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National Open University of Nigeria
Short name
NOUN
Country, city
Nigeria, Lagos
Publications
514
Citations
3 459
h-index
28
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 (47 publications)
University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan (38 publications)
University of Calabar
University of Calabar (35 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 2008

Total publications
514
Total citations
3459
Citations per publication
6.73
Average publications per year
27.05
Average authors per publication
5.07
h-index
28
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, 7.59%
General Medicine
39 publications, 7.59%
Multidisciplinary, 19, 3.7%
Multidisciplinary
19 publications, 3.7%
Education, 19, 3.7%
Education
19 publications, 3.7%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 18, 3.5%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
18 publications, 3.5%
Condensed Matter Physics, 17, 3.31%
Condensed Matter Physics
17 publications, 3.31%
General Physics and Astronomy, 15, 2.92%
General Physics and Astronomy
15 publications, 2.92%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 12, 2.33%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
12 publications, 2.33%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 11, 2.14%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
11 publications, 2.14%
General Materials Science, 11, 2.14%
General Materials Science
11 publications, 2.14%
Geography, Planning and Development, 11, 2.14%
Geography, Planning and Development
11 publications, 2.14%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 9, 1.75%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
9 publications, 1.75%
Biochemistry, 9, 1.75%
Biochemistry
9 publications, 1.75%
Computer Science Applications, 9, 1.75%
Computer Science Applications
9 publications, 1.75%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 9, 1.75%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
9 publications, 1.75%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 9, 1.75%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
9 publications, 1.75%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 8, 1.56%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
8 publications, 1.56%
Environmental Chemistry, 8, 1.56%
Environmental Chemistry
8 publications, 1.56%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 8, 1.56%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
8 publications, 1.56%
Earth-Surface Processes, 8, 1.56%
Earth-Surface Processes
8 publications, 1.56%
General Chemistry, 7, 1.36%
General Chemistry
7 publications, 1.36%
Law, 7, 1.36%
Law
7 publications, 1.36%
Sociology and Political Science, 7, 1.36%
Sociology and Political Science
7 publications, 1.36%
Library and Information Sciences, 7, 1.36%
Library and Information Sciences
7 publications, 1.36%
Economics and Econometrics, 7, 1.36%
Economics and Econometrics
7 publications, 1.36%
Religious studies, 7, 1.36%
Religious studies
7 publications, 1.36%
Communication, 7, 1.36%
Communication
7 publications, 1.36%
Biophysics, 6, 1.17%
Biophysics
6 publications, 1.17%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6, 1.17%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
6 publications, 1.17%
General Immunology and Microbiology, 6, 1.17%
General Immunology and Microbiology
6 publications, 1.17%
Food Science, 6, 1.17%
Food Science
6 publications, 1.17%
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Journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal
15 publications, 2.92%
Scientific African
8 publications, 1.56%
Scientific Reports
6 publications, 1.17%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
6 publications, 1.17%
Medicine (United States)
6 publications, 1.17%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
5 publications, 0.97%
Heliyon
5 publications, 0.97%
Robots in Academic Libraries
5 publications, 0.97%
Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
4 publications, 0.78%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
4 publications, 0.78%
Sustainability
4 publications, 0.78%
European Physical Journal Plus
4 publications, 0.78%
AIP Conference Proceedings
4 publications, 0.78%
East European Journal of Physics
4 publications, 0.78%
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
3 publications, 0.58%
BMJ Open
3 publications, 0.58%
Toxicology Reports
3 publications, 0.58%
Journal of Educational Research
3 publications, 0.58%
BioMed Research International
3 publications, 0.58%
Indian Journal of Physics
3 publications, 0.58%
Research in Education
3 publications, 0.58%
Molecular Physics
3 publications, 0.58%
F1000Research
3 publications, 0.58%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
3 publications, 0.58%
Africa Education Review
3 publications, 0.58%
Chemical Physics Impact
3 publications, 0.58%
Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances
3 publications, 0.58%
Scriptura
3 publications, 0.58%
American Journal of Biopharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
3 publications, 0.58%
Journal of Nanoparticle Research
2 publications, 0.39%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
117 publications, 22.76%
Elsevier
98 publications, 19.07%
Taylor & Francis
55 publications, 10.7%
MDPI
24 publications, 4.67%
IGI Global
21 publications, 4.09%
SAGE
18 publications, 3.5%
Wiley
15 publications, 2.92%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
14 publications, 2.72%
Emerald
13 publications, 2.53%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
12 publications, 2.33%
Walter de Gruyter
7 publications, 1.36%
Academic Journals
7 publications, 1.36%
Inderscience Publishers
7 publications, 1.36%
AOSIS
7 publications, 1.36%
Hindawi Limited
6 publications, 1.17%
Cambridge University Press
5 publications, 0.97%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
5 publications, 0.97%
Frontiers Media S.A.
4 publications, 0.78%
AIP Publishing
4 publications, 0.78%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
4 publications, 0.78%
BMJ
4 publications, 0.78%
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
4 publications, 0.78%
Scientific Scholar
4 publications, 0.78%
Oxford University Press
3 publications, 0.58%
World Scientific
3 publications, 0.58%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
3 publications, 0.58%
F1000 Research
3 publications, 0.58%
Petra Christian University
3 publications, 0.58%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
2 publications, 0.39%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
2 publications, 0.39%
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With other organizations

