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WSU

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South Africa, Mthatha

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Publications

1 728

Citations

19 514

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Top-3 journals

South African Family Practice (52 publications)

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (30 publications)

Molecules (28 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Cape Town (166 publications)

University of the Witwatersrand (159 publications)

University of Fort Hare (158 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Botswana (49 publications)

Covenant University (31 publications)

University of Ibadan (30 publications)

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General Medicine	General Medicine, 247, 14.29% General Medicine 247 publications, 14.29%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 175, 10.13% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 175 publications, 10.13%
Family Practice	Family Practice, 76, 4.4% Family Practice 76 publications, 4.4%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 72, 4.17% Infectious Diseases 72 publications, 4.17%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 61, 3.53% Health Policy 61 publications, 3.53%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 55, 3.18% Multidisciplinary 55 publications, 3.18%
Pharmacology (medical)	Pharmacology (medical), 55, 3.18% Pharmacology (medical) 55 publications, 3.18%
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Obstetrics and Gynecology, 51, 2.95% Obstetrics and Gynecology 51 publications, 2.95%
Education	Education, 48, 2.78% Education 48 publications, 2.78%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 43, 2.49% Condensed Matter Physics 43 publications, 2.49%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 43, 2.49% General Materials Science 43 publications, 2.49%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 42, 2.43% Organic Chemistry 42 publications, 2.43%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 42, 2.43% Analytical Chemistry 42 publications, 2.43%
Drug Discovery	Drug Discovery, 37, 2.14% Drug Discovery 37 publications, 2.14%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 36, 2.08% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 36 publications, 2.08%
General Social Sciences	General Social Sciences, 35, 2.03% General Social Sciences 35 publications, 2.03%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 34, 1.97% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 34 publications, 1.97%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 32, 1.85% Biochemistry 32 publications, 1.85%
Chemistry (miscellaneous)	Chemistry (miscellaneous), 32, 1.85% Chemistry (miscellaneous) 32 publications, 1.85%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 32, 1.85% Psychiatry and Mental health 32 publications, 1.85%
Pharmaceutical Science	Pharmaceutical Science, 31, 1.79% Pharmaceutical Science 31 publications, 1.79%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 31, 1.79% Applied Mathematics 31 publications, 1.79%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 30, 1.74% Mechanical Engineering 30 publications, 1.74%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 30, 1.74% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 30 publications, 1.74%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 29, 1.68% Geography, Planning and Development 29 publications, 1.68%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 28, 1.62% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 28 publications, 1.62%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 28, 1.62% Molecular Medicine 28 publications, 1.62%
Law	Law, 28, 1.62% Law 28 publications, 1.62%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 28, 1.62% General Environmental Science 28 publications, 1.62%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 28, 1.62% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 28 publications, 1.62%
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South African Family Practice	South African Family Practice, 52, 3.01% South African Family Practice 52 publications, 3.01%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews	Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 30, 1.74% Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 30 publications, 1.74%
Molecules	Molecules, 28, 1.62% Molecules 28 publications, 1.62%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine	African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, 23, 1.33% African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine 23 publications, 1.33%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22, 1.27% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22 publications, 1.27%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 22, 1.27% PLoS ONE 22 publications, 1.27%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 18, 1.04% BMJ Open 18 publications, 1.04%
