Agricultural Research Council of South Africa

Short name

ARC

Country, city

South Africa, Pretoria

04r1s2546

Organization website

Publications

4 386

Citations

88 594

h-index

109

Top-3 journals

Nature (157 publications)

South African Journal of Plant and Soil (133 publications)

South African Journal of Botany (125 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Pretoria (687 publications)

Stellenbosch University (474 publications)

University of KwaZulu-Natal (389 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Wageningen University and Research Centre (35 publications)

Tottori University (30 publications)

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (27 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title from chars

Publisher

Journal

Field of science

Countries

Open access

SCImago

WOS

Since

For

Clear filter

By date

By citations

Publications found: 0

Since 1937

Total publications

4386

Total citations

88594

Citations per publication

20.2

Average publications per year

49.84

Average authors per publication

4.65

h-index

109

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

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 891, 20.31% Agronomy and Crop Science 891 publications, 20.31%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 724, 16.51% Plant Science 724 publications, 16.51%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 443, 10.1% General Medicine 443 publications, 10.1%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 433, 9.87% Animal Science and Zoology 433 publications, 9.87%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 417, 9.51% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 417 publications, 9.51%
Food Science	Food Science, 396, 9.03% Food Science 396 publications, 9.03%
Ecology	Ecology, 376, 8.57% Ecology 376 publications, 8.57%
Genetics	Genetics, 338, 7.71% Genetics 338 publications, 7.71%
General Veterinary	General Veterinary, 337, 7.68% General Veterinary 337 publications, 7.68%
Insect Science	Insect Science, 297, 6.77% Insect Science 297 publications, 6.77%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 258, 5.88% Multidisciplinary 258 publications, 5.88%
Biotechnology	Biotechnology, 243, 5.54% Biotechnology 243 publications, 5.54%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 240, 5.47% Soil Science 240 publications, 5.47%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 234, 5.34% Microbiology 234 publications, 5.34%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 215, 4.9% Molecular Biology 215 publications, 4.9%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 185, 4.22% Infectious Diseases 185 publications, 4.22%
Horticulture	Horticulture, 164, 3.74% Horticulture 164 publications, 3.74%
Nutrition and Dietetics	Nutrition and Dietetics, 156, 3.56% Nutrition and Dietetics 156 publications, 3.56%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 124, 2.83% Parasitology 124 publications, 2.83%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 111, 2.53% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 111 publications, 2.53%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology	Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 105, 2.39% Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 105 publications, 2.39%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 101, 2.3% Microbiology (medical) 101 publications, 2.3%
Virology	Virology, 100, 2.28% Virology 100 publications, 2.28%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 95, 2.17% Geography, Planning and Development 95 publications, 2.17%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 91, 2.07% Biochemistry 91 publications, 2.07%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 88, 2.01% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 88 publications, 2.01%
Physiology	Physiology, 88, 2.01% Physiology 88 publications, 2.01%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 80, 1.82% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 80 publications, 1.82%
Pharmacology	Pharmacology, 72, 1.64% Pharmacology 72 publications, 1.64%
Molecular Medicine	Molecular Medicine, 72, 1.64% Molecular Medicine 72 publications, 1.64%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Nature	Nature, 157, 3.58% Nature 157 publications, 3.58%
South African Journal of Plant and Soil	South African Journal of Plant and Soil, 133, 3.03% South African Journal of Plant and Soil 133 publications, 3.03%
South African Journal of Botany	South African Journal of Botany, 125, 2.85% South African Journal of Botany 125 publications, 2.85%
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture	Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 104, 2.37% Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 104 publications, 2.37%
Research in Veterinary Science	Research in Veterinary Science, 91, 2.07% Research in Veterinary Science 91 publications, 2.07%
Biochemical Journal	Biochemical Journal, 91, 2.07% Biochemical Journal 91 publications, 2.07%
