Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa

Short name

HSRC

Country, city

South Africa, Pretoria

056206b04

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Publications

2 278

Citations

50 841

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Top-3 journals

Journal of Psychology in Africa (81 publications)

South African Journal of Psychology (71 publications)

BMC Public Health (70 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of the Witwatersrand (332 publications)

University of Limpopo (248 publications)

University of Cape Town (237 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Mahidol University (114 publications)

Maastricht University (52 publications)

University of Washington (47 publications)

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Total publications

2278

Total citations

50841

Citations per publication

22.32

Average publications per year

45.56

Average authors per publication

4.7

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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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

	100 200 300 400 500 600
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 532, 23.35% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 532 publications, 23.35%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 227, 9.96% Infectious Diseases 227 publications, 9.96%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 217, 9.53% Geography, Planning and Development 217 publications, 9.53%
General Psychology	General Psychology, 192, 8.43% General Psychology 192 publications, 8.43%
Health (social science)	Health (social science), 188, 8.25% Health (social science) 188 publications, 8.25%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 180, 7.9% Sociology and Political Science 180 publications, 7.9%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 172, 7.55% General Medicine 172 publications, 7.55%
Social Psychology	Social Psychology, 164, 7.2% Social Psychology 164 publications, 7.2%
Education	Education, 140, 6.15% Education 140 publications, 6.15%
Development	Development, 139, 6.1% Development 139 publications, 6.1%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 105, 4.61% Psychiatry and Mental health 105 publications, 4.61%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 93, 4.08% Health Policy 93 publications, 4.08%
Political Science and International Relations	Political Science and International Relations, 79, 3.47% Political Science and International Relations 79 publications, 3.47%
Medicine (miscellaneous)	Medicine (miscellaneous), 71, 3.12% Medicine (miscellaneous) 71 publications, 3.12%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 67, 2.94% Multidisciplinary 67 publications, 2.94%
Developmental and Educational Psychology	Developmental and Educational Psychology, 67, 2.94% Developmental and Educational Psychology 67 publications, 2.94%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 64, 2.81% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 64 publications, 2.81%
General Social Sciences	General Social Sciences, 56, 2.46% General Social Sciences 56 publications, 2.46%
Nutrition and Dietetics	Nutrition and Dietetics, 53, 2.33% Nutrition and Dietetics 53 publications, 2.33%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 52, 2.28% Immunology and Allergy 52 publications, 2.28%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 49, 2.15% Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 49 publications, 2.15%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 48, 2.11% Economics and Econometrics 48 publications, 2.11%
Cultural Studies	Cultural Studies, 45, 1.98% Cultural Studies 45 publications, 1.98%
Pharmacology (medical)	Pharmacology (medical), 42, 1.84% Pharmacology (medical) 42 publications, 1.84%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 42, 1.84% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 42 publications, 1.84%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 40, 1.76% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 40 publications, 1.76%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 38, 1.67% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 38 publications, 1.67%
Anthropology	Anthropology, 38, 1.67% Anthropology 38 publications, 1.67%
Urban Studies	Urban Studies, 38, 1.67% Urban Studies 38 publications, 1.67%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)	Social Sciences (miscellaneous), 34, 1.49% Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 34 publications, 1.49%
	100 200 300 400 500 600

Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Journal of Psychology in Africa	Journal of Psychology in Africa, 81, 3.56% Journal of Psychology in Africa 81 publications, 3.56%
South African Journal of Psychology	South African Journal of Psychology, 71, 3.12% South African Journal of Psychology 71 publications, 3.12%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 70, 3.07% BMC Public Health 70 publications, 3.07%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 62, 2.72% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 62 publications, 2.72%
AIDS and Behavior	AIDS and Behavior, 58, 2.55% AIDS and Behavior 58 publications, 2.55%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 58, 2.55% PLoS ONE 58 publications, 2.55%
AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV	AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 54, 2.37% AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV 54 publications, 2.37%
Development Southern Africa	Development Southern Africa, 48, 2.11% Development Southern Africa 48 publications, 2.11%
Sahara J	Sahara J, 41, 1.8% Sahara J 41 publications, 1.8%
South African Journal of Science	South African Journal of Science, 26, 1.14% South African Journal of Science 26 publications, 1.14%
Culture, Health and Sexuality	Culture, Health and Sexuality, 21, 0.92% Culture, Health and Sexuality 21 publications, 0.92%
Urban Forum	Urban Forum, 19, 0.83% Urban Forum 19 publications, 0.83%
Journal of the International AIDS Society	Journal of the International AIDS Society, 18, 0.79% Journal of the International AIDS Society 18 publications, 0.79%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 18, 0.79% SSRN Electronic Journal 18 publications, 0.79%
Politikon	Politikon, 17, 0.75% Politikon 17 publications, 0.75%
African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development	African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 15, 0.66% African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development 15 publications, 0.66%
Southern African Geographical Journal	Southern African Geographical Journal, 15, 0.66% Southern African Geographical Journal 15 publications, 0.66%
South African Journal of Psychiatry	South African Journal of Psychiatry, 14, 0.61% South African Journal of Psychiatry 14 publications, 0.61%
Social Indicators Research	Social Indicators Research, 14, 0.61% Social Indicators Research 14 publications, 0.61%
International Journal of Educational Development	International Journal of Educational Development, 14, 0.61% International Journal of Educational Development 14 publications, 0.61%
South African Journal of African Languages	South African Journal of African Languages, 14, 0.61% South African Journal of African Languages 14 publications, 0.61%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 13, 0.57% BMC Health Services Research 13 publications, 0.57%
Psychological Reports	Psychological Reports, 13, 0.57% Psychological Reports 13 publications, 0.57%
Global Health Action	Global Health Action, 13, 0.57% Global Health Action 13 publications, 0.57%
Local Economy	Local Economy, 13, 0.57% Local Economy 13 publications, 0.57%
Frontiers in Public Health	Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 0.53% Frontiers in Public Health 12 publications, 0.53%
Innovation and Development	Innovation and Development, 12, 0.53% Innovation and Development 12 publications, 0.53%
Social Science and Medicine	Social Science and Medicine, 11, 0.48% Social Science and Medicine 11 publications, 0.48%
Curationis	Curationis, 11, 0.48% Curationis 11 publications, 0.48%
Public Health Nutrition	Public Health Nutrition, 11, 0.48% Public Health Nutrition 11 publications, 0.48%
	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 653, 28.67% Taylor & Francis 653 publications, 28.67%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 418, 18.35% Springer Nature 418 publications, 18.35%
SAGE	SAGE, 231, 10.14% SAGE 231 publications, 10.14%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 197, 8.65% Elsevier 197 publications, 8.65%
Wiley	Wiley, 131, 5.75% Wiley 131 publications, 5.75%
MDPI	MDPI, 92, 4.04% MDPI 92 publications, 4.04%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 76, 3.34% AOSIS 76 publications, 3.34%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 67, 2.94% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 67 publications, 2.94%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 41, 1.8% Academy of Science of South Africa 41 publications, 1.8%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 40, 1.76% Oxford University Press 40 publications, 1.76%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 34, 1.49% Cambridge University Press 34 publications, 1.49%
BMJ	BMJ, 30, 1.32% BMJ 30 publications, 1.32%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 23, 1.01% Frontiers Media S.A. 23 publications, 1.01%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 22, 0.97% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 22 publications, 0.97%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 18, 0.79% Social Science Electronic Publishing 18 publications, 0.79%
Kamla Raj Enterprises	Kamla Raj Enterprises, 16, 0.7% Kamla Raj Enterprises 16 publications, 0.7%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 12, 0.53% Stellenbosch University 12 publications, 0.53%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 10, 0.44% Hindawi Limited 10 publications, 0.44%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 10, 0.44% University of Johannesburg 10 publications, 0.44%
JMIR Publications	JMIR Publications, 9, 0.4% JMIR Publications 9 publications, 0.4%
Unisa Press	Unisa Press, 8, 0.35% Unisa Press 8 publications, 0.35%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 7, 0.31% Mary Ann Liebert 7 publications, 0.31%
Bureau for Economic Research	Bureau for Economic Research, 7, 0.31% Bureau for Economic Research 7 publications, 0.31%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 7, 0.31% Inderscience Publishers 7 publications, 0.31%
Emerald	Emerald, 6, 0.26% Emerald 6 publications, 0.26%
American Psychological Association (APA)	American Psychological Association (APA), 6, 0.26% American Psychological Association (APA) 6 publications, 0.26%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 5, 0.22% IGI Global 5 publications, 0.22%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 5, 0.22% F1000 Research 5 publications, 0.22%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.	Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 4, 0.18% Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 4 publications, 0.18%
South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science	South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science, 4, 0.18% South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science 4 publications, 0.18%
