University for Development Studies

Short name

UDS

Country, city

Ghana, Tamale

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Publications

2 479

Citations

33 942

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Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (81 publications)

Heliyon (58 publications)

Scientific African (38 publications)

Top-3 organizations

University of Ghana (269 publications)

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (266 publications)

University of Cape Coast (102 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Jiangsu University (70 publications)

Gansu Agricultural University (67 publications)

Wageningen University and Research Centre (40 publications)

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Total publications

2479

Total citations

33942

Citations per publication

13.69

Average publications per year

77.47

Average authors per publication

5.17

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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

	50 100 150 200 250 300
General Medicine	General Medicine, 261, 10.53% General Medicine 261 publications, 10.53%
Food Science	Food Science, 245, 9.88% Food Science 245 publications, 9.88%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 192, 7.75% Multidisciplinary 192 publications, 7.75%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 184, 7.42% Geography, Planning and Development 184 publications, 7.42%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 163, 6.58% Agronomy and Crop Science 163 publications, 6.58%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 159, 6.41% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 159 publications, 6.41%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 157, 6.33% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 157 publications, 6.33%
Development	Development, 117, 4.72% Development 117 publications, 4.72%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 97, 3.91% Economics and Econometrics 97 publications, 3.91%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 89, 3.59% Plant Science 89 publications, 3.59%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 82, 3.31% Infectious Diseases 82 publications, 3.31%
Pollution	Pollution, 78, 3.15% Pollution 78 publications, 3.15%
Nutrition and Dietetics	Nutrition and Dietetics, 77, 3.11% Nutrition and Dietetics 77 publications, 3.11%
Ecology	Ecology, 75, 3.03% Ecology 75 publications, 3.03%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 74, 2.99% Water Science and Technology 74 publications, 2.99%
Global and Planetary Change	Global and Planetary Change, 74, 2.99% Global and Planetary Change 74 publications, 2.99%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)	Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous), 71, 2.86% Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) 71 publications, 2.86%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 59, 2.38% Parasitology 59 publications, 2.38%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 58, 2.34% Health Policy 58 publications, 2.34%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 57, 2.3% Sociology and Political Science 57 publications, 2.3%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 57, 2.3% General Environmental Science 57 publications, 2.3%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 53, 2.14% Animal Science and Zoology 53 publications, 2.14%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 52, 2.1% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 52 publications, 2.1%
Education	Education, 52, 2.1% Education 52 publications, 2.1%
Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering, 51, 2.06% Environmental Engineering 51 publications, 2.06%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 51, 2.06% Nature and Landscape Conservation 51 publications, 2.06%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 50, 2.02% Environmental Chemistry 50 publications, 2.02%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism	Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 50, 2.02% Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 50 publications, 2.02%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 48, 1.94% Microbiology 48 publications, 1.94%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 47, 1.9% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 47 publications, 1.9%
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Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 81, 3.27% PLoS ONE 81 publications, 3.27%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 58, 2.34% Heliyon 58 publications, 2.34%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 38, 1.53% Scientific African 38 publications, 1.53%
Cogent Food & Agriculture	Cogent Food & Agriculture, 32, 1.29% Cogent Food & Agriculture 32 publications, 1.29%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 26, 1.05% BMC Health Services Research 26 publications, 1.05%
Cogent Economics and Finance	Cogent Economics and Finance, 22, 0.89% Cogent Economics and Finance 22 publications, 0.89%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 21, 0.85% Sustainability 21 publications, 0.85%
Land Use Policy	Land Use Policy, 21, 0.85% Land Use Policy 21 publications, 0.85%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 20, 0.81% BMJ Open 20 publications, 0.81%
BMC Research Notes	BMC Research Notes, 19, 0.77% BMC Research Notes 19 publications, 0.77%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 18, 0.73% BMC Public Health 18 publications, 0.73%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 17, 0.69% Scientific Reports 17 publications, 0.69%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 17, 0.69% Malaria Journal 17 publications, 0.69%
Environment, Development and Sustainability	Environment, Development and Sustainability, 15, 0.61% Environment, Development and Sustainability 15 publications, 0.61%
PLOS Global Public Health	PLOS Global Public Health, 15, 0.61% PLOS Global Public Health 15 publications, 0.61%
Tropical Medicine and International Health	Tropical Medicine and International Health, 14, 0.56% Tropical Medicine and International Health 14 publications, 0.56%
Nursing Open	Nursing Open, 14, 0.56% Nursing Open 14 publications, 0.56%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 14, 0.56% SSRN Electronic Journal 14 publications, 0.56%
Health Science Reports	Health Science Reports, 14, 0.56% Health Science Reports 14 publications, 0.56%
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research	Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 14, 0.56% Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 14 publications, 0.56%
Geo Journal	Geo Journal, 13, 0.52% Geo Journal 13 publications, 0.52%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research	Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 13, 0.52% Environmental Science and Pollution Research 13 publications, 0.52%
Environmental Challenges	Environmental Challenges, 13, 0.52% Environmental Challenges 13 publications, 0.52%
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems	Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 12, 0.48% Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 12 publications, 0.48%
Tropical Animal Health and Production	Tropical Animal Health and Production, 12, 0.48% Tropical Animal Health and Production 12 publications, 0.48%
