African Health Sciences

Makerere University
ISSN: 16806905, 17290503

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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
0.9
SJR
0.370
CiteScore
2.6
Categories
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Areas
Medicine
Years of issue
2001-2023, 2025
journal names
African Health Sciences
AFR HEALTH SCI
Publications
2 569
Citations
19 349
h-index
43
Publications
368
Citations
16 226

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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PLoS ONE
630 citations, 3.26%
BMC Public Health
314 citations, 1.62%
Cureus
283 citations, 1.46%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
245 citations, 1.27%
Scientific Reports
227 citations, 1.17%
BMJ Open
196 citations, 1.01%
Frontiers in Public Health
193 citations, 1%
BMC Infectious Diseases
169 citations, 0.87%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
149 citations, 0.77%
PLOS Global Public Health
135 citations, 0.7%
Nutrients
115 citations, 0.59%
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
110 citations, 0.57%
BMC Health Services Research
100 citations, 0.52%
Heliyon
98 citations, 0.51%
Malaria Journal
91 citations, 0.47%
Journal of Clinical Medicine
84 citations, 0.43%
BMC Women's Health
83 citations, 0.43%
Antibiotics
80 citations, 0.41%
Medicine (United States)
74 citations, 0.38%
Healthcare
73 citations, 0.38%
BMC Pediatrics
69 citations, 0.36%
Health Science Reports
69 citations, 0.36%
F1000Research
68 citations, 0.35%
Frontiers in Pharmacology
63 citations, 0.33%
BioMed Research International
62 citations, 0.32%
Frontiers in Pediatrics
61 citations, 0.32%
Infection and Drug Resistance
61 citations, 0.32%
Frontiers in Medicine
59 citations, 0.3%
Reproductive Health
56 citations, 0.29%
Frontiers in Immunology
55 citations, 0.28%
BMC Research Notes
49 citations, 0.25%
Pathogens
47 citations, 0.24%
Molecules
46 citations, 0.24%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
45 citations, 0.23%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
45 citations, 0.23%
Frontiers in Microbiology
45 citations, 0.23%
Frontiers in Endocrinology
43 citations, 0.22%
Frontiers in Nutrition
42 citations, 0.22%
Microorganisms
41 citations, 0.21%
Medicina
39 citations, 0.2%
BMJ Global Health
39 citations, 0.2%
SAGE Open Medicine
39 citations, 0.2%
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
37 citations, 0.19%
BMC Oral Health
36 citations, 0.19%
Biomedicines
36 citations, 0.19%
HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care
35 citations, 0.18%
Archives of Public Health
34 citations, 0.18%
Epilepsy and Behavior
34 citations, 0.18%
BMC Psychiatry
33 citations, 0.17%
Frontiers in Oncology
33 citations, 0.17%
International Journal of Microbiology
33 citations, 0.17%
BMC Microbiology
32 citations, 0.17%
AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
32 citations, 0.17%
Children
32 citations, 0.17%
Frontiers in Reproductive Health
32 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Affective Disorders
31 citations, 0.16%
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
29 citations, 0.15%
Viruses
29 citations, 0.15%
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
29 citations, 0.15%
Open Public Health Journal
29 citations, 0.15%
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
28 citations, 0.14%
BMC Medical Education
28 citations, 0.14%
Global Health Action
28 citations, 0.14%
Tropical Medicine and International Health
28 citations, 0.14%
Cancers
28 citations, 0.14%
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
28 citations, 0.14%
PeerJ
27 citations, 0.14%
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
27 citations, 0.14%
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
27 citations, 0.14%
Vaccine
27 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
27 citations, 0.14%
AIDS and Behavior
27 citations, 0.14%
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
27 citations, 0.14%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
27 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
27 citations, 0.14%
Discover Public Health
27 citations, 0.14%
Pharmaceuticals
26 citations, 0.13%
The South African journal of communication disorders. Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings
26 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis
26 citations, 0.13%
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
26 citations, 0.13%
International Journal of General Medicine
26 citations, 0.13%
BMC Gastroenterology
25 citations, 0.13%
International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
25 citations, 0.13%
Italian Journal of Pediatrics
25 citations, 0.13%
Frontiers in Physiology
25 citations, 0.13%
Scientific African
25 citations, 0.13%
Vaccines
25 citations, 0.13%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
25 citations, 0.13%
Science of the Total Environment
24 citations, 0.12%
Women's Health
24 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Tropical Medicine
24 citations, 0.12%
Diagnostics
24 citations, 0.12%
International Journal of Women's Health
24 citations, 0.12%
International Health
