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Nelson Mandela University

In research, Nelson Mandela University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,400 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,316 of 5,988 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,308 of 3,334 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology and Nature and Landscape Conservation (Anthropology is 5.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,998
of 22,385 · #13,127 all time
Rank in South Africa
#30
of 75
Research works
9.7k
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
114k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.72×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Nelson Mandela University

What is Nelson Mandela University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,400 of 9,585 10.6%1,001 #4073
Social SciencesField #2,316 of 5,988 11.3%541 #4513
Environmental ScienceField #1,308 of 3,334 10.2%252 #2365
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,145 of 1,798 10.7%119 #2478
PsychologyField #1,458 of 2,121 6.4%91 #2642
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,834 of 2,526 11.8%149 #3223
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #992 of 1,307 10.2%82 #2114
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,974 of 2,581 9.8%131 #3080
Physical SciencesDomain #8,500 of 10,670 7.6%751 #15701
EducationSubfield #1,568 of 1,930 11.5%110 #2557

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nelson Mandela University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,073 #2,400
  2. Social Sciences#4,513 #2,316
  3. Environmental Science#2,365 #1,308
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,478 #1,145
  5. Psychology#2,642 #1,458
  6. Sociology and Political Science#3,223 #1,834
  7. Economics and Econometrics#2,114 #992
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#3,080 #1,974
  9. Physical Sciences#15,701 #8,500
  10. Education#2,557 #1,568
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Nelson Mandela University work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Nelson Mandela University is in Social Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Environmental Science (11%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,115 fractional works · 44.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 606 fractional works · 24.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 171 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEducation: 125 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 57 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLaw: 47 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnthropology: 40 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 140 fractional works · 5.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 34 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 129 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 88 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 103 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 41 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 93 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 44 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 842 fractional works · 33.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 282 fractional works · 11.3% of its workEcology: 81 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 61 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 40 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 206 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 33 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 121 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems: 55 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 61 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 60 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOceanography: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 57 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 290 fractional works · 11.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 201 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPlant Science: 97 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 43 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workForestry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 54 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 258 fractional works · 10.3% of its workMedicine: 168 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 70 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 40 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNelson MandelaUniversity2,505fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences45%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1,11544.5%
    1. Social Sciences60624.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1405.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1295.1%
    4. Psychology1034.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities933.7%
    6. Decision Sciences441.8%
    1. Environmental Science28211.3%
    2. Engineering2068.2%
    3. Computer Science1214.8%
    4. Chemistry612.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences602.4%
    6. Materials Science572.3%
    7. Mathematics230.9%
    8. Energy180.7%
    9. Physics and Astronomy90.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2018.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology542.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics150.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology100.4%
    5. Neuroscience100.4%
    1. Medicine1686.7%
    2. Health Professions702.8%
    3. Nursing150.6%
    4. Veterinary40.2%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Nelson Mandela University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 40.2 works5.7×
  2. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 29.1 works4.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.69× its world share, 201 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.74× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.54× its world share, 61 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 121 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 60 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 206 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.27× its world share, 282 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 57 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 70 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 168 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.28× its world share, 93 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.73× its world share, 140 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 44 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.40× its world share, 129 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 103 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 606 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.40×129 works
  2. Environmental Science2.27×282 works
  3. Social Sciences1.91×606 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.81×44 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.74×15 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.73×140 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.69×201 works
  8. Chemistry1.54×61 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.52×60 works
  10. Psychology1.35×103 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.28×93 works
  12. Veterinary1.24×4 works
  13. Nursing1.18×14 works
  14. Health Professions1.06×70 works
  15. Mathematics0.80×23 works
  16. Energy0.79×18 works
  17. Materials Science0.65×57 works
  18. Computer Science0.62×121 works
  19. Engineering0.55×206 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.49×4 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×54 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.39×10 works
  23. Medicine0.35×168 works
  24. Neuroscience0.24×10 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.15×8 works
  26. Dentistry0.11×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Nelson Mandela University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mariska te Beest, Matt W. Hayward and Savo Heleta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nelson Mandela University.

  1. 1 Mariska te Beest South Africa · #99,745 worldwide 6.4k citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Matt W. Hayward South Africa · #101,768 worldwide 13k citations · 386 works
  3. 3 Savo Heleta South Africa · #136,665 worldwide 1.3k citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Jeanne L. Nel South Africa · #151,281 worldwide 6.9k citations · 116 works
  5. 5 Corli Coetsee South Africa · #293,297 worldwide 2k citations · 100 works
  6. 6 Richard M. Cowling South Africa · #362,574 worldwide 35k citations · 485 works
  7. 7 Chijioke Olisah South Africa · #366,160 worldwide 2.7k citations · 82 works
  8. 8 Amanda Talita Lombard South Africa · #478,456 worldwide 7.2k citations · 136 works
  9. 9 Graham I. H. Kerley South Africa · #479,238 worldwide 13k citations · 323 works
  10. 10 Bernadette Snow South Africa · #754,562 worldwide 583 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Nelson Mandela University

What are the most cited papers from Nelson Mandela University?

