World rank, all time #23,494
of 34,923
Rank in South Africa #89
of 126 Research works 262
▼ 50% vs 2018-21
Citations 4.8k 18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate 15.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields 0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access 36%
world 40%
International 23%
world 18%
What is IIE MSA known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
Field World rank Where that sits Top-10% rate Works Domain #7,370 of 14,833 9.9% 156
Which fields of science does IIE MSA work in?
In all years, 60% of research at IIE MSA is in Social Sciences , 24% in Physical Sciences . Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%), Medicine (9%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Social Sciences: 156 fractional works · 59.5% of its work Social Sciences: 79 fractional works · 30.1% of its work Sociology and Political Science: 25 fractional works · 9.7% of its work Education: 15 fractional works · 5.7% of its work Political Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 4.7% of its work Communication: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its work Law: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its work Gender Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its work Anthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its work General Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its work Safety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its work Development: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its work Urban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its work Geography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its work Public Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its work Transportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its work Smaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its work Business, Management and Accounting: 28 fractional works · 10.5% of its work Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its work Strategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its work Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its work Management of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its work Management Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its work Marketing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its work Smaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its work Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 7.0% of its work Economics and Econometrics: 13 fractional works · 5.0% of its work General Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its work Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its work Psychology: 18 fractional works · 6.8% of its work Social Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its work Clinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its work Developmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its work Experimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its work General Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Applied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its work Arts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 4.3% of its work Literature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its work Language and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its work Visual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its work Philosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its work History: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its work Smaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its work Decision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its work Management Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its work Smaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its work Physical Sciences: 62 fractional works · 23.8% of its work Computer Science: 21 fractional works · 7.8% of its work Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its work Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its work Computer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its work Signal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its work Artificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its work Human-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its work Computer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Smaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Engineering: 17 fractional works · 6.5% of its work Electrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its work Media Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its work Ocean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its work Mechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its work Building and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its work Mechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its work Civil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its work Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Smaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its work Environmental Science: 13 fractional works · 5.0% of its work Global and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its work Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its work Nature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its work Ecology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its work Pollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its work Water Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its work Smaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its work Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its work Organic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its work Spectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its work Physical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its work Smaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Earth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its work Geophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Smaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its work Materials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its work Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Materials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Smaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its work Physics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its work Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its work Smaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its work Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its work Statistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its work Chemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Catalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Smaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its work Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its work Health Sciences: 36 fractional works · 13.6% of its work Medicine: 23 fractional works · 8.8% of its work Infectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its work Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its work Epidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its work Complementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its work Physiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its work Psychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its work Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Orthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Pharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its work Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its work Smaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its work Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its work General Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its work Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Smaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its work Nursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its work Nutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its work Smaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its work Veterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its work Life Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its work Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its work General Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its work Soil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its work Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its work Smaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its work Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its work Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its work Smaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its work Immunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its work Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its work Social Sciences Social Sciences Business Economics Psychology Arts and… Physical Sciences Computer Science Engineeri… Environme… Chemistry Health Sciences Medicine Health Pr… Agricultu… ALL ITS WORK IIE MSA 262 fractional works, all years 3% 24% 14% 60%
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers 79 30.1% 28 10.5% 18 7.0% 18 6.8% 11 4.3% 2 0.8% 21 7.8% 17 6.5% 13 5.0% 4 1.5% 2 0.8% 2 0.7% 1 0.5% 1 0.4% 1 0.3% 1 0.2% 23 8.8% 11 4.1% 2 0.6% 0 0.1% 5 1.8% 2 0.8% 1 0.2% 1 0.2% All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer
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: 0.48× its world share, 0 works Agricultural and Bio… Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 0 works Immunology and Micro… Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 0 works Neuroscience Chemical Engineering: 2.45× its world share, 0 works Chemical Engineering Computer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 works Computer Science Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 0 works Earth and Planetary … Energy: 3.10× its world share, 0 works Energy Engineering: 0.91× its world share, 2 works Engineering Environmental Science: 1.99× its world share, 2 works Environmental Science Materials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 works Materials Science Health Professions: 1.11× its world share, 0 works Health Professions Medicine: 0.72× its world share, 2 works Medicine Arts and Humanities: 1.45× its world share, 1 works Arts and Humanities Business, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 works Business, Management… Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 works Decision Sciences Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.29× its world share, 1 works Economics, Econometr… Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 1 works Psychology Social Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 6 works Social Sciences 1× world share
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy , 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 18 fields, with their numbers Energy 3.10× 0 works Social Sciences 2.68× 6 works Chemical Engineering 2.45× 0 works Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.29× 1 works Environmental Science 1.99× 2 works Psychology 1.77× 1 works Arts and Humanities 1.45× 1 works Health Professions 1.11× 0 works Immunology and Microbiology 0.94× 0 works Engineering 0.91× 2 works Neuroscience 0.82× 0 works Medicine 0.72× 2 works Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.61× 0 works Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.48× 0 works Decision Sciences 0.39× 0 works Business, Management and Accounting 0.20× 0 works Computer Science 0.11× 0 works Materials Science 0.11× 0 works
Who are the top researchers at IIE MSA?
Ranked on the quality score, Walter T. Brown , HB Klopper and Maria K. Damianova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IIE MSA.
