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Short name

UNISA

Country, city

South Africa, Pretoria

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Organization website

Publications

24 026

Citations

269 368

h-index

155

Top-3 journals

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies (567 publications)

South African Journal of African Languages (290 publications)

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal (235 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Pretoria (885 publications)

University of Johannesburg (839 publications)

National Research Foundation (772 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Nigeria (259 publications)

University of Oxford (166 publications)

University of Sydney (154 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1917

Total publications

24026

Total citations

269368

Citations per publication

11.21

Average publications per year

218.42

Average authors per publication

9.33

h-index

155

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

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1402, 5.84% General Medicine 1402 publications, 5.84%
Religious studies	Religious studies, 1177, 4.9% Religious studies 1177 publications, 4.9%
Education	Education, 898, 3.74% Education 898 publications, 3.74%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 765, 3.18% Condensed Matter Physics 765 publications, 3.18%
Literature and Literary Theory	Literature and Literary Theory, 691, 2.88% Literature and Literary Theory 691 publications, 2.88%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 641, 2.67% General Chemistry 641 publications, 2.67%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 580, 2.41% General Materials Science 580 publications, 2.41%
Language and Linguistics	Language and Linguistics, 577, 2.4% Language and Linguistics 577 publications, 2.4%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 546, 2.27% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 546 publications, 2.27%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 546, 2.27% Geography, Planning and Development 546 publications, 2.27%
Linguistics and Language	Linguistics and Language, 540, 2.25% Linguistics and Language 540 publications, 2.25%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 502, 2.09% Materials Chemistry 502 publications, 2.09%
General Psychology	General Psychology, 485, 2.02% General Psychology 485 publications, 2.02%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 477, 1.99% Sociology and Political Science 477 publications, 1.99%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 446, 1.86% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 446 publications, 1.86%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 442, 1.84% General Physics and Astronomy 442 publications, 1.84%
Library and Information Sciences	Library and Information Sciences, 414, 1.72% Library and Information Sciences 414 publications, 1.72%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 400, 1.66% General Chemical Engineering 400 publications, 1.66%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 395, 1.64% Economics and Econometrics 395 publications, 1.64%
Strategy and Management	Strategy and Management, 392, 1.63% Strategy and Management 392 publications, 1.63%
Development	Development, 385, 1.6% Development 385 publications, 1.6%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 377, 1.57% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 377 publications, 1.57%
History	History, 376, 1.56% History 376 publications, 1.56%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 365, 1.52% Business and International Management 365 publications, 1.52%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 352, 1.47% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 352 publications, 1.47%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 350, 1.46% Applied Mathematics 350 publications, 1.46%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 348, 1.45% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 348 publications, 1.45%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 332, 1.38% General Environmental Science 332 publications, 1.38%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 315, 1.31% Computer Science Applications 315 publications, 1.31%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 313, 1.3% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 313 publications, 1.3%
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Journals

