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Short name

UCC

Country, city

Ghana, Cape Coast

0492nfe34

Organization website

Publications

5 391

Citations

71 330

h-index

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (204 publications)

Heliyon (145 publications)

SSRN Electronic Journal (83 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Ghana (625 publications)

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (584 publications)

University of Health and Allied Sciences (282 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Technology Sydney (267 publications)

James Cook University (246 publications)

Bielefeld University (141 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Field of science

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Found

Since 1971

Total publications

5391

Total citations

71330

Citations per publication

13.23

Average publications per year

98.02

Average authors per publication

5.69

h-index

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
General Medicine	General Medicine, 588, 10.91% General Medicine 588 publications, 10.91%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 427, 7.92% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 427 publications, 7.92%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 382, 7.09% Multidisciplinary 382 publications, 7.09%
Education	Education, 237, 4.4% Education 237 publications, 4.4%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 234, 4.34% Geography, Planning and Development 234 publications, 4.34%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 188, 3.49% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 188 publications, 3.49%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 184, 3.41% Infectious Diseases 184 publications, 3.41%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 174, 3.23% Economics and Econometrics 174 publications, 3.23%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 146, 2.71% General Environmental Science 146 publications, 2.71%
Development	Development, 140, 2.6% Development 140 publications, 2.6%
Pollution	Pollution, 123, 2.28% Pollution 123 publications, 2.28%
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Obstetrics and Gynecology, 118, 2.19% Obstetrics and Gynecology 118 publications, 2.19%
Food Science	Food Science, 116, 2.15% Food Science 116 publications, 2.15%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 114, 2.11% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 114 publications, 2.11%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 111, 2.06% Health Policy 111 publications, 2.06%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 108, 2% Sociology and Political Science 108 publications, 2%
General Social Sciences	General Social Sciences, 107, 1.98% General Social Sciences 107 publications, 1.98%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 101, 1.87% Business and International Management 101 publications, 1.87%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 100, 1.85% Aquatic Science 100 publications, 1.85%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 99, 1.84% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 99 publications, 1.84%
Strategy and Management	Strategy and Management, 97, 1.8% Strategy and Management 97 publications, 1.8%
Health (social science)	Health (social science), 96, 1.78% Health (social science) 96 publications, 1.78%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 94, 1.74% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 94 publications, 1.74%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 85, 1.58% Parasitology 85 publications, 1.58%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 84, 1.56% Agronomy and Crop Science 84 publications, 1.56%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management	Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, 84, 1.56% Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 84 publications, 1.56%
Finance	Finance, 83, 1.54% Finance 83 publications, 1.54%
Ecology	Ecology, 76, 1.41% Ecology 76 publications, 1.41%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 72, 1.34% Biochemistry 72 publications, 1.34%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 71, 1.32% Water Science and Technology 71 publications, 1.32%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 204, 3.78% PLoS ONE 204 publications, 3.78%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 145, 2.69% Heliyon 145 publications, 2.69%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 83, 1.54% SSRN Electronic Journal 83 publications, 1.54%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 74, 1.37% BMC Public Health 74 publications, 1.37%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 48, 0.89% Scientific African 48 publications, 0.89%
Cogent Economics and Finance	Cogent Economics and Finance, 47, 0.87% Cogent Economics and Finance 47 publications, 0.87%
