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Short name

UWC

Country, city

South Africa, Cape Town

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Publications

14 634

Citations

287 228

h-index

171

Top-3 journals

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (705 publications)

Astrophysical Journal (153 publications)

Astronomy and Astrophysics (132 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Cape Town (1539 publications)

Stellenbosch University (1055 publications)

South African Medical Research Council (596 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Oxford (442 publications)

University of Edinburgh (317 publications)

National Institute for Astrophysics (276 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1970

Total publications

14634

Total citations

287228

Citations per publication

19.63

Average publications per year

256.74

Average authors per publication

8.9

h-index

171

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, 1158, 7.91% General Medicine 1158 publications, 7.91%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1053, 7.2% Astronomy and Astrophysics 1053 publications, 7.2%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 1016, 6.94% Space and Planetary Science 1016 publications, 6.94%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 870, 5.95% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 870 publications, 5.95%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 535, 3.66% Sociology and Political Science 535 publications, 3.66%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 486, 3.32% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 486 publications, 3.32%
Education	Education, 468, 3.2% Education 468 publications, 3.2%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 453, 3.1% Geography, Planning and Development 453 publications, 3.1%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 382, 2.61% Health Policy 382 publications, 2.61%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 356, 2.43% Condensed Matter Physics 356 publications, 2.43%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 339, 2.32% Plant Science 339 publications, 2.32%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 297, 2.03% Biochemistry 297 publications, 2.03%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 286, 1.95% Infectious Diseases 286 publications, 1.95%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 277, 1.89% General Chemistry 277 publications, 1.89%
Development	Development, 266, 1.82% Development 266 publications, 1.82%
Law	Law, 265, 1.81% Law 265 publications, 1.81%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 264, 1.8% General Materials Science 264 publications, 1.8%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 262, 1.79% Molecular Biology 262 publications, 1.79%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 241, 1.65% Aquatic Science 241 publications, 1.65%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 235, 1.61% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 235 publications, 1.61%
General Psychology	General Psychology, 232, 1.59% General Psychology 232 publications, 1.59%
Genetics	Genetics, 229, 1.56% Genetics 229 publications, 1.56%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 225, 1.54% Materials Chemistry 225 publications, 1.54%
Cultural Studies	Cultural Studies, 219, 1.5% Cultural Studies 219 publications, 1.5%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 216, 1.48% Multidisciplinary 216 publications, 1.48%
Ecology	Ecology, 215, 1.47% Ecology 215 publications, 1.47%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 214, 1.46% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 214 publications, 1.46%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 210, 1.44% Organic Chemistry 210 publications, 1.44%
Language and Linguistics	Language and Linguistics, 208, 1.42% Language and Linguistics 208 publications, 1.42%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 202, 1.38% Analytical Chemistry 202 publications, 1.38%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 705, 4.82% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 705 publications, 4.82%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 153, 1.05% Astrophysical Journal 153 publications, 1.05%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 132, 0.9% Astronomy and Astrophysics 132 publications, 0.9%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 132, 0.9% PLoS ONE 132 publications, 0.9%
South African Journal of Botany	South African Journal of Botany, 127, 0.87% South African Journal of Botany 127 publications, 0.87%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 112, 0.77% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 112 publications, 0.77%
South African Journal of Psychology	South African Journal of Psychology, 99, 0.68% South African Journal of Psychology 99 publications, 0.68%
Scriptura	Scriptura, 96, 0.66% Scriptura 96 publications, 0.66%
Physical Review C	Physical Review C, 87, 0.59% Physical Review C 87 publications, 0.59%
South African Dental Journal	South African Dental Journal, 82, 0.56% South African Dental Journal 82 publications, 0.56%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 79, 0.54% International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 79 publications, 0.54%
South African Journal of Physiotherapy	South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 73, 0.5% South African Journal of Physiotherapy 73 publications, 0.5%
