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UNIVEN

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South Africa, Thohoyandou

0338xea48

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Publications

3 588

Citations

46 354

h-index

Top-3 journals

South African Journal of Botany (79 publications)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (56 publications)

Journal of Human Ecology (52 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of KwaZulu-Natal (225 publications)

University of Pretoria (214 publications)

University of South Africa (171 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Virginia (118 publications)

Christian Medical College, Vellore (52 publications)

Universidade Federal do Ceará (52 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1988

Total publications

3588

Total citations

46354

Citations per publication

12.92

Average publications per year

Average authors per publication

5.08

h-index

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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

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
General Medicine	General Medicine, 367, 10.23% General Medicine 367 publications, 10.23%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 208, 5.8% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 208 publications, 5.8%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 203, 5.66% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 203 publications, 5.66%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 168, 4.68% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 168 publications, 4.68%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 143, 3.99% Plant Science 143 publications, 3.99%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 138, 3.85% Water Science and Technology 138 publications, 3.85%
Ecology	Ecology, 133, 3.71% Ecology 133 publications, 3.71%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 126, 3.51% Animal Science and Zoology 126 publications, 3.51%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 123, 3.43% Infectious Diseases 123 publications, 3.43%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 115, 3.21% Geography, Planning and Development 115 publications, 3.21%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 106, 2.95% Multidisciplinary 106 publications, 2.95%
Food Science	Food Science, 106, 2.95% Food Science 106 publications, 2.95%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 95, 2.65% Biochemistry 95 publications, 2.65%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 95, 2.65% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 95 publications, 2.65%
Waste Management and Disposal	Waste Management and Disposal, 94, 2.62% Waste Management and Disposal 94 publications, 2.62%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 87, 2.42% Environmental Chemistry 87 publications, 2.42%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 86, 2.4% Molecular Biology 86 publications, 2.4%
Pollution	Pollution, 85, 2.37% Pollution 85 publications, 2.37%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 80, 2.23% General Environmental Science 80 publications, 2.23%
Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering, 79, 2.2% Environmental Engineering 79 publications, 2.2%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 77, 2.15% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 77 publications, 2.15%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 77, 2.15% Aquatic Science 77 publications, 2.15%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 76, 2.12% General Chemistry 76 publications, 2.12%
Genetics	Genetics, 76, 2.12% Genetics 76 publications, 2.12%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 75, 2.09% Agronomy and Crop Science 75 publications, 2.09%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 69, 1.92% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 69 publications, 1.92%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 66, 1.84% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 66 publications, 1.84%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 65, 1.81% Nature and Landscape Conservation 65 publications, 1.81%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 64, 1.78% General Engineering 64 publications, 1.78%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 62, 1.73% General Chemical Engineering 62 publications, 1.73%
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Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
South African Journal of Botany	South African Journal of Botany, 79, 2.2% South African Journal of Botany 79 publications, 2.2%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 56, 1.56% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 56 publications, 1.56%
Journal of Human Ecology	Journal of Human Ecology, 52, 1.45% Journal of Human Ecology 52 publications, 1.45%
Curationis	Curationis, 50, 1.39% Curationis 50 publications, 1.39%
Water S.A.	Water S.A., 38, 1.06% Water S.A. 38 publications, 1.06%
Health SA Gesondheid	Health SA Gesondheid, 38, 1.06% Health SA Gesondheid 38 publications, 1.06%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 36, 1% Sustainability 36 publications, 1%
Journal of Psychology in Africa	Journal of Psychology in Africa, 34, 0.95% Journal of Psychology in Africa 34 publications, 0.95%
Journal of Social Sciences	Journal of Social Sciences, 33, 0.92% Journal of Social Sciences 33 publications, 0.92%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 32, 0.89% Scientific Reports 32 publications, 0.89%
South African Journal of African Languages	South African Journal of African Languages, 30, 0.84% South African Journal of African Languages 30 publications, 0.84%
Jamba: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies	Jamba: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 29, 0.81% Jamba: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 29 publications, 0.81%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 28, 0.78% PLoS ONE 28 publications, 0.78%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine	African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, 28, 0.78% African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine 28 publications, 0.78%
