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Isandla Institute

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Research works
4
fractional, all time
Citations
37
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
International
12%
world 18%
Isandla Institute

Not ranked overall: Isandla Institute is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Isandla Institute work in?

In all years, 88% of research at Isandla Institute is in Social Sciences, 12% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (75%), Health Professions (12%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 87.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 75.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 12.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 12.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 12.5% of its workALL ITS WORKIsandla Institute4fractional works, all years
Health Sciences12%Social Sciences88%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields. 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 2 domains and 3 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences375.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance012.5%
    1. Health Professions012.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Who are the top researchers at Isandla Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Mirjam Van Donk lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Isandla Institute.

  1. 1 Mirjam Van Donk South Africa · #3,741,952 worldwide 227 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Isandla Institute

What are the most cited papers from Isandla Institute?

The most cited paper from Isandla Institute is "Untangling ‘integration’ in urban development policy debates" (Edgar Pieterse, 2004), with 33 citations. Next come "Towards Facilitative and Pro-poor Land-Use Management in South African Urban Areas: Learning from International Experience" (11) and "Local-Level Responses to HIV/AIDS in South Africa" (9).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Untangling ‘integration’ in urban development policy debates Edgar Pieterse · Urban Forum 2004 33
2 Towards Facilitative and Pro-poor Land-Use Management in South African Urban Areas: Learning from International Experience Tristan Görgens, Stuart Paul Denoon-Stevens · Urban Forum 15 Sep 2012 11
3 Local-Level Responses to HIV/AIDS in South Africa Kevin J. Kelly, Mirjam Van Donk Book chapter 2009 9
4 Tackling Informality: Why HIV/AIDS Needs to be a Critical Component of Urban Development Policies Stacey-Leigh Joseph · Urban Forum 30 Nov 2009 5
5 Building ‘Positive’ Spaces: Sustainable Human Settlements in The Context of Hiv/Aids Stacey-Leigh Joseph, Mirjam Van Donk · Open House International Dec 2008 0
All 5 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Isandla Institute publish most on?

By volume: Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Legal Issues in South Africa, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses.

Urban and Rural Developm…1Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 1 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Af…1Legal Issues in South Africa: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …0Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 0 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Impact and Responses: 0 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 0 fractional worksUrban Planning and Governance: 0 fractional worksLocal Economic Development and Planning: 0 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 0 fractional works
Urban StudiesLawSafety ResearchEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 1 works
  2. 2 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 1 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 0 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  5. 5 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 0 works
  6. 6 Urban Planning and Governance Urban Studies 0 works
  7. 7 Local Economic Development and Planning Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 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.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Isandla Institute's research output changed?

20052010

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