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With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 332, 14.57% University of the Witwatersrand 332 publications, 14.57%
University of Limpopo	University of Limpopo, 248, 10.89% University of Limpopo 248 publications, 10.89%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 237, 10.4% University of Cape Town 237 publications, 10.4%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 224, 9.83% University of KwaZulu-Natal 224 publications, 9.83%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 163, 7.16% Stellenbosch University 163 publications, 7.16%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 133, 5.84% University of the Free State 133 publications, 5.84%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 123, 5.4% University of Pretoria 123 publications, 5.4%
University of the Western Cape	University of the Western Cape, 117, 5.14% University of the Western Cape 117 publications, 5.14%
Mahidol University	Mahidol University, 114, 5% Mahidol University 114 publications, 5%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 95, 4.17% South African Medical Research Council 95 publications, 4.17%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 65, 2.85% University of Johannesburg 65 publications, 2.85%
Nelson Mandela University	Nelson Mandela University, 57, 2.5% Nelson Mandela University 57 publications, 2.5%
Maastricht University	Maastricht University, 52, 2.28% Maastricht University 52 publications, 2.28%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 47, 2.06% University of Washington 47 publications, 2.06%
University of Miami	University of Miami, 46, 2.02% University of Miami 46 publications, 2.02%
University of Connecticut	University of Connecticut, 46, 2.02% University of Connecticut 46 publications, 2.02%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 45, 1.98% University of Oxford 45 publications, 1.98%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 44, 1.93% Harvard University 44 publications, 1.93%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 41, 1.8% University of South Africa 41 publications, 1.8%
Rhodes University	Rhodes University, 40, 1.76% Rhodes University 40 publications, 1.76%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 39, 1.71% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 39 publications, 1.71%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 39, 1.71% Johns Hopkins University 39 publications, 1.71%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 39, 1.71% University of California, Los Angeles 39 publications, 1.71%
North-West University	North-West University, 37, 1.62% North-West University 37 publications, 1.62%
University of Fort Hare	University of Fort Hare, 36, 1.58% University of Fort Hare 36 publications, 1.58%
Africa Health Research Institute	Africa Health Research Institute, 34, 1.49% Africa Health Research Institute 34 publications, 1.49%
University College London	University College London, 32, 1.4% University College London 32 publications, 1.4%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 32, 1.4% University of California, San Francisco 32 publications, 1.4%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 31, 1.36% Columbia University 31 publications, 1.36%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 31, 1.36% Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University 31 publications, 1.36%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120
Mahidol University	Mahidol University, 114, 5% Mahidol University 114 publications, 5%
Maastricht University	Maastricht University, 52, 2.28% Maastricht University 52 publications, 2.28%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 47, 2.06% University of Washington 47 publications, 2.06%
University of Miami	University of Miami, 46, 2.02% University of Miami 46 publications, 2.02%
University of Connecticut	University of Connecticut, 46, 2.02% University of Connecticut 46 publications, 2.02%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 45, 1.98% University of Oxford 45 publications, 1.98%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 44, 1.93% Harvard University 44 publications, 1.93%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 39, 1.71% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 39 publications, 1.71%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 39, 1.71% Johns Hopkins University 39 publications, 1.71%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 39, 1.71% University of California, Los Angeles 39 publications, 1.71%
University College London	University College London, 32, 1.4% University College London 32 publications, 1.4%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 32, 1.4% University of California, San Francisco 32 publications, 1.4%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 31, 1.36% Columbia University 31 publications, 1.36%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 24, 1.05% University of Southampton 24 publications, 1.05%
Emory University	Emory University, 24, 1.05% Emory University 24 publications, 1.05%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 19, 0.83% University of Cambridge 19 publications, 0.83%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 18, 0.79% Imperial College London 18 publications, 0.79%
King's College London	King's College London, 18, 0.79% King's College London 18 publications, 0.79%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 18, 0.79% University of Michigan 18 publications, 0.79%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 17, 0.75% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 17 publications, 0.75%
Yale University	Yale University, 16, 0.7% Yale University 16 publications, 0.7%
Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital, 16, 0.7% Massachusetts General Hospital 16 publications, 0.7%
Brown University	Brown University, 16, 0.7% Brown University 16 publications, 0.7%
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 15, 0.66% Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences 15 publications, 0.66%
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, 15, 0.66% Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center 15 publications, 0.66%
Umeå University	Umeå University, 14, 0.61% Umeå University 14 publications, 0.61%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute	Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 14, 0.61% Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute 14 publications, 0.61%
University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow, 14, 0.61% University of Glasgow 14 publications, 0.61%
Chiang Mai University	Chiang Mai University, 14, 0.61% Chiang Mai University 14 publications, 0.61%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 13, 0.57% University of Edinburgh 13 publications, 0.57%
	20 40 60 80 100 120

