The international performance of the South African academic institutions: a citation assessment |
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| Authors: | Anastassios Pouris |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute for Technological Innovation, University of Pretoria, Room 4-4, Engineering II Building, Main Campus, Pretoria, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | This article reports the results of an investigation to identify the disciplinary strengths and the international standing
of the higher education institutions in South Africa. Even though comparative assessments provide valuable information for
research administrations, researchers and students such information is not available in South Africa currently. The Essential
Science Indicators database of the Institute for Scientific Information is utilized for the investigation and six South African
universities are identified to be included in the top 1% of the world’s institutions cited in the international scientific
literature. The identified institutions are University of Cape Town, University of Pretoria, Orange Free State University,
University of Witwatersrand, University of Natal and University of Stellenbosch. Analysis of the scientific disciplines in
which the South African institutions meet the threshold requirements for inclusion in the database shows that the country
has citation footprints in only nine of the 22 broad scientific disciplines. The article identifies the international standing
of the South African universities in the various scientific disciplines, and elaborates on the consequences relevant to higher
education and science and technology policy. |
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| Keywords: | Assessment Citations Evaluation Higher education Rankings South Africa Universities |
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