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Research in Johannesburg

Science Explorer records 102 research institutions in Johannesburg, South Africa. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of the Witwatersrand, University of Johannesburg and National Health Laboratory Service.

Research institutions
102
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
104k
▲ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7M
16.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Johannesburg

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Johannesburg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of the WitwatersrandUniversity 53,045 #573
2University of JohannesburgUniversity 33,551 #653
3National Health Laboratory ServiceGovernment institution 4,025 #3,584
4MintekResearch facility 1,485 #11,747
5Eskom (South Africa)Company 1,474 #5,629
6Lancet LaboratoriesResearch facility 1,067 #10,911
7Right to CareNonprofit 606 #12,746
8National Institute for Theoretical PhysicsResearch facility 582 #6,471
9South African Institute of International AffairsResearch facility 553 #16,291
10Sasol (South Africa)Company 520 #28,556 all time
11Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentGovernment institution 469 #17,439
12Lyceum CollegeUniversity 433 #11,432
13Anglo American (South Africa)Company 388 #19,944 all time
14Molteno Institute for Language and LiteracyNonprofit 355 #14,859 all time
15Transnet (South Africa)Company 329 #18,353
16Development Bank of Southern AfricaInstitution 324 #21,720 all time
17National Institute for Occupational HealthHospital / health system 314 #21,974 all time
18The Independent Institute of EducationUniversity 263 #11,950
19IIE MSAUniversity 262 #23,494 all time
20De Beers (South Africa)Company 210 #26,822 all time
21Conversation AfricaNonprofit 200 #16,683
22African Explosives (South Africa)Company 196 #27,442 all time
23Aurum InstituteNonprofit 190 #12,582 all time
24AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa)Company 186 #21,558 all time
25The Medical Oncology Centre of RosebankHospital / health system 160 #32,790 all time
26Milpark HospitalHospital / health system 155 #33,939 all time
27Wits University Donald Gordon Medical CentreHospital / health system 154 #33,197 all time
28South African Theological SeminaryUniversity 124 #22,136
29Anova Health InstituteResearch facility 115 not ranked
30Centre for the Study of Violence and ReconciliationNonprofit 111 not ranked
31South African Brain Research InstituteNonprofit 101 not ranked
32South African College of Applied PsychologyUniversity 98 not ranked
33Netcare Sunninghill HospitalHospital / health system 88 not ranked
34Sappi (South Africa)Company 84 not ranked
35Regenesys Business SchoolUniversity 84 not ranked
36Section27Institution 81 not ranked
37L&S Consulting (South Africa)Company 81 not ranked
38Cancer Association of South AfricaNonprofit 70 not ranked
39Poliomyelitis Research FoundationNonprofit 68 not ranked
40Golder Associates (South Africa)Company 61 not ranked
41Nano Energy (South Africa)Company 60 not ranked
42Infusion (South Africa)Company 52 not ranked
43St Augustine College of South AfricaUniversity 51 not ranked
44Johannesburg Wildlife VetNonprofit 50 not ranked
45Southern Africa Association for the Advancement of ScienceNonprofit 39 not ranked
46Health Science Academy (South Africa)Company 36 not ranked
47Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in AfricaNonprofit 33 not ranked
48South African National Energy Development InstituteUniversity 31 not ranked
49South African Association of Women GraduatesNonprofit 28 not ranked
50Omnia (South Africa)Company 28 not ranked
51Absa Bank (South Africa)Company 26 not ranked
52Palaeontological Scientific TrustNonprofit 26 not ranked
53GS1 South AfricaInstitution 24 not ranked
54Society for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South AfricaResearch facility 21 not ranked
55Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic ReflectionResearch facility 20 not ranked
56Ibis Reproductive HealthHospital / health system 18 not ranked
57Public Affairs Research InstituteResearch facility 18 not ranked
58Southern African Institute of Mining and MetallurgyResearch facility 17 not ranked
59Soul City Institute for Health & Development CommunicationNonprofit 15 not ranked
60Greenside Design Center College of DesignUniversity 13 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