BMC Women's Health	BMC Women's Health, 12, 0.48% BMC Women's Health 12 publications, 0.48%
Agronomy	Agronomy, 11, 0.44% Agronomy 11 publications, 0.44%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 11, 0.44% BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 11 publications, 0.44%
Food Science and Nutrition	Food Science and Nutrition, 11, 0.44% Food Science and Nutrition 11 publications, 0.44%
African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development	African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 10, 0.4% African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development 10 publications, 0.4%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 574, 23.15% Springer Nature 574 publications, 23.15%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 511, 20.61% Elsevier 511 publications, 20.61%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 311, 12.55% Taylor & Francis 311 publications, 12.55%
Wiley	Wiley, 203, 8.19% Wiley 203 publications, 8.19%
MDPI	MDPI, 135, 5.45% MDPI 135 publications, 5.45%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 108, 4.36% Hindawi Limited 108 publications, 4.36%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 100, 4.03% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 100 publications, 4.03%
SAGE	SAGE, 63, 2.54% SAGE 63 publications, 2.54%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 50, 2.02% Frontiers Media S.A. 50 publications, 2.02%
Emerald	Emerald, 43, 1.73% Emerald 43 publications, 1.73%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 42, 1.69% Cambridge University Press 42 publications, 1.69%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 36, 1.45% Oxford University Press 36 publications, 1.45%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 31, 1.25% IGI Global 31 publications, 1.25%
BMJ	BMJ, 26, 1.05% BMJ 26 publications, 1.05%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 20, 0.81% IWA Publishing 20 publications, 0.81%
Trans Tech Publications	Trans Tech Publications, 17, 0.69% Trans Tech Publications 17 publications, 0.69%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 14, 0.56% Social Science Electronic Publishing 14 publications, 0.56%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 11, 0.44% Inderscience Publishers 11 publications, 0.44%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 8, 0.32% Walter de Gruyter 8 publications, 0.32%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 7, 0.28% AOSIS 7 publications, 0.28%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 6, 0.24% IOP Publishing 6 publications, 0.24%
Pure Earth	Pure Earth, 6, 0.24% Pure Earth 6 publications, 0.24%
Canadian Science Publishing	Canadian Science Publishing, 6, 0.24% Canadian Science Publishing 6 publications, 0.24%
Mark Allen Group	Mark Allen Group, 5, 0.2% Mark Allen Group 5 publications, 0.2%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 5, 0.2% F1000 Research 5 publications, 0.2%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 4, 0.16% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 4 publications, 0.16%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.	Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 4, 0.16% Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 4 publications, 0.16%
Brill	Brill, 4, 0.16% Brill 4 publications, 0.16%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 4, 0.16% American Society for Microbiology 4 publications, 0.16%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)	American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), 4, 0.16% American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) 4 publications, 0.16%
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With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300
University of Ghana	University of Ghana, 269, 10.85% University of Ghana 269 publications, 10.85%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 266, 10.73% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 266 publications, 10.73%
University of Cape Coast	University of Cape Coast, 102, 4.11% University of Cape Coast 102 publications, 4.11%
University of Health and Allied Sciences	University of Health and Allied Sciences, 81, 3.27% University of Health and Allied Sciences 81 publications, 3.27%
Jiangsu University	Jiangsu University, 70, 2.82% Jiangsu University 70 publications, 2.82%
Gansu Agricultural University	Gansu Agricultural University, 67, 2.7% Gansu Agricultural University 67 publications, 2.7%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 40, 1.61% Wageningen University and Research Centre 40 publications, 1.61%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 33, 1.33% University of KwaZulu-Natal 33 publications, 1.33%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 29, 1.17% University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 29 publications, 1.17%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 27, 1.09% Heidelberg University 27 publications, 1.09%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 26, 1.05% Stellenbosch University 26 publications, 1.05%
University of Kassel	University of Kassel, 26, 1.05% University of Kassel 26 publications, 1.05%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 25, 1.01% University of the Free State 25 publications, 1.01%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 22, 0.89% University of Copenhagen 22 publications, 0.89%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 22, 0.89% University of the Witwatersrand 22 publications, 0.89%
Kumasi Technical University	Kumasi Technical University, 21, 0.85% Kumasi Technical University 21 publications, 0.85%
Humboldt University of Berlin	Humboldt University of Berlin, 20, 0.81% Humboldt University of Berlin 20 publications, 0.81%
Nanjing Agricultural University	Nanjing Agricultural University, 20, 0.81% Nanjing Agricultural University 20 publications, 0.81%
Guangdong Ocean University	Guangdong Ocean University, 20, 0.81% Guangdong Ocean University 20 publications, 0.81%
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital	Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, 20, 0.81% Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital 20 publications, 0.81%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 20, 0.81% Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin 20 publications, 0.81%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 18, 0.73% Makerere University 18 publications, 0.73%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 17, 0.69% University of Cape Town 17 publications, 0.69%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 16, 0.65% University of Ibadan 16 publications, 0.65%
Tamale Technical University	Tamale Technical University, 16, 0.65% Tamale Technical University 16 publications, 0.65%
Western University	Western University, 16, 0.65% Western University 16 publications, 0.65%
Yonsei University	Yonsei University, 15, 0.61% Yonsei University 15 publications, 0.61%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 15, 0.61% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 15 publications, 0.61%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 14, 0.56% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 14 publications, 0.56%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 14, 0.56% University of Birmingham 14 publications, 0.56%
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With foreign organizations

