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Research in Vanderbijlpark

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Vaal University of Technology.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.8k
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
35k
12.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1962-2026
65 years on the record
Vanderbijlpark

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 Vanderbijlpark?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Vaal University of TechnologyUniversity 2,832 #4,265

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 Vanderbijlpark work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Vanderbijlpark is in Physical Sciences, 44% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Engineering (18%), Business, Management and Accounting (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 447 fractional works · 48.3% of its workEngineering: 166 fractional works · 17.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 41 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 32 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 27 fractional works · 3.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 113 fractional works · 12.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 47 fractional works · 5.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 25 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 73 fractional works · 7.9% of its workInformation Systems: 34 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 46 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomaterials: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 24 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 406 fractional works · 43.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 179 fractional works · 19.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 60 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEducation: 49 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 117 fractional works · 12.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 23 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMarketing: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAccounting: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 38 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 29 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 34 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 29 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 44 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 29 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKVanderbijlpark926fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences44%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering16617.9%
    2. Environmental Science11312.2%
    3. Computer Science737.9%
    4. Materials Science465.0%
    5. Chemistry242.6%
    6. Energy111.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering40.4%
    8. Mathematics40.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy30.3%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.3%
    1. Social Sciences17919.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting11712.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance384.1%
    4. Psychology343.7%
    5. Decision Sciences293.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities91.0%
    1. Medicine242.6%
    2. Health Professions171.8%
    3. Dentistry20.2%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences182.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology70.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
    4. Neuroscience10.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Vanderbijlpark strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Vanderbijlpark is most concentrated in Water Science and Technology and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (10.1× the world share in Water Science and Technology).

  1. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 41.5 works10×
  2. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 21.4 works5.6×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.80× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 62 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.33× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.19× its world share, 143 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.45× its world share, 97 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.51× its world share, 42 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.14× its world share, 106 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.28× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.02× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 145 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting4.14×106 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.28×25 works
  3. Environmental Science2.45×97 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.02×34 works
  5. Chemistry1.80×22 works
  6. Materials Science1.51×42 works
  7. Social Sciences1.44×145 works
  8. Energy1.33×10 works
  9. Psychology1.24×30 works
  10. Engineering1.19×143 works
  11. Chemical Engineering1.10×3 works
  12. Computer Science1.01×62 works
  13. Health Professions0.67×14 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×16 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.36×8 works
  16. Dentistry0.35×1 works
  17. Mathematics0.34×3 works
  18. Nursing0.24×1 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.22×1 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×2 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.17×3 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.15×6 works
  23. Medicine0.12×19 works
  24. Neuroscience0.08×1 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.02×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Vanderbijlpark?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Wastewater Treatment, Biochar, Adsorption, Heavy Metals, Sustainability, Contaminant Removal and Surface Area.

▲ 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. Sustainability54▲ 2.4×51 topics
  2. Nanomaterials44▲ 4.5×15 topics
  3. Environmental Impact41▲ 2.6×35 topics
  4. Machine Learning40▲ 1.28×41 topics
  5. Wastewater Treatment34▲ 15×7 topics
  6. Biochar33▲ 21×4 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management33▲ 3.9×13 topics
  8. Adsorption32▲ 16×6 topics
  9. Heavy Metals32▲ 15×7 topics
  10. Economic Growth32▲ 4.2×20 topics
  11. Renewable Energy28▲ 2.1×29 topics
  12. Contaminant Removal28▲ 39×1 topic
  13. Surface Area28▲ 39×1 topic
  14. Biomedical Applications24▲ 2.1×21 topics
  15. Educational Technology24▲ 2.2×20 topics
  16. COVID-19 Impact23▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior23▲ 4.0×12 topics
  18. Nanocomposites23▲ 3.1×14 topics
  19. Leadership22▲ 5.0×15 topics
  20. Digital Transformation21▲ 4.3×11 topics
  21. Recycling19▲ 5.3×8 topics
  22. Higher Education18▲ 3.7×15 topics
  23. Performance Measurement18▲ 7.1×6 topics
  24. Waste Management18▲ 4.7×7 topics
  25. Tourist Satisfaction16▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Destination Image16▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Community Perceptions16▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Sustainable Tourism16▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Ionic Liquids15▲ 5.8×6 topics
  30. Metal Recovery15▲ 8.4×3 topics
  31. Information Systems14▲ 9.1×4 topics
  32. Lifelong Learning14▲ 7.3×8 topics
  33. User Satisfaction14▲ 7.6×3 topics
  34. Green Synthesis13▲ 7.4×3 topics
  35. Online Shopping13▲ 7.8×2 topics
  36. Lean Manufacturing12▲ 7.4×2 topics
  37. Partial Least Squares12▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Technology Acceptance Model12▲ 8.7×1 topic
  39. Information Sharing12▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Collaborative Relationships12▲ 28×1 topic

What research is done in Vanderbijlpark?

Adsorption and biosorpti…26Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 26 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 13 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …12Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 12 fractional worksQuality and Supply Manag…11Quality and Supply Management: 11 fractional worksNanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 9 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 8 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…7Digital Marketing and Social Media: 7 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 7 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 6 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 6 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologySociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and ManagementManagement Information Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 26 works
  2. 2 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 12 works
  4. 4 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 11 works
  5. 5 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions Organic Chemistry 9 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  7. 7 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  8. 8 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 7 works
  9. 9 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 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%Vanderbijlpark20.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.9% in 2023.

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