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National Library of South Africa

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Research works
18
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
43
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: National Library of 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 9.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 27.73× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.80× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 27.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which research topics does National Library of South Africa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Professional Masters Programs Analysis, Reading and Literacy Development, Early Childhood Education and Development and Sodium Intake and Health.

Professional Masters Pro…0Professional Masters Programs Analysis: 0 fractional worksReading and Literacy Dev…0Reading and Literacy Development: 0 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…0Early Childhood Education and Development: 0 fractional worksSodium Intake and Health: 0 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 0 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease a…0Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 0 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyEducationNutrition and Dietetics2 others

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

  1. 1 Professional Masters Programs Analysis Information Systems and Management 0 works
  2. 2 Reading and Literacy Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  3. 3 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 0 works
  4. 4 Sodium Intake and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  5. 5 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 0 works
  7. 7 Open Education and E-Learning Computer Science Applications 0 works
  8. 8 Community Development and Social Impact Finance 0 works
  9. 9 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 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 available12.3%not open87.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Library of South Africa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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