Water (Switzerland)	Water (Switzerland), 27, 0.75% Water (Switzerland) 27 publications, 0.75%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 26, 0.72% Heliyon 26 publications, 0.72%
International Journal of Educational Sciences	International Journal of Educational Sciences, 26, 0.72% International Journal of Educational Sciences 26 publications, 0.72%
Mathematics	Mathematics, 25, 0.7% Mathematics 25 publications, 0.7%
Molecules	Molecules, 24, 0.67% Molecules 24 publications, 0.67%
Tropical Animal Health and Production	Tropical Animal Health and Production, 24, 0.67% Tropical Animal Health and Production 24 publications, 0.67%
Science of the Total Environment	Science of the Total Environment, 23, 0.64% Science of the Total Environment 23 publications, 0.64%
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth	Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 21, 0.59% Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 21 publications, 0.59%
Mathematical Problems in Engineering	Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 20, 0.56% Mathematical Problems in Engineering 20 publications, 0.56%
African Journal of Aquatic Science	African Journal of Aquatic Science, 20, 0.56% African Journal of Aquatic Science 20 publications, 0.56%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 19, 0.53% Scientific African 19 publications, 0.53%
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa	Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 19, 0.53% Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 19 publications, 0.53%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 19, 0.53% SSRN Electronic Journal 19 publications, 0.53%
Journal of Applied Mathematics	Journal of Applied Mathematics, 15, 0.42% Journal of Applied Mathematics 15 publications, 0.42%
The Anthropologist	The Anthropologist, 15, 0.42% The Anthropologist 15 publications, 0.42%
South African Journal of Higher Education	South African Journal of Higher Education, 15, 0.42% South African Journal of Higher Education 15 publications, 0.42%
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Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600
Elsevier	Elsevier, 596, 16.61% Elsevier 596 publications, 16.61%
MDPI	MDPI, 462, 12.88% MDPI 462 publications, 12.88%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 441, 12.29% Springer Nature 441 publications, 12.29%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 363, 10.12% Taylor & Francis 363 publications, 10.12%
Wiley	Wiley, 219, 6.1% Wiley 219 publications, 6.1%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 211, 5.88% AOSIS 211 publications, 5.88%
Kamla Raj Enterprises	Kamla Raj Enterprises, 163, 4.54% Kamla Raj Enterprises 163 publications, 4.54%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 86, 2.4% Hindawi Limited 86 publications, 2.4%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 77, 2.15% Academy of Science of South Africa 77 publications, 2.15%
SAGE	SAGE, 65, 1.81% SAGE 65 publications, 1.81%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 60, 1.67% Oxford University Press 60 publications, 1.67%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 58, 1.62% IGI Global 58 publications, 1.62%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 47, 1.31% Frontiers Media S.A. 47 publications, 1.31%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 39, 1.09% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 39 publications, 1.09%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 35, 0.98% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 35 publications, 0.98%
Unisa Press	Unisa Press, 32, 0.89% Unisa Press 32 publications, 0.89%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 30, 0.84% IWA Publishing 30 publications, 0.84%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 30, 0.84% Stellenbosch University 30 publications, 0.84%
Emerald	Emerald, 29, 0.81% Emerald 29 publications, 0.81%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 28, 0.78% Walter de Gruyter 28 publications, 0.78%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 25, 0.7% Academic Journals 25 publications, 0.7%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 24, 0.67% Cambridge University Press 24 publications, 0.67%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 19, 0.53% American Chemical Society (ACS) 19 publications, 0.53%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 19, 0.53% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 19 publications, 0.53%
CSIRO Publishing	CSIRO Publishing, 17, 0.47% CSIRO Publishing 17 publications, 0.47%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives	LLC CPC Business Perspectives, 16, 0.45% LLC CPC Business Perspectives 16 publications, 0.45%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 15, 0.42% Social Science Electronic Publishing 15 publications, 0.42%
Brill	Brill, 14, 0.39% Brill 14 publications, 0.39%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 13, 0.36% American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 13 publications, 0.36%
Pensoft Publishers	Pensoft Publishers, 13, 0.36% Pensoft Publishers 13 publications, 0.36%
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With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 225, 6.27% University of KwaZulu-Natal 225 publications, 6.27%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 214, 5.96% University of Pretoria 214 publications, 5.96%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 171, 4.77% University of South Africa 171 publications, 4.77%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 169, 4.71% University of Johannesburg 169 publications, 4.71%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 160, 4.46% University of the Witwatersrand 160 publications, 4.46%
University of Limpopo	University of Limpopo, 147, 4.1% University of Limpopo 147 publications, 4.1%
North-West University	North-West University, 128, 3.57% North-West University 128 publications, 3.57%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 125, 3.48% Stellenbosch University 125 publications, 3.48%
University of Virginia	University of Virginia, 118, 3.29% University of Virginia 118 publications, 3.29%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 113, 3.15% University of the Free State 113 publications, 3.15%
Rhodes University	Rhodes University, 105, 2.93% Rhodes University 105 publications, 2.93%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 93, 2.59% University of Cape Town 93 publications, 2.59%