African Entomology	African Entomology, 76, 1.73% African Entomology 76 publications, 1.73%
Journal of General Microbiology	Journal of General Microbiology, 76, 1.73% Journal of General Microbiology 76 publications, 1.73%
Plant Disease	Plant Disease, 53, 1.21% Plant Disease 53 publications, 1.21%
British Veterinary Journal	British Veterinary Journal, 52, 1.19% British Veterinary Journal 52 publications, 1.19%
Reproduction, Fertility and Development	Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 48, 1.09% Reproduction, Fertility and Development 48 publications, 1.09%
African Journal of Range and Forage Science	African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 48, 1.09% African Journal of Range and Forage Science 48 publications, 1.09%
Annals of Applied Biology	Annals of Applied Biology, 46, 1.05% Annals of Applied Biology 46 publications, 1.05%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 44, 1% PLoS ONE 44 publications, 1%
European Journal of Plant Pathology	European Journal of Plant Pathology, 42, 0.96% European Journal of Plant Pathology 42 publications, 0.96%
South African Journal of Science	South African Journal of Science, 40, 0.91% South African Journal of Science 40 publications, 0.91%
Journal of Agricultural Science	Journal of Agricultural Science, 37, 0.84% Journal of Agricultural Science 37 publications, 0.84%
Water S.A.	Water S.A., 36, 0.82% Water S.A. 36 publications, 0.82%
Plants	Plants, 36, 0.82% Plants 36 publications, 0.82%
South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture	South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 35, 0.8% South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture 35 publications, 0.8%
Tropical Animal Health and Production	Tropical Animal Health and Production, 34, 0.78% Tropical Animal Health and Production 34 publications, 0.78%
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research	Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 34, 0.78% Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 34 publications, 0.78%
Pesticide Science	Pesticide Science, 32, 0.73% Pesticide Science 32 publications, 0.73%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 31, 0.71% Sustainability 31 publications, 0.71%
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section B Soil and Plant Science	Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section B Soil and Plant Science, 29, 0.66% Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section B Soil and Plant Science 29 publications, 0.66%
Weed Research	Weed Research, 29, 0.66% Weed Research 29 publications, 0.66%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 27, 0.62% Scientific Reports 27 publications, 0.62%
Plant Pathology	Plant Pathology, 26, 0.59% Plant Pathology 26 publications, 0.59%
Archives of Virology	Archives of Virology, 26, 0.59% Archives of Virology 26 publications, 0.59%
International Journal of Food Science and Technology	International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 26, 0.59% International Journal of Food Science and Technology 26 publications, 0.59%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
Elsevier	Elsevier, 845, 19.27% Elsevier 845 publications, 19.27%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 733, 16.71% Springer Nature 733 publications, 16.71%
Wiley	Wiley, 696, 15.87% Wiley 696 publications, 15.87%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 380, 8.66% Taylor & Francis 380 publications, 8.66%
MDPI	MDPI, 347, 7.91% MDPI 347 publications, 7.91%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 170, 3.88% Cambridge University Press 170 publications, 3.88%
Academy of Science of South Africa	Academy of Science of South Africa, 133, 3.03% Academy of Science of South Africa 133 publications, 3.03%
Microbiology Society	Microbiology Society, 108, 2.46% Microbiology Society 108 publications, 2.46%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 96, 2.19% Frontiers Media S.A. 96 publications, 2.19%
Portland Press	Portland Press, 91, 2.07% Portland Press 91 publications, 2.07%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 74, 1.69% Oxford University Press 74 publications, 1.69%
Scientific Societies	Scientific Societies, 61, 1.39% Scientific Societies 61 publications, 1.39%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 60, 1.37% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 60 publications, 1.37%
CSIRO Publishing	CSIRO Publishing, 59, 1.35% CSIRO Publishing 59 publications, 1.35%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 54, 1.23% American Society for Microbiology 54 publications, 1.23%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 41, 0.93% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 41 publications, 0.93%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 40, 0.91% AOSIS 40 publications, 0.91%
SAGE	SAGE, 26, 0.59% SAGE 26 publications, 0.59%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 25, 0.57% Magnolia Press 25 publications, 0.57%
