South African National Biodiversity Institute

Short name

SANBI

Country, city

South Africa, Pretoria

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Publications

1 590

Citations

53 401

h-index

101

Top-3 journals

South African Journal of Botany (178 publications)

Phytotaxa (82 publications)

Taxon (48 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Stellenbosch University (360 publications)

University of Cape Town (355 publications)

University of Pretoria (295 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (70 publications)

University of Coimbra (44 publications)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (36 publications)

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Total publications

1590

Total citations

53401

Citations per publication

33.59

Average publications per year

75.71

Average authors per publication

9.23

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101

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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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 715, 44.97% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 715 publications, 44.97%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 438, 27.55% Plant Science 438 publications, 27.55%
Ecology	Ecology, 323, 20.31% Ecology 323 publications, 20.31%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 151, 9.5% Animal Science and Zoology 151 publications, 9.5%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 148, 9.31% Nature and Landscape Conservation 148 publications, 9.31%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 97, 6.1% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 97 publications, 6.1%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 90, 5.66% General Medicine 90 publications, 5.66%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 83, 5.22% Aquatic Science 83 publications, 5.22%
Genetics	Genetics, 81, 5.09% Genetics 81 publications, 5.09%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 77, 4.84% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 77 publications, 4.84%
Horticulture	Horticulture, 59, 3.71% Horticulture 59 publications, 3.71%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 58, 3.65% Multidisciplinary 58 publications, 3.65%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 57, 3.58% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 57 publications, 3.58%
Global and Planetary Change	Global and Planetary Change, 55, 3.46% Global and Planetary Change 55 publications, 3.46%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 52, 3.27% Molecular Biology 52 publications, 3.27%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 51, 3.21% General Environmental Science 51 publications, 3.21%
Insect Science	Insect Science, 46, 2.89% Insect Science 46 publications, 2.89%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 40, 2.52% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 40 publications, 2.52%
Physiology	Physiology, 38, 2.39% Physiology 38 publications, 2.39%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 32, 2.01% Geography, Planning and Development 32 publications, 2.01%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 29, 1.82% Oceanography 29 publications, 1.82%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 28, 1.76% Environmental Chemistry 28 publications, 1.76%
Ecological Modeling	Ecological Modeling, 26, 1.64% Ecological Modeling 26 publications, 1.64%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 23, 1.45% Water Science and Technology 23 publications, 1.45%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 22, 1.38% Infectious Diseases 22 publications, 1.38%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)	Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous), 22, 1.38% Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) 22 publications, 1.38%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 21, 1.32% Agronomy and Crop Science 21 publications, 1.32%