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University of Nigeria
47 publications, 9.14%
University of Ibadan
38 publications, 7.39%
University of Calabar
35 publications, 6.81%
University of Uyo
29 publications, 5.64%
University of Ilorin
26 publications, 5.06%
Ahmadu Bello University
26 publications, 5.06%
Covenant University
23 publications, 4.47%
Bowen University
18 publications, 3.5%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
17 publications, 3.31%
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
16 publications, 3.11%
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
16 publications, 3.11%
Landmark University
15 publications, 2.92%
Lagos State University
14 publications, 2.72%
Akwa Ibom State University
14 publications, 2.72%
University of Port Harcourt
12 publications, 2.33%
Prince Abubakar Audu University
12 publications, 2.33%
Olabisi Onabanjo University
12 publications, 2.33%
University of Lagos
11 publications, 2.14%
University of Benin
11 publications, 2.14%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
11 publications, 2.14%
Ambrose Alli University
11 publications, 2.14%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
10 publications, 1.95%
Obafemi Awolowo University
10 publications, 1.95%
Federal University of Technology Akure
9 publications, 1.75%
Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun
9 publications, 1.75%
Kaduna State University
9 publications, 1.75%
Jilin University
8 publications, 1.56%
University of Pretoria
8 publications, 1.56%
University of Jos
8 publications, 1.56%
Federal University of Technology Minna
8 publications, 1.56%
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With foreign organizations

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Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
16 publications, 3.11%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
10 publications, 1.95%
Jilin University
8 publications, 1.56%
University of Pretoria
8 publications, 1.56%
University of the Gambia
8 publications, 1.56%
University of Malaysia, Perlis
7 publications, 1.36%
Kampala International University
7 publications, 1.36%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
7 publications, 1.36%
University of South Africa
6 publications, 1.17%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
6 publications, 1.17%
University Putra Malaysia
5 publications, 0.97%
Newcastle University
5 publications, 0.97%
Namibia University of Science and Technology
5 publications, 0.97%
University of Gdańsk
5 publications, 0.97%
Ural Federal University
4 publications, 0.78%
Buein Zahra Technical University
4 publications, 0.78%
Qatar University
4 publications, 0.78%
Sultan Qaboos University
4 publications, 0.78%
University of Johannesburg
4 publications, 0.78%
Teesside University
4 publications, 0.78%
University of São Paulo
4 publications, 0.78%
King Saud University
3 publications, 0.58%
Salahaddin University-Erbil
3 publications, 0.58%
University of Technology, Malaysia
3 publications, 0.58%
National Research Foundation
3 publications, 0.58%
University of Washington
3 publications, 0.58%
University of Ghana
3 publications, 0.58%
Cardiff Metropolitan University
3 publications, 0.58%
University of Abomey-Calavi
3 publications, 0.58%
Texas Christian University
3 publications, 0.58%
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With other countries

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South Africa, 34, 6.61%
South Africa
34 publications, 6.61%
United Kingdom, 26, 5.06%
United Kingdom
26 publications, 5.06%
USA, 22, 4.28%
USA
22 publications, 4.28%
China, 21, 4.09%
China
21 publications, 4.09%
India, 15, 2.92%
India
15 publications, 2.92%
Malaysia, 13, 2.53%
Malaysia
13 publications, 2.53%
Germany, 9, 1.75%
Germany
9 publications, 1.75%
Gambia, 8, 1.56%
Gambia
8 publications, 1.56%
Saudi Arabia, 7, 1.36%
Saudi Arabia
7 publications, 1.36%
Uganda, 7, 1.36%
Uganda
7 publications, 1.36%
Australia, 6, 1.17%
Australia
6 publications, 1.17%
Ghana, 6, 1.17%
Ghana
6 publications, 1.17%
Poland, 6, 1.17%
Poland
6 publications, 1.17%
Turkey, 6, 1.17%
Turkey
6 publications, 1.17%
Brazil, 5, 0.97%
Brazil
5 publications, 0.97%
Iran, 5, 0.97%
Iran
5 publications, 0.97%
Italy, 5, 0.97%
Italy
5 publications, 0.97%
Qatar, 4, 0.78%
Qatar
4 publications, 0.78%
Kenya, 4, 0.78%
Kenya
4 publications, 0.78%
Benin, 3, 0.58%
Benin
3 publications, 0.58%
Iraq, 3, 0.58%
Iraq
3 publications, 0.58%
Canada, 3, 0.58%
Canada
3 publications, 0.58%
Namibia, 3, 0.58%
Namibia
3 publications, 0.58%
Niger, 3, 0.58%
Niger
3 publications, 0.58%
Oman, 3, 0.58%
Oman
3 publications, 0.58%
Pakistan, 3, 0.58%
Pakistan
3 publications, 0.58%
Sweden, 3, 0.58%
Sweden
3 publications, 0.58%
Egypt, 2, 0.39%
Egypt
2 publications, 0.39%
Indonesia, 2, 0.39%
Indonesia
2 publications, 0.39%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 2008 are ignored in the statistics.
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