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Telkom (South Africa)

In research, Telkom (South Africa) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#19,940 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science — Computer Science is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,836
of 28,054 · #38,924 all time
Rank in South Africa
#87
of 87
Research works
228
▲ 301% vs 2013–17
Citations
853
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Telkom (South Africa) 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 #19,940 of 21,541 11.2%147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Telkom (South Africa) 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).

What does Telkom (South Africa) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 24.4 works5.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 5.20× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.40× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.43× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Telkom (South Africa)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, E-Learning, Fuzzy Logic, Education, Decision Support System and Educational Technology.

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

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Data Mining14▲ 30×4 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 14×8 topics
  3. Machine Learning11▲ 5.6×8 topics
  4. E-Learning8▲ 14×4 topics
  5. Education8▲ 7.2×6 topics
  6. Fuzzy Logic8▲ 49×3 topics
  7. Decision Support System7▲ 63×2 topics
  8. Educational Technology7▲ 9.2×8 topics
  9. E-commerce6▲ 17×5 topics
  10. Internet of Things6▲ 11×8 topics
  11. Knowledge Management5▲ 15×2 topics
  12. Expert Systems5▲ 68×1 topic
  13. Information System5▲ 81×1 topic
  14. Big Data4▲ 8.0×4 topics
  15. Neural Networks4▲ 4.7×3 topics
  16. Classification Algorithms4▲ 113×1 topic
  17. Clustering Methods4▲ 113×1 topic
  18. Higher Education4▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Learning4▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Information Retrieval4▲ 29×1 topic
  21. Social Network Extraction4▲ 140×1 topic
  22. Multimedia4▲ 59×2 topics
  23. Android4▲ 74×1 topic
  24. System4▲ 74×1 topic
  25. Technology4▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Blockchain3▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Gamification3▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Information Technology3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  29. Public Health Policy3▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Cultural Studies2▲ 10.0×2 topics
  31. Indonesia2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  32. Narrative2▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Elderly2▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Healthcare Legislation2▲ 59×1 topic
  35. Hermeneutics2▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Interpretation2▲ 91×1 topic
  37. IoT2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  38. Patient Rights2▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Computer Vision2▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Service Quality2▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Telkom (South Africa) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Edcuational Technology Systems, Data Mining and Machine Learning Applications, Information Retrieval and Data Mining and Multimedia Learning Systems.

Edcuational Technology S…5Edcuational Technology Systems: 5 fractional worksData Mining and Machine …4Data Mining and Machine Learning Applications: 4 fractional worksInformation Retrieval an…4Information Retrieval and Data Mining: 4 fractional worksMultimedia Learning Syst…4Multimedia Learning Systems: 4 fractional worksBlockchain Technology in Education and Learning: 3 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrati…2Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 2 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 2 fractional worksDecision Support System Applications: 2 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceInformation SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsPhilosophy2 others

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

  1. 1 Edcuational Technology Systems Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  2. 2 Data Mining and Machine Learning Applications Information Systems 4 works
  3. 3 Information Retrieval and Data Mining Information Systems 4 works
  4. 4 Multimedia Learning Systems Information Systems 4 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 2 works
  8. 8 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Decision Support System Applications Management Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 2 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 available66.1%not open33.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.7%domestic only63.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Telkom (South Africa)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 301% 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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