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Research in Pietermaritzburg

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management and Institute of Natural Resources.

Research institutions
7
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.1k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.8%
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 Pietermaritzburg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Umkhuseli Innovation and Research ManagementNonprofit 1,265 #13,913
2Institute of Natural ResourcesNonprofit 409 #24,772
3Grey's HospitalHospital / health system 222 #38,400 all time
4Edendale HospitalHospital / health system 187 #33,677 all time
5Umgeni Water AmanziGovernment institution 24 not ranked
6Talbot & Talbot (South Africa)Company 13 not ranked
7Centre for Community Justice and DevelopmentNonprofit 1 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.

Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management: 59.6%Institute of Natural Resources: 19.3%Grey's Hospital: 10.5%Edendale Hospital: 8.8%3 others listed: 1.8%60%largest
Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management1,265 · 59.6%Institute of Natural Resources409 · 19.3%Grey's Hospital222 · 10.5%Edendale Hospital187 · 8.8%3 others listed38 · 1.8%

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

Which keywords describe research in Pietermaritzburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Sustainability, Epidemiology, Climate Change Impact, Biogeography and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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 Change35▲ 4.6×71 topics
  2. Epidemiology17▲ 1.54×56 topics
  3. Sustainability16▲ 2.3×33 topics
  4. Biodiversity13▲ 6.1×20 topics
  5. Sustainable Development12▲ 2.6×22 topics
  6. Remote Sensing10▲ 3.0×20 topics
  7. Invasive Species10▲ 8.4×17 topics
  8. Renewable Energy10▲ 2.5×17 topics
  9. Environmental Impact8▲ 1.63×25 topics
  10. Climate Change Impact7▲ 11×4 topics
  11. Biogeography7▲ 9.4×16 topics
  12. Global Change6▲ 8.6×6 topics
  13. Food Security6▲ 4.0×11 topics
  14. Innovation6▲ 2.0×10 topics
  15. Arctic6▲ 18×4 topics
  16. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 9.2×5 topics
  17. Conservation6▲ 4.6×14 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services5▲ 4.8×6 topics
  19. Biomass Estimation5▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Energy Consumption5▲ 8.1×2 topics
  21. Irrigation5▲ 123×1 topic
  22. Water Efficiency5▲ 123×1 topic
  23. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 5.5×9 topics
  24. Tectonics5▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 4.3×8 topics
  26. Global Warming4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  27. Microbial Communities4▲ 3.6×7 topics
  28. Taxonomy4▲ 12×10 topics
  29. Population Dynamics4▲ 5.7×10 topics
  30. Sediment Transport4▲ 8.6×4 topics
  31. Numerical Modeling4▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Maternal Mortality4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  33. Continental Margin4▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Crustal Structure4▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Petroleum4▲ 26×1 topic
  36. geology4▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 7.5×6 topics
  38. Phylogeny3▲ 8.1×13 topics
  39. Sepsis3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  40. Aboveground Biomass3▲ 12×2 topics

What research is done in Pietermaritzburg?

Engineering and Agricultural Innovations: 5 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksBurn Injury Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksEngineering and Environmental Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agricu…2Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 2 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 2 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomech…2Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceGeologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEpidemiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 5 works
  2. 2 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 4 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  4. 4 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Engineering and Environmental Studies Ocean Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 2 works
  7. 7 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  9. 9 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 2 works

Research output over time

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