The Company of Biologists	The Company of Biologists, 25, 0.57% The Company of Biologists 25 publications, 0.57%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 25, 0.57% Stellenbosch University 25 publications, 0.57%
Brill	Brill, 20, 0.46% Brill 20 publications, 0.46%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 19, 0.43% Hindawi Limited 19 publications, 0.43%
American Society for Horticultural Science	American Society for Horticultural Science, 15, 0.34% American Society for Horticultural Science 15 publications, 0.34%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 14, 0.32% American Chemical Society (ACS) 14 publications, 0.32%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 12, 0.27% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 12 publications, 0.27%
Crop Science Society of America	Crop Science Society of America, 12, 0.27% Crop Science Society of America 12 publications, 0.27%
Water Research Commission	Water Research Commission, 12, 0.27% Water Research Commission 12 publications, 0.27%
South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science	South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science, 11, 0.25% South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science 11 publications, 0.25%
South African Society for Enology and Viticulture	South African Society for Enology and Viticulture, 10, 0.23% South African Society for Enology and Viticulture 10 publications, 0.23%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 687, 15.66% University of Pretoria 687 publications, 15.66%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 474, 10.81% Stellenbosch University 474 publications, 10.81%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 389, 8.87% University of KwaZulu-Natal 389 publications, 8.87%
North-West University	North-West University, 282, 6.43% North-West University 282 publications, 6.43%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 269, 6.13% University of the Free State 269 publications, 6.13%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 229, 5.22% University of South Africa 229 publications, 5.22%
Institute for Soil, Climate and Water	Institute for Soil, Climate and Water, 222, 5.06% Institute for Soil, Climate and Water 222 publications, 5.06%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 149, 3.4% University of the Witwatersrand 149 publications, 3.4%
Tshwane University of Technology	Tshwane University of Technology, 142, 3.24% Tshwane University of Technology 142 publications, 3.24%
University of the Western Cape	University of the Western Cape, 115, 2.62% University of the Western Cape 115 publications, 2.62%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 114, 2.6% University of Johannesburg 114 publications, 2.6%
University of Limpopo	University of Limpopo, 103, 2.35% University of Limpopo 103 publications, 2.35%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 77, 1.76% University of Cape Town 77 publications, 1.76%
University of Fort Hare	University of Fort Hare, 71, 1.62% University of Fort Hare 71 publications, 1.62%
Rhodes University	Rhodes University, 55, 1.25% Rhodes University 55 publications, 1.25%
University of Venda	University of Venda, 53, 1.21% University of Venda 53 publications, 1.21%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology	Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 53, 1.21% Cape Peninsula University of Technology 53 publications, 1.21%
South African Medical Research Council	South African Medical Research Council, 46, 1.05% South African Medical Research Council 46 publications, 1.05%
Durban University of Technology	Durban University of Technology, 40, 0.91% Durban University of Technology 40 publications, 0.91%
University of Zululand	University of Zululand, 39, 0.89% University of Zululand 39 publications, 0.89%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 38, 0.87% Council for Scientific and Industrial Research 38 publications, 0.87%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 35, 0.8% Wageningen University and Research Centre 35 publications, 0.8%
Tottori University	Tottori University, 30, 0.68% Tottori University 30 publications, 0.68%
Nelson Mandela University	Nelson Mandela University, 29, 0.66% Nelson Mandela University 29 publications, 0.66%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 27, 0.62% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 27 publications, 0.62%
Federal Center for Animal Health	Federal Center for Animal Health, 23, 0.52% Federal Center for Animal Health 23 publications, 0.52%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 22, 0.5% University of Queensland 22 publications, 0.5%
South African National Biodiversity Institute	South African National Biodiversity Institute, 22, 0.5% South African National Biodiversity Institute 22 publications, 0.5%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 20, 0.46% University of Cambridge 20 publications, 0.46%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 20, 0.46% University of Edinburgh 20 publications, 0.46%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700

