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Research ICT Africa

In research, Research ICT Africa stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,735 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,134
of 28,054 · #33,812 all time
Rank in South Africa
#73
of 87
Research works
266
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Research ICT Africa known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #13,735 of 16,945 25.2%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Research ICT Africa 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.74× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.78× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.31× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.70× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Research ICT Africa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Ancient Rome, Greek Literature, Sustainable Development, Globalization, Health Equity and Big Data.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 3.5×11 topics
  2. Globalization5▲ 2.3×16 topics
  3. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.7×9 topics
  4. Machine Learning4▲ 1.22×17 topics
  5. Mental Health4▲ 2.6×13 topics
  6. Ethics4▲ 7.1×7 topics
  7. Big Data3▲ 3.6×8 topics
  8. Social Media3▲ 2.2×7 topics
  9. Ancient Rome3▲ 79×1 topic
  10. Greek Literature3▲ 79×1 topic
  11. Health Equity2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  12. Technology2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  13. Culture2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  14. History2▲ 3.0×4 topics
  15. Finance2▲ 10×3 topics
  16. Poverty Reduction2▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Social Norms2▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Surveillance2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  19. Social Justice2▲ 3.3×6 topics
  20. Anxiety2▲ 3.8×3 topics
  21. Neoliberalism2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  22. Environmental Governance2▲ 27×3 topics
  23. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Accountability2▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Policy2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  26. South Africa2▲ 58×3 topics
  27. Transparency2▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Corporate Social Responsibility2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  29. Discrimination2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  30. Healthcare Workers2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  31. Land Tenure2▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Trust2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  33. Violence2▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Pain Management1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  35. Slum Upgrading1▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Urban Poverty1▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Algorithmic Bias1▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Community Health Workers1▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Fairness1▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Global Trade1▲ 6.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Research ICT Africa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Classical Antiquity Studies, Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI and Music Therapy and Health.

Classical Antiquity Stud…3Classical Antiquity Studies: 3 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksMusic Therapy and Health: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 1 fractional worksRadio, Podcasts, and Dig…1Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media: 1 fractional worksEvaluation and Performance Assessment: 1 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 1 fractional worksWorkplace Violence and B…1Workplace Violence and Bullying: 1 fractional works
AnthropologyUrban StudiesSafety ResearchSocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 3 works
  2. 2 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 1 works
  3. 3 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  4. 4 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  6. 6 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 1 works
  7. 7 Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media Communication 1 works
  8. 8 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  9. 9 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Workplace Violence and Bullying Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available50.5%not open49.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.6%domestic only70.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Research ICT Africa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% 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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