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Umvoto Africa

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Research works
27
▼ 70% vs 2018-21
Citations
334
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Umvoto Africa

Not ranked overall: Umvoto Africa 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 Umvoto Africa work in?

In all years, 79% of research at Umvoto Africa is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Environmental Science (22%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 79.3% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 30.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 16.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 22.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 17.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 12.9% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 18.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKUmvoto Africa27fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences79%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences18%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering830.8%
    2. Environmental Science622.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences312.9%
    4. Energy26.8%
    5. Computer Science25.6%
    6. Mathematics01.2%
    1. Social Sciences310.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance26.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities01.2%
    4. Psychology00.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.9%
    2. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Health Professions00.3%
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.

Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.73× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.77× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.23× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 9.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 12.82× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.82×1 works
  2. Mathematics9.03×0 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.77×0 works
  4. Computer Science2.73×1 works
  5. Environmental Science2.23×0 works
  6. Psychology1.39×0 works
  7. Neuroscience1.31×0 works
  8. Engineering0.71×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.55×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Umvoto Africa?

Ranked on the quality score, Rowena Hay and Kornelius Riemann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Umvoto Africa.

  1. 1 Rowena Hay South Africa · #2,807,374 worldwide 154 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Kornelius Riemann South Africa · #4,492,031 worldwide 175 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Umvoto Africa

What are the most cited papers from Umvoto Africa?

The most cited paper from Umvoto Africa is "Present‐day kinematics of the East African Rift" (Elifuraha Saria, E. Calais, D. Sarah Stamps et al., 2014), with 392 citations. Next come "A kinematic model for the East African Rift" (324) and "Kinematics of the East African Rift from GPS and earthquake slip vector data" (160).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Present‐day kinematics of the East African Rift Elifuraha Saria, E. Calais, D. Sarah Stamps et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth Open access 20 Mar 2014 392
2 A kinematic model for the East African Rift D. Sarah Stamps, E. Calais, Elifuraha Saria et al. · Geophysical Research Letters Open access Mar 2008 324
3 Kinematics of the East African Rift from GPS and earthquake slip vector data E. Calais, Cynthia J. Ebinger, Chris Hartnady et al. · Geological Society London Special Publications Open access 2006 160
4 Need for harmonized long-term multi-lake monitoring of African Great Lakes Pierre‐Denis Plisnier et al. · Journal of Great Lakes Research Open access 25 Feb 2022 43
5 Improved Approach for the Investigation of Submarine Groundwater Discharge by Means of Radon Mapping and Radon Mass Balancing Michael Schubert, Eric Petermann, Reiner Stollberg et al. · Water Open access 10 Apr 2019 38
All 35 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Umvoto Africa?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Remote Sensing, Water Resources, Reservoir Operation, Water Demand, Optimization and Groundwater Flow.

▲ 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. Climate Change6▲ 8.7×11 topics
  2. Sustainability5▲ 10×4 topics
  3. Remote Sensing4▲ 12×5 topics
  4. Water Resources3▲ 51×3 topics
  5. Reservoir Operation3▲ 318×1 topic
  6. Water Demand3▲ 318×1 topic
  7. Optimization3▲ 18×3 topics
  8. Groundwater Flow2▲ 244×1 topic
  9. Transport Modeling2▲ 244×1 topic
  10. EROI2▲ 229×1 topic
  11. Fossil Fuels2▲ 182×1 topic
  12. Geological Mapping2▲ 72×2 topics
  13. Machine Learning2▲ 2.9×2 topics
  14. Data Assimilation1▲ 27×1 topic
  15. Ensemble Kalman Filter1▲ 43×1 topic
  16. GIS1▲ 94×1 topic
  17. Groundwater Potential1▲ 324×1 topic
  18. Compositional Data Analysis1▲ 60×1 topic
  19. Environmental Impact1▲ 3.3×5 topics
  20. Mineral Prospectivity1▲ 60×1 topic
  21. Sustainable Development1▲ 3.8×2 topics
  22. Environmental Governance1▲ 75×2 topics
  23. Human Rights1▲ 4.7×2 topics
  24. Political Economy1▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Constitutionalism1▲ 33×1 topic
  26. Developmental Local Government1▲ 258×1 topic
  27. Leak Detection1▲ 144×1 topic
  28. Water Distribution Networks1▲ 144×1 topic

Which research topics does Umvoto Africa publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Groundwater and Watershed Analysis, Polynomial and algebraic computation and Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques.

Geochemistry and Geologi…0Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 0 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershe…0Groundwater and Watershed Analysis: 0 fractional worksPolynomial and algebraic computation: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Numerical Analy…0Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques: 0 fractional worksMathematics and Applicat…0Mathematics and Applications: 0 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 0 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 0 fractional worksFiscal Policies and Political Economy: 0 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 0 fractional worksEconomic Sanctions and International Relations: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceEnvironmental EngineeringComputational Theory and MathematicsComputational Mechanics4 others

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

  1. 1 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  2. 2 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Polynomial and algebraic computation Computational Theory and Mathematics 0 works
  4. 4 Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques Computational Mechanics 0 works
  5. 5 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 0 works
  6. 6 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 0 works
  7. 7 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  8. 8 Fiscal Policies and Political Economy Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0 works
  10. 10 Economic Sanctions and International Relations Economics and Econometrics 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 available40.5%not open59.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Umvoto Africa's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 70% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Umvoto Africa as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000023% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Umvoto Africa0.0000085% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Umvoto Africa over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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