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University of Nairobi
Short name
UON
Country, city
Kenya, Nairobi
Publications
10 798
Citations
201 127
h-index
149
Top-3 journals
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (251 publications)
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (172 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Washington
University of Washington (787 publications)
University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba (322 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (275 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1965

Total publications
10798
Total citations
201127
Citations per publication
18.63
Average publications per year
177.02
Average authors per publication
7.18
h-index
149
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, 1674, 15.5%
General Medicine
1674 publications, 15.5%
Infectious Diseases, 1305, 12.09%
Infectious Diseases
1305 publications, 12.09%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 817, 7.57%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
817 publications, 7.57%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 471, 4.36%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
471 publications, 4.36%
Multidisciplinary, 445, 4.12%
Multidisciplinary
445 publications, 4.12%
Animal Science and Zoology, 442, 4.09%
Animal Science and Zoology
442 publications, 4.09%
Parasitology, 430, 3.98%
Parasitology
430 publications, 3.98%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 420, 3.89%
Agronomy and Crop Science
420 publications, 3.89%
Immunology, 359, 3.32%
Immunology
359 publications, 3.32%
Food Science, 337, 3.12%
Food Science
337 publications, 3.12%
Geography, Planning and Development, 310, 2.87%
Geography, Planning and Development
310 publications, 2.87%
General Veterinary, 302, 2.8%
General Veterinary
302 publications, 2.8%
Immunology and Allergy, 296, 2.74%
Immunology and Allergy
296 publications, 2.74%
Plant Science, 278, 2.57%
Plant Science
278 publications, 2.57%
Pharmacology (medical), 274, 2.54%
Pharmacology (medical)
274 publications, 2.54%
Virology, 257, 2.38%
Virology
257 publications, 2.38%
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 255, 2.36%
Obstetrics and Gynecology
255 publications, 2.36%
Biochemistry, 254, 2.35%
Biochemistry
254 publications, 2.35%
Microbiology (medical), 251, 2.32%
Microbiology (medical)
251 publications, 2.32%
Ecology, 251, 2.32%
Ecology
251 publications, 2.32%
Pharmacology, 246, 2.28%
Pharmacology
246 publications, 2.28%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 227, 2.1%
Psychiatry and Mental health
227 publications, 2.1%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 221, 2.05%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
221 publications, 2.05%
Insect Science, 219, 2.03%
Insect Science
219 publications, 2.03%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 215, 1.99%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
215 publications, 1.99%
Microbiology, 213, 1.97%
Microbiology
213 publications, 1.97%
Health Policy, 206, 1.91%
Health Policy
206 publications, 1.91%
Development, 204, 1.89%
Development
204 publications, 1.89%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 203, 1.88%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
203 publications, 1.88%
Molecular Biology, 195, 1.81%
Molecular Biology
195 publications, 1.81%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE
251 publications, 2.32%
SSRN Electronic Journal
172 publications, 1.59%
East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal
123 publications, 1.14%
Journal of Infectious Diseases
110 publications, 1.02%
African Journal of Ecology
104 publications, 0.96%
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
89 publications, 0.82%
Tropical Animal Health and Production
81 publications, 0.75%
AIDS
81 publications, 0.75%
Malaria Journal
73 publications, 0.68%
Environmental Science and Engineering
61 publications, 0.56%
Heliyon
60 publications, 0.56%
BMC Public Health
57 publications, 0.53%
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
56 publications, 0.52%
F1000Research
56 publications, 0.52%
AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
55 publications, 0.51%
BMJ Open
53 publications, 0.49%
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
52 publications, 0.48%
Sexually Transmitted Infections
51 publications, 0.47%
The Lancet
48 publications, 0.44%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
46 publications, 0.43%
Veterinary Parasitology
45 publications, 0.42%
Scientific Reports
45 publications, 0.42%
Parasites and Vectors
45 publications, 0.42%
AIDS and Behavior
42 publications, 0.39%
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
41 publications, 0.38%
BMC Infectious Diseases
40 publications, 0.37%
Clinical Infectious Diseases
39 publications, 0.36%
BMC Health Services Research
39 publications, 0.36%
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
39 publications, 0.36%
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
36 publications, 0.33%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
2180 publications, 20.19%
Elsevier
2110 publications, 19.54%
Wiley
1097 publications, 10.16%
Taylor & Francis
917 publications, 8.49%
Oxford University Press
435 publications, 4.03%
MDPI
347 publications, 3.21%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
330 publications, 3.06%
SAGE
310 publications, 2.87%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
301 publications, 2.79%
Hindawi Limited
256 publications, 2.37%
BMJ
201 publications, 1.86%
Cambridge University Press
186 publications, 1.72%
Frontiers Media S.A.
170 publications, 1.57%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
170 publications, 1.57%
Academic Journals
159 publications, 1.47%
Mary Ann Liebert
89 publications, 0.82%
Emerald
84 publications, 0.78%
F1000 Research
78 publications, 0.72%
American Society for Microbiology
77 publications, 0.71%
IGI Global
70 publications, 0.65%
Walter de Gruyter
52 publications, 0.48%
AOSIS
45 publications, 0.42%
Mark Allen Group
44 publications, 0.41%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
41 publications, 0.38%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
38 publications, 0.35%
Ubiquity Press
33 publications, 0.31%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
32 publications, 0.3%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
31 publications, 0.29%
Inderscience Publishers
27 publications, 0.25%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
27 publications, 0.25%
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With other organizations