General Immunology and Microbiology	General Immunology and Microbiology, 19, 1.19% General Immunology and Microbiology 19 publications, 1.19%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 19, 1.19% General Neuroscience 19 publications, 1.19%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 18, 1.13% Computer Science Applications 18 publications, 1.13%
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Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
South African Journal of Botany	South African Journal of Botany, 178, 11.19% South African Journal of Botany 178 publications, 11.19%
Phytotaxa	Phytotaxa, 82, 5.16% Phytotaxa 82 publications, 5.16%
Taxon	Taxon, 48, 3.02% Taxon 48 publications, 3.02%
Bradleya	Bradleya, 47, 2.96% Bradleya 47 publications, 2.96%
Biological Invasions	Biological Invasions, 41, 2.58% Biological Invasions 41 publications, 2.58%
South African Journal of Science	South African Journal of Science, 37, 2.33% South African Journal of Science 37 publications, 2.33%
African Journal of Herpetology	African Journal of Herpetology, 28, 1.76% African Journal of Herpetology 28 publications, 1.76%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 25, 1.57% PLoS ONE 25 publications, 1.57%
Diversity and Distributions	Diversity and Distributions, 24, 1.51% Diversity and Distributions 24 publications, 1.51%
Journal of Biogeography	Journal of Biogeography, 19, 1.19% Journal of Biogeography 19 publications, 1.19%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 18, 1.13% PeerJ 18 publications, 1.13%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 17, 1.07% Zootaxa 17 publications, 1.07%
Conservation Biology	Conservation Biology, 17, 1.07% Conservation Biology 17 publications, 1.07%
Ecology and Evolution	Ecology and Evolution, 17, 1.07% Ecology and Evolution 17 publications, 1.07%
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution	Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 16, 1.01% Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 16 publications, 1.01%
Biological Conservation	Biological Conservation, 16, 1.01% Biological Conservation 16 publications, 1.01%
Austral Ecology	Austral Ecology, 15, 0.94% Austral Ecology 15 publications, 0.94%
Global Change Biology	Global Change Biology, 14, 0.88% Global Change Biology 14 publications, 0.88%
Biodiversity and Conservation	Biodiversity and Conservation, 14, 0.88% Biodiversity and Conservation 14 publications, 0.88%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 14, 0.88% Scientific Reports 14 publications, 0.88%
Kew Bulletin	Kew Bulletin, 14, 0.88% Kew Bulletin 14 publications, 0.88%
Frontiers in Marine Science	Frontiers in Marine Science, 13, 0.82% Frontiers in Marine Science 13 publications, 0.82%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences	Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 12, 0.75% Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 12 publications, 0.75%
Diversity	Diversity, 12, 0.75% Diversity 12 publications, 0.75%
Journal of Arid Environments	Journal of Arid Environments, 11, 0.69% Journal of Arid Environments 11 publications, 0.69%
Conservation Genetics	Conservation Genetics, 11, 0.69% Conservation Genetics 11 publications, 0.69%
New Phytologist	New Phytologist, 11, 0.69% New Phytologist 11 publications, 0.69%
Nature Ecology and Evolution	Nature Ecology and Evolution, 11, 0.69% Nature Ecology and Evolution 11 publications, 0.69%
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution	Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, 0.63% Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10 publications, 0.63%
African Zoology	African Zoology, 10, 0.63% African Zoology 10 publications, 0.63%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

