Walter Sisulu University

Walter Sisulu University
Short name
WSU
Country, city
South Africa, Mthatha
from chars
Publications found: 0

Since 1991

Total publications
1628
Total citations
16806
Citations per publication
10.32
Average publications per year
47.88
Average authors per publication
5.99
h-index
49
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, 247, 15.17%
General Medicine
247 publications, 15.17%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 175, 10.75%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
175 publications, 10.75%
Family Practice, 76, 4.67%
Family Practice
76 publications, 4.67%
Infectious Diseases, 72, 4.42%
Infectious Diseases
72 publications, 4.42%
Health Policy, 61, 3.75%
Health Policy
61 publications, 3.75%
Multidisciplinary, 55, 3.38%
Multidisciplinary
55 publications, 3.38%
Pharmacology (medical), 55, 3.38%
Pharmacology (medical)
55 publications, 3.38%
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 51, 3.13%
Obstetrics and Gynecology
51 publications, 3.13%
Education, 48, 2.95%
Education
48 publications, 2.95%
Condensed Matter Physics, 43, 2.64%
Condensed Matter Physics
43 publications, 2.64%
General Materials Science, 43, 2.64%
General Materials Science
43 publications, 2.64%
Organic Chemistry, 42, 2.58%
Organic Chemistry
42 publications, 2.58%
Analytical Chemistry, 42, 2.58%
Analytical Chemistry
42 publications, 2.58%
Drug Discovery, 37, 2.27%
Drug Discovery
37 publications, 2.27%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 36, 2.21%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
36 publications, 2.21%
General Social Sciences, 35, 2.15%
General Social Sciences
35 publications, 2.15%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 34, 2.09%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
34 publications, 2.09%
Biochemistry, 32, 1.97%
Biochemistry
32 publications, 1.97%
Chemistry (miscellaneous), 32, 1.97%
Chemistry (miscellaneous)
32 publications, 1.97%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 32, 1.97%
Psychiatry and Mental health
32 publications, 1.97%
Pharmaceutical Science, 31, 1.9%
Pharmaceutical Science
31 publications, 1.9%
Applied Mathematics, 31, 1.9%
Applied Mathematics
31 publications, 1.9%
Mechanical Engineering, 30, 1.84%
Mechanical Engineering
30 publications, 1.84%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 30, 1.84%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
30 publications, 1.84%
Geography, Planning and Development, 29, 1.78%
Geography, Planning and Development
29 publications, 1.78%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 28, 1.72%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
28 publications, 1.72%
Molecular Medicine, 28, 1.72%
Molecular Medicine
28 publications, 1.72%
Law, 28, 1.72%
Law
28 publications, 1.72%
General Environmental Science, 28, 1.72%
General Environmental Science
28 publications, 1.72%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 28, 1.72%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
28 publications, 1.72%
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Journals

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South African Family Practice
52 publications, 3.19%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
30 publications, 1.84%
Molecules
24 publications, 1.47%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
23 publications, 1.41%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
22 publications, 1.35%
PLoS ONE
21 publications, 1.29%
South African Journal of Psychiatry
17 publications, 1.04%
SSRN Electronic Journal
17 publications, 1.04%
BMJ Open
16 publications, 0.98%
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
16 publications, 0.98%
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
15 publications, 0.92%
BMC Public Health
15 publications, 0.92%
The Anthropologist
15 publications, 0.92%
Medicine, Science and the Law
14 publications, 0.86%
Journal of Social Sciences
14 publications, 0.86%
International Journal of Educational Sciences
13 publications, 0.8%
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa
12 publications, 0.74%
Heliyon
12 publications, 0.74%
Healthcare
11 publications, 0.68%
F1000Research
11 publications, 0.68%
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
10 publications, 0.61%
Sustainability
10 publications, 0.61%
Cogent Business and Management
9 publications, 0.55%
South African Journal of Higher Education
9 publications, 0.55%
Materials Letters
8 publications, 0.49%
Reproductive Health
8 publications, 0.49%
Scientific Reports
8 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Psychology in Africa
8 publications, 0.49%
Cogent Social Sciences
8 publications, 0.49%
BMC Infectious Diseases
8 publications, 0.49%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
260 publications, 15.97%
Elsevier
223 publications, 13.7%
Taylor & Francis
199 publications, 12.22%
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
186 publications, 11.43%
Wiley
113 publications, 6.94%
AOSIS
103 publications, 6.33%
SAGE
51 publications, 3.13%
Kamla Raj Enterprises
45 publications, 2.76%
Hindawi Limited
29 publications, 1.78%
BMJ
29 publications, 1.78%
IOP Publishing
25 publications, 1.54%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
23 publications, 1.41%
Oxford University Press
18 publications, 1.11%
Frontiers Media S.A.
17 publications, 1.04%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
17 publications, 1.04%
IGI Global
17 publications, 1.04%
Stellenbosch University
16 publications, 0.98%
Wolters Kluwer Health
14 publications, 0.86%
, 11, 0.68%
11 publications, 0.68%
Unisa Press
11 publications, 0.68%
F1000 Research
11 publications, 0.68%
Kamla-Raj Enterprises
10 publications, 0.61%
Cambridge University Press
9 publications, 0.55%
Walter de Gruyter
9 publications, 0.55%
Emerald
9 publications, 0.55%
University of the Free State
9 publications, 0.55%
IEEE
9 publications, 0.55%
Academy of Science of South Africa
8 publications, 0.49%
Magnolia Press
7 publications, 0.43%
Bentham Science
6 publications, 0.37%
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With other organizations

