Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa

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Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa

Short name

HSRC

Country, city

South Africa, Pretoria

056206b04

Organization website

Publications

2 578

Citations

57 992

h-index

Top-3 journals

Journal of Psychology in Africa (81 publications)

BMC Public Health (73 publications)

South African Journal of Psychology (71 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of the Witwatersrand (374 publications)

University of KwaZulu-Natal (278 publications)

University of Cape Town (275 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Mahidol University (120 publications)

Maastricht University (58 publications)

Harvard University (55 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1975

Total publications

2578

Total citations

57992

Citations per publication

22.49

Average publications per year

49.58

Average authors per publication

4.77

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
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 555, 21.53% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 555 publications, 21.53%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 249, 9.66% Infectious Diseases 249 publications, 9.66%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 220, 8.53% Geography, Planning and Development 220 publications, 8.53%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 202, 7.84% General Medicine 202 publications, 7.84%
General Psychology	General Psychology, 192, 7.45% General Psychology 192 publications, 7.45%
Health (social science)	Health (social science), 188, 7.29% Health (social science) 188 publications, 7.29%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 182, 7.06% Sociology and Political Science 182 publications, 7.06%
Social Psychology	Social Psychology, 164, 6.36% Social Psychology 164 publications, 6.36%
Education	Education, 142, 5.51% Education 142 publications, 5.51%
Development	Development, 140, 5.43% Development 140 publications, 5.43%
Psychiatry and Mental health	Psychiatry and Mental health, 117, 4.54% Psychiatry and Mental health 117 publications, 4.54%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 94, 3.65% Health Policy 94 publications, 3.65%
Political Science and International Relations	Political Science and International Relations, 79, 3.06% Political Science and International Relations 79 publications, 3.06%
Medicine (miscellaneous)	Medicine (miscellaneous), 75, 2.91% Medicine (miscellaneous) 75 publications, 2.91%
Developmental and Educational Psychology	Developmental and Educational Psychology, 74, 2.87% Developmental and Educational Psychology 74 publications, 2.87%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 67, 2.6% Multidisciplinary 67 publications, 2.6%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 64, 2.48% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 64 publications, 2.48%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 57, 2.21% Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 57 publications, 2.21%
General Social Sciences	General Social Sciences, 57, 2.21% General Social Sciences 57 publications, 2.21%
Nutrition and Dietetics	Nutrition and Dietetics, 54, 2.09% Nutrition and Dietetics 54 publications, 2.09%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 52, 2.02% Immunology and Allergy 52 publications, 2.02%
Virology	Virology, 51, 1.98% Virology 51 publications, 1.98%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 48, 1.86% Economics and Econometrics 48 publications, 1.86%
Cultural Studies	Cultural Studies, 46, 1.78% Cultural Studies 46 publications, 1.78%
Pharmacology (medical)	Pharmacology (medical), 44, 1.71% Pharmacology (medical) 44 publications, 1.71%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 43, 1.67% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 43 publications, 1.67%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 42, 1.63% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 42 publications, 1.63%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 42, 1.63% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 42 publications, 1.63%
Clinical Psychology	Clinical Psychology, 40, 1.55% Clinical Psychology 40 publications, 1.55%
Anthropology	Anthropology, 39, 1.51% Anthropology 39 publications, 1.51%
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Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Journal of Psychology in Africa	Journal of Psychology in Africa, 81, 3.14% Journal of Psychology in Africa 81 publications, 3.14%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 73, 2.83% BMC Public Health 73 publications, 2.83%
South African Journal of Psychology	South African Journal of Psychology, 71, 2.75% South African Journal of Psychology 71 publications, 2.75%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 65, 2.52% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 65 publications, 2.52%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 60, 2.33% PLoS ONE 60 publications, 2.33%
AIDS and Behavior	AIDS and Behavior, 59, 2.29% AIDS and Behavior 59 publications, 2.29%
AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV	AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 54, 2.09% AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV 54 publications, 2.09%
Development Southern Africa	Development Southern Africa, 49, 1.9% Development Southern Africa 49 publications, 1.9%
Sahara J	Sahara J, 41, 1.59% Sahara J 41 publications, 1.59%
African Journal of AIDS Research	African Journal of AIDS Research, 28, 1.09% African Journal of AIDS Research 28 publications, 1.09%
