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Short name

UNIMA

Country, city

Malawi, Zomba

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Publications

4 518

Citations

121 302

h-index

125

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (152 publications)

Malaria Journal (98 publications)

Journal of Infectious Diseases (74 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (424 publications)

University of Liverpool (368 publications)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (308 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (424 publications)

University of Liverpool (368 publications)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (308 publications)

Top-1 researchers by h-index

Mdika Nick

23 publications, 13 citations, 6 reviews

h-index: 2

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1967

Total publications

4518

Total citations

121302

Citations per publication

26.85

Average publications per year

75.3

Average authors per publication

7.62

h-index

125

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

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 791, 17.51% Infectious Diseases 791 publications, 17.51%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 590, 13.06% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 590 publications, 13.06%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 567, 12.55% General Medicine 567 publications, 12.55%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 269, 5.95% Parasitology 269 publications, 5.95%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 228, 5.05% Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 228 publications, 5.05%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 211, 4.67% Multidisciplinary 211 publications, 4.67%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 205, 4.54% Health Policy 205 publications, 4.54%
Medicine (miscellaneous)	Medicine (miscellaneous), 196, 4.34% Medicine (miscellaneous) 196 publications, 4.34%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 181, 4.01% Geography, Planning and Development 181 publications, 4.01%
Nutrition and Dietetics	Nutrition and Dietetics, 175, 3.87% Nutrition and Dietetics 175 publications, 3.87%
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Obstetrics and Gynecology, 158, 3.5% Obstetrics and Gynecology 158 publications, 3.5%
Immunology and Allergy	Immunology and Allergy, 155, 3.43% Immunology and Allergy 155 publications, 3.43%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 154, 3.41% Microbiology (medical) 154 publications, 3.41%
Virology	Virology, 138, 3.05% Virology 138 publications, 3.05%
Development	Development, 136, 3.01% Development 136 publications, 3.01%
Immunology	Immunology, 129, 2.86% Immunology 129 publications, 2.86%
Food Science	Food Science, 117, 2.59% Food Science 117 publications, 2.59%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 114, 2.52% Sociology and Political Science 114 publications, 2.52%
Education	Education, 105, 2.32% Education 105 publications, 2.32%
Pharmacology (medical)	Pharmacology (medical), 101, 2.24% Pharmacology (medical) 101 publications, 2.24%
Health (social science)	Health (social science), 96, 2.12% Health (social science) 96 publications, 2.12%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 92, 2.04% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 92 publications, 2.04%
Epidemiology	Epidemiology, 80, 1.77% Epidemiology 80 publications, 1.77%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 75, 1.66% Agronomy and Crop Science 75 publications, 1.66%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 74, 1.64% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 74 publications, 1.64%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 71, 1.57% Microbiology 71 publications, 1.57%
Genetics	Genetics, 67, 1.48% Genetics 67 publications, 1.48%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 62, 1.37% Economics and Econometrics 62 publications, 1.37%
Oncology	Oncology, 60, 1.33% Oncology 60 publications, 1.33%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 60, 1.33% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 60 publications, 1.33%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 152, 3.36% PLoS ONE 152 publications, 3.36%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 98, 2.17% Malaria Journal 98 publications, 2.17%
Journal of Infectious Diseases	Journal of Infectious Diseases, 74, 1.64% Journal of Infectious Diseases 74 publications, 1.64%
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 72, 1.59% American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 72 publications, 1.59%
The Lancet	The Lancet, 61, 1.35% The Lancet 61 publications, 1.35%
Clinical Infectious Diseases	Clinical Infectious Diseases, 54, 1.2% Clinical Infectious Diseases 54 publications, 1.2%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 49, 1.08% BMC Public Health 49 publications, 1.08%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 43, 0.95% BMC Health Services Research 43 publications, 0.95%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 41, 0.91% BMJ Open 41 publications, 0.91%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 38, 0.84% SSRN Electronic Journal 38 publications, 0.84%
