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Short name

Country, city

Botswana, Gaborone

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Publications

6 306

Citations

93 981

h-index

104

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (72 publications)

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (54 publications)

Journal of African Earth Sciences (43 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Pennsylvania (335 publications)

University of the Witwatersrand (258 publications)

Harvard University (240 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Pennsylvania (335 publications)

University of the Witwatersrand (258 publications)

Harvard University (240 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

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Since 1967

Total publications

6306

Total citations

93981

Citations per publication

14.9

Average publications per year

105.1

Average authors per publication

5.72

h-index

104

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

	100 200 300 400 500 600
General Medicine	General Medicine, 501, 7.94% General Medicine 501 publications, 7.94%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 380, 6.03% Geography, Planning and Development 380 publications, 6.03%
Education	Education, 355, 5.63% Education 355 publications, 5.63%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 313, 4.96% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 313 publications, 4.96%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 277, 4.39% Infectious Diseases 277 publications, 4.39%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 213, 3.38% Sociology and Political Science 213 publications, 3.38%
Development	Development, 193, 3.06% Development 193 publications, 3.06%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 190, 3.01% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 190 publications, 3.01%
Library and Information Sciences	Library and Information Sciences, 186, 2.95% Library and Information Sciences 186 publications, 2.95%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 156, 2.47% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 156 publications, 2.47%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 152, 2.41% Biochemistry 152 publications, 2.41%
Ecology	Ecology, 146, 2.32% Ecology 146 publications, 2.32%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 129, 2.05% Geochemistry and Petrology 129 publications, 2.05%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 129, 2.05% Earth-Surface Processes 129 publications, 2.05%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 125, 1.98% Plant Science 125 publications, 1.98%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 117, 1.86% Applied Mathematics 117 publications, 1.86%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 113, 1.79% General Environmental Science 113 publications, 1.79%
Oncology	Oncology, 111, 1.76% Oncology 111 publications, 1.76%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 110, 1.74% Multidisciplinary 110 publications, 1.74%
Cultural Studies	Cultural Studies, 101, 1.6% Cultural Studies 101 publications, 1.6%
Geology	Geology, 100, 1.59% Geology 100 publications, 1.59%
Health (social science)	Health (social science), 99, 1.57% Health (social science) 99 publications, 1.57%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 96, 1.52% Condensed Matter Physics 96 publications, 1.52%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 94, 1.49% Geophysics 94 publications, 1.49%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 92, 1.46% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 92 publications, 1.46%
History	History, 92, 1.46% History 92 publications, 1.46%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 91, 1.44% Water Science and Technology 91 publications, 1.44%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 89, 1.41% Analytical Chemistry 89 publications, 1.41%
Linguistics and Language	Linguistics and Language, 89, 1.41% Linguistics and Language 89 publications, 1.41%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 88, 1.4% Health Policy 88 publications, 1.4%
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Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 72, 1.14% PLoS ONE 72 publications, 1.14%
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth	Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 54, 0.86% Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 54 publications, 0.86%
Journal of African Earth Sciences	Journal of African Earth Sciences, 43, 0.68% Journal of African Earth Sciences 43 publications, 0.68%
Information Development	Information Development, 42, 0.67% Information Development 42 publications, 0.67%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine	African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, 35, 0.56% African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine 35 publications, 0.56%
Phytochemistry	Phytochemistry, 34, 0.54% Phytochemistry 34 publications, 0.54%
Journal of Arid Environments	Journal of Arid Environments, 31, 0.49% Journal of Arid Environments 31 publications, 0.49%