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Jiangsu University	Jiangsu University, 70, 2.82% Jiangsu University 70 publications, 2.82%
Gansu Agricultural University	Gansu Agricultural University, 67, 2.7% Gansu Agricultural University 67 publications, 2.7%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 40, 1.61% Wageningen University and Research Centre 40 publications, 1.61%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 33, 1.33% University of KwaZulu-Natal 33 publications, 1.33%
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 29, 1.17% University of Electronic Science and Technology of China 29 publications, 1.17%
Heidelberg University	Heidelberg University, 27, 1.09% Heidelberg University 27 publications, 1.09%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 26, 1.05% Stellenbosch University 26 publications, 1.05%
University of Kassel	University of Kassel, 26, 1.05% University of Kassel 26 publications, 1.05%
University of the Free State	University of the Free State, 25, 1.01% University of the Free State 25 publications, 1.01%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 22, 0.89% University of Copenhagen 22 publications, 0.89%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 22, 0.89% University of the Witwatersrand 22 publications, 0.89%
Humboldt University of Berlin	Humboldt University of Berlin, 20, 0.81% Humboldt University of Berlin 20 publications, 0.81%
Nanjing Agricultural University	Nanjing Agricultural University, 20, 0.81% Nanjing Agricultural University 20 publications, 0.81%
Guangdong Ocean University	Guangdong Ocean University, 20, 0.81% Guangdong Ocean University 20 publications, 0.81%
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 20, 0.81% Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin 20 publications, 0.81%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 18, 0.73% Makerere University 18 publications, 0.73%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 17, 0.69% University of Cape Town 17 publications, 0.69%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 16, 0.65% University of Ibadan 16 publications, 0.65%
Western University	Western University, 16, 0.65% Western University 16 publications, 0.65%
Yonsei University	Yonsei University, 15, 0.61% Yonsei University 15 publications, 0.61%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 15, 0.61% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 15 publications, 0.61%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 14, 0.56% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 14 publications, 0.56%
University of Birmingham	University of Birmingham, 14, 0.56% University of Birmingham 14 publications, 0.56%
Tshwane University of Technology	Tshwane University of Technology, 14, 0.56% Tshwane University of Technology 14 publications, 0.56%
University of Reading	University of Reading, 14, 0.56% University of Reading 14 publications, 0.56%
Tehran University of Medical Sciences	Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 13, 0.52% Tehran University of Medical Sciences 13 publications, 0.52%
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine	Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 13, 0.52% Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine 13 publications, 0.52%
University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo, 13, 0.52% University of Tokyo 13 publications, 0.52%
Dalian Medical University	Dalian Medical University, 12, 0.48% Dalian Medical University 12 publications, 0.48%
Michigan State University	Michigan State University, 12, 0.48% Michigan State University 12 publications, 0.48%
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With other countries

