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Tshwane University of Technology

In research, Tshwane University of Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#887 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#574 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,538 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Management of Technology and Innovation and Polymers and Plastics — Law is 3.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,904
of 28,054 · #3,080 all time
Rank in South Africa
#12
of 87
Research works
8.7k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
114k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Tshwane University of Technology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #887 of 10,521 25.0%962 #1596
Social SciencesField #574 of 6,365 26.8%461 #1109
Physical SciencesDomain #1,538 of 12,888 14.2%1,359 #2487
EngineeringField #1,001 of 6,636 13.2%681 #1637
LawSubfield #68 of 431 34.8%61 #295
Business, Management and AccountingField #594 of 2,578 20.8%205 #1052
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #928 of 3,409 22.6%153 #878
EducationSubfield #572 of 1,892 30.8%130 #1101
Computer ScienceField #1,518 of 4,667 15.9%224 #2756
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #928 of 2,578 22.0%117 #1494

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tshwane University of Technology 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,596 #887
  2. Social Sciences#1,109 #574
  3. Physical Sciences#2,487 #1,538
  4. Engineering#1,637 #1,001
  5. Law#295 #68
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,052 #594
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#878 #928
  8. Education#1,101 #572
  9. Computer Science#2,756 #1,518
  10. Sociology and Political Science#1,494 #928
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Tshwane University of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 60.6 works3.8×
  2. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 29.9 works3.6×
  3. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 39.3 works3.5×
← 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: 1.17× its world share, 153 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 34 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 224 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.67× its world share, 42 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.65× its world share, 681 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 158 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.69× its world share, 163 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 122 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.28× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 83 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.31× its world share, 205 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 56 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 75 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 83 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 461 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tshwane University of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Seithuti P. Moshokoa, Felix D. Dakora and Dharini Sivakumar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tshwane University of Technology.

  1. 1 Seithuti P. Moshokoa South Africa · #74,563 worldwide 580 citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Felix D. Dakora South Africa · #146,178 worldwide 233 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Dharini Sivakumar South Africa · #156,813 worldwide 256 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Michaël Antonie van Wyk South Africa · #223,916 worldwide 113 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Alvaro Viljoen South Africa · #226,104 worldwide 364 citations · 108 works
  6. 6 Estelle Alma Maré South Africa · #396,846 worldwide 2 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Guy Kamatou South Africa · #413,915 worldwide 121 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Tinyiko Maluleke South Africa · #430,651 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 W. Van Averbeke South Africa · #438,266 worldwide 81 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Julius Musyoka Ndambuki South Africa · #486,502 worldwide 140 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Tshwane University of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Tshwane University of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Environmental Governance, Public Participation, Nanocomposites and Constitutionalism.

▲ 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. Sustainability133▲ 1.99×63 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties130▲ 4.9×33 topics
  3. Machine Learning115▲ 1.28×71 topics
  4. Deep Learning108◆ 1.15×63 topics
  5. Renewable Energy97▲ 2.5×39 topics
  6. Microstructure79▲ 5.5×14 topics
  7. Nanocomposites78▲ 3.5×20 topics
  8. Globalization77▲ 1.43×60 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management74▲ 2.9×19 topics
  10. Environmental Impact73▲ 1.56×41 topics
  11. Human Rights72▲ 2.5×23 topics
  12. Education66▲ 1.41×47 topics
  13. Leadership61▲ 4.7×19 topics
  14. Sustainable Development57▲ 1.30×45 topics
  15. Internet of Things54▲ 2.3×18 topics
  16. Environmental Governance54▲ 30×3 topics
  17. Public Participation54▲ 87×2 topics
  18. Constitutionalism53▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Judicial Review53▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Equality52▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Higher Education52▲ 3.5×19 topics
  22. Developmental Local Government52▲ 173×1 topic
  23. Legal Research52▲ 15×1 topic
  24. Nanoparticles51▲ 1.49×31 topics
  25. Social Capital51▲ 3.5×15 topics
  26. Energy Efficiency49▲ 1.91×33 topics
  27. Nanomaterials49▲ 1.68×17 topics
  28. Innovation49▲ 1.69×32 topics
  29. Energy Storage45▲ 2.5×11 topics
  30. Risk Management38▲ 2.9×15 topics
  31. Smart Grid36▲ 3.5×9 topics
  32. Additive Manufacturing35▲ 4.2×6 topics
  33. Cyber-Physical Systems31▲ 4.3×8 topics
  34. South Africa30▲ 40×4 topics
  35. Bilingual Education24▲ 7.4×2 topics
  36. Language Policy24▲ 6.2×2 topics
  37. Phase Stability23▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Process Parameters23▲ 7.6×3 topics
  39. Gender-based Violence22▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Vocational Education21▲ 8.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Tshwane University of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal Issues in South Africa, High Entropy Alloys Studies, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences.

Legal Issues in South Af…52Legal Issues in South Africa: 52 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 21 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 19 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 18 fractional worksSouth African History and Culture: 17 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 17 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…16Digital Transformation in Industry: 16 fractional worksQuality and Supply Management: 15 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 15 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …15Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 15 fractional works
LawMechanical EngineeringManagement of Technology and InnovationSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 52 works
  2. 2 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 21 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 19 works
  4. 4 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 18 works
  5. 5 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  6. 6 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 17 works
  7. 7 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 16 works
  8. 8 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 15 works
  9. 9 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 15 works
  10. 10 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 15 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 available52.2%not open47.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tshwane University of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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