Afrika Focus

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SCImago
Q3
SJR
0.120
CiteScore
0.4
Categories
Cultural Studies
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
2019-2021, 2023, 2025
journal names
Afrika Focus
Publications
1 401
Citations
1 429
h-index
13
Publications
133
Citations
840
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
Ghent University
Ghent University (89 publications)
Mzumbe University
Mzumbe University (10 publications)
University of Antwerp
University of Antwerp (6 publications)
Ghent University
Ghent University (20 publications)
University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan (4 publications)
University of Antwerp
University of Antwerp (3 publications)
Top-3 countries
Belgium (102 publications)
Tanzania (12 publications)
Nigeria (11 publications)
Belgium (21 publications)
Nigeria (9 publications)
Top-2 researchers by articles count

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
26 citations, 1.82%
Dynamics and Terminology
23 citations, 1.61%
Sustainability
19 citations, 1.33%
SSRN Electronic Journal
18 citations, 1.26%
Journal of Eastern African Studies
16 citations, 1.12%
Journal of Modern African Studies
14 citations, 0.98%
Development and Change
13 citations, 0.91%
Cogent Social Sciences
11 citations, 0.77%
Heliyon
11 citations, 0.77%
PLoS ONE
10 citations, 0.7%
Environmental Earth Sciences
9 citations, 0.63%
Review of African Political Economy
9 citations, 0.63%
Trees Forests and People
9 citations, 0.63%
Geoforum
8 citations, 0.56%
Africa
7 citations, 0.49%
Forests
7 citations, 0.49%
Political Geography
7 citations, 0.49%
South African Journal of Botany
7 citations, 0.49%
Scientific Reports
7 citations, 0.49%
Small Wars and Insurgencies
7 citations, 0.49%
Plants
7 citations, 0.49%
Conflict, Security and Development
7 citations, 0.49%
Forests Trees and Livelihoods
6 citations, 0.42%
Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law
6 citations, 0.42%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
6 citations, 0.42%
Journal of African Earth Sciences
6 citations, 0.42%
Canadian Journal of African Studies
6 citations, 0.42%
Third World Quarterly
6 citations, 0.42%
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
5 citations, 0.35%
African Studies Review
5 citations, 0.35%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
5 citations, 0.35%
African Identities
5 citations, 0.35%
Urban Forum
5 citations, 0.35%
Stability
5 citations, 0.35%
Scientific African
5 citations, 0.35%
Disasters
5 citations, 0.35%
Journal of North African Studies
5 citations, 0.35%
Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution
5 citations, 0.35%
Agroforestry Systems
5 citations, 0.35%
Agriculture and Food Security
4 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Peasant Studies
4 citations, 0.28%
International Journal of Forestry Research
4 citations, 0.28%
Foods
4 citations, 0.28%
Journal of African Law
4 citations, 0.28%
Environment, Development and Sustainability
4 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Peacebuilding and Development
4 citations, 0.28%
Geo Journal
4 citations, 0.28%
Food Security
4 citations, 0.28%
World Development
4 citations, 0.28%
Frontiers in Plant Science
3 citations, 0.21%
Reproductive Health
3 citations, 0.21%
Forum for Development Studies
3 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding
3 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Transport Geography
3 citations, 0.21%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
3 citations, 0.21%
Human Rights Review
3 citations, 0.21%
European Journal of Development Research
3 citations, 0.21%
BMC Health Services Research
3 citations, 0.21%
Food Science and Nutrition
3 citations, 0.21%
Africa Spectrum
3 citations, 0.21%
Human Ecology
3 citations, 0.21%
BMC Public Health
3 citations, 0.21%
Afrique Contemporaine
3 citations, 0.21%
Meditteranean Politics
3 citations, 0.21%
BMJ Global Health
3 citations, 0.21%
The Scientific World Journal
3 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
3 citations, 0.21%
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
3 citations, 0.21%
Sustainable Water Resources Management
3 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
3 citations, 0.21%
Via Tourism Review
3 citations, 0.21%
Plant Life and Environment Dynamics
3 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Horticulture and Forestry
3 citations, 0.21%
Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry
2 citations, 0.14%
Forest Policy and Economics
2 citations, 0.14%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
