI Global
9 citations, 0.9%
8 citations, 0.8%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
7 citations, 0.7%
6 citations, 0.6%
Unisa Press
6 citations, 0.6%
Oxford University Press
5 citations, 0.5%
JMIR Publications
4 citations, 0.4%
Mark Allen Group
3 citations, 0.3%
Consortium Erudit
3 citations, 0.3%
F1000 Research
3 citations, 0.3%
IntechOpen
3 citations, 0.3%
SLACK
3 citations, 0.3%
AOTA Press
3 citations, 0.3%
Walter de Gruyter
2 citations, 0.2%
2 citations, 0.2%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
2 citations, 0.2%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
2 citations, 0.2%
2 citations, 0.2%
University of Montreal
2 citations, 0.2%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2 citations, 0.2%
Scientific Research Publishing
2 citations, 0.2%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
2 citations, 0.2%
Cambridge University Press
1 citation, 0.1%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 citation, 0.1%
Brill
1 citation, 0.1%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
1 citation, 0.1%
King Saud University
1 citation, 0.1%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1 citation, 0.1%
Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.1%
Universiti Putra Malaysia
1 citation, 0.1%
Society of Nuclear Medicine
1 citation, 0.1%
British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
1 citation, 0.1%
Universidade Sao Francisco
1 citation, 0.1%
Sociedade Brasileira de Ciencia e Tecnologia de Alimentos
1 citation, 0.1%
Associacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria Biologica
1 citation, 0.1%
American Public Health Association
1 citation, 0.1%
Anadolu University
1 citation, 0.1%
European Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS)
1 citation, 0.1%
Nucleo de Comunicacao, Fundacao UNI
1 citation, 0.1%
Medknow
1 citation, 0.1%
CSIRO Publishing
1 citation, 0.1%
OpenEdition
1 citation, 0.1%
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
1 citation, 0.1%
PAGEPress Publications
1 citation, 0.1%
Baishideng Publishing Group
1 citation, 0.1%
Human Kinetics
1 citation, 0.1%
Brieflands
1 citation, 0.1%
Bristol University Press
1 citation, 0.1%
Tech Science Press
1 citation, 0.1%
Periodontal Association - RPA
1 citation, 0.1%
Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists
1 citation, 0.1%
Innovative Scholars and Researchers Alliance
1 citation, 0.1%
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University of the Witwatersrand
59 publications, 16.76%
University of the Free State
33 publications, 9.38%
University of Cape Town
30 publications, 8.52%
Stellenbosch University
26 publications, 7.39%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
23 publications, 6.53%
University of the Western Cape
23 publications, 6.53%
University of Pretoria
11 publications, 3.13%
University of Sydney
5 publications, 1.42%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
5 publications, 1.42%
University of Zimbabwe
3 publications, 0.85%
University of Southern California
2 publications, 0.57%
Tygerberg Hospital
2 publications, 0.57%
Groote Schuur Hospital
2 publications, 0.57%
Federal University of São Carlos
2 publications, 0.57%
Western University
2 publications, 0.57%
University of Namibia
2 publications, 0.57%
Uppsala University
1 publication, 0.28%
Karolinska Institute
1 publication, 0.28%
Brunel University London
1 publication, 0.28%
City, University of London
1 publication, 0.28%
Nottingham Trent University
1 publication, 0.28%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
1 publication, 0.28%
Massey University
1 publication, 0.28%
Curtin University
1 publication, 0.28%
Edith Cowan University
1 publication, 0.28%
University of Johannesburg
1 publication, 0.28%
University of Lagos
1 publication, 0.28%
Mahidol University
1 publication, 0.28%
Chiang Mai University
1 publication, 0.28%
Obafemi Awolowo University
1 publication, 0.28%
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital
1 publication, 0.28%
University of California, Los Angeles
1 publication, 0.28%
Chicago State University
