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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Short name

KNUST

Country, city

Ghana, Kumasi

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Organization website

Publications

11 778

Citations

183 463

h-index

131

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (295 publications)

Scientific African (228 publications)

Heliyon (212 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Ghana (1128 publications)

University of Cape Coast (654 publications)

University of Health and Allied Sciences (422 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Ibadan (240 publications)

Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (223 publications)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (202 publications)

Top-1 researchers by h-index

Asamoah Pasty

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6 publications, 12 citations, 1 review

h-index: 2

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1962

Total publications

11778

Total citations

183463

Citations per publication

15.58

Average publications per year

181.2

Average authors per publication

7.45

h-index

131

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

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General Medicine	General Medicine, 1134, 9.63% General Medicine 1134 publications, 9.63%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 764, 6.49% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 764 publications, 6.49%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 671, 5.7% Multidisciplinary 671 publications, 5.7%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 568, 4.82% Geography, Planning and Development 568 publications, 4.82%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 559, 4.75% Infectious Diseases 559 publications, 4.75%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 486, 4.13% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 486 publications, 4.13%
Food Science	Food Science, 372, 3.16% Food Science 372 publications, 3.16%
Pollution	Pollution, 287, 2.44% Pollution 287 publications, 2.44%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 283, 2.4% General Environmental Science 283 publications, 2.4%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 277, 2.35% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 277 publications, 2.35%
Building and Construction	Building and Construction, 260, 2.21% Building and Construction 260 publications, 2.21%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 258, 2.19% Agronomy and Crop Science 258 publications, 2.19%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 251, 2.13% Water Science and Technology 251 publications, 2.13%
Strategy and Management	Strategy and Management, 250, 2.12% Strategy and Management 250 publications, 2.12%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 248, 2.11% Economics and Econometrics 248 publications, 2.11%
Development	Development, 243, 2.06% Development 243 publications, 2.06%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 238, 2.02% Health Policy 238 publications, 2.02%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 214, 1.82% Parasitology 214 publications, 1.82%
Civil and Structural Engineering	Civil and Structural Engineering, 210, 1.78% Civil and Structural Engineering 210 publications, 1.78%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 210, 1.78% Business and International Management 210 publications, 1.78%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 199, 1.69% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 199 publications, 1.69%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 196, 1.66% Sociology and Political Science 196 publications, 1.66%
Forestry	Forestry, 186, 1.58% Forestry 186 publications, 1.58%
Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering, 184, 1.56% Environmental Engineering 184 publications, 1.56%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 183, 1.55% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 183 publications, 1.55%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 182, 1.55% Environmental Chemistry 182 publications, 1.55%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 179, 1.52% General Engineering 179 publications, 1.52%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 176, 1.49% Plant Science 176 publications, 1.49%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 174, 1.48% General Materials Science 174 publications, 1.48%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 172, 1.46% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 172 publications, 1.46%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 295, 2.5% PLoS ONE 295 publications, 2.5%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 228, 1.94% Scientific African 228 publications, 1.94%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 212, 1.8% Heliyon 212 publications, 1.8%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 89, 0.76% BMC Public Health 89 publications, 0.76%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 75, 0.64% SSRN Electronic Journal 75 publications, 0.64%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 71, 0.6% Scientific Reports 71 publications, 0.6%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 67, 0.57% Malaria Journal 67 publications, 0.57%
Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology	Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 63, 0.53% Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology 63 publications, 0.53%
