Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Short name

KNUST

Country, city

Ghana, Kumasi

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Publications

9 042

Citations

138 210

h-index

121

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (253 publications)

Scientific African (171 publications)

Heliyon (160 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Ghana (859 publications)

University of Cape Coast (505 publications)

University of Health and Allied Sciences (352 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (183 publications)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (182 publications)

University of Ibadan (181 publications)

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Total publications

9042

Total citations

138210

Citations per publication

15.29

Average publications per year

143.52

Average authors per publication

7.55

h-index

121

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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.

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Top-30

Fields of science

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1038, 11.48% General Medicine 1038 publications, 11.48%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 730, 8.07% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 730 publications, 8.07%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 669, 7.4% Multidisciplinary 669 publications, 7.4%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 556, 6.15% Geography, Planning and Development 556 publications, 6.15%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 546, 6.04% Infectious Diseases 546 publications, 6.04%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 472, 5.22% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 472 publications, 5.22%
Food Science	Food Science, 359, 3.97% Food Science 359 publications, 3.97%
Pollution	Pollution, 283, 3.13% Pollution 283 publications, 3.13%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 262, 2.9% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 262 publications, 2.9%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 255, 2.82% General Environmental Science 255 publications, 2.82%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 243, 2.69% Agronomy and Crop Science 243 publications, 2.69%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 243, 2.69% Water Science and Technology 243 publications, 2.69%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 229, 2.53% Health Policy 229 publications, 2.53%
Development	Development, 229, 2.53% Development 229 publications, 2.53%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 214, 2.37% Parasitology 214 publications, 2.37%
Strategy and Management	Strategy and Management, 208, 2.3% Strategy and Management 208 publications, 2.3%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 207, 2.29% Economics and Econometrics 207 publications, 2.29%
Building and Construction	Building and Construction, 202, 2.23% Building and Construction 202 publications, 2.23%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 194, 2.15% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 194 publications, 2.15%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 185, 2.05% Sociology and Political Science 185 publications, 2.05%
Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering, 183, 2.02% Environmental Engineering 183 publications, 2.02%
Forestry	Forestry, 182, 2.01% Forestry 182 publications, 2.01%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 181, 2% Environmental Chemistry 181 publications, 2%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 180, 1.99% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 180 publications, 1.99%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 171, 1.89% General Chemistry 171 publications, 1.89%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 171, 1.89% Business and International Management 171 publications, 1.89%
Ecology	Ecology, 169, 1.87% Ecology 169 publications, 1.87%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 166, 1.84% Microbiology (medical) 166 publications, 1.84%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 166, 1.84% General Materials Science 166 publications, 1.84%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 161, 1.78% Plant Science 161 publications, 1.78%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200

Journals

	50 100 150 200 250 300
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 253, 2.8% PLoS ONE 253 publications, 2.8%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 171, 1.89% Scientific African 171 publications, 1.89%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 160, 1.77% Heliyon 160 publications, 1.77%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 75, 0.83% BMC Public Health 75 publications, 0.83%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 73, 0.81% SSRN Electronic Journal 73 publications, 0.81%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 62, 0.69% Malaria Journal 62 publications, 0.69%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 60, 0.66% Scientific Reports 60 publications, 0.66%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 59, 0.65% Sustainability 59 publications, 0.65%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 52, 0.58% PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 52 publications, 0.58%
Cogent Economics and Finance	Cogent Economics and Finance, 47, 0.52% Cogent Economics and Finance 47 publications, 0.52%
Cogent Business and Management	Cogent Business and Management, 46, 0.51% Cogent Business and Management 46 publications, 0.51%
Cogent Food & Agriculture	Cogent Food & Agriculture, 45, 0.5% Cogent Food & Agriculture 45 publications, 0.5%
BMC Research Notes	BMC Research Notes, 44, 0.49% BMC Research Notes 44 publications, 0.49%
Geo Journal	Geo Journal, 44, 0.49% Geo Journal 44 publications, 0.49%
Health Science Reports	Health Science Reports, 44, 0.49% Health Science Reports 44 publications, 0.49%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 43, 0.48% BMJ Open 43 publications, 0.48%
Journal of the Neurological Sciences	Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 43, 0.48% Journal of the Neurological Sciences 43 publications, 0.48%
BioMed Research International	BioMed Research International, 42, 0.46% BioMed Research International 42 publications, 0.46%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 42, 0.46% BMC Health Services Research 42 publications, 0.46%
Environment, Development and Sustainability	Environment, Development and Sustainability, 40, 0.44% Environment, Development and Sustainability 40 publications, 0.44%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 39, 0.43% BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 39 publications, 0.43%
International Journal of Construction Management	International Journal of Construction Management, 38, 0.42% International Journal of Construction Management 38 publications, 0.42%
Cogent Social Sciences	Cogent Social Sciences, 38, 0.42% Cogent Social Sciences 38 publications, 0.42%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 36, 0.4% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 36 publications, 0.4%
Land Use Policy	Land Use Policy, 36, 0.4% Land Use Policy 36 publications, 0.4%
African Geographical Review	African Geographical Review, 34, 0.38% African Geographical Review 34 publications, 0.38%
World Journal of Surgery	World Journal of Surgery, 33, 0.36% World Journal of Surgery 33 publications, 0.36%
Journal of Chemistry	Journal of Chemistry, 33, 0.36% Journal of Chemistry 33 publications, 0.36%
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 33, 0.36% Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 33 publications, 0.36%
BMC Infectious Diseases	BMC Infectious Diseases, 33, 0.36% BMC Infectious Diseases 33 publications, 0.36%
	50 100 150 200 250 300