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University of Cape Town
159 publications, 9.77%
University of the Witwatersrand
155 publications, 9.52%
University of Fort Hare
153 publications, 9.4%
University of Johannesburg
143 publications, 8.78%
Stellenbosch University
98 publications, 6.02%
National Health Laboratory Services
68 publications, 4.18%
University of the Free State
66 publications, 4.05%
University of Pretoria
62 publications, 3.81%
South African Medical Research Council
61 publications, 3.75%
Nelson Mandela University
60 publications, 3.69%
North-West University
54 publications, 3.32%
University of Botswana
46 publications, 2.83%
University of South Africa
45 publications, 2.76%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
42 publications, 2.58%
University of the Western Cape
40 publications, 2.46%
Groote Schuur Hospital
36 publications, 2.21%
University of Ibadan
30 publications, 1.84%
Covenant University
29 publications, 1.78%
Rhodes University
26 publications, 1.6%
Pan-Atlantic University
25 publications, 1.54%
Tshwane University of Technology
24 publications, 1.47%
University of Zululand
24 publications, 1.47%
Harvard University
24 publications, 1.47%
Makerere University
23 publications, 1.41%
Tygerberg Hospital
22 publications, 1.35%
University of Venda
22 publications, 1.35%
Obafemi Awolowo University
22 publications, 1.35%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
20 publications, 1.23%
University of New South Wales
19 publications, 1.17%
Johns Hopkins University
19 publications, 1.17%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Botswana
46 publications, 2.83%
University of Ibadan
30 publications, 1.84%
Covenant University
29 publications, 1.78%
Pan-Atlantic University
25 publications, 1.54%
Harvard University
24 publications, 1.47%
Makerere University
23 publications, 1.41%
Obafemi Awolowo University
22 publications, 1.35%
University of New South Wales
19 publications, 1.17%
Johns Hopkins University
19 publications, 1.17%
University of Ilorin
18 publications, 1.11%
Imperial College London
17 publications, 1.04%
University of Oxford
17 publications, 1.04%
Medical University of Graz
16 publications, 0.98%
University of Liverpool
15 publications, 0.92%
University of Birmingham
15 publications, 0.92%
Ekiti State University
14 publications, 0.86%
The George Institute for Global Health
13 publications, 0.8%
University of Washington
13 publications, 0.8%
University College London
11 publications, 0.68%
Afe Babalola University
11 publications, 0.68%
Massachusetts General Hospital
10 publications, 0.61%
University of Helsinki
9 publications, 0.55%
University of Edinburgh
9 publications, 0.55%
University of Melbourne
9 publications, 0.55%
James Cook University
9 publications, 0.55%
Bayero University, Kano
9 publications, 0.55%
Lagos State University
9 publications, 0.55%
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
9 publications, 0.55%
University of California, Los Angeles
9 publications, 0.55%
Karolinska Institute
8 publications, 0.49%
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With other countries

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Nigeria, 204, 12.53%
Nigeria
204 publications, 12.53%
USA, 173, 10.63%
USA
173 publications, 10.63%
United Kingdom, 124, 7.62%
United Kingdom
124 publications, 7.62%
India, 64, 3.93%
India
64 publications, 3.93%
Australia, 55, 3.38%
Australia
55 publications, 3.38%
Kenya, 53, 3.26%
Kenya
53 publications, 3.26%
Switzerland, 53, 3.26%
Switzerland
53 publications, 3.26%
Canada, 52, 3.19%
Canada
52 publications, 3.19%
Botswana, 50, 3.07%
Botswana
50 publications, 3.07%
Ethiopia, 39, 2.4%
Ethiopia
39 publications, 2.4%
Cameroon, 34, 2.09%
Cameroon
34 publications, 2.09%
Uganda, 32, 1.97%
Uganda
32 publications, 1.97%
Germany, 31, 1.9%
Germany
31 publications, 1.9%
Belgium, 30, 1.84%
Belgium
30 publications, 1.84%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 30, 1.84%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
30 publications, 1.84%
Ghana, 27, 1.66%
Ghana
27 publications, 1.66%
China, 25, 1.54%
China
25 publications, 1.54%
Zimbabwe, 25, 1.54%
Zimbabwe
25 publications, 1.54%
Brazil, 24, 1.47%
Brazil
24 publications, 1.47%
Namibia, 24, 1.47%
Namibia
24 publications, 1.47%
France, 22, 1.35%
France
22 publications, 1.35%
Sweden, 21, 1.29%
Sweden
21 publications, 1.29%
Italy, 19, 1.17%
Italy
19 publications, 1.17%
Austria, 18, 1.11%
Austria
18 publications, 1.11%
Norway, 16, 0.98%
Norway
16 publications, 0.98%
Japan, 16, 0.98%
Japan
16 publications, 0.98%
Finland, 15, 0.92%
Finland
15 publications, 0.92%
Ireland, 14, 0.86%
Ireland
14 publications, 0.86%
Argentina, 13, 0.8%
Argentina
13 publications, 0.8%
Turkey, 13, 0.8%
Turkey
13 publications, 0.8%
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  • We do not take into account publications that without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1991 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.