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Short name

Country, city

Rwanda, Kigali

00286hs46

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Publications

4 330

Citations

52 409

h-index

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (105 publications)

BMC Public Health (66 publications)

SSRN Electronic Journal (45 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Harvard University (242 publications)

Makerere University (173 publications)

University of Gothenburg (117 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Harvard University (242 publications)

Makerere University (173 publications)

University of Gothenburg (117 publications)

Top-2 researchers by h-index

Niyongabo Francois

PhD in Health sciences

49 publications, 254 citations, 6 reviews

h-index: 9

Moise BITANGAZA

2 publications, 3 citations

h-index: 1

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

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Found

Since 1980

Total publications

4330

Total citations

52409

Citations per publication

12.1

Average publications per year

92.13

Average authors per publication

8.22

h-index

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
General Medicine	General Medicine, 449, 10.37% General Medicine 449 publications, 10.37%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 288, 6.65% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 288 publications, 6.65%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 244, 5.64% Infectious Diseases 244 publications, 5.64%
Education	Education, 169, 3.9% Education 169 publications, 3.9%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 155, 3.58% Health Policy 155 publications, 3.58%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 150, 3.46% Multidisciplinary 150 publications, 3.46%
Surgery	Surgery, 105, 2.42% Surgery 105 publications, 2.42%
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Obstetrics and Gynecology, 102, 2.36% Obstetrics and Gynecology 102 publications, 2.36%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 88, 2.03% Geography, Planning and Development 88 publications, 2.03%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 86, 1.99% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 86 publications, 1.99%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 86, 1.99% Parasitology 86 publications, 1.99%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 76, 1.76% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 76 publications, 1.76%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 76, 1.76% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 76 publications, 1.76%
Food Science	Food Science, 73, 1.69% Food Science 73 publications, 1.69%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 69, 1.59% Microbiology (medical) 69 publications, 1.59%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 68, 1.57% Biochemistry 68 publications, 1.57%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 68, 1.57% Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 68 publications, 1.57%
Genetics	Genetics, 65, 1.5% Genetics 65 publications, 1.5%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 65, 1.5% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 65 publications, 1.5%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 64, 1.48% Computer Science Applications 64 publications, 1.48%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 59, 1.36% Plant Science 59 publications, 1.36%
Pollution	Pollution, 59, 1.36% Pollution 59 publications, 1.36%
Ecology	Ecology, 58, 1.34% Ecology 58 publications, 1.34%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 55, 1.27% Molecular Biology 55 publications, 1.27%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 54, 1.25% General Engineering 54 publications, 1.25%
Medicine (miscellaneous)	Medicine (miscellaneous), 53, 1.22% Medicine (miscellaneous) 53 publications, 1.22%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 52, 1.2% Agronomy and Crop Science 52 publications, 1.2%
Development	Development, 52, 1.2% Development 52 publications, 1.2%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 49, 1.13% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 49 publications, 1.13%
Pharmacology (medical)	Pharmacology (medical), 49, 1.13% Pharmacology (medical) 49 publications, 1.13%
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Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 105, 2.42% PLoS ONE 105 publications, 2.42%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 66, 1.52% BMC Public Health 66 publications, 1.52%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 45, 1.04% SSRN Electronic Journal 45 publications, 1.04%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 43, 0.99% BMC Health Services Research 43 publications, 0.99%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 37, 0.85% BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 37 publications, 0.85%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 37, 0.85% Scientific Reports 37 publications, 0.85%
Annals of Medicine and Surgery	Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 36, 0.83% Annals of Medicine and Surgery 36 publications, 0.83%
F1000Research	F1000Research, 35, 0.81% F1000Research 35 publications, 0.81%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 34, 0.79% BMJ Open 34 publications, 0.79%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 33, 0.76% Malaria Journal 33 publications, 0.76%
World Journal of Surgery	World Journal of Surgery, 32, 0.74% World Journal of Surgery 32 publications, 0.74%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 31, 0.72% Heliyon 31 publications, 0.72%
Frontiers in African Business Research	Frontiers in African Business Research, 28, 0.65% Frontiers in African Business Research 28 publications, 0.65%
Education and Information Technologies	Education and Information Technologies, 27, 0.62% Education and Information Technologies 27 publications, 0.62%
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 26, 0.6% American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 26 publications, 0.6%
African Journal of Emergency Medicine	African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 25, 0.58% African Journal of Emergency Medicine 25 publications, 0.58%
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice	Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 25, 0.58% Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 25 publications, 0.58%
Public Health Challenges	Public Health Challenges, 25, 0.58% Public Health Challenges 25 publications, 0.58%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 24, 0.55% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 24 publications, 0.55%
