National Open University of Nigeria

National Open University of Nigeria
Short name
NOUN
Country, city
Nigeria, Lagos
Publications
348
Citations
1 970
h-index
20
Top-3 journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Calabar
University of Calabar (24 publications)
University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan (23 publications)
University of Uyo
University of Uyo (23 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
Jilin University
Jilin University (8 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (6 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (6 publications)

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Since 2008

Total publications
348
Total citations
1970
Citations per publication
5.66
Average publications per year
20.47
Average authors per publication
4.93
h-index
20
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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General Medicine, 30, 8.62%
General Medicine
30 publications, 8.62%
Multidisciplinary, 18, 5.17%
Multidisciplinary
18 publications, 5.17%
Education, 18, 5.17%
Education
18 publications, 5.17%
Condensed Matter Physics, 17, 4.89%
Condensed Matter Physics
17 publications, 4.89%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 17, 4.89%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
17 publications, 4.89%
General Physics and Astronomy, 15, 4.31%
General Physics and Astronomy
15 publications, 4.31%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 12, 3.45%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
12 publications, 3.45%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, 11, 3.16%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
11 publications, 3.16%
Geography, Planning and Development, 11, 3.16%
Geography, Planning and Development
11 publications, 3.16%
General Materials Science, 10, 2.87%
General Materials Science
10 publications, 2.87%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 9, 2.59%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
9 publications, 2.59%
Biochemistry, 9, 2.59%
Biochemistry
9 publications, 2.59%
Computer Science Applications, 9, 2.59%
Computer Science Applications
9 publications, 2.59%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 8, 2.3%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
8 publications, 2.3%
Environmental Chemistry, 8, 2.3%
Environmental Chemistry
8 publications, 2.3%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 8, 2.3%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
8 publications, 2.3%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 8, 2.3%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
8 publications, 2.3%
General Chemistry, 7, 2.01%
General Chemistry
7 publications, 2.01%
Law, 7, 2.01%
Law
7 publications, 2.01%
Sociology and Political Science, 7, 2.01%
Sociology and Political Science
7 publications, 2.01%
Earth-Surface Processes, 7, 2.01%
Earth-Surface Processes
7 publications, 2.01%
Religious studies, 7, 2.01%
Religious studies
7 publications, 2.01%
Communication, 7, 2.01%
Communication
7 publications, 2.01%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 6, 1.72%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
6 publications, 1.72%
Biophysics, 6, 1.72%
Biophysics
6 publications, 1.72%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6, 1.72%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
6 publications, 1.72%
Strategy and Management, 6, 1.72%
Strategy and Management
6 publications, 1.72%
Economics and Econometrics, 6, 1.72%
Economics and Econometrics
6 publications, 1.72%
Oncology, 5, 1.44%
Oncology
5 publications, 1.44%
Materials Science (miscellaneous), 5, 1.44%
Materials Science (miscellaneous)
5 publications, 1.44%
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Journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal
14 publications, 4.02%
Scientific African
7 publications, 2.01%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
5 publications, 1.44%
Scientific Reports
5 publications, 1.44%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
5 publications, 1.44%
Robots in Academic Libraries
5 publications, 1.44%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
4 publications, 1.15%
Heliyon
4 publications, 1.15%
East European Journal of Physics
4 publications, 1.15%
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
3 publications, 0.86%
Toxicology Reports
3 publications, 0.86%
BioMed Research International
3 publications, 0.86%
Indian Journal of Physics
3 publications, 0.86%
Sustainability
3 publications, 0.86%
Research in Education
3 publications, 0.86%
European Physical Journal Plus
3 publications, 0.86%
Medicine (United States)
3 publications, 0.86%
Molecular Physics
3 publications, 0.86%
Africa Education Review
3 publications, 0.86%
Chemical Physics Impact
3 publications, 0.86%
Scriptura
3 publications, 0.86%
American Journal of Biopharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
3 publications, 0.86%
Investment Management and Financial Innovations
2 publications, 0.57%
Few-Body Systems
2 publications, 0.57%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2 publications, 0.57%
Journal of global oncology
2 publications, 0.57%
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
2 publications, 0.57%
Applied and Environmental Soil Science
2 publications, 0.57%
BMJ Open
2 publications, 0.57%
Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
2 publications, 0.57%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
75 publications, 21.55%
Elsevier
57 publications, 16.38%
Taylor & Francis
43 publications, 12.36%
MDPI
18 publications, 5.17%
IGI Global
18 publications, 5.17%
SAGE
14 publications, 4.02%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
14 publications, 4.02%
Wiley
12 publications, 3.45%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
9 publications, 2.59%
Hindawi Limited
7 publications, 2.01%
AOSIS
7 publications, 2.01%
Cambridge University Press
5 publications, 1.44%
Emerald
5 publications, 1.44%
Inderscience Publishers
5 publications, 1.44%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
4 publications, 1.15%
V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
4 publications, 1.15%
Frontiers Media S.A.
3 publications, 0.86%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
3 publications, 0.86%
BMJ
3 publications, 0.86%
Petra Christian University
3 publications, 0.86%
Scientific Scholar
3 publications, 0.86%
Walter de Gruyter
2 publications, 0.57%
Oxford University Press
2 publications, 0.57%
World Scientific
2 publications, 0.57%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
2 publications, 0.57%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
2 publications, 0.57%
Canadian Science Publishing
2 publications, 0.57%
Stellenbosch University
2 publications, 0.57%
Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science (IAES)
2 publications, 0.57%
AMO Publisher
2 publications, 0.57%
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With other organizations