Health Science Reports	Health Science Reports, 63, 0.53% Health Science Reports 63 publications, 0.53%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 61, 0.52% Sustainability 61 publications, 0.52%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 56, 0.48% PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 56 publications, 0.48%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 55, 0.47% BMC Health Services Research 55 publications, 0.47%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 52, 0.44% BMJ Open 52 publications, 0.44%
Cogent Economics and Finance	Cogent Economics and Finance, 50, 0.42% Cogent Economics and Finance 50 publications, 0.42%
Environment, Development and Sustainability	Environment, Development and Sustainability, 49, 0.42% Environment, Development and Sustainability 49 publications, 0.42%
Cogent Food & Agriculture	Cogent Food & Agriculture, 49, 0.42% Cogent Food & Agriculture 49 publications, 0.42%
Cogent Business and Management	Cogent Business and Management, 48, 0.41% Cogent Business and Management 48 publications, 0.41%
Geo Journal	Geo Journal, 48, 0.41% Geo Journal 48 publications, 0.41%
BMC Research Notes	BMC Research Notes, 46, 0.39% BMC Research Notes 46 publications, 0.39%
Journal of the Neurological Sciences	Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 45, 0.38% Journal of the Neurological Sciences 45 publications, 0.38%
BioMed Research International	BioMed Research International, 42, 0.36% BioMed Research International 42 publications, 0.36%
Land Use Policy	Land Use Policy, 42, 0.36% Land Use Policy 42 publications, 0.36%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 41, 0.35% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 41 publications, 0.35%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 41, 0.35% BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 41 publications, 0.35%
BMC Infectious Diseases	BMC Infectious Diseases, 41, 0.35% BMC Infectious Diseases 41 publications, 0.35%
African Geographical Review	African Geographical Review, 40, 0.34% African Geographical Review 40 publications, 0.34%
Cogent Social Sciences	Cogent Social Sciences, 40, 0.34% Cogent Social Sciences 40 publications, 0.34%
SN Social Sciences	SN Social Sciences, 40, 0.34% SN Social Sciences 40 publications, 0.34%
International Journal of Construction Management	International Journal of Construction Management, 39, 0.33% International Journal of Construction Management 39 publications, 0.33%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 37, 0.31% Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 37 publications, 0.31%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 2752, 23.37% Elsevier 2752 publications, 23.37%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 2453, 20.83% Springer Nature 2453 publications, 20.83%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1249, 10.6% Taylor & Francis 1249 publications, 10.6%
Wiley	Wiley, 792, 6.72% Wiley 792 publications, 6.72%
Emerald	Emerald, 617, 5.24% Emerald 617 publications, 5.24%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 562, 4.77% Hindawi Limited 562 publications, 4.77%
MDPI	MDPI, 455, 3.86% MDPI 455 publications, 3.86%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 413, 3.51% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 413 publications, 3.51%
SAGE	SAGE, 327, 2.78% SAGE 327 publications, 2.78%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 213, 1.81% Oxford University Press 213 publications, 1.81%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 147, 1.25% Frontiers Media S.A. 147 publications, 1.25%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 137, 1.16% Academic Journals 137 publications, 1.16%
BMJ	BMJ, 124, 1.05% BMJ 124 publications, 1.05%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 113, 0.96% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 113 publications, 0.96%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 82, 0.7% IWA Publishing 82 publications, 0.7%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 73, 0.62% Social Science Electronic Publishing 73 publications, 0.62%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 67, 0.57% Cambridge University Press 67 publications, 0.57%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 59, 0.5% Inderscience Publishers 59 publications, 0.5%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 57, 0.48% Walter de Gruyter 57 publications, 0.48%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 50, 0.42% F1000 Research 50 publications, 0.42%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 47, 0.4% IGI Global 47 publications, 0.4%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 44, 0.37% American Society for Microbiology 44 publications, 0.37%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 43, 0.37% American Chemical Society (ACS) 43 publications, 0.37%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 38, 0.32% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 38 publications, 0.32%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 31, 0.26% AOSIS 31 publications, 0.26%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 30, 0.25% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 30 publications, 0.25%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 29, 0.25% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 29 publications, 0.25%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 28, 0.24% IOP Publishing 28 publications, 0.24%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 23, 0.2% World Scientific 23 publications, 0.2%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 22, 0.19% American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 22 publications, 0.19%
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With other organizations

