University of KwaZulu-Natal

University of KwaZulu-Natal
Short name
UKZN
Country, city
South Africa, Durban
Publications
32 026
Citations
651 925
h-index
232
Top-3 journals
South African Journal of Botany
South African Journal of Botany (770 publications)
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (468 publications)
South African Family Practice
South African Family Practice (209 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand (1765 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (1500 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (1032 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University College London
University College London (647 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (642 publications)
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (607 publications)

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Since 2000

Total publications
32026
Total citations
651925
Citations per publication
20.36
Average publications per year
1281.04
Average authors per publication
12.33
h-index
232
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, 3099, 9.68%
General Medicine
3099 publications, 9.68%
Plant Science, 2011, 6.28%
Plant Science
2011 publications, 6.28%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1947, 6.08%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
1947 publications, 6.08%
Infectious Diseases, 1788, 5.58%
Infectious Diseases
1788 publications, 5.58%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1730, 5.4%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1730 publications, 5.4%
General Chemistry, 1429, 4.46%
General Chemistry
1429 publications, 4.46%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 1273, 3.97%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
1273 publications, 3.97%
Ecology, 1146, 3.58%
Ecology
1146 publications, 3.58%
Condensed Matter Physics, 1093, 3.41%
Condensed Matter Physics
1093 publications, 3.41%
Biochemistry, 1077, 3.36%
Biochemistry
1077 publications, 3.36%
Organic Chemistry, 1044, 3.26%
Organic Chemistry
1044 publications, 3.26%
Multidisciplinary, 976, 3.05%
Multidisciplinary
976 publications, 3.05%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 976, 3.05%
Agronomy and Crop Science
976 publications, 3.05%
General Chemical Engineering, 963, 3.01%
General Chemical Engineering
963 publications, 3.01%
General Materials Science, 948, 2.96%
General Materials Science
948 publications, 2.96%
Geography, Planning and Development, 793, 2.48%
Geography, Planning and Development
793 publications, 2.48%
Drug Discovery, 752, 2.35%
Drug Discovery
752 publications, 2.35%
Animal Science and Zoology, 749, 2.34%
Animal Science and Zoology
749 publications, 2.34%
Education, 716, 2.24%
Education
716 publications, 2.24%
Molecular Biology, 710, 2.22%
Molecular Biology
710 publications, 2.22%
Pharmacology, 707, 2.21%
Pharmacology
707 publications, 2.21%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 696, 2.17%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
696 publications, 2.17%
Inorganic Chemistry, 660, 2.06%
Inorganic Chemistry
660 publications, 2.06%
General Physics and Astronomy, 616, 1.92%
General Physics and Astronomy
616 publications, 1.92%
Computer Science Applications, 593, 1.85%
Computer Science Applications
593 publications, 1.85%
Immunology, 581, 1.81%
Immunology
581 publications, 1.81%
Water Science and Technology, 572, 1.79%
Water Science and Technology
572 publications, 1.79%
Virology, 564, 1.76%
Virology
564 publications, 1.76%
Food Science, 557, 1.74%
Food Science
557 publications, 1.74%
Materials Chemistry, 555, 1.73%
Materials Chemistry
555 publications, 1.73%
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Journals

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South African Journal of Botany
770 publications, 2.4%
PLoS ONE
468 publications, 1.46%
South African Family Practice
209 publications, 0.65%
Scientific Reports
203 publications, 0.63%
Water S.A.
197 publications, 0.62%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
191 publications, 0.6%
Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online
186 publications, 0.58%
BMC Public Health
170 publications, 0.53%
South African Journal of Science
168 publications, 0.52%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
159 publications, 0.5%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
157 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data
142 publications, 0.44%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
140 publications, 0.44%
Molecules
129 publications, 0.4%
Fluid Phase Equilibria
129 publications, 0.4%
South African Journal of Plant and Soil
129 publications, 0.4%
South African Journal of Psychology
128 publications, 0.4%
Journal of Molecular Structure
122 publications, 0.38%
Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics
121 publications, 0.38%
Journal of Molecular Liquids
107 publications, 0.33%
Sustainability
107 publications, 0.33%
AIDS and Behavior
104 publications, 0.32%
Heliyon
103 publications, 0.32%
BMC Health Services Research
102 publications, 0.32%
RSC Advances
101 publications, 0.32%
African Vision and Eye Health
99 publications, 0.31%
Physics of Plasmas
98 publications, 0.31%
The Lancet
97 publications, 0.3%
BMC Infectious Diseases
94 publications, 0.29%
Systematic Reviews
93 publications, 0.29%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
6951 publications, 21.7%
Springer Nature
5826 publications, 18.19%
Taylor & Francis
3514 publications, 10.97%
Wiley
2543 publications, 7.94%
MDPI
1742 publications, 5.44%
SAGE
943 publications, 2.94%
AOSIS
875 publications, 2.73%
Oxford University Press
736 publications, 2.3%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
585 publications, 1.83%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
519 publications, 1.62%
Academy of Science of South Africa
514 publications, 1.6%
Frontiers Media S.A.
409 publications, 1.28%
IGI Global
379 publications, 1.18%
Cambridge University Press
358 publications, 1.12%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
304 publications, 0.95%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
300 publications, 0.94%
Hindawi Limited
269 publications, 0.84%
IOP Publishing
220 publications, 0.69%
American Physical Society (APS)
219 publications, 0.68%
Walter de Gruyter
216 publications, 0.67%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
208 publications, 0.65%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)
206 publications, 0.64%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
182 publications, 0.57%
American Society for Microbiology
174 publications, 0.54%
Kamla Raj Enterprises
173 publications, 0.54%
AIP Publishing
159 publications, 0.5%
World Scientific
156 publications, 0.49%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
153 publications, 0.48%
Mary Ann Liebert
150 publications, 0.47%
BMJ
117 publications, 0.37%
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With other organizations