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University of Calabar
24 publications, 6.9%
University of Ibadan
23 publications, 6.61%
University of Uyo
23 publications, 6.61%
Covenant University
19 publications, 5.46%
University of Ilorin
15 publications, 4.31%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
15 publications, 4.31%
Landmark University
13 publications, 3.74%
Ahmadu Bello University
12 publications, 3.45%
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
12 publications, 3.45%
University of Port Harcourt
9 publications, 2.59%
Jilin University
8 publications, 2.3%
University of Lagos
8 publications, 2.3%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
8 publications, 2.3%
Lagos State University
8 publications, 2.3%
Ebonyi State University
7 publications, 2.01%
University of Pretoria
6 publications, 1.72%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
6 publications, 1.72%
University of South Africa
6 publications, 1.72%
University of Abuja
6 publications, 1.72%
University of Benin
6 publications, 1.72%
Obafemi Awolowo University
6 publications, 1.72%
University Putra Malaysia
5 publications, 1.44%
Federal University of Technology Akure
5 publications, 1.44%
Bayero University, Kano
5 publications, 1.44%
University of Maiduguri
5 publications, 1.44%
Ekiti State University
5 publications, 1.44%
Kampala International University
5 publications, 1.44%
Newcastle University
5 publications, 1.44%
Qatar University
4 publications, 1.15%
University of Malaysia, Perlis
4 publications, 1.15%
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With foreign organizations

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Jilin University
8 publications, 2.3%
University of Pretoria
6 publications, 1.72%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
6 publications, 1.72%
University of South Africa
6 publications, 1.72%
University Putra Malaysia
5 publications, 1.44%
Kampala International University
5 publications, 1.44%
Newcastle University
5 publications, 1.44%
Qatar University
4 publications, 1.15%
University of Malaysia, Perlis
4 publications, 1.15%
King Saud University
3 publications, 0.86%
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
3 publications, 0.86%
Buein Zahra Technical University
3 publications, 0.86%
Sultan Qaboos University
3 publications, 0.86%
National Research Foundation
3 publications, 0.86%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
3 publications, 0.86%
Technical University of Kenya
3 publications, 0.86%
University of Jeddah
2 publications, 0.57%
Sichuan University of Science and Engineering
2 publications, 0.57%
International Islamic University Malaysia
2 publications, 0.57%
University of Manchester
2 publications, 0.57%
Monash University
2 publications, 0.57%
University of Cape Town
2 publications, 0.57%
University of Johannesburg
2 publications, 0.57%
Tshwane University of Technology
2 publications, 0.57%
Durban University of Technology
2 publications, 0.57%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2 publications, 0.57%
Airlangga university
2 publications, 0.57%
University of Duisburg-Essen
2 publications, 0.57%
Cardiff Metropolitan University
2 publications, 0.57%
University of Abomey-Calavi
2 publications, 0.57%
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With other countries

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South Africa, 32, 9.2%
South Africa
32 publications, 9.2%
United Kingdom, 22, 6.32%
United Kingdom
22 publications, 6.32%
China, 20, 5.75%
China
20 publications, 5.75%
USA, 19, 5.46%
USA
19 publications, 5.46%
India, 15, 4.31%
India
15 publications, 4.31%
Malaysia, 13, 3.74%
Malaysia
13 publications, 3.74%
Germany, 9, 2.59%
Germany
9 publications, 2.59%
Saudi Arabia, 7, 2.01%
Saudi Arabia
7 publications, 2.01%
Gambia, 6, 1.72%
Gambia
6 publications, 1.72%
Poland, 6, 1.72%
Poland
6 publications, 1.72%
Turkey, 6, 1.72%
Turkey
6 publications, 1.72%
Uganda, 6, 1.72%
Uganda
6 publications, 1.72%
Australia, 5, 1.44%
Australia
5 publications, 1.44%
Brazil, 5, 1.44%
Brazil
5 publications, 1.44%
Italy, 5, 1.44%
Italy
5 publications, 1.44%
Ghana, 4, 1.15%
Ghana
4 publications, 1.15%
Iran, 4, 1.15%
Iran
4 publications, 1.15%
Qatar, 4, 1.15%
Qatar
4 publications, 1.15%
Kenya, 4, 1.15%
Kenya
4 publications, 1.15%
Benin, 3, 0.86%
Benin
3 publications, 0.86%
Iraq, 3, 0.86%
Iraq
3 publications, 0.86%
Canada, 3, 0.86%
Canada
3 publications, 0.86%
Namibia, 3, 0.86%
Namibia
3 publications, 0.86%
Oman, 3, 0.86%
Oman
3 publications, 0.86%
Pakistan, 3, 0.86%
Pakistan
3 publications, 0.86%
Sweden, 3, 0.86%
Sweden
3 publications, 0.86%
Egypt, 2, 0.57%
Egypt
2 publications, 0.57%
Indonesia, 2, 0.57%
Indonesia
2 publications, 0.57%
Spain, 2, 0.57%
Spain
2 publications, 0.57%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2, 0.57%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 publications, 0.57%
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  • Publications published earlier than 2008 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.