North-West University

North-West University
Short name
NWU
Country, city
South Africa, Potchefstroom
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Publications found: 0

Since 1992

Total publications
15955
Total citations
271986
Citations per publication
17.05
Average publications per year
483.48
Average authors per publication
5.74
h-index
173
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, 1372, 8.6%
General Medicine
1372 publications, 8.6%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 734, 4.6%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
734 publications, 4.6%
Geography, Planning and Development, 649, 4.07%
Geography, Planning and Development
649 publications, 4.07%
Education, 627, 3.93%
Education
627 publications, 3.93%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 617, 3.87%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
617 publications, 3.87%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 603, 3.78%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
603 publications, 3.78%
Space and Planetary Science, 592, 3.71%
Space and Planetary Science
592 publications, 3.71%
General Psychology, 560, 3.51%
General Psychology
560 publications, 3.51%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 544, 3.41%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
544 publications, 3.41%
Religious studies, 517, 3.24%
Religious studies
517 publications, 3.24%
Biochemistry, 496, 3.11%
Biochemistry
496 publications, 3.11%
Plant Science, 472, 2.96%
Plant Science
472 publications, 2.96%
Ecology, 457, 2.86%
Ecology
457 publications, 2.86%
Organic Chemistry, 438, 2.75%
Organic Chemistry
438 publications, 2.75%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 428, 2.68%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
428 publications, 2.68%
Condensed Matter Physics, 421, 2.64%
Condensed Matter Physics
421 publications, 2.64%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 409, 2.56%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
409 publications, 2.56%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 408, 2.56%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
408 publications, 2.56%
General Chemistry, 404, 2.53%
General Chemistry
404 publications, 2.53%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 387, 2.43%
Agronomy and Crop Science
387 publications, 2.43%
Drug Discovery, 377, 2.36%
Drug Discovery
377 publications, 2.36%
Linguistics and Language, 377, 2.36%
Linguistics and Language
377 publications, 2.36%
Molecular Biology, 354, 2.22%
Molecular Biology
354 publications, 2.22%
Language and Linguistics, 349, 2.19%
Language and Linguistics
349 publications, 2.19%
Animal Science and Zoology, 336, 2.11%
Animal Science and Zoology
336 publications, 2.11%
Pharmaceutical Science, 333, 2.09%
Pharmaceutical Science
333 publications, 2.09%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 330, 2.07%
Nutrition and Dietetics
330 publications, 2.07%
Applied Psychology, 329, 2.06%
Applied Psychology
329 publications, 2.06%
Infectious Diseases, 326, 2.04%
Infectious Diseases
326 publications, 2.04%
Pollution, 305, 1.91%
Pollution
305 publications, 1.91%
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Journals

