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Short name

UCC

Country, city

Ghana, Cape Coast

0492nfe34

Organization website

Publications

6 135

Citations

85 545

h-index

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (224 publications)

Heliyon (151 publications)

SSRN Electronic Journal (89 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Ghana (723 publications)

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (658 publications)

University of Health and Allied Sciences (325 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Technology Sydney (268 publications)

James Cook University (255 publications)

Bielefeld University (147 publications)

Top-3 researchers by h-index

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1971

Total publications

6135

Total citations

85545

Citations per publication

13.94

Average publications per year

109.55

Average authors per publication

5.75

h-index

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
General Medicine	General Medicine, 591, 9.63% General Medicine 591 publications, 9.63%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 427, 6.96% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 427 publications, 6.96%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 382, 6.23% Multidisciplinary 382 publications, 6.23%
Education	Education, 239, 3.9% Education 239 publications, 3.9%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 234, 3.81% Geography, Planning and Development 234 publications, 3.81%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 188, 3.06% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 188 publications, 3.06%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 185, 3.02% Infectious Diseases 185 publications, 3.02%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 174, 2.84% Economics and Econometrics 174 publications, 2.84%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 146, 2.38% General Environmental Science 146 publications, 2.38%
Development	Development, 140, 2.28% Development 140 publications, 2.28%
Pollution	Pollution, 123, 2% Pollution 123 publications, 2%
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Obstetrics and Gynecology, 118, 1.92% Obstetrics and Gynecology 118 publications, 1.92%
Food Science	Food Science, 116, 1.89% Food Science 116 publications, 1.89%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 114, 1.86% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 114 publications, 1.86%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 111, 1.81% Health Policy 111 publications, 1.81%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 109, 1.78% Sociology and Political Science 109 publications, 1.78%
General Social Sciences	General Social Sciences, 107, 1.74% General Social Sciences 107 publications, 1.74%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 101, 1.65% Business and International Management 101 publications, 1.65%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 100, 1.63% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 100 publications, 1.63%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 100, 1.63% Aquatic Science 100 publications, 1.63%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 98, 1.6% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 98 publications, 1.6%
Strategy and Management	Strategy and Management, 97, 1.58% Strategy and Management 97 publications, 1.58%
Health (social science)	Health (social science), 97, 1.58% Health (social science) 97 publications, 1.58%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 85, 1.39% Parasitology 85 publications, 1.39%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 84, 1.37% Agronomy and Crop Science 84 publications, 1.37%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management	Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, 84, 1.37% Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 84 publications, 1.37%
Finance	Finance, 83, 1.35% Finance 83 publications, 1.35%
Ecology	Ecology, 77, 1.26% Ecology 77 publications, 1.26%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 72, 1.17% Biochemistry 72 publications, 1.17%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 71, 1.16% Water Science and Technology 71 publications, 1.16%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 224, 3.65% PLoS ONE 224 publications, 3.65%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 151, 2.46% Heliyon 151 publications, 2.46%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 89, 1.45% SSRN Electronic Journal 89 publications, 1.45%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 80, 1.3% BMC Public Health 80 publications, 1.3%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 66, 1.08% Scientific African 66 publications, 1.08%
Cogent Education	Cogent Education, 49, 0.8% Cogent Education 49 publications, 0.8%