Tshwane University of Technology	Tshwane University of Technology, 80, 2.23% Tshwane University of Technology 80 publications, 2.23%
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity	South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, 71, 1.98% South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity 71 publications, 1.98%
University of the Western Cape	University of the Western Cape, 70, 1.95% University of the Western Cape 70 publications, 1.95%
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa	Agricultural Research Council of South Africa, 70, 1.95% Agricultural Research Council of South Africa 70 publications, 1.95%
University of Fort Hare	University of Fort Hare, 55, 1.53% University of Fort Hare 55 publications, 1.53%
Christian Medical College, Vellore	Christian Medical College, Vellore, 52, 1.45% Christian Medical College, Vellore 52 publications, 1.45%
Universidade Federal do Ceará	Universidade Federal do Ceará, 52, 1.45% Universidade Federal do Ceará 52 publications, 1.45%
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 51, 1.42% International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research 51 publications, 1.42%
National Health Laboratory Services	National Health Laboratory Services, 47, 1.31% National Health Laboratory Services 47 publications, 1.31%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 46, 1.28% Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 46 publications, 1.28%
University of Eswatini	University of Eswatini, 46, 1.28% University of Eswatini 46 publications, 1.28%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 45, 1.25% Johns Hopkins University 45 publications, 1.25%
Durham University	Durham University, 42, 1.17% Durham University 42 publications, 1.17%
Queen's University Belfast	Queen's University Belfast, 41, 1.14% Queen's University Belfast 41 publications, 1.14%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology	Botswana International University of Science and Technology, 40, 1.11% Botswana International University of Science and Technology 40 publications, 1.11%
Aga Khan University	Aga Khan University, 38, 1.06% Aga Khan University 38 publications, 1.06%
South African National Biodiversity Institute	South African National Biodiversity Institute, 37, 1.03% South African National Biodiversity Institute 37 publications, 1.03%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 34, 0.95% Cape Peninsula University of Technology 34 publications, 0.95%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120
University of Virginia	University of Virginia, 118, 3.29% University of Virginia 118 publications, 3.29%
Christian Medical College, Vellore	Christian Medical College, Vellore, 52, 1.45% Christian Medical College, Vellore 52 publications, 1.45%
Universidade Federal do Ceará	Universidade Federal do Ceará, 52, 1.45% Universidade Federal do Ceará 52 publications, 1.45%
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research	International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 51, 1.42% International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research 51 publications, 1.42%
University of Eswatini	University of Eswatini, 46, 1.28% University of Eswatini 46 publications, 1.28%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 45, 1.25% Johns Hopkins University 45 publications, 1.25%
Durham University	Durham University, 42, 1.17% Durham University 42 publications, 1.17%
Queen's University Belfast	Queen's University Belfast, 41, 1.14% Queen's University Belfast 41 publications, 1.14%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology	Botswana International University of Science and Technology, 40, 1.11% Botswana International University of Science and Technology 40 publications, 1.11%
Aga Khan University	Aga Khan University, 38, 1.06% Aga Khan University 38 publications, 1.06%
University of Göttingen	University of Göttingen, 34, 0.95% University of Göttingen 34 publications, 0.95%
Fogarty International Center	Fogarty International Center, 33, 0.92% Fogarty International Center 33 publications, 0.92%
University of Zimbabwe	University of Zimbabwe, 33, 0.92% University of Zimbabwe 33 publications, 0.92%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 30, 0.84% University of Copenhagen 30 publications, 0.84%
National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo	National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, 24, 0.67% National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo 24 publications, 0.67%
Technical University of Kenya	Technical University of Kenya, 22, 0.61% Technical University of Kenya 22 publications, 0.61%
Tribhuvan University	Tribhuvan University, 21, 0.59% Tribhuvan University 21 publications, 0.59%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 20, 0.56% University of Bergen 20 publications, 0.56%
Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University, 19, 0.53% Pennsylvania State University 19 publications, 0.53%
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel	Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, 18, 0.5% Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel 18 publications, 0.5%
Nanjing Tech University	Nanjing Tech University, 17, 0.47% Nanjing Tech University 17 publications, 0.47%
Cardiff University	Cardiff University, 16, 0.45% Cardiff University 16 publications, 0.45%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 15, 0.42% University of Oxford 15 publications, 0.42%
Ekiti State University	Ekiti State University, 15, 0.42% Ekiti State University 15 publications, 0.42%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 15, 0.42% University of California, Berkeley 15 publications, 0.42%
University of Reading	University of Reading, 15, 0.42% University of Reading 15 publications, 0.42%
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, 14, 0.39% Ladoke Akintola University of Technology 14 publications, 0.39%
Obafemi Awolowo University	Obafemi Awolowo University, 14, 0.39% Obafemi Awolowo University 14 publications, 0.39%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 13, 0.36% King Abdulaziz University 13 publications, 0.36%
University of Lisbon	University of Lisbon, 13, 0.36% University of Lisbon 13 publications, 0.36%
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With other countries