With foreign organizations

	5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 35, 0.8% Wageningen University and Research Centre 35 publications, 0.8%
Tottori University	Tottori University, 30, 0.68% Tottori University 30 publications, 0.68%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 27, 0.62% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 27 publications, 0.62%
Federal Center for Animal Health	Federal Center for Animal Health, 23, 0.52% Federal Center for Animal Health 23 publications, 0.52%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 22, 0.5% University of Queensland 22 publications, 0.5%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 20, 0.46% University of Cambridge 20 publications, 0.46%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 20, 0.46% University of Edinburgh 20 publications, 0.46%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 20, 0.46% Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 20 publications, 0.46%
Sokoine University of Agriculture	Sokoine University of Agriculture, 20, 0.46% Sokoine University of Agriculture 20 publications, 0.46%
University of the West Indies at St. Augustine	University of the West Indies at St. Augustine, 20, 0.46% University of the West Indies at St. Augustine 20 publications, 0.46%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 17, 0.39% Ghent University 17 publications, 0.39%
International Atomic Energy Agency	International Atomic Energy Agency, 17, 0.39% International Atomic Energy Agency 17 publications, 0.39%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 17, 0.39% University of Minnesota 17 publications, 0.39%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 16, 0.36% Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 16 publications, 0.36%
Utrecht University	Utrecht University, 16, 0.36% Utrecht University 16 publications, 0.36%
Kansas State University	Kansas State University, 16, 0.36% Kansas State University 16 publications, 0.36%
Washington State University	Washington State University, 15, 0.34% Washington State University 15 publications, 0.34%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 14, 0.32% University of California, Davis 14 publications, 0.32%
Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy	Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, 13, 0.3% Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy 13 publications, 0.3%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 12, 0.27% Cornell University 12 publications, 0.27%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology	Botswana International University of Science and Technology, 11, 0.25% Botswana International University of Science and Technology 11 publications, 0.25%
National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences	National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, 11, 0.25% National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences 11 publications, 0.25%
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 10, 0.23% Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 10 publications, 0.23%
University of Basel	University of Basel, 10, 0.23% University of Basel 10 publications, 0.23%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 10, 0.23% University of Oxford 10 publications, 0.23%
University of Adelaide	University of Adelaide, 10, 0.23% University of Adelaide 10 publications, 0.23%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 10, 0.23% James Cook University 10 publications, 0.23%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 10, 0.23% Makerere University 10 publications, 0.23%
Colorado State University	Colorado State University, 10, 0.23% Colorado State University 10 publications, 0.23%
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 9, 0.21% Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 9 publications, 0.21%
	5 10 15 20 25 30 35

With other countries

	50 100 150 200 250 300
USA	USA, 290, 6.61% USA 290 publications, 6.61%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 224, 5.11% United Kingdom 224 publications, 5.11%
Australia	Australia, 123, 2.8% Australia 123 publications, 2.8%
Germany	Germany, 122, 2.78% Germany 122 publications, 2.78%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 95, 2.17% Nigeria 95 publications, 2.17%
France	France, 90, 2.05% France 90 publications, 2.05%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 77, 1.76% Netherlands 77 publications, 1.76%
Japan	Japan, 76, 1.73% Japan 76 publications, 1.73%
Italy	Italy, 73, 1.66% Italy 73 publications, 1.66%
Belgium	Belgium, 66, 1.5% Belgium 66 publications, 1.5%
Kenya	Kenya, 65, 1.48% Kenya 65 publications, 1.48%
Canada	Canada, 60, 1.37% Canada 60 publications, 1.37%
China	China, 55, 1.25% China 55 publications, 1.25%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 49, 1.12% Zimbabwe 49 publications, 1.12%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 47, 1.07% Ethiopia 47 publications, 1.07%
Austria	Austria, 44, 1% Austria 44 publications, 1%
Spain	Spain, 44, 1% Spain 44 publications, 1%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 42, 0.96% Switzerland 42 publications, 0.96%
Russia	Russia, 40, 0.91% Russia 40 publications, 0.91%
Brazil	Brazil, 40, 0.91% Brazil 40 publications, 0.91%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 38, 0.87% Tanzania 38 publications, 0.87%
Sweden	Sweden, 34, 0.78% Sweden 34 publications, 0.78%
Botswana	Botswana, 31, 0.71% Botswana 31 publications, 0.71%
India	India, 28, 0.64% India 28 publications, 0.64%
Egypt	Egypt, 25, 0.57% Egypt 25 publications, 0.57%
Mozambique	Mozambique, 23, 0.52% Mozambique 23 publications, 0.52%
Poland	Poland, 23, 0.52% Poland 23 publications, 0.52%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 23, 0.52% Czech Republic 23 publications, 0.52%
Israel	Israel, 22, 0.5% Israel 22 publications, 0.5%
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago, 22, 0.5% Trinidad and Tobago 22 publications, 0.5%
	50 100 150 200 250 300

We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1937 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.