University of South Africa

University of South Africa
Short name
UNISA
Country, city
South Africa, Pretoria
Publications
19 753
Citations
210 370
h-index
142
Top-3 organizations
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (744 publications)
National Research Foundation
National Research Foundation (723 publications)
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (671 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Oxford
University of Oxford (120 publications)
University of Sydney
University of Sydney (108 publications)

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Since 1917

Total publications
19753
Total citations
210370
Citations per publication
10.65
Average publications per year
182.9
Average authors per publication
7.73
h-index
142
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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Religious studies, 1170, 5.92%
Religious studies
1170 publications, 5.92%
General Medicine, 1165, 5.9%
General Medicine
1165 publications, 5.9%
Education, 840, 4.25%
Education
840 publications, 4.25%
Condensed Matter Physics, 764, 3.87%
Condensed Matter Physics
764 publications, 3.87%
Literature and Literary Theory, 688, 3.48%
Literature and Literary Theory
688 publications, 3.48%
General Chemistry, 638, 3.23%
General Chemistry
638 publications, 3.23%
Language and Linguistics, 574, 2.91%
Language and Linguistics
574 publications, 2.91%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 534, 2.7%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
534 publications, 2.7%
Geography, Planning and Development, 530, 2.68%
Geography, Planning and Development
530 publications, 2.68%
General Materials Science, 528, 2.67%
General Materials Science
528 publications, 2.67%
Linguistics and Language, 515, 2.61%
Linguistics and Language
515 publications, 2.61%
Materials Chemistry, 501, 2.54%
Materials Chemistry
501 publications, 2.54%
General Psychology, 484, 2.45%
General Psychology
484 publications, 2.45%
Sociology and Political Science, 473, 2.39%
Sociology and Political Science
473 publications, 2.39%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 446, 2.26%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
446 publications, 2.26%
General Physics and Astronomy, 434, 2.2%
General Physics and Astronomy
434 publications, 2.2%
General Chemical Engineering, 396, 2%
General Chemical Engineering
396 publications, 2%
Development, 377, 1.91%
Development
377 publications, 1.91%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 376, 1.9%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
376 publications, 1.9%
Economics and Econometrics, 374, 1.89%
Economics and Econometrics
374 publications, 1.89%
History, 372, 1.88%
History
372 publications, 1.88%
Strategy and Management, 359, 1.82%
Strategy and Management
359 publications, 1.82%
Business and International Management, 347, 1.76%
Business and International Management
347 publications, 1.76%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 344, 1.74%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
344 publications, 1.74%
Library and Information Sciences, 335, 1.7%
Library and Information Sciences
335 publications, 1.7%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 333, 1.69%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
333 publications, 1.69%
Applied Mathematics, 328, 1.66%
Applied Mathematics
328 publications, 1.66%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 309, 1.56%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
309 publications, 1.56%
Multidisciplinary, 302, 1.53%
Multidisciplinary
302 publications, 1.53%
Computer Science Applications, 299, 1.51%
Computer Science Applications
299 publications, 1.51%
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Journals

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HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
541 publications, 2.74%
South African Journal of African Languages
263 publications, 1.33%
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
235 publications, 1.19%
Religion and Theology
213 publications, 1.08%
SSRN Electronic Journal
211 publications, 1.07%
South African Journal of Psychology
201 publications, 1.02%
Verbum et Ecclesia
200 publications, 1.01%
Journal of Psychology in Africa
191 publications, 0.97%
Journal of Literary Studies
183 publications, 0.93%
Africa Education Review
150 publications, 0.76%
Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae
148 publications, 0.75%
Scriptura
142 publications, 0.72%
Health SA Gesondheid
128 publications, 0.65%
South African Journal of Business Management
127 publications, 0.64%
SA Journal of Industrial Psychology
127 publications, 0.64%
Materials Today: Proceedings
125 publications, 0.63%
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde
106 publications, 0.54%
South African Journal of Higher Education
106 publications, 0.54%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
105 publications, 0.53%
Heliyon
96 publications, 0.49%
Mousaion South African Journal of Information Studies
96 publications, 0.49%
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
91 publications, 0.46%
Curationis
87 publications, 0.44%
English Academy Review
80 publications, 0.41%
Journal of Early Christian History
79 publications, 0.4%
Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation
78 publications, 0.39%
Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
76 publications, 0.38%
Scientific Reports
75 publications, 0.38%
Literator
74 publications, 0.37%
Corporate Ownership and Control
72 publications, 0.36%
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Publishers

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Taylor & Francis
3151 publications, 15.95%
Elsevier
3032 publications, 15.35%
Springer Nature
2437 publications, 12.34%
AOSIS
1688 publications, 8.55%
SAGE
845 publications, 4.28%
Wiley
837 publications, 4.24%
Unisa Press
808 publications, 4.09%
MDPI
789 publications, 3.99%
IGI Global
460 publications, 2.33%
Stellenbosch University
368 publications, 1.86%
Brill
314 publications, 1.59%
Academy of Science of South Africa
300 publications, 1.52%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
211 publications, 1.07%
Kamla Raj Enterprises
199 publications, 1.01%
Oxford University Press
189 publications, 0.96%
Emerald
188 publications, 0.95%
BMJ
170 publications, 0.86%
Cambridge University Press
160 publications, 0.81%
IOP Publishing
158 publications, 0.8%
North-West University
156 publications, 0.79%
Walter de Gruyter
155 publications, 0.78%
Petra Christian University
142 publications, 0.72%
Virtus Interpress
139 publications, 0.7%
Frontiers Media S.A.
130 publications, 0.66%
Association of Professional Managers in South Africa
124 publications, 0.63%
Hindawi Limited
119 publications, 0.6%
World Scientific
117 publications, 0.59%
American Physical Society (APS)
117 publications, 0.59%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
114 publications, 0.58%
Inderscience Publishers
109 publications, 0.55%
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With other organizations

