Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Short name

CSIR

Country, city

South Africa, Pretoria

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Organization website

Publications

5 991

Citations

148 640

h-index

142

Top-3 journals

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (110 publications)

Nature (87 publications)

Australian Veterinary Journal (75 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Pretoria (806 publications)

University of Johannesburg (699 publications)

University of the Witwatersrand (502 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (43 publications)

City University of Hong Kong (38 publications)

Wageningen University and Research Centre (33 publications)

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General Medicine	General Medicine, 603, 10.07% General Medicine 603 publications, 10.07%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 510, 8.51% Materials Chemistry 510 publications, 8.51%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 497, 8.3% Condensed Matter Physics 497 publications, 8.3%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 479, 8% General Materials Science 479 publications, 8%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 428, 7.14% General Chemistry 428 publications, 7.14%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 328, 5.47% Mechanical Engineering 328 publications, 5.47%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 325, 5.42% Biochemistry 325 publications, 5.42%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 296, 4.94% Organic Chemistry 296 publications, 4.94%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 275, 4.59% General Chemical Engineering 275 publications, 4.59%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 274, 4.57% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 274 publications, 4.57%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 259, 4.32% Water Science and Technology 259 publications, 4.32%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 258, 4.31% Mechanics of Materials 258 publications, 4.31%
Polymers and Plastics	Polymers and Plastics, 251, 4.19% Polymers and Plastics 251 publications, 4.19%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 234, 3.91% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 234 publications, 3.91%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 223, 3.72% General Engineering 223 publications, 3.72%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 221, 3.69% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 221 publications, 3.69%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 210, 3.51% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 210 publications, 3.51%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 199, 3.32% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 199 publications, 3.32%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 198, 3.3% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 198 publications, 3.3%
Waste Management and Disposal	Waste Management and Disposal, 193, 3.22% Waste Management and Disposal 193 publications, 3.22%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 192, 3.2% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 192 publications, 3.2%
Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering, 191, 3.19% Environmental Engineering 191 publications, 3.19%
Pollution	Pollution, 180, 3% Pollution 180 publications, 3%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 179, 2.99% Molecular Biology 179 publications, 2.99%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 172, 2.87% Analytical Chemistry 172 publications, 2.87%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 171, 2.85% Multidisciplinary 171 publications, 2.85%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 171, 2.85% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 171 publications, 2.85%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 168, 2.8% Microbiology 168 publications, 2.8%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 167, 2.79% General Environmental Science 167 publications, 2.79%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 164, 2.74% Aquatic Science 164 publications, 2.74%
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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 110, 1.84% Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 110 publications, 1.84%
Nature	Nature, 87, 1.45% Nature 87 publications, 1.45%
Australian Veterinary Journal	Australian Veterinary Journal, 75, 1.25% Australian Veterinary Journal 75 publications, 1.25%
Water Research	Water Research, 71, 1.19% Water Research 71 publications, 1.19%
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek	Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 68, 1.14% Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 68 publications, 1.14%
South African Journal of Science	South African Journal of Science, 60, 1% South African Journal of Science 60 publications, 1%
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry	Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 50, 0.83% Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 50 publications, 0.83%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science	Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 45, 0.75% Journal of Applied Polymer Science 45 publications, 0.75%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 45, 0.75% Water Science and Technology 45 publications, 0.75%
Hydrobiologia	Hydrobiologia, 41, 0.68% Hydrobiologia 41 publications, 0.68%
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering	IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 41, 0.68% IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 41 publications, 0.68%
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering	Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 39, 0.65% Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 39 publications, 0.65%
Materials Science Forum	Materials Science Forum, 38, 0.63% Materials Science Forum 38 publications, 0.63%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds	Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 38, 0.63% Journal of Alloys and Compounds 38 publications, 0.63%