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University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 1128, 9.58% University of Ghana 1128 publications, 9.58%
University of Cape Coast	University of Cape Coast, 654, 5.55% University of Cape Coast 654 publications, 5.55%
University of Health and Allied Sciences	University of Health and Allied Sciences, 422, 3.58% University of Health and Allied Sciences 422 publications, 3.58%
University for Development Studies	University for Development Studies, 380, 3.23% University for Development Studies 380 publications, 3.23%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 240, 2.04% University of Ibadan 240 publications, 2.04%
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine	Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 223, 1.89% Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine 223 publications, 1.89%
Kumasi Technical University	Kumasi Technical University, 213, 1.81% Kumasi Technical University 213 publications, 1.81%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 202, 1.72% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 202 publications, 1.72%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 193, 1.64% University of Washington 193 publications, 1.64%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 192, 1.63% University of Cape Town 192 publications, 1.63%
Kwame Nkrumah University	Kwame Nkrumah University, 176, 1.49% Kwame Nkrumah University 176 publications, 1.49%
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital	Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, 161, 1.37% Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital 161 publications, 1.37%
University of Education, Winneba	University of Education, Winneba, 155, 1.32% University of Education, Winneba 155 publications, 1.32%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 148, 1.26% University of the Witwatersrand 148 publications, 1.26%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 144, 1.22% University of Johannesburg 144 publications, 1.22%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 139, 1.18% University of KwaZulu-Natal 139 publications, 1.18%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 139, 1.18% University of California, San Francisco 139 publications, 1.18%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 135, 1.15% Johns Hopkins University 135 publications, 1.15%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 128, 1.09% University of Michigan 128 publications, 1.09%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 127, 1.08% University of Oxford 127 publications, 1.08%
Sunyani Technical University	Sunyani Technical University, 127, 1.08% Sunyani Technical University 127 publications, 1.08%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 119, 1.01% Hong Kong Polytechnic University 119 publications, 1.01%
Koforidua Technical University	Koforidua Technical University, 116, 0.98% Koforidua Technical University 116 publications, 0.98%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 112, 0.95% Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin 112 publications, 0.95%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 109, 0.93% University of Leeds 109 publications, 0.93%
University College London	University College London, 106, 0.9% University College London 106 publications, 0.9%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 105, 0.89% Stellenbosch University 105 publications, 0.89%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 104, 0.88% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 104 publications, 0.88%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 103, 0.87% Imperial College London 103 publications, 0.87%
Takoradi Technical University	Takoradi Technical University, 103, 0.87% Takoradi Technical University 103 publications, 0.87%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 240, 2.04% University of Ibadan 240 publications, 2.04%
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine	Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 223, 1.89% Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine 223 publications, 1.89%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 202, 1.72% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 202 publications, 1.72%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 193, 1.64% University of Washington 193 publications, 1.64%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 192, 1.63% University of Cape Town 192 publications, 1.63%
Kwame Nkrumah University	Kwame Nkrumah University, 176, 1.49% Kwame Nkrumah University 176 publications, 1.49%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 148, 1.26% University of the Witwatersrand 148 publications, 1.26%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 144, 1.22% University of Johannesburg 144 publications, 1.22%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 139, 1.18% University of KwaZulu-Natal 139 publications, 1.18%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 139, 1.18% University of California, San Francisco 139 publications, 1.18%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 135, 1.15% Johns Hopkins University 135 publications, 1.15%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 128, 1.09% University of Michigan 128 publications, 1.09%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 127, 1.08% University of Oxford 127 publications, 1.08%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 119, 1.01% Hong Kong Polytechnic University 119 publications, 1.01%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 112, 0.95% Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin 112 publications, 0.95%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 109, 0.93% University of Leeds 109 publications, 0.93%
University College London	University College London, 106, 0.9% University College London 106 publications, 0.9%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 105, 0.89% Stellenbosch University 105 publications, 0.89%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 104, 0.88% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 104 publications, 0.88%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 103, 0.87% Imperial College London 103 publications, 0.87%
Obafemi Awolowo University	Obafemi Awolowo University, 96, 0.82% Obafemi Awolowo University 96 publications, 0.82%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 95, 0.81% University of New South Wales 95 publications, 0.81%
Edith Cowan University	Edith Cowan University, 95, 0.81% Edith Cowan University 95 publications, 0.81%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 95, 0.81% Makerere University 95 publications, 0.81%
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf	University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 95, 0.81% University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf 95 publications, 0.81%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 95, 0.81% University of Amsterdam 95 publications, 0.81%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 94, 0.8% University of Copenhagen 94 publications, 0.8%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 93, 0.79% Harvard University 93 publications, 0.79%
German Center for Infection Research	German Center for Infection Research, 93, 0.79% German Center for Infection Research 93 publications, 0.79%
University of Lagos	University of Lagos, 91, 0.77% University of Lagos 91 publications, 0.77%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 1720, 14.6% USA 1720 publications, 14.6%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1290, 10.95% United Kingdom 1290 publications, 10.95%
Germany	Germany, 828, 7.03% Germany 828 publications, 7.03%
China	China, 741, 6.29% China 741 publications, 6.29%
South Africa	South Africa, 729, 6.19% South Africa 729 publications, 6.19%
Australia	Australia, 648, 5.5% Australia 648 publications, 5.5%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 586, 4.98% Nigeria 586 publications, 4.98%
Canada	Canada, 409, 3.47% Canada 409 publications, 3.47%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 363, 3.08% Netherlands 363 publications, 3.08%
Kenya	Kenya, 267, 2.27% Kenya 267 publications, 2.27%
Denmark	Denmark, 233, 1.98% Denmark 233 publications, 1.98%
India	India, 217, 1.84% India 217 publications, 1.84%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 212, 1.8% Switzerland 212 publications, 1.8%
France	France, 159, 1.35% France 159 publications, 1.35%
Norway	Norway, 153, 1.3% Norway 153 publications, 1.3%
Italy	Italy, 149, 1.27% Italy 149 publications, 1.27%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 149, 1.27% Tanzania 149 publications, 1.27%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 149, 1.27% Ethiopia 149 publications, 1.27%
Uganda	Uganda, 139, 1.18% Uganda 139 publications, 1.18%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 137, 1.16% Republic of Korea 137 publications, 1.16%
Belgium	Belgium, 125, 1.06% Belgium 125 publications, 1.06%
Cameroon	Cameroon, 118, 1% Cameroon 118 publications, 1%
Japan	Japan, 115, 0.98% Japan 115 publications, 0.98%
Sweden	Sweden, 112, 0.95% Sweden 112 publications, 0.95%
Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso, 102, 0.87% Burkina Faso 102 publications, 0.87%
Spain	Spain, 101, 0.86% Spain 101 publications, 0.86%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 100, 0.85% Saudi Arabia 100 publications, 0.85%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 95, 0.81% Malaysia 95 publications, 0.81%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 89, 0.76% New Zealand 89 publications, 0.76%
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