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South Africa, Polokwane

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Publications

4 876

Citations

61 759

h-index

Top-3 journals

South African Family Practice (121 publications)

Journal of Psychology in Africa (116 publications)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (105 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (641 publications)

University of Pretoria (298 publications)

University of the Witwatersrand (291 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Mahidol University (242 publications)

University of Antwerp (65 publications)

Ton Duc Thang University (52 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

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Since 2001

Total publications

4876

Total citations

61759

Citations per publication

12.67

Average publications per year

187.54

Average authors per publication

4.47

h-index

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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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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 504, 10.34% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 504 publications, 10.34%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 502, 10.3% General Medicine 502 publications, 10.3%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 290, 5.95% Infectious Diseases 290 publications, 5.95%
Family Practice	Family Practice, 177, 3.63% Family Practice 177 publications, 3.63%
General Psychology	General Psychology, 167, 3.42% General Psychology 167 publications, 3.42%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 165, 3.38% Plant Science 165 publications, 3.38%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 158, 3.24% Animal Science and Zoology 158 publications, 3.24%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 157, 3.22% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 157 publications, 3.22%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 133, 2.73% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 133 publications, 2.73%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 128, 2.63% Geography, Planning and Development 128 publications, 2.63%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 117, 2.4% Agronomy and Crop Science 117 publications, 2.4%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 114, 2.34% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 114 publications, 2.34%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 105, 2.15% Psychiatry and Mental health 105 publications, 2.15%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 93, 1.91% General Environmental Science 93 publications, 1.91%
Ecology	Ecology, 87, 1.78% Ecology 87 publications, 1.78%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 87, 1.78% Parasitology 87 publications, 1.78%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 84, 1.72% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 84 publications, 1.72%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 80, 1.64% General Chemistry 80 publications, 1.64%
Education	Education, 79, 1.62% Education 79 publications, 1.62%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 77, 1.58% General Materials Science 77 publications, 1.58%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 75, 1.54% Multidisciplinary 75 publications, 1.54%
Health (social science)	Health (social science), 74, 1.52% Health (social science) 74 publications, 1.52%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 71, 1.46% Soil Science 71 publications, 1.46%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 70, 1.44% Condensed Matter Physics 70 publications, 1.44%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 69, 1.42% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 69 publications, 1.42%
General Veterinary	General Veterinary, 68, 1.39% General Veterinary 68 publications, 1.39%
Genetics	Genetics, 66, 1.35% Genetics 66 publications, 1.35%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 65, 1.33% Molecular Biology 65 publications, 1.33%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 65, 1.33% Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 65 publications, 1.33%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 64, 1.31% Health Policy 64 publications, 1.31%
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Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140
South African Family Practice	South African Family Practice, 121, 2.48% South African Family Practice 121 publications, 2.48%
Journal of Psychology in Africa	Journal of Psychology in Africa, 116, 2.38% Journal of Psychology in Africa 116 publications, 2.38%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 105, 2.15% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 105 publications, 2.15%
South African Journal of Botany	South African Journal of Botany, 81, 1.66% South African Journal of Botany 81 publications, 1.66%
