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National Open University of Nigeria
Short name
NOUN
Country, city
Nigeria, Lagos
Publications
525
Citations
3 632
h-index
29
Top-3 journals
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (15 publications)
Scientific African
Scientific African (8 publications)
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports (6 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Nigeria
University of Nigeria (48 publications)
University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan (39 publications)
University of Calabar
University of Calabar (37 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 2008

Total publications
525
Total citations
3632
Citations per publication
6.92
Average publications per year
27.63
Average authors per publication
5.08
h-index
29
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, 39, 7.43%
General Medicine
39 publications, 7.43%
Multidisciplinary, 19, 3.62%
Multidisciplinary
19 publications, 3.62%
Education, 19, 3.62%
Education
19 publications, 3.62%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 18, 3.43%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
18 publications, 3.43%
Condensed Matter Physics, 17, 3.24%
Condensed Matter Physics
17 publications, 3.24%
General Physics and Astronomy, 15, 2.86%
General Physics and Astronomy
15 publications, 2.86%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 12, 2.29%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
12 publications, 2.29%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 11, 2.1%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
11 publications, 2.1%
General Materials Science, 11, 2.1%
General Materials Science
11 publications, 2.1%
Geography, Planning and Development, 11, 2.1%
Geography, Planning and Development
11 publications, 2.1%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 9, 1.71%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
9 publications, 1.71%
Biochemistry, 9, 1.71%
Biochemistry
9 publications, 1.71%
Computer Science Applications, 9, 1.71%
Computer Science Applications
9 publications, 1.71%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 9, 1.71%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
9 publications, 1.71%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 9, 1.71%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
9 publications, 1.71%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 8, 1.52%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
8 publications, 1.52%
Environmental Chemistry, 8, 1.52%
Environmental Chemistry
8 publications, 1.52%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 8, 1.52%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
8 publications, 1.52%
Earth-Surface Processes, 8, 1.52%
Earth-Surface Processes
8 publications, 1.52%
General Chemistry, 7, 1.33%
General Chemistry
7 publications, 1.33%
Law, 7, 1.33%
Law
7 publications, 1.33%
Sociology and Political Science, 7, 1.33%
Sociology and Political Science
7 publications, 1.33%
Library and Information Sciences, 7, 1.33%
Library and Information Sciences
7 publications, 1.33%
Economics and Econometrics, 7, 1.33%
Economics and Econometrics
7 publications, 1.33%
Religious studies, 7, 1.33%
Religious studies
7 publications, 1.33%
Communication, 7, 1.33%
Communication
7 publications, 1.33%
Biophysics, 6, 1.14%
Biophysics
6 publications, 1.14%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6, 1.14%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
6 publications, 1.14%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 6, 1.14%
General Immunology and Microbiology
6 publications, 1.14%
Food Science, 6, 1.14%
Food Science
6 publications, 1.14%
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Journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal
15 publications, 2.86%
Scientific African
8 publications, 1.52%
Scientific Reports
6 publications, 1.14%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
6 publications, 1.14%
Medicine (United States)
6 publications, 1.14%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
5 publications, 0.95%
Heliyon
5 publications, 0.95%
Robots in Academic Libraries
5 publications, 0.95%
Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
4 publications, 0.76%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
4 publications, 0.76%
Sustainability
4 publications, 0.76%
European Physical Journal Plus
4 publications, 0.76%
AIP Conference Proceedings
4 publications, 0.76%
East European Journal of Physics
4 publications, 0.76%
Discover Chemistry
4 publications, 0.76%
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
3 publications, 0.57%
BMJ Open
3 publications, 0.57%
Toxicology Reports
3 publications, 0.57%
Journal of Educational Research
3 publications, 0.57%
BioMed Research International
3 publications, 0.57%
Indian Journal of Physics
3 publications, 0.57%
Cogent Social Sciences
3 publications, 0.57%
Research in Education
3 publications, 0.57%
Molecular Physics
3 publications, 0.57%
F1000Research
3 publications, 0.57%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
3 publications, 0.57%
Africa Education Review
3 publications, 0.57%
Chemical Physics Impact
3 publications, 0.57%
Discover Sustainability
3 publications, 0.57%
Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances
3 publications, 0.57%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
124 publications, 23.62%
Elsevier
97 publications, 18.48%
Taylor & Francis
57 publications, 10.86%
MDPI
24 publications, 4.57%
IGI Global
21 publications, 4%
SAGE
18 publications, 3.43%
Wiley
15 publications, 2.86%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
14 publications, 2.67%
Emerald
13 publications, 2.48%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
12 publications, 2.29%
Walter de Gruyter
8 publications, 1.52%
Academic Journals
7 publications, 1.33%
Inderscience Publishers
7 publications, 1.33%
AOSIS
7 publications, 1.33%
Hindawi Limited
6 publications, 1.14%
Cambridge University Press
5 publications, 0.95%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
5 publications, 0.95%
Oxford University Press
4 publications, 0.76%
Frontiers Media S.A.
4 publications, 0.76%
AIP Publishing
4 publications, 0.76%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
4 publications, 0.76%
BMJ
4 publications, 0.76%
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
4 publications, 0.76%
Scientific Scholar
4 publications, 0.76%
World Scientific
3 publications, 0.57%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
3 publications, 0.57%
F1000 Research
3 publications, 0.57%
Petra Christian University
3 publications, 0.57%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
2 publications, 0.38%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
2 publications, 0.38%
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With other organizations

