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Department of Correctional Services

In research, Department of Correctional Services stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,858 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#38,560
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#144
of 154
Research works
211
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Department of Correctional Services 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
Social SciencesDomain #12,858 of 16,945 16.4%141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department of Correctional Services 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: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.14× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.83× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 3.37× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Department of Correctional Services?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, EU Law, Tax Avoidance, Social Impact, Criminal Justice, Public Health, Cultural Studies and Intellectual Property Rights.

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

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health2▲ 4.1×12 topics
  2. Public Health2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  3. Epidemiology2▲ 1.17×11 topics
  4. Social Media2▲ 3.2×8 topics
  5. Human Rights2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  6. Criminal Justice2▲ 17×2 topics
  7. EU Law2▲ 247×1 topic
  8. Social Impact2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  9. Tax Avoidance2▲ 95×1 topic
  10. Cultural Studies1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  11. Intellectual Property Rights1▲ 45×2 topics
  12. Children's Literature1▲ 78×2 topics
  13. Language Teaching1▲ 12×1 topic
  14. Linguistic Historiography1▲ 186×1 topic
  15. Social Capital1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  16. Job Satisfaction1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  17. Mass Incarceration1▲ 101×1 topic
  18. Prison System1▲ 52×1 topic
  19. Adolescents1▲ 7.1×5 topics
  20. Copyright Law1▲ 134×1 topic
  21. Crowdfunding1▲ 36×1 topic
  22. Fantasy1▲ 220×1 topic
  23. Fintech1▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Globalization1▲ 1.36×3 topics
  25. Graffiti1▲ 264×1 topic
  26. History1▲ 3.7×2 topics
  27. Institutional Child Abuse1▲ 270×1 topic
  28. Medical Education1▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Medical History1▲ 71×1 topic
  30. Neurosurgery1▲ 354×1 topic
  31. Redress Schemes1▲ 270×1 topic
  32. Street Art1▲ 264×1 topic
  33. Trademark Law1▲ 266×1 topic
  34. Young Adult1▲ 220×1 topic

Which research topics does Department of Correctional Services publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Taxation and Legal Issues, Historical Linguistics and Language Studies, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis and Intellectual Property Law.

Taxation and Legal Issues2Taxation and Legal Issues: 2 fractional worksHistorical Linguistics a…1Historical Linguistics and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 1 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law: 1 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 1 fractional worksPublic Spaces through Art: 1 fractional worksMilitary, Security, and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksThemes in Literature Ana…1Themes in Literature Analysis: 1 fractional worksHistory of Medical Practice: 1 fractional worksLexicography and Language Studies: 1 fractional works
AccountingLanguage and LinguisticsSociology and Political ScienceLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Taxation and Legal Issues Accounting 2 works
  2. 2 Historical Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 1 works
  3. 3 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Intellectual Property Law Law 1 works
  5. 5 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Public Spaces through Art Urban Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Military, Security, and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Themes in Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  9. 9 History of Medical Practice Neurology 1 works
  10. 10 Lexicography and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 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 available43.6%not open56.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.4%domestic only65.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Correctional Services's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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