Materials Today: Proceedings	Materials Today: Proceedings, 36, 0.6% Materials Today: Proceedings 36 publications, 0.6%
Springer Series in Materials Science	Springer Series in Materials Science, 35, 0.58% Springer Series in Materials Science 35 publications, 0.58%
Water S.A.	Water S.A., 35, 0.58% Water S.A. 35 publications, 0.58%
South African Journal of Botany	South African Journal of Botany, 34, 0.57% South African Journal of Botany 34 publications, 0.57%
ACS Omega	ACS Omega, 34, 0.57% ACS Omega 34 publications, 0.57%
Applied Surface Science	Applied Surface Science, 33, 0.55% Applied Surface Science 33 publications, 0.55%
Annals and Magazine of Natural History	Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 33, 0.55% Annals and Magazine of Natural History 33 publications, 0.55%
ECS Meeting Abstracts	ECS Meeting Abstracts, 33, 0.55% ECS Meeting Abstracts 33 publications, 0.55%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 31, 0.52% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 31 publications, 0.52%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 30, 0.5% International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 30 publications, 0.5%
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture	Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 30, 0.5% Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 30 publications, 0.5%
RSC Advances	RSC Advances, 29, 0.48% RSC Advances 29 publications, 0.48%
Journal of Materials Science	Journal of Materials Science, 28, 0.47% Journal of Materials Science 28 publications, 0.47%
Electrochimica Acta	Electrochimica Acta, 28, 0.47% Electrochimica Acta 28 publications, 0.47%
Journal of Chemical Physics	Journal of Chemical Physics, 27, 0.45% Journal of Chemical Physics 27 publications, 0.45%
Toxicon	Toxicon, 24, 0.4% Toxicon 24 publications, 0.4%
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Elsevier	Elsevier, 1953, 32.6% Elsevier 1953 publications, 32.6%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 931, 15.54% Springer Nature 931 publications, 15.54%
Wiley	Wiley, 611, 10.2% Wiley 611 publications, 10.2%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 258, 4.31% Taylor & Francis 258 publications, 4.31%
MDPI	MDPI, 258, 4.31% MDPI 258 publications, 4.31%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng	SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 117, 1.95% SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng 117 publications, 1.95%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 106, 1.77% IOP Publishing 106 publications, 1.77%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 105, 1.75% American Chemical Society (ACS) 105 publications, 1.75%
SAGE	SAGE, 103, 1.72% SAGE 103 publications, 1.72%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 100, 1.67% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 100 publications, 1.67%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 97, 1.62% Academy of Science of South Africa 97 publications, 1.62%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 88, 1.47% Trans Tech Publications 88 publications, 1.47%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 82, 1.37% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 82 publications, 1.37%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 79, 1.32% AIP Publishing 79 publications, 1.32%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 70, 1.17% Oxford University Press 70 publications, 1.17%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 61, 1.02% IWA Publishing 61 publications, 1.02%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 53, 0.88% Frontiers Media S.A. 53 publications, 0.88%
Optica Publishing Group	Optica Publishing Group, 53, 0.88% Optica Publishing Group 53 publications, 0.88%
The Electrochemical Society	The Electrochemical Society, 53, 0.88% The Electrochemical Society 53 publications, 0.88%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 47, 0.78% American Physical Society (APS) 47 publications, 0.78%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 44, 0.73% Cambridge University Press 44 publications, 0.73%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 33, 0.55% American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 33 publications, 0.55%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 29, 0.48% Copernicus 29 publications, 0.48%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 29, 0.48% Hindawi Limited 29 publications, 0.48%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 28, 0.47% Microbiology Society 28 publications, 0.47%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 25, 0.42% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 25 publications, 0.42%
Portland Press	Portland Press, 24, 0.4% Portland Press 24 publications, 0.4%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 23, 0.38% Social Science Electronic Publishing 23 publications, 0.38%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 22, 0.37% AOSIS 22 publications, 0.37%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 21, 0.35% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 21 publications, 0.35%
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University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 806, 13.45% University of Pretoria 806 publications, 13.45%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 699, 11.67% University of Johannesburg 699 publications, 11.67%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 502, 8.38% University of the Witwatersrand 502 publications, 8.38%
Tshwane University of Technology	Tshwane University of Technology, 344, 5.74% Tshwane University of Technology 344 publications, 5.74%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 307, 5.12% University of Cape Town 307 publications, 5.12%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 286, 4.77% University of KwaZulu-Natal 286 publications, 4.77%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 236, 3.94% Stellenbosch University 236 publications, 3.94%
University of the Western Cape	University of the Western Cape, 201, 3.36% University of the Western Cape 201 publications, 3.36%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 186, 3.1% University of South Africa 186 publications, 3.1%