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University of Nigeria
48 publications, 9.14%
University of Ibadan
39 publications, 7.43%
University of Calabar
37 publications, 7.05%
University of Uyo
29 publications, 5.52%
Ahmadu Bello University
27 publications, 5.14%
University of Ilorin
26 publications, 4.95%
Covenant University
23 publications, 4.38%
Bowen University
18 publications, 3.43%
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
17 publications, 3.24%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
17 publications, 3.24%
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
16 publications, 3.05%
Landmark University
15 publications, 2.86%
Lagos State University
15 publications, 2.86%
Akwa Ibom State University
15 publications, 2.86%
Prince Abubakar Audu University
13 publications, 2.48%
University of Port Harcourt
12 publications, 2.29%
Olabisi Onabanjo University
12 publications, 2.29%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
11 publications, 2.1%
University of Lagos
11 publications, 2.1%
University of Benin
11 publications, 2.1%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
11 publications, 2.1%
Ambrose Alli University
11 publications, 2.1%
Obafemi Awolowo University
10 publications, 1.9%
Kaduna State University
10 publications, 1.9%
Federal University of Technology Akure
9 publications, 1.71%
University of Jos
9 publications, 1.71%
Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun
9 publications, 1.71%
Jilin University
8 publications, 1.52%
University of Malaysia, Perlis
8 publications, 1.52%
University of Pretoria
8 publications, 1.52%
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With foreign organizations

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Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
17 publications, 3.24%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
11 publications, 2.1%
Jilin University
8 publications, 1.52%
University of Malaysia, Perlis
8 publications, 1.52%
University of Pretoria
8 publications, 1.52%
University of the Gambia
8 publications, 1.52%
Kampala International University
7 publications, 1.33%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
7 publications, 1.33%
University of South Africa
6 publications, 1.14%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
6 publications, 1.14%
University Putra Malaysia
5 publications, 0.95%
University of Johannesburg
5 publications, 0.95%
Newcastle University
5 publications, 0.95%
Namibia University of Science and Technology
5 publications, 0.95%
University of Gdańsk
5 publications, 0.95%
Ural Federal University
4 publications, 0.76%
Buein Zahra Technical University
4 publications, 0.76%
Qatar University
4 publications, 0.76%
Sultan Qaboos University
4 publications, 0.76%
Texas Christian University
4 publications, 0.76%
Teesside University
4 publications, 0.76%
University of São Paulo
4 publications, 0.76%
King Saud University
3 publications, 0.57%
Salahaddin University-Erbil
3 publications, 0.57%
University of Technology, Malaysia
3 publications, 0.57%
National Research Foundation
3 publications, 0.57%
University of Washington
3 publications, 0.57%
University of Ghana
3 publications, 0.57%
Cardiff Metropolitan University
3 publications, 0.57%
University of Abomey-Calavi
3 publications, 0.57%
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With other countries

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South Africa, 34, 6.48%
South Africa
34 publications, 6.48%
United Kingdom, 28, 5.33%
United Kingdom
28 publications, 5.33%
USA, 22, 4.19%
USA
22 publications, 4.19%
China, 21, 4%
China
21 publications, 4%
India, 15, 2.86%
India
15 publications, 2.86%
Malaysia, 13, 2.48%
Malaysia
13 publications, 2.48%
Germany, 9, 1.71%
Germany
9 publications, 1.71%
Gambia, 8, 1.52%
Gambia
8 publications, 1.52%
Saudi Arabia, 7, 1.33%
Saudi Arabia
7 publications, 1.33%
Uganda, 7, 1.33%
Uganda
7 publications, 1.33%
Australia, 6, 1.14%
Australia
6 publications, 1.14%
Ghana, 6, 1.14%
Ghana
6 publications, 1.14%
Poland, 6, 1.14%
Poland
6 publications, 1.14%
Turkey, 6, 1.14%
Turkey
6 publications, 1.14%
Brazil, 5, 0.95%
Brazil
5 publications, 0.95%
Iran, 5, 0.95%
Iran
5 publications, 0.95%
Italy, 5, 0.95%
Italy
5 publications, 0.95%
Qatar, 4, 0.76%
Qatar
4 publications, 0.76%
Kenya, 4, 0.76%
Kenya
4 publications, 0.76%
Benin, 3, 0.57%
Benin
3 publications, 0.57%
Iraq, 3, 0.57%
Iraq
3 publications, 0.57%
Canada, 3, 0.57%
Canada
3 publications, 0.57%
Namibia, 3, 0.57%
Namibia
3 publications, 0.57%
Niger, 3, 0.57%
Niger
3 publications, 0.57%
Oman, 3, 0.57%
Oman
3 publications, 0.57%
Pakistan, 3, 0.57%
Pakistan
3 publications, 0.57%
Sweden, 3, 0.57%
Sweden
3 publications, 0.57%
Egypt, 2, 0.38%
Egypt
2 publications, 0.38%
Indonesia, 2, 0.38%
Indonesia
2 publications, 0.38%
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