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SKA Telescope, South Africa

In research, SKA Telescope, South Africa stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,204 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,192
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#89
of 154
Research works
171
▼ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is SKA Telescope, 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 #13,204 of 21,541 19.8%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where SKA Telescope, 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: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.57× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 19.87× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinarySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 19.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at SKA Telescope, South Africa?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Radio Astronomy, Epoch of Reionization, Low-Frequency Telescopes, Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph, Star Formation, Black Holes and Cosmic Rays.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Radio Astronomy22▲ 356×2 topics
  2. Epoch of Reionization19▲ 675×1 topic
  3. Low-Frequency Telescopes19▲ 675×1 topic
  4. Astronomical Instrumentation13▲ 150×1 topic
  5. Spectrograph13▲ 150×1 topic
  6. Star Formation12▲ 73×2 topics
  7. Black Holes10▲ 38×2 topics
  8. Cosmic Rays8▲ 70×2 topics
  9. Neutrinos8▲ 70×2 topics
  10. Dark Matter8▲ 24×3 topics
  11. High-Energy Astrophysics8▲ 124×1 topic
  12. Particle Acceleration8▲ 124×1 topic
  13. Cosmology8▲ 49×2 topics
  14. Galaxies8▲ 101×1 topic
  15. Stellar Populations8▲ 101×1 topic
  16. Accretion Disks6▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Magnetic Fields6▲ 33×2 topics
  18. Adaptive Optics6▲ 162×1 topic
  19. Wavefront Sensing6▲ 162×1 topic
  20. Exoplanets4▲ 36×1 topic
  21. Stellar Astrophysics4▲ 36×1 topic
  22. Particle Swarm Optimization4▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Turbulence4▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Differential Evolution4▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Optimization4▲ 4.5×2 topics
  26. Antenna Arrays4▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Genetic Algorithms4▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Spectroscopy4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  29. Molecular Clouds4▲ 47×1 topic
  30. Protoplanetary Disks4▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Gravitational Waves4▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 8.9×4 topics
  33. Supernovae3▲ 17×2 topics
  34. High-Resolution Imaging3▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Transits of Venus3▲ 84×1 topic
  36. Digital Signal Processing2▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Optical Fiber2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. System Maturity2▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Technology Readiness Levels2▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Structural Health Monitoring2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does SKA Telescope, South Africa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology, History and Developments in Astronomy and Asthma and respiratory diseases.

Astronomy and Astrophysi…2Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 2 fractional worksRadio Astronomy Observations and Technology: 1 fractional worksHistory and Developments…1History and Developments in Astronomy: 1 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…1Asthma and respiratory diseases: 1 fractional worksEvolutionary Game Theory…1Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation: 1 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Sys…1IoT-based Smart Home Systems: 1 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…0Fault Detection and Control Systems: 0 fractional worksDigital Accessibility for Disabilities: 0 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 0 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 0 fractional works
InstrumentationAstronomy and AstrophysicsPhysiologySociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 2 works
  2. 2 Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  3. 3 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  4. 4 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 1 works
  5. 5 Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Digital Accessibility for Disabilities Human Factors and Ergonomics 0 works
  9. 9 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  10. 10 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 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 available48.0%not open52.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.8%domestic only56.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has SKA Telescope, South Africa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% 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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