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes	Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 37, 0.82% Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 37 publications, 0.82%
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth	Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 36, 0.8% Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 36 publications, 0.8%
Maternal and Child Nutrition	Maternal and Child Nutrition, 35, 0.77% Maternal and Child Nutrition 35 publications, 0.77%
BMJ Global Health	BMJ Global Health, 34, 0.75% BMJ Global Health 34 publications, 0.75%
AIDS	AIDS, 33, 0.73% AIDS 33 publications, 0.73%
Wellcome Open Research	Wellcome Open Research, 33, 0.73% Wellcome Open Research 33 publications, 0.73%
Tropical Doctor	Tropical Doctor, 31, 0.69% Tropical Doctor 31 publications, 0.69%
Tropical Medicine and International Health	Tropical Medicine and International Health, 31, 0.69% Tropical Medicine and International Health 31 publications, 0.69%
Journal of Nutrition	Journal of Nutrition, 31, 0.69% Journal of Nutrition 31 publications, 0.69%
BMC Infectious Diseases	BMC Infectious Diseases, 29, 0.64% BMC Infectious Diseases 29 publications, 0.64%
Current Developments in Nutrition	Current Developments in Nutrition, 28, 0.62% Current Developments in Nutrition 28 publications, 0.62%
The Lancet Global Health	The Lancet Global Health, 27, 0.6% The Lancet Global Health 27 publications, 0.6%
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 26, 0.58% Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 26 publications, 0.58%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 24, 0.53% Scientific Reports 24 publications, 0.53%
Reproductive Health	Reproductive Health, 23, 0.51% Reproductive Health 23 publications, 0.51%
Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 23, 0.51% Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering 23 publications, 0.51%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23, 0.51% BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 23 publications, 0.51%
BMC Pediatrics	BMC Pediatrics, 22, 0.49% BMC Pediatrics 22 publications, 0.49%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 0.44% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20 publications, 0.44%
Vaccine	Vaccine, 20, 0.44% Vaccine 20 publications, 0.44%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1041, 23.04% Springer Nature 1041 publications, 23.04%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 686, 15.18% Elsevier 686 publications, 15.18%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 391, 8.65% Taylor & Francis 391 publications, 8.65%
Wiley	Wiley, 373, 8.26% Wiley 373 publications, 8.26%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 279, 6.18% Oxford University Press 279 publications, 6.18%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 216, 4.78% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 216 publications, 4.78%
SAGE	SAGE, 158, 3.5% SAGE 158 publications, 3.5%
BMJ	BMJ, 133, 2.94% BMJ 133 publications, 2.94%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 128, 2.83% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 128 publications, 2.83%
MDPI	MDPI, 104, 2.3% MDPI 104 publications, 2.3%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 85, 1.88% Cambridge University Press 85 publications, 1.88%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 72, 1.59% American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 72 publications, 1.59%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 64, 1.42% Frontiers Media S.A. 64 publications, 1.42%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 59, 1.31% American Society for Microbiology 59 publications, 1.31%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 54, 1.2% Academic Journals 54 publications, 1.2%
American Society for Nutrition	American Society for Nutrition, 52, 1.15% American Society for Nutrition 52 publications, 1.15%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 49, 1.08% F1000 Research 49 publications, 1.08%
Emerald	Emerald, 46, 1.02% Emerald 46 publications, 1.02%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 38, 0.84% Social Science Electronic Publishing 38 publications, 0.84%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 35, 0.77% AOSIS 35 publications, 0.77%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 28, 0.62% Hindawi Limited 28 publications, 0.62%
Brill	Brill, 24, 0.53% Brill 24 publications, 0.53%
Ubiquity Press	Ubiquity Press, 15, 0.33% Ubiquity Press 15 publications, 0.33%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 12, 0.27% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 12 publications, 0.27%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 12, 0.27% American Society of Hematology 12 publications, 0.27%
Mark Allen Group	Mark Allen Group, 12, 0.27% Mark Allen Group 12 publications, 0.27%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 11, 0.24% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 11 publications, 0.24%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 11, 0.24% IGI Global 11 publications, 0.24%
American Academy of Pediatrics	American Academy of Pediatrics, 10, 0.22% American Academy of Pediatrics 10 publications, 0.22%
American Medical Association (AMA)	American Medical Association (AMA), 10, 0.22% American Medical Association (AMA) 10 publications, 0.22%
	200 400 600 800 1000 1200