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 18, 1.04% Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering 18 publications, 1.04%
South African Journal of Psychiatry	South African Journal of Psychiatry, 17, 0.98% South African Journal of Psychiatry 17 publications, 0.98%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 17, 0.98% SSRN Electronic Journal 17 publications, 0.98%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 16, 0.93% BMC Public Health 16 publications, 0.93%
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering	IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 15, 0.87% IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 15 publications, 0.87%
The Anthropologist	The Anthropologist, 15, 0.87% The Anthropologist 15 publications, 0.87%
Medicine, Science and the Law	Medicine, Science and the Law, 14, 0.81% Medicine, Science and the Law 14 publications, 0.81%
Journal of Social Sciences	Journal of Social Sciences, 14, 0.81% Journal of Social Sciences 14 publications, 0.81%
International Journal of Educational Sciences	International Journal of Educational Sciences, 13, 0.75% International Journal of Educational Sciences 13 publications, 0.75%
Healthcare	Healthcare, 12, 0.69% Healthcare 12 publications, 0.69%
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa	Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 12, 0.69% Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 12 publications, 0.69%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 12, 0.69% Heliyon 12 publications, 0.69%
F1000Research	F1000Research, 11, 0.64% F1000Research 11 publications, 0.64%
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology	BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 10, 0.58% BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 10 publications, 0.58%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 10, 0.58% Scientific Reports 10 publications, 0.58%
Cogent Social Sciences	Cogent Social Sciences, 10, 0.58% Cogent Social Sciences 10 publications, 0.58%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 10, 0.58% Sustainability 10 publications, 0.58%
Social Sciences	Social Sciences, 9, 0.52% Social Sciences 9 publications, 0.52%
Cogent Business and Management	Cogent Business and Management, 9, 0.52% Cogent Business and Management 9 publications, 0.52%
South African Journal of Higher Education	South African Journal of Higher Education, 9, 0.52% South African Journal of Higher Education 9 publications, 0.52%
Materials Letters	Materials Letters, 8, 0.46% Materials Letters 8 publications, 0.46%
Reproductive Health	Reproductive Health, 8, 0.46% Reproductive Health 8 publications, 0.46%
Economies	Economies, 8, 0.46% Economies 8 publications, 0.46%
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Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 295, 17.07% Springer Nature 295 publications, 17.07%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 224, 12.96% Elsevier 224 publications, 12.96%
MDPI	MDPI, 216, 12.5% MDPI 216 publications, 12.5%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 203, 11.75% Taylor & Francis 203 publications, 11.75%
Wiley	Wiley, 119, 6.89% Wiley 119 publications, 6.89%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 108, 6.25% AOSIS 108 publications, 6.25%
SAGE	SAGE, 55, 3.18% SAGE 55 publications, 3.18%
Kamla Raj Enterprises	Kamla Raj Enterprises, 55, 3.18% Kamla Raj Enterprises 55 publications, 3.18%
BMJ	BMJ, 31, 1.79% BMJ 31 publications, 1.79%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 29, 1.68% Hindawi Limited 29 publications, 1.68%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 26, 1.5% IOP Publishing 26 publications, 1.5%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 24, 1.39% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 24 publications, 1.39%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 22, 1.27% IGI Global 22 publications, 1.27%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 18, 1.04% Oxford University Press 18 publications, 1.04%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 17, 0.98% Frontiers Media S.A. 17 publications, 0.98%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 17, 0.98% Social Science Electronic Publishing 17 publications, 0.98%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 16, 0.93% Stellenbosch University 16 publications, 0.93%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 15, 0.87% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 15 publications, 0.87%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 14, 0.81% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 14 publications, 0.81%