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Journal of Psychology in Africa
Journal of Psychology in Africa, 246, 1.54%
Journal of Psychology in Africa
246 publications, 1.54%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 244, 1.53%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
244 publications, 1.53%
Literator
Literator, 174, 1.09%
Literator
174 publications, 1.09%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 155, 0.97%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
155 publications, 0.97%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 152, 0.95%
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
152 publications, 0.95%
South African Journal of Botany
South African Journal of Botany, 152, 0.95%
South African Journal of Botany
152 publications, 0.95%
Astrophysical Journal
Astrophysical Journal, 140, 0.88%
Astrophysical Journal
140 publications, 0.88%
Sustainability
Sustainability, 125, 0.78%
Sustainability
125 publications, 0.78%
Verbum et Ecclesia
Verbum et Ecclesia, 121, 0.76%
Verbum et Ecclesia
121 publications, 0.76%
Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers in Psychology, 116, 0.73%
Frontiers in Psychology
116 publications, 0.73%
SA Journal of Industrial Psychology
SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 112, 0.7%
SA Journal of Industrial Psychology
112 publications, 0.7%
Health SA Gesondheid
Health SA Gesondheid, 105, 0.66%
Health SA Gesondheid
105 publications, 0.66%
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 89, 0.56%
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
89 publications, 0.56%
Journal of Molecular Liquids
Journal of Molecular Liquids, 85, 0.53%
Journal of Molecular Liquids
85 publications, 0.53%
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal, 85, 0.53%
SSRN Electronic Journal
85 publications, 0.53%
Journal of Human Ecology, 83, 0.52%
Journal of Human Ecology
83 publications, 0.52%
Molecules
Molecules, 82, 0.51%
Molecules
82 publications, 0.51%
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
SA Journal of Human Resource Management, 72, 0.45%
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
72 publications, 0.45%
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, 69, 0.43%
PLoS ONE
69 publications, 0.43%
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 63, 0.39%
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal
63 publications, 0.39%
Nematology
Nematology, 63, 0.39%
Nematology
63 publications, 0.39%
Advances in Space Research
Advances in Space Research, 63, 0.39%
Advances in Space Research
63 publications, 0.39%
Zootaxa
Zootaxa, 59, 0.37%
Zootaxa
59 publications, 0.37%
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports, 59, 0.37%
Scientific Reports
59 publications, 0.37%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 56, 0.35%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
56 publications, 0.35%
South African Journal of Psychology
South African Journal of Psychology, 55, 0.34%
South African Journal of Psychology
55 publications, 0.34%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 55, 0.34%
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
55 publications, 0.34%
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 52, 0.33%
South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
52 publications, 0.33%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 50, 0.31%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
50 publications, 0.31%
Heliyon
Heliyon, 50, 0.31%
Heliyon
50 publications, 0.31%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
Elsevier, 3329, 20.86%
Elsevier
3329 publications, 20.86%
Springer Nature
Springer Nature, 2191, 13.73%
Springer Nature
2191 publications, 13.73%
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis, 2188, 13.71%
Taylor & Francis
2188 publications, 13.71%
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 1157, 7.25%
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
1157 publications, 7.25%
AOSIS
AOSIS, 1108, 6.94%
AOSIS
1108 publications, 6.94%
Wiley
Wiley, 994, 6.23%
Wiley
994 publications, 6.23%
SAGE
SAGE, 505, 3.17%
SAGE
505 publications, 3.17%
Frontiers Media S.A.
Frontiers Media S.A., 330, 2.07%
Frontiers Media S.A.
330 publications, 2.07%
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press, 317, 1.99%
Oxford University Press
317 publications, 1.99%
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press, 232, 1.45%
Cambridge University Press
232 publications, 1.45%
Hindawi Limited
Hindawi Limited, 177, 1.11%
Hindawi Limited
177 publications, 1.11%
American Astronomical Society
American Astronomical Society, 161, 1.01%
American Astronomical Society
161 publications, 1.01%
BMJ
BMJ, 147, 0.92%
BMJ
147 publications, 0.92%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Chemical Society (ACS), 137, 0.86%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
137 publications, 0.86%
Brill
Brill, 126, 0.79%
Brill
126 publications, 0.79%
World Scientific
World Scientific, 124, 0.78%
World Scientific
124 publications, 0.78%
Emerald
Emerald, 106, 0.66%
Emerald
106 publications, 0.66%
Wolters Kluwer Health
Wolters Kluwer Health, 100, 0.63%
Wolters Kluwer Health
100 publications, 0.63%
Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 97, 0.61%
Kamla-Raj Enterprises
97 publications, 0.61%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 95, 0.6%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
95 publications, 0.6%
Unisa Press, 95, 0.6%
Unisa Press
95 publications, 0.6%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
Social Science Electronic Publishing, 85, 0.53%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
85 publications, 0.53%
IGI Global
IGI Global, 83, 0.52%
IGI Global
83 publications, 0.52%
American Society for Microbiology
American Society for Microbiology, 79, 0.5%
American Society for Microbiology
79 publications, 0.5%
Copernicus
Copernicus, 79, 0.5%
Copernicus
79 publications, 0.5%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 77, 0.48%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
77 publications, 0.48%
Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter, 75, 0.47%
Walter de Gruyter
75 publications, 0.47%
Magnolia Press
Magnolia Press, 73, 0.46%
Magnolia Press
73 publications, 0.46%
IOP Publishing
IOP Publishing, 73, 0.46%
IOP Publishing
73 publications, 0.46%
EDP Sciences
EDP Sciences, 70, 0.44%
EDP Sciences
70 publications, 0.44%
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With other organizations

