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National Treasury

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Research works
57
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
676
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
National Treasury

Not ranked overall: National Treasury 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 National Treasury work in?

In all years, 75% of research at National Treasury is in Social Sciences, 12% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Economics, Econometrics and Finance (40%), Social Sciences (22%), Business, Management and Accounting (8%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 43 fractional works · 74.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 40.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 24.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 8.9% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 22.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNational Treasury57fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences75%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. 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 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2340.0%
    2. Social Sciences1322.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting58.1%
    4. Decision Sciences22.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    6. Psychology00.6%
    1. Environmental Science34.6%
    2. Engineering12.0%
    3. Computer Science11.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.7%
    5. Energy11.1%
    6. Mathematics00.3%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Health Professions24.3%
    2. Medicine22.7%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences35.7%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 18.52× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 2.27× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 18.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance18.52×6 works
  2. Social Sciences2.27×4 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.72×1 works
  4. Nursing1.54×0 works
  5. Health Professions1.40×0 works
  6. Energy1.23×0 works
  7. Environmental Science1.08×1 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.88×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.77×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.59×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.58×1 works
  12. Medicine0.19×1 works

Who are the top researchers at National Treasury?

Ranked on the quality score, Mark Blecher and Andre Steenkamp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Treasury.

  1. 1 Mark Blecher South Africa · #1,351,659 worldwide 652 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Andre Steenkamp South Africa · #3,279,886 worldwide 45 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Treasury

What are the most cited papers from National Treasury?

The most cited paper from National Treasury is "The Lancet Global Health Commission on financing primary health care: putting people at the centre" (Kara Hanson et al., 2022), with 498 citations. Next come "Universal health coverage and intersectoral action for health: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition" (229) and "Introducing carbon taxes in South Africa" (173).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Lancet Global Health Commission on financing primary health care: putting people at the centre Kara Hanson et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access 4 Apr 2022 498
2 Universal health coverage and intersectoral action for health: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition Dean T. Jamison et al. · The Lancet Open access 25 Nov 2017 229
3 Introducing carbon taxes in South Africa Theresa Alton, Channing Arndt, Rob Davies et al. · Applied Energy Open access 21 Dec 2013 173
4 Factors enhancing market participation by small-scale cotton farmers Rendani Randela, Zerihun Gudeta Alemu, J. A. GROENEWALD · Agrekon Dec 2008 145
5 Local responses to global sustainability agendas: learning from experimenting with the urban sustainable development goal in Cape Town Zarina Patel, Saskia Greyling, Dávid Simon et al. · Sustainability Science Open access Sep 2017 113
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Treasury?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, Political Economy, Income Tax, Infrastructure, Taxation and Globalization.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Economic Growth13▲ 30×13 topics
  2. Fiscal Policy9▲ 70×4 topics
  3. Monetary Policy5▲ 32×5 topics
  4. Globalization5▲ 4.4×15 topics
  5. Political Economy4▲ 30×5 topics
  6. Income Tax4▲ 82×2 topics
  7. Infrastructure4▲ 59×1 topic
  8. Taxation4▲ 68×1 topic
  9. Climate Change4▲ 2.4×7 topics
  10. Economic Development3▲ 8.1×6 topics
  11. Innovation3▲ 5.9×8 topics
  12. Panel Data Analysis3▲ 50×3 topics
  13. Structural Change3▲ 52×2 topics
  14. Governance3▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Financial Development3▲ 48×2 topics
  16. Institutional Quality3▲ 65×3 topics
  17. Development3▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Fiscal Decentralization3▲ 75×2 topics
  19. Tax Competition3▲ 150×2 topics
  20. Labor Market2▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Business Cycles2▲ 76×1 topic
  22. Interest Rates2▲ 76×1 topic
  23. Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations2▲ 203×1 topic
  24. Local Public Goods2▲ 203×1 topic
  25. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  26. Global Warming2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  27. International Trade2▲ 24×4 topics
  28. Gender Inequality2▲ 24×4 topics
  29. Corruption2▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Liquidity2▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Finance2▲ 21×3 topics
  32. Health Inequalities2▲ 25×3 topics
  33. Health Outcomes2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Informal Economy2▲ 83×1 topic
  35. Market Size2▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Tax Evasion2▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Banking1▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Credit1▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Productivity1▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Trade Liberalization1▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does National Treasury publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Local Government Finance and Decentralization, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth.

Monetary Policy and Econ…1Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 1 fractional worksLocal Government Finance…1Local Government Finance and Decentralization: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…1Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 0 fractional worksDigital literacy in education: 0 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …0Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 0 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 0 fractional worksFiscal Policies and Political Economy: 0 fractional worksAgricultural and Financial Auditing: 0 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinancePolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  2. 2 Local Government Finance and Decentralization Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  6. 6 Digital literacy in education Information Systems 0 works
  7. 7 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 0 works
  8. 8 Education Systems and Policy Education 0 works
  9. 9 Fiscal Policies and Political Economy Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Agricultural and Financial Auditing General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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 available50.0%not open50.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.2%domestic only62.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Treasury's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Treasury as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000068% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%National Treasury0.000055% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Treasury over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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