University of Botswana

University of Botswana
Short name
UB
Country, city
Botswana, Gaborone
Publications
5 385
Citations
78 805
h-index
95
Top-3 journals
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (65 publications)
Information Development
Information Development (42 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania (262 publications)
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand (205 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (191 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania (262 publications)
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand (205 publications)
Harvard University
Harvard University (191 publications)

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Since 1967

Total publications
5385
Total citations
78805
Citations per publication
14.63
Average publications per year
92.84
Average authors per publication
5.43
h-index
95
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, 456, 4.2%
General Medicine
456 publications, 4.2%
Geography, Planning and Development, 370, 3.41%
Geography, Planning and Development
370 publications, 3.41%
Education, 346, 3.19%
Education
346 publications, 3.19%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 307, 2.83%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
307 publications, 2.83%
Infectious Diseases, 267, 2.46%
Infectious Diseases
267 publications, 2.46%
Sociology and Political Science, 210, 1.93%
Sociology and Political Science
210 publications, 1.93%
Development, 188, 1.73%
Development
188 publications, 1.73%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 182, 1.68%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
182 publications, 1.68%
Library and Information Sciences, 169, 1.56%
Library and Information Sciences
169 publications, 1.56%
Biochemistry, 151, 1.39%
Biochemistry
151 publications, 1.39%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 151, 1.39%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
151 publications, 1.39%
Ecology, 138, 1.27%
Ecology
138 publications, 1.27%
Geochemistry and Petrology, 129, 1.19%
Geochemistry and Petrology
129 publications, 1.19%
Earth-Surface Processes, 127, 1.17%
Earth-Surface Processes
127 publications, 1.17%
Plant Science, 123, 1.13%
Plant Science
123 publications, 1.13%
Applied Mathematics, 114, 1.05%
Applied Mathematics
114 publications, 1.05%
Multidisciplinary, 109, 1%
Multidisciplinary
109 publications, 1%
General Environmental Science, 106, 0.98%
General Environmental Science
106 publications, 0.98%
Oncology, 100, 0.92%
Oncology
100 publications, 0.92%
Geology, 100, 0.92%
Geology
100 publications, 0.92%
Health (social science), 99, 0.91%
Health (social science)
99 publications, 0.91%
Cultural Studies, 98, 0.9%
Cultural Studies
98 publications, 0.9%
Condensed Matter Physics, 96, 0.88%
Condensed Matter Physics
96 publications, 0.88%
Geophysics, 94, 0.87%
Geophysics
94 publications, 0.87%
History, 89, 0.82%
History
89 publications, 0.82%
Analytical Chemistry, 88, 0.81%
Analytical Chemistry
88 publications, 0.81%
Water Science and Technology, 88, 0.81%
Water Science and Technology
88 publications, 0.81%
Health Policy, 88, 0.81%
Health Policy
88 publications, 0.81%
Linguistics and Language, 88, 0.81%
Linguistics and Language
88 publications, 0.81%
Organic Chemistry, 84, 0.77%
Organic Chemistry
84 publications, 0.77%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE
65 publications, 1.21%
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
53 publications, 0.98%
Information Development
42 publications, 0.78%
Journal of African Earth Sciences
39 publications, 0.72%
Phytochemistry
34 publications, 0.63%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
33 publications, 0.61%
Journal of Arid Environments
30 publications, 0.56%
Development Southern Africa
29 publications, 0.54%
Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development
29 publications, 0.54%
African Journal of Ecology
27 publications, 0.5%
International Journal of Educational Development
26 publications, 0.48%
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
24 publications, 0.45%
International Journal of Lifelong Education
23 publications, 0.43%
Southern African Geographical Journal
23 publications, 0.43%
BMC Public Health
23 publications, 0.43%
Journal of Southern African Studies
23 publications, 0.43%
Geographic Information Analysis for Sustainable Development and Economic Planning
22 publications, 0.41%
BMJ Open
21 publications, 0.39%
Renewable Energy
21 publications, 0.39%
Journal of Contemporary African Studies
21 publications, 0.39%
Library Management
20 publications, 0.37%
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
19 publications, 0.35%
Journal of Modern African Studies
18 publications, 0.33%
South African Journal of African Languages
18 publications, 0.33%
Journal of Hydrology
18 publications, 0.33%
Scriptura
18 publications, 0.33%
Sustainability
17 publications, 0.32%
SSRN Electronic Journal
17 publications, 0.32%
Scientific Reports
16 publications, 0.3%
Journal of Psychology in Africa
16 publications, 0.3%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
1065 publications, 19.78%
Taylor & Francis
889 publications, 16.51%
Springer Nature
831 publications, 15.43%
Wiley
434 publications, 8.06%
SAGE
322 publications, 5.98%
IGI Global
157 publications, 2.92%
Emerald
144 publications, 2.67%
Oxford University Press
135 publications, 2.51%
MDPI
117 publications, 2.17%
AOSIS
101 publications, 1.88%
Cambridge University Press
100 publications, 1.86%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
73 publications, 1.36%
Hindawi Limited
66 publications, 1.23%
BMJ
57 publications, 1.06%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
51 publications, 0.95%
Frontiers Media S.A.
45 publications, 0.84%
Stellenbosch University
38 publications, 0.71%
Walter de Gruyter
35 publications, 0.65%
Inderscience Publishers
33 publications, 0.61%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
30 publications, 0.56%
IOP Publishing
29 publications, 0.54%
Academy of Science of South Africa
23 publications, 0.43%
African Federation for Emergency Medicine
22 publications, 0.41%
Unisa Press
22 publications, 0.41%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
19 publications, 0.35%
Kamla Raj Enterprises
19 publications, 0.35%
Petra Christian University
18 publications, 0.33%
Brill
17 publications, 0.32%
Ubiquity Press
17 publications, 0.32%
Mary Ann Liebert
16 publications, 0.3%
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With other organizations

