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Microchem (South Africa)

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Research works
3
fractional, all time
Citations
16
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Microchem (South Africa)

Not ranked overall: Microchem (South Africa) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Microchem (South Africa) work in?

In all years, 50% of research at Microchem (South Africa) is in Life Sciences, 50% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (31%), Engineering (28%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 2 fractional works · 50.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 31.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 50.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 28.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 9.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 3.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMicrochem (SouthAfrica)3fractional works, all years
Life Sciences50%Physical Sciences50%

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 7 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences131.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology09.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics09.4%
    1. Engineering128.1%
    2. Chemical Engineering09.4%
    3. Chemistry09.4%
    4. Environmental Science03.1%
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.

    What are the most cited papers from Microchem (South Africa)?

    The most cited paper from Microchem (South Africa) is "The Sterile Filtration and Packaging of Beer into Polyethylene Terephthalate Containers" (George C. Reid, Anna Hwang, Roland Meisel et al., 1990), with 8 citations. Next come "The Sterile Filtration and Packaging of Beer into Polyethylene Terephthalate Containers" (0) and "Measurement of ozone in ambient air with microsensors : on-site campaign" (0).

    Most cited papers
    #PaperReleasedCitations
    1 The Sterile Filtration and Packaging of Beer into Polyethylene Terephthalate Containers George C. Reid, Anna Hwang, Roland Meisel et al. · Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists Jun 1990 8
    2 The Sterile Filtration and Packaging of Beer into Polyethylene Terephthalate Containers G. C. Reid, A. Hwang, R. H. Meisel et al. · Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists 1990 0
    3 Measurement of ozone in ambient air with microsensors : on-site campaign Isabelle Zdanevitch, Nicolas Moser, Carl Charpentier et al. · HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Conference paperOpen access 11 Jul 2004 0
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    Which research topics does Microchem (South Africa) publish most on?

    By volume: Fermentation and Sensory Analysis, Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure, Microbial Inactivation Methods and Thermodynamic properties of mixtures.

    Fermentation and Sensory…1Fermentation and Sensory Analysis: 1 fractional worksChemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure: 0 fractional worksMicrobial Inactivation Methods: 0 fractional worksThermodynamic properties of mixtures: 0 fractional worksPhase Equilibria and Thermodynamics: 0 fractional worksHops Chemistry and Applications: 0 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and …0Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 0 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 0 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 0 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 0 fractional works
    Food ScienceOrganic ChemistryBiotechnologyFluid Flow and Transfer Processes5 others

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

    1. 1 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 1 works
    2. 2 Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure Organic Chemistry 0 works
    3. 3 Microbial Inactivation Methods Biotechnology 0 works
    4. 4 Thermodynamic properties of mixtures Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 0 works
    5. 5 Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics Biomedical Engineering 0 works
    6. 6 Hops Chemistry and Applications Pharmacology 0 works
    7. 7 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 0 works
    8. 8 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 0 works
    9. 9 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 0 works
    10. 10 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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.

    openly available10.0%not open90.0%

    World: 40% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

    World: 18% is written across borders.

    How has Microchem (South Africa)'s research output changed?

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