Nelson Mandela University

7.6k papers and 113.2k indexed citations i.

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In recent decades, authors affiliated with Nelson Mandela University have published 7.6k papers, which have received a total of 113.2k indexed citations. Scholars at this organization have produced 1.4k papers in Ecology, 959 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 717 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation on the topics of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (519 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (367 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (367 papers). Their work is cited by papers focused on Ecology (32.1k citations), Global and Planetary Change (20.4k citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (14.6k citations). Authors at Nelson Mandela University collaborate with scholars in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom and have published in prestigious journals including Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Some of Nelson Mandela University's most productive authors include Richard M. Cowling, Graham I. H. Kerley, Matt W. Hayward, Rajesh D. Anandjiwala, Janine B. Adams, Andrew T. Knight, Maya Jacob John, Rossouw von Solms, Mathieu Rouget and Michalinos Zembylas.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published by authors at Nelson Mandela University

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers affiliated with Nelson Mandela University at the time of their publication. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers affiliated with Nelson Mandela University at the time of their publication.

Countries citing scholars working at Nelson Mandela University

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