With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 424, 9.38% Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 424 publications, 9.38%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 368, 8.15% University of Liverpool 368 publications, 8.15%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 308, 6.82% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 308 publications, 6.82%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 245, 5.42% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 245 publications, 5.42%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 211, 4.67% Johns Hopkins University 211 publications, 4.67%
Michigan State University	Michigan State University, 181, 4.01% Michigan State University 181 publications, 4.01%
University College London	University College London, 178, 3.94% University College London 178 publications, 3.94%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 167, 3.7% University of the Witwatersrand 167 publications, 3.7%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 146, 3.23% University of Oxford 146 publications, 3.23%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 140, 3.1% Harvard University 140 publications, 3.1%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 133, 2.94% University of Cape Town 133 publications, 2.94%
University of Zambia	University of Zambia, 111, 2.46% University of Zambia 111 publications, 2.46%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 107, 2.37% Makerere University 107 publications, 2.37%
Tampere University	Tampere University, 104, 2.3% Tampere University 104 publications, 2.3%
Kenya Medical Research Institute	Kenya Medical Research Institute, 102, 2.26% Kenya Medical Research Institute 102 publications, 2.26%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 100, 2.21% University of Washington 100 publications, 2.21%
University of Zimbabwe	University of Zimbabwe, 99, 2.19% University of Zimbabwe 99 publications, 2.19%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 97, 2.15% Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 97 publications, 2.15%
University of Maryland, Baltimore	University of Maryland, Baltimore, 93, 2.06% University of Maryland, Baltimore 93 publications, 2.06%
Tampere University Hospital	Tampere University Hospital, 92, 2.04% Tampere University Hospital 92 publications, 2.04%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 92, 2.04% University of KwaZulu-Natal 92 publications, 2.04%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 92, 2.04% University of California, Davis 92 publications, 2.04%
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences	Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 87, 1.93% Kamuzu University of Health Sciences 87 publications, 1.93%
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources	Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 87, 1.93% Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources 87 publications, 1.93%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 86, 1.9% Stellenbosch University 86 publications, 1.9%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 85, 1.88% University of Melbourne 85 publications, 1.88%
Washington University in St. Louis	Washington University in St. Louis, 81, 1.79% Washington University in St. Louis 81 publications, 1.79%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 79, 1.75% University of Edinburgh 79 publications, 1.75%
Amsterdam University Medical Center	Amsterdam University Medical Center, 74, 1.64% Amsterdam University Medical Center 74 publications, 1.64%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 70, 1.55% University of Toronto 70 publications, 1.55%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 424, 9.38% Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 424 publications, 9.38%
University of Liverpool	University of Liverpool, 368, 8.15% University of Liverpool 368 publications, 8.15%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 308, 6.82% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 308 publications, 6.82%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 245, 5.42% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 245 publications, 5.42%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 211, 4.67% Johns Hopkins University 211 publications, 4.67%
Michigan State University	Michigan State University, 181, 4.01% Michigan State University 181 publications, 4.01%
University College London	University College London, 178, 3.94% University College London 178 publications, 3.94%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 167, 3.7% University of the Witwatersrand 167 publications, 3.7%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 146, 3.23% University of Oxford 146 publications, 3.23%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 140, 3.1% Harvard University 140 publications, 3.1%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 133, 2.94% University of Cape Town 133 publications, 2.94%
University of Zambia	University of Zambia, 111, 2.46% University of Zambia 111 publications, 2.46%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 107, 2.37% Makerere University 107 publications, 2.37%
Tampere University	Tampere University, 104, 2.3% Tampere University 104 publications, 2.3%
Kenya Medical Research Institute	Kenya Medical Research Institute, 102, 2.26% Kenya Medical Research Institute 102 publications, 2.26%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 100, 2.21% University of Washington 100 publications, 2.21%
University of Zimbabwe	University of Zimbabwe, 99, 2.19% University of Zimbabwe 99 publications, 2.19%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 97, 2.15% Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 97 publications, 2.15%
University of Maryland, Baltimore	University of Maryland, Baltimore, 93, 2.06% University of Maryland, Baltimore 93 publications, 2.06%
Tampere University Hospital	Tampere University Hospital, 92, 2.04% Tampere University Hospital 92 publications, 2.04%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 92, 2.04% University of KwaZulu-Natal 92 publications, 2.04%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 92, 2.04% University of California, Davis 92 publications, 2.04%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 86, 1.9% Stellenbosch University 86 publications, 1.9%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 85, 1.88% University of Melbourne 85 publications, 1.88%
Washington University in St. Louis	Washington University in St. Louis, 81, 1.79% Washington University in St. Louis 81 publications, 1.79%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 79, 1.75% University of Edinburgh 79 publications, 1.75%
Amsterdam University Medical Center	Amsterdam University Medical Center, 74, 1.64% Amsterdam University Medical Center 74 publications, 1.64%
University of Toronto	University of Toronto, 70, 1.55% University of Toronto 70 publications, 1.55%
University of Pretoria	University of Pretoria, 66, 1.46% University of Pretoria 66 publications, 1.46%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 66, 1.46% University of California, San Francisco 66 publications, 1.46%
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With other countries

