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Country, city

South Africa, Grahamstown

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Publications

12 302

Citations

243 543

h-index

154

Top-3 journals

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (356 publications)

African Journal of Marine Science (174 publications)

South African Journal of Botany (142 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Cape Town (634 publications)

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (534 publications)

Nelson Mandela University (379 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Oxford (266 publications)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (257 publications)

Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (191 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1895

Total publications

12302

Total citations

243543

Citations per publication

19.8

Average publications per year

93.2

Average authors per publication

5.28

h-index

154

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

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1610, 13.09% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1610 publications, 13.09%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 1142, 9.28% Aquatic Science 1142 publications, 9.28%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 742, 6.03% General Medicine 742 publications, 6.03%
Ecology	Ecology, 730, 5.93% Ecology 730 publications, 5.93%
Space and Planetary Science	Space and Planetary Science, 659, 5.36% Space and Planetary Science 659 publications, 5.36%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 633, 5.15% Astronomy and Astrophysics 633 publications, 5.15%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 574, 4.67% Biochemistry 574 publications, 4.67%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 515, 4.19% General Chemistry 515 publications, 4.19%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 488, 3.97% Geography, Planning and Development 488 publications, 3.97%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 473, 3.84% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 473 publications, 3.84%
Insect Science	Insect Science, 444, 3.61% Insect Science 444 publications, 3.61%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 408, 3.32% Organic Chemistry 408 publications, 3.32%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 377, 3.06% Plant Science 377 publications, 3.06%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 370, 3.01% Analytical Chemistry 370 publications, 3.01%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 370, 3.01% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 370 publications, 3.01%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 354, 2.88% Animal Science and Zoology 354 publications, 2.88%
Education	Education, 333, 2.71% Education 333 publications, 2.71%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 317, 2.58% Water Science and Technology 317 publications, 2.58%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 314, 2.55% Agronomy and Crop Science 314 publications, 2.55%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 303, 2.46% Sociology and Political Science 303 publications, 2.46%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 293, 2.38% Inorganic Chemistry 293 publications, 2.38%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 292, 2.37% General Chemical Engineering 292 publications, 2.37%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 290, 2.36% Nature and Landscape Conservation 290 publications, 2.36%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 289, 2.35% Materials Chemistry 289 publications, 2.35%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 269, 2.19% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 269 publications, 2.19%
Pharmaceutical Science	Pharmaceutical Science, 254, 2.06% Pharmaceutical Science 254 publications, 2.06%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 248, 2.02% Oceanography 248 publications, 2.02%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 247, 2.01% General Environmental Science 247 publications, 2.01%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 243, 1.98% Molecular Biology 243 publications, 1.98%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 242, 1.97% Condensed Matter Physics 242 publications, 1.97%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 356, 2.89% Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 356 publications, 2.89%
African Journal of Marine Science	African Journal of Marine Science, 174, 1.41% African Journal of Marine Science 174 publications, 1.41%
South African Journal of Botany	South African Journal of Botany, 142, 1.15% South African Journal of Botany 142 publications, 1.15%
African Journal of Aquatic Science	African Journal of Aquatic Science, 140, 1.14% African Journal of Aquatic Science 140 publications, 1.14%
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Astronomy and Astrophysics, 113, 0.92% Astronomy and Astrophysics 113 publications, 0.92%
Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines	Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 109, 0.89% Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines 109 publications, 0.89%
South African Journal of Psychology	South African Journal of Psychology, 95, 0.77% South African Journal of Psychology 95 publications, 0.77%
Marine Biology	Marine Biology, 94, 0.76% Marine Biology 94 publications, 0.76%
Polyhedron	Polyhedron, 94, 0.76% Polyhedron 94 publications, 0.76%
