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University of Ghana
Short name
UG
Country, city
Ghana, Accra
Publications
16 003
Citations
252 649
h-index
144
Top-3 journals
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (461 publications)
Malaria Journal
Malaria Journal (205 publications)
BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health (161 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1960

Total publications
16003
Total citations
252649
Citations per publication
15.79
Average publications per year
242.47
Average authors per publication
6.97
h-index
144
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.

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 1690, 10.56%
General Medicine
1690 publications, 10.56%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1379, 8.62%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
1379 publications, 8.62%
Infectious Diseases, 1252, 7.82%
Infectious Diseases
1252 publications, 7.82%
Multidisciplinary, 776, 4.85%
Multidisciplinary
776 publications, 4.85%
Geography, Planning and Development, 737, 4.61%
Geography, Planning and Development
737 publications, 4.61%
Parasitology, 577, 3.61%
Parasitology
577 publications, 3.61%
Food Science, 519, 3.24%
Food Science
519 publications, 3.24%
Health Policy, 516, 3.22%
Health Policy
516 publications, 3.22%
Development, 488, 3.05%
Development
488 publications, 3.05%
Economics and Econometrics, 476, 2.97%
Economics and Econometrics
476 publications, 2.97%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 454, 2.84%
Agronomy and Crop Science
454 publications, 2.84%
Sociology and Political Science, 448, 2.8%
Sociology and Political Science
448 publications, 2.8%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 420, 2.62%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
420 publications, 2.62%
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 377, 2.36%
Obstetrics and Gynecology
377 publications, 2.36%
General Environmental Science, 331, 2.07%
General Environmental Science
331 publications, 2.07%
Education, 323, 2.02%
Education
323 publications, 2.02%
Genetics, 306, 1.91%
Genetics
306 publications, 1.91%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 289, 1.81%
Nutrition and Dietetics
289 publications, 1.81%
Plant Science, 284, 1.77%
Plant Science
284 publications, 1.77%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 279, 1.74%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
279 publications, 1.74%
Microbiology (medical), 278, 1.74%
Microbiology (medical)
278 publications, 1.74%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 267, 1.67%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
267 publications, 1.67%
Health (social science), 267, 1.67%
Health (social science)
267 publications, 1.67%
Pollution, 257, 1.61%
Pollution
257 publications, 1.61%
Biochemistry, 251, 1.57%
Biochemistry
251 publications, 1.57%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 251, 1.57%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
251 publications, 1.57%
Microbiology, 250, 1.56%
Microbiology
250 publications, 1.56%
Immunology, 248, 1.55%
Immunology
248 publications, 1.55%
Business and International Management, 246, 1.54%
Business and International Management
246 publications, 1.54%
Ecology, 239, 1.49%
Ecology
239 publications, 1.49%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE
461 publications, 2.88%
Malaria Journal
205 publications, 1.28%
BMC Public Health
161 publications, 1.01%
Heliyon
157 publications, 0.98%
SSRN Electronic Journal
112 publications, 0.7%
BMJ Open
97 publications, 0.61%
Scientific Reports
97 publications, 0.61%
BMC Health Services Research
95 publications, 0.59%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
93 publications, 0.58%
BMC Infectious Diseases
80 publications, 0.5%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
78 publications, 0.49%
BMC Research Notes
70 publications, 0.44%
Scientific African
69 publications, 0.43%
Parasites and Vectors
66 publications, 0.41%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
63 publications, 0.39%
PLOS Global Public Health
63 publications, 0.39%
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
62 publications, 0.39%
Current Developments in Nutrition
56 publications, 0.35%
BMJ Global Health
55 publications, 0.34%
Journal of African Business
55 publications, 0.34%
Reproductive Health
54 publications, 0.34%
The Lancet
54 publications, 0.34%
Frontiers in Public Health
52 publications, 0.32%
Tropical Medicine and International Health
51 publications, 0.32%
African Journal of Economic and Management Studies
49 publications, 0.31%
Journal of Infectious Diseases
49 publications, 0.31%
Cogent Economics and Finance
47 publications, 0.29%
FASEB Journal
47 publications, 0.29%
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
46 publications, 0.29%
Information Development
45 publications, 0.28%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
3605 publications, 22.53%
Elsevier
2594 publications, 16.21%
Taylor & Francis
1580 publications, 9.87%
Wiley
1355 publications, 8.47%
SAGE
772 publications, 4.82%
Emerald
718 publications, 4.49%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
658 publications, 4.11%
MDPI
597 publications, 3.73%
Oxford University Press
526 publications, 3.29%
Hindawi Limited
461 publications, 2.88%
Frontiers Media S.A.
311 publications, 1.94%
Cambridge University Press
302 publications, 1.89%
BMJ
208 publications, 1.3%
IGI Global
205 publications, 1.28%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
111 publications, 0.69%
Academic Journals
110 publications, 0.69%
American Society for Microbiology
95 publications, 0.59%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
90 publications, 0.56%
Brill
81 publications, 0.51%
Inderscience Publishers
79 publications, 0.49%
AOSIS
72 publications, 0.45%
Walter de Gruyter
57 publications, 0.36%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
48 publications, 0.3%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
46 publications, 0.29%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
44 publications, 0.27%
American Society of Hematology
42 publications, 0.26%
Environmental Health Perspectives
40 publications, 0.25%
American Society for Nutrition
38 publications, 0.24%
Mary Ann Liebert
37 publications, 0.23%
F1000 Research
37 publications, 0.23%
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With other organizations