2 citations, 0.14%
Journal of African Languages and Linguistics
2 citations, 0.14%
Geoscience Data Journal
2 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Fungi
2 citations, 0.14%
Social Semiotics
2 citations, 0.14%
Journal of International Development
2 citations, 0.14%
Food Analytical Methods
2 citations, 0.14%
BELGEO
2 citations, 0.14%
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
2 citations, 0.14%
Vibrant Virtual Brazilian Anthropology
2 citations, 0.14%
Archives of Public Health
2 citations, 0.14%
Economic Botany
2 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
2 citations, 0.14%
Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
2 citations, 0.14%
Global Environmental Change
2 citations, 0.14%
Ecosystem Services
2 citations, 0.14%
Agricultural Finance Review
2 citations, 0.14%
Development Policy Review
2 citations, 0.14%
PhytoKeys
2 citations, 0.14%
Territory, Politics, Governance
2 citations, 0.14%
Compare
2 citations, 0.14%
African Archaeological Review
2 citations, 0.14%
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
2 citations, 0.14%
Global Ecology and Conservation
2 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Arid Environments
2 citations, 0.14%
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Citing publishers

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Springer Nature
253 citations, 17.7%
Taylor & Francis
235 citations, 16.45%
Elsevier
176 citations, 12.32%
Wiley
79 citations, 5.53%
MDPI
74 citations, 5.18%
SAGE
49 citations, 3.43%
Cambridge University Press
44 citations, 3.08%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
24 citations, 1.68%
Hindawi Limited
22 citations, 1.54%
Frontiers Media S.A.
21 citations, 1.47%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
18 citations, 1.26%
Emerald
15 citations, 1.05%
OpenEdition
15 citations, 1.05%
Oxford University Press
14 citations, 0.98%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
12 citations, 0.84%
Walter de Gruyter
11 citations, 0.77%
Academic Journals
9 citations, 0.63%
IGI Global
9 citations, 0.63%
IOP Publishing
8 citations, 0.56%
IntechOpen
7 citations, 0.49%
CAIRN
6 citations, 0.42%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
5 citations, 0.35%
Brill
5 citations, 0.35%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
5 citations, 0.35%
BMJ
5 citations, 0.35%
Ubiquity Press
5 citations, 0.35%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
4 citations, 0.28%
University of Chicago Press
4 citations, 0.28%
Unisa Press
4 citations, 0.28%
AOSIS
4 citations, 0.28%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
3 citations, 0.21%
EDP Sciences
3 citations, 0.21%
AIP Publishing
3 citations, 0.21%
Pensoft Publishers
3 citations, 0.21%
Institut fur Afrika-Kunde
3 citations, 0.21%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
3 citations, 0.21%
PERSEE Program
3 citations, 0.21%
Trans Tech Publications
2 citations, 0.14%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
2 citations, 0.14%
Duke University Press
2 citations, 0.14%
2 citations, 0.14%
Brazilian Anthropology Association
2 citations, 0.14%
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
2 citations, 0.14%
Copernicus
2 citations, 0.14%
African Journals online
2 citations, 0.14%
Cactus & Succulent Society of America
2 citations, 0.14%
University of Adelaide
2 citations, 0.14%
Scientific Research Publishing
2 citations, 0.14%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
2 citations, 0.14%
Consortium Erudit
2 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences
2 citations, 0.14%
Intellect
2 citations, 0.14%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.07%
University of California Press
1 citation, 0.07%
Pleiades Publishing
1 citation, 0.07%
Liverpool University Press
1 citation, 0.07%
American Society for Microbiology
1 citation, 0.07%
Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.07%
The Royal Society
1 citation, 0.07%
1 citation, 0.07%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
1 citation, 0.07%
University of Illinois Press
1 citation, 0.07%
1 citation, 0.07%
MIT Press
1 citation, 0.07%
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
1 citation, 0.07%
Soil Science Society of America
1 citation, 0.07%
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
1 citation, 0.07%
Fuji Technology Press
1 citation, 0.07%
IWA Publishing
1 citation, 0.07%
Center for Western Studies
1 citation, 0.07%
Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Tecnologia Agraria y Alimentaria
1 citation, 0.07%
Southern Public Administration Education Foundation, Inc.
