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North-West University

In research, North-West University stands highest in Social Sciences (#707 of 9,585 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#401 of 1,896 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#758 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, Linguistics and Language and Public Administration (Religious studies is 14.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,510
of 22,385 · #1,626 all time
Rank in South Africa
#9
of 75
Research works
25k
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
322k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
North-West University

What is North-West 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 #707 of 9,585 12.7%2,881 #675
Arts and HumanitiesField #401 of 1,896 21.0%357 #395
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #758 of 3,157 17.0%467 #1027
Social SciencesField #1,518 of 5,988 12.2%1,405 #1365
Physical SciencesDomain #3,170 of 10,670 9.1%1,482 #2145
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #820 of 2,526 11.2%467 #775
Life SciencesDomain #2,224 of 6,403 14.7%742 #2869
Religious studiesSubfield #26 of 74 31.1%139 #19
Health SciencesDomain #3,711 of 9,902 12.8%698 #4238
Plant ScienceSubfield #513 of 1,317 20.9%213 #920

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where North-West 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#675 #707
  2. Arts and Humanities#395 #401
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,027 #758
  4. Social Sciences#1,365 #1,518
  5. Physical Sciences#2,145 #3,170
  6. Sociology and Political Science#775 #820
  7. Life Sciences#2,869 #2,224
  8. Religious studies#19 #26
  9. Health Sciences#4,238 #3,711
  10. Plant Science#920 #513
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 North-West University work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at North-West University is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%), Medicine (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,211 fractional works · 49.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,565 fractional works · 24.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 524 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEducation: 343 fractional works · 5.3% of its workLaw: 112 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 104 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 74 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 429 fractional works · 6.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 105 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 86 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 407 fractional works · 6.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 146 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 128 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 398 fractional works · 6.1% of its workReligious studies: 156 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 63 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 61 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 301 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 198 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFinance: 65 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 112 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 59 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,668 fractional works · 25.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 415 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEcology: 93 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 404 fractional works · 6.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 75 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 70 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 61 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 279 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInformation Systems: 105 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 77 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 170 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 69 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 110 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 75 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 81 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 70 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 61 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 822 fractional works · 12.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 516 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPlant Science: 234 fractional works · 3.6% of its workFood Science: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 191 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 98 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 795 fractional works · 12.2% of its workMedicine: 496 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 80 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 99 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 233 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 158 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNorth-WestUniversity6,496fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences49%

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 Sciences3,21149.4%
    1. Social Sciences1,56524.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4296.6%
    3. Psychology4076.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities3986.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3014.6%
    6. Decision Sciences1121.7%
    1. Environmental Science4156.4%
    2. Engineering4046.2%
    3. Computer Science2794.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1702.6%
    5. Materials Science1101.7%
    6. Mathematics811.2%
    7. Chemistry701.1%
    8. Energy610.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences550.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering240.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5167.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1912.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology430.7%
    4. Neuroscience410.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics320.5%
    1. Medicine4967.6%
    2. Health Professions2333.6%
    3. Nursing520.8%
    4. Veterinary130.2%
    5. Dentistry10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does North-West University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 14.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 156.4 works14×
  2. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 45.5 works6.1×
  3. Public AdministrationSubfield · 20.9 works6.0×
  4. Safety ResearchSubfield · 74.5 works4.1×
  5. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 23.8 works3.5×
  6. DevelopmentSubfield · 21.9 works3.4×
← 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: 1.67× its world share, 516 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 191 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 43 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 41 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.38× its world share, 32 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 70 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 278 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 55 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 61 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 404 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 415 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 110 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 81 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 170 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 233 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 496 worksMedicineNursing: 1.62× its world share, 52 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.45× its world share, 13 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.12× its world share, 398 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.05× its world share, 429 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 112 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.17× its world share, 301 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.05× its world share, 407 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 1,565 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.17×301 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.12×398 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.05×429 works
  4. Psychology2.05×407 works
  5. Social Sciences1.90×1,565 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.78×112 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.67×516 works
  8. Nursing1.62×52 works
  9. Veterinary1.45×13 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.38×32 works
  11. Health Professions1.36×233 works
  12. Environmental Science1.29×415 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy1.18×170 works
  14. Chemical Engineering1.07×24 works
  15. Mathematics1.06×81 works
  16. Energy1.02×61 works
  17. Chemistry0.69×70 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.66×43 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×191 works
  20. Computer Science0.55×278 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×55 works
  22. Materials Science0.48×110 works
  23. Engineering0.42×404 works
  24. Medicine0.40×496 works
  25. Neuroscience0.39×41 works
  26. Dentistry0.04×1 works

Who are the top researchers at North-West University?

Ranked on the quality score, Shalini Talwar, Aletta Elisabeth Schutte and Christo Venter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North-West University.