Publishers

	500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2101, 23.24% Elsevier 2101 publications, 23.24%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1945, 21.51% Springer Nature 1945 publications, 21.51%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1105, 12.22% Taylor & Francis 1105 publications, 12.22%
Wiley	Wiley, 626, 6.92% Wiley 626 publications, 6.92%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 467, 5.16% Hindawi Limited 467 publications, 5.16%
MDPI	MDPI, 377, 4.17% MDPI 377 publications, 4.17%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 349, 3.86% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 349 publications, 3.86%
SAGE	SAGE, 228, 2.52% SAGE 228 publications, 2.52%
Emerald	Emerald, 219, 2.42% Emerald 219 publications, 2.42%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 185, 2.05% Oxford University Press 185 publications, 2.05%
BMJ	BMJ, 107, 1.18% BMJ 107 publications, 1.18%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 106, 1.17% Frontiers Media S.A. 106 publications, 1.17%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 80, 0.88% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 80 publications, 0.88%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 76, 0.84% IWA Publishing 76 publications, 0.84%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 73, 0.81% Social Science Electronic Publishing 73 publications, 0.81%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 57, 0.63% Cambridge University Press 57 publications, 0.63%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 51, 0.56% Inderscience Publishers 51 publications, 0.56%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 40, 0.44% American Society for Microbiology 40 publications, 0.44%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 34, 0.38% Walter de Gruyter 34 publications, 0.38%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 34, 0.38% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 34 publications, 0.38%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 33, 0.36% IGI Global 33 publications, 0.36%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 32, 0.35% American Chemical Society (ACS) 32 publications, 0.35%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG	Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 29, 0.32% Georg Thieme Verlag KG 29 publications, 0.32%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 29, 0.32% AOSIS 29 publications, 0.32%
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 23, 0.25% American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 23 publications, 0.25%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 22, 0.24% American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 22 publications, 0.24%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 21, 0.23% World Scientific 21 publications, 0.23%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 20, 0.22% IOP Publishing 20 publications, 0.22%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 20, 0.22% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 20 publications, 0.22%
African Federation for Emergency Medicine	African Federation for Emergency Medicine, 18, 0.2% African Federation for Emergency Medicine 18 publications, 0.2%
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With other organizations