1 citation, 0.07%
Center for International Studies (CIS-IUL) of the Lisbon University Institute (ISCTE)
1 citation, 0.07%
Pluto Journals
1 citation, 0.07%
African Studies Association
1 citation, 0.07%
Societe Francaise de Sante Publique
1 citation, 0.07%
Stockholm University Press
1 citation, 0.07%
The Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry
1 citation, 0.07%
Northeast Forestry University
1 citation, 0.07%
North-West University
1 citation, 0.07%
Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
1 citation, 0.07%
Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, University of Sussex
1 citation, 0.07%
Czech Phycological Society
1 citation, 0.07%
Institut National d'histoire de l'art
1 citation, 0.07%
Horizon e-Publishing Group
1 citation, 0.07%
Geological Society of South Africa
1 citation, 0.07%
Florida Gulf Coast University
1 citation, 0.07%
Modern Language Association of America (PMLA)
1 citation, 0.07%
Annual Reviews
1 citation, 0.07%
Mark Allen Group
1 citation, 0.07%
Science Alert
1 citation, 0.07%
Thomas Telford
1 citation, 0.07%
CSIRO Publishing
1 citation, 0.07%
SciELO
1 citation, 0.07%
A and V Publications
1 citation, 0.07%
Academy of Science of South Africa
1 citation, 0.07%
Virtus Interpress
1 citation, 0.07%
Scientific Societies
1 citation, 0.07%
The American Association of Immunologists
1 citation, 0.07%
Universa BV
1 citation, 0.07%
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Publishing organizations

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Ghent University
89 publications, 6.35%
Mzumbe University
10 publications, 0.71%
University of Antwerp
6 publications, 0.43%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
6 publications, 0.43%
University of Ibadan
5 publications, 0.36%
University of the Western Cape
4 publications, 0.29%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
3 publications, 0.21%
Hasselt University
3 publications, 0.21%
Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
3 publications, 0.21%
Addis Ababa University
3 publications, 0.21%
University of Kinshasa
3 publications, 0.21%
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
3 publications, 0.21%
Aarhus University
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Mauritius
2 publications, 0.14%
Makerere University
2 publications, 0.14%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
2 publications, 0.14%
Jimma University
2 publications, 0.14%
Mzuzu University
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Malawi
2 publications, 0.14%
University of Buea
2 publications, 0.14%
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics India
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Bern
1 publication, 0.07%
Durham University
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Copenhagen
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Southern California
1 publication, 0.07%
Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Melbourne
1 publication, 0.07%
University of South Africa
1 publication, 0.07%
University of the Free State
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Lagos
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Ilorin
1 publication, 0.07%
Bayero University, Kano
1 publication, 0.07%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
1 publication, 0.07%
Delta State University
1 publication, 0.07%
Sokoine University of Agriculture
1 publication, 0.07%
Ohio State University
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Cologne
1 publication, 0.07%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.07%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Hohenheim
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Abomey-Calavi
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Wisconsin–Platteville
1 publication, 0.07%
Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Ottawa
1 publication, 0.07%
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
1 publication, 0.07%
Haramaya University
1 publication, 0.07%
Mekelle University
1 publication, 0.07%
Université du Québec à Montréal
1 publication, 0.07%
Eduardo Mondlane University
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Dschang
1 publication, 0.07%
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
1 publication, 0.07%
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé
1 publication, 0.07%
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
1 publication, 0.07%
Abdou Moumouni University
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Lubumbashi
1 publication, 0.07%
Abia State University
1 publication, 0.07%
Agricultural Research Service
1 publication, 0.07%
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Publishing organizations in 5 years

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Ghent University
20 publications, 15.04%