Nelson Mandela University	Nelson Mandela University, 152, 2.54% Nelson Mandela University 152 publications, 2.54%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 147, 2.45% University of the Free State 147 publications, 2.45%
North-West University	North-West University, 139, 2.32% North-West University 139 publications, 2.32%
Rhodes University	Rhodes University, 108, 1.8% Rhodes University 108 publications, 1.8%
University of Limpopo	University of Limpopo, 74, 1.24% University of Limpopo 74 publications, 1.24%
National Research Foundation	National Research Foundation, 52, 0.87% National Research Foundation 52 publications, 0.87%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 46, 0.77% South African Medical Research Council 46 publications, 0.77%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 43, 0.72% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 43 publications, 0.72%
University of Venda	University of Venda, 43, 0.72% University of Venda 43 publications, 0.72%
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa	Agricultural Research Council of South Africa, 38, 0.63% Agricultural Research Council of South Africa 38 publications, 0.63%
City University of Hong Kong	City University of Hong Kong, 38, 0.63% City University of Hong Kong 38 publications, 0.63%
University of Zululand	University of Zululand, 34, 0.57% University of Zululand 34 publications, 0.57%
South African National Biodiversity Institute	South African National Biodiversity Institute, 33, 0.55% South African National Biodiversity Institute 33 publications, 0.55%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 33, 0.55% Wageningen University and Research Centre 33 publications, 0.55%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 30, 0.5% University of Tokyo 30 publications, 0.5%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 28, 0.47% Stockholm University 28 publications, 0.47%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 28, 0.47% University of Oxford 28 publications, 0.47%
University of Tasmania	University of Tasmania, 25, 0.42% University of Tasmania 25 publications, 0.42%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 25, 0.42% Stanford University 25 publications, 0.42%
Durban University of Technology	Durban University of Technology, 25, 0.42% Durban University of Technology 25 publications, 0.42%
Vaal University of Technology	Vaal University of Technology, 25, 0.42% Vaal University of Technology 25 publications, 0.42%
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 43, 0.72% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 43 publications, 0.72%
City University of Hong Kong	City University of Hong Kong, 38, 0.63% City University of Hong Kong 38 publications, 0.63%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 33, 0.55% Wageningen University and Research Centre 33 publications, 0.55%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 30, 0.5% University of Tokyo 30 publications, 0.5%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 28, 0.47% Stockholm University 28 publications, 0.47%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 28, 0.47% University of Oxford 28 publications, 0.47%
University of Tasmania	University of Tasmania, 25, 0.42% University of Tasmania 25 publications, 0.42%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 25, 0.42% Stanford University 25 publications, 0.42%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology	Botswana International University of Science and Technology, 23, 0.38% Botswana International University of Science and Technology 23 publications, 0.38%
Sri Krishnadevaraya University	Sri Krishnadevaraya University, 22, 0.37% Sri Krishnadevaraya University 22 publications, 0.37%
Friedrich Schiller University Jena	Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 20, 0.33% Friedrich Schiller University Jena 20 publications, 0.33%
South China University of Technology	South China University of Technology, 19, 0.32% South China University of Technology 19 publications, 0.32%
University of Maryland, College Park	University of Maryland, College Park, 19, 0.32% University of Maryland, College Park 19 publications, 0.32%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 18, 0.3% University of Edinburgh 18 publications, 0.3%
National University of Singapore	National University of Singapore, 18, 0.3% National University of Singapore 18 publications, 0.3%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 18, 0.3% University of Sydney 18 publications, 0.3%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 16, 0.27% Columbia University 16 publications, 0.27%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 16, 0.27% University of Washington 16 publications, 0.27%
University of Twente	University of Twente, 15, 0.25% University of Twente 15 publications, 0.25%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 15, 0.25% University of Minnesota 15 publications, 0.25%
Scripps Institution of Oceanography	Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 15, 0.25% Scripps Institution of Oceanography 15 publications, 0.25%
University of Colorado Boulder	University of Colorado Boulder, 15, 0.25% University of Colorado Boulder 15 publications, 0.25%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 14, 0.23% King Abdulaziz University 14 publications, 0.23%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 14, 0.23% Imperial College London 14 publications, 0.23%
University of California, San Diego	University of California, San Diego, 14, 0.23% University of California, San Diego 14 publications, 0.23%
Tohoku University	Tohoku University, 14, 0.23% Tohoku University 14 publications, 0.23%
University of British Columbia	University of British Columbia, 14, 0.23% University of British Columbia 14 publications, 0.23%
Goddard Space Flight Center	Goddard Space Flight Center, 14, 0.23% Goddard Space Flight Center 14 publications, 0.23%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 14, 0.23% Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 14 publications, 0.23%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 13, 0.22% University of Cambridge 13 publications, 0.22%
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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

