South Africa

Time frame: 1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023

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Position by research output Share

Global Africa
Overall 34 1

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global Africa
Biological sciences 28 1
Chemistry 46 1
Earth & environmental sciences 28 1
Health sciences 26 1
Physical sciences 34 1

Research

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 603 104.67

Overall Count and Share for '' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Subject Count Share
Biological sciences 195 36.91
Chemistry 160 26.21
Earth & environmental sciences 171 30.87
Health sciences 252 42.20
Physical sciences 362 53.17

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Share output for the past 5 years

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Collaboration

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Collaborations between countries/territories

Collaboration by percentage of Share

Country Share
USA 30.1%
UK 18.1%
Germany 12.0%
China 8.6%
Switzerland 6.0%
France 5.6%
Australia 5.2%
Italy 5.1%
Canada 5.1%
Spain 4.2%

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Top 10 collaborators with South Africa by Share

Top 10 institutions from South Africa by Share

country Count Share
1. University of Cape Town (UCT) 281 22.35
2. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits University) 245 19.31
3. Stellenbosch University (SU) 87 10.62
4. University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) 61 8.47
5. University of Johannesburg (UJ) 141 5.12
6. University of Pretoria (UP) 43 3.45
7. National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) 27 2.48
8. South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) 51 2.29
9. University of the Western Cape (UWC) 27 2.05
10. University of the Free State (UFS) 14 2.00

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