Tshwane University of Technology

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Short name

TUT

Country, city

South Africa, Pretoria

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Organization website

Publications

6 803

Citations

137 998

h-index

135

Top-3 journals

Optik (170 publications)

South African Journal of Botany (147 publications)

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (100 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Johannesburg (459 publications)

University of Pretoria (398 publications)

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (395 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Covenant University (383 publications)

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (214 publications)

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (172 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Publisher

Journal

Countries

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Since 2003

Total publications

6803

Total citations

137998

Citations per publication

20.28

Average publications per year

283.46

Average authors per publication

4.28

h-index

135

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

	100 200 300 400 500 600
General Medicine	General Medicine, 600, 8.82% General Medicine 600 publications, 8.82%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 437, 6.42% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 437 publications, 6.42%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 372, 5.47% Mechanical Engineering 372 publications, 5.47%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 353, 5.19% General Materials Science 353 publications, 5.19%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 338, 4.97% General Chemistry 338 publications, 4.97%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 299, 4.4% Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 299 publications, 4.4%
Materials Chemistry	Materials Chemistry, 294, 4.32% Materials Chemistry 294 publications, 4.32%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 289, 4.25% Plant Science 289 publications, 4.25%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 282, 4.15% General Chemical Engineering 282 publications, 4.15%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials	Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 279, 4.1% Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 279 publications, 4.1%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 254, 3.73% Computer Science Applications 254 publications, 3.73%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 250, 3.67% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 250 publications, 3.67%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 227, 3.34% General Engineering 227 publications, 3.34%
Mechanics of Materials	Mechanics of Materials, 220, 3.23% Mechanics of Materials 220 publications, 3.23%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 191, 2.81% Condensed Matter Physics 191 publications, 2.81%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 185, 2.72% Environmental Chemistry 185 publications, 2.72%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 183, 2.69% Biochemistry 183 publications, 2.69%
Polymers and Plastics	Polymers and Plastics, 183, 2.69% Polymers and Plastics 183 publications, 2.69%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 183, 2.69% Water Science and Technology 183 publications, 2.69%
Waste Management and Disposal	Waste Management and Disposal, 180, 2.65% Waste Management and Disposal 180 publications, 2.65%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 179, 2.63% Analytical Chemistry 179 publications, 2.63%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 178, 2.62% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 178 publications, 2.62%
Pollution	Pollution, 174, 2.56% Pollution 174 publications, 2.56%
Control and Systems Engineering	Control and Systems Engineering, 173, 2.54% Control and Systems Engineering 173 publications, 2.54%
Food Science	Food Science, 169, 2.48% Food Science 169 publications, 2.48%
Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering, 159, 2.34% Environmental Engineering 159 publications, 2.34%
General Physics and Astronomy	General Physics and Astronomy, 157, 2.31% General Physics and Astronomy 157 publications, 2.31%
Metals and Alloys	Metals and Alloys, 156, 2.29% Metals and Alloys 156 publications, 2.29%
Organic Chemistry	Organic Chemistry, 144, 2.12% Organic Chemistry 144 publications, 2.12%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 142, 2.09% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 142 publications, 2.09%
	100 200 300 400 500 600

Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Optik	Optik, 170, 2.5% Optik 170 publications, 2.5%
South African Journal of Botany	South African Journal of Botany, 147, 2.16% South African Journal of Botany 147 publications, 2.16%
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology	International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 100, 1.47% International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 100 publications, 1.47%
African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development	African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 82, 1.21% African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development 82 publications, 1.21%
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering	IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 78, 1.15% IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 78 publications, 1.15%
Materials Today: Proceedings	Materials Today: Proceedings, 71, 1.04% Materials Today: Proceedings 71 publications, 1.04%
Procedia Manufacturing	Procedia Manufacturing, 66, 0.97% Procedia Manufacturing 66 publications, 0.97%
Procedia CIRP	Procedia CIRP, 60, 0.88% Procedia CIRP 60 publications, 0.88%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 52, 0.76% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 52 publications, 0.76%
Water S.A.	Water S.A., 52, 0.76% Water S.A. 52 publications, 0.76%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 42, 0.62% Sustainability 42 publications, 0.62%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 42, 0.62% Heliyon 42 publications, 0.62%
Energies	Energies, 42, 0.62% Energies 42 publications, 0.62%
Reproduction, Fertility and Development	Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 41, 0.6% Reproduction, Fertility and Development 41 publications, 0.6%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology	Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 41, 0.6% Journal of Ethnopharmacology 41 publications, 0.6%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series	Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 40, 0.59% Journal of Physics: Conference Series 40 publications, 0.59%
Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion	Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion, 40, 0.59% Journal of Bio- and Tribo-Corrosion 40 publications, 0.59%
Procedia Computer Science	Procedia Computer Science, 39, 0.57% Procedia Computer Science 39 publications, 0.57%
MATEC Web of Conferences	MATEC Web of Conferences, 38, 0.56% MATEC Web of Conferences 38 publications, 0.56%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 37, 0.54% Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 37 publications, 0.54%
IEEE Access	IEEE Access, 37, 0.54% IEEE Access 37 publications, 0.54%
Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 36, 0.53% Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering 36 publications, 0.53%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)	Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 36, 0.53% Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 36 publications, 0.53%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 35, 0.51% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 35 publications, 0.51%
Journal of Membrane Science	Journal of Membrane Science, 34, 0.5% Journal of Membrane Science 34 publications, 0.5%
Journal of Applied Polymer Science	Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 33, 0.49% Journal of Applied Polymer Science 33 publications, 0.49%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 30, 0.44% Scientific Reports 30 publications, 0.44%
Journal of Alloys and Compounds	Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 29, 0.43% Journal of Alloys and Compounds 29 publications, 0.43%
Nonlinear Dynamics	Nonlinear Dynamics, 28, 0.41% Nonlinear Dynamics 28 publications, 0.41%
Molecules	Molecules, 27, 0.4% Molecules 27 publications, 0.4%
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Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2046, 30.07% Elsevier 2046 publications, 30.07%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1234, 18.14% Springer Nature 1234 publications, 18.14%
MDPI	MDPI, 618, 9.08% MDPI 618 publications, 9.08%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 597, 8.78% Taylor & Francis 597 publications, 8.78%
Wiley	Wiley, 295, 4.34% Wiley 295 publications, 4.34%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 161, 2.37% AOSIS 161 publications, 2.37%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 158, 2.32% IOP Publishing 158 publications, 2.32%
SAGE	SAGE, 145, 2.13% SAGE 145 publications, 2.13%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 102, 1.5% IGI Global 102 publications, 1.5%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 101, 1.48% Academy of Science of South Africa 101 publications, 1.48%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 81, 1.19% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 81 publications, 1.19%
Emerald	Emerald, 80, 1.18% Emerald 80 publications, 1.18%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 68, 1% American Chemical Society (ACS) 68 publications, 1%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 66, 0.97% Frontiers Media S.A. 66 publications, 0.97%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 58, 0.85% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 58 publications, 0.85%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 57, 0.84% Hindawi Limited 57 publications, 0.84%