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University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 859, 9.5% University of Ghana 859 publications, 9.5%
University of Cape Coast	University of Cape Coast, 505, 5.59% University of Cape Coast 505 publications, 5.59%
University of Health and Allied Sciences	University of Health and Allied Sciences, 352, 3.89% University of Health and Allied Sciences 352 publications, 3.89%
University for Development Studies	University for Development Studies, 266, 2.94% University for Development Studies 266 publications, 2.94%
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine	Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 183, 2.02% Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine 183 publications, 2.02%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 182, 2.01% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 182 publications, 2.01%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 181, 2% University of Ibadan 181 publications, 2%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 163, 1.8% University of Washington 163 publications, 1.8%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 153, 1.69% University of Cape Town 153 publications, 1.69%
Kumasi Technical University	Kumasi Technical University, 137, 1.52% Kumasi Technical University 137 publications, 1.52%
University of Education, Winneba	University of Education, Winneba, 127, 1.4% University of Education, Winneba 127 publications, 1.4%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 125, 1.38% University of California, San Francisco 125 publications, 1.38%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 123, 1.36% University of the Witwatersrand 123 publications, 1.36%
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital	Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, 119, 1.32% Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital 119 publications, 1.32%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 117, 1.29% Johns Hopkins University 117 publications, 1.29%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 115, 1.27% University of KwaZulu-Natal 115 publications, 1.27%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 111, 1.23% University of Michigan 111 publications, 1.23%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 98, 1.08% University of Oxford 98 publications, 1.08%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 98, 1.08% University of Leeds 98 publications, 1.08%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 96, 1.06% Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin 96 publications, 1.06%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 90, 1% Stellenbosch University 90 publications, 1%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 90, 1% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 90 publications, 1%
University College London	University College London, 87, 0.96% University College London 87 publications, 0.96%
Sunyani Technical University	Sunyani Technical University, 84, 0.93% Sunyani Technical University 84 publications, 0.93%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 83, 0.92% University of Johannesburg 83 publications, 0.92%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 82, 0.91% University of New South Wales 82 publications, 0.91%
Obafemi Awolowo University	Obafemi Awolowo University, 82, 0.91% Obafemi Awolowo University 82 publications, 0.91%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 81, 0.9% University of Copenhagen 81 publications, 0.9%
Edith Cowan University	Edith Cowan University, 81, 0.9% Edith Cowan University 81 publications, 0.9%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 81, 0.9% Hong Kong Polytechnic University 81 publications, 0.9%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine	Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 183, 2.02% Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine 183 publications, 2.02%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 182, 2.01% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 182 publications, 2.01%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 181, 2% University of Ibadan 181 publications, 2%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 163, 1.8% University of Washington 163 publications, 1.8%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 153, 1.69% University of Cape Town 153 publications, 1.69%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 125, 1.38% University of California, San Francisco 125 publications, 1.38%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 123, 1.36% University of the Witwatersrand 123 publications, 1.36%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 117, 1.29% Johns Hopkins University 117 publications, 1.29%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 115, 1.27% University of KwaZulu-Natal 115 publications, 1.27%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 111, 1.23% University of Michigan 111 publications, 1.23%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 98, 1.08% University of Oxford 98 publications, 1.08%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 98, 1.08% University of Leeds 98 publications, 1.08%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 96, 1.06% Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin 96 publications, 1.06%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 90, 1% Stellenbosch University 90 publications, 1%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 90, 1% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 90 publications, 1%
University College London	University College London, 87, 0.96% University College London 87 publications, 0.96%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 83, 0.92% University of Johannesburg 83 publications, 0.92%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 82, 0.91% University of New South Wales 82 publications, 0.91%
Obafemi Awolowo University	Obafemi Awolowo University, 82, 0.91% Obafemi Awolowo University 82 publications, 0.91%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 81, 0.9% University of Copenhagen 81 publications, 0.9%
Edith Cowan University	Edith Cowan University, 81, 0.9% Edith Cowan University 81 publications, 0.9%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 81, 0.9% Hong Kong Polytechnic University 81 publications, 0.9%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 81, 0.9% University of Amsterdam 81 publications, 0.9%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 78, 0.86% James Cook University 78 publications, 0.86%
University of Technology Sydney	University of Technology Sydney, 76, 0.84% University of Technology Sydney 76 publications, 0.84%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 75, 0.83% Imperial College London 75 publications, 0.83%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 74, 0.82% Harvard University 74 publications, 0.82%
German Center for Infection Research	German Center for Infection Research, 74, 0.82% German Center for Infection Research 74 publications, 0.82%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 73, 0.81% Makerere University 73 publications, 0.81%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 72, 0.8% University of Cambridge 72 publications, 0.8%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 1587, 17.55% USA 1587 publications, 17.55%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1210, 13.38% United Kingdom 1210 publications, 13.38%
Germany	Germany, 778, 8.6% Germany 778 publications, 8.6%
China	China, 680, 7.52% China 680 publications, 7.52%
South Africa	South Africa, 672, 7.43% South Africa 672 publications, 7.43%
Australia	Australia, 608, 6.72% Australia 608 publications, 6.72%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 529, 5.85% Nigeria 529 publications, 5.85%
Canada	Canada, 382, 4.22% Canada 382 publications, 4.22%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 350, 3.87% Netherlands 350 publications, 3.87%
Kenya	Kenya, 249, 2.75% Kenya 249 publications, 2.75%
Denmark	Denmark, 218, 2.41% Denmark 218 publications, 2.41%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 202, 2.23% Switzerland 202 publications, 2.23%
India	India, 198, 2.19% India 198 publications, 2.19%
France	France, 154, 1.7% France 154 publications, 1.7%
Norway	Norway, 142, 1.57% Norway 142 publications, 1.57%
Italy	Italy, 140, 1.55% Italy 140 publications, 1.55%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 140, 1.55% Tanzania 140 publications, 1.55%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 136, 1.5% Ethiopia 136 publications, 1.5%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 132, 1.46% Republic of Korea 132 publications, 1.46%
Uganda	Uganda, 130, 1.44% Uganda 130 publications, 1.44%
Belgium	Belgium, 120, 1.33% Belgium 120 publications, 1.33%
Cameroon	Cameroon, 114, 1.26% Cameroon 114 publications, 1.26%
Japan	Japan, 107, 1.18% Japan 107 publications, 1.18%
Sweden	Sweden, 105, 1.16% Sweden 105 publications, 1.16%
Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso, 95, 1.05% Burkina Faso 95 publications, 1.05%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 95, 1.05% Saudi Arabia 95 publications, 1.05%
Spain	Spain, 93, 1.03% Spain 93 publications, 1.03%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 87, 0.96% Malaysia 87 publications, 0.96%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 82, 0.91% New Zealand 82 publications, 0.91%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 80, 0.88% Pakistan 80 publications, 0.88%
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