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Dermatology Society of South Africa

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Research works
24
▼ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
105
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Dermatology Society of South Africa is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 6.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.47× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Dermatology Society of South Africa?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Healthcare Outsourcing, Medical Tourism, Complex Systems, Decision Making, Diagnostic Accuracy, Biodiversity, Primary Care and Ethics.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 23 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Healthcare Outsourcing2▲ 914×1 topic
  2. Medical Tourism2▲ 914×1 topic
  3. Complex Systems2▲ 57×2 topics
  4. Decision Making2▲ 37×2 topics
  5. Epidemiology2▲ 1.61×8 topics
  6. Machine Learning1▲ 2.6×3 topics
  7. Sustainability1▲ 3.4×3 topics
  8. Biodiversity1▲ 7.2×5 topics
  9. Climate Change1▲ 2.0×5 topics
  10. Diagnostic Accuracy1▲ 75×2 topics
  11. Ethics1▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Primary Care1▲ 12×2 topics
  13. Financial Crisis1▲ 29×1 topic
  14. Health Care Spending1▲ 66×1 topic
  15. Insurance Markets1▲ 66×1 topic
  16. Nuclear Fuel1▲ 145×1 topic
  17. Radiation Protection1▲ 145×1 topic
  18. Radiology Errors1▲ 192×1 topic
  19. Risk Management1▲ 12×1 topic
  20. Soft Systems Methodology1▲ 121×1 topic
  21. South Africa1▲ 149×3 topics
  22. Structured Reporting1▲ 192×1 topic
  23. System Dynamics1▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Dermatology Society of South Africa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Geographies of human-animal interactions, Entomological Studies and Ecology and Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability.

Lepidoptera: Biology and…1Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 1 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 0 fractional worksEntomological Studies and Ecology: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksImmune responses and vaccinations: 0 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…0Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 0 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 0 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 0 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 0 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 0 fractional works
GeneticsGeography, Planning and DevelopmentEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 1 works
  2. 2 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 0 works
  3. 3 Entomological Studies and Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability Urban Studies 0 works
  5. 5 Immune responses and vaccinations Immunology 0 works
  6. 6 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 0 works
  7. 7 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  9. 9 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  10. 10 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 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 available54.4%not open45.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dermatology Society of South Africa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% 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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