Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Publications
5 991
Citations
145 047
h-index
140
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)
Since 1924
Total publications
5991
Total citations
145019
Citations per publication
24.21
Average publications per year
59.32
Average authors per publication
4.32
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
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General Medicine, 603, 10.07%
General Medicine
603 publications, 10.07%
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Materials Chemistry
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Materials Chemistry, 510, 8.51%
Materials Chemistry
510 publications, 8.51%
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Condensed Matter Physics
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Condensed Matter Physics, 497, 8.3%
Condensed Matter Physics
497 publications, 8.3%
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General Materials Science
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General Materials Science, 479, 8%
General Materials Science
479 publications, 8%
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General Chemistry
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General Chemistry, 428, 7.14%
General Chemistry
428 publications, 7.14%
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Mechanical Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering, 328, 5.47%
Mechanical Engineering
328 publications, 5.47%
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Biochemistry
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Biochemistry, 325, 5.42%
Biochemistry
325 publications, 5.42%
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Organic Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry, 296, 4.94%
Organic Chemistry
296 publications, 4.94%
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General Chemical Engineering
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General Chemical Engineering, 275, 4.59%
General Chemical Engineering
275 publications, 4.59%
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Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 274, 4.57%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
274 publications, 4.57%
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Water Science and Technology
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Water Science and Technology, 259, 4.32%
Water Science and Technology
259 publications, 4.32%
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Mechanics of Materials
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Mechanics of Materials, 258, 4.31%
Mechanics of Materials
258 publications, 4.31%
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Polymers and Plastics
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Polymers and Plastics, 251, 4.19%
Polymers and Plastics
251 publications, 4.19%
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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 234, 3.91%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
234 publications, 3.91%
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General Engineering
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General Engineering, 223, 3.72%
General Engineering
223 publications, 3.72%
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Surfaces, Coatings and Films
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Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 221, 3.69%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
221 publications, 3.69%
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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 210, 3.51%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
210 publications, 3.51%
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Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
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Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 199, 3.32%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
199 publications, 3.32%
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General Earth and Planetary Sciences
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General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 198, 3.3%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
198 publications, 3.3%
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Waste Management and Disposal
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Waste Management and Disposal, 193, 3.22%
Waste Management and Disposal
193 publications, 3.22%
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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 192, 3.2%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
192 publications, 3.2%
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Environmental Engineering
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Environmental Engineering, 191, 3.19%
Environmental Engineering
191 publications, 3.19%
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Pollution
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Pollution, 180, 3%
Pollution
180 publications, 3%
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Molecular Biology
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Molecular Biology, 179, 2.99%
Molecular Biology
179 publications, 2.99%
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Analytical Chemistry
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Analytical Chemistry, 172, 2.87%
Analytical Chemistry
172 publications, 2.87%
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Multidisciplinary
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Multidisciplinary, 171, 2.85%
Multidisciplinary
171 publications, 2.85%
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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 171, 2.85%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
171 publications, 2.85%
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Microbiology
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Microbiology, 168, 2.8%
Microbiology
168 publications, 2.8%
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General Environmental Science
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General Environmental Science, 167, 2.79%
General Environmental Science
167 publications, 2.79%
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Aquatic Science
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Aquatic Science, 164, 2.74%
Aquatic Science
164 publications, 2.74%
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Journals
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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
110 publications, 1.84%
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Nature
87 publications, 1.45%
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Australian Veterinary Journal
75 publications, 1.25%
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Water Research
71 publications, 1.19%
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
68 publications, 1.14%
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South African Journal of Science
60 publications, 1%
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Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
50 publications, 0.83%
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Journal of Applied Polymer Science
45 publications, 0.75%
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Water Science and Technology
45 publications, 0.75%
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Hydrobiologia
41 publications, 0.68%
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IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
41 publications, 0.68%
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Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
39 publications, 0.65%
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Materials Science Forum
38 publications, 0.63%
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Journal of Alloys and Compounds
38 publications, 0.63%
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Materials Today: Proceedings
36 publications, 0.6%
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Springer Series in Materials Science
35 publications, 0.58%
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Water S.A.
