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| South Africa's research publication record: the last ten years: science policy A Pouris South African Journal of Science 99 (9), 425-428, 2003 | 93 | 2003 |
| Scientometrics of a pandemic: HIV/AIDS research in South Africa and the World A Pouris, A Pouris Scientometrics 86 (2), 541-552, 2011 | 85 | 2011 |
| Report on a strategic approach to research publishing in South Africa Academy of Science of South Africa Academy of Science of South Africa, 2006 | 78 | 2006 |
| The contribution of higher education institutions to the South African economy A Pouris, R Inglesi-Lotz South African Journal of Science 110 (3-4), 01-07, 2014 | 76 | 2014 |
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| The international performance of the South African academic institutions: a citation assessment A Pouris Higher Education 54, 501-509, 2007 | 70 | 2007 |
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| Nanoscale research in South Africa: A mapping exercise based on scientometrics A Pouris Scientometrics 70 (3), 541-553, 2007 | 63 | 2007 |
| Patents and economic development in South Africa: Managing intellectual property rights A Pouris, A Pouris South African Journal of Science 107 (11), 1-10, 2011 | 59 | 2011 |
| Does research output cause economic growth or vice versa? Evidence from 34 OECD countries H Ntuli, R Inglesi‐Lotz, T Chang, A Pouris Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology 66 (8 …, 2015 | 58 | 2015 |
| Scientometric research in South Africa and successful policy instruments A Pouris Scientometrics 91 (2), 317-325, 2012 | 55 | 2012 |
| The price elasticity of electricity demand in South Africa A Pouris Applied Economics 19 (9), 1269-1277, 1987 | 46 | 1987 |