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University of Pretoria
744 publications, 3.77%
National Research Foundation
723 publications, 3.66%
University of Johannesburg
671 publications, 3.4%
University of the Witwatersrand
626 publications, 3.17%
North-West University
404 publications, 2.05%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
296 publications, 1.5%
Tshwane University of Technology
281 publications, 1.42%
University of Cape Town
276 publications, 1.4%
University of the Western Cape
242 publications, 1.23%
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
229 publications, 1.16%
University of the Free State
228 publications, 1.15%
Stellenbosch University
216 publications, 1.09%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
186 publications, 0.94%
University of Limpopo
182 publications, 0.92%
South African Medical Research Council
167 publications, 0.85%
University of Venda
139 publications, 0.7%
Northwestern Polytechnical University
123 publications, 0.62%
University of Oxford
120 publications, 0.61%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
112 publications, 0.57%
University of Sydney
108 publications, 0.55%
Rhodes University
98 publications, 0.5%
Nelson Mandela University
92 publications, 0.47%
King Saud University
91 publications, 0.46%
University of Fort Hare
88 publications, 0.45%
Durban University of Technology
88 publications, 0.45%
University of Botswana
84 publications, 0.43%
Vaal University of Technology
83 publications, 0.42%
Quaid-i-Azam University
82 publications, 0.42%
Tiangong University
82 publications, 0.42%
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
80 publications, 0.41%
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With foreign organizations

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Northwestern Polytechnical University
123 publications, 0.62%
University of Oxford
120 publications, 0.61%
University of Sydney
108 publications, 0.55%
King Saud University
91 publications, 0.46%
University of Botswana
84 publications, 0.43%
Quaid-i-Azam University
82 publications, 0.42%
Tiangong University
82 publications, 0.42%
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
80 publications, 0.41%
Obafemi Awolowo University
75 publications, 0.38%
University of Edinburgh
74 publications, 0.37%
University of Mazandaran
71 publications, 0.36%
University College London
71 publications, 0.36%
University of Port Harcourt
69 publications, 0.35%
University of Melbourne
68 publications, 0.34%
University of Adelaide
66 publications, 0.33%
University of Ibadan
66 publications, 0.33%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
65 publications, 0.33%
University of Cambridge
63 publications, 0.32%
Hebei University of Science and Technology
61 publications, 0.31%
University of Ilorin
60 publications, 0.3%
Covenant University
59 publications, 0.3%
University of Victoria
57 publications, 0.29%
Nankai University
56 publications, 0.28%
Ghent University
54 publications, 0.27%
University of Washington
53 publications, 0.27%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
53 publications, 0.27%
Université Paris-Saclay
53 publications, 0.27%
University of Glasgow
52 publications, 0.26%
University of Alberta
52 publications, 0.26%
University of Ghana
50 publications, 0.25%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom, 877, 4.44%
United Kingdom
877 publications, 4.44%
USA, 876, 4.43%
USA
876 publications, 4.43%
Nigeria, 870, 4.4%
Nigeria
870 publications, 4.4%
China, 795, 4.02%
China
795 publications, 4.02%
India, 682, 3.45%
India
682 publications, 3.45%
Germany, 438, 2.22%
Germany
438 publications, 2.22%
Australia, 431, 2.18%
Australia
431 publications, 2.18%
Canada, 352, 1.78%
Canada
352 publications, 1.78%
Iran, 311, 1.57%
Iran
311 publications, 1.57%
Zimbabwe, 290, 1.47%
Zimbabwe
290 publications, 1.47%
Saudi Arabia, 262, 1.33%
Saudi Arabia
262 publications, 1.33%
France, 228, 1.15%
France
228 publications, 1.15%
Pakistan, 220, 1.11%
Pakistan
220 publications, 1.11%
Ethiopia, 212, 1.07%
Ethiopia
212 publications, 1.07%
Brazil, 208, 1.05%
Brazil
208 publications, 1.05%
Italy, 182, 0.92%
Italy
182 publications, 0.92%
Netherlands, 181, 0.92%
Netherlands
181 publications, 0.92%
Turkey, 164, 0.83%
Turkey
164 publications, 0.83%
Spain, 161, 0.82%
Spain
161 publications, 0.82%
Botswana, 148, 0.75%
Botswana
148 publications, 0.75%
Belgium, 139, 0.7%
Belgium
139 publications, 0.7%
Sweden, 136, 0.69%
Sweden
136 publications, 0.69%
New Zealand, 135, 0.68%
New Zealand
135 publications, 0.68%
Japan, 135, 0.68%
Japan
135 publications, 0.68%
Morocco, 134, 0.68%
Morocco
134 publications, 0.68%
Russia, 133, 0.67%
Russia
133 publications, 0.67%
Ghana, 131, 0.66%
Ghana
131 publications, 0.66%
Kenya, 129, 0.65%
Kenya
129 publications, 0.65%
Republic of Korea, 120, 0.61%
Republic of Korea
120 publications, 0.61%
Poland, 110, 0.56%
Poland
110 publications, 0.56%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1917 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.