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Central University of Technology

In research, Central University of Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,944 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,002 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#800 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,551
of 28,054 · #11,320 all time
Rank in South Africa
#35
of 87
Research works
2.6k
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Central 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 SciencesDomain #2,944 of 10,521 21.5%448 #3822
Social SciencesField #2,002 of 6,365 24.4%258 #2375
EducationSubfield #800 of 1,892 23.3%149 #1282
EngineeringField #3,243 of 6,636 11.4%175 #4255
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,479 of 2,578 19.9%90 #1997
Physical SciencesDomain #7,597 of 12,888 11.8%330 #9074
Life SciencesDomain #5,140 of 7,800 22.7%79 #10271
Health SciencesDomain #9,377 of 11,982 8.6%94 #13303
MedicineField #9,418 of 10,443 8.2%65 #16545

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central 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#3,822 #2,944
  2. Social Sciences#2,375 #2,002
  3. Education#1,282 #800
  4. Engineering#4,255 #3,243
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#1,997 #1,479
  6. Physical Sciences#9,074 #7,597
  7. Life Sciences#10,271 #5,140
  8. Health Sciences#13,303 #9,377
  9. Medicine#16,545 #9,418
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 Central University of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 149.4 works5.1×
← 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: 1.06× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 59 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.23× its world share, 175 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 65 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.94× its world share, 90 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 258 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central University of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Igor Yadroitsev, Arthur James Swart and Crispen Chipunza lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central University of Technology.

  1. 1 Igor Yadroitsev South Africa · #74,299 worldwide 435 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Arthur James Swart South Africa · #608,318 worldwide 66 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Crispen Chipunza South Africa · #721,073 worldwide 60 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Alfred Henry Makura South Africa · #726,714 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 K. Kusakana South Africa · #744,096 worldwide 191 citations · 70 works
  6. 6 B.P. Numbi South Africa · #756,334 worldwide 50 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Hesta Friedrich-Nel South Africa · #975,167 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 L.O.K. Lategan South Africa · #1,066,815 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Muthoni Masinde South Africa · #1,123,812 worldwide 50 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Almon Shumba South Africa · #1,199,520 worldwide 23 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Central University of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Central University of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Additive Manufacturing, Sustainability, Technology Integration, Student Perceptions, Mechanical Properties, Online Learning and Reflective Practice.

▲ 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. Sustainability64▲ 2.7×43 topics
  2. Higher Education53▲ 10×19 topics
  3. Additive Manufacturing39▲ 13×6 topics
  4. Technology Integration37▲ 13×8 topics
  5. Educational Technology36▲ 3.2×23 topics
  6. Globalization36▲ 1.91×36 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties35▲ 3.8×19 topics
  8. Education33▲ 2.0×29 topics
  9. Online Learning33▲ 4.2×11 topics
  10. E-Learning33▲ 3.5×13 topics
  11. Student Perceptions31▲ 18×7 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management29▲ 3.3×14 topics
  13. Leadership27▲ 5.9×14 topics
  14. Microstructure26▲ 5.2×10 topics
  15. Social Capital25▲ 5.1×9 topics
  16. Reflective Practice24▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Student Engagement22▲ 5.8×13 topics
  18. Applications21▲ 7.9×4 topics
  19. Lifelong Learning21▲ 11×8 topics
  20. Process Parameters20▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Teacher Professional Development20▲ 13×5 topics
  22. 3D Printing20▲ 8.9×3 topics
  23. Entrepreneurship20▲ 5.4×10 topics
  24. Student Satisfaction20▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Polymer Composites19▲ 7.5×5 topics
  26. Professional Development19▲ 9.9×8 topics
  27. Biomedical Engineering19▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Material Characterization19▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Materials18▲ 8.2×2 topics
  30. Metal Powders18▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Challenges18▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Fused Deposition Modeling18▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Metallic Components18▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Selective Laser Melting18▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Language Policy17▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Multilingualism17▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Organizational Performance16▲ 6.7×8 topics
  38. Vocational Education15▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Educational Leadership14▲ 12×2 topics
  40. School Improvement14▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Central University of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.

Additive Manufacturing a…18Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 18 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…18Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 18 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 14 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…14Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 14 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…13Education Systems and Policy: 13 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 11 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 11 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…11Online and Blended Learning: 11 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 10 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 9 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringMechanical EngineeringManagement of Technology and InnovationEducation2 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 18 works
  3. 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 14 works
  4. 4 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 14 works
  5. 5 Education Systems and Policy Education 13 works
  6. 6 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 11 works
  7. 7 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 11 works
  8. 8 Online and Blended Learning Education 11 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 10 works
  10. 10 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 9 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 available57.5%not open42.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central University of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% higher 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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