35 publications, 0.58%
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South African Journal of Botany
34 publications, 0.57%
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ACS Omega
34 publications, 0.57%
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Applied Surface Science
33 publications, 0.55%
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Annals and Magazine of Natural History
33 publications, 0.55%
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ECS Meeting Abstracts
33 publications, 0.55%
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Lecture Notes in Computer Science
31 publications, 0.52%
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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
30 publications, 0.5%
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Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
30 publications, 0.5%
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RSC Advances
29 publications, 0.48%
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Journal of Materials Science
28 publications, 0.47%
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Electrochimica Acta
28 publications, 0.47%
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Journal of Chemical Physics
27 publications, 0.45%
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Toxicon
24 publications, 0.4%
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Publishers
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Elsevier
1950 publications, 32.55%
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Springer Nature
927 publications, 15.47%
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Wiley
611 publications, 10.2%
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Taylor & Francis
273 publications, 4.56%
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MDPI
258 publications, 4.31%
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SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
117 publications, 1.95%
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
105 publications, 1.75%
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IOP Publishing
104 publications, 1.74%
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SAGE
102 publications, 1.7%
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
100 publications, 1.67%
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Academy of Science of South Africa
97 publications, 1.62%
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Trans Tech Publications
88 publications, 1.47%
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Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
82 publications, 1.37%
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AIP Publishing
79 publications, 1.32%
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Oxford University Press
69 publications, 1.15%
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IWA Publishing
61 publications, 1.02%
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Frontiers Media S.A.
53 publications, 0.88%
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Optica Publishing Group
53 publications, 0.88%
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The Electrochemical Society
53 publications, 0.88%
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American Physical Society (APS)
47 publications, 0.78%
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Cambridge University Press
44 publications, 0.73%
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
33 publications, 0.55%
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Copernicus
29 publications, 0.48%
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Hindawi Limited
29 publications, 0.48%
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Microbiology Society
28 publications, 0.47%
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
25 publications, 0.42%
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Portland Press
24 publications, 0.4%
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Social Science Electronic Publishing
23 publications, 0.38%
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AOSIS
22 publications, 0.37%
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
21 publications, 0.35%
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With other organizations
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University of Pretoria
806 publications, 13.45%
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University of Johannesburg
699 publications, 11.67%
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University of the Witwatersrand
502 publications, 8.38%
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Tshwane University of Technology
344 publications, 5.74%
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University of Cape Town
307 publications, 5.12%
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University of KwaZulu-Natal
286 publications, 4.77%
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Stellenbosch University
236 publications, 3.94%
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University of the Western Cape
201 publications, 3.36%
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University of South Africa
186 publications, 3.1%
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Nelson Mandela University
152 publications, 2.54%
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University of the Free State
147 publications, 2.45%
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North-West University
139 publications, 2.32%
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Rhodes University
108 publications, 1.8%
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University of Limpopo
74 publications, 1.24%
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National Research Foundation
52 publications, 0.87%
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South African Medical Research Council
46 publications, 0.77%
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
43 publications, 0.72%
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University of Venda
43 publications, 0.72%
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Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
38 publications, 0.63%
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City University of Hong Kong
38 publications, 0.63%
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University of Zululand
34 publications, 0.57%
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South African National Biodiversity Institute
33 publications, 0.55%
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Wageningen University and Research Centre
33 publications, 0.55%
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University of Tokyo
30 publications, 0.5%
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Stockholm University
28 publications, 0.47%
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University of Oxford
28 publications, 0.47%
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University of Tasmania
25 publications, 0.42%
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Stanford University
25 publications, 0.42%
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Durban University of Technology
25 publications, 0.42%
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Vaal University of Technology
25 publications, 0.42%
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With foreign organizations
5
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45
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
43 publications, 0.72%
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City University of Hong Kong
38 publications, 0.63%
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Wageningen University and Research Centre
33 publications, 0.55%
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University of Tokyo