Cogent Social Sciences	Cogent Social Sciences, 45, 0.83% Cogent Social Sciences 45 publications, 0.83%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 44, 0.82% BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 44 publications, 0.82%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 43, 0.8% BMJ Open 43 publications, 0.8%
Cogent Education	Cogent Education, 43, 0.8% Cogent Education 43 publications, 0.8%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 35, 0.65% BMC Health Services Research 35 publications, 0.65%
International Health	International Health, 33, 0.61% International Health 33 publications, 0.61%
BioMed Research International	BioMed Research International, 31, 0.58% BioMed Research International 31 publications, 0.58%
Health Science Reports	Health Science Reports, 31, 0.58% Health Science Reports 31 publications, 0.58%
Reproductive Health	Reproductive Health, 30, 0.56% Reproductive Health 30 publications, 0.56%
BMC Women's Health	BMC Women's Health, 29, 0.54% BMC Women's Health 29 publications, 0.54%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 29, 0.54% Scientific Reports 29 publications, 0.54%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 28, 0.52% Malaria Journal 28 publications, 0.52%
SAGE Open	SAGE Open, 28, 0.52% SAGE Open 28 publications, 0.52%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 26, 0.48% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 26 publications, 0.48%
Cogent Business and Management	Cogent Business and Management, 26, 0.48% Cogent Business and Management 26 publications, 0.48%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 26, 0.48% Sustainability 26 publications, 0.48%
Archives of Public Health	Archives of Public Health, 25, 0.46% Archives of Public Health 25 publications, 0.46%
Tropical Animal Health and Production	Tropical Animal Health and Production, 20, 0.37% Tropical Animal Health and Production 20 publications, 0.37%
Healthcare	Healthcare, 18, 0.33% Healthcare 18 publications, 0.33%
The Scientific World Journal	The Scientific World Journal, 18, 0.33% The Scientific World Journal 18 publications, 0.33%
Social Sciences & Humanities Open	Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 18, 0.33% Social Sciences & Humanities Open 18 publications, 0.33%
Journal of Biosocial Science	Journal of Biosocial Science, 17, 0.32% Journal of Biosocial Science 17 publications, 0.32%
BMC Infectious Diseases	BMC Infectious Diseases, 17, 0.32% BMC Infectious Diseases 17 publications, 0.32%
PLOS Global Public Health	PLOS Global Public Health, 17, 0.32% PLOS Global Public Health 17 publications, 0.32%
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Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1146, 21.26% Springer Nature 1146 publications, 21.26%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 971, 18.01% Elsevier 971 publications, 18.01%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 706, 13.1% Taylor & Francis 706 publications, 13.1%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 332, 6.16% Hindawi Limited 332 publications, 6.16%
Wiley	Wiley, 295, 5.47% Wiley 295 publications, 5.47%
MDPI	MDPI, 252, 4.67% MDPI 252 publications, 4.67%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 236, 4.38% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 236 publications, 4.38%
SAGE	SAGE, 233, 4.32% SAGE 233 publications, 4.32%
Emerald	Emerald, 201, 3.73% Emerald 201 publications, 3.73%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 95, 1.76% Oxford University Press 95 publications, 1.76%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 88, 1.63% Frontiers Media S.A. 88 publications, 1.63%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 82, 1.52% Social Science Electronic Publishing 82 publications, 1.52%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 67, 1.24% Academic Journals 67 publications, 1.24%
BMJ	BMJ, 66, 1.22% BMJ 66 publications, 1.22%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 51, 0.95% Cambridge University Press 51 publications, 0.95%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 46, 0.85% IGI Global 46 publications, 0.85%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 38, 0.7% AOSIS 38 publications, 0.7%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 33, 0.61% Walter de Gruyter 33 publications, 0.61%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 30, 0.56% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 30 publications, 0.56%
Brill	Brill, 22, 0.41% Brill 22 publications, 0.41%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 22, 0.41% IWA Publishing 22 publications, 0.41%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 20, 0.37% IOP Publishing 20 publications, 0.37%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 18, 0.33% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 18 publications, 0.33%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 17, 0.32% Inderscience Publishers 17 publications, 0.32%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 14, 0.26% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 14 publications, 0.26%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 13, 0.24% Mary Ann Liebert 13 publications, 0.24%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 11, 0.2% World Scientific 11 publications, 0.2%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 11, 0.2% American Chemical Society (ACS) 11 publications, 0.2%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 9, 0.17% American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 9 publications, 0.17%