MATEC Web of Conferences	MATEC Web of Conferences, 65, 1.33% MATEC Web of Conferences 65 publications, 1.33%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine	African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, 61, 1.25% African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine 61 publications, 1.25%
African Vision and Eye Health	African Vision and Eye Health, 51, 1.05% African Vision and Eye Health 51 publications, 1.05%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 47, 0.96% Sustainability 47 publications, 0.96%
Tropical Animal Health and Production	Tropical Animal Health and Production, 35, 0.72% Tropical Animal Health and Production 35 publications, 0.72%
Journal of Social Sciences	Journal of Social Sciences, 33, 0.68% Journal of Social Sciences 33 publications, 0.68%
Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection	Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection, 33, 0.68% Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection 33 publications, 0.68%
Curationis	Curationis, 32, 0.66% Curationis 32 publications, 0.66%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 32, 0.66% PLoS ONE 32 publications, 0.66%
Journal of Human Ecology	Journal of Human Ecology, 30, 0.62% Journal of Human Ecology 30 publications, 0.62%
ECS Meeting Abstracts	ECS Meeting Abstracts, 29, 0.59% ECS Meeting Abstracts 29 publications, 0.59%
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section B Soil and Plant Science	Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section B Soil and Plant Science, 28, 0.57% Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section B Soil and Plant Science 28 publications, 0.57%
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth	Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 27, 0.55% Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 27 publications, 0.55%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 25, 0.51% Scientific Reports 25 publications, 0.51%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 25, 0.51% BMC Public Health 25 publications, 0.51%
South African Journal of Higher Education	South African Journal of Higher Education, 25, 0.51% South African Journal of Higher Education 25 publications, 0.51%
African Journal of Aquatic Science	African Journal of Aquatic Science, 24, 0.49% African Journal of Aquatic Science 24 publications, 0.49%
South African Journal of Psychiatry	South African Journal of Psychiatry, 23, 0.47% South African Journal of Psychiatry 23 publications, 0.47%
Molecules	Molecules, 22, 0.45% Molecules 22 publications, 0.45%
South African Journal of Psychology	South African Journal of Psychology, 22, 0.45% South African Journal of Psychology 22 publications, 0.45%
Journal of Infectious Diseases	Journal of Infectious Diseases, 22, 0.45% Journal of Infectious Diseases 22 publications, 0.45%
Health SA Gesondheid	Health SA Gesondheid, 22, 0.45% Health SA Gesondheid 22 publications, 0.45%
Systematic Parasitology	Systematic Parasitology, 21, 0.43% Systematic Parasitology 21 publications, 0.43%
South African Journal of Plant and Soil	South African Journal of Plant and Soil, 20, 0.41% South African Journal of Plant and Soil 20 publications, 0.41%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)	Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 20, 0.41% Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 20 publications, 0.41%
Journal of Medical Virology	Journal of Medical Virology, 20, 0.41% Journal of Medical Virology 20 publications, 0.41%
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Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 726, 14.89% Taylor & Francis 726 publications, 14.89%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 717, 14.7% Elsevier 717 publications, 14.7%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 705, 14.46% Springer Nature 705 publications, 14.46%
MDPI	MDPI, 535, 10.97% MDPI 535 publications, 10.97%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 370, 7.59% AOSIS 370 publications, 7.59%
Wiley	Wiley, 208, 4.27% Wiley 208 publications, 4.27%
SAGE	SAGE, 164, 3.36% SAGE 164 publications, 3.36%
Kamla Raj Enterprises	Kamla Raj Enterprises, 88, 1.8% Kamla Raj Enterprises 88 publications, 1.8%
Unisa Press	Unisa Press, 80, 1.64% Unisa Press 80 publications, 1.64%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 78, 1.6% Frontiers Media S.A. 78 publications, 1.6%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 71, 1.46% EDP Sciences 71 publications, 1.46%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 62, 1.27% Academy of Science of South Africa 62 publications, 1.27%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 61, 1.25% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 61 publications, 1.25%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 60, 1.23% Oxford University Press 60 publications, 1.23%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 59, 1.21% Hindawi Limited 59 publications, 1.21%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 48, 0.98% Walter de Gruyter 48 publications, 0.98%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 47, 0.96% Stellenbosch University 47 publications, 0.96%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 46, 0.94% Academic Journals 46 publications, 0.94%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 39, 0.8% IGI Global 39 publications, 0.8%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 36, 0.74% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 36 publications, 0.74%