Cogent Economics and Finance	Cogent Economics and Finance, 48, 0.78% Cogent Economics and Finance 48 publications, 0.78%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 46, 0.75% BMJ Open 46 publications, 0.75%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 46, 0.75% BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 46 publications, 0.75%
Cogent Social Sciences	Cogent Social Sciences, 46, 0.75% Cogent Social Sciences 46 publications, 0.75%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 40, 0.65% BMC Health Services Research 40 publications, 0.65%
Health Science Reports	Health Science Reports, 38, 0.62% Health Science Reports 38 publications, 0.62%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 35, 0.57% Scientific Reports 35 publications, 0.57%
Reproductive Health	Reproductive Health, 34, 0.55% Reproductive Health 34 publications, 0.55%
International Health	International Health, 34, 0.55% International Health 34 publications, 0.55%
SAGE Open	SAGE Open, 32, 0.52% SAGE Open 32 publications, 0.52%
Social Sciences & Humanities Open	Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 32, 0.52% Social Sciences & Humanities Open 32 publications, 0.52%
BioMed Research International	BioMed Research International, 31, 0.51% BioMed Research International 31 publications, 0.51%
BMC Women's Health	BMC Women's Health, 30, 0.49% BMC Women's Health 30 publications, 0.49%
Cogent Business and Management	Cogent Business and Management, 28, 0.46% Cogent Business and Management 28 publications, 0.46%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 28, 0.46% Malaria Journal 28 publications, 0.46%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 27, 0.44% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 27 publications, 0.44%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 27, 0.44% Sustainability 27 publications, 0.44%
Archives of Public Health	Archives of Public Health, 25, 0.41% Archives of Public Health 25 publications, 0.41%
PLOS Global Public Health	PLOS Global Public Health, 22, 0.36% PLOS Global Public Health 22 publications, 0.36%
Tropical Animal Health and Production	Tropical Animal Health and Production, 20, 0.33% Tropical Animal Health and Production 20 publications, 0.33%
Discover Education	Discover Education, 19, 0.31% Discover Education 19 publications, 0.31%
Journal of Biosocial Science	Journal of Biosocial Science, 18, 0.29% Journal of Biosocial Science 18 publications, 0.29%
Healthcare	Healthcare, 18, 0.29% Healthcare 18 publications, 0.29%
The Scientific World Journal	The Scientific World Journal, 18, 0.29% The Scientific World Journal 18 publications, 0.29%
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Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1311, 21.37% Springer Nature 1311 publications, 21.37%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1194, 19.46% Elsevier 1194 publications, 19.46%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 769, 12.53% Taylor & Francis 769 publications, 12.53%
Wiley	Wiley, 367, 5.98% Wiley 367 publications, 5.98%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 311, 5.07% Hindawi Limited 311 publications, 5.07%
MDPI	MDPI, 272, 4.43% MDPI 272 publications, 4.43%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 262, 4.27% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 262 publications, 4.27%
SAGE	SAGE, 257, 4.19% SAGE 257 publications, 4.19%
Emerald	Emerald, 246, 4.01% Emerald 246 publications, 4.01%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 105, 1.71% Oxford University Press 105 publications, 1.71%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 101, 1.65% Frontiers Media S.A. 101 publications, 1.65%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 82, 1.34% Social Science Electronic Publishing 82 publications, 1.34%
BMJ	BMJ, 73, 1.19% BMJ 73 publications, 1.19%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 67, 1.09% Academic Journals 67 publications, 1.09%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 55, 0.9% Cambridge University Press 55 publications, 0.9%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 48, 0.78% IGI Global 48 publications, 0.78%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 43, 0.7% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 43 publications, 0.7%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 41, 0.67% AOSIS 41 publications, 0.67%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 36, 0.59% Walter de Gruyter 36 publications, 0.59%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 25, 0.41% IOP Publishing 25 publications, 0.41%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 24, 0.39% IWA Publishing 24 publications, 0.39%
Brill	Brill, 23, 0.37% Brill 23 publications, 0.37%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 19, 0.31% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 19 publications, 0.31%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 17, 0.28% Inderscience Publishers 17 publications, 0.28%
