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Research in Rondebosch

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Rondebosch, South Africa. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Cape Town.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
50k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1M
22.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Rondebosch

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 Rondebosch?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Cape TownUniversity 55,825 #387
2Colleges of Medicine of South AfricaUniversity 36 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.

Which fields of science does Rondebosch work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Rondebosch is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (18%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,492 fractional works · 33.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,377 fractional works · 18.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 430 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEducation: 199 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 139 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnthropology: 99 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 76 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 68 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 298 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 127 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 90 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 256 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 173 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 248 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 222 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 92 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,211 fractional works · 29.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 628 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEcology: 150 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 143 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 614 fractional works · 8.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 110 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 91 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 84 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 310 fractional works · 4.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 98 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 92 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 245 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOceanography: 77 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 158 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 73 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 70 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,971 fractional works · 26.4% of its workMedicine: 1,583 fractional works · 21.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 191 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 188 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 176 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 157 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 104 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 75 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 70 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 165 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 338 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 232 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 804 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 305 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 141 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 88 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 291 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 110 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 74 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 108 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVirology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 85 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRondebosch7,479fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences33%

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 Sciences2,49233.3%
    1. Social Sciences1,37718.4%
    2. Psychology2984.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2563.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2483.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities2223.0%
    6. Decision Sciences921.2%
    1. Environmental Science6288.4%
    2. Engineering6148.2%
    3. Computer Science3104.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2453.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1582.1%
    6. Chemistry700.9%
    7. Materials Science640.9%
    8. Mathematics540.7%
    9. Energy470.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering220.3%
  3. Health Sciences1,97126.4%
    1. Medicine1,58321.2%
    2. Health Professions3384.5%
    3. Nursing340.5%
    4. Dentistry90.1%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3054.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2913.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1081.4%
    4. Neuroscience851.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics150.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Rondebosch strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Rondebosch is most concentrated in Virology, Anthropology and Paleontology (5.8× the world share in Virology).

  1. VirologySubfield · 22.2 works5.8×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 89.4 works4.8×
  3. PaleontologySubfield · 37.5 works4.7×
  4. DevelopmentSubfield · 27.2 works4.1×
  5. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 62.1 works3.8×
← 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: 0.75× its world share, 235 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 268 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.45× its world share, 96 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 76 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.83× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 63 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 278 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 212 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 42 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 560 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.70× its world share, 560 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 52 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 47 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 144 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 300 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.09× its world share, 1,392 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 30 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 199 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 219 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 78 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.66× its world share, 235 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 264 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 1,225 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.05×212 works
  2. Health Professions1.72×300 works
  3. Environmental Science1.70×560 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.66×235 works
  5. Social Sciences1.46×1,225 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.45×96 works
  7. Psychology1.31×264 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.23×78 works
  9. Medicine1.09×1,392 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.04×199 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.03×219 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.98×144 works
  13. Nursing0.94×30 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.83×19 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×268 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.75×235 works
  17. Veterinary0.72×6 works
  18. Neuroscience0.70×76 works
  19. Energy0.68×42 works
  20. Chemistry0.61×63 works
  21. Mathematics0.60×47 works
  22. Engineering0.56×560 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×13 works
  24. Computer Science0.54×278 works
  25. Materials Science0.22×52 works
  26. Dentistry0.21×7 works

Which keywords describe research in Rondebosch?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Antiretroviral Therapy, Colonialism, Globalization, South Africa, Vaccine and Human Rights.

▲ 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. Epidemiology452▲ 1.52×132 topics
  2. Climate Change411▲ 2.0×96 topics
  3. Globalization260▲ 1.77×97 topics
  4. Sustainability206◆ 1.12×85 topics
  5. Mental Health172▲ 1.61×41 topics
  6. Public Health170▲ 1.56×64 topics
  7. Human Rights165▲ 2.2×51 topics
  8. Colonialism162▲ 4.6×34 topics
  9. Antiretroviral Therapy144▲ 12×6 topics
  10. Treatment133▲ 1.46×50 topics
  11. Economic Growth127▲ 2.1×27 topics
  12. Risk Factors126▲ 1.54×35 topics
  13. Biodiversity126▲ 2.2×30 topics
  14. Vaccine119▲ 4.0×11 topics
  15. Immune Response116▲ 2.7×22 topics
  16. Nationalism112▲ 3.3×21 topics
  17. Social Justice104▲ 2.3×35 topics
  18. Higher Education100▲ 2.5×23 topics
  19. Biogeography99▲ 4.8×20 topics
  20. Invasive Species98▲ 3.1×21 topics
  21. South Africa95▲ 47×4 topics
  22. Ethical Considerations89▲ 3.4×19 topics
  23. Drug Resistance84▲ 3.9×9 topics
  24. Inequality81▲ 4.8×12 topics
  25. Race81▲ 9.1×14 topics
  26. Population Dynamics79▲ 4.1×13 topics
  27. Gender-based Violence79▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Poverty Reduction75▲ 7.7×5 topics
  29. HIV Transmission71▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Gender Inequality67▲ 6.5×6 topics
  31. Mortality Rates66▲ 9.2×2 topics
  32. HIV Infection65▲ 8.3×4 topics
  33. Viral Load64▲ 11×2 topics
  34. economic empowerment59▲ 50×1 topic
  35. protests59▲ 102×1 topic
  36. Trophic Cascades59▲ 8.6×2 topics
  37. Environmental Governance59▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Preexposure Prophylaxis58▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Stigma and Discrimination58▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Community Health Workers58▲ 8.7×2 topics

What research is done in Rondebosch?

South African History an…52South African History and Culture: 52 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…51HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 51 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Africa: 39 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 38 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 37 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 34 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 31 fractional worksAfrican studies and soci…31African studies and sociopolitical issues: 31 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 30 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 30 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceInfectious DiseasesLawAnthropology4 others

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

  1. 1 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 52 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 51 works
  3. 3 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 39 works
  4. 4 African history and culture studies Anthropology 38 works
  5. 5 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 37 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 34 works
  7. 7 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 31 works
  8. 8 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 31 works
  9. 9 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 30 works
  10. 10 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 30 works

Research output over time

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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 counting20%40%Rondebosch18.7% 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 32.6% in 2016.

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