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Sasol (South Africa)

In research, Sasol (South Africa) stands highest in Engineering (#7,062 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,293 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,556
of 34,923
Rank in South Africa
#106
of 126
Research works
520
▲ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
34.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.17×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Sasol (South Africa)

What is Sasol (South 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
EngineeringField #7,062 of 9,532 12.5%202
Physical SciencesDomain #15,293 of 17,446 12.6%478

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sasol (South 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Sasol (South Africa) work in?

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Sasol (South Africa) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Chemistry (14%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 84.3% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 30.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 10.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 14.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 9.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 11.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSasol (SouthAfrica)33fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences84%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences7%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1030.2%
    2. Chemistry514.3%
    3. Environmental Science411.6%
    4. Materials Science38.4%
    5. Chemical Engineering38.4%
    6. Computer Science25.5%
    7. Energy13.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.7%
    1. Social Sciences12.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting01.5%
    3. Psychology01.5%
    4. Decision Sciences01.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.8%
    1. Health Professions14.0%
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: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 23.90× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 9.13× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.53× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.02× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.33× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.41× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 23.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering23.90×3 works
  2. Chemistry9.13×5 works
  3. Energy3.53×1 works
  4. Materials Science2.41×3 works
  5. Environmental Science2.33×4 works
  6. Engineering2.02×10 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.72×1 works
  8. Health Professions1.52×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.16×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.74×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.71×2 works
  12. Psychology0.49×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.46×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.22×1 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sasol (South Africa)?

Ranked on the quality score, Mark E. Dry, Hulisani Maumela and John Thomas Dixon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sasol (South Africa).

  1. 1 Mark E. Dry South Africa · #571,101 worldwide 4.8k citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Hulisani Maumela South Africa · #939,811 worldwide 2k citations · 22 works
  3. 3 John Thomas Dixon South Africa · #1,098,675 worldwide 3.2k citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Matthew J. Overett South Africa · #1,210,969 worldwide 1.9k citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Abdool M. Saib South Africa · #1,284,151 worldwide 2.5k citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Jan van de Loosdrecht South Africa · #1,360,776 worldwide 3k citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Grant S. Forman South Africa · #1,949,031 worldwide 1.1k citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Denzil James Moodley South Africa · #2,173,297 worldwide 2k citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Kevin Blann South Africa · #2,194,703 worldwide 1.8k citations · 60 works
  10. 10 R.L. Espinoza South Africa · #2,647,953 worldwide 1.3k citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Sasol (South Africa)

What are the most cited papers from Sasol (South Africa)?

The most cited paper from Sasol (South Africa) is "Ethylene Tetramerization: A New Route to Produce 1-Octene in Exceptionally High Selectivities" (Annette Bollmann, Kevin Blann, John Thomas Dixon et al., 2004), with 459 citations. Next come "Advances in selective ethylene trimerisation – a critical overview" (455) and "Voidage variation in packed beds at small column to particle diameter ratio" (420).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ethylene Tetramerization: A New Route to Produce 1-Octene in Exceptionally High Selectivities Annette Bollmann, Kevin Blann, John Thomas Dixon et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society Open access 20 Oct 2004 459
2 Advances in selective ethylene trimerisation – a critical overview John Thomas Dixon, Mike J. Green, F.M. Hess et al. · Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 30 Jul 2004 455
3 Voidage variation in packed beds at small column to particle diameter ratio Arno de Klerk · AIChE Journal Aug 2003 420
4 Estimation of pure component properties Yash Nannoolal, Jürgen Rarey, Deresh Ramjugernath · Fluid Phase Equilibria 5 May 2008 370
5 Fundamental understanding of deactivation and regeneration of cobalt Fischer–Tropsch synthesis catalysts Abdool M. Saib, Denzil James Moodley, Ionel M. Ciobîcă et al. · Catalysis Today 16 Mar 2010 344
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Which keywords describe research at Sasol (South Africa)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Hydrogenation, Nanoparticles, Catalytic, Transition Metal Catalysis, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Energy Storage and Oxidation.

▲ 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Catalysis4▲ 16×9 topics
  2. Hydrogenation2▲ 40×5 topics
  3. Nanoparticles2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  4. Catalytic2▲ 46×3 topics
  5. Metal-Organic Frameworks2▲ 13×3 topics
  6. Transition Metal Catalysis2▲ 63×3 topics
  7. Energy Storage2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  8. Nanomaterials2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  9. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.4×9 topics
  10. Dehydrogenation2▲ 70×2 topics
  11. Oxidation2▲ 30×2 topics
  12. Renewable Fuels2▲ 36×2 topics
  13. Ceria1▲ 36×1 topic
  14. Gold1▲ 36×1 topic
  15. Carbon Dioxide1▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Health Effects1▲ 6.2×4 topics
  17. Occupational Safety1▲ 43×1 topic
  18. Safety Culture1▲ 59×1 topic
  19. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.1×7 topics
  20. Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts1▲ 98×1 topic
  21. Methanol Synthesis1▲ 98×1 topic
  22. Biomedical Applications1▲ 2.8×5 topics
  23. Organic Synthesis1▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Sustainability1▲ 1.36×6 topics
  25. Aryl Halides1▲ 71×2 topics
  26. Flue Gas Desulfurization1▲ 197×1 topic
  27. Graphene1▲ 4.5×2 topics
  28. Heterocycles1▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Hydrogen Sulfide Adsorption1▲ 197×1 topic

Which research topics does Sasol (South Africa) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Occupational Health and Safety Research, Catalysts for Methane Reforming and Industrial Gas Emission Control.

Catalytic Processes in M…1Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and …1Occupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional worksCatalysts for Methane Re…1Catalysts for Methane Reforming: 1 fractional worksIndustrial Gas Emission …1Industrial Gas Emission Control: 1 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 1 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 1 fractional worksCatalytic Cross-Coupling…1Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 1 fractional worksAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis: 1 fractional works
Materials ChemistryRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyCatalysisMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 1 works
  2. 2 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  3. 3 Catalysts for Methane Reforming Catalysis 1 works
  4. 4 Industrial Gas Emission Control Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 1 works
  6. 6 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions Organic Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  9. 9 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  10. 10 Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis Inorganic Chemistry 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 available15.6%not open84.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.2%domestic only75.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sasol (South Africa)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Sasol (South Africa) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Sasol (South Africa)0.00015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sasol (South Africa) 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.

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2013Sasol (South Africa)9.4% in 20132010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.1% in 2004.

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