African Journal of Ecology	African Journal of Ecology, 31, 0.49% African Journal of Ecology 31 publications, 0.49%
Development Southern Africa	Development Southern Africa, 29, 0.46% Development Southern Africa 29 publications, 0.46%
Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development	Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development, 29, 0.46% Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development 29 publications, 0.46%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 27, 0.43% BMJ Open 27 publications, 0.43%
International Journal of Educational Development	International Journal of Educational Development, 26, 0.41% International Journal of Educational Development 26 publications, 0.41%
African Journal of Emergency Medicine	African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 25, 0.4% African Journal of Emergency Medicine 25 publications, 0.4%
International Journal of Lifelong Education	International Journal of Lifelong Education, 24, 0.38% International Journal of Lifelong Education 24 publications, 0.38%
Southern African Geographical Journal	Southern African Geographical Journal, 24, 0.38% Southern African Geographical Journal 24 publications, 0.38%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 24, 0.38% BMC Public Health 24 publications, 0.38%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 23, 0.36% Scientific Reports 23 publications, 0.36%
Journal of Southern African Studies	Journal of Southern African Studies, 23, 0.36% Journal of Southern African Studies 23 publications, 0.36%
Open Forum Infectious Diseases	Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 22, 0.35% Open Forum Infectious Diseases 22 publications, 0.35%
Journal of Contemporary African Studies	Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 22, 0.35% Journal of Contemporary African Studies 22 publications, 0.35%
JCO Global Oncology	JCO Global Oncology, 22, 0.35% JCO Global Oncology 22 publications, 0.35%
Geographic Information Analysis for Sustainable Development and Economic Planning	Geographic Information Analysis for Sustainable Development and Economic Planning, 22, 0.35% Geographic Information Analysis for Sustainable Development and Economic Planning 22 publications, 0.35%
Library Management	Library Management, 21, 0.33% Library Management 21 publications, 0.33%
Renewable Energy	Renewable Energy, 21, 0.33% Renewable Energy 21 publications, 0.33%
BMC Infectious Diseases	BMC Infectious Diseases, 19, 0.3% BMC Infectious Diseases 19 publications, 0.3%
Journal of Modern African Studies	Journal of Modern African Studies, 18, 0.29% Journal of Modern African Studies 18 publications, 0.29%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 18, 0.29% Sustainability 18 publications, 0.29%
South African Journal of African Languages	South African Journal of African Languages, 18, 0.29% South African Journal of African Languages 18 publications, 0.29%
Journal of Hydrology	Journal of Hydrology, 18, 0.29% Journal of Hydrology 18 publications, 0.29%
Scriptura	Scriptura, 18, 0.29% Scriptura 18 publications, 0.29%
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Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1184, 18.78% Elsevier 1184 publications, 18.78%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1023, 16.22% Springer Nature 1023 publications, 16.22%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 966, 15.32% Taylor & Francis 966 publications, 15.32%
Wiley	Wiley, 488, 7.74% Wiley 488 publications, 7.74%
SAGE	SAGE, 369, 5.85% SAGE 369 publications, 5.85%
Emerald	Emerald, 187, 2.97% Emerald 187 publications, 2.97%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 186, 2.95% IGI Global 186 publications, 2.95%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 151, 2.39% Oxford University Press 151 publications, 2.39%
MDPI	MDPI, 142, 2.25% MDPI 142 publications, 2.25%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 120, 1.9% AOSIS 120 publications, 1.9%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 115, 1.82% Cambridge University Press 115 publications, 1.82%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 87, 1.38% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 87 publications, 1.38%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 80, 1.27% Hindawi Limited 80 publications, 1.27%
BMJ	BMJ, 64, 1.01% BMJ 64 publications, 1.01%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 62, 0.98% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 62 publications, 0.98%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 60, 0.95% Frontiers Media S.A. 60 publications, 0.95%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 49, 0.78% Academic Journals 49 publications, 0.78%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 40, 0.63% Walter de Gruyter 40 publications, 0.63%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 38, 0.6% Stellenbosch University 38 publications, 0.6%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)	American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 35, 0.56% American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 35 publications, 0.56%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 35, 0.56% Inderscience Publishers 35 publications, 0.56%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 34, 0.54% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 34 publications, 0.54%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 32, 0.51% IOP Publishing 32 publications, 0.51%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 31, 0.49% American Chemical Society (ACS) 31 publications, 0.49%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 23, 0.36% Academy of Science of South Africa 23 publications, 0.36%
