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South African Environmental Observation Network

In research, South African Environmental Observation Network stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,487 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 11.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,804
of 28,054 · #17,321 all time
Rank in South Africa
#60
of 87
Research works
345
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is South African Environmental Observation Network known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,487 of 12,888 24.2%69 #12765

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South African Environmental Observation Network 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).

What does South African Environmental Observation Network specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 11.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 50.5 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 2.79× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.45× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.99× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South African Environmental Observation Network?

Ranked on the composite score, Juliet Hermes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South African Environmental Observation Network.

  1. 1 Juliet Hermes South Africa · #1,031,516 worldwide 71 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at South African Environmental Observation Network

Which keywords describe research at South African Environmental Observation Network?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Conservation, Global Change, Ecosystem, Habitat Fragmentation and Ecosystem Resilience.

▲ 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. Climate Change32▲ 13×43 topics
  2. Biodiversity12▲ 17×15 topics
  3. Invasive Species10▲ 24×10 topics
  4. Conservation8▲ 20×9 topics
  5. Sustainability8▲ 3.5×15 topics
  6. Global Change7▲ 30×4 topics
  7. Ecosystem7▲ 67×2 topics
  8. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 32×3 topics
  9. Ecosystem Resilience6▲ 47×5 topics
  10. Global Warming6▲ 16×8 topics
  11. Land Use Change6▲ 21×5 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services6▲ 16×7 topics
  13. Remote Sensing5▲ 4.7×13 topics
  14. Species Richness5▲ 80×2 topics
  15. Benthic Communities5▲ 86×2 topics
  16. Biogeography5▲ 19×9 topics
  17. Biological Invasions5▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Community Ecology5▲ 59×1 topic
  19. Functional Diversity5▲ 90×1 topic
  20. Marine Biodiversity5▲ 86×2 topics
  21. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 13×6 topics
  22. Climate Change Impacts4▲ 38×5 topics
  23. Coastal Protection4▲ 72×2 topics
  24. Ocean Acidification4▲ 58×3 topics
  25. Ocean Circulation4▲ 31×3 topics
  26. Trophic Cascades4▲ 42×2 topics
  27. Livelihoods4▲ 111×2 topics
  28. Model Evaluation4▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Adaptation3▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Pastoralists3▲ 134×1 topic
  31. Rangeland Degradation3▲ 134×1 topic
  32. Sediment Transport3▲ 21×4 topics
  33. Climate Change Impact3▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Drought3▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Evapotranspiration3▲ 43×2 topics
  36. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 16×5 topics
  37. Global Carbon Budget3▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Population Dynamics3▲ 12×6 topics
  40. Biomass Estimation3▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does South African Environmental Observation Network publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Marine and coastal plant biology and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 5 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 3 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 2 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 2 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 2 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 2 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…2Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawOceanographyGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  2. 2 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 2 works
  4. 4 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 2 works
  6. 6 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 2 works
  7. 7 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 2 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 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 available60.7%not open39.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.9%domestic only64.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South African Environmental Observation Network's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% 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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