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National Open University of Nigeria
Short name
NOUN
Country, city
Nigeria, Lagos
Publications
422
Citations
2 551
h-index
23
Top-3 journals
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (14 publications)
Scientific African
Scientific African (8 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Nigeria
University of Nigeria (37 publications)
University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan (29 publications)
University of Calabar
University of Calabar (25 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Jilin University
Jilin University (8 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (8 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (8 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 2008

Total publications
422
Total citations
2551
Citations per publication
6.05
Average publications per year
23.44
Average authors per publication
4.79
h-index
23
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.

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 38, 9%
General Medicine
38 publications, 9%
Multidisciplinary, 19, 4.5%
Multidisciplinary
19 publications, 4.5%
Education, 19, 4.5%
Education
19 publications, 4.5%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 18, 4.27%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
18 publications, 4.27%
Condensed Matter Physics, 17, 4.03%
Condensed Matter Physics
17 publications, 4.03%
General Physics and Astronomy, 15, 3.55%
General Physics and Astronomy
15 publications, 3.55%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 12, 2.84%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
12 publications, 2.84%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 11, 2.61%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
11 publications, 2.61%
General Materials Science, 11, 2.61%
General Materials Science
11 publications, 2.61%
Geography, Planning and Development, 11, 2.61%
Geography, Planning and Development
11 publications, 2.61%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 9, 2.13%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
9 publications, 2.13%
Biochemistry, 9, 2.13%
Biochemistry
9 publications, 2.13%
Computer Science Applications, 9, 2.13%
Computer Science Applications
9 publications, 2.13%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 9, 2.13%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
9 publications, 2.13%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 9, 2.13%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
9 publications, 2.13%
Environmental Chemistry, 8, 1.9%
Environmental Chemistry
8 publications, 1.9%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 8, 1.9%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
8 publications, 1.9%
General Chemistry, 7, 1.66%
General Chemistry
7 publications, 1.66%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 7, 1.66%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
7 publications, 1.66%
Law, 7, 1.66%
Law
7 publications, 1.66%
Sociology and Political Science, 7, 1.66%
Sociology and Political Science
7 publications, 1.66%
Earth-Surface Processes, 7, 1.66%
Earth-Surface Processes
7 publications, 1.66%
Economics and Econometrics, 7, 1.66%
Economics and Econometrics
7 publications, 1.66%
Religious studies, 7, 1.66%
Religious studies
7 publications, 1.66%
Communication, 7, 1.66%
Communication
7 publications, 1.66%
Biophysics, 6, 1.42%
Biophysics
6 publications, 1.42%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6, 1.42%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
6 publications, 1.42%
Food Science, 6, 1.42%
Food Science
6 publications, 1.42%
Library and Information Sciences, 6, 1.42%
Library and Information Sciences
6 publications, 1.42%
Strategy and Management, 6, 1.42%
Strategy and Management
6 publications, 1.42%
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Journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal
14 publications, 3.32%
Scientific African
8 publications, 1.9%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
6 publications, 1.42%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
5 publications, 1.18%
Scientific Reports
5 publications, 1.18%
Medicine (United States)
5 publications, 1.18%
Robots in Academic Libraries
5 publications, 1.18%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
4 publications, 0.95%
Sustainability
4 publications, 0.95%
Heliyon
4 publications, 0.95%
East European Journal of Physics
4 publications, 0.95%
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
3 publications, 0.71%
Toxicology Reports
3 publications, 0.71%
BioMed Research International
3 publications, 0.71%
Indian Journal of Physics
3 publications, 0.71%
Research in Education
3 publications, 0.71%
European Physical Journal Plus
3 publications, 0.71%
Molecular Physics
3 publications, 0.71%
Africa Education Review
3 publications, 0.71%
Chemical Physics Impact
3 publications, 0.71%
Scriptura
3 publications, 0.71%
American Journal of Biopharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
3 publications, 0.71%
Investment Management and Financial Innovations
2 publications, 0.47%
Few-Body Systems
2 publications, 0.47%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2 publications, 0.47%
Journal of global oncology
2 publications, 0.47%
Cancer Causes and Control
2 publications, 0.47%
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
2 publications, 0.47%
Applied and Environmental Soil Science
2 publications, 0.47%
BMJ Open
2 publications, 0.47%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
92 publications, 21.8%
Elsevier
65 publications, 15.4%
Taylor & Francis
49 publications, 11.61%
MDPI
23 publications, 5.45%
IGI Global
21 publications, 4.98%
SAGE
16 publications, 3.79%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
14 publications, 3.32%
Wiley
12 publications, 2.84%
Emerald
11 publications, 2.61%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
11 publications, 2.61%
Hindawi Limited
7 publications, 1.66%
Academic Journals
7 publications, 1.66%
Inderscience Publishers
7 publications, 1.66%
AOSIS
7 publications, 1.66%
Walter de Gruyter
6 publications, 1.42%
Cambridge University Press
5 publications, 1.18%
Frontiers Media S.A.
4 publications, 0.95%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
4 publications, 0.95%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
4 publications, 0.95%
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
4 publications, 0.95%
World Scientific
3 publications, 0.71%
BMJ
3 publications, 0.71%
Petra Christian University
3 publications, 0.71%
Scientific Scholar
3 publications, 0.71%
Oxford University Press
2 publications, 0.47%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
2 publications, 0.47%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
2 publications, 0.47%
Trans Tech Publications
2 publications, 0.47%
Canadian Science Publishing
2 publications, 0.47%
Oriental Scientific Publishing Company
2 publications, 0.47%
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With other organizations

