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Short name

UNZA

Country, city

Zambia, Lusaka

03gh19d69

Organization website

Publications

5 410

Citations

91 280

h-index

104

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (161 publications)

BMC Public Health (71 publications)

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (59 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Hokkaido University (356 publications)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (323 publications)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (213 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Hokkaido University (356 publications)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (323 publications)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (213 publications)

Top-1 researchers by h-index

Chipindi Ferdinand

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PhD in Education, associate professor

14 publications, 35 citations

h-index: 2

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1965

Total publications

5410

Total citations

91280

Citations per publication

16.87

Average publications per year

87.26

Average authors per publication

8.79

h-index

104

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

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 731, 13.51% Infectious Diseases 731 publications, 13.51%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 707, 13.07% General Medicine 707 publications, 13.07%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 645, 11.92% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 645 publications, 11.92%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 267, 4.94% Parasitology 267 publications, 4.94%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 222, 4.1% Health Policy 222 publications, 4.1%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 202, 3.73% Multidisciplinary 202 publications, 3.73%
Virology	Virology, 180, 3.33% Virology 180 publications, 3.33%
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Obstetrics and Gynecology, 166, 3.07% Obstetrics and Gynecology 166 publications, 3.07%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 163, 3.01% Microbiology (medical) 163 publications, 3.01%
General Veterinary	General Veterinary, 159, 2.94% General Veterinary 159 publications, 2.94%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 150, 2.77% Geography, Planning and Development 150 publications, 2.77%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 149, 2.75% Sociology and Political Science 149 publications, 2.75%
Health (social science)	Health (social science), 127, 2.35% Health (social science) 127 publications, 2.35%
Immunology	Immunology, 125, 2.31% Immunology 125 publications, 2.31%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 120, 2.22% Microbiology 120 publications, 2.22%
Pharmacology (medical)	Pharmacology (medical), 114, 2.11% Pharmacology (medical) 114 publications, 2.11%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 109, 2.01% Animal Science and Zoology 109 publications, 2.01%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 108, 2% Agronomy and Crop Science 108 publications, 2%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 107, 1.98% Immunology and Allergy 107 publications, 1.98%
Education	Education, 92, 1.7% Education 92 publications, 1.7%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 88, 1.63% Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 88 publications, 1.63%
Medicine (miscellaneous)	Medicine (miscellaneous), 87, 1.61% Medicine (miscellaneous) 87 publications, 1.61%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 86, 1.59% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 86 publications, 1.59%
Neurology (clinical)	Neurology (clinical), 86, 1.59% Neurology (clinical) 86 publications, 1.59%
Social Psychology	Social Psychology, 81, 1.5% Social Psychology 81 publications, 1.5%
Development	Development, 79, 1.46% Development 79 publications, 1.46%
Pollution	Pollution, 78, 1.44% Pollution 78 publications, 1.44%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 76, 1.4% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 76 publications, 1.4%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 74, 1.37% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 74 publications, 1.37%
Food Science	Food Science, 71, 1.31% Food Science 71 publications, 1.31%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 161, 2.98% PLoS ONE 161 publications, 2.98%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 71, 1.31% BMC Public Health 71 publications, 1.31%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 59, 1.09% PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 59 publications, 1.09%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 49, 0.91% BMJ Open 49 publications, 0.91%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 46, 0.85% BMC Health Services Research 46 publications, 0.85%
Frontiers in Public Health	Frontiers in Public Health, 38, 0.7% Frontiers in Public Health 38 publications, 0.7%
BMC Infectious Diseases	BMC Infectious Diseases, 36, 0.67% BMC Infectious Diseases 36 publications, 0.67%
PLOS Global Public Health	PLOS Global Public Health, 36, 0.67% PLOS Global Public Health 36 publications, 0.67%
The Lancet	The Lancet, 35, 0.65% The Lancet 35 publications, 0.65%
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 34, 0.63% American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 34 publications, 0.63%
Veterinary Parasitology	Veterinary Parasitology, 34, 0.63% Veterinary Parasitology 34 publications, 0.63%
AIDS and Behavior	AIDS and Behavior, 33, 0.61% AIDS and Behavior 33 publications, 0.61%
Reproductive Health	Reproductive Health, 31, 0.57% Reproductive Health 31 publications, 0.57%
Tropical Animal Health and Production	Tropical Animal Health and Production, 31, 0.57% Tropical Animal Health and Production 31 publications, 0.57%
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 31, 0.57% Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 31 publications, 0.57%
BMC Research Notes	BMC Research Notes, 30, 0.55% BMC Research Notes 30 publications, 0.55%
AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV	AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 30, 0.55% AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV 30 publications, 0.55%
Neurology	Neurology, 29, 0.54% Neurology 29 publications, 0.54%
Clinical Infectious Diseases	Clinical Infectious Diseases, 28, 0.52% Clinical Infectious Diseases 28 publications, 0.52%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 28, 0.52% SSRN Electronic Journal 28 publications, 0.52%
Antibiotics	Antibiotics, 27, 0.5% Antibiotics 27 publications, 0.5%
Tropical Doctor	Tropical Doctor, 27, 0.5% Tropical Doctor 27 publications, 0.5%
Tropical Medicine and International Health	Tropical Medicine and International Health, 27, 0.5% Tropical Medicine and International Health 27 publications, 0.5%
Viruses	Viruses, 25, 0.46% Viruses 25 publications, 0.46%
AIDS	AIDS, 25, 0.46% AIDS 25 publications, 0.46%
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes	Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 25, 0.46% Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 25 publications, 0.46%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 25, 0.46% Malaria Journal 25 publications, 0.46%
African Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health	African Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health, 25, 0.46% African Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health 25 publications, 0.46%
International Journal of Infectious Diseases	International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 24, 0.44% International Journal of Infectious Diseases 24 publications, 0.44%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24, 0.44% BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 24 publications, 0.44%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1115, 20.61% Springer Nature 1115 publications, 20.61%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 982, 18.15% Elsevier 982 publications, 18.15%
Wiley	Wiley, 443, 8.19% Wiley 443 publications, 8.19%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 405, 7.49% Taylor & Francis 405 publications, 7.49%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 274, 5.06% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 274 publications, 5.06%
MDPI	MDPI, 253, 4.68% MDPI 253 publications, 4.68%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 245, 4.53% Oxford University Press 245 publications, 4.53%
SAGE	SAGE, 202, 3.73% SAGE 202 publications, 3.73%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 142, 2.62% Frontiers Media S.A. 142 publications, 2.62%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 125, 2.31% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 125 publications, 2.31%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 112, 2.07% Cambridge University Press 112 publications, 2.07%
BMJ	BMJ, 98, 1.81% BMJ 98 publications, 1.81%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 63, 1.16% Hindawi Limited 63 publications, 1.16%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 62, 1.15% AOSIS 62 publications, 1.15%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 61, 1.13% Academic Journals 61 publications, 1.13%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 40, 0.74% F1000 Research 40 publications, 0.74%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 37, 0.68% IGI Global 37 publications, 0.68%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 35, 0.65% American Society for Microbiology 35 publications, 0.65%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 34, 0.63% American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 34 publications, 0.63%
Mark Allen Group	Mark Allen Group, 32, 0.59% Mark Allen Group 32 publications, 0.59%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 31, 0.57% Mary Ann Liebert 31 publications, 0.57%
Emerald	Emerald, 25, 0.46% Emerald 25 publications, 0.46%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 23, 0.43% IOP Publishing 23 publications, 0.43%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 23, 0.43% Social Science Electronic Publishing 23 publications, 0.43%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 21, 0.39% IWA Publishing 21 publications, 0.39%
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE)	Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE), 20, 0.37% Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE) 20 publications, 0.37%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 17, 0.31% Microbiology Society 17 publications, 0.31%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 15, 0.28% American Chemical Society (ACS) 15 publications, 0.28%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 13, 0.24% American Physical Society (APS) 13 publications, 0.24%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 12, 0.22% Walter de Gruyter 12 publications, 0.22%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200