Mark Allen Group	Mark Allen Group, 9, 0.17% Mark Allen Group 9 publications, 0.17%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 625, 11.59% University of Ghana 625 publications, 11.59%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 584, 10.83% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 584 publications, 10.83%
University of Health and Allied Sciences	University of Health and Allied Sciences, 282, 5.23% University of Health and Allied Sciences 282 publications, 5.23%
University of Technology Sydney	University of Technology Sydney, 267, 4.95% University of Technology Sydney 267 publications, 4.95%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 246, 4.56% James Cook University 246 publications, 4.56%
University of Education, Winneba	University of Education, Winneba, 151, 2.8% University of Education, Winneba 151 publications, 2.8%
Takoradi Technical University	Takoradi Technical University, 148, 2.75% Takoradi Technical University 148 publications, 2.75%
Bielefeld University	Bielefeld University, 141, 2.62% Bielefeld University 141 publications, 2.62%
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital	Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, 124, 2.3% Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital 124 publications, 2.3%
University for Development Studies	University for Development Studies, 123, 2.28% University for Development Studies 123 publications, 2.28%
University of Ottawa	University of Ottawa, 106, 1.97% University of Ottawa 106 publications, 1.97%
Jiangsu University	Jiangsu University, 88, 1.63% Jiangsu University 88 publications, 1.63%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 88, 1.63% University of KwaZulu-Natal 88 publications, 1.63%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 83, 1.54% Imperial College London 83 publications, 1.54%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 70, 1.3% University of Cape Town 70 publications, 1.3%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 63, 1.17% University of New South Wales 63 publications, 1.17%
Lingnan University	Lingnan University, 57, 1.06% Lingnan University 57 publications, 1.06%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 49, 0.91% University of Johannesburg 49 publications, 0.91%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 45, 0.83% University of the Witwatersrand 45 publications, 0.83%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 42, 0.78% University of Oxford 42 publications, 0.78%
Cape Coast Technical University	Cape Coast Technical University, 38, 0.7% Cape Coast Technical University 38 publications, 0.7%
University College London	University College London, 37, 0.69% University College London 37 publications, 0.69%
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration	Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, 37, 0.69% Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration 37 publications, 0.69%
University of Maryland, Baltimore	University of Maryland, Baltimore, 34, 0.63% University of Maryland, Baltimore 34 publications, 0.63%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 33, 0.61% Stellenbosch University 33 publications, 0.61%
University of Abomey-Calavi	University of Abomey-Calavi, 33, 0.61% University of Abomey-Calavi 33 publications, 0.61%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 32, 0.59% University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 32 publications, 0.59%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 32, 0.59% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 32 publications, 0.59%
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo	Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 32, 0.59% Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo 32 publications, 0.59%
National Research University Higher School of Economics	National Research University Higher School of Economics, 31, 0.58% National Research University Higher School of Economics 31 publications, 0.58%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300
University of Technology Sydney	University of Technology Sydney, 267, 4.95% University of Technology Sydney 267 publications, 4.95%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 246, 4.56% James Cook University 246 publications, 4.56%
Bielefeld University	Bielefeld University, 141, 2.62% Bielefeld University 141 publications, 2.62%
University of Ottawa	University of Ottawa, 106, 1.97% University of Ottawa 106 publications, 1.97%