Annals and Magazine of Natural History	Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 92, 0.75% Annals and Magazine of Natural History 92 publications, 0.75%
Ostrich	Ostrich, 87, 0.71% Ostrich 87 publications, 0.71%
South African Journal of Science	South African Journal of Science, 82, 0.67% South African Journal of Science 82 publications, 0.67%
Water S.A.	Water S.A., 82, 0.67% Water S.A. 82 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry	Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 76, 0.62% Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 76 publications, 0.62%
Journal of Fish Biology	Journal of Fish Biology, 74, 0.6% Journal of Fish Biology 74 publications, 0.6%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 74, 0.6% PLoS ONE 74 publications, 0.6%
African Entomology	African Entomology, 73, 0.59% African Entomology 73 publications, 0.59%
Nature	Nature, 66, 0.54% Nature 66 publications, 0.54%
Carbohydrate Research	Carbohydrate Research, 62, 0.5% Carbohydrate Research 62 publications, 0.5%
Journal of Luminescence	Journal of Luminescence, 61, 0.5% Journal of Luminescence 61 publications, 0.5%
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science	Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 61, 0.5% Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 61 publications, 0.5%
Journal of Contemporary African Studies	Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 60, 0.49% Journal of Contemporary African Studies 60 publications, 0.49%
South African Journal of Economics	South African Journal of Economics, 59, 0.48% South African Journal of Economics 59 publications, 0.48%
Advances in Space Research	Advances in Space Research, 57, 0.46% Advances in Space Research 57 publications, 0.46%
Hydrobiologia	Hydrobiologia, 56, 0.46% Hydrobiologia 56 publications, 0.46%
Electrochimica Acta	Electrochimica Acta, 56, 0.46% Electrochimica Acta 56 publications, 0.46%
Science of the Total Environment	Science of the Total Environment, 49, 0.4% Science of the Total Environment 49 publications, 0.4%
Dyes and Pigments	Dyes and Pigments, 49, 0.4% Dyes and Pigments 49 publications, 0.4%
Southern African Geographical Journal	Southern African Geographical Journal, 49, 0.4% Southern African Geographical Journal 49 publications, 0.4%
Astrophysical Journal	Astrophysical Journal, 48, 0.39% Astrophysical Journal 48 publications, 0.39%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 2953, 24% Elsevier 2953 publications, 24%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1900, 15.44% Springer Nature 1900 publications, 15.44%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1890, 15.36% Taylor & Francis 1890 publications, 15.36%
Wiley	Wiley, 1147, 9.32% Wiley 1147 publications, 9.32%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 589, 4.79% Oxford University Press 589 publications, 4.79%
SAGE	SAGE, 428, 3.48% SAGE 428 publications, 3.48%
MDPI	MDPI, 394, 3.2% MDPI 394 publications, 3.2%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 324, 2.63% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 324 publications, 2.63%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 232, 1.89% Academy of Science of South Africa 232 publications, 1.89%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 197, 1.6% Cambridge University Press 197 publications, 1.6%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 136, 1.11% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 136 publications, 1.11%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 130, 1.06% World Scientific 130 publications, 1.06%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 125, 1.02% EDP Sciences 125 publications, 1.02%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 111, 0.9% AOSIS 111 publications, 0.9%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 100, 0.81% Frontiers Media S.A. 100 publications, 0.81%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 79, 0.64% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 79 publications, 0.64%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 70, 0.57% American Chemical Society (ACS) 70 publications, 0.57%
American Astronomical Society	American Astronomical Society, 67, 0.54% American Astronomical Society 67 publications, 0.54%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 65, 0.53% Magnolia Press 65 publications, 0.53%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 65, 0.53% American Physical Society (APS) 65 publications, 0.53%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 58, 0.47% IOP Publishing 58 publications, 0.47%
Pensoft Publishers	Pensoft Publishers, 47, 0.38% Pensoft Publishers 47 publications, 0.38%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 42, 0.34% Stellenbosch University 42 publications, 0.34%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 39, 0.32% Walter de Gruyter 39 publications, 0.32%
Emerald	Emerald, 39, 0.32% Emerald 39 publications, 0.32%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 37, 0.3% Hindawi Limited 37 publications, 0.3%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 37, 0.3% Social Science Electronic Publishing 37 publications, 0.3%
CSIRO Publishing	CSIRO Publishing, 32, 0.26% CSIRO Publishing 32 publications, 0.26%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 30, 0.24% IWA Publishing 30 publications, 0.24%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 30, 0.24% Copernicus 30 publications, 0.24%
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With other organizations

