University of the Witwatersrand

56.6k papers and 1.2M indexed citations i.

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In recent decades, authors affiliated with University of the Witwatersrand have published 56.6k papers, which have received a total of 1.2M indexed citations. Scholars at this organization have produced 5.1k papers in Infectious Diseases, 4.9k papers in Epidemiology and 4.3k papers in General Health Professions on the topics of Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS Infection (2.8k papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1.7k papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (1.4k papers). Their work is cited by papers focused on Epidemiology (119.9k citations), Infectious Diseases (115.1k citations) and Materials Chemistry (100.7k citations). Authors at University of the Witwatersrand collaborate with scholars in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom and have published in prestigious journals including Nature, Science and Cell. Some of University of the Witwatersrand's most productive authors include Daniel P. Joubert, Georg Kresse, Joseph P. Michael, Jan D. Kramers, Roger A. Sheldon, J. S. Stacey, G Justus Hofmeyr, Michael C. Kew, Trond H. Torsvik and Norman Owen‐Smith.

In The Last Decade

Fields of papers published by authors at University of the Witwatersrand

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing scholars working at University of the Witwatersrand

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