Medpharm Publications Ltd.	Medpharm Publications Ltd., 33, 0.68% Medpharm Publications Ltd. 33 publications, 0.68%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 32, 0.66% The Electrochemical Society 32 publications, 0.66%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 31, 0.64% IOP Publishing 31 publications, 0.64%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 27, 0.55% Cambridge University Press 27 publications, 0.55%
BMJ	BMJ, 26, 0.53% BMJ 26 publications, 0.53%
Emerald	Emerald, 24, 0.49% Emerald 24 publications, 0.49%
Virtus Interpress	Virtus Interpress, 24, 0.49% Virtus Interpress 24 publications, 0.49%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 23, 0.47% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 23 publications, 0.47%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 20, 0.41% American Chemical Society (ACS) 20 publications, 0.41%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 17, 0.35% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 17 publications, 0.35%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 641, 13.15% Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University 641 publications, 13.15%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 298, 6.11% University of Pretoria 298 publications, 6.11%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 291, 5.97% University of the Witwatersrand 291 publications, 5.97%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa	Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa, 264, 5.41% Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa 264 publications, 5.41%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 246, 5.05% University of KwaZulu-Natal 246 publications, 5.05%
Mahidol University	Mahidol University, 242, 4.96% Mahidol University 242 publications, 4.96%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 238, 4.88% University of South Africa 238 publications, 4.88%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 186, 3.81% University of the Free State 186 publications, 3.81%
North-West University	North-West University, 181, 3.71% North-West University 181 publications, 3.71%
University of Venda	University of Venda, 150, 3.08% University of Venda 150 publications, 3.08%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 149, 3.06% University of Cape Town 149 publications, 3.06%
University of the Western Cape	University of the Western Cape, 131, 2.69% University of the Western Cape 131 publications, 2.69%
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa	Agricultural Research Council of South Africa, 131, 2.69% Agricultural Research Council of South Africa 131 publications, 2.69%
National Health Laboratory Services	National Health Laboratory Services, 122, 2.5% National Health Laboratory Services 122 publications, 2.5%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 116, 2.38% University of Johannesburg 116 publications, 2.38%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 107, 2.19% South African Medical Research Council 107 publications, 2.19%
National Research Foundation	National Research Foundation, 105, 2.15% National Research Foundation 105 publications, 2.15%
Tshwane University of Technology	Tshwane University of Technology, 104, 2.13% Tshwane University of Technology 104 publications, 2.13%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 99, 2.03% Stellenbosch University 99 publications, 2.03%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 90, 1.85% Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 90 publications, 1.85%
University of Fort Hare	University of Fort Hare, 86, 1.76% University of Fort Hare 86 publications, 1.76%
University of Antwerp	University of Antwerp, 65, 1.33% University of Antwerp 65 publications, 1.33%
University of Zululand	University of Zululand, 54, 1.11% University of Zululand 54 publications, 1.11%
Ton Duc Thang University	Ton Duc Thang University, 52, 1.07% Ton Duc Thang University 52 publications, 1.07%
Asia University	Asia University, 43, 0.88% Asia University 43 publications, 0.88%
Nelson Mandela University	Nelson Mandela University, 36, 0.74% Nelson Mandela University 36 publications, 0.74%
University of Miami	University of Miami, 33, 0.68% University of Miami 33 publications, 0.68%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 30, 0.62% University of Bergen 30 publications, 0.62%
University of Zimbabwe	University of Zimbabwe, 28, 0.57% University of Zimbabwe 28 publications, 0.57%
Durban University of Technology	Durban University of Technology, 23, 0.47% Durban University of Technology 23 publications, 0.47%
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With foreign organizations

