University of Yaoundé I

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Short name

UY1

Country, city

Cameroon, Yaoundé

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Organization website

Publications

11 426

Citations

189 834

h-index

130

Top-3 journals

Journal of African Earth Sciences (148 publications)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology (139 publications)

Phytochemistry (130 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Dschang (1595 publications)

University of Douala (1312 publications)

University of Maroua (798 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Cape Town (373 publications)

University of Montpellier (303 publications)

French Institute of Health and Medical Research (211 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Found

Since 1975

Total publications

11426

Total citations

189834

Citations per publication

16.61

Average publications per year

224.04

Average authors per publication

8.04

h-index

130

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

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General Medicine	General Medicine, 1482, 12.97% General Medicine 1482 publications, 12.97%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 820, 7.18% Infectious Diseases 820 publications, 7.18%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 570, 4.99% Applied Mathematics 570 publications, 4.99%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 566, 4.95% Plant Science 566 publications, 4.95%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 547, 4.79% Biochemistry 547 publications, 4.79%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 536, 4.69% General Physics and Astronomy 536 publications, 4.69%
Drug Discovery	Drug Discovery, 509, 4.45% Drug Discovery 509 publications, 4.45%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 484, 4.24% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 484 publications, 4.24%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 481, 4.21% Condensed Matter Physics 481 publications, 4.21%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 449, 3.93% Pharmacology 449 publications, 3.93%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 381, 3.33% Organic Chemistry 381 publications, 3.33%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 379, 3.32% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 379 publications, 3.32%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 366, 3.2% Parasitology 366 publications, 3.2%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 361, 3.16% General Chemistry 361 publications, 3.16%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 350, 3.06% Multidisciplinary 350 publications, 3.06%
Geology	Geology, 340, 2.98% Geology 340 publications, 2.98%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 338, 2.96% General Materials Science 338 publications, 2.96%
Complementary and alternative medicine	Complementary and alternative medicine, 326, 2.85% Complementary and alternative medicine 326 publications, 2.85%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 302, 2.64% General Environmental Science 302 publications, 2.64%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 300, 2.63% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 300 publications, 2.63%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 296, 2.59% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 296 publications, 2.59%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 287, 2.51% Analytical Chemistry 287 publications, 2.51%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 284, 2.49% Molecular Biology 284 publications, 2.49%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 281, 2.46% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 281 publications, 2.46%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 265, 2.32% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 265 publications, 2.32%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 256, 2.24% Mechanical Engineering 256 publications, 2.24%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 244, 2.14% Agronomy and Crop Science 244 publications, 2.14%
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics	Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 233, 2.04% Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 233 publications, 2.04%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 232, 2.03% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 232 publications, 2.03%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 232, 2.03% Molecular Medicine 232 publications, 2.03%
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Journals