African Federation for Emergency Medicine	African Federation for Emergency Medicine, 22, 0.35% African Federation for Emergency Medicine 22 publications, 0.35%
Unisa Press	Unisa Press, 22, 0.35% Unisa Press 22 publications, 0.35%
Brill	Brill, 20, 0.32% Brill 20 publications, 0.32%
Kamla Raj Enterprises	Kamla Raj Enterprises, 20, 0.32% Kamla Raj Enterprises 20 publications, 0.32%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 18, 0.29% World Scientific 18 publications, 0.29%
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With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 335, 5.31% University of Pennsylvania 335 publications, 5.31%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 258, 4.09% University of the Witwatersrand 258 publications, 4.09%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 240, 3.81% Harvard University 240 publications, 3.81%
Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership	Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, 229, 3.63% Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership 229 publications, 3.63%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 183, 2.9% University of Cape Town 183 publications, 2.9%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 146, 2.32% University of KwaZulu-Natal 146 publications, 2.32%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 141, 2.24% Stellenbosch University 141 publications, 2.24%
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 134, 2.12% Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 134 publications, 2.12%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 122, 1.93% University of Pretoria 122 publications, 1.93%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 108, 1.71% University of South Africa 108 publications, 1.71%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology	Botswana International University of Science and Technology, 108, 1.71% Botswana International University of Science and Technology 108 publications, 1.71%
University of Yaoundé I	University of Yaoundé I, 106, 1.68% University of Yaoundé I 106 publications, 1.68%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 101, 1.6% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 101 publications, 1.6%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 101, 1.6% Makerere University 101 publications, 1.6%
University of Zimbabwe	University of Zimbabwe, 101, 1.6% University of Zimbabwe 101 publications, 1.6%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 98, 1.55% University of Johannesburg 98 publications, 1.55%
Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources	Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 92, 1.46% Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources 92 publications, 1.46%
Addis Ababa University	Addis Ababa University, 88, 1.4% Addis Ababa University 88 publications, 1.4%
University of Nairobi	University of Nairobi, 87, 1.38% University of Nairobi 87 publications, 1.38%
University of Oslo	University of Oslo, 84, 1.33% University of Oslo 84 publications, 1.33%
North-West University	North-West University, 83, 1.32% North-West University 83 publications, 1.32%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 82, 1.3% Brigham and Women's Hospital 82 publications, 1.3%
Walter Sisulu University	Walter Sisulu University, 79, 1.25% Walter Sisulu University 79 publications, 1.25%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 76, 1.21% Karolinska Institute 76 publications, 1.21%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 69, 1.09% Johns Hopkins University 69 publications, 1.09%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 69, 1.09% University of Washington 69 publications, 1.09%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 59, 0.94% University of California, San Francisco 59 publications, 0.94%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 59, 0.94% Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 59 publications, 0.94%
University of Namibia	University of Namibia, 56, 0.89% University of Namibia 56 publications, 0.89%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 54, 0.86% University of Oxford 54 publications, 0.86%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 335, 5.31% University of Pennsylvania 335 publications, 5.31%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 258, 4.09% University of the Witwatersrand 258 publications, 4.09%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 240, 3.81% Harvard University 240 publications, 3.81%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 183, 2.9% University of Cape Town 183 publications, 2.9%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 146, 2.32% University of KwaZulu-Natal 146 publications, 2.32%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 141, 2.24% Stellenbosch University 141 publications, 2.24%
