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Research in Grahamstown

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Grahamstown, South Africa. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Rhodes University and South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity.

Research institutions
4
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
20.3%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Grahamstown?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Rhodes UniversityUniversity 12,576 #3,946
2South African Institute for Aquatic BiodiversityResearch facility 641 #18,030
3Settlers HospitalHospital / health system 9 not ranked
4Fort England Psychiatric HospitalHospital / health system 3 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

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Rhodes University: 95.1%South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity: 4.8%Settlers Hospital: 0.1%Fort England Psychiatric Hospital: 0.0%95%largest
Rhodes University13k · 95.1%South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity641 · 4.8%Settlers Hospital9 · 0.1%Fort England Psychiatric Hospital3 · 0.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Grahamstown strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Grahamstown is most concentrated in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science and Ecology (15.2× the world share in Nature and Landscape Conservation).

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 68.9 works15×
  2. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 28.7 works8.3×
  3. EcologySubfield · 102.2 works6.9×
  4. Insect ScienceSubfield · 33.2 works6.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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 Grahamstown?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Conservation, Biodiversity, Colonialism, Higher Education, Habitat Fragmentation and Population Dynamics.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

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
  1. Climate Change197▲ 3.9×78 topics
  2. Invasive Species107▲ 13×20 topics
  3. Biodiversity88▲ 6.2×24 topics
  4. Conservation87▲ 11×20 topics
  5. Globalization79▲ 2.1×59 topics
  6. Sustainability70▲ 1.51×49 topics
  7. Higher Education62▲ 6.1×16 topics
  8. Colonialism62▲ 6.9×19 topics
  9. Habitat Fragmentation53▲ 13×5 topics
  10. Population Dynamics50▲ 11×11 topics
  11. Biogeography49▲ 9.9×18 topics
  12. Fisheries Sustainability49▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Human Rights47▲ 2.4×27 topics
  14. Social Justice45▲ 4.1×27 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services41▲ 5.6×10 topics
  16. Nationalism40▲ 4.5×20 topics
  17. Neoliberalism37▲ 5.4×17 topics
  18. Global Change36▲ 7.3×6 topics
  19. Photodynamic Therapy36▲ 8.5×4 topics
  20. Self-Assembly35▲ 5.6×8 topics
  21. Freshwater Biodiversity34▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Phylogeny34▲ 12×16 topics
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis32▲ 5.7×13 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity32▲ 3.9×11 topics
  25. Morphology32▲ 9.9×9 topics
  26. Reactive Oxygen Species32▲ 4.1×5 topics
  27. Biodiversity Conservation31▲ 4.4×12 topics
  28. Trophic Cascades29▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Marine Ecosystems28▲ 28×2 topics
  30. South Africa27▲ 53×4 topics
  31. Postcolonialism27▲ 11×12 topics
  32. Race27▲ 13×12 topics
  33. Biological Control27▲ 9.5×9 topics
  34. Conservation Challenges26▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Flow Regulation26▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Ecosystem Functioning24▲ 6.7×7 topics
  37. Freshwater24▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Ecosystem24▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Biodiversity Loss23▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Metal Complexes22▲ 17×2 topics

What research is done in Grahamstown?

Fish Ecology and Managem…26Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 26 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…22Marine and fisheries research: 22 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 22 fractional worksPorphyrin and Phthalocya…20Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry: 20 fractional worksSouth African History an…20South African History and Culture: 20 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 16 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 16 fractional worksAfrican cultural and phi…15African cultural and philosophical studies: 15 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 14 fractional worksBiological Control of Invasive Species: 14 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationGlobal and Planetary ChangeAquatic ScienceMaterials Chemistry4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 26 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 22 works
  3. 3 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 22 works
  4. 4 Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry Materials Chemistry 20 works
  5. 5 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  6. 6 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 16 works
  7. 7 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 16 works
  8. 8 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 15 works
  9. 9 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 14 works
  10. 10 Biological Control of Invasive Species Insect Science 14 works

Research output over time

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