Publishers

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Elsevier	Elsevier, 319, 20.06% Elsevier 319 publications, 20.06%
Wiley	Wiley, 298, 18.74% Wiley 298 publications, 18.74%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 275, 17.3% Springer Nature 275 publications, 17.3%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 101, 6.35% Magnolia Press 101 publications, 6.35%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 81, 5.09% Taylor & Francis 81 publications, 5.09%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 58, 3.65% Oxford University Press 58 publications, 3.65%
British Cactus and Succulent Society	British Cactus and Succulent Society, 47, 2.96% British Cactus and Succulent Society 47 publications, 2.96%
International Association for Plant Taxonomy	International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 47, 2.96% International Association for Plant Taxonomy 47 publications, 2.96%
MDPI	MDPI, 46, 2.89% MDPI 46 publications, 2.89%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 42, 2.64% Frontiers Media S.A. 42 publications, 2.64%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 38, 2.39% Academy of Science of South Africa 38 publications, 2.39%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 29, 1.82% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 29 publications, 1.82%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 26, 1.64% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 26 publications, 1.64%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 25, 1.57% The Royal Society 25 publications, 1.57%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 22, 1.38% Cambridge University Press 22 publications, 1.38%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 18, 1.13% PeerJ 18 publications, 1.13%
Pensoft Publishers	Pensoft Publishers, 16, 1.01% Pensoft Publishers 16 publications, 1.01%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 9, 0.57% The Company of Biologists 9 publications, 0.57%
Canadian Science Publishing	Canadian Science Publishing, 9, 0.57% Canadian Science Publishing 9 publications, 0.57%
SAGE	SAGE, 8, 0.5% SAGE 8 publications, 0.5%
South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science	South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science, 7, 0.44% South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science 7 publications, 0.44%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 6, 0.38% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 6 publications, 0.38%
Brill	Brill, 4, 0.25% Brill 4 publications, 0.25%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 4, 0.25% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 4 publications, 0.25%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 4, 0.25% IOP Publishing 4 publications, 0.25%
CSIRO Publishing	CSIRO Publishing, 4, 0.25% CSIRO Publishing 4 publications, 0.25%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 3, 0.19% Walter de Gruyter 3 publications, 0.19%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 3, 0.19% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 3 publications, 0.19%
Inter-Research Science Center	Inter-Research Science Center, 3, 0.19% Inter-Research Science Center 3 publications, 0.19%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 3, 0.19% AOSIS 3 publications, 0.19%
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With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 360, 22.64% Stellenbosch University 360 publications, 22.64%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 355, 22.33% University of Cape Town 355 publications, 22.33%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 295, 18.55% University of Pretoria 295 publications, 18.55%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 231, 14.53% University of KwaZulu-Natal 231 publications, 14.53%
Nelson Mandela University	Nelson Mandela University, 181, 11.38% Nelson Mandela University 181 publications, 11.38%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 125, 7.86% University of Johannesburg 125 publications, 7.86%
University of the Western Cape	University of the Western Cape, 91, 5.72% University of the Western Cape 91 publications, 5.72%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 86, 5.41% University of the Witwatersrand 86 publications, 5.41%
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 70, 4.4% Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 70 publications, 4.4%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 65, 4.09% University of the Free State 65 publications, 4.09%
National Research Foundation	National Research Foundation, 58, 3.65% National Research Foundation 58 publications, 3.65%
Rhodes University	Rhodes University, 58, 3.65% Rhodes University 58 publications, 3.65%
University of Coimbra	University of Coimbra, 44, 2.77% University of Coimbra 44 publications, 2.77%
North-West University	North-West University, 37, 2.33% North-West University 37 publications, 2.33%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 36, 2.26% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 36 publications, 2.26%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 33, 2.08% Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 33 publications, 2.08%
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity	South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, 32, 2.01% South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity 32 publications, 2.01%
University of Vienna	University of Vienna, 31, 1.95% University of Vienna 31 publications, 1.95%
University of Venda	University of Venda, 30, 1.89% University of Venda 30 publications, 1.89%
National Autonomous University of Mexico	National Autonomous University of Mexico, 30, 1.89% National Autonomous University of Mexico 30 publications, 1.89%
Charles University	Charles University, 29, 1.82% Charles University 29 publications, 1.82%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 28, 1.76% University of Oxford 28 publications, 1.76%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 28, 1.76% University of South Africa 28 publications, 1.76%
Tshwane University of Technology	Tshwane University of Technology, 28, 1.76% Tshwane University of Technology 28 publications, 1.76%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 27, 1.7% University of Cambridge 27 publications, 1.7%
Doñana Biological Station	Doñana Biological Station, 25, 1.57% Doñana Biological Station 25 publications, 1.57%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 24, 1.51% University of Melbourne 24 publications, 1.51%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 23, 1.45% Cape Peninsula University of Technology 23 publications, 1.45%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 23, 1.45% University of Exeter 23 publications, 1.45%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 22, 1.38% University of Copenhagen 22 publications, 1.38%
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With foreign organizations

