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Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management

In research, Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,399 of 10,206 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,700 of 16,945 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,480 of 6,031 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,913
of 28,054 · #12,611 all time
Rank in South Africa
#51
of 87
Research works
1.3k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management 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
Social SciencesField #1,399 of 10,206 25.8%153
Social SciencesDomain #2,700 of 16,945 22.1%259
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,480 of 6,031 15.1%294
Environmental ScienceField #3,964 of 6,208 16.0%220
Life SciencesDomain #9,536 of 14,347 14.9%395
Physical SciencesDomain #14,794 of 21,541 12.9%452
Health SciencesDomain #16,279 of 20,462 12.9%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management 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: 3.70× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.69× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.43× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management?

Ranked on the composite score, Katharine Vincent, R. F. Lawrence and A. P.G. Schönau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management.

  1. 1 Katharine Vincent South Africa · #127,665 worldwide 207 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 R. F. Lawrence South Africa · #789,417 worldwide 43 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 A. P.G. Schönau South Africa · #804,207 worldwide 51 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Jason G.H. Londt South Africa · #994,700 worldwide 28 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 R.N. Kilburn South Africa · #1,594,688 worldwide 9 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management

Which keywords describe research at Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Invasive Species, Biogeography, Global Change, Biomass Estimation and Conservation.

▲ 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. Climate Change18▲ 4.6×51 topics
  2. Sustainability11▲ 3.1×28 topics
  3. Biodiversity8▲ 7.0×15 topics
  4. Epidemiology7▲ 1.23×35 topics
  5. Invasive Species6▲ 9.8×17 topics
  6. Machine Learning6▲ 1.16×19 topics
  7. Biogeography5▲ 14×12 topics
  8. Global Change5▲ 14×5 topics
  9. Remote Sensing5▲ 2.8×13 topics
  10. Biomass Estimation5▲ 21×3 topics
  11. Conservation4▲ 6.7×12 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 7.0×8 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services4▲ 6.7×4 topics
  14. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 10×4 topics
  15. Taxonomy3▲ 18×7 topics
  16. Population Dynamics3▲ 8.9×10 topics
  17. Global Warming3▲ 5.1×9 topics
  18. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 6.6×8 topics
  19. Adaptation3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  20. Climate Change Impact3▲ 9.1×4 topics
  21. Aboveground Biomass3▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Pedagogy3▲ 3.8×4 topics
  23. Phylogeny3▲ 12×10 topics
  24. Evolution2▲ 6.4×7 topics
  25. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  26. Land Use Change2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  27. Language Teaching2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  28. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 9.4×6 topics
  29. Water Management2▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Allometric Models2▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  32. Climate2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Teaching Methods2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  34. Digital Education2▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Student Competencies2▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Habitat Selection2▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Phenology2▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Plant-Animal Interactions2▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Pollinator Decline2▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Vegetation Monitoring2▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Plant and animal studies and Forest ecology and management.

Education, Innovation an…2Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agricu…2Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksForest ecology and manag…2Forest ecology and management: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…2Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksBurn Injury Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 1 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evol…1Plant Diversity and Evolution: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional works
EducationEcologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape Conservation2 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 2 works
  2. 2 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  4. 4 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  8. 8 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  9. 9 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  10. 10 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 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 available35.2%not open64.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Umkhuseli Innovation and Research Management's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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