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Short name

NRF

Country, city

South Africa, Pretoria

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Publications

3 905

Citations

100 394

h-index

128

Top-3 journals

Journal of High Energy Physics (116 publications)

Clinical Infectious Diseases (90 publications)

Materials Today: Proceedings (79 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of the Witwatersrand (1170 publications)

Stellenbosch University (791 publications)

University of South Africa (776 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Copenhagen (250 publications)

University of Liverpool (236 publications)

Yale University (229 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1976

Total publications

3905

Total citations

100394

Citations per publication

25.71

Average publications per year

76.57

Average authors per publication

61.84

h-index

128

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.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 338, 8.66% Infectious Diseases 338 publications, 8.66%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 331, 8.48% General Medicine 331 publications, 8.48%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 244, 6.25% Condensed Matter Physics 244 publications, 6.25%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 209, 5.35% General Chemistry 209 publications, 5.35%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 201, 5.15% Multidisciplinary 201 publications, 5.15%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 190, 4.87% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 190 publications, 4.87%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 185, 4.74% Microbiology (medical) 185 publications, 4.74%
Nuclear and High Energy Physics	Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 178, 4.56% Nuclear and High Energy Physics 178 publications, 4.56%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 152, 3.89% General Materials Science 152 publications, 3.89%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 150, 3.84% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 150 publications, 3.84%
Surfaces, Coatings and Films	Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 141, 3.61% Surfaces, Coatings and Films 141 publications, 3.61%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 139, 3.56% Materials Chemistry 139 publications, 3.56%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 126, 3.23% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 126 publications, 3.23%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 122, 3.12% General Physics and Astronomy 122 publications, 3.12%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 104, 2.66% Mechanical Engineering 104 publications, 2.66%
Ecology	Ecology, 103, 2.64% Ecology 103 publications, 2.64%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 102, 2.61% Mechanics of Materials 102 publications, 2.61%
Surfaces and Interfaces	Surfaces and Interfaces, 97, 2.48% Surfaces and Interfaces 97 publications, 2.48%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 91, 2.33% Aquatic Science 91 publications, 2.33%
Immunology	Immunology, 90, 2.3% Immunology 90 publications, 2.3%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 88, 2.25% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 88 publications, 2.25%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 84, 2.15% Instrumentation 84 publications, 2.15%
Metals and Alloys	Metals and Alloys, 83, 2.13% Metals and Alloys 83 publications, 2.13%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 83, 2.13% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 83 publications, 2.13%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 81, 2.07% Immunology and Allergy 81 publications, 2.07%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry	Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 79, 2.02% Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 79 publications, 2.02%
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)	Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 78, 2% Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) 78 publications, 2%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 71, 1.82% General Chemical Engineering 71 publications, 1.82%
Engineering (miscellaneous)	Engineering (miscellaneous), 71, 1.82% Engineering (miscellaneous) 71 publications, 1.82%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 67, 1.72% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 67 publications, 1.72%
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Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120
Journal of High Energy Physics	Journal of High Energy Physics, 116, 2.97% Journal of High Energy Physics 116 publications, 2.97%
Clinical Infectious Diseases	Clinical Infectious Diseases, 90, 2.3% Clinical Infectious Diseases 90 publications, 2.3%
Materials Today: Proceedings	Materials Today: Proceedings, 79, 2.02% Materials Today: Proceedings 79 publications, 2.02%
European Physical Journal C	European Physical Journal C, 77, 1.97% European Physical Journal C 77 publications, 1.97%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 70, 1.79% Scientific Reports 70 publications, 1.79%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 62, 1.59% PLoS ONE 62 publications, 1.59%
South African Journal of Science	South African Journal of Science, 49, 1.25% South African Journal of Science 49 publications, 1.25%
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 46, 1.18% Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 46 publications, 1.18%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds	Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 40, 1.02% Journal of Alloys and Compounds 40 publications, 1.02%
Surfaces and Interfaces	Surfaces and Interfaces, 36, 0.92% Surfaces and Interfaces 36 publications, 0.92%