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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies	HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 567, 2.36% HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies 567 publications, 2.36%
South African Journal of African Languages	South African Journal of African Languages, 290, 1.21% South African Journal of African Languages 290 publications, 1.21%
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal	Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 235, 0.98% Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 235 publications, 0.98%
Religion and Theology	Religion and Theology, 218, 0.91% Religion and Theology 218 publications, 0.91%
Verbum et Ecclesia	Verbum et Ecclesia, 218, 0.91% Verbum et Ecclesia 218 publications, 0.91%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 215, 0.89% SSRN Electronic Journal 215 publications, 0.89%
South African Journal of Psychology	South African Journal of Psychology, 206, 0.86% South African Journal of Psychology 206 publications, 0.86%
Journal of Psychology in Africa	Journal of Psychology in Africa, 192, 0.8% Journal of Psychology in Africa 192 publications, 0.8%
Journal of Literary Studies	Journal of Literary Studies, 183, 0.76% Journal of Literary Studies 183 publications, 0.76%
Africa Education Review	Africa Education Review, 160, 0.67% Africa Education Review 160 publications, 0.67%
Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae	Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, 148, 0.62% Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 148 publications, 0.62%
Health SA Gesondheid	Health SA Gesondheid, 142, 0.59% Health SA Gesondheid 142 publications, 0.59%
Scriptura	Scriptura, 142, 0.59% Scriptura 142 publications, 0.59%
SA Journal of Industrial Psychology	SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 133, 0.55% SA Journal of Industrial Psychology 133 publications, 0.55%
South African Journal of Business Management	South African Journal of Business Management, 128, 0.53% South African Journal of Business Management 128 publications, 0.53%
Materials Today: Proceedings	Materials Today: Proceedings, 125, 0.52% Materials Today: Proceedings 125 publications, 0.52%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 113, 0.47% Heliyon 113 publications, 0.47%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 110, 0.46% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 110 publications, 0.46%
Sustainable Development Goals Series	Sustainable Development Goals Series, 107, 0.45% Sustainable Development Goals Series 107 publications, 0.45%
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde	Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, 106, 0.44% Tydskrif vir Letterkunde 106 publications, 0.44%
South African Journal of Higher Education	South African Journal of Higher Education, 106, 0.44% South African Journal of Higher Education 106 publications, 0.44%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 100, 0.42% Scientific Reports 100 publications, 0.42%
SA Journal of Human Resource Management	SA Journal of Human Resource Management, 97, 0.4% SA Journal of Human Resource Management 97 publications, 0.4%
Mousaion South African Journal of Information Studies	Mousaion South African Journal of Information Studies, 96, 0.4% Mousaion South African Journal of Information Studies 96 publications, 0.4%
Curationis	Curationis, 90, 0.37% Curationis 90 publications, 0.37%
Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation	Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation, 86, 0.36% Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation 86 publications, 0.36%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 83, 0.35% Sustainability 83 publications, 0.35%
South African Journal of Botany	South African Journal of Botany, 81, 0.34% South African Journal of Botany 81 publications, 0.34%
Journal of Early Christian History	Journal of Early Christian History, 81, 0.34% Journal of Early Christian History 81 publications, 0.34%
English Academy Review	English Academy Review, 80, 0.33% English Academy Review 80 publications, 0.33%
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Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000
Elsevier	Elsevier, 3640, 15.15% Elsevier 3640 publications, 15.15%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 3638, 15.14% Taylor & Francis 3638 publications, 15.14%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 3489, 14.52% Springer Nature 3489 publications, 14.52%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 2021, 8.41% AOSIS 2021 publications, 8.41%
MDPI	MDPI, 1063, 4.42% MDPI 1063 publications, 4.42%
Wiley	Wiley, 985, 4.1% Wiley 985 publications, 4.1%
SAGE	SAGE, 959, 3.99% SAGE 959 publications, 3.99%
Unisa Press	Unisa Press, 808, 3.36% Unisa Press 808 publications, 3.36%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 549, 2.29% IGI Global 549 publications, 2.29%
Emerald	Emerald, 543, 2.26% Emerald 543 publications, 2.26%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 368, 1.53% Stellenbosch University 368 publications, 1.53%
Brill	Brill, 331, 1.38% Brill 331 publications, 1.38%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 305, 1.27% Academy of Science of South Africa 305 publications, 1.27%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 229, 0.95% Walter de Gruyter 229 publications, 0.95%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 219, 0.91% Oxford University Press 219 publications, 0.91%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 211, 0.88% Social Science Electronic Publishing 211 publications, 0.88%
