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Short name

NMU

Country, city

South Africa, Port Elizabeth

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Publications

8 089

Citations

137 300

h-index

131

Top-3 journals

Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures (160 publications)

Phytotaxa (154 publications)

African Journal of Marine Science (119 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Cape Town (600 publications)

University of Pretoria (420 publications)

Rhodes University (381 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Queensland (135 publications)

University of Oxford (134 publications)

University of Coimbra (116 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1991

Total publications

8089

Total citations

137300

Citations per publication

16.97

Average publications per year

224.69

Average authors per publication

5.98

h-index

131

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

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1214, 15.01% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1214 publications, 15.01%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 576, 7.12% Condensed Matter Physics 576 publications, 7.12%
Ecology	Ecology, 556, 6.87% Ecology 556 publications, 6.87%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 527, 6.52% Aquatic Science 527 publications, 6.52%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 505, 6.24% General Materials Science 505 publications, 6.24%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 349, 4.31% Plant Science 349 publications, 4.31%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 343, 4.24% General Medicine 343 publications, 4.24%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 340, 4.2% General Chemistry 340 publications, 4.2%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 315, 3.89% Nature and Landscape Conservation 315 publications, 3.89%
Inorganic Chemistry	Inorganic Chemistry, 293, 3.62% Inorganic Chemistry 293 publications, 3.62%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 278, 3.44% Animal Science and Zoology 278 publications, 3.44%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 254, 3.14% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 254 publications, 3.14%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 243, 3% Oceanography 243 publications, 3%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 241, 2.98% Materials Chemistry 241 publications, 2.98%
Education	Education, 238, 2.94% Education 238 publications, 2.94%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 187, 2.31% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 187 publications, 2.31%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 186, 2.3% Multidisciplinary 186 publications, 2.3%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 185, 2.29% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 185 publications, 2.29%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 175, 2.16% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 175 publications, 2.16%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 172, 2.13% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 172 publications, 2.13%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 169, 2.09% Geography, Planning and Development 169 publications, 2.09%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 161, 1.99% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 161 publications, 1.99%
Global and Planetary Change	Global and Planetary Change, 146, 1.8% Global and Planetary Change 146 publications, 1.8%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 139, 1.72% Mechanical Engineering 139 publications, 1.72%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 131, 1.62% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 131 publications, 1.62%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 125, 1.55% Water Science and Technology 125 publications, 1.55%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 115, 1.42% Organic Chemistry 115 publications, 1.42%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 109, 1.35% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 109 publications, 1.35%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 108, 1.34% Mechanics of Materials 108 publications, 1.34%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 106, 1.31% General Environmental Science 106 publications, 1.31%
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Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures	Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures, 160, 1.98% Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures 160 publications, 1.98%
Phytotaxa	Phytotaxa, 154, 1.9% Phytotaxa 154 publications, 1.9%
African Journal of Marine Science	African Journal of Marine Science, 119, 1.47% African Journal of Marine Science 119 publications, 1.47%
Bradleya	Bradleya, 104, 1.29% Bradleya 104 publications, 1.29%
South African Journal of Botany	South African Journal of Botany, 101, 1.25% South African Journal of Botany 101 publications, 1.25%
Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online	Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 101, 1.25% Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online 101 publications, 1.25%
South African Journal of Science	South African Journal of Science, 80, 0.99% South African Journal of Science 80 publications, 0.99%
Physica B: Condensed Matter	Physica B: Condensed Matter, 71, 0.88% Physica B: Condensed Matter 71 publications, 0.88%
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science	Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 66, 0.82% Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 66 publications, 0.82%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 57, 0.7% PLoS ONE 57 publications, 0.7%
Biological Conservation	Biological Conservation, 54, 0.67% Biological Conservation 54 publications, 0.67%
African Journal of Aquatic Science	African Journal of Aquatic Science, 52, 0.64% African Journal of Aquatic Science 52 publications, 0.64%
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 51, 0.63% IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 51 publications, 0.63%
Water S.A.	Water S.A., 49, 0.61% Water S.A. 49 publications, 0.61%
Obiter	Obiter, 46, 0.57% Obiter 46 publications, 0.57%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 45, 0.56% Scientific Reports 45 publications, 0.56%
Taxon	Taxon, 45, 0.56% Taxon 45 publications, 0.56%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 41, 0.51% PeerJ 41 publications, 0.51%
Frontiers in Marine Science	Frontiers in Marine Science, 40, 0.49% Frontiers in Marine Science 40 publications, 0.49%
Quaternary Science Reviews	Quaternary Science Reviews, 40, 0.49% Quaternary Science Reviews 40 publications, 0.49%
Communications in Computer and Information Science	Communications in Computer and Information Science, 40, 0.49% Communications in Computer and Information Science 40 publications, 0.49%
Ecology and Evolution	Ecology and Evolution, 37, 0.46% Ecology and Evolution 37 publications, 0.46%
Conservation Biology	Conservation Biology, 35, 0.43% Conservation Biology 35 publications, 0.43%
Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry	Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 33, 0.41% Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry 33 publications, 0.41%
Science of the Total Environment	Science of the Total Environment, 31, 0.38% Science of the Total Environment 31 publications, 0.38%
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde	Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, 31, 0.38% Tydskrif vir Letterkunde 31 publications, 0.38%
Southern Forests	Southern Forests, 31, 0.38% Southern Forests 31 publications, 0.38%
Journal of Molecular Structure	Journal of Molecular Structure, 30, 0.37% Journal of Molecular Structure 30 publications, 0.37%
Haseltonia	Haseltonia, 30, 0.37% Haseltonia 30 publications, 0.37%
African Journal of Ecology	African Journal of Ecology, 30, 0.37% African Journal of Ecology 30 publications, 0.37%
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Publishers