University of the Witwatersrand: 51.4%University of Johannesburg: 32.5%National Health Laboratory Service: 3.9%Mintek: 1.4%56 others listed: 10.8%51%largest
University of the Witwatersrand53k · 51.4%University of Johannesburg34k · 32.5%National Health Laboratory Service4,025 · 3.9%Mintek1,485 · 1.4%56 others listed11k · 10.8%

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

Which fields of science does Johannesburg work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Johannesburg is in Social Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (14%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 11k fractional works · 39.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 5,940 fractional works · 20.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,747 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEducation: 1,263 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 622 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnthropology: 320 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 315 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 244 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 225 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 182 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 177 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 137 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 136 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 132 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 86 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 64 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 59 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 157 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,667 fractional works · 5.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 434 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 276 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 249 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 246 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 185 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 171 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 91 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,215 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 855 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFinance: 218 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 142 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1,145 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 426 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 362 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 185 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 104 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 68 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 727 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 168 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 123 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 71 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 64 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 227 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 518 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 351 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 117 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9,672 fractional works · 34.0% of its workEngineering: 3,688 fractional works · 12.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 773 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 629 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 504 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 375 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 235 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 196 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 187 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 159 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 132 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 130 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 130 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 94 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 71 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 67 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,597 fractional works · 5.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 237 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 237 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 195 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 186 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 160 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 160 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 153 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 118 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1,546 fractional works · 5.4% of its workInformation Systems: 524 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 450 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 134 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 131 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 109 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 98 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 99 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 875 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 490 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 129 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 101 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 101 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 478 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeophysics: 141 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 108 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 67 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 65 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 97 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 422 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 127 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 98 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 80 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 341 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 254 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 60 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 340 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 58 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 208 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 315 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 144 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 59 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 112 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 71 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5,395 fractional works · 18.9% of its workMedicine: 4,062 fractional works · 14.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 486 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 445 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 365 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 345 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 309 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 216 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 179 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 158 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 136 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 131 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 120 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 115 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 97 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 70 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 59 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 58 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 562 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1,088 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 655 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 92 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 80 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 64 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 136 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 174 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 142 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2,208 fractional works · 7.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,015 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPlant Science: 350 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 185 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 159 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 98 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 151 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 715 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 344 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 142 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 229 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 213 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 138 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 201 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 127 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 63 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKJohannesburg28kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences39%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5,94020.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1,6675.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,2154.3%
    4. Psychology1,1454.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities7272.6%
    6. Decision Sciences5181.8%
    1. Engineering3,68812.9%
    2. Environmental Science1,5975.6%
    3. Computer Science1,5465.4%
    4. Materials Science8753.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences4781.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy4221.5%
    7. Energy3411.2%
    8. Mathematics3401.2%
    9. Chemistry3151.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering710.2%
  3. Health Sciences5,39518.9%
    1. Medicine4,06214.3%
    2. Health Professions1,0883.8%
    3. Nursing1740.6%
    4. Dentistry550.2%
    5. Veterinary160.1%
  4. Life Sciences2,2087.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,0153.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7152.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology2130.7%
    4. Neuroscience2010.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics630.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Johannesburg strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Johannesburg is most concentrated in Archeology, Development and Public Administration (15.8× the world share in Archeology).

