Research trend rank among universities & colleges, by papers, per year

Each point is this institution's position that year among universities & colleges, by papers, with credit split across co-authoring institutions. #1 is at the top. Hover a point for the figures. The hollow point is the year in progress.

Where it works most top research communities, by papers

• Adsorbent Materials for Heavy Metal and Dye Removal from Wastewater #53 of 6,824 universities & colleges · 116 papers
• Semiconductor Heterojunctions for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production and Pollutant Degradation #150 of 6,191 universities & colleges · 105 papers
• Green-Synthesized Metal Oxide Nanoparticles for Antimicrobial and Photocatalytic Applications #78 of 7,739 universities & colleges · 94 papers
• Carbon-Based Electrodes for Supercapacitors and Electrochemical Sensors #131 of 6,194 universities & colleges · 93 papers
• Membrane-Based Water Treatment and Oil-Water Separation #60 of 3,601 universities & colleges · 50 papers

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Covers the materials and chemistry research Elements Live tracks, not everything University of South Africa publishes. Institutions come from OpenAlex affiliations, rolled up to the parent organisation. Older papers often lack affiliations, so earlier years undercount.