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Elsevier	Elsevier, 1766, 21.83% Elsevier 1766 publications, 21.83%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1212, 14.98% Springer Nature 1212 publications, 14.98%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 880, 10.88% Taylor & Francis 880 publications, 10.88%
Wiley	Wiley, 748, 9.25% Wiley 748 publications, 9.25%
MDPI	MDPI, 267, 3.3% MDPI 267 publications, 3.3%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 221, 2.73% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 221 publications, 2.73%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 196, 2.42% Walter de Gruyter 196 publications, 2.42%
SAGE	SAGE, 178, 2.2% SAGE 178 publications, 2.2%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 177, 2.19% Magnolia Press 177 publications, 2.19%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 177, 2.19% AOSIS 177 publications, 2.19%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 160, 1.98% Academy of Science of South Africa 160 publications, 1.98%
Emerald	Emerald, 137, 1.69% Emerald 137 publications, 1.69%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 124, 1.53% Frontiers Media S.A. 124 publications, 1.53%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 109, 1.35% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 109 publications, 1.35%
British Cactus and Succulent Society	British Cactus and Succulent Society, 104, 1.29% British Cactus and Succulent Society 104 publications, 1.29%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 93, 1.15% Oxford University Press 93 publications, 1.15%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 91, 1.12% Cambridge University Press 91 publications, 1.12%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 67, 0.83% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 67 publications, 0.83%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 59, 0.73% American Chemical Society (ACS) 59 publications, 0.73%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 55, 0.68% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 55 publications, 0.68%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 53, 0.66% Stellenbosch University 53 publications, 0.66%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 45, 0.56% IOP Publishing 45 publications, 0.56%
International Association for Plant Taxonomy	International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 42, 0.52% International Association for Plant Taxonomy 42 publications, 0.52%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 41, 0.51% PeerJ 41 publications, 0.51%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 41, 0.51% IGI Global 41 publications, 0.51%
Unisa Press	Unisa Press, 38, 0.47% Unisa Press 38 publications, 0.47%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 37, 0.46% The Royal Society 37 publications, 0.46%
Pensoft Publishers	Pensoft Publishers, 36, 0.45% Pensoft Publishers 36 publications, 0.45%
Cactus & Succulent Society of America	Cactus & Succulent Society of America, 32, 0.4% Cactus & Succulent Society of America 32 publications, 0.4%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 28, 0.35% AIP Publishing 28 publications, 0.35%
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With other organizations