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USA	USA, 401, 6.69% USA 401 publications, 6.69%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 261, 4.36% United Kingdom 261 publications, 4.36%
India	India, 226, 3.77% India 226 publications, 3.77%
Germany	Germany, 183, 3.05% Germany 183 publications, 3.05%
China	China, 157, 2.62% China 157 publications, 2.62%
Australia	Australia, 154, 2.57% Australia 154 publications, 2.57%
France	France, 150, 2.5% France 150 publications, 2.5%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 111, 1.85% Netherlands 111 publications, 1.85%
Japan	Japan, 106, 1.77% Japan 106 publications, 1.77%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 102, 1.7% Nigeria 102 publications, 1.7%
Canada	Canada, 101, 1.69% Canada 101 publications, 1.69%
Sweden	Sweden, 85, 1.42% Sweden 85 publications, 1.42%
Italy	Italy, 68, 1.14% Italy 68 publications, 1.14%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 54, 0.9% Switzerland 54 publications, 0.9%
Spain	Spain, 46, 0.77% Spain 46 publications, 0.77%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 46, 0.77% Republic of Korea 46 publications, 0.77%
Brazil	Brazil, 45, 0.75% Brazil 45 publications, 0.75%
Norway	Norway, 44, 0.73% Norway 44 publications, 0.73%
Kenya	Kenya, 37, 0.62% Kenya 37 publications, 0.62%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 36, 0.6% Ethiopia 36 publications, 0.6%
Israel	Israel, 35, 0.58% Israel 35 publications, 0.58%
Bangladesh	Bangladesh, 33, 0.55% Bangladesh 33 publications, 0.55%
Belgium	Belgium, 33, 0.55% Belgium 33 publications, 0.55%
Botswana	Botswana, 33, 0.55% Botswana 33 publications, 0.55%
Portugal	Portugal, 32, 0.53% Portugal 32 publications, 0.53%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 32, 0.53% New Zealand 32 publications, 0.53%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 32, 0.53% Saudi Arabia 32 publications, 0.53%
Ghana	Ghana, 28, 0.47% Ghana 28 publications, 0.47%
Turkey	Turkey, 25, 0.42% Turkey 25 publications, 0.42%
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