Modestum Ltd	Modestum Ltd, 16, 0.26% Modestum Ltd 16 publications, 0.26%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)	National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 15, 0.24% National Inquiry Services Center (NISC) 15 publications, 0.24%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 13, 0.21% American Chemical Society (ACS) 13 publications, 0.21%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 13, 0.21% Mary Ann Liebert 13 publications, 0.21%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 12, 0.2% World Scientific 12 publications, 0.2%
Mark Allen Group	Mark Allen Group, 12, 0.2% Mark Allen Group 12 publications, 0.2%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 723, 11.78% University of Ghana 723 publications, 11.78%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 658, 10.73% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 658 publications, 10.73%
University of Health and Allied Sciences	University of Health and Allied Sciences, 325, 5.3% University of Health and Allied Sciences 325 publications, 5.3%
University of Technology Sydney	University of Technology Sydney, 268, 4.37% University of Technology Sydney 268 publications, 4.37%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 255, 4.16% James Cook University 255 publications, 4.16%
University of Education, Winneba	University of Education, Winneba, 183, 2.98% University of Education, Winneba 183 publications, 2.98%
Takoradi Technical University	Takoradi Technical University, 169, 2.75% Takoradi Technical University 169 publications, 2.75%
Bielefeld University	Bielefeld University, 147, 2.4% Bielefeld University 147 publications, 2.4%
University for Development Studies	University for Development Studies, 142, 2.31% University for Development Studies 142 publications, 2.31%
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital	Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, 141, 2.3% Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital 141 publications, 2.3%
University of Ottawa	University of Ottawa, 106, 1.73% University of Ottawa 106 publications, 1.73%
Jiangsu University	Jiangsu University, 99, 1.61% Jiangsu University 99 publications, 1.61%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 99, 1.61% University of KwaZulu-Natal 99 publications, 1.61%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 86, 1.4% Imperial College London 86 publications, 1.4%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 84, 1.37% University of Cape Town 84 publications, 1.37%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 67, 1.09% University of New South Wales 67 publications, 1.09%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 59, 0.96% University of Johannesburg 59 publications, 0.96%
Lingnan University	Lingnan University, 59, 0.96% Lingnan University 59 publications, 0.96%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 53, 0.86% University of the Witwatersrand 53 publications, 0.86%
Cape Coast Technical University	Cape Coast Technical University, 49, 0.8% Cape Coast Technical University 49 publications, 0.8%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 46, 0.75% University of Oxford 46 publications, 0.75%
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration	Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, 40, 0.65% Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration 40 publications, 0.65%
University of Abomey-Calavi	University of Abomey-Calavi, 40, 0.65% University of Abomey-Calavi 40 publications, 0.65%
University of Huddersfield	University of Huddersfield, 40, 0.65% University of Huddersfield 40 publications, 0.65%
University College London	University College London, 39, 0.64% University College London 39 publications, 0.64%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 37, 0.6% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 37 publications, 0.6%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 37, 0.6% University of South Africa 37 publications, 0.6%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 35, 0.57% University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 35 publications, 0.57%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 35, 0.57% Stellenbosch University 35 publications, 0.57%
University of Maryland, Baltimore	University of Maryland, Baltimore, 35, 0.57% University of Maryland, Baltimore 35 publications, 0.57%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Technology Sydney	University of Technology Sydney, 268, 4.37% University of Technology Sydney 268 publications, 4.37%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 255, 4.16% James Cook University 255 publications, 4.16%
Bielefeld University	Bielefeld University, 147, 2.4% Bielefeld University 147 publications, 2.4%
University of Ottawa	University of Ottawa, 106, 1.73% University of Ottawa 106 publications, 1.73%
Jiangsu University	Jiangsu University, 99, 1.61% Jiangsu University 99 publications, 1.61%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 99, 1.61% University of KwaZulu-Natal 99 publications, 1.61%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 86, 1.4% Imperial College London 86 publications, 1.4%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 84, 1.37% University of Cape Town 84 publications, 1.37%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 67, 1.09% University of New South Wales 67 publications, 1.09%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 59, 0.96% University of Johannesburg 59 publications, 0.96%