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University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 600, 7.42% University of Cape Town 600 publications, 7.42%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 420, 5.19% University of Pretoria 420 publications, 5.19%
Rhodes University	Rhodes University, 381, 4.71% Rhodes University 381 publications, 4.71%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 380, 4.7% Stellenbosch University 380 publications, 4.7%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 378, 4.67% University of KwaZulu-Natal 378 publications, 4.67%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 309, 3.82% University of the Witwatersrand 309 publications, 3.82%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 221, 2.73% University of the Free State 221 publications, 2.73%
South African National Biodiversity Institute	South African National Biodiversity Institute, 220, 2.72% South African National Biodiversity Institute 220 publications, 2.72%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 214, 2.65% University of Johannesburg 214 publications, 2.65%
North-West University	North-West University, 199, 2.46% North-West University 199 publications, 2.46%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 199, 2.46% Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 199 publications, 2.46%
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity	South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, 167, 2.06% South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity 167 publications, 2.06%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 135, 1.67% University of Queensland 135 publications, 1.67%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 134, 1.66% University of Oxford 134 publications, 1.66%
University of the Western Cape	University of the Western Cape, 130, 1.61% University of the Western Cape 130 publications, 1.61%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 125, 1.55% University of South Africa 125 publications, 1.55%
University of Coimbra	University of Coimbra, 116, 1.43% University of Coimbra 116 publications, 1.43%
National Research Foundation	National Research Foundation, 115, 1.42% National Research Foundation 115 publications, 1.42%
University of Plymouth	University of Plymouth, 108, 1.34% University of Plymouth 108 publications, 1.34%
University of Fort Hare	University of Fort Hare, 100, 1.24% University of Fort Hare 100 publications, 1.24%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 97, 1.2% Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 97 publications, 1.2%
University of Montpellier	University of Montpellier, 95, 1.17% University of Montpellier 95 publications, 1.17%
Arizona State University	Arizona State University, 90, 1.11% Arizona State University 90 publications, 1.11%
Open University of Cyprus	Open University of Cyprus, 85, 1.05% Open University of Cyprus 85 publications, 1.05%
University of the Sunshine Coast	University of the Sunshine Coast, 79, 0.98% University of the Sunshine Coast 79 publications, 0.98%
Walter Sisulu University	Walter Sisulu University, 76, 0.94% Walter Sisulu University 76 publications, 0.94%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 72, 0.89% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 72 publications, 0.89%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 68, 0.84% Cape Peninsula University of Technology 68 publications, 0.84%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 68, 0.84% Utrecht University 68 publications, 0.84%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 62, 0.77% University of Cambridge 62 publications, 0.77%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 135, 1.67% University of Queensland 135 publications, 1.67%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 134, 1.66% University of Oxford 134 publications, 1.66%
University of Coimbra	University of Coimbra, 116, 1.43% University of Coimbra 116 publications, 1.43%
University of Plymouth	University of Plymouth, 108, 1.34% University of Plymouth 108 publications, 1.34%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 97, 1.2% Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 97 publications, 1.2%
University of Montpellier	University of Montpellier, 95, 1.17% University of Montpellier 95 publications, 1.17%
Arizona State University	Arizona State University, 90, 1.11% Arizona State University 90 publications, 1.11%
Open University of Cyprus	Open University of Cyprus, 85, 1.05% Open University of Cyprus 85 publications, 1.05%
