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2026-09-03 · Research focus · University of Pretoria · South Africa

What drives University of Pretoria's research

Ask where University of Pretoria's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 31,121 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 78 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Biblical Studies and Interpretation; Legal Issues in South Africa; Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 2.57, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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

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