South African Journal of Science	South African Journal of Science, 27, 1.05% South African Journal of Science 27 publications, 1.05%
Culture, Health and Sexuality	Culture, Health and Sexuality, 21, 0.81% Culture, Health and Sexuality 21 publications, 0.81%
Journal of the International AIDS Society	Journal of the International AIDS Society, 21, 0.81% Journal of the International AIDS Society 21 publications, 0.81%
Politikon	Politikon, 20, 0.78% Politikon 20 publications, 0.78%
Urban Forum	Urban Forum, 19, 0.74% Urban Forum 19 publications, 0.74%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 19, 0.74% SSRN Electronic Journal 19 publications, 0.74%
Southern African Geographical Journal	Southern African Geographical Journal, 17, 0.66% Southern African Geographical Journal 17 publications, 0.66%
African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development	African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 15, 0.58% African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development 15 publications, 0.58%
Frontiers in Public Health	Frontiers in Public Health, 15, 0.58% Frontiers in Public Health 15 publications, 0.58%
South African Journal of Psychiatry	South African Journal of Psychiatry, 14, 0.54% South African Journal of Psychiatry 14 publications, 0.54%
Social Indicators Research	Social Indicators Research, 14, 0.54% Social Indicators Research 14 publications, 0.54%
International Journal of Educational Development	International Journal of Educational Development, 14, 0.54% International Journal of Educational Development 14 publications, 0.54%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 14, 0.54% BMC Health Services Research 14 publications, 0.54%
Global Health Action	Global Health Action, 14, 0.54% Global Health Action 14 publications, 0.54%
South African Journal of African Languages	South African Journal of African Languages, 14, 0.54% South African Journal of African Languages 14 publications, 0.54%
Innovation and Development	Innovation and Development, 14, 0.54% Innovation and Development 14 publications, 0.54%
Sustainable Development Goals Series	Sustainable Development Goals Series, 14, 0.54% Sustainable Development Goals Series 14 publications, 0.54%
Psychological Reports	Psychological Reports, 13, 0.5% Psychological Reports 13 publications, 0.5%
Local Economy	Local Economy, 13, 0.5% Local Economy 13 publications, 0.5%
Human Well-Being Research and Policy Making	Human Well-Being Research and Policy Making, 12, 0.47% Human Well-Being Research and Policy Making 12 publications, 0.47%
	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 693, 26.88% Taylor & Francis 693 publications, 26.88%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 515, 19.98% Springer Nature 515 publications, 19.98%
SAGE	SAGE, 240, 9.31% SAGE 240 publications, 9.31%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 218, 8.46% Elsevier 218 publications, 8.46%
Wiley	Wiley, 135, 5.24% Wiley 135 publications, 5.24%
MDPI	MDPI, 102, 3.96% MDPI 102 publications, 3.96%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 78, 3.03% AOSIS 78 publications, 3.03%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 73, 2.83% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 73 publications, 2.83%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 42, 1.63% Academy of Science of South Africa 42 publications, 1.63%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 40, 1.55% Oxford University Press 40 publications, 1.55%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 38, 1.47% Frontiers Media S.A. 38 publications, 1.47%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 35, 1.36% Cambridge University Press 35 publications, 1.36%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 35, 1.36% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 35 publications, 1.36%
BMJ	BMJ, 34, 1.32% BMJ 34 publications, 1.32%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 23, 0.89% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 23 publications, 0.89%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 18, 0.7% Social Science Electronic Publishing 18 publications, 0.7%
Kamla Raj Enterprises	Kamla Raj Enterprises, 17, 0.66% Kamla Raj Enterprises 17 publications, 0.66%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 15, 0.58% F1000 Research 15 publications, 0.58%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 14, 0.54% Hindawi Limited 14 publications, 0.54%
JMIR Publications	JMIR Publications, 14, 0.54% JMIR Publications 14 publications, 0.54%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 12, 0.47% Stellenbosch University 12 publications, 0.47%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 10, 0.39% University of Johannesburg 10 publications, 0.39%
Emerald	Emerald, 9, 0.35% Emerald 9 publications, 0.35%
Unisa Press	Unisa Press, 8, 0.31% Unisa Press 8 publications, 0.31%
American Psychological Association (APA)	American Psychological Association (APA), 8, 0.31% American Psychological Association (APA) 8 publications, 0.31%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 8, 0.31% Inderscience Publishers 8 publications, 0.31%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 7, 0.27% Mary Ann Liebert 7 publications, 0.27%
Bureau for Economic Research	Bureau for Economic Research, 7, 0.27% Bureau for Economic Research 7 publications, 0.27%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 6, 0.23% Academic Journals 6 publications, 0.23%
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease	International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 6, 0.23% International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 6 publications, 0.23%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700

