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Government institution · Pretoria · South Africa

Department of Science,Technology and Innovation

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World rank, all time
#20,289
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#79
of 154
Research works
195
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

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: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.79× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.04× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.92× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.86× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.28× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.51× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Department of Science,Technology and Innovation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Biomedical Applications, Machine Learning, Nanocomposites, Deep Learning, Risk Management, Organic Electronics and Knowledge Sharing.

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

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning4▲ 1.99×17 topics
  2. Deep Learning4▲ 1.84×15 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management3▲ 6.1×10 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications3▲ 3.9×14 topics
  5. Nanocomposites2▲ 4.8×9 topics
  6. Neural Networks2▲ 2.5×8 topics
  7. Sustainability2▲ 1.25×11 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.0×7 topics
  9. Risk Management2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  10. Education2▲ 1.58×7 topics
  11. Nanomaterials2▲ 2.6×8 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  13. Data Mining1▲ 3.3×4 topics
  14. Graphene1▲ 3.7×7 topics
  15. Internet of Things1▲ 2.9×5 topics
  16. Big Data1▲ 2.5×6 topics
  17. Healthcare1▲ 1.97×5 topics
  18. Innovation1▲ 2.1×5 topics
  19. Ionic Liquids1▲ 7.4×4 topics
  20. Knowledge Sharing1▲ 14×4 topics
  21. Leadership Style1▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Nanofibers1▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Organic Electronics1▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Conducting Polymers1▲ 15×1 topic
  25. Intelligent Transportation Systems1▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Polyaniline1▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Department of Science,Technology and Innovation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conducting polymers and applications, Construction Project Management and Performance, Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Conducting polymers and …1Conducting polymers and applications: 1 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…1Construction Project Management and Performance: 1 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…1Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 1 fractional worksTopological and Geometri…1Topological and Geometric Data Analysis: 1 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 1 fractional worksOutsourcing and Supply Chain Management: 1 fractional worksData Visualization and A…1Data Visualization and Analytics: 1 fractional worksCatalysis for Biomass Conversion: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 0 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsManagement Science and Operations ResearchBuilding and ConstructionBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  2. 2 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  3. 3 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Topological and Geometric Data Analysis Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  6. 6 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
  7. 7 Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management Management Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Data Visualization and Analytics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  9. 9 Catalysis for Biomass Conversion Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 0 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 available57.2%not open42.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors61.1%domestic only38.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department of Science,Technology and Innovation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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