30 publications, 0.5%
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Stockholm University
28 publications, 0.47%
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University of Oxford
28 publications, 0.47%
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University of Tasmania
25 publications, 0.42%
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Stanford University
25 publications, 0.42%
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Botswana International University of Science and Technology
23 publications, 0.38%
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Sri Krishnadevaraya University
22 publications, 0.37%
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Friedrich Schiller University Jena
20 publications, 0.33%
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South China University of Technology
19 publications, 0.32%
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University of Maryland, College Park
19 publications, 0.32%
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University of Edinburgh
18 publications, 0.3%
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National University of Singapore
18 publications, 0.3%
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University of Sydney
18 publications, 0.3%
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Columbia University
16 publications, 0.27%
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University of Washington
16 publications, 0.27%
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University of Twente
15 publications, 0.25%
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University of Minnesota
15 publications, 0.25%
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
15 publications, 0.25%
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King Abdulaziz University
14 publications, 0.23%
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Imperial College London
14 publications, 0.23%
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University of California, San Diego
14 publications, 0.23%
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Tohoku University
14 publications, 0.23%
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University of British Columbia
14 publications, 0.23%
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University of Cambridge
13 publications, 0.22%
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University of Bergen
13 publications, 0.22%
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University of Southampton
13 publications, 0.22%
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California Institute of Technology
13 publications, 0.22%
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With other countries
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USA
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USA, 401, 6.69%
USA
401 publications, 6.69%
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom, 261, 4.36%
United Kingdom
261 publications, 4.36%
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India
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India, 226, 3.77%
India
226 publications, 3.77%
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Germany
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Germany, 183, 3.05%
Germany
183 publications, 3.05%
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China
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China, 157, 2.62%
China
157 publications, 2.62%
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Australia
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Australia, 154, 2.57%
Australia
154 publications, 2.57%
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France
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France, 150, 2.5%
France
150 publications, 2.5%
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Netherlands
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Netherlands, 111, 1.85%
Netherlands
111 publications, 1.85%
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Japan
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Japan, 106, 1.77%
Japan
106 publications, 1.77%
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Nigeria
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Nigeria, 102, 1.7%
Nigeria
102 publications, 1.7%
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Canada
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Canada, 101, 1.69%
Canada
101 publications, 1.69%
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Sweden
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Sweden, 85, 1.42%
Sweden
85 publications, 1.42%
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Italy
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Italy, 68, 1.14%
Italy
68 publications, 1.14%
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Switzerland
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Switzerland, 54, 0.9%
Switzerland
54 publications, 0.9%
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Spain
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Spain, 46, 0.77%
Spain
46 publications, 0.77%
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Republic of Korea
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Republic of Korea, 46, 0.77%
Republic of Korea
46 publications, 0.77%
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Brazil
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Brazil, 45, 0.75%
Brazil
45 publications, 0.75%
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Norway
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Norway, 44, 0.73%
Norway
44 publications, 0.73%
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Kenya
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Kenya, 37, 0.62%
Kenya
37 publications, 0.62%
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Ethiopia
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Ethiopia, 36, 0.6%
Ethiopia
36 publications, 0.6%
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Israel
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Israel, 35, 0.58%
Israel
35 publications, 0.58%
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Bangladesh
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Bangladesh, 33, 0.55%
Bangladesh
33 publications, 0.55%
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Belgium
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Belgium, 33, 0.55%
Belgium
33 publications, 0.55%
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Botswana
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Botswana, 33, 0.55%
Botswana
33 publications, 0.55%
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Portugal
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Portugal, 32, 0.53%
Portugal
32 publications, 0.53%
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New Zealand
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New Zealand, 32, 0.53%
New Zealand
32 publications, 0.53%
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Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia, 32, 0.53%
Saudi Arabia
32 publications, 0.53%
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Ghana
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Ghana, 28, 0.47%
Ghana
28 publications, 0.47%
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Turkey
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Turkey, 25, 0.42%
Turkey
25 publications, 0.42%
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Argentina
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Argentina, 24, 0.4%
Argentina
24 publications, 0.4%
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- We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
- Statistics recalculated daily.
- Publications published earlier than 1924 are ignored in the statistics.
- The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
- Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.