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2026-08-31 · Research focus · University of Johannesburg · South Africa

What drives University of Johannesburg's research

Ask where University of Johannesburg's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 42,672 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 80 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis; Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics; Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 3.5, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, published its first full edition on 15 September 2026. The full results are public.

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Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.

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