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University of Zimbabwe
Short name
UZ
Country, city
Zimbabwe, Harare
Publications
7 856
Citations
160 116
h-index
140
Top-3 journals
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (138 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand (424 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (391 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (370 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand (424 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (391 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (370 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1979

Total publications
7856
Total citations
160116
Citations per publication
20.38
Average publications per year
163.67
Average authors per publication
6.66
h-index
140
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, 985, 12.54%
General Medicine
985 publications, 12.54%
Infectious Diseases, 873, 11.11%
Infectious Diseases
873 publications, 11.11%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 582, 7.41%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
582 publications, 7.41%
Geography, Planning and Development, 352, 4.48%
Geography, Planning and Development
352 publications, 4.48%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 332, 4.23%
Agronomy and Crop Science
332 publications, 4.23%
Animal Science and Zoology, 272, 3.46%
Animal Science and Zoology
272 publications, 3.46%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 239, 3.04%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
239 publications, 3.04%
Immunology, 221, 2.81%
Immunology
221 publications, 2.81%
Pharmacology (medical), 220, 2.8%
Pharmacology (medical)
220 publications, 2.8%
Food Science, 208, 2.65%
Food Science
208 publications, 2.65%
Water Science and Technology, 207, 2.63%
Water Science and Technology
207 publications, 2.63%
Multidisciplinary, 195, 2.48%
Multidisciplinary
195 publications, 2.48%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 193, 2.46%
Geochemistry and Petrology
193 publications, 2.46%
Sociology and Political Science, 188, 2.39%
Sociology and Political Science
188 publications, 2.39%
Development, 183, 2.33%
Development
183 publications, 2.33%
Plant Science, 181, 2.3%
Plant Science
181 publications, 2.3%
Immunology and Allergy, 181, 2.3%
Immunology and Allergy
181 publications, 2.3%
Ecology, 181, 2.3%
Ecology
181 publications, 2.3%
Geophysics, 176, 2.24%
Geophysics
176 publications, 2.24%
Microbiology (medical), 171, 2.18%
Microbiology (medical)
171 publications, 2.18%
Soil Science, 169, 2.15%
Soil Science
169 publications, 2.15%
General Veterinary, 166, 2.11%
General Veterinary
166 publications, 2.11%
Parasitology, 166, 2.11%
Parasitology
166 publications, 2.11%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 166, 2.11%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
166 publications, 2.11%
Pharmacology, 164, 2.09%
Pharmacology
164 publications, 2.09%
General Environmental Science, 152, 1.93%
General Environmental Science
152 publications, 1.93%
Virology, 148, 1.88%
Virology
148 publications, 1.88%
Social Psychology, 142, 1.81%
Social Psychology
142 publications, 1.81%
Biochemistry, 141, 1.79%
Biochemistry
141 publications, 1.79%
Health Policy, 141, 1.79%
Health Policy
141 publications, 1.79%
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Journals

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Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
144 publications, 1.83%
PLoS ONE
138 publications, 1.76%
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
76 publications, 0.97%
Tropical Animal Health and Production
72 publications, 0.92%
Clinical Infectious Diseases
63 publications, 0.8%
AIDS
63 publications, 0.8%
AIDS and Behavior
57 publications, 0.73%
African Journal of Ecology
53 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Infectious Diseases
51 publications, 0.65%
Lexikos
45 publications, 0.57%
BMJ Open
44 publications, 0.56%
Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements
43 publications, 0.55%
BMC Public Health
43 publications, 0.55%
The Lancet
41 publications, 0.52%
African Journal of Aquatic Science
39 publications, 0.5%
Annals of Medicine and Surgery
38 publications, 0.48%
BMC Infectious Diseases
37 publications, 0.47%
Journal of the International AIDS Society
37 publications, 0.47%
Water S.A.
34 publications, 0.43%
AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
34 publications, 0.43%
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
34 publications, 0.43%
BMC Research Notes
32 publications, 0.41%
Journal of African Earth Sciences
30 publications, 0.38%
South African Journal of African Languages
30 publications, 0.38%
AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
30 publications, 0.38%
Social Science and Medicine
29 publications, 0.37%
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
28 publications, 0.36%
SSRN Electronic Journal
28 publications, 0.36%
PLOS Global Public Health
28 publications, 0.36%
Sustainable Development Goals Series
28 publications, 0.36%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
1676 publications, 21.33%
Springer Nature
1389 publications, 17.68%
Taylor & Francis
907 publications, 11.55%
Wiley
692 publications, 8.81%
Oxford University Press
322 publications, 4.1%
SAGE
260 publications, 3.31%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
252 publications, 3.21%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
218 publications, 2.77%
Cambridge University Press
191 publications, 2.43%
MDPI
165 publications, 2.1%
IGI Global
143 publications, 1.82%
BMJ
141 publications, 1.79%
Hindawi Limited
125 publications, 1.59%
AOSIS
108 publications, 1.37%
Frontiers Media S.A.
86 publications, 1.09%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
73 publications, 0.93%
Mary Ann Liebert
54 publications, 0.69%
Academy of Science of South Africa
49 publications, 0.62%
Brill
48 publications, 0.61%
Academic Journals
46 publications, 0.59%
Buro van die Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal
45 publications, 0.57%
IWA Publishing
43 publications, 0.55%
Emerald
40 publications, 0.51%
American Society for Microbiology
38 publications, 0.48%
Medpharm Publications Ltd.
32 publications, 0.41%
Unisa Press
32 publications, 0.41%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
25 publications, 0.32%
Copernicus
23 publications, 0.29%
IOP Publishing
19 publications, 0.24%
F1000 Research
16 publications, 0.2%
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With other organizations

