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Eskom (South Africa)

In research, Eskom (South Africa) stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,743 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,105 of 10,521 worldwide) and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (#389 of 441 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Health Information Management and Health Professions — Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is 20.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,411
of 28,054 · #21,850 all time
Rank in South Africa
#58
of 87
Research works
1.5k
▲ 119% vs 2013–17
Citations
6k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Eskom (South Africa) 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,743 of 11,982 2.2%290 #15137
Social SciencesDomain #9,105 of 10,521 6.3%152 #12100
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield #389 of 441 1.7%101 #1191
Social SciencesField #5,695 of 6,365 7.4%104 #8089
Health ProfessionsField #1,741 of 1,928 2.3%93 #3498
Life SciencesDomain #7,135 of 7,800 2.8%67 —
MedicineField #9,768 of 10,443 2.0%177 #17607
Physical SciencesDomain #12,706 of 12,888 1.3%134 #14349

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Eskom (South Africa) 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. Health Sciences#15,137 #6,743
  2. Social Sciences#12,100 #9,105
  3. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health#1,191 #389
  4. Social Sciences#8,089 #5,695
  5. Health Professions#3,498 #1,741
  6. Medicine#17,607 #9,768
  7. Physical Sciences#14,349 #12,706
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 Eskom (South Africa) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health takes 20.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 100.6 works21×
  2. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 31.4 works19×
  3. Health ProfessionsField · 92.8 works5.5×
  4. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 45.7 works5.2×
← 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: 1.71× its world share, 52 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.55× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.48× its world share, 93 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.43× its world share, 177 worksMedicineNursing: 4.86× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 104 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Eskom (South Africa)?

Ranked on the composite score, D. Hille Ris Lambers, Yrjö Salo and A.C. Britten lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Eskom (South Africa).

  1. 1 D. Hille Ris Lambers South Africa · #648,772 worldwide 55 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Yrjö Salo South Africa · #949,857 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 A.C. Britten South Africa · #1,334,952 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Eskom (South Africa)

Which keywords describe research at Eskom (South Africa)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Education, Community Empowerment, Breastfeeding, Maternal Health, Non-Communicable Diseases, Child Nutrition, Stunting and Nutrition.

▲ 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. Health Education121▲ 42×8 topics
  2. Community Empowerment114▲ 23×9 topics
  3. Breastfeeding99▲ 62×2 topics
  4. Maternal Health99▲ 56×2 topics
  5. Non-Communicable Diseases96▲ 51×5 topics
  6. Child Nutrition94▲ 72×1 topic
  7. Stunting94▲ 72×1 topic
  8. Epidemiology45▲ 1.78×46 topics
  9. Public Health33▲ 3.6×19 topics
  10. Nutrition31▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Obesity31▲ 6.4×13 topics
  12. Mental Health30▲ 3.2×15 topics
  13. Sustainability29▲ 1.87×27 topics
  14. Nursing29▲ 24×4 topics
  15. Quality of Service29▲ 44×2 topics
  16. COVID-1928▲ 3.2×14 topics
  17. Patient Satisfaction28▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Health Research27▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Healthcare Access27▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Patient Experience27▲ 38×2 topics
  21. Behavioral Science27▲ 110×1 topic
  22. Medical Physiology27▲ 110×1 topic
  23. Organizational Behavior27▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Barriers26▲ 48×1 topic
  25. Nursing Performance26▲ 60×1 topic
  26. Child Development25▲ 9.4×5 topics
  27. Pandemic25▲ 3.7×8 topics
  28. Antioxidant Activity25▲ 6.2×14 topics
  29. Educational Technology24▲ 3.1×15 topics
  30. Food Safety21▲ 11×7 topics
  31. Media Literacy20▲ 5.4×3 topics
  32. Economic Impact20▲ 5.3×3 topics
  33. Indonesia20▲ 6.5×3 topics
  34. Traditional Medicine16▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Social Distancing16▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Community Behavior16▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Government Policy16▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Functional Food15▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Food Composition14▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Nutrient Analysis14▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Eskom (South Africa) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health and Nutrition, Methodologies in Health Research and Practice, Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction and COVID-19 Prevention and Impact.

Public Health and Nutrit…94Public Health and Nutrition: 94 fractional worksMethodologies in Health Research and Practice: 27 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and Satisfaction: 26 fractional worksCOVID-19 Prevention and Impact: 16 fractional worksFood and Agricultural Sc…14Food and Agricultural Sciences: 14 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 11 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 11 fractional worksAdolescent Health and Behaviors: 9 fractional worksEducational Methods and Impacts: 8 fractional worksEdcuational Technology Systems: 7 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthHealth Information ManagementGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 94 works
  2. 2 Methodologies in Health Research and Practice Health Information Management 27 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction General Health Professions 26 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Prevention and Impact Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  5. 5 Food and Agricultural Sciences Food Science 14 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 11 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 11 works
  8. 8 Adolescent Health and Behaviors General Health Professions 9 works
  9. 9 Educational Methods and Impacts Education 8 works
  10. 10 Edcuational Technology Systems Artificial Intelligence 7 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 available63.5%not open36.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.0%domestic only60.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Eskom (South Africa)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 119% 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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