CSIRO Publishing	CSIRO Publishing, 53, 0.78% CSIRO Publishing 53 publications, 0.78%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 49, 0.72% EDP Sciences 49 publications, 0.72%
Pleiades Publishing	Pleiades Publishing, 44, 0.65% Pleiades Publishing 44 publications, 0.65%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 42, 0.62% Walter de Gruyter 42 publications, 0.62%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 36, 0.53% Inderscience Publishers 36 publications, 0.53%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 29, 0.43% World Scientific 29 publications, 0.43%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 28, 0.41% IWA Publishing 28 publications, 0.41%
Kamla Raj Enterprises	Kamla Raj Enterprises, 28, 0.41% Kamla Raj Enterprises 28 publications, 0.41%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 27, 0.4% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 27 publications, 0.4%
Medpharm Publications Ltd.	Medpharm Publications Ltd., 26, 0.38% Medpharm Publications Ltd. 26 publications, 0.38%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 24, 0.35% Academic Journals 24 publications, 0.35%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 23, 0.34% Oxford University Press 23 publications, 0.34%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 21, 0.31% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 21 publications, 0.31%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives	LLC CPC Business Perspectives, 21, 0.31% LLC CPC Business Perspectives 21 publications, 0.31%
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With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 459, 6.75% University of Johannesburg 459 publications, 6.75%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 398, 5.85% University of Pretoria 398 publications, 5.85%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 395, 5.81% Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 395 publications, 5.81%
Covenant University	Covenant University, 383, 5.63% Covenant University 383 publications, 5.63%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 352, 5.17% University of South Africa 352 publications, 5.17%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 312, 4.59% University of the Witwatersrand 312 publications, 4.59%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 214, 3.15% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 214 publications, 3.15%
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa	Agricultural Research Council of South Africa, 173, 2.54% Agricultural Research Council of South Africa 173 publications, 2.54%
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University	Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, 172, 2.53% Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University 172 publications, 2.53%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 171, 2.51% King Abdulaziz University 171 publications, 2.51%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 138, 2.03% University of KwaZulu-Natal 138 publications, 2.03%
North-West University	North-West University, 135, 1.98% North-West University 135 publications, 1.98%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 130, 1.91% South African Medical Research Council 130 publications, 1.91%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 117, 1.72% University of the Free State 117 publications, 1.72%
Vaal University of Technology	Vaal University of Technology, 111, 1.63% Vaal University of Technology 111 publications, 1.63%
Yozgat Bozok University	Yozgat Bozok University, 109, 1.6% Yozgat Bozok University 109 publications, 1.6%
University of Limpopo	University of Limpopo, 103, 1.51% University of Limpopo 103 publications, 1.51%
Texas A&M University at Qatar	Texas A&M University at Qatar, 98, 1.44% Texas A&M University at Qatar 98 publications, 1.44%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 90, 1.32% University of Cape Town 90 publications, 1.32%
Federal University of Technology Akure	Federal University of Technology Akure, 90, 1.32% Federal University of Technology Akure 90 publications, 1.32%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 84, 1.23% Stellenbosch University 84 publications, 1.23%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 84, 1.23% University of Ibadan 84 publications, 1.23%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 83, 1.22% Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University 83 publications, 1.22%
University of Nigeria	University of Nigeria, 82, 1.21% University of Nigeria 82 publications, 1.21%
University of Venda	University of Venda, 81, 1.19% University of Venda 81 publications, 1.19%
Obafemi Awolowo University	Obafemi Awolowo University, 63, 0.93% Obafemi Awolowo University 63 publications, 0.93%
University of the Western Cape	University of the Western Cape, 60, 0.88% University of the Western Cape 60 publications, 0.88%
University of Lagos	University of Lagos, 60, 0.88% University of Lagos 60 publications, 0.88%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 59, 0.87% University of Queensland 59 publications, 0.87%
Durban University of Technology	Durban University of Technology, 58, 0.85% Durban University of Technology 58 publications, 0.85%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Covenant University	Covenant University, 383, 5.63% Covenant University 383 publications, 5.63%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 214, 3.15% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 214 publications, 3.15%
