South African Medical Journal 28.6k citations
3.5k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Topics HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Global Maternal and Child Health Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers South African Medical Journal
Comparison fields: 5 of 218 Epidemiology 5.8k General Health Professions 5.1k Infectious Diseases 5.1k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4.7k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4.1k Surgery 3.1k Emergency Medicine 2.5k Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1.9k Economics and Econometrics 1.8k Clinical Psychology 1.7k Oncology 1.5k Physiology 1.4k Obstetrics and Gynecology 1.4k Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1.3k Health 1.3k Molecular Biology 1.3k Sociology and Political Science 1.2k Emergency Medical Services 1.1k Nutrition and Dietetics 928 Genetics 898 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 867 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 783 Virology 768 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 759 Neurology 703 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 639 Social Psychology 637 Psychiatry and Mental health 626 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 623 Molecular Medicine 607 Speech and Hearing 537 Rheumatology 502 Pharmacology 494 Critical Care and 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About South African Medical Journal The 3.5k papers published in South African Medical Journal in the last decades have received a total of 28.6k indexed citations . Papers published in South African Medical Journal usually cover Emergency Medicine (284 papers), Infectious Diseases (490 papers) and General Health Professions (571 papers) specifically the topics of HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (175 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (140 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (125 papers). The most active scholars publishing in South African Medical Journal are Chris Bateman , John Anthony , Jagidesa Moodley , Marc Mendelson , Peter Barron , François Venter , Jonathan K. Burns , Dan J. Stein , Janet Seggie and Sue Fawcus .
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