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Journal of African Earth Sciences	Journal of African Earth Sciences, 148, 1.3% Journal of African Earth Sciences 148 publications, 1.3%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology	Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 139, 1.22% Journal of Ethnopharmacology 139 publications, 1.22%
Phytochemistry	Phytochemistry, 130, 1.14% Phytochemistry 130 publications, 1.14%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 127, 1.11% PLoS ONE 127 publications, 1.11%
Chaos, Solitons and Fractals	Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, 123, 1.08% Chaos, Solitons and Fractals 123 publications, 1.08%
Natural Product Research	Natural Product Research, 113, 0.99% Natural Product Research 113 publications, 0.99%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 97, 0.85% Heliyon 97 publications, 0.85%
Arabian Journal of Geosciences	Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 93, 0.81% Arabian Journal of Geosciences 93 publications, 0.81%
Physica Scripta	Physica Scripta, 85, 0.74% Physica Scripta 85 publications, 0.74%
Physical Review E	Physical Review E, 81, 0.71% Physical Review E 81 publications, 0.71%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 81, 0.71% SSRN Electronic Journal 81 publications, 0.71%
BMC Research Notes	BMC Research Notes, 78, 0.68% BMC Research Notes 78 publications, 0.68%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 73, 0.64% Malaria Journal 73 publications, 0.64%
Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation	Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 72, 0.63% Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation 72 publications, 0.63%
Nonlinear Dynamics	Nonlinear Dynamics, 69, 0.6% Nonlinear Dynamics 69 publications, 0.6%
European Physical Journal Plus	European Physical Journal Plus, 68, 0.6% European Physical Journal Plus 68 publications, 0.6%
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine	BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 65, 0.57% BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 65 publications, 0.57%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 63, 0.55% Scientific Reports 63 publications, 0.55%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 59, 0.52% PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 59 publications, 0.52%
Phytochemistry Letters	Phytochemistry Letters, 58, 0.51% Phytochemistry Letters 58 publications, 0.51%
Parasites and Vectors	Parasites and Vectors, 58, 0.51% Parasites and Vectors 58 publications, 0.51%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 57, 0.5% BMJ Open 57 publications, 0.5%
Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics	Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics, 53, 0.46% Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics 53 publications, 0.46%
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine	Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 51, 0.45% Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 51 publications, 0.45%
BMC Infectious Diseases	BMC Infectious Diseases, 50, 0.44% BMC Infectious Diseases 50 publications, 0.44%
Optical and Quantum Electronics	Optical and Quantum Electronics, 45, 0.39% Optical and Quantum Electronics 45 publications, 0.39%
Fitoterapia	Fitoterapia, 44, 0.39% Fitoterapia 44 publications, 0.39%
Revue des Maladies Respiratoires	Revue des Maladies Respiratoires, 42, 0.37% Revue des Maladies Respiratoires 42 publications, 0.37%
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences	Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences, 40, 0.35% Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section B Journal of Chemical Sciences 40 publications, 0.35%
Natural Product Communications	Natural Product Communications, 40, 0.35% Natural Product Communications 40 publications, 0.35%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 3327, 29.12% Elsevier 3327 publications, 29.12%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 2755, 24.11% Springer Nature 2755 publications, 24.11%
Wiley	Wiley, 826, 7.23% Wiley 826 publications, 7.23%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 648, 5.67% Taylor & Francis 648 publications, 5.67%
MDPI	MDPI, 408, 3.57% MDPI 408 publications, 3.57%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 352, 3.08% Hindawi Limited 352 publications, 3.08%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 207, 1.81% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 207 publications, 1.81%
SAGE	SAGE, 192, 1.68% SAGE 192 publications, 1.68%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 188, 1.65% Oxford University Press 188 publications, 1.65%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 173, 1.51% IOP Publishing 173 publications, 1.51%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 140, 1.23% Walter de Gruyter 140 publications, 1.23%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 135, 1.18% World Scientific 135 publications, 1.18%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 123, 1.08% Academic Journals 123 publications, 1.08%
BMJ	BMJ, 105, 0.92% BMJ 105 publications, 0.92%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 103, 0.9% American Physical Society (APS) 103 publications, 0.9%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 85, 0.74% Cambridge University Press 85 publications, 0.74%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 85, 0.74% EDP Sciences 85 publications, 0.74%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 84, 0.74% Frontiers Media S.A. 84 publications, 0.74%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 80, 0.7% Social Science Electronic Publishing 80 publications, 0.7%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 72, 0.63% AIP Publishing 72 publications, 0.63%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 61, 0.53% American Chemical Society (ACS) 61 publications, 0.53%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 61, 0.53% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 61 publications, 0.53%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 50, 0.44% American Society for Microbiology 50 publications, 0.44%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 44, 0.39% Mary Ann Liebert 44 publications, 0.39%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 41, 0.36% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 41 publications, 0.36%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 41, 0.36% Magnolia Press 41 publications, 0.36%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 41, 0.36% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 41 publications, 0.36%
Consortium Erudit	Consortium Erudit, 40, 0.35% Consortium Erudit 40 publications, 0.35%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.	Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 36, 0.32% Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 36 publications, 0.32%
Emerald	Emerald, 33, 0.29% Emerald 33 publications, 0.29%
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With other organizations