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University	Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, 172, 2.53% Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University 172 publications, 2.53%
King Abdulaziz University	King Abdulaziz University, 171, 2.51% King Abdulaziz University 171 publications, 2.51%
Yozgat Bozok University	Yozgat Bozok University, 109, 1.6% Yozgat Bozok University 109 publications, 1.6%
Texas A&M University at Qatar	Texas A&M University at Qatar, 98, 1.44% Texas A&M University at Qatar 98 publications, 1.44%
Federal University of Technology Akure	Federal University of Technology Akure, 90, 1.32% Federal University of Technology Akure 90 publications, 1.32%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 84, 1.23% University of Ibadan 84 publications, 1.23%
University of Nigeria	University of Nigeria, 82, 1.21% University of Nigeria 82 publications, 1.21%
Obafemi Awolowo University	Obafemi Awolowo University, 63, 0.93% Obafemi Awolowo University 63 publications, 0.93%
University of Lagos	University of Lagos, 60, 0.88% University of Lagos 60 publications, 0.88%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 59, 0.87% University of Queensland 59 publications, 0.87%
SRM Institute of Science and Technology	SRM Institute of Science and Technology, 56, 0.82% SRM Institute of Science and Technology 56 publications, 0.82%
Badji Mokhtar - Annaba University	Badji Mokhtar - Annaba University, 54, 0.79% Badji Mokhtar - Annaba University 54 publications, 0.79%
Université Paris-Est Créteil	Université Paris-Est Créteil, 48, 0.71% Université Paris-Est Créteil 48 publications, 0.71%
Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University	Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, 46, 0.68% Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University 46 publications, 0.68%
Ekiti State University	Ekiti State University, 43, 0.63% Ekiti State University 43 publications, 0.63%
Landmark University	Landmark University, 42, 0.62% Landmark University 42 publications, 0.62%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology	Botswana International University of Science and Technology, 38, 0.56% Botswana International University of Science and Technology 38 publications, 0.56%
University of Guilan	University of Guilan, 37, 0.54% University of Guilan 37 publications, 0.54%
Uttaranchal University	Uttaranchal University, 37, 0.54% Uttaranchal University 37 publications, 0.54%
Zhengzhou University	Zhengzhou University, 37, 0.54% Zhengzhou University 37 publications, 0.54%
Afe Babalola University	Afe Babalola University, 36, 0.53% Afe Babalola University 36 publications, 0.53%
University of Malaya	University of Malaya, 35, 0.51% University of Malaya 35 publications, 0.51%
Budapest University of Technology and Economics	Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 35, 0.51% Budapest University of Technology and Economics 35 publications, 0.51%
Addis Ababa University	Addis Ababa University, 30, 0.44% Addis Ababa University 30 publications, 0.44%
University of Ilorin	University of Ilorin, 28, 0.41% University of Ilorin 28 publications, 0.41%
University of East Anglia	University of East Anglia, 28, 0.41% University of East Anglia 28 publications, 0.41%
University of Sharjah	University of Sharjah, 26, 0.38% University of Sharjah 26 publications, 0.38%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 26, 0.38% University of Oxford 26 publications, 0.38%
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With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
Nigeria	Nigeria, 818, 12.02% Nigeria 818 publications, 12.02%
USA	USA, 400, 5.88% USA 400 publications, 5.88%
China	China, 398, 5.85% China 398 publications, 5.85%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 246, 3.62% Saudi Arabia 246 publications, 3.62%
India	India, 235, 3.45% India 235 publications, 3.45%
Belgium	Belgium, 232, 3.41% Belgium 232 publications, 3.41%
France	France, 200, 2.94% France 200 publications, 2.94%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 171, 2.51% United Kingdom 171 publications, 2.51%
Turkey	Turkey, 154, 2.26% Turkey 154 publications, 2.26%
Qatar	Qatar, 136, 2% Qatar 136 publications, 2%
Germany	Germany, 103, 1.51% Germany 103 publications, 1.51%
Australia	Australia, 100, 1.47% Australia 100 publications, 1.47%
Iran	Iran, 87, 1.28% Iran 87 publications, 1.28%
Algeria	Algeria, 74, 1.09% Algeria 74 publications, 1.09%
Iraq	Iraq, 66, 0.97% Iraq 66 publications, 0.97%
Ghana	Ghana, 61, 0.9% Ghana 61 publications, 0.9%
Russia	Russia, 56, 0.82% Russia 56 publications, 0.82%
Botswana	Botswana, 55, 0.81% Botswana 55 publications, 0.81%
Canada	Canada, 52, 0.76% Canada 52 publications, 0.76%
Namibia	Namibia, 52, 0.76% Namibia 52 publications, 0.76%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 52, 0.76% Ethiopia 52 publications, 0.76%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 48, 0.71% Zimbabwe 48 publications, 0.71%
Egypt	Egypt, 47, 0.69% Egypt 47 publications, 0.69%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 46, 0.68% Malaysia 46 publications, 0.68%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 45, 0.66% Netherlands 45 publications, 0.66%
Chile	Chile, 42, 0.62% Chile 42 publications, 0.62%
Hungary	Hungary, 40, 0.59% Hungary 40 publications, 0.59%
Kenya	Kenya, 38, 0.56% Kenya 38 publications, 0.56%
Finland	Finland, 38, 0.56% Finland 38 publications, 0.56%
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