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University of Pretoria
560 publications, 3.51%
University of Johannesburg
459 publications, 2.88%
Stellenbosch University
356 publications, 2.23%
University of South Africa
350 publications, 2.19%
University of Cape Town
348 publications, 2.18%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
347 publications, 2.17%
University of the Witwatersrand
346 publications, 2.17%
University of the Free State
274 publications, 1.72%
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
262 publications, 1.64%
South African Medical Research Council
256 publications, 1.6%
University of Queensland
174 publications, 1.09%
University of the Western Cape
169 publications, 1.06%
University of Helsinki
151 publications, 0.95%
King Abdulaziz University
148 publications, 0.93%
Nelson Mandela University
144 publications, 0.9%
Obafemi Awolowo University
139 publications, 0.87%
University College London
130 publications, 0.81%
University of Bergen
129 publications, 0.81%
University of Agder
123 publications, 0.77%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
122 publications, 0.76%
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
119 publications, 0.75%
University of Limpopo
116 publications, 0.73%
University of Oxford
106 publications, 0.66%
University of New South Wales
104 publications, 0.65%
Imperial College London
100 publications, 0.63%
Tshwane University of Technology
99 publications, 0.62%
Stockholm University
97 publications, 0.61%
Aarhus University
92 publications, 0.58%
University of Venda
92 publications, 0.58%
The George Institute for Global Health
91 publications, 0.57%
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With foreign organizations

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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
347 publications, 2.17%
University of Queensland
174 publications, 1.09%
University of Helsinki
151 publications, 0.95%
King Abdulaziz University
148 publications, 0.93%
Obafemi Awolowo University
139 publications, 0.87%
University College London
130 publications, 0.81%
University of Bergen
129 publications, 0.81%
University of Agder
123 publications, 0.77%
University of Oxford
106 publications, 0.66%
University of New South Wales
104 publications, 0.65%
Imperial College London
100 publications, 0.63%
Stockholm University
97 publications, 0.61%
Aarhus University
92 publications, 0.58%
The George Institute for Global Health
91 publications, 0.57%
Finnish Meteorological Institute
89 publications, 0.56%
King Saud University
86 publications, 0.54%
Lund University
86 publications, 0.54%
Shandong University of Science and Technology
85 publications, 0.53%
University of Twente
84 publications, 0.53%
Sorbonne University
84 publications, 0.53%
Ghent University
83 publications, 0.52%
University of Antwerp
82 publications, 0.51%
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
78 publications, 0.49%
University of Delhi
68 publications, 0.43%
University of Copenhagen
68 publications, 0.43%
University of Edinburgh
66 publications, 0.41%
University of Manchester
64 publications, 0.4%
University of Melbourne
62 publications, 0.39%
ETH Zurich
60 publications, 0.38%
University of Turku
59 publications, 0.37%
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With other countries

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USA, 1782, 11.17%
USA
1782 publications, 11.17%
United Kingdom, 1327, 8.32%
United Kingdom
1327 publications, 8.32%
Netherlands, 988, 6.19%
Netherlands
988 publications, 6.19%
Germany, 897, 5.62%
Germany
897 publications, 5.62%
Australia, 849, 5.32%
Australia
849 publications, 5.32%
China, 837, 5.25%
China
837 publications, 5.25%
Nigeria, 748, 4.69%
Nigeria
748 publications, 4.69%
India, 631, 3.95%
India
631 publications, 3.95%
Belgium, 571, 3.58%
Belgium
571 publications, 3.58%
Italy, 484, 3.03%
Italy
484 publications, 3.03%
Saudi Arabia, 424, 2.66%
Saudi Arabia
424 publications, 2.66%
France, 415, 2.6%
France
415 publications, 2.6%
Canada, 414, 2.59%
Canada
414 publications, 2.59%
Sweden, 374, 2.34%
Sweden
374 publications, 2.34%
Finland, 360, 2.26%
Finland
360 publications, 2.26%
Norway, 335, 2.1%
Norway
335 publications, 2.1%
Spain, 307, 1.92%
Spain
307 publications, 1.92%
Japan, 303, 1.9%
Japan
303 publications, 1.9%
Switzerland, 265, 1.66%
Switzerland
265 publications, 1.66%
Brazil, 258, 1.62%
Brazil
258 publications, 1.62%
Poland, 245, 1.54%
Poland
245 publications, 1.54%
Denmark, 233, 1.46%
Denmark
233 publications, 1.46%
Russia, 225, 1.41%
Russia
225 publications, 1.41%
Kenya, 197, 1.23%
Kenya
197 publications, 1.23%
Austria, 193, 1.21%
Austria
193 publications, 1.21%
Turkey, 178, 1.12%
Turkey
178 publications, 1.12%
Iran, 173, 1.08%
Iran
173 publications, 1.08%
Czech Republic, 154, 0.97%
Czech Republic
154 publications, 0.97%
New Zealand, 149, 0.93%
New Zealand
149 publications, 0.93%
Namibia, 145, 0.91%
Namibia
145 publications, 0.91%
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  • We do not take into account publications that without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1992 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.