Cogent Education	Cogent Education, 24, 0.55% Cogent Education 24 publications, 0.55%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 24, 0.55% Sustainability 24 publications, 0.55%
Annals of Global Health	Annals of Global Health, 23, 0.53% Annals of Global Health 23 publications, 0.53%
BMJ Global Health	BMJ Global Health, 23, 0.53% BMJ Global Health 23 publications, 0.53%
BMC Medical Education	BMC Medical Education, 22, 0.51% BMC Medical Education 22 publications, 0.51%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 22, 0.51% Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 22 publications, 0.51%
Global Health Action	Global Health Action, 21, 0.48% Global Health Action 21 publications, 0.48%
Data in Brief	Data in Brief, 21, 0.48% Data in Brief 21 publications, 0.48%
International Journal of Infectious Diseases	International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 20, 0.46% International Journal of Infectious Diseases 20 publications, 0.46%
Tropical Animal Health and Production	Tropical Animal Health and Production, 20, 0.46% Tropical Animal Health and Production 20 publications, 0.46%
The Lancet	The Lancet, 18, 0.42% The Lancet 18 publications, 0.42%
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Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1106, 25.54% Springer Nature 1106 publications, 25.54%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 770, 17.78% Elsevier 770 publications, 17.78%
Wiley	Wiley, 330, 7.62% Wiley 330 publications, 7.62%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 306, 7.07% Taylor & Francis 306 publications, 7.07%
MDPI	MDPI, 272, 6.28% MDPI 272 publications, 6.28%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 140, 3.23% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 140 publications, 3.23%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 116, 2.68% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 116 publications, 2.68%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 113, 2.61% Oxford University Press 113 publications, 2.61%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 96, 2.22% Frontiers Media S.A. 96 publications, 2.22%
SAGE	SAGE, 92, 2.12% SAGE 92 publications, 2.12%
BMJ	BMJ, 81, 1.87% BMJ 81 publications, 1.87%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 75, 1.73% Hindawi Limited 75 publications, 1.73%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 46, 1.06% F1000 Research 46 publications, 1.06%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 40, 0.92% Social Science Electronic Publishing 40 publications, 0.92%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 33, 0.76% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 33 publications, 0.76%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 31, 0.72% Cambridge University Press 31 publications, 0.72%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 29, 0.67% Academic Journals 29 publications, 0.67%
Emerald	Emerald, 26, 0.6% Emerald 26 publications, 0.6%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 26, 0.6% American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 26 publications, 0.6%
Modestum Ltd	Modestum Ltd, 26, 0.6% Modestum Ltd 26 publications, 0.6%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 25, 0.58% American Chemical Society (ACS) 25 publications, 0.58%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 23, 0.53% IOP Publishing 23 publications, 0.53%
Ubiquity Press	Ubiquity Press, 23, 0.53% Ubiquity Press 23 publications, 0.53%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 23, 0.53% AOSIS 23 publications, 0.53%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 20, 0.46% World Scientific 20 publications, 0.46%
African Federation for Emergency Medicine	African Federation for Emergency Medicine, 20, 0.46% African Federation for Emergency Medicine 20 publications, 0.46%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 18, 0.42% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 18 publications, 0.42%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 15, 0.35% Walter de Gruyter 15 publications, 0.35%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 15, 0.35% AIP Publishing 15 publications, 0.35%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 15, 0.35% Copernicus 15 publications, 0.35%
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With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250
Harvard University	Harvard University, 242, 5.59% Harvard University 242 publications, 5.59%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 173, 4% Makerere University 173 publications, 4%
University of Gothenburg	University of Gothenburg, 117, 2.7% University of Gothenburg 117 publications, 2.7%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 117, 2.7% Brigham and Women's Hospital 117 publications, 2.7%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 94, 2.17% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 94 publications, 2.17%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 94, 2.17% University of Cape Town 94 publications, 2.17%
Mbarara University of Science and Technology	Mbarara University of Science and Technology, 89, 2.06% Mbarara University of Science and Technology 89 publications, 2.06%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 87, 2.01% University of the Witwatersrand 87 publications, 2.01%
University of Nairobi	University of Nairobi, 86, 1.99% University of Nairobi 86 publications, 1.99%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 82, 1.89% University of KwaZulu-Natal 82 publications, 1.89%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 79, 1.82% Johns Hopkins University 79 publications, 1.82%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 73, 1.69% University of California, San Francisco 73 publications, 1.69%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 71, 1.64% University of Ibadan 71 publications, 1.64%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 70, 1.62% Stellenbosch University 70 publications, 1.62%
Western University	Western University, 68, 1.57% Western University 68 publications, 1.57%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 63, 1.45% Ghent University 63 publications, 1.45%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 62, 1.43% University of Oxford 62 publications, 1.43%
Yale University	Yale University, 60, 1.39% Yale University 60 publications, 1.39%
Kampala International University	Kampala International University, 59, 1.36% Kampala International University 59 publications, 1.36%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 58, 1.34% University of British Columbia 58 publications, 1.34%
