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South Africa Development Fund

In research, South Africa Development Fund stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,210 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#15,545 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#42,233
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,639
of 8,685
Research works
200
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
176
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
89%
world 28%

What is South Africa Development Fund 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 SciencesField #9,210 of 10,206 11.4%144
Social SciencesDomain #15,545 of 16,945 11.9%174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South Africa Development Fund 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.

Health Professions: 6.73× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.75× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.20× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South Africa Development Fund?

Ranked on the composite score, Jan Ploeger and Siegfried O. Wolf lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South Africa Development Fund.

  1. 1 Jan Ploeger United States · #552,240 worldwide 5 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Siegfried O. Wolf United States · #746,806 worldwide 8 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at South Africa Development Fund

Which keywords describe research at South Africa Development Fund?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Institutional Child Abuse, Redress Schemes, Nationalism, Military History, Human Rights, Cultural Studies and African History.

▲ 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. Colonialism30▲ 31×9 topics
  2. Institutional Child Abuse27▲ 2112×1 topic
  3. Redress Schemes27▲ 2112×1 topic
  4. Nationalism26▲ 23×8 topics
  5. Military History25▲ 351×2 topics
  6. Human Rights24▲ 14×14 topics
  7. Cultural Studies21▲ 28×2 topics
  8. African History21▲ 357×1 topic
  9. Post-Colonial Africa21▲ 357×1 topic
  10. Globalization18▲ 4.9×17 topics
  11. International Relations18▲ 42×10 topics
  12. Security17▲ 20×4 topics
  13. Conflict16▲ 53×6 topics
  14. Equality14▲ 95×2 topics
  15. Social Movements14▲ 22×2 topics
  16. South Africa14▲ 243×2 topics
  17. Inequality14▲ 28×1 topic
  18. protests14▲ 668×1 topic
  19. Legal Research13▲ 107×2 topics
  20. Constitutionalism13▲ 57×1 topic
  21. Developmental Local Government13▲ 449×1 topic
  22. Economic Growth9▲ 6.2×4 topics
  23. International Law9▲ 17×6 topics
  24. Central Asia9▲ 82×2 topics
  25. Nation-Building9▲ 92×2 topics
  26. Afghanistan8▲ 216×1 topic
  27. Pakistan8▲ 216×1 topic
  28. Religion8▲ 6.8×6 topics
  29. Identity8▲ 5.2×10 topics
  30. Foreign Policy7▲ 78×3 topics
  31. Violence7▲ 26×4 topics
  32. Gender7▲ 6.0×6 topics
  33. Global Governance6▲ 14×3 topics
  34. American Nationalism6▲ 553×1 topic
  35. Corporate Strategy6▲ 216×1 topic
  36. Diplomacy6▲ 30×5 topics
  37. Peacebuilding6▲ 52×3 topics
  38. Homeland Security5▲ 302×2 topics
  39. Cultural Memory5▲ 49×2 topics
  40. Humanitarianism5▲ 37×2 topics

Which research topics does South Africa Development Fund publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East, Health and Conflict Studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and International Relations and Foreign Policy.

Politics and Conflicts i…4Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 4 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 1 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 1 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 1 fractional worksPeacebuilding and Intern…1Peacebuilding and International Security: 1 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative: 1 fractional worksMilitary History and Strategy: 0 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 0 fractional worksIndian History and Philosophy: 0 fractional worksMedication Adherence and Compliance: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneral Health ProfessionsAccountingSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 1 works
  4. 4 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 0 works
  10. 10 Medication Adherence and Compliance Family Practice 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 available89.2%not open10.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.2%domestic only98.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South Africa Development Fund's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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