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University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 634, 5.15% University of Cape Town 634 publications, 5.15%
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity	South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, 534, 4.34% South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity 534 publications, 4.34%
Nelson Mandela University	Nelson Mandela University, 379, 3.08% Nelson Mandela University 379 publications, 3.08%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 351, 2.85% University of the Witwatersrand 351 publications, 2.85%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 341, 2.77% Stellenbosch University 341 publications, 2.77%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 338, 2.75% University of KwaZulu-Natal 338 publications, 2.75%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 310, 2.52% University of Pretoria 310 publications, 2.52%
University of the Western Cape	University of the Western Cape, 282, 2.29% University of the Western Cape 282 publications, 2.29%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 266, 2.16% University of Oxford 266 publications, 2.16%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 257, 2.09% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 257 publications, 2.09%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy	Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, 191, 1.55% Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy 191 publications, 1.55%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 171, 1.39% National Institute for Astrophysics 171 publications, 1.39%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 161, 1.31% University of Manchester 161 publications, 1.31%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna	Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna, 158, 1.28% Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna 158 publications, 1.28%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 158, 1.28% University of Johannesburg 158 publications, 1.28%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 158, 1.28% University of the Free State 158 publications, 1.28%
National Radio Astronomy Observatory	National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 148, 1.2% National Radio Astronomy Observatory 148 publications, 1.2%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 146, 1.19% Observatoire de Paris 146 publications, 1.19%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 128, 1.04% University of Cambridge 128 publications, 1.04%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 125, 1.02% University of South Africa 125 publications, 1.02%
University of Fort Hare	University of Fort Hare, 122, 0.99% University of Fort Hare 122 publications, 0.99%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 120, 0.98% Leiden University 120 publications, 0.98%
Curtin University	Curtin University, 119, 0.97% Curtin University 119 publications, 0.97%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 115, 0.93% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 115 publications, 0.93%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 112, 0.91% Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 112 publications, 0.91%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 112, 0.91% University of Toronto 112 publications, 0.91%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 111, 0.9% University of Washington 111 publications, 0.9%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 110, 0.89% Sorbonne University 110 publications, 0.89%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 109, 0.89% University of Western Australia 109 publications, 0.89%
National Research Foundation	National Research Foundation, 109, 0.89% National Research Foundation 109 publications, 0.89%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 266, 2.16% University of Oxford 266 publications, 2.16%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 257, 2.09% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 257 publications, 2.09%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy	Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, 191, 1.55% Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy 191 publications, 1.55%
National Institute for Astrophysics	National Institute for Astrophysics, 171, 1.39% National Institute for Astrophysics 171 publications, 1.39%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 161, 1.31% University of Manchester 161 publications, 1.31%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna	Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna, 158, 1.28% Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna 158 publications, 1.28%
National Radio Astronomy Observatory	National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 148, 1.2% National Radio Astronomy Observatory 148 publications, 1.2%
Observatoire de Paris	Observatoire de Paris, 146, 1.19% Observatoire de Paris 146 publications, 1.19%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 128, 1.04% University of Cambridge 128 publications, 1.04%
Leiden University	Leiden University, 120, 0.98% Leiden University 120 publications, 0.98%
Curtin University	Curtin University, 119, 0.97% Curtin University 119 publications, 0.97%
Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian	Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian, 115, 0.93% Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 115 publications, 0.93%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 112, 0.91% University of Toronto 112 publications, 0.91%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 111, 0.9% University of Washington 111 publications, 0.9%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 110, 0.89% Sorbonne University 110 publications, 0.89%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 109, 0.89% University of Western Australia 109 publications, 0.89%
University College London	University College London, 106, 0.86% University College London 106 publications, 0.86%
Paris Sciences et Lettres	Paris Sciences et Lettres, 104, 0.85% Paris Sciences et Lettres 104 publications, 0.85%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 103, 0.84% Paris Cité University 103 publications, 0.84%
California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology, 100, 0.81% California Institute of Technology 100 publications, 0.81%
University of Groningen	University of Groningen, 95, 0.77% University of Groningen 95 publications, 0.77%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 94, 0.76% University of Sydney 94 publications, 0.76%
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy	Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, 94, 0.76% Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy 94 publications, 0.76%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 91, 0.74% University of Melbourne 91 publications, 0.74%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 89, 0.72% University of São Paulo 89 publications, 0.72%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 81, 0.66% University of California, Berkeley 81 publications, 0.66%
University of Hertfordshire	University of Hertfordshire, 81, 0.66% University of Hertfordshire 81 publications, 0.66%
Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari	Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari, 80, 0.65% Astronomical Observatory of Cagliari 80 publications, 0.65%
Arizona State University	Arizona State University, 80, 0.65% Arizona State University 80 publications, 0.65%
University of Algarve	University of Algarve, 80, 0.65% University of Algarve 80 publications, 0.65%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1327, 10.79% United Kingdom 1327 publications, 10.79%
USA	USA, 1171, 9.52% USA 1171 publications, 9.52%
Australia	Australia, 812, 6.6% Australia 812 publications, 6.6%
Greece	Greece, 717, 5.83% Greece 717 publications, 5.83%
Germany	Germany, 671, 5.45% Germany 671 publications, 5.45%
France	France, 511, 4.15% France 511 publications, 4.15%
Canada	Canada, 457, 3.71% Canada 457 publications, 3.71%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 396, 3.22% Netherlands 396 publications, 3.22%
Italy	Italy, 379, 3.08% Italy 379 publications, 3.08%
China	China, 362, 2.94% China 362 publications, 2.94%
India	India, 298, 2.42% India 298 publications, 2.42%
Spain	Spain, 242, 1.97% Spain 242 publications, 1.97%
Brazil	Brazil, 226, 1.84% Brazil 226 publications, 1.84%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 216, 1.76% Nigeria 216 publications, 1.76%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 209, 1.7% Switzerland 209 publications, 1.7%
Japan	Japan, 192, 1.56% Japan 192 publications, 1.56%
Sweden	Sweden, 191, 1.55% Sweden 191 publications, 1.55%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 171, 1.39% New Zealand 171 publications, 1.39%
Portugal	Portugal, 141, 1.15% Portugal 141 publications, 1.15%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 140, 1.14% Zimbabwe 140 publications, 1.14%
Chile	Chile, 133, 1.08% Chile 133 publications, 1.08%
Belgium	Belgium, 122, 0.99% Belgium 122 publications, 0.99%
Turkey	Turkey, 107, 0.87% Turkey 107 publications, 0.87%
Israel	Israel, 105, 0.85% Israel 105 publications, 0.85%
Kenya	Kenya, 102, 0.83% Kenya 102 publications, 0.83%
Botswana	Botswana, 99, 0.8% Botswana 99 publications, 0.8%
Norway	Norway, 96, 0.78% Norway 96 publications, 0.78%
Russia	Russia, 84, 0.68% Russia 84 publications, 0.68%
Mexico	Mexico, 72, 0.59% Mexico 72 publications, 0.59%
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