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Research in Johannesburg

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Johannesburg. The largest by output are National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Anatech and National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Research institutions
4
Research works
452
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.1%
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 Johannesburg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National Institute for Communicable DiseasesGovernment institution 431 #10,776 all time
2AnatechCompany 15 not ranked
3National Institute for the Humanities and Social SciencesResearch facility 6 not ranked
4Separation Scientific (South Africa)Company 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

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.

National Institute for Communicable Diseases: 95.4%Anatech: 3.3%National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences: 1.3%95%largest
National Institute for Communicable Diseases431 · 95.4%Anatech15 · 3.3%National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences6 · 1.3%

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

Which keywords describe research in Johannesburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Immune Response, Vaccine Development, Pathogenesis, Antiretroviral Therapy, Global Burden and Transmission.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 7.7×49 topics
  2. Vaccine8▲ 31×11 topics
  3. Immune Response8▲ 20×11 topics
  4. Vaccine Development7▲ 40×8 topics
  5. Pathogenesis6▲ 18×12 topics
  6. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 39×6 topics
  7. COVID-194▲ 4.2×15 topics
  8. Global Burden4▲ 11×6 topics
  9. Public Health4▲ 3.9×14 topics
  10. Pandemic4▲ 5.0×9 topics
  11. Transmission4▲ 99×2 topics
  12. Ebola Virus3▲ 183×1 topic
  13. Outbreak3▲ 137×1 topic
  14. Vector Control3▲ 40×4 topics
  15. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 12×8 topics
  16. Diagnosis3▲ 5.0×9 topics
  17. SARS-CoV-23▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Drug Resistance3▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Infectious Diseases3▲ 13×7 topics
  20. Arboviral Diseases3▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Artemisinin Resistance3▲ 131×1 topic
  22. Genome Sequence3▲ 50×2 topics
  23. HIV Transmission3▲ 56×2 topics
  24. Insecticide Resistance3▲ 54×2 topics
  25. Plasmodium falciparum3▲ 131×1 topic
  26. Treatment3▲ 3.3×8 topics
  27. Zika Virus3▲ 64×1 topic
  28. Genetic Diversity2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  29. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 15×6 topics
  31. Viral Load2▲ 36×2 topics
  32. HIV Infection2▲ 26×4 topics
  33. Risk Perception2▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Antifungal Therapy2▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Genomics2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  36. Infection2▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Development2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  38. South Africa2▲ 90×4 topics
  39. Preexposure Prophylaxis2▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Stigma and Discrimination2▲ 48×1 topic

What research is done in Johannesburg?

Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 3 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…3Malaria Research and Control: 3 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…2HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…1Child Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksReproductive tract infec…1Reproductive tract infections research: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealthNutrition and Dietetics2 others

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

  1. 1 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 3 works
  2. 2 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  3. 3 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 1 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  9. 9 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 1 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.