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Short name

UCC

Country, city

Ghana, Cape Coast

0492nfe34

Organization website

Publications

4 587

Citations

59 872

h-index

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (194 publications)

Heliyon (126 publications)

SSRN Electronic Journal (83 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Ghana (527 publications)

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (505 publications)

University of Technology Sydney (251 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Technology Sydney (251 publications)

James Cook University (223 publications)

Bielefeld University (121 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Journal

Field of science

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Found

Since 1973

Total publications

4587

Total citations

59872

Citations per publication

13.05

Average publications per year

88.21

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, 524, 11.42% General Medicine 524 publications, 11.42%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 407, 8.87% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 407 publications, 8.87%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 382, 8.33% Multidisciplinary 382 publications, 8.33%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 231, 5.04% Geography, Planning and Development 231 publications, 5.04%
Education	Education, 229, 4.99% Education 229 publications, 4.99%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 179, 3.9% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 179 publications, 3.9%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 176, 3.84% Infectious Diseases 176 publications, 3.84%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 163, 3.55% Economics and Econometrics 163 publications, 3.55%
Development	Development, 137, 2.99% Development 137 publications, 2.99%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 128, 2.79% General Environmental Science 128 publications, 2.79%
Pollution	Pollution, 122, 2.66% Pollution 122 publications, 2.66%
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Obstetrics and Gynecology, 116, 2.53% Obstetrics and Gynecology 116 publications, 2.53%
Food Science	Food Science, 115, 2.51% Food Science 115 publications, 2.51%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 113, 2.46% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 113 publications, 2.46%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 109, 2.38% Health Policy 109 publications, 2.38%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 106, 2.31% Sociology and Political Science 106 publications, 2.31%
General Social Sciences	General Social Sciences, 103, 2.25% General Social Sciences 103 publications, 2.25%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 100, 2.18% Aquatic Science 100 publications, 2.18%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 99, 2.16% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 99 publications, 2.16%
Health (social science)	Health (social science), 95, 2.07% Health (social science) 95 publications, 2.07%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 93, 2.03% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 93 publications, 2.03%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 85, 1.85% Parasitology 85 publications, 1.85%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 83, 1.81% Business and International Management 83 publications, 1.81%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management	Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, 81, 1.77% Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 81 publications, 1.77%
Finance	Finance, 80, 1.74% Finance 80 publications, 1.74%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 77, 1.68% Agronomy and Crop Science 77 publications, 1.68%
Strategy and Management	Strategy and Management, 77, 1.68% Strategy and Management 77 publications, 1.68%
Ecology	Ecology, 76, 1.66% Ecology 76 publications, 1.66%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 70, 1.53% Water Science and Technology 70 publications, 1.53%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 68, 1.48% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 68 publications, 1.48%
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Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 194, 4.23% PLoS ONE 194 publications, 4.23%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 126, 2.75% Heliyon 126 publications, 2.75%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 83, 1.81% SSRN Electronic Journal 83 publications, 1.81%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 68, 1.48% BMC Public Health 68 publications, 1.48%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 45, 0.98% Scientific African 45 publications, 0.98%
Cogent Economics and Finance	Cogent Economics and Finance, 44, 0.96% Cogent Economics and Finance 44 publications, 0.96%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 42, 0.92% BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 42 publications, 0.92%
Cogent Social Sciences	Cogent Social Sciences, 40, 0.87% Cogent Social Sciences 40 publications, 0.87%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 38, 0.83% BMJ Open 38 publications, 0.83%
Cogent Education	Cogent Education, 38, 0.83% Cogent Education 38 publications, 0.83%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 32, 0.7% BMC Health Services Research 32 publications, 0.7%
International Health	International Health, 32, 0.7% International Health 32 publications, 0.7%
BioMed Research International	BioMed Research International, 31, 0.68% BioMed Research International 31 publications, 0.68%
Reproductive Health	Reproductive Health, 29, 0.63% Reproductive Health 29 publications, 0.63%
BMC Women's Health	BMC Women's Health, 28, 0.61% BMC Women's Health 28 publications, 0.61%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 27, 0.59% Malaria Journal 27 publications, 0.59%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 26, 0.57% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 26 publications, 0.57%
Cogent Business and Management	Cogent Business and Management, 25, 0.55% Cogent Business and Management 25 publications, 0.55%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 25, 0.55% Sustainability 25 publications, 0.55%
Health Science Reports	Health Science Reports, 24, 0.52% Health Science Reports 24 publications, 0.52%
SAGE Open	SAGE Open, 23, 0.5% SAGE Open 23 publications, 0.5%
Archives of Public Health	Archives of Public Health, 22, 0.48% Archives of Public Health 22 publications, 0.48%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 22, 0.48% Scientific Reports 22 publications, 0.48%
Tropical Animal Health and Production	Tropical Animal Health and Production, 20, 0.44% Tropical Animal Health and Production 20 publications, 0.44%
The Scientific World Journal	The Scientific World Journal, 18, 0.39% The Scientific World Journal 18 publications, 0.39%
Social Sciences & Humanities Open	Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 18, 0.39% Social Sciences & Humanities Open 18 publications, 0.39%
Journal of Biosocial Science	Journal of Biosocial Science, 17, 0.37% Journal of Biosocial Science 17 publications, 0.37%
PLOS Global Public Health	PLOS Global Public Health, 17, 0.37% PLOS Global Public Health 17 publications, 0.37%
Healthcare	Healthcare, 15, 0.33% Healthcare 15 publications, 0.33%
Education and Information Technologies	Education and Information Technologies, 15, 0.33% Education and Information Technologies 15 publications, 0.33%
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Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 972, 21.19% Springer Nature 972 publications, 21.19%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 876, 19.1% Elsevier 876 publications, 19.1%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 633, 13.8% Taylor & Francis 633 publications, 13.8%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 280, 6.1% Hindawi Limited 280 publications, 6.1%
Wiley	Wiley, 268, 5.84% Wiley 268 publications, 5.84%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 223, 4.86% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 223 publications, 4.86%
MDPI	MDPI, 215, 4.69% MDPI 215 publications, 4.69%
SAGE	SAGE, 183, 3.99% SAGE 183 publications, 3.99%
Emerald	Emerald, 95, 2.07% Emerald 95 publications, 2.07%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 86, 1.87% Oxford University Press 86 publications, 1.87%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 82, 1.79% Social Science Electronic Publishing 82 publications, 1.79%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 70, 1.53% Frontiers Media S.A. 70 publications, 1.53%
