University of Dar es Salaam

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Short name

UDSM

Country, city

Tanzania, Dar es Salaam

0479aed98

Organization website

Publications

6 178

Citations

105 175

h-index

110

Top-3 journals

Utafiti (93 publications)

African Journal of Ecology (78 publications)

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (71 publications)

Top-3 organizations

National Institute for Medical Research (183 publications)

Sokoine University of Agriculture (181 publications)

University of Dodoma (176 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Stockholm University (123 publications)

East China Normal University (83 publications)

University of the Witwatersrand (81 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1963

Total publications

6178

Total citations

105175

Citations per publication

17.02

Average publications per year

96.53

Average authors per publication

4.61

h-index

110

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

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
General Medicine	General Medicine, 447, 7.24% General Medicine 447 publications, 7.24%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 400, 6.47% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 400 publications, 6.47%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 317, 5.13% Geography, Planning and Development 317 publications, 5.13%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 309, 5% Aquatic Science 309 publications, 5%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 249, 4.03% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 249 publications, 4.03%
Ecology	Ecology, 230, 3.72% Ecology 230 publications, 3.72%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 213, 3.45% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 213 publications, 3.45%
Development	Development, 203, 3.29% Development 203 publications, 3.29%
Education	Education, 181, 2.93% Education 181 publications, 2.93%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 175, 2.83% Infectious Diseases 175 publications, 2.83%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 171, 2.77% Sociology and Political Science 171 publications, 2.77%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 166, 2.69% General Environmental Science 166 publications, 2.69%
Geochemistry and Petrology	Geochemistry and Petrology, 162, 2.62% Geochemistry and Petrology 162 publications, 2.62%
Earth-Surface Processes	Earth-Surface Processes, 161, 2.61% Earth-Surface Processes 161 publications, 2.61%
Pollution	Pollution, 156, 2.53% Pollution 156 publications, 2.53%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 154, 2.49% Water Science and Technology 154 publications, 2.49%
Geology	Geology, 151, 2.44% Geology 151 publications, 2.44%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 147, 2.38% Multidisciplinary 147 publications, 2.38%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 137, 2.22% Plant Science 137 publications, 2.22%
Geophysics	Geophysics, 122, 1.97% Geophysics 122 publications, 1.97%
Oceanography	Oceanography, 116, 1.88% Oceanography 116 publications, 1.88%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 116, 1.88% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 116 publications, 1.88%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 116, 1.88% Economics and Econometrics 116 publications, 1.88%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 115, 1.86% Nature and Landscape Conservation 115 publications, 1.86%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 114, 1.85% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 114 publications, 1.85%
Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering, 102, 1.65% Environmental Engineering 102 publications, 1.65%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 98, 1.59% Environmental Chemistry 98 publications, 1.59%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 98, 1.59% Parasitology 98 publications, 1.59%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 97, 1.57% Agronomy and Crop Science 97 publications, 1.57%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 97, 1.57% Animal Science and Zoology 97 publications, 1.57%
	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Utafiti	Utafiti, 93, 1.51% Utafiti 93 publications, 1.51%
African Journal of Ecology	African Journal of Ecology, 78, 1.26% African Journal of Ecology 78 publications, 1.26%
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth	Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 71, 1.15% Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 71 publications, 1.15%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 61, 0.99% PLoS ONE 61 publications, 0.99%
The African Review	The African Review, 60, 0.97% The African Review 60 publications, 0.97%
Journal of African Earth Sciences	Journal of African Earth Sciences, 58, 0.94% Journal of African Earth Sciences 58 publications, 0.94%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 47, 0.76% Malaria Journal 47 publications, 0.76%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 45, 0.73% SSRN Electronic Journal 45 publications, 0.73%
African Archaeological Review	African Archaeological Review, 30, 0.49% African Archaeological Review 30 publications, 0.49%
Journal of East African Natural History	Journal of East African Natural History, 30, 0.49% Journal of East African Natural History 30 publications, 0.49%
Information Development	Information Development, 29, 0.47% Information Development 29 publications, 0.47%
Renewable Energy	Renewable Energy, 27, 0.44% Renewable Energy 27 publications, 0.44%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 27, 0.44% Scientific Reports 27 publications, 0.44%
Ocean and Coastal Management	Ocean and Coastal Management, 27, 0.44% Ocean and Coastal Management 27 publications, 0.44%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 26, 0.42% Scientific African 26 publications, 0.42%