Kamla Raj Enterprises	Kamla Raj Enterprises, 204, 0.85% Kamla Raj Enterprises 204 publications, 0.85%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 199, 0.83% Frontiers Media S.A. 199 publications, 0.83%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 182, 0.76% Cambridge University Press 182 publications, 0.76%
BMJ	BMJ, 180, 0.75% BMJ 180 publications, 0.75%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 173, 0.72% IOP Publishing 173 publications, 0.72%
North-West University	North-West University, 156, 0.65% North-West University 156 publications, 0.65%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 145, 0.6% World Scientific 145 publications, 0.6%
Virtus Interpress	Virtus Interpress, 143, 0.6% Virtus Interpress 143 publications, 0.6%
Petra Christian University	Petra Christian University, 142, 0.59% Petra Christian University 142 publications, 0.59%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 138, 0.57% American Chemical Society (ACS) 138 publications, 0.57%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 128, 0.53% Hindawi Limited 128 publications, 0.53%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 127, 0.53% American Physical Society (APS) 127 publications, 0.53%
Association of Professional Managers in South Africa	Association of Professional Managers in South Africa, 124, 0.52% Association of Professional Managers in South Africa 124 publications, 0.52%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 124, 0.52% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 124 publications, 0.52%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 885, 3.68% University of Pretoria 885 publications, 3.68%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 839, 3.49% University of Johannesburg 839 publications, 3.49%
National Research Foundation	National Research Foundation, 772, 3.21% National Research Foundation 772 publications, 3.21%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 753, 3.13% University of the Witwatersrand 753 publications, 3.13%
North-West University	North-West University, 494, 2.06% North-West University 494 publications, 2.06%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 355, 1.48% University of KwaZulu-Natal 355 publications, 1.48%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 345, 1.44% University of Cape Town 345 publications, 1.44%
Tshwane University of Technology	Tshwane University of Technology, 341, 1.42% Tshwane University of Technology 341 publications, 1.42%
University of the Western Cape	University of the Western Cape, 283, 1.18% University of the Western Cape 283 publications, 1.18%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 279, 1.16% Stellenbosch University 279 publications, 1.16%
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa	Agricultural Research Council of South Africa, 272, 1.13% Agricultural Research Council of South Africa 272 publications, 1.13%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 259, 1.08% University of the Free State 259 publications, 1.08%
University of Nigeria	University of Nigeria, 259, 1.08% University of Nigeria 259 publications, 1.08%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 233, 0.97% South African Medical Research Council 233 publications, 0.97%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 227, 0.94% Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 227 publications, 0.94%
University of Limpopo	University of Limpopo, 227, 0.94% University of Limpopo 227 publications, 0.94%
University of Venda	University of Venda, 171, 0.71% University of Venda 171 publications, 0.71%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 166, 0.69% University of Oxford 166 publications, 0.69%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 154, 0.64% University of Sydney 154 publications, 0.64%
University of Adelaide	University of Adelaide, 149, 0.62% University of Adelaide 149 publications, 0.62%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 149, 0.62% Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University 149 publications, 0.62%
Northwestern Polytechnical University	Northwestern Polytechnical University, 131, 0.55% Northwestern Polytechnical University 131 publications, 0.55%
Durban University of Technology	Durban University of Technology, 131, 0.55% Durban University of Technology 131 publications, 0.55%
Vaal University of Technology	Vaal University of Technology, 128, 0.53% Vaal University of Technology 128 publications, 0.53%
Rhodes University	Rhodes University, 123, 0.51% Rhodes University 123 publications, 0.51%
University of Fort Hare	University of Fort Hare, 119, 0.5% University of Fort Hare 119 publications, 0.5%
University of Zimbabwe	University of Zimbabwe, 117, 0.49% University of Zimbabwe 117 publications, 0.49%
Nelson Mandela University	Nelson Mandela University, 114, 0.47% Nelson Mandela University 114 publications, 0.47%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 112, 0.47% University of São Paulo 112 publications, 0.47%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 107, 0.45% University of Melbourne 107 publications, 0.45%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Nigeria	University of Nigeria, 259, 1.08% University of Nigeria 259 publications, 1.08%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 166, 0.69% University of Oxford 166 publications, 0.69%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 154, 0.64% University of Sydney 154 publications, 0.64%