BMJ	BMJ, 61, 1.33% BMJ 61 publications, 1.33%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 41, 0.89% Cambridge University Press 41 publications, 0.89%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 40, 0.87% IGI Global 40 publications, 0.87%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 33, 0.72% AOSIS 33 publications, 0.72%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 26, 0.57% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 26 publications, 0.57%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 24, 0.52% Walter de Gruyter 24 publications, 0.52%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 21, 0.46% IWA Publishing 21 publications, 0.46%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 20, 0.44% IOP Publishing 20 publications, 0.44%
Brill	Brill, 19, 0.41% Brill 19 publications, 0.41%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 16, 0.35% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 16 publications, 0.35%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 16, 0.35% Inderscience Publishers 16 publications, 0.35%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 13, 0.28% Mary Ann Liebert 13 publications, 0.28%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 12, 0.26% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 12 publications, 0.26%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 10, 0.22% American Chemical Society (ACS) 10 publications, 0.22%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 9, 0.2% World Scientific 9 publications, 0.2%
Mark Allen Group	Mark Allen Group, 9, 0.2% Mark Allen Group 9 publications, 0.2%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 8, 0.17% AIP Publishing 8 publications, 0.17%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 8, 0.17% American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 8 publications, 0.17%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 527, 11.49% University of Ghana 527 publications, 11.49%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 505, 11.01% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 505 publications, 11.01%
University of Technology Sydney	University of Technology Sydney, 251, 5.47% University of Technology Sydney 251 publications, 5.47%
University of Health and Allied Sciences	University of Health and Allied Sciences, 245, 5.34% University of Health and Allied Sciences 245 publications, 5.34%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 223, 4.86% James Cook University 223 publications, 4.86%
Takoradi Technical University	Takoradi Technical University, 134, 2.92% Takoradi Technical University 134 publications, 2.92%
Bielefeld University	Bielefeld University, 121, 2.64% Bielefeld University 121 publications, 2.64%
University of Education, Winneba	University of Education, Winneba, 117, 2.55% University of Education, Winneba 117 publications, 2.55%
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital	Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, 104, 2.27% Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital 104 publications, 2.27%
University for Development Studies	University for Development Studies, 102, 2.22% University for Development Studies 102 publications, 2.22%
University of Ottawa	University of Ottawa, 99, 2.16% University of Ottawa 99 publications, 2.16%
Jiangsu University	Jiangsu University, 87, 1.9% Jiangsu University 87 publications, 1.9%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 82, 1.79% University of KwaZulu-Natal 82 publications, 1.79%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 77, 1.68% Imperial College London 77 publications, 1.68%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 63, 1.37% University of Cape Town 63 publications, 1.37%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 55, 1.2% University of New South Wales 55 publications, 1.2%
Lingnan University	Lingnan University, 48, 1.05% Lingnan University 48 publications, 1.05%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 44, 0.96% University of Johannesburg 44 publications, 0.96%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 38, 0.83% University of Oxford 38 publications, 0.83%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 35, 0.76% University of the Witwatersrand 35 publications, 0.76%
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration	Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, 33, 0.72% Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration 33 publications, 0.72%
University of Maryland, Baltimore	University of Maryland, Baltimore, 33, 0.72% University of Maryland, Baltimore 33 publications, 0.72%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 31, 0.68% Stellenbosch University 31 publications, 0.68%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 30, 0.65% University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 30 publications, 0.65%
University College London	University College London, 30, 0.65% University College London 30 publications, 0.65%
National Research University Higher School of Economics	National Research University Higher School of Economics, 29, 0.63% National Research University Higher School of Economics 29 publications, 0.63%
Tampere University	Tampere University, 29, 0.63% Tampere University 29 publications, 0.63%
University of Lagos	University of Lagos, 29, 0.63% University of Lagos 29 publications, 0.63%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 28, 0.61% University of Michigan 28 publications, 0.61%
Durham University	Durham University, 27, 0.59% Durham University 27 publications, 0.59%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300
University of Technology Sydney	University of Technology Sydney, 251, 5.47% University of Technology Sydney 251 publications, 5.47%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 223, 4.86% James Cook University 223 publications, 4.86%
Bielefeld University	Bielefeld University, 121, 2.64% Bielefeld University 121 publications, 2.64%
University of Ottawa	University of Ottawa, 99, 2.16% University of Ottawa 99 publications, 2.16%
Jiangsu University	Jiangsu University, 87, 1.9% Jiangsu University 87 publications, 1.9%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 82, 1.79% University of KwaZulu-Natal 82 publications, 1.79%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 77, 1.68% Imperial College London 77 publications, 1.68%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 63, 1.37% University of Cape Town 63 publications, 1.37%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 55, 1.2% University of New South Wales 55 publications, 1.2%
Lingnan University	Lingnan University, 48, 1.05% Lingnan University 48 publications, 1.05%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 44, 0.96% University of Johannesburg 44 publications, 0.96%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 38, 0.83% University of Oxford 38 publications, 0.83%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 35, 0.76% University of the Witwatersrand 35 publications, 0.76%
University of Maryland, Baltimore	University of Maryland, Baltimore, 33, 0.72% University of Maryland, Baltimore 33 publications, 0.72%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 31, 0.68% Stellenbosch University 31 publications, 0.68%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 30, 0.65% University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 30 publications, 0.65%
University College London	University College London, 30, 0.65% University College London 30 publications, 0.65%
National Research University Higher School of Economics	National Research University Higher School of Economics, 29, 0.63% National Research University Higher School of Economics 29 publications, 0.63%
Tampere University	Tampere University, 29, 0.63% Tampere University 29 publications, 0.63%
University of Lagos	University of Lagos, 29, 0.63% University of Lagos 29 publications, 0.63%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 28, 0.61% University of Michigan 28 publications, 0.61%
Durham University	Durham University, 27, 0.59% Durham University 27 publications, 0.59%
University of Abomey-Calavi	University of Abomey-Calavi, 27, 0.59% University of Abomey-Calavi 27 publications, 0.59%
Western University	Western University, 27, 0.59% Western University 27 publications, 0.59%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 26, 0.57% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 26 publications, 0.57%
Curtin University	Curtin University, 25, 0.55% Curtin University 25 publications, 0.55%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 25, 0.55% University of Ibadan 25 publications, 0.55%
Western Sydney University	Western Sydney University, 24, 0.52% Western Sydney University 24 publications, 0.52%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 24, 0.52% Johns Hopkins University 24 publications, 0.52%
University of Science, Malaysia	University of Science, Malaysia, 23, 0.5% University of Science, Malaysia 23 publications, 0.5%
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With other countries

