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South African Sugarcane Research Institute

In research, South African Sugarcane Research Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#4,015 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,257 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,004
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#130
of 154
Research works
184
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is South African Sugarcane Research Institute 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,015 of 6,031 26.0%120
Life SciencesDomain #13,257 of 14,347 24.4%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South African Sugarcane Research Institute 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: 14.92× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.21× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingPsychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 14.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South African Sugarcane Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Marvellous Zhou, A. Singels and R. van Antwerpen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South African Sugarcane Research Institute.

  1. 1 Marvellous Zhou South Africa · #406,397 worldwide 58 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 A. Singels South Africa · #578,442 worldwide 85 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 R. van Antwerpen South Africa · #1,082,293 worldwide 44 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at South African Sugarcane Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at South African Sugarcane Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Drought Tolerance, Genetic Mapping, Genomics, Polyploid, Sugarcane, Drought Resistance, Rice and Biological Control.

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

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Drought Tolerance5▲ 154×3 topics
  2. Genetic Mapping4▲ 251×3 topics
  3. Genomics4▲ 59×2 topics
  4. Polyploid4▲ 1967×1 topic
  5. Sugarcane4▲ 1967×1 topic
  6. Drought Resistance2▲ 97×2 topics
  7. Rice2▲ 162×2 topics
  8. Biological Control2▲ 58×6 topics
  9. Water Management2▲ 68×1 topic
  10. Yield Potential2▲ 147×1 topic
  11. Biopesticides1▲ 91×2 topics
  12. Environmental Impact1▲ 3.5×3 topics
  13. Gene Expression1▲ 9.3×5 topics
  14. Genetic Improvement1▲ 62×2 topics
  15. Pest Management1▲ 62×2 topics
  16. Enzymatic Hydrolysis1▲ 47×1 topic
  17. Pretreatment1▲ 83×1 topic
  18. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does South African Sugarcane Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing, Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, Biofuel production and bioconversion and Genetics and Plant Breeding.

Sugarcane Cultivation an…4Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing: 4 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yie…2Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 2 fractional worksBiofuel production and b…1Biofuel production and bioconversion: 1 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breed…1Genetics and Plant Breeding: 1 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Ge…1Insect Resistance and Genetics: 1 fractional worksNatural Products and Bio…1Natural Products and Biological Research: 1 fractional worksEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control: 1 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 1 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 0 fractional worksInsect behavior and control techniques: 0 fractional works
Plant ScienceBiomedical EngineeringMolecular BiologySurgery1 others

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

  1. 1 Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing Plant Science 4 works
  2. 2 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Natural Products and Biological Research Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control Insect Science 1 works
  8. 8 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 0 works
  10. 10 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South African Sugarcane Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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