University of Ibadan
4 publications, 3.01%
University of Antwerp
3 publications, 2.26%
University of the Western Cape
2 publications, 1.5%
University of Kinshasa
2 publications, 1.5%
Durham University
1 publication, 0.75%
University of Copenhagen
1 publication, 0.75%
Aarhus University
1 publication, 0.75%
University of Southern California
1 publication, 0.75%
University of South Africa
1 publication, 0.75%
University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.75%
University of Ilorin
1 publication, 0.75%
Bayero University, Kano
1 publication, 0.75%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
1 publication, 0.75%
Delta State University
1 publication, 0.75%
University of Mauritius
1 publication, 0.75%
Mzumbe University
1 publication, 0.75%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
1 publication, 0.75%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
1 publication, 0.75%
University of Wisconsin–Platteville
1 publication, 0.75%
University of Ottawa
1 publication, 0.75%
Jimma University
1 publication, 0.75%
Université du Québec à Montréal
1 publication, 0.75%
Mzuzu University
1 publication, 0.75%
University of Malawi
1 publication, 0.75%
Eduardo Mondlane University
1 publication, 0.75%
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
1 publication, 0.75%
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
1 publication, 0.75%
University of Lubumbashi
1 publication, 0.75%
Abia State University
1 publication, 0.75%
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Publishing countries

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Belgium, 102, 7.28%
Belgium
102 publications, 7.28%
Tanzania, 12, 0.86%
Tanzania
12 publications, 0.86%
Nigeria, 11, 0.79%
Nigeria
11 publications, 0.79%
Ethiopia, 8, 0.57%
Ethiopia
8 publications, 0.57%
Cameroon, 6, 0.43%
Cameroon
6 publications, 0.43%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6, 0.43%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
6 publications, 0.43%
South Africa, 6, 0.43%
South Africa
6 publications, 0.43%
Kenya, 4, 0.29%
Kenya
4 publications, 0.29%
Uganda, 4, 0.29%
Uganda
4 publications, 0.29%
Czech Republic, 4, 0.29%
Czech Republic
4 publications, 0.29%
Germany, 3, 0.21%
Germany
3 publications, 0.21%
USA, 3, 0.21%
USA
3 publications, 0.21%
Denmark, 3, 0.21%
Denmark
3 publications, 0.21%
Malawi, 3, 0.21%
Malawi
3 publications, 0.21%
Netherlands, 3, 0.21%
Netherlands
3 publications, 0.21%
Burkina Faso, 2, 0.14%
Burkina Faso
2 publications, 0.14%
Canada, 2, 0.14%
Canada
2 publications, 0.14%
Mauritius, 2, 0.14%
Mauritius
2 publications, 0.14%
Tunisia, 2, 0.14%
Tunisia
2 publications, 0.14%
Switzerland, 2, 0.14%
Switzerland
2 publications, 0.14%
France, 1, 0.07%
France
1 publication, 0.07%
Australia, 1, 0.07%
Australia
1 publication, 0.07%
Austria, 1, 0.07%
Austria
1 publication, 0.07%
Benin, 1, 0.07%
Benin
1 publication, 0.07%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.07%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.07%
Guinea, 1, 0.07%
Guinea
1 publication, 0.07%
India, 1, 0.07%
India
1 publication, 0.07%
Iraq, 1, 0.07%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.07%
Mali, 1, 0.07%
Mali
1 publication, 0.07%
Mexico, 1, 0.07%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.07%
Mozambique, 1, 0.07%
Mozambique
1 publication, 0.07%
Niger, 1, 0.07%
Niger
1 publication, 0.07%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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Belgium, 21, 15.79%
Belgium
21 publications, 15.79%
Nigeria, 9, 6.77%
Nigeria
9 publications, 6.77%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 3, 2.26%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 publications, 2.26%
South Africa, 3, 2.26%
South Africa
3 publications, 2.26%
USA, 2, 1.5%
USA
2 publications, 1.5%
Denmark, 2, 1.5%
Denmark
2 publications, 1.5%
Canada, 2, 1.5%
Canada
2 publications, 1.5%
Malawi, 2, 1.5%
Malawi
2 publications, 1.5%
Ethiopia, 2, 1.5%
Ethiopia
2 publications, 1.5%
Germany, 1, 0.75%
Germany
1 publication, 0.75%
France, 1, 0.75%
France
1 publication, 0.75%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.75%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.75%
Guinea, 1, 0.75%
Guinea
1 publication, 0.75%
Iraq, 1, 0.75%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.75%
Mauritius, 1, 0.75%
Mauritius
1 publication, 0.75%
Mexico, 1, 0.75%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.75%
Mozambique, 1, 0.75%
Mozambique
1 publication, 0.75%
Tanzania, 1, 0.75%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.75%
Uganda, 1, 0.75%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.75%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.75%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 0.75%
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