With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Hokkaido University	Hokkaido University, 356, 6.58% Hokkaido University 356 publications, 6.58%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 323, 5.97% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 323 publications, 5.97%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 213, 3.94% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 213 publications, 3.94%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 192, 3.55% Johns Hopkins University 192 publications, 3.55%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 190, 3.51% University of Cape Town 190 publications, 3.51%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 180, 3.33% Makerere University 180 publications, 3.33%
Copperbelt University	Copperbelt University, 162, 2.99% Copperbelt University 162 publications, 2.99%
University of Alabama at Birmingham	University of Alabama at Birmingham, 155, 2.87% University of Alabama at Birmingham 155 publications, 2.87%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 153, 2.83% Stellenbosch University 153 publications, 2.83%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 152, 2.81% University of the Witwatersrand 152 publications, 2.81%
Queen Mary University of London	Queen Mary University of London, 141, 2.61% Queen Mary University of London 141 publications, 2.61%
University of Zimbabwe	University of Zimbabwe, 130, 2.4% University of Zimbabwe 130 publications, 2.4%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 119, 2.2% Imperial College London 119 publications, 2.2%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 114, 2.11% Columbia University 114 publications, 2.11%
University of Malawi	University of Malawi, 111, 2.05% University of Malawi 111 publications, 2.05%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 110, 2.03% University of KwaZulu-Natal 110 publications, 2.03%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 108, 2% University of Bergen 108 publications, 2%
Boston University	Boston University, 106, 1.96% Boston University 106 publications, 1.96%
University of Namibia	University of Namibia, 100, 1.85% University of Namibia 100 publications, 1.85%
University College London	University College London, 98, 1.81% University College London 98 publications, 1.81%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 95, 1.76% University of Pretoria 95 publications, 1.76%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 86, 1.59% University of Washington 86 publications, 1.59%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 82, 1.52% Harvard University 82 publications, 1.52%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 80, 1.48% Ghent University 80 publications, 1.48%
North-West University	North-West University, 75, 1.39% North-West University 75 publications, 1.39%
University of Nairobi	University of Nairobi, 75, 1.39% University of Nairobi 75 publications, 1.39%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 73, 1.35% University of Copenhagen 73 publications, 1.35%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 70, 1.29% University of Oxford 70 publications, 1.29%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 68, 1.26% Karolinska Institute 68 publications, 1.26%
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 64, 1.18% University of Ghana 64 publications, 1.18%
	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Hokkaido University	Hokkaido University, 356, 6.58% Hokkaido University 356 publications, 6.58%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 323, 5.97% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 323 publications, 5.97%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 213, 3.94% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 213 publications, 3.94%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 192, 3.55% Johns Hopkins University 192 publications, 3.55%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 190, 3.51% University of Cape Town 190 publications, 3.51%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 180, 3.33% Makerere University 180 publications, 3.33%
University of Alabama at Birmingham	University of Alabama at Birmingham, 155, 2.87% University of Alabama at Birmingham 155 publications, 2.87%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 153, 2.83% Stellenbosch University 153 publications, 2.83%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 152, 2.81% University of the Witwatersrand 152 publications, 2.81%
Queen Mary University of London	Queen Mary University of London, 141, 2.61% Queen Mary University of London 141 publications, 2.61%
University of Zimbabwe	University of Zimbabwe, 130, 2.4% University of Zimbabwe 130 publications, 2.4%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 119, 2.2% Imperial College London 119 publications, 2.2%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 114, 2.11% Columbia University 114 publications, 2.11%
University of Malawi	University of Malawi, 111, 2.05% University of Malawi 111 publications, 2.05%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 110, 2.03% University of KwaZulu-Natal 110 publications, 2.03%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 108, 2% University of Bergen 108 publications, 2%
Boston University	Boston University, 106, 1.96% Boston University 106 publications, 1.96%
University of Namibia	University of Namibia, 100, 1.85% University of Namibia 100 publications, 1.85%
University College London	University College London, 98, 1.81% University College London 98 publications, 1.81%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 95, 1.76% University of Pretoria 95 publications, 1.76%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 86, 1.59% University of Washington 86 publications, 1.59%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 82, 1.52% Harvard University 82 publications, 1.52%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 80, 1.48% Ghent University 80 publications, 1.48%
North-West University	North-West University, 75, 1.39% North-West University 75 publications, 1.39%
University of Nairobi	University of Nairobi, 75, 1.39% University of Nairobi 75 publications, 1.39%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 73, 1.35% University of Copenhagen 73 publications, 1.35%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 70, 1.29% University of Oxford 70 publications, 1.29%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 68, 1.26% Karolinska Institute 68 publications, 1.26%
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 64, 1.18% University of Ghana 64 publications, 1.18%
Sokoine University of Agriculture	Sokoine University of Agriculture, 63, 1.16% Sokoine University of Agriculture 63 publications, 1.16%
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With other countries