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 70, 4.4% Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 70 publications, 4.4%
University of Coimbra	University of Coimbra, 44, 2.77% University of Coimbra 44 publications, 2.77%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 36, 2.26% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 36 publications, 2.26%
University of Vienna	University of Vienna, 31, 1.95% University of Vienna 31 publications, 1.95%
National Autonomous University of Mexico	National Autonomous University of Mexico, 30, 1.89% National Autonomous University of Mexico 30 publications, 1.89%
Charles University	Charles University, 29, 1.82% Charles University 29 publications, 1.82%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 28, 1.76% University of Oxford 28 publications, 1.76%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 27, 1.7% University of Cambridge 27 publications, 1.7%
Doñana Biological Station	Doñana Biological Station, 25, 1.57% Doñana Biological Station 25 publications, 1.57%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 24, 1.51% University of Melbourne 24 publications, 1.51%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 23, 1.45% University of Exeter 23 publications, 1.45%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 22, 1.38% University of Copenhagen 22 publications, 1.38%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 22, 1.38% University of Florida 22 publications, 1.38%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 21, 1.32% Ghent University 21 publications, 1.32%
University of Helsinki	University of Helsinki, 21, 1.32% University of Helsinki 21 publications, 1.32%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 21, 1.32% University of Edinburgh 21 publications, 1.32%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 21, 1.32% University of Western Australia 21 publications, 1.32%
Macquarie University	Macquarie University, 21, 1.32% Macquarie University 21 publications, 1.32%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 20, 1.26% Stockholm University 20 publications, 1.26%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 20, 1.26% Imperial College London 20 publications, 1.26%
University College London	University College London, 20, 1.26% University College London 20 publications, 1.26%
ETH Zurich	ETH Zurich, 19, 1.19% ETH Zurich 19 publications, 1.19%
University of Tasmania	University of Tasmania, 19, 1.19% University of Tasmania 19 publications, 1.19%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 19, 1.19% University of California, Berkeley 19 publications, 1.19%
Grenoble Alpes University	Grenoble Alpes University, 18, 1.13% Grenoble Alpes University 18 publications, 1.13%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 18, 1.13% University of Zurich 18 publications, 1.13%
University of Fribourg	University of Fribourg, 17, 1.07% University of Fribourg 17 publications, 1.07%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 17, 1.07% University of Queensland 17 publications, 1.07%
Murdoch University	Murdoch University, 17, 1.07% Murdoch University 17 publications, 1.07%
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre	Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, 17, 1.07% Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre 17 publications, 1.07%
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With other countries

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350
USA	USA, 332, 20.88% USA 332 publications, 20.88%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 326, 20.5% United Kingdom 326 publications, 20.5%
Germany	Germany, 184, 11.57% Germany 184 publications, 11.57%
Australia	Australia, 183, 11.51% Australia 183 publications, 11.51%
France	France, 145, 9.12% France 145 publications, 9.12%
Spain	Spain, 103, 6.48% Spain 103 publications, 6.48%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 102, 6.42% Switzerland 102 publications, 6.42%
Portugal	Portugal, 86, 5.41% Portugal 86 publications, 5.41%
Canada	Canada, 79, 4.97% Canada 79 publications, 4.97%
Italy	Italy, 78, 4.91% Italy 78 publications, 4.91%
Belgium	Belgium, 77, 4.84% Belgium 77 publications, 4.84%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 67, 4.21% Czech Republic 67 publications, 4.21%
Austria	Austria, 64, 4.03% Austria 64 publications, 4.03%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 63, 3.96% New Zealand 63 publications, 3.96%
China	China, 62, 3.9% China 62 publications, 3.9%
Sweden	Sweden, 59, 3.71% Sweden 59 publications, 3.71%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 54, 3.4% Netherlands 54 publications, 3.4%
Kenya	Kenya, 53, 3.33% Kenya 53 publications, 3.33%
Brazil	Brazil, 48, 3.02% Brazil 48 publications, 3.02%
Denmark	Denmark, 47, 2.96% Denmark 47 publications, 2.96%
Norway	Norway, 47, 2.96% Norway 47 publications, 2.96%
Argentina	Argentina, 44, 2.77% Argentina 44 publications, 2.77%
Mexico	Mexico, 44, 2.77% Mexico 44 publications, 2.77%
Finland	Finland, 37, 2.33% Finland 37 publications, 2.33%
Japan	Japan, 35, 2.2% Japan 35 publications, 2.2%
India	India, 31, 1.95% India 31 publications, 1.95%
Chile	Chile, 27, 1.7% Chile 27 publications, 1.7%
Israel	Israel, 26, 1.64% Israel 26 publications, 1.64%
Colombia	Colombia, 24, 1.51% Colombia 24 publications, 1.51%
Turkey	Turkey, 20, 1.26% Turkey 20 publications, 1.26%
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