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Short name

UWC

Country, city

South Africa, Cape Town

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Publications

13 635

Citations

258 533

h-index

163

Top-3 journals

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (681 publications)

Astrophysical Journal (140 publications)

PLoS ONE (125 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Cape Town (1402 publications)

Stellenbosch University (958 publications)

South African Medical Research Council (547 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Oxford (366 publications)

University of Edinburgh (251 publications)

National Institute for Astrophysics (218 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1970

Total publications

13635

Total citations

258533

Citations per publication

18.96

Average publications per year

243.48

Average authors per publication

6.58

h-index

163

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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1154, 8.46% General Medicine 1154 publications, 8.46%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1052, 7.72% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1052 publications, 7.72%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 1015, 7.44% Space and Planetary Science 1015 publications, 7.44%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 871, 6.39% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 871 publications, 6.39%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 536, 3.93% Sociology and Political Science 536 publications, 3.93%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 486, 3.56% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 486 publications, 3.56%
Education	Education, 467, 3.43% Education 467 publications, 3.43%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 453, 3.32% Geography, Planning and Development 453 publications, 3.32%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 383, 2.81% Health Policy 383 publications, 2.81%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 356, 2.61% Condensed Matter Physics 356 publications, 2.61%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 339, 2.49% Plant Science 339 publications, 2.49%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 297, 2.18% Biochemistry 297 publications, 2.18%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 286, 2.1% Infectious Diseases 286 publications, 2.1%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 277, 2.03% General Chemistry 277 publications, 2.03%
Development	Development, 266, 1.95% Development 266 publications, 1.95%
Law	Law, 265, 1.94% Law 265 publications, 1.94%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 264, 1.94% General Materials Science 264 publications, 1.94%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 262, 1.92% Molecular Biology 262 publications, 1.92%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 241, 1.77% Aquatic Science 241 publications, 1.77%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 235, 1.72% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 235 publications, 1.72%
General Psychology	General Psychology, 232, 1.7% General Psychology 232 publications, 1.7%
Genetics	Genetics, 229, 1.68% Genetics 229 publications, 1.68%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 225, 1.65% Materials Chemistry 225 publications, 1.65%
Cultural Studies	Cultural Studies, 219, 1.61% Cultural Studies 219 publications, 1.61%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 216, 1.58% Multidisciplinary 216 publications, 1.58%
Ecology	Ecology, 215, 1.58% Ecology 215 publications, 1.58%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 214, 1.57% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 214 publications, 1.57%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 210, 1.54% Organic Chemistry 210 publications, 1.54%
Language and Linguistics	Language and Linguistics, 208, 1.53% Language and Linguistics 208 publications, 1.53%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 202, 1.48% Analytical Chemistry 202 publications, 1.48%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 681, 4.99% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 681 publications, 4.99%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 140, 1.03% Astrophysical Journal 140 publications, 1.03%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 125, 0.92% PLoS ONE 125 publications, 0.92%
South African Journal of Botany	South African Journal of Botany, 118, 0.87% South African Journal of Botany 118 publications, 0.87%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 103, 0.76% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 103 publications, 0.76%
South African Journal of Psychology	South African Journal of Psychology, 98, 0.72% South African Journal of Psychology 98 publications, 0.72%
Scriptura	Scriptura, 96, 0.7% Scriptura 96 publications, 0.7%
South African Dental Journal	South African Dental Journal, 82, 0.6% South African Dental Journal 82 publications, 0.6%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 77, 0.56% International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 77 publications, 0.56%
Physical Review C	Physical Review C, 77, 0.56% Physical Review C 77 publications, 0.56%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 74, 0.54% Astronomy and Astrophysics 74 publications, 0.54%
Andrologia	Andrologia, 70, 0.51% Andrologia 70 publications, 0.51%