Journal of Infectious Diseases	Journal of Infectious Diseases, 29, 0.74% Journal of Infectious Diseases 29 publications, 0.74%
Frontiers in Immunology	Frontiers in Immunology, 26, 0.67% Frontiers in Immunology 26 publications, 0.67%
Journal of Fish Biology	Journal of Fish Biology, 24, 0.61% Journal of Fish Biology 24 publications, 0.61%
African Journal of Aquatic Science	African Journal of Aquatic Science, 24, 0.61% African Journal of Aquatic Science 24 publications, 0.61%
Ostrich	Ostrich, 23, 0.59% Ostrich 23 publications, 0.59%
Applied Surface Science	Applied Surface Science, 23, 0.59% Applied Surface Science 23 publications, 0.59%
Physical Review C	Physical Review C, 21, 0.54% Physical Review C 21 publications, 0.54%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 20, 0.51% SSRN Electronic Journal 20 publications, 0.51%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 19, 0.49% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 19 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics	Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 19, 0.49% Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 19 publications, 0.49%
MRS Advances	MRS Advances, 19, 0.49% MRS Advances 19 publications, 0.49%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 18, 0.46% Sustainability 18 publications, 0.46%
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease	International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 18, 0.46% International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 18 publications, 0.46%
The Lancet Global Health	The Lancet Global Health, 17, 0.44% The Lancet Global Health 17 publications, 0.44%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, 0.41% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16 publications, 0.41%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 16, 0.41% Zootaxa 16 publications, 0.41%
Vaccine	Vaccine, 16, 0.41% Vaccine 16 publications, 0.41%
The Lancet	The Lancet, 16, 0.41% The Lancet 16 publications, 0.41%
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology	Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 16, 0.41% Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 16 publications, 0.41%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series	Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 15, 0.38% Journal of Physics: Conference Series 15 publications, 0.38%
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Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1025, 26.25% Elsevier 1025 publications, 26.25%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 837, 21.43% Springer Nature 837 publications, 21.43%
Wiley	Wiley, 282, 7.22% Wiley 282 publications, 7.22%
MDPI	MDPI, 228, 5.84% MDPI 228 publications, 5.84%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 199, 5.1% Taylor & Francis 199 publications, 5.1%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 196, 5.02% Oxford University Press 196 publications, 5.02%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 129, 3.3% Frontiers Media S.A. 129 publications, 3.3%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 86, 2.2% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 86 publications, 2.2%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 63, 1.61% IOP Publishing 63 publications, 1.61%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 43, 1.1% American Society for Microbiology 43 publications, 1.1%
American Physical Society (APS)	American Physical Society (APS), 42, 1.08% American Physical Society (APS) 42 publications, 1.08%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 38, 0.97% Cambridge University Press 38 publications, 0.97%
BMJ	BMJ, 32, 0.82% BMJ 32 publications, 0.82%
SAGE	SAGE, 31, 0.79% SAGE 31 publications, 0.79%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 31, 0.79% American Chemical Society (ACS) 31 publications, 0.79%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 29, 0.74% Academy of Science of South Africa 29 publications, 0.74%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 29, 0.74% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 29 publications, 0.74%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 28, 0.72% EDP Sciences 28 publications, 0.72%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 26, 0.67% World Scientific 26 publications, 0.67%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 26, 0.67% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 26 publications, 0.67%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 25, 0.64% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 25 publications, 0.64%
South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science	South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science, 25, 0.64% South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science 25 publications, 0.64%
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease	International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 21, 0.54% International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 21 publications, 0.54%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 20, 0.51% Social Science Electronic Publishing 20 publications, 0.51%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 19, 0.49% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 19 publications, 0.49%
King Saud University	King Saud University, 19, 0.49% King Saud University 19 publications, 0.49%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 17, 0.44% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 17 publications, 0.44%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 16, 0.41% The Royal Society 16 publications, 0.41%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 16, 0.41% Magnolia Press 16 publications, 0.41%
S. Karger AG	S. Karger AG, 16, 0.41% S. Karger AG 16 publications, 0.41%
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With other organizations