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University of the Witwatersrand
1765 publications, 5.51%
University of Cape Town
1500 publications, 4.68%
Stellenbosch University
1032 publications, 3.22%
University of Pretoria
897 publications, 2.8%
South African Medical Research Council
730 publications, 2.28%
National Health Laboratory Services
651 publications, 2.03%
University College London
647 publications, 2.02%
Harvard University
642 publications, 2%
University of Oxford
607 publications, 1.9%
Durban University of Technology
590 publications, 1.84%
University of Johannesburg
569 publications, 1.78%
University of the Free State
512 publications, 1.6%
Africa Health Research Institute
477 publications, 1.49%
North-West University
455 publications, 1.42%
University of Washington
433 publications, 1.35%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
417 publications, 1.3%
University of the Western Cape
413 publications, 1.29%
Columbia University
407 publications, 1.27%
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
389 publications, 1.21%
University of Barcelona
345 publications, 1.08%
Nelson Mandela University
312 publications, 0.97%
University of South Africa
296 publications, 0.92%
University of Toronto
296 publications, 0.92%
Rhodes University
294 publications, 0.92%
University of Zululand
289 publications, 0.9%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
286 publications, 0.89%
Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine
276 publications, 0.86%
Johns Hopkins University
268 publications, 0.84%
Imperial College London
267 publications, 0.83%
University of Cambridge
249 publications, 0.78%
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With foreign organizations

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University College London
647 publications, 2.02%
Harvard University
642 publications, 2%
University of Oxford
607 publications, 1.9%
University of Washington
433 publications, 1.35%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
417 publications, 1.3%
Columbia University
407 publications, 1.27%
University of Barcelona
345 publications, 1.08%
University of Toronto
296 publications, 0.92%
Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine
276 publications, 0.86%
Johns Hopkins University
268 publications, 0.84%
Imperial College London
267 publications, 0.83%
University of Cambridge
249 publications, 0.78%
University of Copenhagen
246 publications, 0.77%
University of California, Berkeley
244 publications, 0.76%
Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
230 publications, 0.72%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
227 publications, 0.71%
Massachusetts General Hospital
221 publications, 0.69%
University of Edinburgh
220 publications, 0.69%
Yale University
220 publications, 0.69%
University of Michigan
219 publications, 0.68%
King Saud University
204 publications, 0.64%
University of Melbourne
203 publications, 0.63%
University of British Columbia
203 publications, 0.63%
University of Sydney
198 publications, 0.62%
Uppsala University
197 publications, 0.62%
University of Manchester
197 publications, 0.62%
McGill University
189 publications, 0.59%
Makerere University
183 publications, 0.57%
King's College London
182 publications, 0.57%
University of Pennsylvania
181 publications, 0.57%
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With other countries

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USA, 4682, 14.62%
USA
4682 publications, 14.62%
United Kingdom, 3459, 10.8%
United Kingdom
3459 publications, 10.8%
India, 1795, 5.6%
India
1795 publications, 5.6%
Germany, 1358, 4.24%
Germany
1358 publications, 4.24%
Australia, 1313, 4.1%
Australia
1313 publications, 4.1%
Nigeria, 1295, 4.04%
Nigeria
1295 publications, 4.04%
Canada, 1178, 3.68%
Canada
1178 publications, 3.68%
France, 1041, 3.25%
France
1041 publications, 3.25%
China, 998, 3.12%
China
998 publications, 3.12%
Brazil, 794, 2.48%
Brazil
794 publications, 2.48%
Spain, 778, 2.43%
Spain
778 publications, 2.43%
Switzerland, 777, 2.43%
Switzerland
777 publications, 2.43%
Netherlands, 732, 2.29%
Netherlands
732 publications, 2.29%
Zimbabwe, 680, 2.12%
Zimbabwe
680 publications, 2.12%
Italy, 667, 2.08%
Italy
667 publications, 2.08%
Kenya, 665, 2.08%
Kenya
665 publications, 2.08%
Sweden, 639, 2%
Sweden
639 publications, 2%
Ghana, 502, 1.57%
Ghana
502 publications, 1.57%
Iran, 488, 1.52%
Iran
488 publications, 1.52%
Saudi Arabia, 465, 1.45%
Saudi Arabia
465 publications, 1.45%
Ethiopia, 456, 1.42%
Ethiopia
456 publications, 1.42%
Uganda, 431, 1.35%
Uganda
431 publications, 1.35%
Belgium, 416, 1.3%
Belgium
416 publications, 1.3%
Denmark, 400, 1.25%
Denmark
400 publications, 1.25%
Egypt, 384, 1.2%
Egypt
384 publications, 1.2%
Poland, 379, 1.18%
Poland
379 publications, 1.18%
Norway, 377, 1.18%
Norway
377 publications, 1.18%
Japan, 367, 1.15%
Japan
367 publications, 1.15%
Czech Republic, 322, 1.01%
Czech Republic
322 publications, 1.01%
Portugal, 296, 0.92%
Portugal
296 publications, 0.92%
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