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University of Pennsylvania
262 publications, 3.17%
University of the Witwatersrand
205 publications, 2.48%
Harvard University
191 publications, 2.31%
Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership
186 publications, 2.25%
University of Cape Town
158 publications, 1.91%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
119 publications, 1.44%
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
111 publications, 1.34%
Stellenbosch University
107 publications, 1.3%
Makerere University
91 publications, 1.1%
University of Pretoria
86 publications, 1.04%
University of South Africa
84 publications, 1.02%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology
80 publications, 0.97%
Addis Ababa University
78 publications, 0.94%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
77 publications, 0.93%
University of Johannesburg
76 publications, 0.92%
University of Oslo
73 publications, 0.88%
North-West University
65 publications, 0.79%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
65 publications, 0.79%
Karolinska Institute
64 publications, 0.77%
Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
60 publications, 0.73%
Johns Hopkins University
57 publications, 0.69%
University of Washington
57 publications, 0.69%
University of California, San Francisco
53 publications, 0.64%
Walter Sisulu University
49 publications, 0.59%
University of Strathclyde
44 publications, 0.53%
University of Oxford
43 publications, 0.52%
University of Liverpool
41 publications, 0.5%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
41 publications, 0.5%
University of Edinburgh
40 publications, 0.48%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
39 publications, 0.47%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Pennsylvania
262 publications, 3.34%
University of the Witwatersrand
205 publications, 2.62%
Harvard University
191 publications, 2.44%
University of Cape Town
158 publications, 2.02%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
119 publications, 1.52%
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
111 publications, 1.42%
Stellenbosch University
107 publications, 1.36%
Makerere University
91 publications, 1.16%
University of Pretoria
86 publications, 1.1%
University of South Africa
84 publications, 1.07%
Addis Ababa University
78 publications, 1%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
77 publications, 0.98%
University of Johannesburg
76 publications, 0.97%
University of Oslo
73 publications, 0.93%
North-West University
65 publications, 0.83%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
65 publications, 0.83%
Karolinska Institute
64 publications, 0.82%
Johns Hopkins University
57 publications, 0.73%
University of Washington
57 publications, 0.73%
University of California, San Francisco
53 publications, 0.68%
Walter Sisulu University
49 publications, 0.63%
University of Strathclyde
44 publications, 0.56%
University of Oxford
43 publications, 0.55%
University of Liverpool
41 publications, 0.52%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
41 publications, 0.52%
University of Edinburgh
40 publications, 0.51%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
39 publications, 0.5%
Massachusetts General Hospital
39 publications, 0.5%
University College London
38 publications, 0.48%
University of Ibadan
37 publications, 0.47%
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With other countries

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USA, 1033, 8.31%
USA
1033 publications, 8.31%
South Africa, 924, 7.44%
South Africa
924 publications, 7.44%
United Kingdom, 541, 4.35%
United Kingdom
541 publications, 4.35%
Nigeria, 217, 1.75%
Nigeria
217 publications, 1.75%
Australia, 211, 1.7%
Australia
211 publications, 1.7%
Canada, 181, 1.46%
Canada
181 publications, 1.46%
Kenya, 165, 1.33%
Kenya
165 publications, 1.33%
Germany, 164, 1.32%
Germany
164 publications, 1.32%
Ethiopia, 163, 1.31%
Ethiopia
163 publications, 1.31%
India, 153, 1.23%
India
153 publications, 1.23%
Zimbabwe, 152, 1.22%
Zimbabwe
152 publications, 1.22%
Cameroon, 150, 1.21%
Cameroon
150 publications, 1.21%
Sweden, 146, 1.18%
Sweden
146 publications, 1.18%
Uganda, 137, 1.1%
Uganda
137 publications, 1.1%
Italy, 116, 0.93%
Italy
116 publications, 0.93%
Tanzania, 101, 0.81%
Tanzania
101 publications, 0.81%
Norway, 100, 0.8%
Norway
100 publications, 0.8%
Netherlands, 99, 0.8%
Netherlands
99 publications, 0.8%
France, 98, 0.79%
France
98 publications, 0.79%
Ghana, 95, 0.76%
Ghana
95 publications, 0.76%
Switzerland, 83, 0.67%
Switzerland
83 publications, 0.67%
Belgium, 81, 0.65%
Belgium
81 publications, 0.65%
China, 78, 0.63%
China
78 publications, 0.63%
Zambia, 78, 0.63%
Zambia
78 publications, 0.63%
Namibia, 69, 0.56%
Namibia
69 publications, 0.56%
Saudi Arabia, 68, 0.55%
Saudi Arabia
68 publications, 0.55%
Malawi, 60, 0.48%
Malawi
60 publications, 0.48%
Brazil, 57, 0.46%
Brazil
57 publications, 0.46%
Japan, 55, 0.44%
Japan
55 publications, 0.44%
Spain, 52, 0.42%
Spain
52 publications, 0.42%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1967 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.