South African Journal of Physiotherapy	South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 70, 0.51% South African Journal of Physiotherapy 70 publications, 0.51%
Journal of Psychology in Africa	Journal of Psychology in Africa, 68, 0.5% Journal of Psychology in Africa 68 publications, 0.5%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 67, 0.49% BMC Public Health 67 publications, 0.49%
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal	Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 67, 0.49% Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 67 publications, 0.49%
South African Journal of Higher Education	South African Journal of Higher Education, 67, 0.49% South African Journal of Higher Education 67 publications, 0.49%
Development Southern Africa	Development Southern Africa, 63, 0.46% Development Southern Africa 63 publications, 0.46%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 61, 0.45% BMJ Open 61 publications, 0.45%
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth	Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 59, 0.43% Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 59 publications, 0.43%
Curationis	Curationis, 59, 0.43% Curationis 59 publications, 0.43%
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics	Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 59, 0.43% Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 59 publications, 0.43%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 55, 0.4% BMC Health Services Research 55 publications, 0.4%
Journal of Asian and African Studies	Journal of Asian and African Studies, 53, 0.39% Journal of Asian and African Studies 53 publications, 0.39%
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk	Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 53, 0.39% Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk 53 publications, 0.39%
South African Journal of Science	South African Journal of Science, 52, 0.38% South African Journal of Science 52 publications, 0.38%
Molecules	Molecules, 50, 0.37% Molecules 50 publications, 0.37%
Journal of Southern African Studies	Journal of Southern African Studies, 50, 0.37% Journal of Southern African Studies 50 publications, 0.37%
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde	Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, 48, 0.35% Tydskrif vir Letterkunde 48 publications, 0.35%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 46, 0.34% SSRN Electronic Journal 46 publications, 0.34%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 2157, 15.82% Elsevier 2157 publications, 15.82%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1972, 14.46% Springer Nature 1972 publications, 14.46%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1863, 13.66% Taylor & Francis 1863 publications, 13.66%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 945, 6.93% Oxford University Press 945 publications, 6.93%
Wiley	Wiley, 938, 6.88% Wiley 938 publications, 6.88%
MDPI	MDPI, 742, 5.44% MDPI 742 publications, 5.44%
SAGE	SAGE, 552, 4.05% SAGE 552 publications, 4.05%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 391, 2.87% AOSIS 391 publications, 2.87%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 348, 2.55% Academy of Science of South Africa 348 publications, 2.55%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 189, 1.39% Stellenbosch University 189 publications, 1.39%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 185, 1.36% Cambridge University Press 185 publications, 1.36%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 182, 1.33% American Astronomical Society 182 publications, 1.33%
BMJ	BMJ, 180, 1.32% BMJ 180 publications, 1.32%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 176, 1.29% Frontiers Media S.A. 176 publications, 1.29%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 167, 1.22% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 167 publications, 1.22%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 148, 1.09% IOP Publishing 148 publications, 1.09%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 126, 0.92% American Physical Society (APS) 126 publications, 0.92%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 113, 0.83% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 113 publications, 0.83%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 98, 0.72% EDP Sciences 98 publications, 0.72%
Unisa Press	Unisa Press, 96, 0.7% Unisa Press 96 publications, 0.7%
Petra Christian University	Petra Christian University, 96, 0.7% Petra Christian University 96 publications, 0.7%
Brill	Brill, 94, 0.69% Brill 94 publications, 0.69%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 80, 0.59% Hindawi Limited 80 publications, 0.59%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 72, 0.53% Walter de Gruyter 72 publications, 0.53%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 68, 0.5% American Chemical Society (ACS) 68 publications, 0.5%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 67, 0.49% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 67 publications, 0.49%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 53, 0.39% Magnolia Press 53 publications, 0.39%
Emerald	Emerald, 52, 0.38% Emerald 52 publications, 0.38%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 52, 0.38% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 52 publications, 0.38%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 47, 0.34% AIP Publishing 47 publications, 0.34%
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With other organizations