University of Adelaide	University of Adelaide, 149, 0.62% University of Adelaide 149 publications, 0.62%
Northwestern Polytechnical University	Northwestern Polytechnical University, 131, 0.55% Northwestern Polytechnical University 131 publications, 0.55%
University of Zimbabwe	University of Zimbabwe, 117, 0.49% University of Zimbabwe 117 publications, 0.49%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 112, 0.47% University of São Paulo 112 publications, 0.47%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 107, 0.45% University of Melbourne 107 publications, 0.45%
University of Botswana	University of Botswana, 107, 0.45% University of Botswana 107 publications, 0.45%
Tiangong University	Tiangong University, 105, 0.44% Tiangong University 105 publications, 0.44%
University College London	University College London, 103, 0.43% University College London 103 publications, 0.43%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 100, 0.42% University of Ibadan 100 publications, 0.42%
King Saud University	King Saud University, 98, 0.41% King Saud University 98 publications, 0.41%
Quaid-i-Azam University	Quaid-i-Azam University, 95, 0.4% Quaid-i-Azam University 95 publications, 0.4%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 95, 0.4% University of Edinburgh 95 publications, 0.4%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 89, 0.37% University of Cambridge 89 publications, 0.37%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 88, 0.37% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 88 publications, 0.37%
Obafemi Awolowo University	Obafemi Awolowo University, 86, 0.36% Obafemi Awolowo University 86 publications, 0.36%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 86, 0.36% University of Washington 86 publications, 0.36%
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research	Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 85, 0.35% Joint Institute for Nuclear Research 85 publications, 0.35%
University of Port Harcourt	University of Port Harcourt, 84, 0.35% University of Port Harcourt 84 publications, 0.35%
University of Mazandaran	University of Mazandaran, 83, 0.35% University of Mazandaran 83 publications, 0.35%
University of Ilorin	University of Ilorin, 82, 0.34% University of Ilorin 82 publications, 0.34%
University of Victoria	University of Victoria, 81, 0.34% University of Victoria 81 publications, 0.34%
Midlands State University	Midlands State University, 80, 0.33% Midlands State University 80 publications, 0.33%
University of Namibia	University of Namibia, 78, 0.32% University of Namibia 78 publications, 0.32%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 76, 0.32% University of Glasgow 76 publications, 0.32%
University of Alberta	University of Alberta, 74, 0.31% University of Alberta 74 publications, 0.31%
University of Lethbridge	University of Lethbridge, 74, 0.31% University of Lethbridge 74 publications, 0.31%
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 73, 0.3% University of Ghana 73 publications, 0.3%
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With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
USA	USA, 975, 4.06% USA 975 publications, 4.06%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 969, 4.03% United Kingdom 969 publications, 4.03%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 953, 3.97% Nigeria 953 publications, 3.97%
China	China, 866, 3.6% China 866 publications, 3.6%
India	India, 731, 3.04% India 731 publications, 3.04%
Australia	Australia, 531, 2.21% Australia 531 publications, 2.21%
Germany	Germany, 483, 2.01% Germany 483 publications, 2.01%
Canada	Canada, 404, 1.68% Canada 404 publications, 1.68%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 340, 1.42% Zimbabwe 340 publications, 1.42%
Iran	Iran, 325, 1.35% Iran 325 publications, 1.35%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 288, 1.2% Saudi Arabia 288 publications, 1.2%
Brazil	Brazil, 257, 1.07% Brazil 257 publications, 1.07%
France	France, 251, 1.04% France 251 publications, 1.04%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 247, 1.03% Pakistan 247 publications, 1.03%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 225, 0.94% Ethiopia 225 publications, 0.94%
Italy	Italy, 208, 0.87% Italy 208 publications, 0.87%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 206, 0.86% Netherlands 206 publications, 0.86%
Spain	Spain, 192, 0.8% Spain 192 publications, 0.8%
Turkey	Turkey, 191, 0.79% Turkey 191 publications, 0.79%
Japan	Japan, 173, 0.72% Japan 173 publications, 0.72%
Sweden	Sweden, 164, 0.68% Sweden 164 publications, 0.68%
Ghana	Ghana, 161, 0.67% Ghana 161 publications, 0.67%
Botswana	Botswana, 156, 0.65% Botswana 156 publications, 0.65%
Morocco	Morocco, 153, 0.64% Morocco 153 publications, 0.64%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 148, 0.62% New Zealand 148 publications, 0.62%
Belgium	Belgium, 144, 0.6% Belgium 144 publications, 0.6%
Kenya	Kenya, 144, 0.6% Kenya 144 publications, 0.6%
Russia	Russia, 139, 0.58% Russia 139 publications, 0.58%
Poland	Poland, 132, 0.55% Poland 132 publications, 0.55%
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