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Sasol (South Africa)

In research, Sasol (South Africa) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,438 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,738 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,520
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#33
of 154
Research works
520
▼ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
34.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,438 of 21,541 24.2%478
EngineeringField #7,738 of 11,412 26.2%202

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 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: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 20.49× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 8.36× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.97× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.16× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.99× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.55× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 20.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Mark E. Dry lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sasol (South Africa).

  1. 1 Mark E. Dry South Africa · #328,767 worldwide 216 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Sasol (South Africa)

Which keywords describe research at Sasol (South Africa)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Hydrogenation, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Oxidation, Dehydrogenation, Transition Metal Catalysis and Energy Storage.

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

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Catalysis3▲ 16×8 topics
  2. Nanoparticles2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  3. Hydrogenation2▲ 36×5 topics
  4. Metal-Organic Frameworks2▲ 14×3 topics
  5. Nanomaterials2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  6. Dehydrogenation2▲ 76×2 topics
  7. Energy Storage2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  8. Oxidation2▲ 31×2 topics
  9. Transition Metal Catalysis2▲ 60×3 topics
  10. Ceria1▲ 37×1 topic
  11. Gold1▲ 37×1 topic
  12. Catalytic1▲ 37×3 topics
  13. Health Effects1▲ 7.1×4 topics
  14. Occupational Safety1▲ 48×1 topic
  15. Renewable Energy1▲ 3.1×8 topics
  16. Safety Culture1▲ 64×1 topic
  17. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.4×7 topics
  18. Biomedical Applications1▲ 3.2×5 topics
  19. Renewable Fuels1▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Flue Gas Desulfurization1▲ 235×1 topic
  21. Graphene1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  22. Hydrogen Sulfide Adsorption1▲ 235×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Occupational Health and Safety Research, Industrial Gas Emission Control and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions.

Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional worksIndustrial Gas Emission …1Industrial Gas Emission Control: 1 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation …1Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 1 fractional worksCatalysts for Methane Reforming: 1 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…1Air Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksCatalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions: 1 fractional worksAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis: 1 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 0 fractional works
Materials ChemistryRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyMechanical EngineeringCatalysis4 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 Industrial Gas Emission Control Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 1 works
  5. 5 Catalysts for Methane Reforming Catalysis 1 works
  6. 6 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions Organic Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis Inorganic Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 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 available15.6%not open84.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% lower 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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