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 134, 2.12% Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 134 publications, 2.12%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 122, 1.93% University of Pretoria 122 publications, 1.93%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 108, 1.71% University of South Africa 108 publications, 1.71%
University of Yaoundé I	University of Yaoundé I, 106, 1.68% University of Yaoundé I 106 publications, 1.68%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 101, 1.6% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 101 publications, 1.6%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 101, 1.6% Makerere University 101 publications, 1.6%
University of Zimbabwe	University of Zimbabwe, 101, 1.6% University of Zimbabwe 101 publications, 1.6%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 98, 1.55% University of Johannesburg 98 publications, 1.55%
Addis Ababa University	Addis Ababa University, 88, 1.4% Addis Ababa University 88 publications, 1.4%
University of Nairobi	University of Nairobi, 87, 1.38% University of Nairobi 87 publications, 1.38%
University of Oslo	University of Oslo, 84, 1.33% University of Oslo 84 publications, 1.33%
North-West University	North-West University, 83, 1.32% North-West University 83 publications, 1.32%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Brigham and Women's Hospital, 82, 1.3% Brigham and Women's Hospital 82 publications, 1.3%
Walter Sisulu University	Walter Sisulu University, 79, 1.25% Walter Sisulu University 79 publications, 1.25%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 76, 1.21% Karolinska Institute 76 publications, 1.21%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 69, 1.09% Johns Hopkins University 69 publications, 1.09%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 69, 1.09% University of Washington 69 publications, 1.09%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 59, 0.94% University of California, San Francisco 59 publications, 0.94%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 59, 0.94% Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 59 publications, 0.94%
University of Namibia	University of Namibia, 56, 0.89% University of Namibia 56 publications, 0.89%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 54, 0.86% University of Oxford 54 publications, 0.86%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 54, 0.86% University of Ibadan 54 publications, 0.86%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 53, 0.84% Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 53 publications, 0.84%
University of Zambia	University of Zambia, 53, 0.84% University of Zambia 53 publications, 0.84%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 1135, 18% USA 1135 publications, 18%
South Africa	South Africa, 1012, 16.05% South Africa 1012 publications, 16.05%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 591, 9.37% United Kingdom 591 publications, 9.37%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 237, 3.76% Nigeria 237 publications, 3.76%
Australia	Australia, 227, 3.6% Australia 227 publications, 3.6%
Canada	Canada, 193, 3.06% Canada 193 publications, 3.06%
Germany	Germany, 179, 2.84% Germany 179 publications, 2.84%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 178, 2.82% Zimbabwe 178 publications, 2.82%
Kenya	Kenya, 178, 2.82% Kenya 178 publications, 2.82%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 172, 2.73% Ethiopia 172 publications, 2.73%
India	India, 170, 2.7% India 170 publications, 2.7%
Cameroon	Cameroon, 157, 2.49% Cameroon 157 publications, 2.49%
Sweden	Sweden, 155, 2.46% Sweden 155 publications, 2.46%
Uganda	Uganda, 144, 2.28% Uganda 144 publications, 2.28%
Italy	Italy, 124, 1.97% Italy 124 publications, 1.97%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 110, 1.74% Netherlands 110 publications, 1.74%
Norway	Norway, 108, 1.71% Norway 108 publications, 1.71%
France	France, 106, 1.68% France 106 publications, 1.68%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 106, 1.68% Tanzania 106 publications, 1.68%
Ghana	Ghana, 102, 1.62% Ghana 102 publications, 1.62%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 92, 1.46% Switzerland 92 publications, 1.46%
China	China, 85, 1.35% China 85 publications, 1.35%
Belgium	Belgium, 83, 1.32% Belgium 83 publications, 1.32%
Zambia	Zambia, 83, 1.32% Zambia 83 publications, 1.32%
Namibia	Namibia, 76, 1.21% Namibia 76 publications, 1.21%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 71, 1.13% Saudi Arabia 71 publications, 1.13%
Malawi	Malawi, 67, 1.06% Malawi 67 publications, 1.06%
Brazil	Brazil, 62, 0.98% Brazil 62 publications, 0.98%
Japan	Japan, 59, 0.94% Japan 59 publications, 0.94%
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