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Cape Peninsula University of Technology

In research, Cape Peninsula University of Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#950 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,636 of 10,521 worldwide) and Education (#498 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Communication, Pollution and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Communication is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,597
of 28,054 · #5,931 all time
Rank in South Africa
#24
of 87
Research works
5.4k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
68k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Cape Peninsula University of Technology 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 SciencesField #950 of 6,365 32.5%291 #880
Social SciencesDomain #1,636 of 10,521 26.5%569 #1529
EducationSubfield #498 of 1,892 39.4%107 #672
EngineeringField #1,852 of 6,636 13.3%335 #2670
Physical SciencesDomain #3,743 of 12,888 14.3%674 #5964
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,320 of 2,578 28.8%78 #1415
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,278 of 2,318 12.6%119 #2368
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,886 of 3,409 24.4%125 #1960
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,437 of 2,578 17.3%118 #1583
Environmental ScienceField #2,201 of 3,551 13.9%127 #3078

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cape Peninsula University of Technology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#880 #950
  2. Social Sciences#1,529 #1,636
  3. Education#672 #498
  4. Engineering#2,670 #1,852
  5. Physical Sciences#5,964 #3,743
  6. Sociology and Political Science#1,415 #1,320
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,368 #1,278
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,960 #1,886
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#1,583 #1,437
  10. Environmental Science#3,078 #2,201
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Cape Peninsula University of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Communication takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 30.6 works7.0×
  2. PollutionSubfield · 26.7 works4.2×
  3. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 20.9 works4.0×
  4. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 21.7 works3.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.64× its world share, 125 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 104 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.81× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.40× its world share, 335 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 127 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 121 worksMedicineNursing: 1.53× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.29× its world share, 118 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 291 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cape Peninsula University of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Theo C. Haupt, Kamilla Swart and Olalekan S. Fatoki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cape Peninsula University of Technology.

  1. 1 Theo C. Haupt South Africa · #118,207 worldwide 187 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Kamilla Swart South Africa · #180,981 worldwide 147 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Olalekan S. Fatoki South Africa · #394,349 worldwide 153 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Christine Winberg South Africa · #470,767 worldwide 51 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Jacques van Rooyen South Africa · #608,241 worldwide 59 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Atanda K. Raji South Africa · #642,848 worldwide 100 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Chux Gervase Iwu South Africa · #643,459 worldwide 41 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Robertson K. Tengeh South Africa · #716,032 worldwide 35 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Rodney Graeme Duffett South Africa · #749,773 worldwide 82 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Tunde V. Ojumu South Africa · #751,898 worldwide 96 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Cape Peninsula University of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Smart Grid, Environmental Impact, Higher Education, Social Media, Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Integration.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy89▲ 3.9×35 topics
  2. Sustainability86▲ 2.2×60 topics
  3. Environmental Impact62▲ 2.3×40 topics
  4. Social Media56▲ 2.5×22 topics
  5. Machine Learning53◆ 1.01×62 topics
  6. Higher Education42▲ 4.8×20 topics
  7. Smart Grid40▲ 6.5×9 topics
  8. Education38▲ 1.38×39 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency36▲ 2.4×27 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management36▲ 2.4×15 topics
  11. Power Electronics34▲ 6.5×8 topics
  12. Sustainable Development32▲ 1.28×31 topics
  13. Renewable Energy Integration29▲ 5.3×5 topics
  14. Big Data28▲ 1.96×18 topics
  15. Recycling28▲ 4.6×8 topics
  16. Waste Management27▲ 4.1×7 topics
  17. Social Capital26▲ 3.0×11 topics
  18. Smart Grid Applications24▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Technology Integration23▲ 4.7×8 topics
  20. Leadership22▲ 3.0×13 topics
  21. Decentralized Control20▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Lifelong Learning20▲ 6.1×8 topics
  23. Energy Storage Systems20▲ 8.7×2 topics
  24. Medicinal Plants19▲ 3.0×15 topics
  25. Energy Management19▲ 6.9×3 topics
  26. Reflective Practice19▲ 6.3×7 topics
  27. Student Perceptions18▲ 6.2×7 topics
  28. Distributed Power Generation18▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Microgrid Control18▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Game Theory18▲ 6.6×4 topics
  31. Flavonoids17▲ 4.1×11 topics
  32. Life Cycle Assessment17▲ 3.8×6 topics
  33. Smart Home16▲ 5.9×2 topics
  34. Wireless Communication14▲ 5.8×6 topics
  35. Demand Response14▲ 9.4×1 topic
  36. Electricity Markets14▲ 9.4×1 topic
  37. Phytochemicals14▲ 7.7×7 topics
  38. Distributed Generation13▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Student Voice13▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Student Participation13▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Cape Peninsula University of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microgrid Control and Optimization, Smart Grid Energy Management, Higher Education Practises and Engagement and Construction Project Management and Performance.

Microgrid Control and Op…18Microgrid Control and Optimization: 18 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…14Smart Grid Energy Management: 14 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 11 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 11 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 11 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 10 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 10 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…9Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 9 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 9 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 8 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEducationManagement Science and Operations Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 11 works
  4. 4 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 11 works
  5. 5 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 11 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 10 works
  8. 8 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 9 works
  9. 9 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
  10. 10 Media Studies and Communication Communication 8 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 available56.8%not open43.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cape Peninsula University of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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