With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 374, 14.51% University of the Witwatersrand 374 publications, 14.51%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 278, 10.78% University of KwaZulu-Natal 278 publications, 10.78%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 275, 10.67% University of Cape Town 275 publications, 10.67%
University of Limpopo	University of Limpopo, 263, 10.2% University of Limpopo 263 publications, 10.2%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 179, 6.94% Stellenbosch University 179 publications, 6.94%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 152, 5.9% University of the Free State 152 publications, 5.9%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 137, 5.31% University of Pretoria 137 publications, 5.31%
University of the Western Cape	University of the Western Cape, 123, 4.77% University of the Western Cape 123 publications, 4.77%
Mahidol University	Mahidol University, 120, 4.65% Mahidol University 120 publications, 4.65%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 118, 4.58% South African Medical Research Council 118 publications, 4.58%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 85, 3.3% University of Johannesburg 85 publications, 3.3%
Nelson Mandela University	Nelson Mandela University, 62, 2.4% Nelson Mandela University 62 publications, 2.4%
Maastricht University	Maastricht University, 58, 2.25% Maastricht University 58 publications, 2.25%
Rhodes University	Rhodes University, 57, 2.21% Rhodes University 57 publications, 2.21%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 55, 2.13% Harvard University 55 publications, 2.13%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 51, 1.98% University of Washington 51 publications, 1.98%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 50, 1.94% University of South Africa 50 publications, 1.94%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 49, 1.9% University of Oxford 49 publications, 1.9%
University of Connecticut	University of Connecticut, 49, 1.9% University of Connecticut 49 publications, 1.9%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 48, 1.86% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 48 publications, 1.86%
University of Miami	University of Miami, 46, 1.78% University of Miami 46 publications, 1.78%
Africa Health Research Institute	Africa Health Research Institute, 45, 1.75% Africa Health Research Institute 45 publications, 1.75%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 44, 1.71% Johns Hopkins University 44 publications, 1.71%
North-West University	North-West University, 42, 1.63% North-West University 42 publications, 1.63%
University of Fort Hare	University of Fort Hare, 42, 1.63% University of Fort Hare 42 publications, 1.63%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 42, 1.63% University of California, Los Angeles 42 publications, 1.63%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 37, 1.44% University of California, San Francisco 37 publications, 1.44%
University College London	University College London, 35, 1.36% University College London 35 publications, 1.36%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 33, 1.28% Columbia University 33 publications, 1.28%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 33, 1.28% Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University 33 publications, 1.28%
	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120
Mahidol University	Mahidol University, 120, 4.65% Mahidol University 120 publications, 4.65%
Maastricht University	Maastricht University, 58, 2.25% Maastricht University 58 publications, 2.25%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 55, 2.13% Harvard University 55 publications, 2.13%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 51, 1.98% University of Washington 51 publications, 1.98%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 49, 1.9% University of Oxford 49 publications, 1.9%
University of Connecticut	University of Connecticut, 49, 1.9% University of Connecticut 49 publications, 1.9%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 48, 1.86% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 48 publications, 1.86%
University of Miami	University of Miami, 46, 1.78% University of Miami 46 publications, 1.78%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 44, 1.71% Johns Hopkins University 44 publications, 1.71%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 42, 1.63% University of California, Los Angeles 42 publications, 1.63%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 37, 1.44% University of California, San Francisco 37 publications, 1.44%
University College London	University College London, 35, 1.36% University College London 35 publications, 1.36%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 33, 1.28% Columbia University 33 publications, 1.28%
University of Zimbabwe	University of Zimbabwe, 29, 1.12% University of Zimbabwe 29 publications, 1.12%
University of Georgia	University of Georgia, 25, 0.97% University of Georgia 25 publications, 0.97%
University of Southampton	University of Southampton, 24, 0.93% University of Southampton 24 publications, 0.93%
Massachusetts General Hospital	Massachusetts General Hospital, 24, 0.93% Massachusetts General Hospital 24 publications, 0.93%
Emory University	Emory University, 24, 0.93% Emory University 24 publications, 0.93%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute	Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 22, 0.85% Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute 22 publications, 0.85%
University of Basel	University of Basel, 21, 0.81% University of Basel 21 publications, 0.81%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 20, 0.78% University of Cambridge 20 publications, 0.78%
King's College London	King's College London, 20, 0.78% King's College London 20 publications, 0.78%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 20, 0.78% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 20 publications, 0.78%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 19, 0.74% Makerere University 19 publications, 0.74%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 19, 0.74% University of Michigan 19 publications, 0.74%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 18, 0.7% Imperial College London 18 publications, 0.7%
Yale University	Yale University, 18, 0.7% Yale University 18 publications, 0.7%
Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp	Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, 18, 0.7% Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp 18 publications, 0.7%
Brown University	Brown University, 18, 0.7% Brown University 18 publications, 0.7%
New York State Psychiatric Institute	New York State Psychiatric Institute, 17, 0.66% New York State Psychiatric Institute 17 publications, 0.66%
	20 40 60 80 100 120

