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South African National Blood Service

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World rank, all time
#38,659
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#145
of 154
Research works
128
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.51× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.70× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 5.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.12× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.65× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South African National Blood Service?

Ranked on the composite score, Marion Vermeulen and Karin van den Berg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South African National Blood Service.

  1. 1 Marion Vermeulen South Africa · #464,991 worldwide 53 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Karin van den Berg South Africa · #546,822 worldwide 56 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at South African National Blood Service

Which keywords describe research at South African National Blood Service?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Blood Transfusion, Supply Chain Management, Anemia, Blood Donation, Donor Behavior, Hemorrhage, Law Enforcement and Police Legitimacy.

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

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Blood Transfusion3▲ 300×2 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management2▲ 10.0×2 topics
  3. Anemia2▲ 93×3 topics
  4. Blood Donation2▲ 483×1 topic
  5. Donor Behavior2▲ 483×1 topic
  6. Epidemiology2▲ 2.0×12 topics
  7. Hemorrhage2▲ 97×2 topics
  8. Law Enforcement2▲ 113×2 topics
  9. Police Legitimacy2▲ 536×1 topic
  10. Procedural Justice2▲ 536×1 topic
  11. Cardiac Surgery1▲ 70×1 topic
  12. Education1▲ 3.0×5 topics
  13. Tranexamic Acid1▲ 270×1 topic
  14. Mental Health1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  15. Crime1▲ 141×1 topic
  16. Healthcare1▲ 3.4×3 topics
  17. Social Structure1▲ 99×1 topic
  18. Training Motivation1▲ 277×1 topic
  19. Training Transfer1▲ 277×1 topic

Which research topics does South African National Blood Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blood donation and transfusion practices, Policing Practices and Perceptions, Blood transfusion and management and Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation.

Blood donation and transfusion practices: 2 fractional worksPolicing Practices and Perceptions: 2 fractional worksBlood transfusion and ma…1Blood transfusion and management: 1 fractional worksHuman Resource Developme…1Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation: 1 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Interventions: 1 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Africa: 1 fractional worksBlood groups and transfu…1Blood groups and transfusion: 1 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 1 fractional worksSocial Development and Education Research: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationPolitical Science and International RelationsBiochemistryApplied Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  2. 2 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 1 works
  4. 4 Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation Applied Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 1 works
  7. 7 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 1 works
  8. 8 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Social Development and Education Research Education 1 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 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 available40.6%not open59.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.7%domestic only69.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South African National Blood Service's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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