Journal of Ethnopharmacology	Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 25, 0.4% Journal of Ethnopharmacology 25 publications, 0.4%
Precambrian Research	Precambrian Research, 24, 0.39% Precambrian Research 24 publications, 0.39%
East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal	East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal, 24, 0.39% East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 24 publications, 0.39%
Marine Policy	Marine Policy, 23, 0.37% Marine Policy 23 publications, 0.37%
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science	Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 23, 0.37% Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 23 publications, 0.37%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 23, 0.37% Heliyon 23 publications, 0.37%
Cogent Arts and Humanities	Cogent Arts and Humanities, 22, 0.36% Cogent Arts and Humanities 22 publications, 0.36%
Environmental Management	Environmental Management, 22, 0.36% Environmental Management 22 publications, 0.36%
Phytochemistry	Phytochemistry, 20, 0.32% Phytochemistry 20 publications, 0.32%
Marine Pollution Bulletin	Marine Pollution Bulletin, 19, 0.31% Marine Pollution Bulletin 19 publications, 0.31%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 19, 0.31% BMC Public Health 19 publications, 0.31%
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 18, 0.29% IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 18 publications, 0.29%
Habitat International	Habitat International, 17, 0.28% Habitat International 17 publications, 0.28%
Journal of Human Evolution	Journal of Human Evolution, 16, 0.26% Journal of Human Evolution 16 publications, 0.26%
Hydrobiologia	Hydrobiologia, 16, 0.26% Hydrobiologia 16 publications, 0.26%
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Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1492, 24.15% Elsevier 1492 publications, 24.15%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1229, 19.89% Springer Nature 1229 publications, 19.89%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 833, 13.48% Taylor & Francis 833 publications, 13.48%
Wiley	Wiley, 557, 9.02% Wiley 557 publications, 9.02%
SAGE	SAGE, 260, 4.21% SAGE 260 publications, 4.21%
Brill	Brill, 161, 2.61% Brill 161 publications, 2.61%
MDPI	MDPI, 133, 2.15% MDPI 133 publications, 2.15%
Emerald	Emerald, 131, 2.12% Emerald 131 publications, 2.12%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 115, 1.86% Oxford University Press 115 publications, 1.86%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 113, 1.83% Hindawi Limited 113 publications, 1.83%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 111, 1.8% Cambridge University Press 111 publications, 1.8%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 86, 1.39% Frontiers Media S.A. 86 publications, 1.39%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 71, 1.15% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 71 publications, 1.15%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 68, 1.1% Academic Journals 68 publications, 1.1%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 52, 0.84% Walter de Gruyter 52 publications, 0.84%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 44, 0.71% IWA Publishing 44 publications, 0.71%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 44, 0.71% Social Science Electronic Publishing 44 publications, 0.71%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 34, 0.55% American Chemical Society (ACS) 34 publications, 0.55%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 32, 0.52% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 32 publications, 0.52%
East African Natural History Society	East African Natural History Society, 30, 0.49% East African Natural History Society 30 publications, 0.49%
BMJ	BMJ, 27, 0.44% BMJ 27 publications, 0.44%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 25, 0.4% IGI Global 25 publications, 0.4%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 24, 0.39% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 24 publications, 0.39%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 22, 0.36% Inderscience Publishers 22 publications, 0.36%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 20, 0.32% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 20 publications, 0.32%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 18, 0.29% IOP Publishing 18 publications, 0.29%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 16, 0.26% Copernicus 16 publications, 0.26%
International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)	International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 14, 0.23% International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) 14 publications, 0.23%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 13, 0.21% World Scientific 13 publications, 0.21%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 12, 0.19% EDP Sciences 12 publications, 0.19%
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With other organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
National Institute for Medical Research	National Institute for Medical Research, 183, 2.96% National Institute for Medical Research 183 publications, 2.96%
Sokoine University of Agriculture	Sokoine University of Agriculture, 181, 2.93% Sokoine University of Agriculture 181 publications, 2.93%
University of Dodoma	University of Dodoma, 176, 2.85% University of Dodoma 176 publications, 2.85%
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 159, 2.57% Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences 159 publications, 2.57%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 123, 1.99% Stockholm University 123 publications, 1.99%
East China Normal University	East China Normal University, 83, 1.34% East China Normal University 83 publications, 1.34%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 81, 1.31% University of the Witwatersrand 81 publications, 1.31%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 80, 1.29% University of Copenhagen 80 publications, 1.29%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 80, 1.29% Makerere University 80 publications, 1.29%
