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University of Cape Coast
Short name
UCC
Country, city
Ghana, Cape Coast
Publications
5 391
Citations
71 330
h-index
89
Top-3 journals
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (204 publications)
Heliyon
Heliyon (145 publications)
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (83 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Technology Sydney
University of Technology Sydney (267 publications)
James Cook University
James Cook University (246 publications)
Bielefeld University
Bielefeld University (141 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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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
89
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.

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 588, 10.91%
General Medicine
588 publications, 10.91%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 427, 7.92%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
427 publications, 7.92%
Multidisciplinary, 382, 7.09%
Multidisciplinary
382 publications, 7.09%
Education, 237, 4.4%
Education
237 publications, 4.4%
Geography, Planning and Development, 234, 4.34%
Geography, Planning and Development
234 publications, 4.34%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 188, 3.49%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
188 publications, 3.49%
Infectious Diseases, 184, 3.41%
Infectious Diseases
184 publications, 3.41%
Economics and Econometrics, 174, 3.23%
Economics and Econometrics
174 publications, 3.23%
General Environmental Science, 146, 2.71%
General Environmental Science
146 publications, 2.71%
Development, 140, 2.6%
Development
140 publications, 2.6%
Pollution, 123, 2.28%
Pollution
123 publications, 2.28%
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 118, 2.19%
Obstetrics and Gynecology
118 publications, 2.19%
Food Science, 116, 2.15%
Food Science
116 publications, 2.15%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 114, 2.11%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
114 publications, 2.11%
Health Policy, 111, 2.06%
Health Policy
111 publications, 2.06%
Sociology and Political Science, 108, 2%
Sociology and Political Science
108 publications, 2%
General Social Sciences, 107, 1.98%
General Social Sciences
107 publications, 1.98%
Business and International Management, 101, 1.87%
Business and International Management
101 publications, 1.87%
Aquatic Science, 100, 1.85%
Aquatic Science
100 publications, 1.85%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 99, 1.84%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
99 publications, 1.84%
Strategy and Management, 97, 1.8%
Strategy and Management
97 publications, 1.8%
Health (social science), 96, 1.78%
Health (social science)
96 publications, 1.78%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 94, 1.74%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
94 publications, 1.74%
Parasitology, 85, 1.58%
Parasitology
85 publications, 1.58%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 84, 1.56%
Agronomy and Crop Science
84 publications, 1.56%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, 84, 1.56%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
84 publications, 1.56%
Finance, 83, 1.54%
Finance
83 publications, 1.54%
Ecology, 76, 1.41%
Ecology
76 publications, 1.41%
Biochemistry, 72, 1.34%
Biochemistry
72 publications, 1.34%
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
204 publications, 3.78%
Heliyon
145 publications, 2.69%
SSRN Electronic Journal
83 publications, 1.54%
BMC Public Health
74 publications, 1.37%
Scientific African
48 publications, 0.89%
Cogent Economics and Finance
47 publications, 0.87%
Cogent Social Sciences
45 publications, 0.83%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
44 publications, 0.82%
BMJ Open
43 publications, 0.8%
Cogent Education
43 publications, 0.8%
BMC Health Services Research
35 publications, 0.65%
International Health
33 publications, 0.61%
BioMed Research International
31 publications, 0.58%
Health Science Reports
31 publications, 0.58%
Reproductive Health
30 publications, 0.56%
BMC Women's Health
29 publications, 0.54%
Scientific Reports
29 publications, 0.54%
Malaria Journal
28 publications, 0.52%
SAGE Open
28 publications, 0.52%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
26 publications, 0.48%
Cogent Business and Management
26 publications, 0.48%
Sustainability
26 publications, 0.48%
Archives of Public Health
25 publications, 0.46%
Tropical Animal Health and Production
20 publications, 0.37%
Healthcare
18 publications, 0.33%
The Scientific World Journal
18 publications, 0.33%
Social Sciences & Humanities Open
18 publications, 0.33%
Journal of Biosocial Science
17 publications, 0.32%
BMC Infectious Diseases
17 publications, 0.32%
PLOS Global Public Health
17 publications, 0.32%
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Publishers

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

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

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

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Australia, 523, 9.7%
Australia
523 publications, 9.7%
USA, 503, 9.33%
USA
503 publications, 9.33%
United Kingdom, 487, 9.03%
United Kingdom
487 publications, 9.03%
China, 427, 7.92%
China
427 publications, 7.92%
South Africa, 335, 6.21%
South Africa
335 publications, 6.21%
Germany, 263, 4.88%
Germany
263 publications, 4.88%
Canada, 248, 4.6%
Canada
248 publications, 4.6%
Nigeria, 229, 4.25%
Nigeria
229 publications, 4.25%
Italy, 113, 2.1%
Italy
113 publications, 2.1%
Kenya, 100, 1.85%
Kenya
100 publications, 1.85%
India, 79, 1.47%
India
79 publications, 1.47%
France, 75, 1.39%
France
75 publications, 1.39%
Finland, 72, 1.34%
Finland
72 publications, 1.34%
Netherlands, 68, 1.26%
Netherlands
68 publications, 1.26%
Sweden, 65, 1.21%
Sweden
65 publications, 1.21%
Ethiopia, 63, 1.17%
Ethiopia
63 publications, 1.17%
Malaysia, 58, 1.08%
Malaysia
58 publications, 1.08%
Benin, 54, 1%
Benin
54 publications, 1%
Tanzania, 45, 0.83%
Tanzania
45 publications, 0.83%
Denmark, 43, 0.8%
Denmark
43 publications, 0.8%
Russia, 42, 0.78%
Russia
42 publications, 0.78%
Bangladesh, 41, 0.76%
Bangladesh
41 publications, 0.76%
Brazil, 41, 0.76%
Brazil
41 publications, 0.76%
Burkina Faso, 41, 0.76%
Burkina Faso
41 publications, 0.76%
Spain, 40, 0.74%
Spain
40 publications, 0.74%
Saudi Arabia, 39, 0.72%
Saudi Arabia
39 publications, 0.72%
Uganda, 36, 0.67%
Uganda
36 publications, 0.67%
Japan, 36, 0.67%
Japan
36 publications, 0.67%
Belgium, 35, 0.65%
Belgium
35 publications, 0.65%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1971 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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