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
USA	USA, 303, 8.44% USA 303 publications, 8.44%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 220, 6.13% United Kingdom 220 publications, 6.13%
Germany	Germany, 132, 3.68% Germany 132 publications, 3.68%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 124, 3.46% Nigeria 124 publications, 3.46%
China	China, 108, 3.01% China 108 publications, 3.01%
India	India, 82, 2.29% India 82 publications, 2.29%
Brazil	Brazil, 75, 2.09% Brazil 75 publications, 2.09%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 75, 2.09% Zimbabwe 75 publications, 2.09%
Iran	Iran, 65, 1.81% Iran 65 publications, 1.81%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 63, 1.76% Pakistan 63 publications, 1.76%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 63, 1.76% Tanzania 63 publications, 1.76%
Botswana	Botswana, 62, 1.73% Botswana 62 publications, 1.73%
Bangladesh	Bangladesh, 56, 1.56% Bangladesh 56 publications, 1.56%
Australia	Australia, 54, 1.51% Australia 54 publications, 1.51%
Kenya	Kenya, 50, 1.39% Kenya 50 publications, 1.39%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 47, 1.31% Netherlands 47 publications, 1.31%
Eswatini	Eswatini, 46, 1.28% Eswatini 46 publications, 1.28%
France	France, 43, 1.2% France 43 publications, 1.2%
Austria	Austria, 41, 1.14% Austria 41 publications, 1.14%
Norway	Norway, 41, 1.14% Norway 41 publications, 1.14%
Canada	Canada, 39, 1.09% Canada 39 publications, 1.09%
Nepal	Nepal, 38, 1.06% Nepal 38 publications, 1.06%
Denmark	Denmark, 37, 1.03% Denmark 37 publications, 1.03%
Sweden	Sweden, 35, 0.98% Sweden 35 publications, 0.98%
Peru	Peru, 34, 0.95% Peru 34 publications, 0.95%
Thailand	Thailand, 34, 0.95% Thailand 34 publications, 0.95%
Spain	Spain, 33, 0.92% Spain 33 publications, 0.92%
Italy	Italy, 30, 0.84% Italy 30 publications, 0.84%
Cameroon	Cameroon, 30, 0.84% Cameroon 30 publications, 0.84%
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