Rhodes University

Rhodes University
Short name
RU
Country, city
South Africa, Grahamstown
Publications
11 081
Citations
212 172
h-index
143
Top-3 organizations
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Since 1895

Total publications
11081
Total citations
212172
Citations per publication
19.15
Average publications per year
85.24
Average authors per publication
5.09
h-index
143
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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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 1465, 13.22%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
1465 publications, 13.22%
Aquatic Science, 1015, 9.16%
Aquatic Science
1015 publications, 9.16%
Ecology, 703, 6.34%
Ecology
703 publications, 6.34%
General Medicine, 701, 6.33%
General Medicine
701 publications, 6.33%
Space and Planetary Science, 643, 5.8%
Space and Planetary Science
643 publications, 5.8%
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 617, 5.57%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
617 publications, 5.57%
Biochemistry, 574, 5.18%
Biochemistry
574 publications, 5.18%
General Chemistry, 514, 4.64%
General Chemistry
514 publications, 4.64%
Geography, Planning and Development, 482, 4.35%
Geography, Planning and Development
482 publications, 4.35%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 472, 4.26%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
472 publications, 4.26%
Insect Science, 424, 3.83%
Insect Science
424 publications, 3.83%
Organic Chemistry, 408, 3.68%
Organic Chemistry
408 publications, 3.68%
Plant Science, 372, 3.36%
Plant Science
372 publications, 3.36%
Analytical Chemistry, 370, 3.34%
Analytical Chemistry
370 publications, 3.34%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 368, 3.32%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
368 publications, 3.32%
Education, 330, 2.98%
Education
330 publications, 2.98%
Animal Science and Zoology, 321, 2.9%
Animal Science and Zoology
321 publications, 2.9%
Water Science and Technology, 315, 2.84%
Water Science and Technology
315 publications, 2.84%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 313, 2.82%
Agronomy and Crop Science
313 publications, 2.82%
Sociology and Political Science, 297, 2.68%
Sociology and Political Science
297 publications, 2.68%
Inorganic Chemistry, 293, 2.64%
Inorganic Chemistry
293 publications, 2.64%
General Chemical Engineering, 292, 2.64%
General Chemical Engineering
292 publications, 2.64%
Materials Chemistry, 289, 2.61%
Materials Chemistry
289 publications, 2.61%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 279, 2.52%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
279 publications, 2.52%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 263, 2.37%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
263 publications, 2.37%
Pharmaceutical Science, 253, 2.28%
Pharmaceutical Science
253 publications, 2.28%
Oceanography, 248, 2.24%
Oceanography
248 publications, 2.24%
Molecular Biology, 242, 2.18%
Molecular Biology
242 publications, 2.18%
Condensed Matter Physics, 242, 2.18%
Condensed Matter Physics
242 publications, 2.18%
General Environmental Science, 240, 2.17%
General Environmental Science
240 publications, 2.17%
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Journals

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
340 publications, 3.07%
South African Journal of Botany
133 publications, 1.2%
Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
105 publications, 0.95%
Marine Biology
94 publications, 0.85%
South African Journal of Psychology
92 publications, 0.83%
Polyhedron
92 publications, 0.83%
Annals and Magazine of Natural History
92 publications, 0.83%
Water S.A.
82 publications, 0.74%
African Journal of Marine Science
78 publications, 0.7%
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
74 publications, 0.67%
South African Journal of Science
73 publications, 0.66%
African Entomology
73 publications, 0.66%
PLoS ONE
73 publications, 0.66%
Ostrich
68 publications, 0.61%
Astronomy and Astrophysics
68 publications, 0.61%
Nature
66 publications, 0.6%
Journal of Fish Biology
64 publications, 0.58%
Carbohydrate Research
62 publications, 0.56%
Journal of Contemporary African Studies
60 publications, 0.54%
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
60 publications, 0.54%
South African Journal of Economics
59 publications, 0.53%
Journal of Luminescence
57 publications, 0.51%
Electrochimica Acta
55 publications, 0.5%
Hydrobiologia
54 publications, 0.49%
African Journal of Aquatic Science
54 publications, 0.49%
Advances in Space Research
53 publications, 0.48%
Southern African Geographical Journal
49 publications, 0.44%
Dyes and Pigments
48 publications, 0.43%
Thermochimica Acta
48 publications, 0.43%
African Zoology
47 publications, 0.42%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
2795 publications, 25.22%
Taylor & Francis
1684 publications, 15.2%
Springer Nature
1683 publications, 15.19%
Wiley
1077 publications, 9.72%
Oxford University Press
559 publications, 5.04%
SAGE
395 publications, 3.56%
MDPI
354 publications, 3.19%
Academy of Science of South Africa
223 publications, 2.01%
Cambridge University Press
188 publications, 1.7%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
131 publications, 1.18%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
128 publications, 1.16%
World Scientific
124 publications, 1.12%
AOSIS
89 publications, 0.8%
Frontiers Media S.A.
85 publications, 0.77%
EDP Sciences
80 publications, 0.72%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
76 publications, 0.69%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
64 publications, 0.58%
Magnolia Press
63 publications, 0.57%
American Astronomical Society
60 publications, 0.54%
American Physical Society (APS)
59 publications, 0.53%
IOP Publishing
58 publications, 0.52%
Stellenbosch University
42 publications, 0.38%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
37 publications, 0.33%
Hindawi Limited
33 publications, 0.3%
CSIRO Publishing
32 publications, 0.29%
Walter de Gruyter
29 publications, 0.26%
Brill
28 publications, 0.25%
Microbiology Society
28 publications, 0.25%
IWA Publishing
28 publications, 0.25%
Copernicus
28 publications, 0.25%
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With other organizations