Addis Ababa University	Addis Ababa University, 58, 1.34% Addis Ababa University 58 publications, 1.34%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 58, 1.34% University of Toronto 58 publications, 1.34%
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 56, 1.29% Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences 56 publications, 1.29%
University of Liège	University of Liège, 55, 1.27% University of Liège 55 publications, 1.27%
Brown University	Brown University, 54, 1.25% Brown University 54 publications, 1.25%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 53, 1.22% Columbia University 53 publications, 1.22%
University of Lagos	University of Lagos, 53, 1.22% University of Lagos 53 publications, 1.22%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 52, 1.2% South African Medical Research Council 52 publications, 1.2%
Umeå University	Umeå University, 51, 1.18% Umeå University 51 publications, 1.18%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 50, 1.15% University of Johannesburg 50 publications, 1.15%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250
Harvard University	Harvard University, 242, 5.59% Harvard University 242 publications, 5.59%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 173, 4% Makerere University 173 publications, 4%
University of Gothenburg	University of Gothenburg, 117, 2.7% University of Gothenburg 117 publications, 2.7%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 117, 2.7% Brigham and Women's Hospital 117 publications, 2.7%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 94, 2.17% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 94 publications, 2.17%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 94, 2.17% University of Cape Town 94 publications, 2.17%
Mbarara University of Science and Technology	Mbarara University of Science and Technology, 89, 2.06% Mbarara University of Science and Technology 89 publications, 2.06%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 87, 2.01% University of the Witwatersrand 87 publications, 2.01%
University of Nairobi	University of Nairobi, 86, 1.99% University of Nairobi 86 publications, 1.99%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 82, 1.89% University of KwaZulu-Natal 82 publications, 1.89%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 79, 1.82% Johns Hopkins University 79 publications, 1.82%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 73, 1.69% University of California, San Francisco 73 publications, 1.69%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 71, 1.64% University of Ibadan 71 publications, 1.64%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 70, 1.62% Stellenbosch University 70 publications, 1.62%
Western University	Western University, 68, 1.57% Western University 68 publications, 1.57%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 63, 1.45% Ghent University 63 publications, 1.45%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 62, 1.43% University of Oxford 62 publications, 1.43%
Yale University	Yale University, 60, 1.39% Yale University 60 publications, 1.39%
Kampala International University	Kampala International University, 59, 1.36% Kampala International University 59 publications, 1.36%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 58, 1.34% University of British Columbia 58 publications, 1.34%
Addis Ababa University	Addis Ababa University, 58, 1.34% Addis Ababa University 58 publications, 1.34%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 58, 1.34% University of Toronto 58 publications, 1.34%
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 56, 1.29% Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences 56 publications, 1.29%
University of Liège	University of Liège, 55, 1.27% University of Liège 55 publications, 1.27%
Brown University	Brown University, 54, 1.25% Brown University 54 publications, 1.25%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 53, 1.22% Columbia University 53 publications, 1.22%
University of Lagos	University of Lagos, 53, 1.22% University of Lagos 53 publications, 1.22%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 52, 1.2% South African Medical Research Council 52 publications, 1.2%
Umeå University	Umeå University, 51, 1.18% Umeå University 51 publications, 1.18%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 50, 1.15% University of Johannesburg 50 publications, 1.15%
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With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
USA	USA, 988, 22.82% USA 988 publications, 22.82%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 435, 10.05% United Kingdom 435 publications, 10.05%
South Africa	South Africa, 414, 9.56% South Africa 414 publications, 9.56%
Uganda	Uganda, 315, 7.27% Uganda 315 publications, 7.27%
Sweden	Sweden, 306, 7.07% Sweden 306 publications, 7.07%
China	China, 287, 6.63% China 287 publications, 6.63%
Canada	Canada, 273, 6.3% Canada 273 publications, 6.3%
Kenya	Kenya, 268, 6.19% Kenya 268 publications, 6.19%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 243, 5.61% Nigeria 243 publications, 5.61%
Belgium	Belgium, 224, 5.17% Belgium 224 publications, 5.17%
Germany	Germany, 173, 4% Germany 173 publications, 4%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 170, 3.93% Netherlands 170 publications, 3.93%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 160, 3.7% Tanzania 160 publications, 3.7%
India	India, 146, 3.37% India 146 publications, 3.37%
Australia	Australia, 118, 2.73% Australia 118 publications, 2.73%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 117, 2.7% Ethiopia 117 publications, 2.7%
France	France, 112, 2.59% France 112 publications, 2.59%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 103, 2.38% Switzerland 103 publications, 2.38%
Ghana	Ghana, 101, 2.33% Ghana 101 publications, 2.33%
Italy	Italy, 100, 2.31% Italy 100 publications, 2.31%
Malawi	Malawi, 75, 1.73% Malawi 75 publications, 1.73%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo, 74, 1.71% Democratic Republic of the Congo 74 publications, 1.71%
Zambia	Zambia, 68, 1.57% Zambia 68 publications, 1.57%
Egypt	Egypt, 61, 1.41% Egypt 61 publications, 1.41%
Brazil	Brazil, 60, 1.39% Brazil 60 publications, 1.39%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 60, 1.39% Pakistan 60 publications, 1.39%
Denmark	Denmark, 56, 1.29% Denmark 56 publications, 1.29%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 54, 1.25% Republic of Korea 54 publications, 1.25%
Norway	Norway, 47, 1.09% Norway 47 publications, 1.09%
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