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics	Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 71, 0.49% Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 71 publications, 0.49%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 70, 0.48% BMC Public Health 70 publications, 0.48%
Andrologia	Andrologia, 69, 0.47% Andrologia 69 publications, 0.47%
Journal of Psychology in Africa	Journal of Psychology in Africa, 68, 0.46% Journal of Psychology in Africa 68 publications, 0.46%
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal	Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 67, 0.46% Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 67 publications, 0.46%
South African Journal of Higher Education	South African Journal of Higher Education, 67, 0.46% South African Journal of Higher Education 67 publications, 0.46%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 65, 0.44% BMJ Open 65 publications, 0.44%
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth	Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 65, 0.44% Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 65 publications, 0.44%
Development Southern Africa	Development Southern Africa, 64, 0.44% Development Southern Africa 64 publications, 0.44%
Curationis	Curationis, 61, 0.42% Curationis 61 publications, 0.42%
South African Journal of Science	South African Journal of Science, 57, 0.39% South African Journal of Science 57 publications, 0.39%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 57, 0.39% BMC Health Services Research 57 publications, 0.39%
Journal of Asian and African Studies	Journal of Asian and African Studies, 53, 0.36% Journal of Asian and African Studies 53 publications, 0.36%
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk	Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 53, 0.36% Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk 53 publications, 0.36%
Molecules	Molecules, 51, 0.35% Molecules 51 publications, 0.35%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 51, 0.35% Scientific Reports 51 publications, 0.35%
Journal of Southern African Studies	Journal of Southern African Studies, 50, 0.34% Journal of Southern African Studies 50 publications, 0.34%
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde	Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, 48, 0.33% Tydskrif vir Letterkunde 48 publications, 0.33%
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Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2367, 16.17% Elsevier 2367 publications, 16.17%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 2146, 14.66% Springer Nature 2146 publications, 14.66%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1950, 13.33% Taylor & Francis 1950 publications, 13.33%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 992, 6.78% Oxford University Press 992 publications, 6.78%
Wiley	Wiley, 985, 6.73% Wiley 985 publications, 6.73%
MDPI	MDPI, 795, 5.43% MDPI 795 publications, 5.43%
SAGE	SAGE, 582, 3.98% SAGE 582 publications, 3.98%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 436, 2.98% AOSIS 436 publications, 2.98%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 355, 2.43% Academy of Science of South Africa 355 publications, 2.43%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 204, 1.39% Frontiers Media S.A. 204 publications, 1.39%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 200, 1.37% American Astronomical Society 200 publications, 1.37%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 195, 1.33% Cambridge University Press 195 publications, 1.33%
BMJ	BMJ, 191, 1.31% BMJ 191 publications, 1.31%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 189, 1.29% Stellenbosch University 189 publications, 1.29%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 180, 1.23% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 180 publications, 1.23%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 161, 1.1% EDP Sciences 161 publications, 1.1%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 161, 1.1% IOP Publishing 161 publications, 1.1%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 140, 0.96% American Physical Society (APS) 140 publications, 0.96%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 121, 0.83% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 121 publications, 0.83%
Brill	Brill, 96, 0.66% Brill 96 publications, 0.66%
Unisa Press	Unisa Press, 96, 0.66% Unisa Press 96 publications, 0.66%
Petra Christian University	Petra Christian University, 96, 0.66% Petra Christian University 96 publications, 0.66%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 82, 0.56% Walter de Gruyter 82 publications, 0.56%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 78, 0.53% Hindawi Limited 78 publications, 0.53%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 77, 0.53% American Chemical Society (ACS) 77 publications, 0.53%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 70, 0.48% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 70 publications, 0.48%
Emerald	Emerald, 65, 0.44% Emerald 65 publications, 0.44%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 55, 0.38% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 55 publications, 0.38%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 55, 0.38% Magnolia Press 55 publications, 0.38%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 50, 0.34% AIP Publishing 50 publications, 0.34%
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With other organizations

