Question 1

What is National Research Foundation known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, National Research Foundation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,944 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

Question 2

How does National Research Foundation rank in research?

Accepted Answer

National Research Foundation ranks #7,082 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#2,216 all time), and #39 of 75 in South Africa.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at National Research Foundation?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Sepo Hachigonta, Saleh Khamlich and J. B. Kana Kana lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Research Foundation.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from National Research Foundation?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from National Research Foundation is "Global burden of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (Harish Nair et al., 2010), with 2,839 citations. Next come "Affect, Not Ideology" (2,718) and "Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review and modelling study" (2,491).

Question 5

Which research topics does National Research Foundation publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal and Analytical chemistry methods development.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at National Research Foundation?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Nanostructures, Graphene, Toxicity, Nanoparticles, Environmental Impact, Nanocrystals and Green Synthesis.

Question 7

Which fields of science does National Research Foundation work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 67% of research at National Research Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (19%), Engineering (14%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is National Research Foundation's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.