University of the Sunshine Coast	University of the Sunshine Coast, 79, 0.98% University of the Sunshine Coast 79 publications, 0.98%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 72, 0.89% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 72 publications, 0.89%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 68, 0.84% Utrecht University 68 publications, 0.84%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 62, 0.77% University of Cambridge 62 publications, 0.77%
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research	Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 59, 0.73% Joint Institute for Nuclear Research 59 publications, 0.73%
French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea	French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea, 58, 0.72% French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea 58 publications, 0.72%
National Oceanography Centre	National Oceanography Centre, 57, 0.7% National Oceanography Centre 57 publications, 0.7%
University of Tasmania	University of Tasmania, 53, 0.66% University of Tasmania 53 publications, 0.66%
Bangor University	Bangor University, 53, 0.66% Bangor University 53 publications, 0.66%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 52, 0.64% James Cook University 52 publications, 0.64%
Oregon State University	Oregon State University, 51, 0.63% Oregon State University 51 publications, 0.63%
La Rochelle University	La Rochelle University, 51, 0.63% La Rochelle University 51 publications, 0.63%
Griffith University	Griffith University, 50, 0.62% Griffith University 50 publications, 0.62%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 50, 0.62% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 50 publications, 0.62%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 49, 0.61% University of New South Wales 49 publications, 0.61%
University of Basel	University of Basel, 49, 0.61% University of Basel 49 publications, 0.61%
University of Southern Queensland	University of Southern Queensland, 49, 0.61% University of Southern Queensland 49 publications, 0.61%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 48, 0.59% University of Western Australia 48 publications, 0.59%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 48, 0.59% University of British Columbia 48 publications, 0.59%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 47, 0.58% Harvard University 47 publications, 0.58%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 46, 0.57% University of California, Davis 46 publications, 0.57%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 45, 0.56% Imperial College London 45 publications, 0.56%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 895, 11.06% USA 895 publications, 11.06%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 813, 10.05% United Kingdom 813 publications, 10.05%
Australia	Australia, 557, 6.89% Australia 557 publications, 6.89%
Germany	Germany, 388, 4.8% Germany 388 publications, 4.8%
France	France, 381, 4.71% France 381 publications, 4.71%
Sweden	Sweden, 220, 2.72% Sweden 220 publications, 2.72%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 207, 2.56% Nigeria 207 publications, 2.56%
India	India, 206, 2.55% India 206 publications, 2.55%
Canada	Canada, 192, 2.37% Canada 192 publications, 2.37%
Portugal	Portugal, 181, 2.24% Portugal 181 publications, 2.24%
Italy	Italy, 177, 2.19% Italy 177 publications, 2.19%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 172, 2.13% Netherlands 172 publications, 2.13%
China	China, 164, 2.03% China 164 publications, 2.03%
Spain	Spain, 143, 1.77% Spain 143 publications, 1.77%
Norway	Norway, 129, 1.59% Norway 129 publications, 1.59%
Brazil	Brazil, 126, 1.56% Brazil 126 publications, 1.56%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 123, 1.52% Switzerland 123 publications, 1.52%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 120, 1.48% New Zealand 120 publications, 1.48%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 113, 1.4% Zimbabwe 113 publications, 1.4%
Kenya	Kenya, 99, 1.22% Kenya 99 publications, 1.22%
Belgium	Belgium, 87, 1.08% Belgium 87 publications, 1.08%
Denmark	Denmark, 83, 1.03% Denmark 83 publications, 1.03%
Namibia	Namibia, 82, 1.01% Namibia 82 publications, 1.01%
Japan	Japan, 81, 1% Japan 81 publications, 1%
Russia	Russia, 80, 0.99% Russia 80 publications, 0.99%
Cyprus	Cyprus, 73, 0.9% Cyprus 73 publications, 0.9%
Poland	Poland, 73, 0.9% Poland 73 publications, 0.9%
Ghana	Ghana, 63, 0.78% Ghana 63 publications, 0.78%
Greece	Greece, 53, 0.66% Greece 53 publications, 0.66%
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