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 1170, 29.96% University of the Witwatersrand 1170 publications, 29.96%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 791, 20.26% Stellenbosch University 791 publications, 20.26%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 776, 19.87% University of South Africa 776 publications, 19.87%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 682, 17.46% University of Cape Town 682 publications, 17.46%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 535, 13.7% South African Medical Research Council 535 publications, 13.7%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 338, 8.66% University of Johannesburg 338 publications, 8.66%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 310, 7.94% University of Pretoria 310 publications, 7.94%
National Health Laboratory Services	National Health Laboratory Services, 271, 6.94% National Health Laboratory Services 271 publications, 6.94%
University of the Western Cape	University of the Western Cape, 251, 6.43% University of the Western Cape 251 publications, 6.43%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 250, 6.4% University of Copenhagen 250 publications, 6.4%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 236, 6.04% University of Liverpool 236 publications, 6.04%
Yale University	Yale University, 229, 5.86% Yale University 229 publications, 5.86%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 219, 5.61% Heidelberg University 219 publications, 5.61%
European Organization for Nuclear Research	European Organization for Nuclear Research, 218, 5.58% European Organization for Nuclear Research 218 publications, 5.58%
Lund University	Lund University, 217, 5.56% Lund University 217 publications, 5.56%
University of Jyväskylä	University of Jyväskylä, 216, 5.53% University of Jyväskylä 216 publications, 5.53%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 216, 5.53% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 216 publications, 5.53%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 216, 5.53% Université Paris-Saclay 216 publications, 5.53%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 216, 5.53% University of São Paulo 216 publications, 5.53%
University of Oslo	University of Oslo, 215, 5.51% University of Oslo 215 publications, 5.51%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 215, 5.51% University of Birmingham 215 publications, 5.51%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 213, 5.45% Ohio State University 213 publications, 5.45%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 212, 5.43% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 212 publications, 5.43%
Technical University of Munich	Technical University of Munich, 211, 5.4% Technical University of Munich 211 publications, 5.4%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 211, 5.4% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 211 publications, 5.4%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 210, 5.38% University of Bergen 210 publications, 5.38%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 210, 5.38% University of Texas at Austin 210 publications, 5.38%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 210, 5.38% National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 210 publications, 5.38%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 210, 5.38% Universidade Estadual de Campinas 210 publications, 5.38%
University of Tennessee	University of Tennessee, 210, 5.38% University of Tennessee 210 publications, 5.38%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 250, 6.4% University of Copenhagen 250 publications, 6.4%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 236, 6.04% University of Liverpool 236 publications, 6.04%
Yale University	Yale University, 229, 5.86% Yale University 229 publications, 5.86%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 219, 5.61% Heidelberg University 219 publications, 5.61%
European Organization for Nuclear Research	European Organization for Nuclear Research, 218, 5.58% European Organization for Nuclear Research 218 publications, 5.58%
Lund University	Lund University, 217, 5.56% Lund University 217 publications, 5.56%
University of Jyväskylä	University of Jyväskylä, 216, 5.53% University of Jyväskylä 216 publications, 5.53%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 216, 5.53% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 216 publications, 5.53%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 216, 5.53% Université Paris-Saclay 216 publications, 5.53%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 216, 5.53% University of São Paulo 216 publications, 5.53%
