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AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa)

In research, AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#20,891 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#39,798
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#150
of 154
Research works
186
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #20,891 of 21,541 9.6%124

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa) 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: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.30× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.32× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa)?

Ranked on the composite score, Keith Martin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa).

  1. 1 Keith Martin South Africa · #1,220,195 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa)

Which keywords describe research at AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optimization, Energy Efficiency, Economic Growth, Open Pit Mining, Production Scheduling, Rock Mechanics, Machine Learning and Comminution.

▲ 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 16 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning2▲ 2.8×4 topics
  2. Optimization2▲ 20×3 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  4. Economic Growth2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  5. Open Pit Mining2▲ 443×1 topic
  6. Production Scheduling2▲ 443×1 topic
  7. Rock Mechanics2▲ 63×3 topics
  8. Comminution2▲ 162×1 topic
  9. Mineral Liberation Analysis2▲ 162×1 topic
  10. Governance1▲ 13×2 topics
  11. Poverty Reduction1▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Social Media1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  13. Community Empowerment1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  14. Development Policies1▲ 105×1 topic
  15. Foreign Aid1▲ 105×1 topic
  16. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.4×4 topics

Which research topics does AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mining Techniques and Economics, Mineral Processing and Grinding, International Development and Aid and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Mining Techniques and Economics: 2 fractional worksMineral Processing and Grinding: 2 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 1 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 1 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelect…1Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 1 fractional worksBelt Conveyor Systems En…1Belt Conveyor Systems Engineering: 1 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bio…1Metal Extraction and Bioleaching: 1 fractional worksTailings Management and …1Tailings Management and Properties: 1 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringMechanical EngineeringDevelopmentArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Mining Techniques and Economics Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  4. 4 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  6. 6 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  7. 7 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Belt Conveyor Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Tailings Management and Properties Civil and Structural Engineering 1 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 available48.2%not open51.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.7%domestic only57.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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