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Walter Sisulu University

In research, Walter Sisulu University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,267 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,014 of 10,670 worldwide) and Education (#377 of 1,930 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business and International Management, Management of Technology and Innovation and Education (Business and International Management is 7.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,833
of 22,385 · #4,045 all time
Rank in South Africa
#10
of 75
Research works
3.6k
▲ 359% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
80%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Walter Sisulu University

What is Walter Sisulu University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #1,267 of 9,585 9.5%1,206 #2711
Physical SciencesDomain #2,014 of 10,670 11.0%458 #4482
EducationSubfield #377 of 1,930 12.3%294 #831
Social SciencesField #1,316 of 5,988 10.6%616 #2955
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #638 of 1,798 9.4%167 #1493
Information SystemsSubfield #514 of 1,321 13.7%86 #1269
Health SciencesDomain #3,918 of 9,902 8.5%302 #6833
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,376 of 3,157 16.9%66 #2637
Life SciencesDomain #2,858 of 6,403 14.2%113 #5331
MedicineField #4,116 of 8,541 7.6%210 #7086

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Walter Sisulu University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#2,711 #1,267
  2. Physical Sciences#4,482 #2,014
  3. Education#831 #377
  4. Social Sciences#2,955 #1,316
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,493 #638
  6. Information Systems#1,269 #514
  7. Health Sciences#6,833 #3,918
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,637 #1,376
  9. Life Sciences#5,331 #2,858
  10. Medicine#7,086 #4,116
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Walter Sisulu University work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Walter Sisulu University is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Medicine (11%), Business, Management and Accounting (11%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,444 fractional works · 57.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 743 fractional works · 29.3% of its workEducation: 343 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 155 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 51 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLaw: 36 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 270 fractional works · 10.6% of its workAccounting: 68 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 45 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 43 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 43 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 189 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 144 fractional works · 5.7% of its workFinance: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 113 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 69 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 60 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 549 fractional works · 21.7% of its workComputer Science: 166 fractional works · 6.5% of its workInformation Systems: 97 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 114 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 112 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 51 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 45 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 395 fractional works · 15.6% of its workMedicine: 280 fractional works · 11.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 38 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 34 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 98 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 65 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 146 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 87 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPlant Science: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWalter SisuluUniversity2,534fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences57%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1,44457.0%
    1. Social Sciences74329.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting27010.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1897.5%
    4. Psychology1134.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities692.7%
    6. Decision Sciences602.4%
    1. Computer Science1666.5%
    2. Environmental Science1144.5%
    3. Engineering1124.4%
    4. Materials Science512.0%
    5. Mathematics451.8%
    6. Energy291.1%
    7. Chemistry110.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy100.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences70.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.2%
    1. Medicine28011.1%
    2. Health Professions983.9%
    3. Nursing140.5%
    4. Dentistry20.1%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences873.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology301.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology150.6%
    4. Neuroscience90.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Walter Sisulu University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business and International Management takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 20.1 works7.5×
  2. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 43.3 works5.6×
  3. EducationSubfield · 342.6 works4.4×
  4. AccountingSubfield · 67.9 works4.4×
  5. FinanceSubfield · 30.5 works4.0×
← 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: 0.72× its world share, 87 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 166 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 112 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 114 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 51 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.50× its world share, 45 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 98 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 280 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 69 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.30× its world share, 270 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 60 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.49× its world share, 189 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 113 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 743 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.49×189 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.30×270 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.46×60 works
  4. Social Sciences2.32×743 works
  5. Mathematics1.50×45 works
  6. Health Professions1.46×98 works
  7. Psychology1.46×113 works
  8. Energy1.25×29 works
  9. Nursing1.09×14 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.95×69 works
  11. Environmental Science0.90×114 works
  12. Computer Science0.84×166 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.72×87 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×5 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.58×15 works
  16. Materials Science0.58×51 works
  17. Medicine0.57×280 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.46×4 works
  19. Veterinary0.46×2 works
  20. Engineering0.29×112 works
  21. Chemistry0.27×11 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×30 works
  23. Neuroscience0.21×9 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×7 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.19×10 works
  26. Dentistry0.16×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Walter Sisulu University?

Ranked on the quality score, Oluwakemi Laguda-Akingba, Angel Mukuka and Fortune Ganda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Walter Sisulu University.