Lingnan University	Lingnan University, 59, 0.96% Lingnan University 59 publications, 0.96%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 53, 0.86% University of the Witwatersrand 53 publications, 0.86%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 46, 0.75% University of Oxford 46 publications, 0.75%
University of Abomey-Calavi	University of Abomey-Calavi, 40, 0.65% University of Abomey-Calavi 40 publications, 0.65%
University of Huddersfield	University of Huddersfield, 40, 0.65% University of Huddersfield 40 publications, 0.65%
University College London	University College London, 39, 0.64% University College London 39 publications, 0.64%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 37, 0.6% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 37 publications, 0.6%
University of South Africa	University of South Africa, 37, 0.6% University of South Africa 37 publications, 0.6%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 35, 0.57% University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 35 publications, 0.57%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 35, 0.57% Stellenbosch University 35 publications, 0.57%
University of Maryland, Baltimore	University of Maryland, Baltimore, 35, 0.57% University of Maryland, Baltimore 35 publications, 0.57%
University of Lagos	University of Lagos, 34, 0.55% University of Lagos 34 publications, 0.55%
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo	Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 34, 0.55% Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo 34 publications, 0.55%
National Research University Higher School of Economics	National Research University Higher School of Economics, 33, 0.54% National Research University Higher School of Economics 33 publications, 0.54%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 33, 0.54% University of Ibadan 33 publications, 0.54%
University of Science, Malaysia	University of Science, Malaysia, 32, 0.52% University of Science, Malaysia 32 publications, 0.52%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 32, 0.52% University of Michigan 32 publications, 0.52%
Durham University	Durham University, 31, 0.51% Durham University 31 publications, 0.51%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 31, 0.51% University of Pretoria 31 publications, 0.51%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 30, 0.49% Johns Hopkins University 30 publications, 0.49%
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With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600
Australia	Australia, 532, 8.67% Australia 532 publications, 8.67%
USA	USA, 525, 8.56% USA 525 publications, 8.56%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 507, 8.26% United Kingdom 507 publications, 8.26%
China	China, 439, 7.16% China 439 publications, 7.16%
South Africa	South Africa, 352, 5.74% South Africa 352 publications, 5.74%
Germany	Germany, 273, 4.45% Germany 273 publications, 4.45%
Canada	Canada, 255, 4.16% Canada 255 publications, 4.16%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 235, 3.83% Nigeria 235 publications, 3.83%
Italy	Italy, 113, 1.84% Italy 113 publications, 1.84%
Kenya	Kenya, 105, 1.71% Kenya 105 publications, 1.71%
India	India, 82, 1.34% India 82 publications, 1.34%
France	France, 77, 1.26% France 77 publications, 1.26%
Finland	Finland, 72, 1.17% Finland 72 publications, 1.17%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 71, 1.16% Netherlands 71 publications, 1.16%
Sweden	Sweden, 65, 1.06% Sweden 65 publications, 1.06%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 64, 1.04% Ethiopia 64 publications, 1.04%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 58, 0.95% Malaysia 58 publications, 0.95%
Benin	Benin, 55, 0.9% Benin 55 publications, 0.9%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 48, 0.78% Tanzania 48 publications, 0.78%
Brazil	Brazil, 45, 0.73% Brazil 45 publications, 0.73%
Denmark	Denmark, 44, 0.72% Denmark 44 publications, 0.72%
Russia	Russia, 43, 0.7% Russia 43 publications, 0.7%
Bangladesh	Bangladesh, 42, 0.68% Bangladesh 42 publications, 0.68%
Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso, 41, 0.67% Burkina Faso 41 publications, 0.67%
Spain	Spain, 40, 0.65% Spain 40 publications, 0.65%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 39, 0.64% Saudi Arabia 39 publications, 0.64%
Uganda	Uganda, 38, 0.62% Uganda 38 publications, 0.62%
Belgium	Belgium, 36, 0.59% Belgium 36 publications, 0.59%
Malawi	Malawi, 36, 0.59% Malawi 36 publications, 0.59%
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Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1971 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
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