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Mahidol University	Mahidol University, 242, 4.96% Mahidol University 242 publications, 4.96%
University of Antwerp	University of Antwerp, 65, 1.33% University of Antwerp 65 publications, 1.33%
Ton Duc Thang University	Ton Duc Thang University, 52, 1.07% Ton Duc Thang University 52 publications, 1.07%
Asia University	Asia University, 43, 0.88% Asia University 43 publications, 0.88%
University of Miami	University of Miami, 33, 0.68% University of Miami 33 publications, 0.68%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 30, 0.62% University of Bergen 30 publications, 0.62%
University of Zimbabwe	University of Zimbabwe, 28, 0.57% University of Zimbabwe 28 publications, 0.57%
Midlands State University	Midlands State University, 23, 0.47% Midlands State University 23 publications, 0.47%
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé	Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, 23, 0.47% Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé 23 publications, 0.47%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 22, 0.45% University of Sydney 22 publications, 0.45%
University of Georgia	University of Georgia, 22, 0.45% University of Georgia 22 publications, 0.45%
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 21, 0.43% University of Ghana 21 publications, 0.43%
University of Namibia	University of Namibia, 21, 0.43% University of Namibia 21 publications, 0.43%
Norwegian Institute of Public Health	Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 20, 0.41% Norwegian Institute of Public Health 20 publications, 0.41%
University of Oslo	University of Oslo, 18, 0.37% University of Oslo 18 publications, 0.37%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 18, 0.37% Harvard University 18 publications, 0.37%
Cardiff University	Cardiff University, 18, 0.37% Cardiff University 18 publications, 0.37%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 18, 0.37% Wageningen University and Research Centre 18 publications, 0.37%
University of Kent	University of Kent, 18, 0.37% University of Kent 18 publications, 0.37%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18, 0.37% Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 18 publications, 0.37%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 17, 0.35% Ghent University 17 publications, 0.35%
University of Jaén	University of Jaén, 17, 0.35% University of Jaén 17 publications, 0.35%
University College London	University College London, 16, 0.33% University College London 16 publications, 0.33%
Tianjin Medical University	Tianjin Medical University, 16, 0.33% Tianjin Medical University 16 publications, 0.33%
Serbsky National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology	Serbsky National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology, 15, 0.31% Serbsky National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Narcology 15 publications, 0.31%
Chongqing Medical University	Chongqing Medical University, 15, 0.31% Chongqing Medical University 15 publications, 0.31%
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 15, 0.31% Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences 15 publications, 0.31%
Army Medical University	Army Medical University, 15, 0.31% Army Medical University 15 publications, 0.31%
University of Göttingen	University of Göttingen, 14, 0.29% University of Göttingen 14 publications, 0.29%
University of Zambia	University of Zambia, 14, 0.29% University of Zambia 14 publications, 0.29%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 299, 6.13% USA 299 publications, 6.13%
Thailand	Thailand, 261, 5.35% Thailand 261 publications, 5.35%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 146, 2.99% United Kingdom 146 publications, 2.99%
China	China, 120, 2.46% China 120 publications, 2.46%
Belgium	Belgium, 98, 2.01% Belgium 98 publications, 2.01%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 87, 1.78% Netherlands 87 publications, 1.78%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 78, 1.6% Nigeria 78 publications, 1.6%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 76, 1.56% Zimbabwe 76 publications, 1.56%
Australia	Australia, 69, 1.42% Australia 69 publications, 1.42%
Kenya	Kenya, 68, 1.39% Kenya 68 publications, 1.39%
Ghana	Ghana, 59, 1.21% Ghana 59 publications, 1.21%
Vietnam	Vietnam, 53, 1.09% Vietnam 53 publications, 1.09%
Germany	Germany, 48, 0.98% Germany 48 publications, 0.98%
Norway	Norway, 48, 0.98% Norway 48 publications, 0.98%
Brazil	Brazil, 47, 0.96% Brazil 47 publications, 0.96%
India	India, 47, 0.96% India 47 publications, 0.96%
Canada	Canada, 39, 0.8% Canada 39 publications, 0.8%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 39, 0.8% Switzerland 39 publications, 0.8%
France	France, 38, 0.78% France 38 publications, 0.78%
Spain	Spain, 37, 0.76% Spain 37 publications, 0.76%
Sweden	Sweden, 37, 0.76% Sweden 37 publications, 0.76%
Russia	Russia, 35, 0.72% Russia 35 publications, 0.72%
Italy	Italy, 33, 0.68% Italy 33 publications, 0.68%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 31, 0.64% Ethiopia 31 publications, 0.64%
Iran	Iran, 29, 0.59% Iran 29 publications, 0.59%
Namibia	Namibia, 29, 0.59% Namibia 29 publications, 0.59%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 25, 0.51% Tanzania 25 publications, 0.51%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 25, 0.51% Czech Republic 25 publications, 0.51%
Botswana	Botswana, 24, 0.49% Botswana 24 publications, 0.49%
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