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Government of South Africa

In research, Government of South Africa stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,338 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,462
of 28,054 · #27,465 all time
Rank in South Africa
#76
of 87
Research works
276
▲ 102% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Government of South Africa known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #7,338 of 16,945 24.6%163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Government of 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).

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: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.85× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 3.87× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.62× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.32× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.47× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.92× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Government of South Africa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Social Justice, Religion, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, Poverty Reduction, Gender and NGOs.

▲ 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. Human Rights7▲ 8.6×13 topics
  2. Sustainable Development5▲ 3.8×13 topics
  3. Climate Change4▲ 1.91×25 topics
  4. Economic Growth4▲ 6.0×6 topics
  5. Social Justice4▲ 7.8×10 topics
  6. Globalization4▲ 2.3×11 topics
  7. Religion4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  8. Gender3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  9. Healthcare3▲ 3.6×8 topics
  10. Poverty Reduction3▲ 31×4 topics
  11. NGOs3▲ 41×3 topics
  12. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.8×7 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management3▲ 4.0×6 topics
  14. Economic Development3▲ 4.5×8 topics
  15. Colonialism3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  16. Global Governance3▲ 15×7 topics
  17. Governance3▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Development2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  19. Environmental Governance2▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Identity2▲ 4.1×2 topics
  21. Constitutionalism2▲ 29×1 topic
  22. Developmental Local Government2▲ 253×1 topic
  23. History2▲ 4.0×2 topics
  24. Politics2▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Development Policies2▲ 78×1 topic
  26. Foreign Aid2▲ 78×1 topic
  27. International Law2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  28. Genetic Diversity2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  29. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Professional Development2▲ 13×7 topics
  31. Health Equity2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  32. Organizational Performance2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  33. Society2▲ 12×1 topic
  34. South Africa2▲ 86×3 topics
  35. Vietnam2▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Cultural Competence2▲ 17×4 topics
  37. Political Economy2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  38. Reflective Practice2▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Slum Upgrading2▲ 66×1 topic
  40. Urban Poverty2▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Government of South Africa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal Issues in South Africa, International Development and Aid, Vietnamese History and Culture Studies and Urban and Rural Development Challenges.

Legal Issues in South Af…2Legal Issues in South Africa: 2 fractional worksInternational Developmen…2International Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…2Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…2Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 2 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 1 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 1 fractional worksOrganizational and Emplo…1Organizational and Employee Performance: 1 fractional worksMulticultural Socio-Lega…1Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies: 1 fractional worksMedical Research and Tre…1Medical Research and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCounseling Practices and…1Counseling Practices and Supervision: 1 fractional works
LawDevelopmentSociology and Political ScienceUrban Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 2 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  3. 3 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 1 works
  7. 7 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 1 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 available54.2%not open45.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.2%domestic only71.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Government of South Africa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 102% 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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