Institute for Soil, Climate and Water
In research, Institute for Soil, Climate and Water stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,995 of 6,031 worldwide), Environmental Science (#4,200 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,217 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, all time
- #23,143 of 42,892
- Rank in South Africa
- #85 of 154
- Research works
- 420 ▲ 14% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 12k 29.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 9.9% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 37% world 28%
What is Institute for Soil, Climate and Water 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #2,995 of 6,031 | 20.6% | 154 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #4,200 of 6,208 | 17.8% | 155 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #16,217 of 21,541 | 16.7% | 242 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #11,596 of 14,347 | 20.9% | 164 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Soil, Climate and Water 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Environmental Science 8.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7.8×
- Nursing 1.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.3×
- Chemistry 1.0×
- Chemical Engineering 0.7×
- Engineering 0.5×
- Energy 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Arts and Humanities 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Institute for Soil, Climate and Water?
Ranked on the composite score, Victoria A. Carey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Soil, Climate and Water.
- 1 Victoria A. Carey South Africa · #1,190,221 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
Which keywords describe research at Institute for Soil, Climate and Water?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Sustainable Agriculture, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Ecosystem Services, Land Use Change and Global Change.
- Nitrogen Fixation
- Invasive Species
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Land Use Change
- Ecosystem Services
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Remote Sensing
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Biodiversity
- Machine Learning
- Global Change
- Conservation
- Biomass Estimation
- Ecosystem
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 15 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 15 words, with their numbers
- Climate Change5▲ 8.8×24 topics
- Remote Sensing3▲ 11×11 topics
- Sustainability2▲ 5.0×10 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 34×6 topics
- Biodiversity2▲ 14×7 topics
- Ecosystem Services2▲ 23×5 topics
- Machine Learning2▲ 2.6×4 topics
- Land Use Change2▲ 26×5 topics
- Global Change1▲ 27×2 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 17×5 topics
- Conservation1▲ 14×3 topics
- Invasive Species1▲ 15×3 topics
- Biomass Estimation1▲ 38×2 topics
- Nitrogen Fixation1▲ 85×2 topics
- Ecosystem1▲ 46×2 topics
Which research topics does Institute for Soil, Climate and Water publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 1 works
- 2 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 1 works
- 3 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 1 works
- 4 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
- 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
- 6 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 1 works
- 7 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 0 works
- 8 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 0 works
- 9 Soil Management and Crop Yield Soil Science 0 works
- 10 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Institute for Soil, Climate and Water's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Pretoria
- University of Pretoria
- University of South Africa
- Tshwane University of Technology
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
- Human Sciences Research Council
- Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
- South African National Biodiversity Institute
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.