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South African Weather Service

In research, South African Weather Service stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,027 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,835
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#72
of 154
Research works
271
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
28.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is South African Weather Service 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,027 of 21,541 17.0%218

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South African Weather Service 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: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.98× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.82× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South African Weather Service?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Schumann and Andries Kruger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South African Weather Service.

  1. 1 Thomas Schumann South Africa · #457,031 worldwide 141 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Andries Kruger South Africa · #460,374 worldwide 135 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at South African Weather Service

Which keywords describe research at South African Weather Service?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Remote Sensing, Ocean Circulation, Hydrological Cycle, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate Modeling and Extreme Events.

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

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change12▲ 15×32 topics
  2. Global Warming7▲ 58×6 topics
  3. Remote Sensing5▲ 14×15 topics
  4. Ocean Circulation3▲ 89×3 topics
  5. Hydrological Cycle3▲ 114×2 topics
  6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 36×2 topics
  7. Climate Modeling3▲ 129×1 topic
  8. Extreme Events3▲ 105×1 topic
  9. Data Assimilation3▲ 55×2 topics
  10. Vulnerability3▲ 39×4 topics
  11. Probabilistic Forecasting2▲ 35×2 topics
  12. Boundary Layer2▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Convective Parameterization2▲ 121×1 topic
  14. Drought2▲ 71×2 topics
  15. Ensemble Kalman Filter2▲ 65×1 topic
  16. Evapotranspiration2▲ 86×2 topics
  17. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 26×4 topics
  18. Sustainability2▲ 2.6×9 topics
  19. Hydrological2▲ 191×1 topic
  20. Monitoring2▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Sea Level Rise2▲ 46×3 topics
  22. Mortality2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  23. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  24. Machine Learning1▲ 1.32×7 topics
  25. Health Effects1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  26. Climate Change Adaptation1▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Forecasting1▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Resilience1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  29. Tropical Cyclones1▲ 64×2 topics
  30. Community1▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Disaster1▲ 69×1 topic
  32. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.0×4 topics
  33. Satellite Observations1▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Social Capital1▲ 6.4×2 topics

Which research topics does South African Weather Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Hydrology and Drought Analysis and Disaster Management and Resilience.

Climate variability and …3Climate variability and models: 3 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 1 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceSociology and Political ScienceArtificial Intelligence2 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  3. 3 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  7. 7 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  9. 9 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 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 available52.1%not open47.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.4%domestic only70.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South African Weather Service's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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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