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South African Reserve Bank

In research, South African Reserve Bank stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,873 of 16,945 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#2,214 of 3,268 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#2,173 of 2,466 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#36,321
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#132
of 154
Research works
467
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is South African Reserve Bank 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 SciencesDomain #10,873 of 16,945 14.2%410
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #2,214 of 3,268 12.7%335
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #2,173 of 2,466 14.8%142
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield #436 of 461 12.4%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South African Reserve Bank 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: 1.74× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.61× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.39× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.47× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14.68× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 14.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South African Reserve Bank?

Ranked on the composite score, Mthuli Ncube, Eliphas Ndou and Daniel Mminele lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South African Reserve Bank.

  1. 1 Mthuli Ncube South Africa · #537,608 worldwide 159 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Eliphas Ndou South Africa · #1,264,166 worldwide 18 citations · 101 works
  3. 3 Daniel Mminele South Africa · #1,349,119 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Nombulelo Gumata South Africa · #1,355,087 worldwide 7 citations · 81 works
All ranked researchers at South African Reserve Bank

Which keywords describe research at South African Reserve Bank?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Panel Data Analysis, Structural Change, Income Inequality, Investment Decisions and Consumer Behavior.

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

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Economic Growth6▲ 22×13 topics
  2. Monetary Policy4▲ 51×7 topics
  3. Fiscal Policy3▲ 47×4 topics
  4. Panel Data Analysis2▲ 47×2 topics
  5. Structural Change2▲ 95×2 topics
  6. Climate Change2▲ 2.3×17 topics
  7. Income Inequality2▲ 38×2 topics
  8. Consumer Behavior2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  9. Global Economy2▲ 34×2 topics
  10. Globalization2▲ 2.4×8 topics
  11. Investment Decisions2▲ 38×2 topics
  12. Business Cycles2▲ 114×1 topic
  13. Financial Development2▲ 29×1 topic
  14. Financial Literacy2▲ 51×1 topic
  15. Poverty Reduction2▲ 33×3 topics
  16. Retirement Planning2▲ 134×1 topic
  17. Finance1▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Political Economy1▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Regulation1▲ 7.7×4 topics
  20. Corporate Governance1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  21. Economic Development1▲ 4.9×5 topics
  22. Human Rights1▲ 3.7×4 topics
  23. Inequality1▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Population Dynamics1▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Liquidity1▲ 45×2 topics
  26. Nationalism1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  27. Banking1▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Colonialism1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  29. Community Structure1▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Credit1▲ 74×1 topic
  31. Risk Management1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  32. Social Capital1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  33. Defense Spending1▲ 350×1 topic
  34. Gender Inequality1▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Infrastructure1▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Military Expenditure1▲ 350×1 topic
  37. Network Dynamics1▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Social Influence1▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Taxation1▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does South African Reserve Bank publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Banking stability, regulation, efficiency and Defense, Military, and Policy Studies.

Financial Literacy, Pens…2Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 2 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Econ…2Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 2 fractional worksBanking stability, regul…1Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 1 fractional worksDefense, Military, and P…1Defense, Military, and Policy Studies: 1 fractional worksComplex Network Analysis Techniques: 1 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksFiscal Policies and Poli…1Fiscal Policies and Political Economy: 1 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 1 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy1Economic Theory and Policy: 1 fractional works
AccountingGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceFinanceEconomics and Econometrics1 others

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

  1. 1 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 2 works
  2. 2 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  3. 3 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 1 works
  4. 4 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Complex Network Analysis Techniques Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Fiscal Policies and Political Economy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 1 works
  9. 9 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 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 available19.1%not open80.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South African Reserve Bank's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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