University of Oslo	University of Oslo, 215, 5.51% University of Oslo 215 publications, 5.51%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 215, 5.51% University of Birmingham 215 publications, 5.51%
Ohio State University	Ohio State University, 213, 5.45% Ohio State University 213 publications, 5.45%
National Institute for Nuclear Physics	National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 212, 5.43% National Institute for Nuclear Physics 212 publications, 5.43%
Technical University of Munich	Technical University of Munich, 211, 5.4% Technical University of Munich 211 publications, 5.4%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 211, 5.4% Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 211 publications, 5.4%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 210, 5.38% University of Bergen 210 publications, 5.38%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 210, 5.38% University of Texas at Austin 210 publications, 5.38%
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 210, 5.38% National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 210 publications, 5.38%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 210, 5.38% Universidade Estadual de Campinas 210 publications, 5.38%
University of Tennessee	University of Tennessee, 210, 5.38% University of Tennessee 210 publications, 5.38%
University of Houston	University of Houston, 210, 5.38% University of Houston 210 publications, 5.38%
University of Split	University of Split, 210, 5.38% University of Split 210 publications, 5.38%
University of Strasbourg	University of Strasbourg, 209, 5.35% University of Strasbourg 209 publications, 5.35%
University of Tsukuba	University of Tsukuba, 209, 5.35% University of Tsukuba 209 publications, 5.35%
Sejong University	Sejong University, 209, 5.35% Sejong University 209 publications, 5.35%
Goethe University Frankfurt	Goethe University Frankfurt, 209, 5.35% Goethe University Frankfurt 209 publications, 5.35%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 209, 5.35% University of Tokyo 209 publications, 5.35%
Hiroshima University	Hiroshima University, 209, 5.35% Hiroshima University 209 publications, 5.35%
Comenius University Bratislava	Comenius University Bratislava, 209, 5.35% Comenius University Bratislava 209 publications, 5.35%
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With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
USA	USA, 894, 22.89% USA 894 publications, 22.89%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 650, 16.65% United Kingdom 650 publications, 16.65%
India	India, 506, 12.96% India 506 publications, 12.96%
China	China, 373, 9.55% China 373 publications, 9.55%
France	France, 361, 9.24% France 361 publications, 9.24%
Germany	Germany, 357, 9.14% Germany 357 publications, 9.14%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 333, 8.53% Switzerland 333 publications, 8.53%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 312, 7.99% Netherlands 312 publications, 7.99%
Brazil	Brazil, 291, 7.45% Brazil 291 publications, 7.45%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 278, 7.12% Pakistan 278 publications, 7.12%
Italy	Italy, 268, 6.86% Italy 268 publications, 6.86%
Denmark	Denmark, 259, 6.63% Denmark 259 publications, 6.63%
Poland	Poland, 247, 6.33% Poland 247 publications, 6.33%
Japan	Japan, 244, 6.25% Japan 244 publications, 6.25%
Sweden	Sweden, 242, 6.2% Sweden 242 publications, 6.2%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 232, 5.94% Republic of Korea 232 publications, 5.94%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 231, 5.92% Czech Republic 231 publications, 5.92%
Finland	Finland, 230, 5.89% Finland 230 publications, 5.89%
Hungary	Hungary, 217, 5.56% Hungary 217 publications, 5.56%
Norway	Norway, 215, 5.51% Norway 215 publications, 5.51%
Mexico	Mexico, 214, 5.48% Mexico 214 publications, 5.48%
Romania	Romania, 210, 5.38% Romania 210 publications, 5.38%
Thailand	Thailand, 208, 5.33% Thailand 208 publications, 5.33%
Greece	Greece, 206, 5.28% Greece 206 publications, 5.28%
Peru	Peru, 206, 5.28% Peru 206 publications, 5.28%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 204, 5.22% Nigeria 204 publications, 5.22%
Turkey	Turkey, 204, 5.22% Turkey 204 publications, 5.22%
Croatia	Croatia, 203, 5.2% Croatia 203 publications, 5.2%
Slovakia	Slovakia, 197, 5.04% Slovakia 197 publications, 5.04%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1976 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.