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University of the Witwatersrand
424 publications, 5.4%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
391 publications, 4.98%
University of Cape Town
370 publications, 4.71%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
303 publications, 3.86%
Makerere University
272 publications, 3.46%
University of Pretoria
240 publications, 3.05%
Johns Hopkins University
239 publications, 3.04%
Stellenbosch University
229 publications, 2.91%
Harvard University
218 publications, 2.77%
University of California, San Francisco
193 publications, 2.46%
University of Washington
187 publications, 2.38%
University College London
155 publications, 1.97%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
141 publications, 1.79%
University of the Western Cape
134 publications, 1.71%
University of Johannesburg
132 publications, 1.68%
University of Zambia
130 publications, 1.65%
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
128 publications, 1.63%
University of the Free State
126 publications, 1.6%
University of Edinburgh
124 publications, 1.58%
King's College London
117 publications, 1.49%
University of South Africa
117 publications, 1.49%
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
113 publications, 1.44%
Midlands State University
107 publications, 1.36%
South African Medical Research Council
102 publications, 1.3%
University of Botswana
101 publications, 1.29%
University of Oxford
100 publications, 1.27%
University of Malawi
99 publications, 1.26%
Stanford University
98 publications, 1.25%
Imperial College London
87 publications, 1.11%
National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo
87 publications, 1.11%
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With foreign organizations

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University of the Witwatersrand
424 publications, 5.4%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
391 publications, 4.98%
University of Cape Town
370 publications, 4.71%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
303 publications, 3.86%
Makerere University
272 publications, 3.46%
University of Pretoria
240 publications, 3.05%
Johns Hopkins University
239 publications, 3.04%
Stellenbosch University
229 publications, 2.91%
Harvard University
218 publications, 2.77%
University of California, San Francisco
193 publications, 2.46%
University of Washington
187 publications, 2.38%
University College London
155 publications, 1.97%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
141 publications, 1.79%
University of the Western Cape
134 publications, 1.71%
University of Johannesburg
132 publications, 1.68%
University of Zambia
130 publications, 1.65%
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
128 publications, 1.63%
University of the Free State
126 publications, 1.6%
University of Edinburgh
124 publications, 1.58%
King's College London
117 publications, 1.49%
University of South Africa
117 publications, 1.49%
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
113 publications, 1.44%
South African Medical Research Council
102 publications, 1.3%
University of Botswana
101 publications, 1.29%
University of Oxford
100 publications, 1.27%
University of Malawi
99 publications, 1.26%
Stanford University
98 publications, 1.25%
Imperial College London
87 publications, 1.11%
North-West University
84 publications, 1.07%
University of Montpellier
79 publications, 1.01%
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With other countries

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South Africa, 1926, 24.52%
South Africa
1926 publications, 24.52%
USA, 1415, 18.01%
USA
1415 publications, 18.01%
United Kingdom, 1140, 14.51%
United Kingdom
1140 publications, 14.51%
Uganda, 381, 4.85%
Uganda
381 publications, 4.85%
Malawi, 310, 3.95%
Malawi
310 publications, 3.95%
Netherlands, 299, 3.81%
Netherlands
299 publications, 3.81%
Kenya, 268, 3.41%
Kenya
268 publications, 3.41%
Canada, 264, 3.36%
Canada
264 publications, 3.36%
France, 216, 2.75%
France
216 publications, 2.75%
Zambia, 216, 2.75%
Zambia
216 publications, 2.75%
Sweden, 212, 2.7%
Sweden
212 publications, 2.7%
China, 211, 2.69%
China
211 publications, 2.69%
India, 211, 2.69%
India
211 publications, 2.69%
Australia, 204, 2.6%
Australia
204 publications, 2.6%
Germany, 196, 2.49%
Germany
196 publications, 2.49%
Brazil, 188, 2.39%
Brazil
188 publications, 2.39%
Tanzania, 179, 2.28%
Tanzania
179 publications, 2.28%
Nigeria, 174, 2.21%
Nigeria
174 publications, 2.21%
Botswana, 172, 2.19%
Botswana
172 publications, 2.19%
Switzerland, 147, 1.87%
Switzerland
147 publications, 1.87%
Italy, 133, 1.69%
Italy
133 publications, 1.69%
Ghana, 132, 1.68%
Ghana
132 publications, 1.68%
Norway, 128, 1.63%
Norway
128 publications, 1.63%
Cameroon, 112, 1.43%
Cameroon
112 publications, 1.43%
Thailand, 110, 1.4%
Thailand
110 publications, 1.4%
Belgium, 99, 1.26%
Belgium
99 publications, 1.26%
Denmark, 91, 1.16%
Denmark
91 publications, 1.16%
Ethiopia, 91, 1.16%
Ethiopia
91 publications, 1.16%
Saudi Arabia, 86, 1.09%
Saudi Arabia
86 publications, 1.09%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1979 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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