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Kenya Medical Research Institute
882 publications, 8.17%
University of Washington
787 publications, 7.29%
International Livestock Research Institute (Kenya)
348 publications, 3.22%
University of Manitoba
322 publications, 2.98%
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
296 publications, 2.74%
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
292 publications, 2.7%
Kenyatta University
276 publications, 2.56%
University of Oxford
275 publications, 2.55%
Makerere University
271 publications, 2.51%
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
268 publications, 2.48%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
247 publications, 2.29%
University of Cape Town
207 publications, 1.92%
University of the Witwatersrand
158 publications, 1.46%
University of Toronto
144 publications, 1.33%
Karolinska Institute
143 publications, 1.32%
Harvard University
138 publications, 1.28%
Ghent University
130 publications, 1.2%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
130 publications, 1.2%
Stellenbosch University
127 publications, 1.18%
University of California, San Francisco
127 publications, 1.18%
Moi University
124 publications, 1.15%
Egerton University
122 publications, 1.13%
University of Liverpool
113 publications, 1.05%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
111 publications, 1.03%
Maseno University
109 publications, 1.01%
University of Edinburgh
108 publications, 1%
University College London
107 publications, 0.99%
Johns Hopkins University
107 publications, 0.99%
University of Pretoria
103 publications, 0.95%
Imperial College London
100 publications, 0.93%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Washington
787 publications, 7.29%
University of Manitoba
322 publications, 2.98%
University of Oxford
275 publications, 2.55%
Makerere University
271 publications, 2.51%
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
268 publications, 2.48%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
247 publications, 2.29%
University of Cape Town
207 publications, 1.92%
University of the Witwatersrand
158 publications, 1.46%
University of Toronto
144 publications, 1.33%
Karolinska Institute
143 publications, 1.32%
Harvard University
138 publications, 1.28%
Ghent University
130 publications, 1.2%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
130 publications, 1.2%
Stellenbosch University
127 publications, 1.18%
University of California, San Francisco
127 publications, 1.18%
University of Liverpool
113 publications, 1.05%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
111 publications, 1.03%
University of Edinburgh
108 publications, 1%
University College London
107 publications, 0.99%
Johns Hopkins University
107 publications, 0.99%
University of Pretoria
103 publications, 0.95%
Imperial College London
100 publications, 0.93%
University of Ghana
100 publications, 0.93%
University of Ibadan
98 publications, 0.91%
Washington State University
98 publications, 0.91%
Columbia University
96 publications, 0.89%
Addis Ababa University
90 publications, 0.83%
University of Copenhagen
79 publications, 0.73%
Curtin University
79 publications, 0.73%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
77 publications, 0.71%
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With other countries

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USA, 2717, 25.16%
USA
2717 publications, 25.16%
United Kingdom, 1595, 14.77%
United Kingdom
1595 publications, 14.77%
South Africa, 869, 8.05%
South Africa
869 publications, 8.05%
Canada, 777, 7.2%
Canada
777 publications, 7.2%
Germany, 586, 5.43%
Germany
586 publications, 5.43%
Uganda, 499, 4.62%
Uganda
499 publications, 4.62%
Netherlands, 398, 3.69%
Netherlands
398 publications, 3.69%
Sweden, 391, 3.62%
Sweden
391 publications, 3.62%
Tanzania, 355, 3.29%
Tanzania
355 publications, 3.29%
Switzerland, 352, 3.26%
Switzerland
352 publications, 3.26%
Nigeria, 348, 3.22%
Nigeria
348 publications, 3.22%
Australia, 341, 3.16%
Australia
341 publications, 3.16%
Belgium, 293, 2.71%
Belgium
293 publications, 2.71%
India, 270, 2.5%
India
270 publications, 2.5%
Italy, 269, 2.49%
Italy
269 publications, 2.49%
France, 218, 2.02%
France
218 publications, 2.02%
Ghana, 218, 2.02%
Ghana
218 publications, 2.02%
Japan, 208, 1.93%
Japan
208 publications, 1.93%
China, 206, 1.91%
China
206 publications, 1.91%
Denmark, 199, 1.84%
Denmark
199 publications, 1.84%
Ethiopia, 195, 1.81%
Ethiopia
195 publications, 1.81%
Brazil, 176, 1.63%
Brazil
176 publications, 1.63%
Egypt, 140, 1.3%
Egypt
140 publications, 1.3%
Rwanda, 136, 1.26%
Rwanda
136 publications, 1.26%
Cameroon, 131, 1.21%
Cameroon
131 publications, 1.21%
Norway, 129, 1.19%
Norway
129 publications, 1.19%
Zambia, 127, 1.18%
Zambia
127 publications, 1.18%
Spain, 120, 1.11%
Spain
120 publications, 1.11%
Botswana, 115, 1.07%
Botswana
115 publications, 1.07%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1965 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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