1 publication, 0.28%
Universidad Andrés Bello
1 publication, 0.28%
Baylor College of Medicine
1 publication, 0.28%
McMaster University
1 publication, 0.28%
Queen's University at Kingston
1 publication, 0.28%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
1 publication, 0.28%
University of Exeter
1 publication, 0.28%
University of Florida
1 publication, 0.28%
Texas Children's Hospital
1 publication, 0.28%
Texas Woman's University
1 publication, 0.28%
Kenyatta University
1 publication, 0.28%
Presbyterian University of East Africa
1 publication, 0.28%
Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
1 publication, 0.28%
Coventry University
1 publication, 0.28%
University of Brighton
1 publication, 0.28%
Universidad de Chile
1 publication, 0.28%
Saint Louis University
1 publication, 0.28%
University of South Dakota
1 publication, 0.28%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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University of the Witwatersrand
29 publications, 13.49%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
16 publications, 7.44%
Stellenbosch University
11 publications, 5.12%
University of the Western Cape
9 publications, 4.19%
University of Cape Town
7 publications, 3.26%
University of the Free State
7 publications, 3.26%
University of Pretoria
5 publications, 2.33%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
2 publications, 0.93%
Nottingham Trent University
1 publication, 0.47%
University of Southern California
1 publication, 0.47%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
1 publication, 0.47%
Massey University
1 publication, 0.47%
University of Johannesburg
1 publication, 0.47%
Obafemi Awolowo University
1 publication, 0.47%
Chicago State University
1 publication, 0.47%
Baylor College of Medicine
1 publication, 0.47%
Western University
1 publication, 0.47%
Texas Children's Hospital
1 publication, 0.47%
Texas Woman's University
1 publication, 0.47%
Presbyterian University of East Africa
1 publication, 0.47%
Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
1 publication, 0.47%
University of Brighton
1 publication, 0.47%
University of Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.47%
University of Namibia
1 publication, 0.47%
Universidad de Chile
1 publication, 0.47%
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South Africa, 202, 57.39%
South Africa
202 publications, 57.39%
Brazil, 25, 7.1%
Brazil
25 publications, 7.1%
United Kingdom, 11, 3.13%
United Kingdom
11 publications, 3.13%
USA, 10, 2.84%
USA
10 publications, 2.84%
Australia, 9, 2.56%
Australia
9 publications, 2.56%
Namibia, 6, 1.7%
Namibia
6 publications, 1.7%
Nigeria, 6, 1.7%
Nigeria
6 publications, 1.7%
Canada, 5, 1.42%
Canada
5 publications, 1.42%
Zimbabwe, 3, 0.85%
Zimbabwe
3 publications, 0.85%
Kenya, 2, 0.57%
Kenya
2 publications, 0.57%
Chile, 2, 0.57%
Chile
2 publications, 0.57%
Germany, 1, 0.28%
Germany
1 publication, 0.28%
Iraq, 1, 0.28%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.28%
New Zealand, 1, 0.28%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.28%
Thailand, 1, 0.28%
Thailand
1 publication, 0.28%
Uganda, 1, 0.28%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.28%
Sweden, 1, 0.28%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.28%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 89, 41.4%
South Africa
89 publications, 41.4%
Brazil, 11, 5.12%
Brazil
11 publications, 5.12%
United Kingdom, 5, 2.33%
United Kingdom
5 publications, 2.33%
Nigeria, 4, 1.86%
Nigeria
4 publications, 1.86%
USA, 3, 1.4%
USA
3 publications, 1.4%
Namibia, 3, 1.4%
Namibia
3 publications, 1.4%
Australia, 1, 0.47%
Australia
1 publication, 0.47%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.47%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.47%
Canada, 1, 0.47%
Canada
1 publication, 0.47%
Kenya, 1, 0.47%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.47%
New Zealand, 1, 0.47%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.47%
Chile, 1, 0.47%
Chile
1 publication, 0.47%
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