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National Bioproducts Institute (South Africa)

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Research works
94
▲ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: National Bioproducts Institute (South Africa) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 3.90× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.66× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.51× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.23× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.65× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.36× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 10.85× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Bioproducts Institute (South Africa)?

Ranked on the composite score, Laurence W. McKeen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Bioproducts Institute (South Africa).

  1. 1 Laurence W. McKeen South Africa · #1,060,729 worldwide 59 citations · 114 works
All ranked researchers at National Bioproducts Institute (South Africa)

Which keywords describe research at National Bioproducts Institute (South Africa)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Ionic Liquids, Environmental Impact, Catalytic Transformation, Lignin Valorization, Lignocellulosic Biomass, Nanocomposites and Tissue Engineering.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Biomedical Applications6▲ 12×21 topics
  2. Ionic Liquids3▲ 28×7 topics
  3. Environmental Impact3▲ 4.4×13 topics
  4. Catalytic Transformation2▲ 158×1 topic
  5. Lignin Valorization2▲ 158×1 topic
  6. Nanocomposites2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  7. Climate Change2▲ 1.74×6 topics
  8. Lignocellulosic Biomass2▲ 47×2 topics
  9. Tissue Engineering2▲ 7.6×9 topics
  10. Biochar2▲ 28×3 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 6.6×8 topics
  12. Biomass2▲ 38×4 topics
  13. Health Benefits2▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Cellulose Nanocrystals2▲ 87×1 topic
  15. Drought Tolerance2▲ 27×4 topics
  16. Nanocellulose2▲ 87×1 topic
  17. Drug Delivery1▲ 6.2×7 topics
  18. Mechanical Properties1▲ 3.5×3 topics
  19. Nanomaterials1▲ 3.4×7 topics
  20. Rheological Properties1▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Genetic Improvement1▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Sustainability1▲ 1.19×7 topics
  24. Composites1▲ 36×1 topic
  25. Dietary Fiber1▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Inflammation1▲ 1.37×8 topics
  27. Natural Fibers1▲ 42×1 topic
  28. Soil Fertility1▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Crop Adaptation1▲ 172×1 topic
  30. Forage Production1▲ 96×1 topic
  31. Information Technology1▲ 5.1×1 topic
  32. Value Chains1▲ 135×1 topic

Which research topics does National Bioproducts Institute (South Africa) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lignin and Wood Chemistry, Advanced Cellulose Research Studies, Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites and Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement.

Lignin and Wood Chemistry: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies: 2 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement: 1 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 1 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 1 fractional worksBiofuel production and b…1Biofuel production and bioconversion: 1 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 1 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 1 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringBiomaterialsPolymers and PlasticsAgronomy and Crop Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 2 works
  3. 3 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  5. 5 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  6. 6 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  9. 9 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 1 works
  10. 10 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and 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 available51.8%not open48.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors74.9%domestic only25.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Bioproducts Institute (South Africa)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% 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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