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University of Nigeria
37 publications, 8.77%
University of Ibadan
29 publications, 6.87%
University of Calabar
25 publications, 5.92%
University of Uyo
24 publications, 5.69%
Covenant University
20 publications, 4.74%
University of Ilorin
17 publications, 4.03%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
15 publications, 3.55%
Ahmadu Bello University
14 publications, 3.32%
Landmark University
14 publications, 3.32%
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
14 publications, 3.32%
Lagos State University
12 publications, 2.84%
Bowen University
12 publications, 2.84%
Akwa Ibom State University
12 publications, 2.84%
University of Port Harcourt
11 publications, 2.61%
Ambrose Alli University
11 publications, 2.61%
Olabisi Onabanjo University
11 publications, 2.61%
University of Lagos
9 publications, 2.13%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
9 publications, 2.13%
Obafemi Awolowo University
9 publications, 2.13%
Prince Abubakar Audu University
9 publications, 2.13%
Kaduna State University
9 publications, 2.13%
Jilin University
8 publications, 1.9%
University of Pretoria
8 publications, 1.9%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
8 publications, 1.9%
University of Benin
8 publications, 1.9%
Federal University of Technology Akure
7 publications, 1.66%
Ebonyi State University
7 publications, 1.66%
University of the Gambia
7 publications, 1.66%
University of South Africa
6 publications, 1.42%
University of Abuja
6 publications, 1.42%
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With foreign organizations

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Jilin University
8 publications, 1.9%
University of Pretoria
8 publications, 1.9%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
8 publications, 1.9%
University of the Gambia
7 publications, 1.66%
University of South Africa
6 publications, 1.42%
Kampala International University
6 publications, 1.42%
University Putra Malaysia
5 publications, 1.18%
University of Malaysia, Perlis
5 publications, 1.18%
Newcastle University
5 publications, 1.18%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
5 publications, 1.18%
University of Gdańsk
5 publications, 1.18%
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
4 publications, 0.95%
Buein Zahra Technical University
4 publications, 0.95%
Qatar University
4 publications, 0.95%
Sultan Qaboos University
4 publications, 0.95%
King Saud University
3 publications, 0.71%
National Research Foundation
3 publications, 0.71%
Cardiff Metropolitan University
3 publications, 0.71%
Namibia University of Science and Technology
3 publications, 0.71%
Technical University of Kenya
3 publications, 0.71%
Teesside University
3 publications, 0.71%
University of Jeddah
2 publications, 0.47%
Sichuan University of Science and Engineering
2 publications, 0.47%
International Islamic University Malaysia
2 publications, 0.47%
University of Manchester
2 publications, 0.47%
Iowa State University
2 publications, 0.47%
Monash University
2 publications, 0.47%
University of Canberra
2 publications, 0.47%
University of Cape Town
2 publications, 0.47%
University of Johannesburg
2 publications, 0.47%
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With other countries

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South Africa, 34, 8.06%
South Africa
34 publications, 8.06%
United Kingdom, 25, 5.92%
United Kingdom
25 publications, 5.92%
USA, 21, 4.98%
USA
21 publications, 4.98%
China, 21, 4.98%
China
21 publications, 4.98%
India, 15, 3.55%
India
15 publications, 3.55%
Malaysia, 13, 3.08%
Malaysia
13 publications, 3.08%
Germany, 9, 2.13%
Germany
9 publications, 2.13%
Gambia, 7, 1.66%
Gambia
7 publications, 1.66%
Saudi Arabia, 7, 1.66%
Saudi Arabia
7 publications, 1.66%
Australia, 6, 1.42%
Australia
6 publications, 1.42%
Poland, 6, 1.42%
Poland
6 publications, 1.42%
Turkey, 6, 1.42%
Turkey
6 publications, 1.42%
Uganda, 6, 1.42%
Uganda
6 publications, 1.42%
Brazil, 5, 1.18%
Brazil
5 publications, 1.18%
Ghana, 5, 1.18%
Ghana
5 publications, 1.18%
Iran, 5, 1.18%
Iran
5 publications, 1.18%
Italy, 5, 1.18%
Italy
5 publications, 1.18%
Qatar, 4, 0.95%
Qatar
4 publications, 0.95%
Kenya, 4, 0.95%
Kenya
4 publications, 0.95%
Benin, 3, 0.71%
Benin
3 publications, 0.71%
Iraq, 3, 0.71%
Iraq
3 publications, 0.71%
Canada, 3, 0.71%
Canada
3 publications, 0.71%
Namibia, 3, 0.71%
Namibia
3 publications, 0.71%
Niger, 3, 0.71%
Niger
3 publications, 0.71%
Oman, 3, 0.71%
Oman
3 publications, 0.71%
Pakistan, 3, 0.71%
Pakistan
3 publications, 0.71%
Sweden, 3, 0.71%
Sweden
3 publications, 0.71%
Egypt, 2, 0.47%
Egypt
2 publications, 0.47%
Indonesia, 2, 0.47%
Indonesia
2 publications, 0.47%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 2008 are ignored in the statistics.
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