Research in Durban
Science Explorer records 36 research institutions in Durban, South Africa. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban University of Technology and Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa.
- Research institutions
- 36 7 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 57k ▲ 29% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 21.2% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Durban?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of KwaZulu-NatalUniversity | 42,325 | #791 | |
| 2 | Durban University of TechnologyUniversity | 7,277 | #1,680 | |
| 3 | St. Mary’s HospitalHospital / health system | 2,511 | #26,188 | |
| 4 | Mangosuthu University of TechnologyUniversity | 1,039 | #8,214 | |
| 5 | Africa Health Research InstituteResearch facility | 509 | #7,468 | |
| 6 | Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South AfricaInstitution | 487 | #6,564 | |
| 7 | King Edward VIII HospitalHospital / health system | 485 | #19,796 all time | |
| 8 | Management College of Southern AfricaUniversity | 291 | #20,497 | |
| 9 | Wentworth HospitalHospital / health system | 242 | #38,005 all time | |
| 10 | South African Association for Marine Biological ResearchInstitution | 228 | #36,751 all time | |
| 11 | Addington HospitalHospital / health system | 217 | #37,909 all time | |
| 12 | South African Sugarcane Research InstituteResearch facility | 184 | #35,004 all time | |
| 13 | eThekwini MunicipalityGovernment institution | 173 | #29,679 all time | |
| 14 | South African Sugar AssociationInstitution | 111 | not ranked | |
| 15 | R. K. Khan HospitalHospital / health system | 101 | not ranked | |
| 16 | Africa Society for Blood TransfusionNonprofit | 101 | not ranked | |
| 17 | National Bioproducts Institute (South Africa)Company | 94 | not ranked | |
| 18 | Regent Business SchoolUniversity | 86 | not ranked | |
| 19 | Health Systems TrustNonprofit | 83 | not ranked | |
| 20 | Mahatma Gandhi Memorial HospitalHospital / health system | 61 | not ranked | |
| 21 | Production Management Institute of Southern AfricaUniversity | 51 | not ranked | |
| 22 | McCord HospitalHospital / health system | 42 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Illovo Sugar (South Africa)Company | 40 | not ranked | |
| 24 | African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of DisputesNonprofit | 23 | not ranked | |
| 25 | DamelinUniversity | 10 | not ranked | |
| 26 | Project EmpowerNonprofit | 9 | not ranked | |
| 27 | South African Society of AnaesthesiologistsNonprofit | 9 | not ranked | |
| 28 | AIDS Healthcare FoundationNonprofit | 7 | not ranked | |
| 29 | AIDS Foundation of South AfricaNonprofit | 5 | not ranked | |
| 30 | e-Waste Association of South AfricaInstitution | 5 | not ranked | |
| 31 | Childline South AfricaNonprofit | 5 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Khanyisa ProjectsInstitution | 4 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Molecular Diagnostics ServicesResearch facility | 2 | not ranked | |
| 34 | Conservancies KZNInstitution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 35 | Citrus Growers AssociationInstitution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 36 | The Browns' SchoolNonprofit | 0 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
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What is Durban strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Durban is most concentrated in Business and International Management, Virology and Public Administration (5.7× the world share in Business and International Management).
- Business and International ManagementSubfield · 70.3 works5.7×
- VirologySubfield · 38.4 works5.6×
- Public AdministrationSubfield · 23.5 works3.7×
- Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 120.3 works3.4×
- Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 262.7 works3.3×
- Safety ResearchSubfield · 96.3 works3.0×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
Which keywords describe research in Durban?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antiretroviral Therapy, Sustainability, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Social Capital, Higher Education, Renewable Energy and Poverty Alleviation.
- Adolescent Health
- Opportunity Recognition
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Preexposure Prophylaxis
- Socio-Economic Rights
- Viral Load
- Consumer Protection
- Judicial Review
- Public Participation
- Mortality Rates
- HIV Transmission
- Poverty Alleviation
- Leadership
- Economic Growth
- Antiretroviral Therapy
- Social Capital
- Mental Health
- Renewable Energy
- Machine Learning
- Sustainability
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Environmental Impact
- Globalization
- Human Rights
- Higher Education
- Supply Chain Management
- Vaccine
- Entrepreneurship
- South Africa
- Environmental Governance
- Maternal Mortality
- Equality
- Legal Research
- Constitutionalism
- Developmental Local Government
- Poverty Reduction
- Stigma and Discrimination
- Entrepreneurial Orientation
- Community Health Workers
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Epidemiology514◆ 1.11×133 topics
- Sustainability453▲ 1.58×93 topics
- Climate Change422▲ 1.33×100 topics
- Machine Learning319▼ 0.83×88 topics
- Environmental Impact288▲ 1.44×58 topics
- Renewable Energy284▲ 1.68×48 topics
- Globalization276▲ 1.20×102 topics
- Mental Health268▲ 1.56×42 topics
- Human Rights229▲ 1.89×45 topics
- Social Capital220▲ 3.5×18 topics
- Higher Education217▲ 3.4×25 topics
- Antiretroviral Therapy197▲ 10×6 topics
- Supply Chain Management196▲ 1.79×23 topics
- Economic Growth188▲ 1.88×29 topics
- Vaccine151▲ 3.2×11 topics
- Leadership142▲ 2.5×26 topics
- Entrepreneurship132▲ 2.9×15 topics
- Poverty Alleviation121▲ 10×2 topics
- South Africa117▲ 37×4 topics
- HIV Transmission114▲ 13×2 topics
- Environmental Governance113▲ 15×4 topics
- Mortality Rates110▲ 9.9×2 topics
- Maternal Mortality110▲ 4.2×5 topics
- Public Participation108▲ 41×2 topics
- Equality105▲ 15×5 topics
- Judicial Review103▲ 9.7×4 topics
- Legal Research102▲ 6.7×2 topics
- Consumer Protection102▲ 20×2 topics
- Constitutionalism102▲ 9.1×2 topics
- Viral Load102▲ 11×2 topics
- Developmental Local Government102▲ 79×1 topic
- Socio-Economic Rights102▲ 79×1 topic
- Poverty Reduction101▲ 6.5×7 topics
- Preexposure Prophylaxis93▲ 16×1 topic
- Stigma and Discrimination93▲ 16×1 topic
- Social Entrepreneurship86▲ 6.9×3 topics
- Entrepreneurial Orientation85▲ 8.5×1 topic
- Opportunity Recognition85▲ 8.5×1 topic
- Community Health Workers84▲ 8.4×2 topics
- Adolescent Health82▲ 8.2×3 topics
What research is done in Durban?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 102 works
- 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 93 works
- 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 85 works
- 4 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 77 works
- 5 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 70 works
- 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 69 works
- 7 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 58 works
- 8 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 53 works
- 9 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 51 works
- 10 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 51 works
Research output over time
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