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University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 1402, 10.28% University of Cape Town 1402 publications, 10.28%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 958, 7.03% Stellenbosch University 958 publications, 7.03%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 547, 4.01% South African Medical Research Council 547 publications, 4.01%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 503, 3.69% University of the Witwatersrand 503 publications, 3.69%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 455, 3.34% University of KwaZulu-Natal 455 publications, 3.34%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 443, 3.25% University of Pretoria 443 publications, 3.25%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 366, 2.68% University of Oxford 366 publications, 2.68%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 273, 2% Cape Peninsula University of Technology 273 publications, 2%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 266, 1.95% University of South Africa 266 publications, 1.95%
Rhodes University	Rhodes University, 265, 1.94% Rhodes University 265 publications, 1.94%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 260, 1.91% University of Johannesburg 260 publications, 1.91%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 251, 1.84% University of Edinburgh 251 publications, 1.84%
National Research Foundation	National Research Foundation, 232, 1.7% National Research Foundation 232 publications, 1.7%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 218, 1.6% National Institute for Astrophysics 218 publications, 1.6%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 209, 1.53% Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 209 publications, 1.53%
North-West University	North-West University, 206, 1.51% North-West University 206 publications, 1.51%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 203, 1.49% University of the Free State 203 publications, 1.49%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 164, 1.2% University of Manchester 164 publications, 1.2%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 164, 1.2% Johns Hopkins University 164 publications, 1.2%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 150, 1.1% Leiden University 150 publications, 1.1%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 145, 1.06% Imperial College London 145 publications, 1.06%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 144, 1.06% Ghent University 144 publications, 1.06%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 144, 1.06% University of Sydney 144 publications, 1.06%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna	Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna, 144, 1.06% Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna 144 publications, 1.06%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 136, 1% University of Western Australia 136 publications, 1%
University of Portsmouth	University of Portsmouth, 136, 1% University of Portsmouth 136 publications, 1%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 135, 0.99% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 135 publications, 0.99%
National Health Laboratory Services	National Health Laboratory Services, 133, 0.98% National Health Laboratory Services 133 publications, 0.98%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 131, 0.96% University of Cambridge 131 publications, 0.96%
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa	Agricultural Research Council of South Africa, 130, 0.95% Agricultural Research Council of South Africa 130 publications, 0.95%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 366, 2.68% University of Oxford 366 publications, 2.68%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 251, 1.84% University of Edinburgh 251 publications, 1.84%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 218, 1.6% National Institute for Astrophysics 218 publications, 1.6%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 164, 1.2% University of Manchester 164 publications, 1.2%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 164, 1.2% Johns Hopkins University 164 publications, 1.2%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 150, 1.1% Leiden University 150 publications, 1.1%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 145, 1.06% Imperial College London 145 publications, 1.06%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 144, 1.06% Ghent University 144 publications, 1.06%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 144, 1.06% University of Sydney 144 publications, 1.06%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna	Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna, 144, 1.06% Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna 144 publications, 1.06%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 136, 1% University of Western Australia 136 publications, 1%
University of Portsmouth	University of Portsmouth, 136, 1% University of Portsmouth 136 publications, 1%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 135, 0.99% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 135 publications, 0.99%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 131, 0.96% University of Cambridge 131 publications, 0.96%
University of Zimbabwe	University of Zimbabwe, 130, 0.95% University of Zimbabwe 130 publications, 0.95%
University of Sussex	University of Sussex, 127, 0.93% University of Sussex 127 publications, 0.93%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 125, 0.92% California Institute of Technology 125 publications, 0.92%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 124, 0.91% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 124 publications, 0.91%
University of Hertfordshire	University of Hertfordshire, 124, 0.91% University of Hertfordshire 124 publications, 0.91%
Cleveland Clinic	Cleveland Clinic, 123, 0.9% Cleveland Clinic 123 publications, 0.9%
University College London	University College London, 118, 0.87% University College London 118 publications, 0.87%
Queen Mary University of London	Queen Mary University of London, 114, 0.84% Queen Mary University of London 114 publications, 0.84%
Swinburne University of Technology	Swinburne University of Technology, 112, 0.82% Swinburne University of Technology 112 publications, 0.82%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 112, 0.82% Harvard University 112 publications, 0.82%
University of Nottingham	University of Nottingham, 106, 0.78% University of Nottingham 106 publications, 0.78%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 105, 0.77% University of Copenhagen 105 publications, 0.77%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 102, 0.75% University of British Columbia 102 publications, 0.75%
University of Missouri	University of Missouri, 102, 0.75% University of Missouri 102 publications, 0.75%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 98, 0.72% Karolinska Institute 98 publications, 0.72%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 94, 0.69% Makerere University 94 publications, 0.69%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 2164, 15.87% USA 2164 publications, 15.87%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1799, 13.19% United Kingdom 1799 publications, 13.19%
Australia	Australia, 740, 5.43% Australia 740 publications, 5.43%
Germany	Germany, 684, 5.02% Germany 684 publications, 5.02%
Canada	Canada, 609, 4.47% Canada 609 publications, 4.47%
China	China, 601, 4.41% China 601 publications, 4.41%
Italy	Italy, 578, 4.24% Italy 578 publications, 4.24%
France	France, 499, 3.66% France 499 publications, 3.66%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 498, 3.65% Netherlands 498 publications, 3.65%
India	India, 382, 2.8% India 382 publications, 2.8%
Belgium	Belgium, 381, 2.79% Belgium 381 publications, 2.79%
Sweden	Sweden, 378, 2.77% Sweden 378 publications, 2.77%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 363, 2.66% Nigeria 363 publications, 2.66%
Spain	Spain, 355, 2.6% Spain 355 publications, 2.6%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 283, 2.08% Switzerland 283 publications, 2.08%
Brazil	Brazil, 235, 1.72% Brazil 235 publications, 1.72%
Norway	Norway, 226, 1.66% Norway 226 publications, 1.66%
Kenya	Kenya, 210, 1.54% Kenya 210 publications, 1.54%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 200, 1.47% Zimbabwe 200 publications, 1.47%
Japan	Japan, 194, 1.42% Japan 194 publications, 1.42%
Poland	Poland, 168, 1.23% Poland 168 publications, 1.23%
Denmark	Denmark, 165, 1.21% Denmark 165 publications, 1.21%
Russia	Russia, 164, 1.2% Russia 164 publications, 1.2%
Chile	Chile, 151, 1.11% Chile 151 publications, 1.11%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 144, 1.06% New Zealand 144 publications, 1.06%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 138, 1.01% Saudi Arabia 138 publications, 1.01%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 130, 0.95% Malaysia 130 publications, 0.95%
Egypt	Egypt, 121, 0.89% Egypt 121 publications, 0.89%
Mexico	Mexico, 120, 0.88% Mexico 120 publications, 0.88%
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