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University of Dschang	University of Dschang, 1595, 13.96% University of Dschang 1595 publications, 13.96%
University of Douala	University of Douala, 1312, 11.48% University of Douala 1312 publications, 11.48%
University of Maroua	University of Maroua, 798, 6.98% University of Maroua 798 publications, 6.98%
University of Buea	University of Buea, 793, 6.94% University of Buea 793 publications, 6.94%
University of Ngaoundéré	University of Ngaoundéré, 669, 5.86% University of Ngaoundéré 669 publications, 5.86%
University of Bamenda	University of Bamenda, 506, 4.43% University of Bamenda 506 publications, 4.43%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 373, 3.26% University of Cape Town 373 publications, 3.26%
University of Montpellier	University of Montpellier, 303, 2.65% University of Montpellier 303 publications, 2.65%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 211, 1.85% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 211 publications, 1.85%
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics	The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 148, 1.3% The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics 148 publications, 1.3%
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 144, 1.26% Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 144 publications, 1.26%
Bielefeld University	Bielefeld University, 135, 1.18% Bielefeld University 135 publications, 1.18%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 133, 1.16% South African Medical Research Council 133 publications, 1.16%
University of Karachi	University of Karachi, 129, 1.13% University of Karachi 129 publications, 1.13%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles	Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 128, 1.12% Universite Libre de Bruxelles 128 publications, 1.12%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 115, 1.01% Paris Cité University 115 publications, 1.01%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 113, 0.99% University of Oxford 113 publications, 0.99%
Groote Schuur Hospital	Groote Schuur Hospital, 113, 0.99% Groote Schuur Hospital 113 publications, 0.99%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 111, 0.97% Stellenbosch University 111 publications, 0.97%
University of Liège	University of Liège, 109, 0.95% University of Liège 109 publications, 0.95%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology	Botswana International University of Science and Technology, 105, 0.92% Botswana International University of Science and Technology 105 publications, 0.92%
University of Botswana	University of Botswana, 104, 0.91% University of Botswana 104 publications, 0.91%
University of Lorraine	University of Lorraine, 100, 0.88% University of Lorraine 100 publications, 0.88%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 100, 0.88% University of Johannesburg 100 publications, 0.88%
University of Abomey-Calavi	University of Abomey-Calavi, 93, 0.81% University of Abomey-Calavi 93 publications, 0.81%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 87, 0.76% Sorbonne University 87 publications, 0.76%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 83, 0.73% University of Pretoria 83 publications, 0.73%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 82, 0.72% University of Cambridge 82 publications, 0.72%
Cheikh Anta Diop University	Cheikh Anta Diop University, 81, 0.71% Cheikh Anta Diop University 81 publications, 0.71%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 79, 0.69% Harvard University 79 publications, 0.69%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 373, 3.26% University of Cape Town 373 publications, 3.26%
University of Montpellier	University of Montpellier, 303, 2.65% University of Montpellier 303 publications, 2.65%
French Institute of Health and Medical Research	French Institute of Health and Medical Research, 211, 1.85% French Institute of Health and Medical Research 211 publications, 1.85%
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics	The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 148, 1.3% The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics 148 publications, 1.3%
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 144, 1.26% Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 144 publications, 1.26%
Bielefeld University	Bielefeld University, 135, 1.18% Bielefeld University 135 publications, 1.18%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 133, 1.16% South African Medical Research Council 133 publications, 1.16%
University of Karachi	University of Karachi, 129, 1.13% University of Karachi 129 publications, 1.13%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles	Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 128, 1.12% Universite Libre de Bruxelles 128 publications, 1.12%
Paris Cité University	Paris Cité University, 115, 1.01% Paris Cité University 115 publications, 1.01%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 113, 0.99% University of Oxford 113 publications, 0.99%
Groote Schuur Hospital	Groote Schuur Hospital, 113, 0.99% Groote Schuur Hospital 113 publications, 0.99%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 111, 0.97% Stellenbosch University 111 publications, 0.97%
University of Liège	University of Liège, 109, 0.95% University of Liège 109 publications, 0.95%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology	Botswana International University of Science and Technology, 105, 0.92% Botswana International University of Science and Technology 105 publications, 0.92%
University of Botswana	University of Botswana, 104, 0.91% University of Botswana 104 publications, 0.91%
University of Lorraine	University of Lorraine, 100, 0.88% University of Lorraine 100 publications, 0.88%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 100, 0.88% University of Johannesburg 100 publications, 0.88%
University of Abomey-Calavi	University of Abomey-Calavi, 93, 0.81% University of Abomey-Calavi 93 publications, 0.81%
Sorbonne University	Sorbonne University, 87, 0.76% Sorbonne University 87 publications, 0.76%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 83, 0.73% University of Pretoria 83 publications, 0.73%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 82, 0.72% University of Cambridge 82 publications, 0.72%
Cheikh Anta Diop University	Cheikh Anta Diop University, 81, 0.71% Cheikh Anta Diop University 81 publications, 0.71%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 79, 0.69% Harvard University 79 publications, 0.69%
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 77, 0.67% University of Ghana 77 publications, 0.67%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 76, 0.67% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 76 publications, 0.67%
Université Catholique de Louvain	Université Catholique de Louvain, 74, 0.65% Université Catholique de Louvain 74 publications, 0.65%
Aix-Marseille University	Aix-Marseille University, 73, 0.64% Aix-Marseille University 73 publications, 0.64%
University College London	University College London, 72, 0.63% University College London 72 publications, 0.63%
University of Geneva	University of Geneva, 71, 0.62% University of Geneva 71 publications, 0.62%
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With other countries