  1. 1 Shalini Talwar South Africa · #53,002 worldwide 11k citations · 180 works
  2. 2 Aletta Elisabeth Schutte South Africa · #65,901 worldwide 173k citations · 784 works
  3. 3 Christo Venter South Africa · #127,988 worldwide 25k citations · 455 works
  4. 4 Louis Jacobus Kotze South Africa · #230,449 worldwide 2.9k citations · 175 works
  5. 5 Jenny Pope South Africa · #264,483 worldwide 4.3k citations · 95 works
  6. 6 Abiodun Olusola Omotayo South Africa · #431,731 worldwide 3.6k citations · 123 works
  7. 7 Iolanthé M. Kruger #432,142 worldwide 6.8k citations · 118 works
  8. 8 Edelweiss Wentzel‐Viljoen South Africa · #457,999 worldwide 6.3k citations · 69 works
  9. 9 Susanne Schwab South Africa · #460,105 worldwide 5k citations · 257 works
  10. 10 Adebayo Isaiah Ogunniyi South Africa · #544,271 worldwide 1.5k citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at North-West University

What are the most cited papers from North-West University?

The most cited paper from North-West University is "Accurate prediction of protein structures and interactions using a three-track neural network" (Minkyung Baek et al., 2021), with 5,948 citations. Next come "Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015" (3,906) and "Global Burden of Hypertension and Systolic Blood Pressure of at Least 110 to 115 mm Hg, 1990-2015" (2,464).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Accurate prediction of protein structures and interactions using a three-track neural network Minkyung Baek et al. · Science Open access 15 Jul 2021 5,948
2 Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015 Gregory A. Roth et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access171 authors 17 May 2017 3,906
3 Global Burden of Hypertension and Systolic Blood Pressure of at Least 110 to 115 mm Hg, 1990-2015 Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar et al. · JAMA Open access 10 Jan 2017 2,464
4 K-means clustering algorithms: A comprehensive review, variants analysis, and advances in the era of big data Abiodun Motunrayo Ikotun, Absalom El-Shamir Ezugwu, Laith Abualigah et al. · Information Sciences Dec 2022 2,257
5 A checklist for testing measurement invariance Rens van de Schoot, Peter J. Lugtig, Joop J. Hox · European Journal of Developmental Psychology 15 May 2012 2,092
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at North-West University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Mental Health, Social Justice, Human Rights, Economic Growth, Higher Education, Sustainability and Development.

▲ 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. Globalization269▲ 2.1×111 topics
  2. Mental Health227▲ 2.4×43 topics
  3. Sustainability226▲ 1.43×89 topics
  4. Climate Change206▲ 1.17×101 topics
  5. Human Rights181▲ 2.7×52 topics
  6. Economic Growth160▲ 3.0×32 topics
  7. Social Justice155▲ 4.0×38 topics
  8. Higher Education131▲ 3.8×26 topics
  9. Colonialism115▲ 3.7×20 topics
  10. Religion114▲ 3.8×27 topics
  11. Development113▲ 4.9×15 topics
  12. Resilience105▲ 3.3×15 topics
  13. Leadership102▲ 3.2×30 topics
  14. Social Capital102▲ 3.0×18 topics
  15. Job Satisfaction97▲ 3.4×15 topics
  16. Well-being96▲ 3.8×14 topics
  17. Public Participation88▲ 62×3 topics
  18. South Africa87▲ 49×4 topics
  19. African Christianity86▲ 57×2 topics
  20. Inequality85▲ 5.7×12 topics
  21. Environmental Governance80▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Equality79▲ 21×7 topics
  23. NGOs78▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Judicial Review75▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Consumer Protection74▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Constitutionalism73▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Legal Research73▲ 9.3×2 topics
  28. Developmental Local Government73▲ 108×1 topic
  29. Socio-Economic Rights73▲ 108×1 topic
  30. Race69▲ 8.9×12 topics
  31. Gender-based Violence66▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Poverty Reduction64▲ 7.6×5 topics
  33. Welfare64▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Bilingual Education59▲ 7.9×3 topics
  35. Humanitarianism59▲ 15×3 topics
  36. International Aid58▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Civil Society57▲ 8.0×7 topics
  38. Theology57▲ 9.6×5 topics
  39. economic empowerment57▲ 55×1 topic
  40. protests57▲ 112×1 topic

Which research topics does North-West University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Legal Issues in South Africa, South African History and Culture, Religion, Society, and Development and Christian Theology and Mission.

Legal Issues in South Af…73Legal Issues in South Africa: 73 fractional worksSouth African History an…57South African History and Culture: 57 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…54Religion, Society, and Development: 54 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…54Christian Theology and Mission: 54 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 50 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 37 fractional worksMultilingual Education a…37Multilingual Education and Policy: 37 fractional worksAfrican studies and sociopolitical issues: 34 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 32 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …32Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 32 fractional works
LawSociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesEducation2 others

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

  1. 1 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 73 works
  2. 2 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 57 works
  3. 3 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 54 works
  4. 4 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 54 works
  5. 5 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 50 works
  6. 6 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 37 works
  7. 7 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 37 works
  8. 8 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  9. 9 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 32 works
  10. 10 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 32 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 available60.1%not open39.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has North-West University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% 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 North-West University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.026% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%North-West University0.025% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of North-West 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%North-West University12.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.4% in 2024.

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