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University of Cape Town
550 publications, 4.96%
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
437 publications, 3.94%
Nelson Mandela University
322 publications, 2.91%
University of the Witwatersrand
304 publications, 2.74%
Stellenbosch University
304 publications, 2.74%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
294 publications, 2.65%
University of Pretoria
274 publications, 2.47%
University of the Western Cape
254 publications, 2.29%
University of Oxford
240 publications, 2.17%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
235 publications, 2.12%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
166 publications, 1.5%
University of Manchester
141 publications, 1.27%
National Institute for Astrophysics
137 publications, 1.24%
University of Johannesburg
137 publications, 1.24%
University of the Free State
133 publications, 1.2%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna
123 publications, 1.11%
Observatoire de Paris
120 publications, 1.08%
University of Fort Hare
114 publications, 1.03%
Curtin University
112 publications, 1.01%
University of Cambridge
108 publications, 0.97%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
108 publications, 0.97%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
103 publications, 0.93%
University of Western Australia
101 publications, 0.91%
University of Washington
99 publications, 0.89%
University of South Africa
98 publications, 0.88%
University of Venda
98 publications, 0.88%
Leiden University
98 publications, 0.88%
Paris Cité University
96 publications, 0.87%
University of Toronto
96 publications, 0.87%
University College London
91 publications, 0.82%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Oxford
240 publications, 2.17%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
235 publications, 2.12%
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
166 publications, 1.5%
University of Manchester
141 publications, 1.27%
National Institute for Astrophysics
137 publications, 1.24%
Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna
123 publications, 1.11%
Observatoire de Paris
120 publications, 1.08%
Curtin University
112 publications, 1.01%
University of Cambridge
108 publications, 0.97%
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
103 publications, 0.93%
University of Western Australia
101 publications, 0.91%
University of Washington
99 publications, 0.89%
Leiden University
98 publications, 0.88%
Paris Cité University
96 publications, 0.87%
University of Toronto
96 publications, 0.87%
University College London
91 publications, 0.82%
California Institute of Technology
91 publications, 0.82%
Sorbonne University
90 publications, 0.81%
University of Sydney
87 publications, 0.79%
University of Melbourne
84 publications, 0.76%
Paris Sciences et Lettres
78 publications, 0.7%
University of Groningen
77 publications, 0.69%
University of Southampton
74 publications, 0.67%
University of California, Berkeley
73 publications, 0.66%
Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
71 publications, 0.64%
Arizona State University
68 publications, 0.61%
Australian National University
67 publications, 0.6%
Queen's University Belfast
67 publications, 0.6%
University of Queensland
66 publications, 0.6%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
66 publications, 0.6%
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With other countries

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United Kingdom, 1273, 11.49%
United Kingdom
1273 publications, 11.49%
USA, 1112, 10.04%
USA
1112 publications, 10.04%
Australia, 786, 7.09%
Australia
786 publications, 7.09%
Greece, 668, 6.03%
Greece
668 publications, 6.03%
Germany, 650, 5.87%
Germany
650 publications, 5.87%
France, 494, 4.46%
France
494 publications, 4.46%
Canada, 438, 3.95%
Canada
438 publications, 3.95%
Netherlands, 382, 3.45%
Netherlands
382 publications, 3.45%
Italy, 360, 3.25%
Italy
360 publications, 3.25%
China, 350, 3.16%
China
350 publications, 3.16%
India, 285, 2.57%
India
285 publications, 2.57%
Spain, 228, 2.06%
Spain
228 publications, 2.06%
Brazil, 218, 1.97%
Brazil
218 publications, 1.97%
Nigeria, 213, 1.92%
Nigeria
213 publications, 1.92%
Switzerland, 204, 1.84%
Switzerland
204 publications, 1.84%
Sweden, 182, 1.64%
Sweden
182 publications, 1.64%
Japan, 181, 1.63%
Japan
181 publications, 1.63%
New Zealand, 162, 1.46%
New Zealand
162 publications, 1.46%
Portugal, 136, 1.23%
Portugal
136 publications, 1.23%
Zimbabwe, 127, 1.15%
Zimbabwe
127 publications, 1.15%
Chile, 126, 1.14%
Chile
126 publications, 1.14%
Belgium, 119, 1.07%
Belgium
119 publications, 1.07%
Turkey, 105, 0.95%
Turkey
105 publications, 0.95%
Israel, 100, 0.9%
Israel
100 publications, 0.9%
Kenya, 98, 0.88%
Kenya
98 publications, 0.88%
Botswana, 97, 0.88%
Botswana
97 publications, 0.88%
Norway, 89, 0.8%
Norway
89 publications, 0.8%
Russia, 84, 0.76%
Russia
84 publications, 0.76%
Poland, 69, 0.62%
Poland
69 publications, 0.62%
Mexico, 68, 0.61%
Mexico
68 publications, 0.61%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1895 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.