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 61.0 works16×
  2. DevelopmentSubfield · 128.3 works5.0×
  3. Public AdministrationSubfield · 55.8 works4.1×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 289.7 works4.1×
  5. VirologySubfield · 50.9 works3.5×
  6. Research and TheorySubfield · 21.4 works3.3×
  7. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 83.7 works3.1×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 888 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 626 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 185 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 173 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 56 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 62 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 281 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 1,376 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 423 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.31× its world share, 306 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 3,344 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 1,404 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.89× its world share, 788 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 306 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 374 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 50 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 974 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 3,538 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 153 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 14 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.88× its world share, 646 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.83× its world share, 1,492 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 462 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.07× its world share, 1,124 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 1,003 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 5,308 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.07×1,124 works
  2. Decision Sciences1.89×462 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.83×1,492 works
  4. Social Sciences1.65×5,308 works
  5. Health Professions1.46×974 works
  6. Energy1.31×306 works
  7. Psychology1.30×1,003 works
  8. Nursing1.23×153 works
  9. Environmental Science1.11×1,404 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.06×423 works
  11. Mathematics1.03×306 works
  12. Materials Science0.89×788 works
  13. Engineering0.88×3,344 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.88×646 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.74×888 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.73×185 works
  17. Medicine0.73×3,538 works
  18. Chemistry0.71×281 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.70×62 works
  20. Computer Science0.70×1,376 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.66×374 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.63×56 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×626 works
  24. Neuroscience0.42×173 works
  25. Veterinary0.42×14 works
  26. Dentistry0.41×50 works

Which keywords describe research in Johannesburg?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Globalization, Colonialism, Economic Growth, Human Rights, Supply Chain Management, South Africa and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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-now 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. Sustainability1,245▲ 1.79×125 topics
  2. Epidemiology1,007◆ 0.89×137 topics
  3. Globalization1,002▲ 1.79×160 topics
  4. Climate Change835◆ 1.08×117 topics
  5. Machine Learning834◆ 0.88×94 topics
  6. Renewable Energy707▲ 1.71×58 topics
  7. Human Rights662▲ 2.3×76 topics
  8. Environmental Impact651▲ 1.34×66 topics
  9. Mental Health648▲ 1.59×45 topics
  10. Economic Growth636▲ 2.7×36 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management620▲ 2.4×26 topics
  12. Sustainable Development608▲ 1.36×99 topics
  13. Colonialism546▲ 4.0×44 topics
  14. Public Health512▲ 1.23×69 topics
  15. Higher Education484▲ 3.2×30 topics
  16. Risk Management469▲ 3.5×19 topics
  17. Social Capital390▲ 2.6×21 topics
  18. Social Justice379▲ 2.2×46 topics
  19. Inequality359▲ 5.5×17 topics
  20. Governance342▲ 3.7×18 topics
  21. South Africa338▲ 43×4 topics
  22. Neoliberalism303▲ 3.0×28 topics
  23. Antiretroviral Therapy300▲ 6.5×6 topics
  24. Poverty Reduction295▲ 8.0×7 topics
  25. Gender-based Violence251▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Environmental Governance245▲ 13×6 topics
  27. Race244▲ 7.2×16 topics
  28. Postcolonialism228▲ 5.6×18 topics
  29. Equality226▲ 13×6 topics
  30. Judicial Review212▲ 8.8×5 topics
  31. Consumer Protection210▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Public Participation207▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Constitutionalism204▲ 8.1×4 topics
  34. economic empowerment202▲ 45×2 topics
  35. post-apartheid202▲ 91×1 topic
  36. protests202▲ 91×1 topic
  37. Poverty Alleviation200▲ 7.4×3 topics
  38. Developmental Local Government197▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Socio-Economic Rights197▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Decolonization192▲ 8.3×8 topics

What research is done in Johannesburg?

Legal Issues in South Af…184Legal Issues in South Africa: 184 fractional worksSouth African History an…178South African History and Culture: 178 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 140 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 132 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 123 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 122 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 110 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…99Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 99 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 98 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 97 fractional works
LawSociology and Political ScienceManagement Science and Operations ResearchEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 184 works
  2. 2 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 178 works
  3. 3 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 140 works
  4. 4 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 132 works
  5. 5 International Development and Aid Development 123 works
  6. 6 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 122 works
  7. 7 African history and culture studies Anthropology 110 works
  8. 8 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 99 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 98 works
  10. 10 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 97 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Johannesburg21.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 27.6% in 2016.

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What are the best universities in Johannesburg for research?

Science Explorer records 102 research institutions in Johannesburg, South Africa. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of the Witwatersrand, University of Johannesburg and National Health Laboratory Service.

Which research institutions are in Johannesburg?
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