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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
985 publications, 6.16%
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
866 publications, 5.41%
University of Cape Coast
625 publications, 3.91%
University of Health and Allied Sciences
457 publications, 2.86%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
363 publications, 2.27%
University for Development Studies
314 publications, 1.96%
University of Cape Town
255 publications, 1.59%
University of the Witwatersrand
254 publications, 1.59%
University of Ibadan
236 publications, 1.47%
Harvard University
231 publications, 1.44%
Stellenbosch University
226 publications, 1.41%
University of Copenhagen
223 publications, 1.39%
University of Michigan
209 publications, 1.31%
Johns Hopkins University
202 publications, 1.26%
University of Oxford
197 publications, 1.23%
Imperial College London
196 publications, 1.22%
University of Amsterdam
175 publications, 1.09%
Makerere University
165 publications, 1.03%
University of Education, Winneba
163 publications, 1.02%
McGill University
162 publications, 1.01%
University of Cambridge
157 publications, 0.98%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
154 publications, 0.96%
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
149 publications, 0.93%
University College London
148 publications, 0.92%
University of California, San Francisco
135 publications, 0.84%
Yale University
132 publications, 0.82%
Kenya Medical Research Institute
130 publications, 0.81%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
127 publications, 0.79%
University of Leeds
126 publications, 0.79%
University of Melbourne
125 publications, 0.78%
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With foreign organizations

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
363 publications, 2.27%
University of Cape Town
255 publications, 1.59%
University of the Witwatersrand
254 publications, 1.59%
University of Ibadan
236 publications, 1.47%
Harvard University
231 publications, 1.44%
Stellenbosch University
226 publications, 1.41%
University of Copenhagen
223 publications, 1.39%
University of Michigan
209 publications, 1.31%
Johns Hopkins University
202 publications, 1.26%
University of Oxford
197 publications, 1.23%
Imperial College London
196 publications, 1.22%
University of Amsterdam
175 publications, 1.09%
Makerere University
165 publications, 1.03%
McGill University
162 publications, 1.01%
University of Cambridge
157 publications, 0.98%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
154 publications, 0.96%
University College London
148 publications, 0.92%
University of California, San Francisco
135 publications, 0.84%
Yale University
132 publications, 0.82%
Kenya Medical Research Institute
130 publications, 0.81%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
127 publications, 0.79%
University of Leeds
126 publications, 0.79%
University of Melbourne
125 publications, 0.78%
Columbia University
121 publications, 0.76%
University of California, Davis
120 publications, 0.75%
University of Nairobi
116 publications, 0.72%
University of Johannesburg
114 publications, 0.71%
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
114 publications, 0.71%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
113 publications, 0.71%
University of Basel
112 publications, 0.7%
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With other countries

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USA, 3308, 20.67%
USA
3308 publications, 20.67%
United Kingdom, 2179, 13.62%
United Kingdom
2179 publications, 13.62%
South Africa, 1155, 7.22%
South Africa
1155 publications, 7.22%
Nigeria, 832, 5.2%
Nigeria
832 publications, 5.2%
Canada, 708, 4.42%
Canada
708 publications, 4.42%
Australia, 655, 4.09%
Australia
655 publications, 4.09%
China, 646, 4.04%
China
646 publications, 4.04%
Germany, 612, 3.82%
Germany
612 publications, 3.82%
Netherlands, 597, 3.73%
Netherlands
597 publications, 3.73%
Switzerland, 531, 3.32%
Switzerland
531 publications, 3.32%
Kenya, 516, 3.22%
Kenya
516 publications, 3.22%
India, 461, 2.88%
India
461 publications, 2.88%
Denmark, 449, 2.81%
Denmark
449 publications, 2.81%
Japan, 394, 2.46%
Japan
394 publications, 2.46%
France, 366, 2.29%
France
366 publications, 2.29%
Italy, 325, 2.03%
Italy
325 publications, 2.03%
Uganda, 287, 1.79%
Uganda
287 publications, 1.79%
Sweden, 270, 1.69%
Sweden
270 publications, 1.69%
Tanzania, 252, 1.57%
Tanzania
252 publications, 1.57%
Cameroon, 238, 1.49%
Cameroon
238 publications, 1.49%
Brazil, 223, 1.39%
Brazil
223 publications, 1.39%
Ethiopia, 205, 1.28%
Ethiopia
205 publications, 1.28%
Spain, 198, 1.24%
Spain
198 publications, 1.24%
Belgium, 185, 1.16%
Belgium
185 publications, 1.16%
Norway, 183, 1.14%
Norway
183 publications, 1.14%
Benin, 176, 1.1%
Benin
176 publications, 1.1%
Finland, 161, 1.01%
Finland
161 publications, 1.01%
Malaysia, 156, 0.97%
Malaysia
156 publications, 0.97%
Burkina Faso, 155, 0.97%
Burkina Faso
155 publications, 0.97%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1960 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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