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Water Research Commission

In research, Water Research Commission stands highest in Physical Sciences (#19,545 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,539
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#118
of 154
Research works
274
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Water Research Commission 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 #19,545 of 21,541 18.6%159

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Water Research Commission 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: 3.87× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.06× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 4.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Water Research Commission?

Ranked on the composite score, Jay Bhagwan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Water Research Commission.

  1. 1 Jay Bhagwan South Africa · #696,651 worldwide 42 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Water Research Commission

Which keywords describe research at Water Research Commission?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Water Scarcity, Environmental Impact, Water Resources, Policy, Food Security and Life Cycle Assessment.

▲ 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 Change9▲ 8.2×29 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 6.1×19 topics
  3. Environmental Impact4▲ 5.0×14 topics
  4. Water Scarcity3▲ 90×2 topics
  5. Water Resources2▲ 25×3 topics
  6. Food Security2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  7. Policy2▲ 23×4 topics
  8. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 17×2 topics
  9. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.8×9 topics
  10. Agriculture2▲ 11×3 topics
  11. Global Warming2▲ 11×5 topics
  12. Globalization2▲ 2.2×5 topics
  13. Resource Management2▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Sustainability Assessment2▲ 32×3 topics
  16. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Urbanization2▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Decentralized Treatment2▲ 205×1 topic
  19. Nexus2▲ 129×1 topic
  20. Social Networks2▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.6×7 topics
  22. Vulnerability2▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Wastewater Reuse2▲ 205×1 topic
  24. Water2▲ 75×1 topic
  25. Adaptation1▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Reservoir Operation1▲ 102×1 topic
  27. Rural Development1▲ 9.7×4 topics
  28. Water Demand1▲ 102×1 topic
  29. Water Management1▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 8.7×7 topics
  31. Land Use Change1▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Deficit Irrigation1▲ 121×1 topic
  33. Water Use Efficiency1▲ 88×1 topic
  34. Agricultural Innovation1▲ 63×1 topic
  35. Crop Production1▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Extreme Weather1▲ 92×1 topic
  37. Livelihood Diversification1▲ 94×1 topic
  38. Methodology1▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Scientific History1▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Technological Development1▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Water Research Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Water resources management and optimization and Irrigation Practices and Water Management.

Water-Energy-Food Nexus …2Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 2 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and…2Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: 2 fractional worksWater resources manageme…1Water resources management and optimization: 1 fractional worksIrrigation Practices and…1Irrigation Practices and Water Management: 1 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 1 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…1Social and Educational Sciences: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…1Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…1Child Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…1Energy and Environment Impacts: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringOcean EngineeringSoil Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Irrigation Practices and Water Management Soil Science 1 works
  5. 5 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  7. 7 Social and Educational Sciences Education 1 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 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 available42.4%not open57.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Water Research Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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