Ifakara Health Institute	Ifakara Health Institute, 69, 1.12% Ifakara Health Institute 69 publications, 1.12%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 65, 1.05% Uppsala University 65 publications, 1.05%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 64, 1.04% Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 64 publications, 1.04%
Radboud University Nijmegen	Radboud University Nijmegen, 62, 1% Radboud University Nijmegen 62 publications, 1%
University of Gothenburg	University of Gothenburg, 57, 0.92% University of Gothenburg 57 publications, 0.92%
University of Nairobi	University of Nairobi, 57, 0.92% University of Nairobi 57 publications, 0.92%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 56, 0.91% University of Cape Town 56 publications, 0.91%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid	Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 56, 0.91% Universidad Complutense de Madrid 56 publications, 0.91%
University of Oslo	University of Oslo, 54, 0.87% University of Oslo 54 publications, 0.87%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 54, 0.87% University of Leeds 54 publications, 0.87%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 48, 0.78% University of Cambridge 48 publications, 0.78%
Ardhi University	Ardhi University, 47, 0.76% Ardhi University 47 publications, 0.76%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 46, 0.74% University of Oxford 46 publications, 0.74%
University of York	University of York, 42, 0.68% University of York 42 publications, 0.68%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 41, 0.66% Wageningen University and Research Centre 41 publications, 0.66%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 40, 0.65% University of Pretoria 40 publications, 0.65%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 37, 0.6% University of Wisconsin–Madison 37 publications, 0.6%
Lund University	Lund University, 36, 0.58% Lund University 36 publications, 0.58%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 36, 0.58% KTH Royal Institute of Technology 36 publications, 0.58%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 34, 0.55% Ghent University 34 publications, 0.55%
Addis Ababa University	Addis Ababa University, 34, 0.55% Addis Ababa University 34 publications, 0.55%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 123, 1.99% Stockholm University 123 publications, 1.99%
East China Normal University	East China Normal University, 83, 1.34% East China Normal University 83 publications, 1.34%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 81, 1.31% University of the Witwatersrand 81 publications, 1.31%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 80, 1.29% University of Copenhagen 80 publications, 1.29%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 80, 1.29% Makerere University 80 publications, 1.29%
Uppsala University	Uppsala University, 65, 1.05% Uppsala University 65 publications, 1.05%
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 64, 1.04% Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 64 publications, 1.04%
Radboud University Nijmegen	Radboud University Nijmegen, 62, 1% Radboud University Nijmegen 62 publications, 1%
University of Gothenburg	University of Gothenburg, 57, 0.92% University of Gothenburg 57 publications, 0.92%
University of Nairobi	University of Nairobi, 57, 0.92% University of Nairobi 57 publications, 0.92%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 56, 0.91% University of Cape Town 56 publications, 0.91%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid	Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 56, 0.91% Universidad Complutense de Madrid 56 publications, 0.91%
University of Oslo	University of Oslo, 54, 0.87% University of Oslo 54 publications, 0.87%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 54, 0.87% University of Leeds 54 publications, 0.87%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 48, 0.78% University of Cambridge 48 publications, 0.78%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 46, 0.74% University of Oxford 46 publications, 0.74%
University of York	University of York, 42, 0.68% University of York 42 publications, 0.68%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 41, 0.66% Wageningen University and Research Centre 41 publications, 0.66%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 40, 0.65% University of Pretoria 40 publications, 0.65%
University of Wisconsin–Madison	University of Wisconsin–Madison, 37, 0.6% University of Wisconsin–Madison 37 publications, 0.6%
Lund University	Lund University, 36, 0.58% Lund University 36 publications, 0.58%
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 36, 0.58% KTH Royal Institute of Technology 36 publications, 0.58%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 34, 0.55% Ghent University 34 publications, 0.55%
Addis Ababa University	Addis Ababa University, 34, 0.55% Addis Ababa University 34 publications, 0.55%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)	China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), 33, 0.53% China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) 33 publications, 0.53%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 33, 0.53% Norwegian University of Science and Technology 33 publications, 0.53%
University of Valladolid	University of Valladolid, 33, 0.53% University of Valladolid 33 publications, 0.53%
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute	Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, 33, 0.53% Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute 33 publications, 0.53%
University of Bergen	University of Bergen, 32, 0.52% University of Bergen 32 publications, 0.52%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 32, 0.52% Columbia University 32 publications, 0.52%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140

