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African Leadership Institute

In research, African Leadership Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,647 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,015 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,794
of 28,054 · #28,288 all time
Rank in South Africa
#71
of 87
Research works
1.3k
▼ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
927
0.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
94%
world 28%

What is African Leadership Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #9,647 of 10,521 4.4%112 #14021
Social SciencesField #6,015 of 6,365 4.9%78 #8720

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where African Leadership Institute sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.76× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 3.49× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.48× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.37× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.01× its world share, 78 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at African Leadership Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Hugh Tracey and Jean de Dieu Uwimana lead among researchers whose main affiliation is African Leadership Institute.

  1. 1 Hugh Tracey South Africa · #498,383 worldwide 15 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Jean de Dieu Uwimana South Africa · #1,585,133 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at African Leadership Institute

Which keywords describe research at African Leadership Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Global Governance, Human Rights, International Law, Ethnic Conflict, Genocide, Democracy, Civil War and Political Institutions.

▲ 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 institution'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. Global Governance17▲ 36×10 topics
  2. Human Rights16▲ 7.5×12 topics
  3. Globalization13▲ 3.2×24 topics
  4. International Law12▲ 19×8 topics
  5. Climate Change12▲ 2.1×31 topics
  6. Ethnic Conflict11▲ 123×2 topics
  7. Sustainability11▲ 2.2×25 topics
  8. Genocide10▲ 85×3 topics
  9. Democracy9▲ 13×2 topics
  10. Machine Learning9▲ 1.35×15 topics
  11. Civil War9▲ 135×1 topic
  12. Political Institutions9▲ 210×1 topic
  13. Peacebuilding8▲ 60×3 topics
  14. Renewable Energy8▲ 2.7×19 topics
  15. Sustainable Development8▲ 2.4×19 topics
  16. Development8▲ 11×7 topics
  17. Social Media8▲ 2.6×8 topics
  18. Social Justice7▲ 6.0×10 topics
  19. Humanitarian Intervention7▲ 90×1 topic
  20. Responsibility to Protect7▲ 112×1 topic
  21. Gender Equality7▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Neoliberalism6▲ 8.6×6 topics
  23. Social Capital5▲ 4.9×7 topics
  24. Civil Society4▲ 20×4 topics
  25. Information Technology4▲ 4.5×3 topics
  26. Religion4▲ 4.3×5 topics
  27. Local Turn4▲ 134×1 topic
  28. Resilience Governance4▲ 134×1 topic
  29. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 6.1×5 topics
  30. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 8.6×4 topics
  31. Rural Development4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  32. Transparency4▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Governance4▲ 5.4×4 topics
  34. Conflict4▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Political Economy4▲ 6.8×7 topics
  36. Gender Inequality4▲ 12×6 topics
  37. Poverty Reduction4▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Public Perception3▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Accountability3▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Community Health Workers3▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does African Leadership Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political Conflict and Governance, Global Peace and Security Dynamics, Peacebuilding and International Security and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Political Conflict and G…9Political Conflict and Governance: 9 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 7 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 3 fractional worksPeace and Human Rights Education: 3 fractional worksGender, Security, and Conflict: 3 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 2 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital Communication: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsNutrition and DieteticsCommunication3 others

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

  1. 1 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  2. 2 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  3. 3 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  5. 5 Social Media and Politics Communication 3 works
  6. 6 Peace and Human Rights Education Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Gender, Security, and Conflict Gender Studies 3 works
  8. 8 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  9. 9 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available93.5%not open6.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.5%domestic only49.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has African Leadership Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% lower than in 2013–2017.

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