  1. 1 Oluwakemi Laguda-Akingba South Africa · #369,132 worldwide 6.6k citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Angel Mukuka South Africa · #455,282 worldwide 708 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Fortune Ganda South Africa · #593,954 worldwide 2.1k citations · 73 works
  4. 4 Bunmi Isaiah Omodan South Africa · #846,335 worldwide 969 citations · 137 works
  5. 5 Olanrewaju Oladimeji South Africa · #943,664 worldwide 57k citations · 168 works
  6. 6 Thozama Dubula South Africa · #1,023,972 worldwide 1k citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Thobeka Ncanywa South Africa · #1,120,645 worldwide 422 citations · 79 works
  8. 8 Nobert Rangarirai Jere South Africa · #1,229,510 worldwide 1.4k citations · 74 works
  9. 9 Jogymol Kalariparampil Alex South Africa · #1,243,989 worldwide 517 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Grace Emily Okuthe South Africa · #1,315,526 worldwide 863 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Walter Sisulu University

What are the most cited papers from Walter Sisulu University?

The most cited paper from Walter Sisulu University is "Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa" (Raquel Pricilla e Silva Viana et al., 2022), with 1,926 citations. Next come "Detection of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa" (1,837) and "Emergence and rapid spread of a new severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lineage with multiple spike mutations in South Africa" (1,199).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa Raquel Pricilla e Silva Viana et al. · Nature Open access 7 Jan 2022 1,926
2 Detection of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa Houriiyah Tegally et al. · Nature Open access 9 Mar 2021 1,837
3 Emergence and rapid spread of a new severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lineage with multiple spike mutations in South Africa Houriiyah Tegally et al. · medRxiv PreprintOpen access 22 Dec 2020 1,199
4 Continuous support for women during childbirth Meghan A Bohren, G Justus Hofmeyr, Carol Sakala et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Open access 6 Jul 2017 773
5 Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 in South Africa Houriiyah Tegally et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 27 Jun 2022 705
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Walter Sisulu University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Economic Growth, Education, Social Capital, Professional Development and Student Perceptions.

▲ 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-now 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. Education129▲ 3.0×46 topics
  2. Educational Technology119▲ 4.0×30 topics
  3. Higher Education111▲ 8.2×22 topics
  4. Sustainability107▲ 1.73×68 topics
  5. Economic Growth104▲ 5.0×27 topics
  6. Globalization97▲ 1.94×61 topics
  7. Technology Integration88▲ 11×10 topics
  8. Sustainable Development85▲ 2.1×50 topics
  9. Social Capital80▲ 6.1×13 topics
  10. Renewable Energy73▲ 2.0×32 topics
  11. E-Learning71▲ 2.9×15 topics
  12. Online Learning64▲ 3.1×15 topics
  13. Corporate Governance62▲ 3.4×22 topics
  14. Human Rights62▲ 2.4×31 topics
  15. Innovation61▲ 2.3×35 topics
  16. Professional Development57▲ 11×10 topics
  17. Student Perceptions52▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Inequality51▲ 8.8×6 topics
  19. Student Engagement51▲ 5.1×15 topics
  20. Governance51▲ 6.2×8 topics
  21. Leadership48▲ 3.9×23 topics
  22. ICT47▲ 14×5 topics
  23. Teacher Professional Development47▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Pedagogy46▲ 3.6×10 topics
  25. Institutional Quality43▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Urbanization43▲ 4.2×10 topics
  27. Reflective Practice42▲ 8.8×6 topics
  28. Knowledge Economy42▲ 15×6 topics
  29. Student Satisfaction40▲ 8.7×2 topics
  30. Lifelong Learning40▲ 7.7×9 topics
  31. Fiscal Policy37▲ 7.1×5 topics
  32. Mobile Phones36▲ 32×1 topic
  33. financial access36▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Social Entrepreneurship34▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Poverty Reduction33▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Entrepreneurial Orientation33▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Opportunity Recognition33▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Panel Data Analysis33▲ 8.5×3 topics
  39. Financial Development32▲ 8.6×2 topics
  40. South Africa32▲ 46×4 topics

Which research topics does Walter Sisulu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Economic Growth and Development, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and Legal Issues in South Africa.

Economic Growth and Deve…36Economic Growth and Development: 36 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…33Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 33 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 26 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Africa: 25 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 24 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 23 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 21 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…21Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 21 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 19 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 18 fractional works
Information SystemsManagement of Technology and InnovationEconomics and EconometricsLaw2 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 36 works
  2. 2 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 33 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 26 works
  4. 4 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 25 works
  5. 5 Education Systems and Policy Education 24 works
  6. 6 Online and Blended Learning Education 23 works
  7. 7 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 21 works
  8. 8 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 21 works
  9. 9 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 19 works
  10. 10 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 18 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 available79.8%not open20.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Walter Sisulu University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 359% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Walter Sisulu University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0089% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Walter Sisulu University0.017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Walter Sisulu University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Walter Sisulu University8.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.5% in 2024.

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