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
USA	USA, 1425, 26.34% USA 1425 publications, 26.34%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 923, 17.06% United Kingdom 923 publications, 17.06%
South Africa	South Africa, 745, 13.77% South Africa 745 publications, 13.77%
Japan	Japan, 399, 7.38% Japan 399 publications, 7.38%
Kenya	Kenya, 261, 4.82% Kenya 261 publications, 4.82%
Norway	Norway, 243, 4.49% Norway 243 publications, 4.49%
Malawi	Malawi, 228, 4.21% Malawi 228 publications, 4.21%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 228, 4.21% Tanzania 228 publications, 4.21%
Uganda	Uganda, 219, 4.05% Uganda 219 publications, 4.05%
Sweden	Sweden, 185, 3.42% Sweden 185 publications, 3.42%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 177, 3.27% Switzerland 177 publications, 3.27%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 171, 3.16% Zimbabwe 171 publications, 3.16%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 164, 3.03% Netherlands 164 publications, 3.03%
Canada	Canada, 162, 2.99% Canada 162 publications, 2.99%
India	India, 161, 2.98% India 161 publications, 2.98%
Germany	Germany, 155, 2.87% Germany 155 publications, 2.87%
Belgium	Belgium, 150, 2.77% Belgium 150 publications, 2.77%
Australia	Australia, 148, 2.74% Australia 148 publications, 2.74%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 132, 2.44% Nigeria 132 publications, 2.44%
China	China, 131, 2.42% China 131 publications, 2.42%
Ghana	Ghana, 127, 2.35% Ghana 127 publications, 2.35%
Denmark	Denmark, 115, 2.13% Denmark 115 publications, 2.13%
France	France, 105, 1.94% France 105 publications, 1.94%
Italy	Italy, 104, 1.92% Italy 104 publications, 1.92%
Namibia	Namibia, 97, 1.79% Namibia 97 publications, 1.79%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 97, 1.79% Ethiopia 97 publications, 1.79%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 96, 1.77% Pakistan 96 publications, 1.77%
Brazil	Brazil, 76, 1.4% Brazil 76 publications, 1.4%
Botswana	Botswana, 72, 1.33% Botswana 72 publications, 1.33%
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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.
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