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 1539, 10.52% University of Cape Town 1539 publications, 10.52%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 1055, 7.21% Stellenbosch University 1055 publications, 7.21%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 596, 4.07% South African Medical Research Council 596 publications, 4.07%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 558, 3.81% University of the Witwatersrand 558 publications, 3.81%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 505, 3.45% University of KwaZulu-Natal 505 publications, 3.45%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 497, 3.4% University of Pretoria 497 publications, 3.4%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 442, 3.02% University of Oxford 442 publications, 3.02%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 317, 2.17% University of Edinburgh 317 publications, 2.17%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 293, 2% Cape Peninsula University of Technology 293 publications, 2%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 291, 1.99% University of Johannesburg 291 publications, 1.99%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 287, 1.96% University of South Africa 287 publications, 1.96%
Rhodes University	Rhodes University, 284, 1.94% Rhodes University 284 publications, 1.94%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 276, 1.89% National Institute for Astrophysics 276 publications, 1.89%
National Research Foundation	National Research Foundation, 250, 1.71% National Research Foundation 250 publications, 1.71%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 224, 1.53% University of Manchester 224 publications, 1.53%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 220, 1.5% University of the Free State 220 publications, 1.5%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 216, 1.48% Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 216 publications, 1.48%
North-West University	North-West University, 215, 1.47% North-West University 215 publications, 1.47%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna	Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna, 195, 1.33% Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna 195 publications, 1.33%
University of Portsmouth	University of Portsmouth, 193, 1.32% University of Portsmouth 193 publications, 1.32%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 187, 1.28% Leiden University 187 publications, 1.28%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 183, 1.25% University of Cambridge 183 publications, 1.25%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 181, 1.24% Imperial College London 181 publications, 1.24%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 181, 1.24% Johns Hopkins University 181 publications, 1.24%
University College London	University College London, 170, 1.16% University College London 170 publications, 1.16%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 168, 1.15% Ghent University 168 publications, 1.15%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 164, 1.12% California Institute of Technology 164 publications, 1.12%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 157, 1.07% University of Sydney 157 publications, 1.07%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 156, 1.07% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 156 publications, 1.07%
Queen Mary University of London	Queen Mary University of London, 155, 1.06% Queen Mary University of London 155 publications, 1.06%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 442, 3.02% University of Oxford 442 publications, 3.02%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 317, 2.17% University of Edinburgh 317 publications, 2.17%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 276, 1.89% National Institute for Astrophysics 276 publications, 1.89%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 224, 1.53% University of Manchester 224 publications, 1.53%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna	Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna, 195, 1.33% Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna 195 publications, 1.33%
University of Portsmouth	University of Portsmouth, 193, 1.32% University of Portsmouth 193 publications, 1.32%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 187, 1.28% Leiden University 187 publications, 1.28%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 183, 1.25% University of Cambridge 183 publications, 1.25%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 181, 1.24% Imperial College London 181 publications, 1.24%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 181, 1.24% Johns Hopkins University 181 publications, 1.24%
University College London	University College London, 170, 1.16% University College London 170 publications, 1.16%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 168, 1.15% Ghent University 168 publications, 1.15%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 164, 1.12% California Institute of Technology 164 publications, 1.12%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 157, 1.07% University of Sydney 157 publications, 1.07%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 156, 1.07% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 156 publications, 1.07%
Queen Mary University of London	Queen Mary University of London, 155, 1.06% Queen Mary University of London 155 publications, 1.06%
Durham University	Durham University, 150, 1.03% Durham University 150 publications, 1.03%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 149, 1.02% University of Copenhagen 149 publications, 1.02%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 149, 1.02% University of Western Australia 149 publications, 1.02%
Swinburne University of Technology	Swinburne University of Technology, 145, 0.99% Swinburne University of Technology 145 publications, 0.99%
University of Sussex	University of Sussex, 139, 0.95% University of Sussex 139 publications, 0.95%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 138, 0.94% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 138 publications, 0.94%
University of Hertfordshire	University of Hertfordshire, 136, 0.93% University of Hertfordshire 136 publications, 0.93%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 134, 0.92% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 134 publications, 0.92%
University of Zimbabwe	University of Zimbabwe, 134, 0.92% University of Zimbabwe 134 publications, 0.92%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 130, 0.89% University of Groningen 130 publications, 0.89%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 127, 0.87% Uppsala University 127 publications, 0.87%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 127, 0.87% Harvard University 127 publications, 0.87%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy	Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, 127, 0.87% Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy 127 publications, 0.87%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 127, 0.87% Université Paris-Saclay 127 publications, 0.87%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 2219, 15.16% USA 2219 publications, 15.16%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1865, 12.74% United Kingdom 1865 publications, 12.74%
Australia	Australia, 757, 5.17% Australia 757 publications, 5.17%
Germany	Germany, 704, 4.81% Germany 704 publications, 4.81%
Canada	Canada, 632, 4.32% Canada 632 publications, 4.32%
China	China, 628, 4.29% China 628 publications, 4.29%
Italy	Italy, 597, 4.08% Italy 597 publications, 4.08%
France	France, 520, 3.55% France 520 publications, 3.55%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 517, 3.53% Netherlands 517 publications, 3.53%
Sweden	Sweden, 399, 2.73% Sweden 399 publications, 2.73%
Belgium	Belgium, 389, 2.66% Belgium 389 publications, 2.66%
India	India, 388, 2.65% India 388 publications, 2.65%
Spain	Spain, 370, 2.53% Spain 370 publications, 2.53%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 365, 2.49% Nigeria 365 publications, 2.49%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 299, 2.04% Switzerland 299 publications, 2.04%
Brazil	Brazil, 248, 1.69% Brazil 248 publications, 1.69%
Norway	Norway, 238, 1.63% Norway 238 publications, 1.63%
Kenya	Kenya, 215, 1.47% Kenya 215 publications, 1.47%
Japan	Japan, 208, 1.42% Japan 208 publications, 1.42%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 205, 1.4% Zimbabwe 205 publications, 1.4%
Poland	Poland, 180, 1.23% Poland 180 publications, 1.23%
Denmark	Denmark, 178, 1.22% Denmark 178 publications, 1.22%
Russia	Russia, 166, 1.13% Russia 166 publications, 1.13%
Chile	Chile, 161, 1.1% Chile 161 publications, 1.1%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 150, 1.03% Saudi Arabia 150 publications, 1.03%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 146, 1% New Zealand 146 publications, 1%
Egypt	Egypt, 130, 0.89% Egypt 130 publications, 0.89%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 130, 0.89% Malaysia 130 publications, 0.89%
Mexico	Mexico, 121, 0.83% Mexico 121 publications, 0.83%
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