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Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation

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Research works
21
▲ 188% vs 2018-21
Citations
301
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation

Not ranked overall: Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation work in?

In all years, 73% of research at Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation is in Social Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (55%), Health Professions (12%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (9%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 16 fractional works · 72.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 54.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 33.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 6.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 19.8% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 12.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSustainableLivelihoods…21fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences73%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1254.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance29.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting16.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.9%
    5. Decision Sciences00.8%
    6. Psychology00.7%
    1. Health Professions312.4%
    2. Medicine27.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences15.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
    1. Environmental Science01.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Environmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 11.56× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.44× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.71× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions11.56×2 works
  2. Social Sciences3.71×3 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.44×0 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.62×0 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.20×0 works
  6. Environmental Science0.86×0 works
  7. Psychology0.79×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×0 works
  9. Medicine0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Andrew J. E. Charman and Leif M. Petersen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation.

  1. 1 Andrew J. E. Charman South Africa · #1,112,954 worldwide 639 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Leif M. Petersen South Africa · #1,685,589 worldwide 1.2k citations · 77 works
All ranked researchers at Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation?

The most cited paper from Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation is "Xenophobia, Criminality and Violent Entrepreneurship: Violence against Somali Shopkeepers in Delft South, Cape Town, South Africa" (Andrew J. E. Charman, Laurence Piper, 2012), with 106 citations. Next come "What community development and citizen participation should contribute to the new global framework for sustainable development" (78) and "Small Area Census Approach to Measure the Township Informal Economy in South Africa" (69).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Xenophobia, Criminality and Violent Entrepreneurship: Violence against Somali Shopkeepers in Delft South, Cape Town, South Africa Andrew J. E. Charman, Laurence Piper · South African Review of Sociology Oct 2012 106
2 What community development and citizen participation should contribute to the new global framework for sustainable development Jo Howard, Joanna Wheeler · Community Development Journal Oct 2015 78
3 Small Area Census Approach to Measure the Township Informal Economy in South Africa Andrew J. E. Charman, Leif M. Petersen, Laurence Piper et al. · Journal of Mixed Methods Research 26 Feb 2015 69
4 Development of a Compendium of Local, Wild-Harvested Species Used in the Informal Economy Trade, Cape Town, South Africa L. M. Petersen, Eugene John Moll, Ray J. Collins et al. · Ecology and Society Open access 2012 55
5 Reflections on the ethics of participatory visual methods to engage communities in global health research Gillian F. Black, Alun Davies, Dalia Iskander et al. · Global Bioethics Open access 20 Dec 2017 53
All 46 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Justice, Colonialism, Nationalism, Ethical Considerations, Empowerment, Community Engagement, Social Capital and Land Reform.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 28 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Social Justice4▲ 37×6 topics
  2. Colonialism2▲ 23×3 topics
  3. Nationalism2▲ 19×2 topics
  4. Empowerment2▲ 121×2 topics
  5. Ethical Considerations2▲ 32×3 topics
  6. Community Engagement2▲ 31×3 topics
  7. Social Capital2▲ 22×5 topics
  8. Land Reform2▲ 242×2 topics
  9. Cultural Studies2▲ 23×2 topics
  10. Human Rights2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  11. Participatory Action Research2▲ 615×1 topic
  12. Photovoice2▲ 805×1 topic
  13. Globalization2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  14. History2▲ 9.2×1 topic
  15. Zimbabwe2▲ 888×1 topic
  16. Corruption1▲ 58×2 topics
  17. Health Promotion1▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Public Health1▲ 4.9×5 topics
  19. South Africa1▲ 225×3 topics
  20. Sustainable Development1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  21. Violence1▲ 44×2 topics
  22. Environmental Governance1▲ 99×2 topics
  23. Constitutionalism1▲ 45×1 topic
  24. Developmental Local Government1▲ 357×1 topic
  25. HIV/AIDS1▲ 70×2 topics
  26. Land Tenure1▲ 135×2 topics
  27. Substance Abuse1▲ 77×2 topics
  28. Gender Dynamics1▲ 46×2 topics

Which research topics does Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Participatory Visual Research Methods, Digital Storytelling and Education, Health Policy Implementation Science and Community Health and Development.

Participatory Visual Res…1Participatory Visual Research Methods: 1 fractional worksDigital Storytelling and…1Digital Storytelling and Education: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 0 fractional worksCommunity Health and Development: 0 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 0 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 0 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 0 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 0 fractional worksMigration, Ethnicity, and Economy: 0 fractional worksUrban Planning and Governance: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSpeech and HearingGeneral Health ProfessionsManagement of Technology and Innovation2 others

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

  1. 1 Participatory Visual Research Methods Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Digital Storytelling and Education Speech and Hearing 1 works
  3. 3 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 0 works
  4. 4 Community Health and Development General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  6. 6 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 0 works
  8. 8 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 0 works
  9. 9 Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Urban Planning and Governance Urban Studies 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 available56.6%not open43.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.0%domestic only63.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 188% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000012% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation0.000021% in 20252020

Fractional works of Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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