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Durban University of Technology

In research, Durban University of Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#381 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#701 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,533 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Business and International Management and Management of Technology and Innovation — Energy Engineering and Power Technology is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,680
of 28,054 · #4,173 all time
Rank in South Africa
#11
of 87
Research works
7.3k
▲ 101% vs 2013–17
Citations
87k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Durban 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 #381 of 6,365 27.9%515 #856
Social SciencesDomain #701 of 10,521 23.3%1,146 #1461
Physical SciencesDomain #1,533 of 12,888 19.1%1,257 #3607
EngineeringField #1,175 of 6,636 15.3%481 #2848
Environmental ScienceField #818 of 3,551 22.8%210 #1806
Business, Management and AccountingField #707 of 2,578 16.7%329 #1151
EducationSubfield #525 of 1,892 31.5%148 #869
Health SciencesDomain #3,403 of 11,982 15.9%341 #4528
EnergyField #215 of 694 21.6%96 #630
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #840 of 2,578 25.6%138 #1542

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Durban 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#856 #381
  2. Social Sciences#1,461 #701
  3. Physical Sciences#3,607 #1,533
  4. Engineering#2,848 #1,175
  5. Environmental Science#1,806 #818
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,151 #707
  7. Education#869 #525
  8. Health Sciences#4,528 #3,403
  9. Energy#630 #215
  10. Sociology and Political Science#1,542 #840
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 Durban University of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy Engineering and Power Technology takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 25.1 works7.9×
  2. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 23.9 works7.7×
  3. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 47.2 works5.3×
  4. PollutionSubfield · 51.3 works4.4×
← 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: 0.73× its world share, 102 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 75 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.86× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 42 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 196 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.53× its world share, 96 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.09× its world share, 481 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 210 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 96 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.41× its world share, 93 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 94 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 222 worksMedicineNursing: 1.44× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.46× its world share, 329 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 72 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 108 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 84 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 515 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Durban University of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Katharigatta N. Venugopala, Ajay Vasudeo Rane and Faizal Bux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Durban University of Technology.

  1. 1 Katharigatta N. Venugopala South Africa · #108,989 worldwide 214 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Ajay Vasudeo Rane South Africa · #205,216 worldwide 156 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Faizal Bux South Africa · #216,193 worldwide 317 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Krishnan Kanny South Africa · #320,662 worldwide 156 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Lawrence Mzukisi Madikizela South Africa · #384,519 worldwide 160 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Kayode Timothy Akindeji South Africa · #445,563 worldwide 36 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Andrea Giampiccoli South Africa · #562,597 worldwide 52 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Sheena Kumari South Africa · #570,615 worldwide 78 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Monique Marks South Africa · #585,640 worldwide 30 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Anthony A. Adegoke South Africa · #591,683 worldwide 56 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Durban University of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Durban University of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Social Capital, Supply Chain Management, Environmental Impact, Higher Education, Risk Management and Entrepreneurship.

▲ 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. Sustainability187▲ 2.6×69 topics
  2. Renewable Energy173▲ 4.1×40 topics
  3. Environmental Impact125▲ 2.5×44 topics
  4. Machine Learning113▲ 1.17×74 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management105▲ 3.8×21 topics
  6. Social Capital89▲ 5.7×16 topics
  7. Globalization79▲ 1.36×62 topics
  8. Innovation69▲ 2.2×40 topics
  9. Higher Education66▲ 4.1×21 topics
  10. Risk Management59▲ 4.2×13 topics
  11. Healthcare54▲ 1.63×22 topics
  12. Leadership54▲ 3.9×18 topics
  13. Big Data53▲ 1.98×19 topics
  14. Entrepreneurship53▲ 4.6×13 topics
  15. Consumer Behavior44▲ 2.4×15 topics
  16. Smart Grid42▲ 3.7×9 topics
  17. Recycling40▲ 3.6×10 topics
  18. Environmental Management40▲ 3.4×12 topics
  19. Life Cycle Assessment39▲ 4.8×8 topics
  20. Poverty Alleviation38▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Organizational Performance38▲ 5.2×11 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration37▲ 3.7×5 topics
  23. Social Entrepreneurship36▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Entrepreneurial Orientation36▲ 14×1 topic
  25. Opportunity Recognition36▲ 14×1 topic
  26. Lifelong Learning34▲ 5.7×7 topics
  27. Performance Measurement33▲ 3.9×7 topics
  28. Student Perceptions29▲ 5.4×6 topics
  29. General Relativity28▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Renewable Resources28▲ 5.7×4 topics
  31. Poverty Reduction28▲ 7.1×6 topics
  32. Respiratory Infections27▲ 7.8×3 topics
  33. Health Impacts26▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Emerging Markets26▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Biodiesel25▲ 9.5×2 topics
  36. Household Fuel Use25▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Indoor Air Pollution25▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Environmental Governance24▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Supernovae24▲ 10.0×2 topics
  40. Public Participation24▲ 36×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Energy and Environment Impacts, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

Entrepreneurship Studies…36Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 36 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…25Energy and Environment Impacts: 25 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 24 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 23 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Africa: 22 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 22 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 21 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…21Construction Project Management and Performance: 21 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofuel production: 18 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 18 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationPollutionBusiness and International ManagementAstronomy and Astrophysics6 others

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

  1. 1 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 36 works
  2. 2 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 25 works
  3. 3 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 24 works
  4. 4 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 23 works
  5. 5 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 22 works
  6. 6 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 22 works
  7. 7 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 21 works
  8. 8 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 21 works
  9. 9 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 18 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 18 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 available57.4%not open42.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 101% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.