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China	China, 318, 12.83% China 318 publications, 12.83%
USA	USA, 201, 8.11% USA 201 publications, 8.11%
Germany	Germany, 176, 7.1% Germany 176 publications, 7.1%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 175, 7.06% United Kingdom 175 publications, 7.06%
South Africa	South Africa, 147, 5.93% South Africa 147 publications, 5.93%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 111, 4.48% Nigeria 111 publications, 4.48%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 94, 3.79% Netherlands 94 publications, 3.79%
Canada	Canada, 82, 3.31% Canada 82 publications, 3.31%
Australia	Australia, 69, 2.78% Australia 69 publications, 2.78%
India	India, 59, 2.38% India 59 publications, 2.38%
Kenya	Kenya, 45, 1.82% Kenya 45 publications, 1.82%
Denmark	Denmark, 38, 1.53% Denmark 38 publications, 1.53%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 34, 1.37% Ethiopia 34 publications, 1.37%
Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso, 29, 1.17% Burkina Faso 29 publications, 1.17%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 26, 1.05% Tanzania 26 publications, 1.05%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 25, 1.01% Pakistan 25 publications, 1.01%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 25, 1.01% Saudi Arabia 25 publications, 1.01%
Uganda	Uganda, 24, 0.97% Uganda 24 publications, 0.97%
Japan	Japan, 24, 0.97% Japan 24 publications, 0.97%
France	France, 23, 0.93% France 23 publications, 0.93%
Iran	Iran, 22, 0.89% Iran 22 publications, 0.89%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 21, 0.85% Malaysia 21 publications, 0.85%
Mali	Mali, 21, 0.85% Mali 21 publications, 0.85%
Italy	Italy, 20, 0.81% Italy 20 publications, 0.81%
Cameroon	Cameroon, 19, 0.77% Cameroon 19 publications, 0.77%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 19, 0.77% Republic of Korea 19 publications, 0.77%
Senegal	Senegal, 18, 0.73% Senegal 18 publications, 0.73%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 18, 0.73% Switzerland 18 publications, 0.73%
Russia	Russia, 17, 0.69% Russia 17 publications, 0.69%
Turkey	Turkey, 17, 0.69% Turkey 17 publications, 0.69%
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