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
USA	USA, 1442, 31.92% USA 1442 publications, 31.92%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1395, 30.88% United Kingdom 1395 publications, 30.88%
South Africa	South Africa, 549, 12.15% South Africa 549 publications, 12.15%
Kenya	Kenya, 249, 5.51% Kenya 249 publications, 5.51%
Canada	Canada, 222, 4.91% Canada 222 publications, 4.91%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 202, 4.47% Netherlands 202 publications, 4.47%
Australia	Australia, 191, 4.23% Australia 191 publications, 4.23%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 173, 3.83% Tanzania 173 publications, 3.83%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 164, 3.63% Switzerland 164 publications, 3.63%
Zambia	Zambia, 163, 3.61% Zambia 163 publications, 3.61%
Uganda	Uganda, 161, 3.56% Uganda 161 publications, 3.56%
Finland	Finland, 145, 3.21% Finland 145 publications, 3.21%
Germany	Germany, 143, 3.17% Germany 143 publications, 3.17%
Norway	Norway, 140, 3.1% Norway 140 publications, 3.1%
Ghana	Ghana, 134, 2.97% Ghana 134 publications, 2.97%
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe, 130, 2.88% Zimbabwe 130 publications, 2.88%
Ireland	Ireland, 97, 2.15% Ireland 97 publications, 2.15%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 96, 2.12% Nigeria 96 publications, 2.12%
India	India, 95, 2.1% India 95 publications, 2.1%
Sweden	Sweden, 92, 2.04% Sweden 92 publications, 2.04%
Italy	Italy, 90, 1.99% Italy 90 publications, 1.99%
China	China, 88, 1.95% China 88 publications, 1.95%
France	France, 80, 1.77% France 80 publications, 1.77%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 77, 1.7% Ethiopia 77 publications, 1.7%
Japan	Japan, 74, 1.64% Japan 74 publications, 1.64%
Thailand	Thailand, 63, 1.39% Thailand 63 publications, 1.39%
Belgium	Belgium, 62, 1.37% Belgium 62 publications, 1.37%
Brazil	Brazil, 61, 1.35% Brazil 61 publications, 1.35%
Denmark	Denmark, 58, 1.28% Denmark 58 publications, 1.28%
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