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Institute of Natural Resources

In research, Institute of Natural Resources stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,454 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,472 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,772
of 28,054 · #24,785 all time
Rank in South Africa
#79
of 87
Research works
409
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Institute of Natural Resources 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
Physical SciencesDomain #18,454 of 21,541 6.4%208
Life SciencesDomain #12,472 of 14,347 11.9%133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Natural Resources 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: 3.84× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.60× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.97× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.14× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.96× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Natural Resources?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Arctic, Renewable Energy, Biodiversity, Tectonics, Innovation and Energy Consumption.

▲ 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. Climate Change16▲ 7.3×47 topics
  2. Sustainable Development9▲ 6.8×15 topics
  3. Renewable Energy6▲ 5.3×12 topics
  4. Arctic6▲ 62×4 topics
  5. Environmental Impact5▲ 3.8×15 topics
  6. Innovation5▲ 5.8×6 topics
  7. Remote Sensing5▲ 4.9×16 topics
  8. Biodiversity5▲ 8.1×14 topics
  9. Tectonics5▲ 49×2 topics
  10. Sustainability4▲ 2.2×14 topics
  11. Climate Change Impact4▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Energy Consumption4▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Irrigation4▲ 336×1 topic
  14. Water Efficiency4▲ 336×1 topic
  15. Regional Development4▲ 13×6 topics
  16. Food Security4▲ 8.0×7 topics
  17. Invasive Species4▲ 10×7 topics
  18. Continental Margin4▲ 69×2 topics
  19. Crustal Structure4▲ 69×2 topics
  20. Petroleum4▲ 87×1 topic
  21. geology4▲ 170×1 topic
  22. Sediment Transport3▲ 26×4 topics
  23. Water Quality3▲ 10×7 topics
  24. Environmental Management3▲ 10×4 topics
  25. Numerical Modeling3▲ 38×2 topics
  26. Technology3▲ 7.4×2 topics
  27. Microbial Communities3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  28. Digital Transformation3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  29. Economic Development2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  30. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Mining2▲ 144×1 topic
  32. Resource Extraction2▲ 144×1 topic
  33. Geographical Analysis2▲ 53×2 topics
  34. Shipping2▲ 48×2 topics
  35. Digital Economy2▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Heavy Metals2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  37. Northern Sea Route2▲ 76×1 topic
  38. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  39. Rock Mechanics2▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Wave Propagation2▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Natural Resources publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Engineering and Agricultural Innovations, Geological Studies and Exploration, Engineering and Environmental Studies and Arctic and Russian Policy Studies.

Engineering and Agricultural Innovations: 4 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 4 fractional worksEngineering and Environmental Studies: 2 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 2 fractional worksWater Resources and Management: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…2Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional worksSoil and Environmental S…2Soil and Environmental Studies: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…1Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksCoal and Coke Industries…1Coal and Coke Industries Research: 1 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceGeologyOcean EngineeringSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 4 works
  2. 2 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 4 works
  3. 3 Engineering and Environmental Studies Ocean Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  6. 6 Water Resources and Management Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Soil and Environmental Studies Soil Science 2 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Coal and Coke Industries Research Fuel Technology 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-authors57.9%domestic only42.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Natural Resources's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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