Unisa Press	Unisa Press, 13, 0.75% Unisa Press 13 publications, 0.75%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 12, 0.69% Academy of Science of South Africa 12 publications, 0.69%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 11, 0.64% F1000 Research 11 publications, 0.64%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 9, 0.52% Cambridge University Press 9 publications, 0.52%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 9, 0.52% Walter de Gruyter 9 publications, 0.52%
Emerald	Emerald, 9, 0.52% Emerald 9 publications, 0.52%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 9, 0.52% University of the Free State 9 publications, 0.52%
Brill	Brill, 7, 0.41% Brill 7 publications, 0.41%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 7, 0.41% Magnolia Press 7 publications, 0.41%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.	Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 6, 0.35% Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 6 publications, 0.35%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 6, 0.35% EDP Sciences 6 publications, 0.35%
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University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 166, 9.61% University of Cape Town 166 publications, 9.61%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 159, 9.2% University of the Witwatersrand 159 publications, 9.2%
University of Fort Hare	University of Fort Hare, 158, 9.14% University of Fort Hare 158 publications, 9.14%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 148, 8.56% University of Johannesburg 148 publications, 8.56%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 106, 6.13% University of KwaZulu-Natal 106 publications, 6.13%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 102, 5.9% Stellenbosch University 102 publications, 5.9%
National Health Laboratory Services	National Health Laboratory Services, 71, 4.11% National Health Laboratory Services 71 publications, 4.11%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 67, 3.88% University of the Free State 67 publications, 3.88%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 65, 3.76% South African Medical Research Council 65 publications, 3.76%
Nelson Mandela University	Nelson Mandela University, 64, 3.7% Nelson Mandela University 64 publications, 3.7%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 63, 3.65% University of Pretoria 63 publications, 3.65%
North-West University	North-West University, 57, 3.3% North-West University 57 publications, 3.3%
University of Botswana	University of Botswana, 49, 2.84% University of Botswana 49 publications, 2.84%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 46, 2.66% University of South Africa 46 publications, 2.66%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 45, 2.6% Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University 45 publications, 2.6%
University of the Western Cape	University of the Western Cape, 43, 2.49% University of the Western Cape 43 publications, 2.49%
Groote Schuur Hospital	Groote Schuur Hospital, 39, 2.26% Groote Schuur Hospital 39 publications, 2.26%
Covenant University	Covenant University, 31, 1.79% Covenant University 31 publications, 1.79%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 30, 1.74% University of Ibadan 30 publications, 1.74%
Rhodes University	Rhodes University, 26, 1.5% Rhodes University 26 publications, 1.5%
Pan-Atlantic University	Pan-Atlantic University, 25, 1.45% Pan-Atlantic University 25 publications, 1.45%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 25, 1.45% Harvard University 25 publications, 1.45%
Tshwane University of Technology	Tshwane University of Technology, 24, 1.39% Tshwane University of Technology 24 publications, 1.39%
University of Zululand	University of Zululand, 24, 1.39% University of Zululand 24 publications, 1.39%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 24, 1.39% Makerere University 24 publications, 1.39%
Tygerberg Hospital	Tygerberg Hospital, 23, 1.33% Tygerberg Hospital 23 publications, 1.33%
Durban University of Technology	Durban University of Technology, 23, 1.33% Durban University of Technology 23 publications, 1.33%
University of Venda	University of Venda, 22, 1.27% University of Venda 22 publications, 1.27%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 22, 1.27% Cape Peninsula University of Technology 22 publications, 1.27%
Obafemi Awolowo University	Obafemi Awolowo University, 22, 1.27% Obafemi Awolowo University 22 publications, 1.27%
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University of Botswana	University of Botswana, 49, 2.84% University of Botswana 49 publications, 2.84%
Covenant University	Covenant University, 31, 1.79% Covenant University 31 publications, 1.79%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 30, 1.74% University of Ibadan 30 publications, 1.74%