With other countries

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
USA	USA, 473, 18.35% USA 473 publications, 18.35%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 258, 10.01% United Kingdom 258 publications, 10.01%
Thailand	Thailand, 153, 5.93% Thailand 153 publications, 5.93%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 98, 3.8% Netherlands 98 publications, 3.8%
Canada	Canada, 61, 2.37% Canada 61 publications, 2.37%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 61, 2.37% Switzerland 61 publications, 2.37%
Brazil	Brazil, 58, 2.25% Brazil 58 publications, 2.25%
Australia	Australia, 52, 2.02% Australia 52 publications, 2.02%
Kenya	Kenya, 45, 1.75% Kenya 45 publications, 1.75%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 42, 1.63% Nigeria 42 publications, 1.63%
Ghana	Ghana, 40, 1.55% Ghana 40 publications, 1.55%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 38, 1.47% Zimbabwe 38 publications, 1.47%
Malawi	Malawi, 36, 1.4% Malawi 36 publications, 1.4%
China	China, 35, 1.36% China 35 publications, 1.36%
India	India, 31, 1.2% India 31 publications, 1.2%
Germany	Germany, 30, 1.16% Germany 30 publications, 1.16%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 28, 1.09% Tanzania 28 publications, 1.09%
Sweden	Sweden, 28, 1.09% Sweden 28 publications, 1.09%
Uganda	Uganda, 27, 1.05% Uganda 27 publications, 1.05%
Italy	Italy, 24, 0.93% Italy 24 publications, 0.93%
Belgium	Belgium, 23, 0.89% Belgium 23 publications, 0.89%
Norway	Norway, 20, 0.78% Norway 20 publications, 0.78%
Zambia	Zambia, 17, 0.66% Zambia 17 publications, 0.66%
Greece	Greece, 13, 0.5% Greece 13 publications, 0.5%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 13, 0.5% Czech Republic 13 publications, 0.5%
Namibia	Namibia, 12, 0.47% Namibia 12 publications, 0.47%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 12, 0.47% New Zealand 12 publications, 0.47%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 12, 0.47% Republic of Korea 12 publications, 0.47%
France	France, 11, 0.43% France 11 publications, 0.43%
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