Jiangsu University	Jiangsu University, 88, 1.63% Jiangsu University 88 publications, 1.63%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 88, 1.63% University of KwaZulu-Natal 88 publications, 1.63%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 83, 1.54% Imperial College London 83 publications, 1.54%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 70, 1.3% University of Cape Town 70 publications, 1.3%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 63, 1.17% University of New South Wales 63 publications, 1.17%
Lingnan University	Lingnan University, 57, 1.06% Lingnan University 57 publications, 1.06%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 49, 0.91% University of Johannesburg 49 publications, 0.91%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 45, 0.83% University of the Witwatersrand 45 publications, 0.83%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 42, 0.78% University of Oxford 42 publications, 0.78%
University College London	University College London, 37, 0.69% University College London 37 publications, 0.69%
University of Maryland, Baltimore	University of Maryland, Baltimore, 34, 0.63% University of Maryland, Baltimore 34 publications, 0.63%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 33, 0.61% Stellenbosch University 33 publications, 0.61%
University of Abomey-Calavi	University of Abomey-Calavi, 33, 0.61% University of Abomey-Calavi 33 publications, 0.61%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 32, 0.59% University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 32 publications, 0.59%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 32, 0.59% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 32 publications, 0.59%
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo	Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 32, 0.59% Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo 32 publications, 0.59%
National Research University Higher School of Economics	National Research University Higher School of Economics, 31, 0.58% National Research University Higher School of Economics 31 publications, 0.58%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 31, 0.58% University of South Africa 31 publications, 0.58%
University of Lagos	University of Lagos, 31, 0.58% University of Lagos 31 publications, 0.58%
Tampere University	Tampere University, 29, 0.54% Tampere University 29 publications, 0.54%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 29, 0.54% University of Michigan 29 publications, 0.54%
Western University	Western University, 29, 0.54% Western University 29 publications, 0.54%
Durham University	Durham University, 28, 0.52% Durham University 28 publications, 0.52%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 28, 0.52% University of Ibadan 28 publications, 0.52%
Karolinska Institute	Karolinska Institute, 27, 0.5% Karolinska Institute 27 publications, 0.5%
Western Sydney University	Western Sydney University, 27, 0.5% Western Sydney University 27 publications, 0.5%
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With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600
Australia	Australia, 523, 9.7% Australia 523 publications, 9.7%
USA	USA, 503, 9.33% USA 503 publications, 9.33%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 487, 9.03% United Kingdom 487 publications, 9.03%
China	China, 427, 7.92% China 427 publications, 7.92%
South Africa	South Africa, 335, 6.21% South Africa 335 publications, 6.21%
Germany	Germany, 263, 4.88% Germany 263 publications, 4.88%
Canada	Canada, 248, 4.6% Canada 248 publications, 4.6%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 229, 4.25% Nigeria 229 publications, 4.25%
Italy	Italy, 113, 2.1% Italy 113 publications, 2.1%
Kenya	Kenya, 100, 1.85% Kenya 100 publications, 1.85%
India	India, 79, 1.47% India 79 publications, 1.47%
France	France, 75, 1.39% France 75 publications, 1.39%
Finland	Finland, 72, 1.34% Finland 72 publications, 1.34%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 68, 1.26% Netherlands 68 publications, 1.26%
Sweden	Sweden, 65, 1.21% Sweden 65 publications, 1.21%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 63, 1.17% Ethiopia 63 publications, 1.17%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 58, 1.08% Malaysia 58 publications, 1.08%
Benin	Benin, 54, 1% Benin 54 publications, 1%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 45, 0.83% Tanzania 45 publications, 0.83%
Denmark	Denmark, 43, 0.8% Denmark 43 publications, 0.8%
Russia	Russia, 42, 0.78% Russia 42 publications, 0.78%
Bangladesh	Bangladesh, 41, 0.76% Bangladesh 41 publications, 0.76%
Brazil	Brazil, 41, 0.76% Brazil 41 publications, 0.76%
Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso, 41, 0.76% Burkina Faso 41 publications, 0.76%
Spain	Spain, 40, 0.74% Spain 40 publications, 0.74%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 39, 0.72% Saudi Arabia 39 publications, 0.72%
Uganda	Uganda, 36, 0.67% Uganda 36 publications, 0.67%
Japan	Japan, 36, 0.67% Japan 36 publications, 0.67%
Belgium	Belgium, 35, 0.65% Belgium 35 publications, 0.65%
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Publications published earlier than 1971 are ignored in the statistics.
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