1
Walter T. Brown
South Africa · #2,656,148 worldwide186 citations · 34 works
2
HB Klopper
South Africa · #2,772,247 worldwide267 citations · 29 works
3
Maria K. Damianova
South Africa · #2,975,177 worldwide368 citations · 24 works
4
Jacques Steyn
South Africa · #3,072,426 worldwide467 citations · 47 works
5
M. Samson
South Africa · #3,103,597 worldwide553 citations · 24 works
6
Bimo Abraham Nkhata
South Africa · #3,173,138 worldwide397 citations · 32 works
7
Charles Mathurin Villet
South Africa · #3,310,168 worldwide36 citations · 22 works
8
Agnes Ariho Babugura
South Africa · #3,450,102 worldwide125 citations · 16 works
9
Alex Asakitikpi
South Africa · #4,446,845 worldwide116 citations · 19 works
10
A.G.M. Das
South Africa · #4,464,127 worldwide68 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at IIE MSA
What are the most cited papers from IIE MSA?
The most cited paper from IIE MSA is "Intellectual capital and traditional measures of corporate performance" (Steven Firer, S. Mitchell Williams, 2003), with 1,117 citations. Next come "Work Related Stress, Burnout, Job Satisfaction and General Health of Nurses" (849) and "Intelligent Device-to-Device Communication in the Internet of Things" (492).
Most cited papers
# Paper Released Citations 1
Intellectual capital and traditional measures of corporate performance
Steven Firer, S. Mitchell Williams · Journal of Intellectual Capital
Open access 16 Aug 2003
1,117 2
Work Related Stress, Burnout, Job Satisfaction and General Health of Nurses
Natasha Khamisa, Brian F. Oldenburg, Karl Peltzer et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Open access 12 Jan 2015
849 3
Intelligent Device-to-Device Communication in the Internet of Things
Oladayo Bello, Sherali Zeadally · IEEE Systems Journal
31 Jan 2014
492 4
Burnout in Relation to Specific Contributing Factors and Health Outcomes among Nurses: A Systematic Review
Natasha Khamisa, Karl Peltzer, Brian F. Oldenburg · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Review Open access 31 May 2013
340 5
Challenges of mainstreaming green infrastructure in built environment professions
Adriana A. Zúñiga-Terán, Chad Staddon, Laura De Vito et al. · Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
Open access 12 Jun 2019
256
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting
Which keywords describe research at IIE MSA?
By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Growth, Higher Education , Development , Colonialism, South Africa , Human Rights and Environmental Governance.
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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers Globalization 16 ▲ 3.2× 34 topics Economic Growth 10 ▲ 5.2× 14 topics Sustainability 10 ▲ 2.1× 21 topics Climate Change 10 ▲ 1.37× 32 topics Human Rights 9 ▲ 3.8× 10 topics Colonialism 8 ▲ 6.0× 8 topics Higher Education 8 ▲ 7.8× 10 topics Education 8 ▲ 2.3× 19 topics Economic Development 8 ▲ 4.2× 10 topics Public Health 7 ▲ 2.1× 17 topics Mental Health 7 ▲ 2.5× 22 topics Sustainable Development 7 ▲ 2.4× 16 topics Development 7 ▲ 8.0× 9 topics South Africa 6 ▲ 83× 3 topics History 6 ▲ 2.9× 9 topics Environmental Governance 6 ▲ 42× 2 topics Innovation 6 ▲ 2.5× 12 topics Leadership 6 ▲ 6.5× 9 topics Neoliberalism 6 ▲ 5.9× 13 topics Technology 6 ▲ 4.9× 8 topics Social Capital 5 ▲ 4.8× 10 topics Social Justice 5 ▲ 4.0× 10 topics Public Participation 5 ▲ 63× 2 topics Social Movements 5 ▲ 6.0× 6 topics Digital Divide 5 ▲ 9.8× 6 topics Constitutionalism 5 ▲ 15× 1 topic Developmental Local Government 5 ▲ 121× 1 topic Requirements Engineering 4 ▲ 24× 3 topics Postcolonialism 4 ▲ 14× 4 topics Gender Inequality 4 ▲ 12× 6 topics Inequality 4 ▲ 6.0× 4 topics Agile Software Development 4 ▲ 49× 1 topic Empirical Studies 4 ▲ 49× 1 topic Fiscal Policy 4 ▲ 6.6× 3 topics Decolonization 4 ▲ 18× 3 topics HIV/AIDS 4 ▲ 20× 2 topics Race 4 ▲ 11× 3 topics Community Development 4 ▲ 7.9× 3 topics Gender-based Violence 4 ▲ 28× 3 topics Poverty Reduction 3 ▲ 13× 4 topics
Which research topics does IIE MSA publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics , Geography Education and Pedagogy , Cervical Cancer and HPV Research and Energy and Environment Impacts .
Gender, Labor, and Famil… 1 Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics: 1 fractional works Geography Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional works Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 0 fractional works Energy and Environment Impacts: 0 fractional works Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 0 fractional works Education, Technology, and Ethics: 0 fractional works Global Peace and Securit… 0 Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 0 fractional works Legal and Regulatory Ana… 0 Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 0 fractional works Linguistic, Cultural, an… 0 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 0 fractional works Historical Economic and … 0 Historical Economic and Social Studies: 0 fractional works
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
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Gender Studies 1 works
2
Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
3
Epidemiology 0 works
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Pollution 0 works
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Energy Engineering and Power Technology 0 works
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Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
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Political Science and International Relations 0 works
8
Transportation 0 works
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Sociology and Political Science 0 works
10
Economics and Econometrics 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.
36% 64%
36.3% 63.7%
World: 40% of research is openly available.
23% 77%
22.9% 77.1%
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has IIE MSA's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 50% lower than in 2018-2021.
still counting 1990 2000 2010 2020
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South Africa · #2,656,148 worldwide
186 citations · 34 works
