Question 1

How does eThekwini Municipality rank in research?

Accepted Answer

eThekwini Municipality ranks #22,437 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #83 of 126 in South Africa.

Question 2

Who are the top researchers at eThekwini Municipality?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Debra Roberts, Sean O’Donoghue and Darshan Reddy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is eThekwini Municipality.

Question 3

What are the most cited papers from eThekwini Municipality?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from eThekwini Municipality is "A framework for complex climate change risk assessment" (Nicholas P. Simpson et al., 2021), with 719 citations. Next come "Six research priorities for cities and climate change" (707) and "Development: Time to leave GDP behind" (702).

Question 4

Which research topics does eThekwini Municipality publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Human Rights and Development, Smart Grid Security and Resilience and Urban and Rural Development Challenges.

Question 5

Which keywords describe research at eThekwini Municipality?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antiretroviral Therapy, Human Rights, Sustainable Development, South Africa, Development, Biodiversity Conservation, HIV Infection and Urban Poverty.

Question 6

Which fields of science does eThekwini Municipality work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 35% of research at eThekwini Municipality is in Social Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Social Sciences (26%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 7

Is eThekwini Municipality's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower than in 2018-2021.