With other countries

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
USA	USA, 446, 19.58% USA 446 publications, 19.58%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 247, 10.84% United Kingdom 247 publications, 10.84%
Thailand	Thailand, 150, 6.58% Thailand 150 publications, 6.58%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 95, 4.17% Netherlands 95 publications, 4.17%
Brazil	Brazil, 56, 2.46% Brazil 56 publications, 2.46%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 55, 2.41% Switzerland 55 publications, 2.41%
Canada	Canada, 52, 2.28% Canada 52 publications, 2.28%
Australia	Australia, 48, 2.11% Australia 48 publications, 2.11%
Ghana	Ghana, 40, 1.76% Ghana 40 publications, 1.76%
Kenya	Kenya, 39, 1.71% Kenya 39 publications, 1.71%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 37, 1.62% Nigeria 37 publications, 1.62%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 36, 1.58% Zimbabwe 36 publications, 1.58%
Malawi	Malawi, 35, 1.54% Malawi 35 publications, 1.54%
China	China, 32, 1.4% China 32 publications, 1.4%
India	India, 31, 1.36% India 31 publications, 1.36%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 27, 1.19% Tanzania 27 publications, 1.19%
Sweden	Sweden, 27, 1.19% Sweden 27 publications, 1.19%
Germany	Germany, 26, 1.14% Germany 26 publications, 1.14%
Uganda	Uganda, 25, 1.1% Uganda 25 publications, 1.1%
Italy	Italy, 24, 1.05% Italy 24 publications, 1.05%
Belgium	Belgium, 21, 0.92% Belgium 21 publications, 0.92%
Norway	Norway, 20, 0.88% Norway 20 publications, 0.88%
Zambia	Zambia, 15, 0.66% Zambia 15 publications, 0.66%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 13, 0.57% Czech Republic 13 publications, 0.57%
Namibia	Namibia, 12, 0.53% Namibia 12 publications, 0.53%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 12, 0.53% New Zealand 12 publications, 0.53%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 12, 0.53% Republic of Korea 12 publications, 0.53%
Greece	Greece, 11, 0.48% Greece 11 publications, 0.48%
France	France, 10, 0.44% France 10 publications, 0.44%
Côte d'Ivoire	Côte d'Ivoire, 10, 0.44% Côte d'Ivoire 10 publications, 0.44%
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