The most cited paper from Nelson Mandela University is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2021), with 2,743 citations. Next come "Global Prevalence of Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders" (2,681) and "Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8" (2,672).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
2 Global Prevalence of Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders Mayada Elsabbagh, Gauri Divan, Yun‐Joo Koh et al. · Autism Research Open access 11 Apr 2012 2,681
3 Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8 Eli Coleman et al. · International Journal of Transgender Health Open access119 authors 19 Aug 2022 2,672
4 Global imprint of climate change on marine life Elvira S. Poloczanska, Christopher James Brown, William J. Sydeman et al. · Nature Climate Change Open access 2 Aug 2013 2,310
5 Metal additive manufacturing in aerospace: A review Byron Blakey-Milner, Paul Gradl, Glen Snedden et al. · Materials & Design Open access 24 Jul 2021 2,258
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nelson Mandela University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Medicinal Plants, Globalization, Biogeography, Human Rights, Sustainability, Anti-inflammatory and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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-now 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. Climate Change169▲ 2.5×88 topics
  2. Globalization110▲ 2.2×73 topics
  3. Sustainability104▲ 1.71×76 topics
  4. Human Rights81▲ 3.2×37 topics
  5. Medicinal Plants64▲ 6.6×13 topics
  6. Economic Growth63▲ 3.1×23 topics
  7. Antioxidant59▲ 3.5×32 topics
  8. Biodiversity54▲ 2.9×29 topics
  9. Biogeography54▲ 7.8×18 topics
  10. Higher Education54▲ 4.0×19 topics
  11. Conservation53▲ 4.9×21 topics
  12. Invasive Species53▲ 5.0×19 topics
  13. Colonialism51▲ 4.3×16 topics
  14. Anti-inflammatory49▲ 6.8×20 topics
  15. Social Justice47▲ 3.2×33 topics
  16. Population Dynamics46▲ 7.2×11 topics
  17. Social Capital45▲ 3.5×15 topics
  18. Risk Management42▲ 3.5×11 topics
  19. Inequality40▲ 7.0×10 topics
  20. Equality38▲ 26×4 topics
  21. Neoliberalism38▲ 4.2×18 topics
  22. Environmental Governance36▲ 21×4 topics
  23. Drug Discovery36▲ 6.4×8 topics
  24. Consumer Protection35▲ 33×2 topics
  25. South Africa35▲ 51×4 topics
  26. Herbal Medicine35▲ 5.0×11 topics
  27. Legal Research34▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Judicial Review34▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Public Participation34▲ 63×2 topics
  30. Constitutionalism34▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Developmental Local Government34▲ 130×1 topic
  32. Socio-Economic Rights34▲ 130×1 topic
  33. Trophic Cascades34▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Phytochemistry33▲ 11×7 topics
  35. Gender-based Violence30▲ 21×3 topics
  36. Race30▲ 9.9×11 topics
  37. Traditional Ecological Knowledge30▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Biological Activities29▲ 7.3×7 topics
  39. Ethnobotanical Survey29▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Phytochemical Constituents29▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Nelson Mandela University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Legal Issues in South Africa, Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies, South African History and Culture and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities.

Legal Issues in South Af…34Legal Issues in South Africa: 34 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medic…29Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 29 fractional worksSouth African History an…25South African History and Culture: 25 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biolo…22Phytochemistry and Biological Activities: 22 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 21 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 19 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evol…16Plant Diversity and Evolution: 16 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…15Construction Project Management and Performance: 15 fractional worksAfrican cultural and phi…15African cultural and philosophical studies: 15 fractional worksArchaeology and Rock Art…14Archaeology and Rock Art Studies: 14 fractional works
LawPlant ScienceSociology and Political ScienceEcology5 others

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

  1. 1 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 34 works
  2. 2 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 29 works
  3. 3 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  4. 4 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 22 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 21 works
  6. 6 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 19 works
  7. 7 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 16 works
  8. 8 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 15 works
  9. 9 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 15 works
  10. 10 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 14 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 available47.8%not open52.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nelson Mandela University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Nelson Mandela University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0095% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Nelson Mandela University0.0099% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nelson Mandela University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Nelson Mandela University9.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.6% in 2005.

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