Pan-Atlantic University	Pan-Atlantic University, 25, 1.45% Pan-Atlantic University 25 publications, 1.45%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 25, 1.45% Harvard University 25 publications, 1.45%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 24, 1.39% Makerere University 24 publications, 1.39%
Obafemi Awolowo University	Obafemi Awolowo University, 22, 1.27% Obafemi Awolowo University 22 publications, 1.27%
University of Kinshasa	University of Kinshasa, 21, 1.22% University of Kinshasa 21 publications, 1.22%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 20, 1.16% University of New South Wales 20 publications, 1.16%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 19, 1.1% Johns Hopkins University 19 publications, 1.1%
University of Ilorin	University of Ilorin, 18, 1.04% University of Ilorin 18 publications, 1.04%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 17, 0.98% Imperial College London 17 publications, 0.98%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 17, 0.98% University of Oxford 17 publications, 0.98%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 17, 0.98% University of Birmingham 17 publications, 0.98%
Medical University of Graz	Medical University of Graz, 16, 0.93% Medical University of Graz 16 publications, 0.93%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 16, 0.93% University of Liverpool 16 publications, 0.93%
Ekiti State University	Ekiti State University, 15, 0.87% Ekiti State University 15 publications, 0.87%
Namibia University of Science and Technology	Namibia University of Science and Technology, 15, 0.87% Namibia University of Science and Technology 15 publications, 0.87%
University of Ottawa	University of Ottawa, 15, 0.87% University of Ottawa 15 publications, 0.87%
The George Institute for Global Health	The George Institute for Global Health, 14, 0.81% The George Institute for Global Health 14 publications, 0.81%
Addis Ababa University	Addis Ababa University, 14, 0.81% Addis Ababa University 14 publications, 0.81%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 13, 0.75% University of Washington 13 publications, 0.75%
Afe Babalola University	Afe Babalola University, 12, 0.69% Afe Babalola University 12 publications, 0.69%
University College London	University College London, 11, 0.64% University College London 11 publications, 0.64%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 11, 0.64% University of Melbourne 11 publications, 0.64%
Bayero University, Kano	Bayero University, Kano, 11, 0.64% Bayero University, Kano 11 publications, 0.64%
Federal University of Technology Akure	Federal University of Technology Akure, 10, 0.58% Federal University of Technology Akure 10 publications, 0.58%
Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital, 10, 0.58% Massachusetts General Hospital 10 publications, 0.58%
Mount Royal University	Mount Royal University, 10, 0.58% Mount Royal University 10 publications, 0.58%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 9, 0.52% Karolinska Institute 9 publications, 0.52%
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Nigeria	Nigeria, 222, 12.85% Nigeria 222 publications, 12.85%
USA	USA, 176, 10.19% USA 176 publications, 10.19%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 132, 7.64% United Kingdom 132 publications, 7.64%
India	India, 66, 3.82% India 66 publications, 3.82%
Australia	Australia, 60, 3.47% Australia 60 publications, 3.47%
Kenya	Kenya, 56, 3.24% Kenya 56 publications, 3.24%
Canada	Canada, 54, 3.13% Canada 54 publications, 3.13%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 54, 3.13% Switzerland 54 publications, 3.13%
Botswana	Botswana, 52, 3.01% Botswana 52 publications, 3.01%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 41, 2.37% Ethiopia 41 publications, 2.37%
Cameroon	Cameroon, 34, 1.97% Cameroon 34 publications, 1.97%
Germany	Germany, 33, 1.91% Germany 33 publications, 1.91%
Uganda	Uganda, 33, 1.91% Uganda 33 publications, 1.91%
Ghana	Ghana, 32, 1.85% Ghana 32 publications, 1.85%
Belgium	Belgium, 30, 1.74% Belgium 30 publications, 1.74%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Democratic Republic of the Congo, 30, 1.74% Democratic Republic of the Congo 30 publications, 1.74%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 26, 1.5% Zimbabwe 26 publications, 1.5%
Namibia	Namibia, 26, 1.5% Namibia 26 publications, 1.5%
China	China, 25, 1.45% China 25 publications, 1.45%
Brazil	Brazil, 25, 1.45% Brazil 25 publications, 1.45%
France	France, 23, 1.33% France 23 publications, 1.33%
Sweden	Sweden, 22, 1.27% Sweden 22 publications, 1.27%
Italy	Italy, 20, 1.16% Italy 20 publications, 1.16%
Austria	Austria, 18, 1.04% Austria 18 publications, 1.04%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 16, 0.93% Netherlands 16 publications, 0.93%
Norway	Norway, 16, 0.93% Norway 16 publications, 0.93%
Japan	Japan, 16, 0.93% Japan 16 publications, 0.93%
UAE	UAE, 15, 0.87% UAE 15 publications, 0.87%
Finland	Finland, 15, 0.87% Finland 15 publications, 0.87%
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