24 citations, 0.12%
Journal of the International AIDS Society
24 citations, 0.12%
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
23 citations, 0.12%
Frontiers in Psychology
23 citations, 0.12%
Advances in Botanical Research
23 citations, 0.12%
Microbial Pathogenesis
23 citations, 0.12%
Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften
23 citations, 0.12%
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Springer Nature
4381 citations, 22.64%
Elsevier
2728 citations, 14.1%
MDPI
1670 citations, 8.63%
Taylor & Francis
1241 citations, 6.41%
Wiley
1018 citations, 5.26%
Frontiers Media S.A.
1009 citations, 5.21%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
838 citations, 4.33%
SAGE
573 citations, 2.96%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
449 citations, 2.32%
Hindawi Limited
440 citations, 2.27%
BMJ
333 citations, 1.72%
Oxford University Press
295 citations, 1.52%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
281 citations, 1.45%
AOSIS
145 citations, 0.75%
Medknow
142 citations, 0.73%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
132 citations, 0.68%
Research Square Platform LLC
116 citations, 0.6%
F1000 Research
103 citations, 0.53%
Walter de Gruyter
90 citations, 0.47%
JMIR Publications
90 citations, 0.47%
Baishideng Publishing Group
88 citations, 0.45%
Cambridge University Press
84 citations, 0.43%
Scientific Research Publishing
76 citations, 0.39%
Brieflands
71 citations, 0.37%
SciELO
67 citations, 0.35%
IntechOpen
66 citations, 0.34%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
61 citations, 0.32%
Mary Ann Liebert
60 citations, 0.31%
Emerald
53 citations, 0.27%
S. Karger AG
50 citations, 0.26%
Scientific Scholar
50 citations, 0.26%
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishing
47 citations, 0.24%
AME Publishing Company
46 citations, 0.24%
Academic Journals
42 citations, 0.22%
Spandidos Publications
41 citations, 0.21%
37 citations, 0.19%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
35 citations, 0.18%
PAGEPress Publications
35 citations, 0.18%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
32 citations, 0.17%
King Saud University
32 citations, 0.17%
American Society for Microbiology
31 citations, 0.16%
IGI Global
31 citations, 0.16%
Apex Publishing
30 citations, 0.16%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
29 citations, 0.15%
PeerJ
28 citations, 0.14%
Mark Allen Group
27 citations, 0.14%
IMR Press
26 citations, 0.13%
A and V Publications
26 citations, 0.13%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
25 citations, 0.13%
IOP Publishing
23 citations, 0.12%
Edizioni Minerva Medica
22 citations, 0.11%
Microbiology Society
19 citations, 0.1%
IOS Press
18 citations, 0.09%
EDP Sciences
18 citations, 0.09%
South African Speech And Hearing Association
18 citations, 0.09%
Science Alert
18 citations, 0.09%
Pleiades Publishing
17 citations, 0.09%
Veterinary World
17 citations, 0.09%
Maad Rayan Publishing Company
17 citations, 0.09%
Oriental Scientific Publishing Company
16 citations, 0.08%
African Federation for Emergency Medicine
15 citations, 0.08%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
15 citations, 0.08%
AMO Publisher
15 citations, 0.08%
AIP Publishing
13 citations, 0.07%
American Medical Association (AMA)
13 citations, 0.07%
Ubiquity Press
13 citations, 0.07%
Hans Publishers
13 citations, 0.07%
Eco-Vector LLC
12 citations, 0.06%
International Global Health Society
11 citations, 0.06%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
10 citations, 0.05%
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
10 citations, 0.05%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
10 citations, 0.05%
Impact Journals
9 citations, 0.05%
Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem
9 citations, 0.05%
IWA Publishing
9 citations, 0.05%
Media Sphere Publishing House
9 citations, 0.05%
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
8 citations, 0.04%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
8 citations, 0.04%
Unisa Press
8 citations, 0.04%
South Florida Publishing LLC
8 citations, 0.04%
National Institute of Infectious Diseases
8 citations, 0.04%
World Scientific
7 citations, 0.04%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
7 citations, 0.04%
American Physiological Society
7 citations, 0.04%
Tuberculosis Association of India
7 citations, 0.04%
Silicea - Poligraf, LLC
7 citations, 0.04%
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
7 citations, 0.04%
Knowledge E DMCC
7 citations, 0.04%
Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd
7 citations, 0.04%
Modestum Ltd
7 citations, 0.04%
XMLink
7 citations, 0.04%
Asian Network for Scientific Information
6 citations, 0.03%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
6 citations, 0.03%
American Psychological Association (APA)
6 citations, 0.03%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
6 citations, 0.03%
Bioscientifica
6 citations, 0.03%
DoNotEdit
6 citations, 0.03%
European Publishing
6 citations, 0.03%
Korean Society of Global Health
6 citations, 0.03%
The Royal Society
5 citations, 0.03%
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