With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
USA	USA, 628, 10.17% USA 628 publications, 10.17%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 540, 8.74% United Kingdom 540 publications, 8.74%
Sweden	Sweden, 399, 6.46% Sweden 399 publications, 6.46%
Germany	Germany, 364, 5.89% Germany 364 publications, 5.89%
South Africa	South Africa, 311, 5.03% South Africa 311 publications, 5.03%
China	China, 298, 4.82% China 298 publications, 4.82%
Kenya	Kenya, 264, 4.27% Kenya 264 publications, 4.27%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 196, 3.17% Netherlands 196 publications, 3.17%
Canada	Canada, 175, 2.83% Canada 175 publications, 2.83%
Norway	Norway, 174, 2.82% Norway 174 publications, 2.82%
Denmark	Denmark, 133, 2.15% Denmark 133 publications, 2.15%
Australia	Australia, 128, 2.07% Australia 128 publications, 2.07%
France	France, 127, 2.06% France 127 publications, 2.06%
Uganda	Uganda, 121, 1.96% Uganda 121 publications, 1.96%
Spain	Spain, 113, 1.83% Spain 113 publications, 1.83%
Belgium	Belgium, 106, 1.72% Belgium 106 publications, 1.72%
India	India, 100, 1.62% India 100 publications, 1.62%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 99, 1.6% Switzerland 99 publications, 1.6%
Japan	Japan, 90, 1.46% Japan 90 publications, 1.46%
Italy	Italy, 81, 1.31% Italy 81 publications, 1.31%
Finland	Finland, 80, 1.29% Finland 80 publications, 1.29%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 76, 1.23% Nigeria 76 publications, 1.23%
Ghana	Ghana, 70, 1.13% Ghana 70 publications, 1.13%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 62, 1% Ethiopia 62 publications, 1%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 54, 0.87% Republic of Korea 54 publications, 0.87%
Austria	Austria, 44, 0.71% Austria 44 publications, 0.71%
Russia	Russia, 43, 0.7% Russia 43 publications, 0.7%
Rwanda	Rwanda, 39, 0.63% Rwanda 39 publications, 0.63%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 36, 0.58% Saudi Arabia 36 publications, 0.58%
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Publications published earlier than 1963 are ignored in the statistics.
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