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
Australia	Australia, 486, 10.6% Australia 486 publications, 10.6%
USA	USA, 472, 10.29% USA 472 publications, 10.29%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 465, 10.14% United Kingdom 465 publications, 10.14%
China	China, 397, 8.65% China 397 publications, 8.65%
South Africa	South Africa, 316, 6.89% South Africa 316 publications, 6.89%
Canada	Canada, 241, 5.25% Canada 241 publications, 5.25%
Germany	Germany, 236, 5.14% Germany 236 publications, 5.14%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 219, 4.77% Nigeria 219 publications, 4.77%
Italy	Italy, 110, 2.4% Italy 110 publications, 2.4%
Kenya	Kenya, 98, 2.14% Kenya 98 publications, 2.14%
France	France, 73, 1.59% France 73 publications, 1.59%
India	India, 73, 1.59% India 73 publications, 1.59%
Finland	Finland, 70, 1.53% Finland 70 publications, 1.53%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 66, 1.44% Netherlands 66 publications, 1.44%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 63, 1.37% Ethiopia 63 publications, 1.37%
Sweden	Sweden, 58, 1.26% Sweden 58 publications, 1.26%
Benin	Benin, 52, 1.13% Benin 52 publications, 1.13%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 52, 1.13% Malaysia 52 publications, 1.13%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 45, 0.98% Tanzania 45 publications, 0.98%
Russia	Russia, 42, 0.92% Russia 42 publications, 0.92%
Denmark	Denmark, 41, 0.89% Denmark 41 publications, 0.89%
Spain	Spain, 39, 0.85% Spain 39 publications, 0.85%
Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso, 38, 0.83% Burkina Faso 38 publications, 0.83%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 38, 0.83% Saudi Arabia 38 publications, 0.83%
Bangladesh	Bangladesh, 37, 0.81% Bangladesh 37 publications, 0.81%
Brazil	Brazil, 37, 0.81% Brazil 37 publications, 0.81%
Japan	Japan, 36, 0.78% Japan 36 publications, 0.78%
Belgium	Belgium, 35, 0.76% Belgium 35 publications, 0.76%
Norway	Norway, 34, 0.74% Norway 34 publications, 0.74%
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