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France	France, 2070, 18.12% France 2070 publications, 18.12%
USA	USA, 1145, 10.02% USA 1145 publications, 10.02%
Germany	Germany, 942, 8.24% Germany 942 publications, 8.24%
South Africa	South Africa, 892, 7.81% South Africa 892 publications, 7.81%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 891, 7.8% United Kingdom 891 publications, 7.8%
Italy	Italy, 546, 4.78% Italy 546 publications, 4.78%
Belgium	Belgium, 531, 4.65% Belgium 531 publications, 4.65%
India	India, 393, 3.44% India 393 publications, 3.44%
Canada	Canada, 384, 3.36% Canada 384 publications, 3.36%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 381, 3.33% Switzerland 381 publications, 3.33%
China	China, 355, 3.11% China 355 publications, 3.11%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 345, 3.02% Nigeria 345 publications, 3.02%
Australia	Australia, 243, 2.13% Australia 243 publications, 2.13%
Brazil	Brazil, 224, 1.96% Brazil 224 publications, 1.96%
Botswana	Botswana, 216, 1.89% Botswana 216 publications, 1.89%
Kenya	Kenya, 209, 1.83% Kenya 209 publications, 1.83%
Ghana	Ghana, 206, 1.8% Ghana 206 publications, 1.8%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 195, 1.71% Pakistan 195 publications, 1.71%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 178, 1.56% Netherlands 178 publications, 1.56%
Senegal	Senegal, 175, 1.53% Senegal 175 publications, 1.53%
Japan	Japan, 171, 1.5% Japan 171 publications, 1.5%
Benin	Benin, 165, 1.44% Benin 165 publications, 1.44%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo, 165, 1.44% Democratic Republic of the Congo 165 publications, 1.44%
Gabon	Gabon, 163, 1.43% Gabon 163 publications, 1.43%
Turkey	Turkey, 161, 1.41% Turkey 161 publications, 1.41%
Spain	Spain, 158, 1.38% Spain 158 publications, 1.38%
Côte d'Ivoire	Côte d'Ivoire, 158, 1.38% Côte d'Ivoire 158 publications, 1.38%
Morocco	Morocco, 151, 1.32% Morocco 151 publications, 1.32%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 123, 1.08% Tanzania 123 publications, 1.08%
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