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South African Journal of Economics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Economics and Finance 553 8 11 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 14
Documents by Best Scientists*: 18
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 39
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.455
Impact Factor: 0.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at South African Journal of Economics?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Economic growth, Development economics, Monetary economics, International economics and Macroeconomics. South African Journal of Economics is mostly focused on Monetary economics, specifically Monetary policy. The work on Monetary policy addressed in it expands to the thematically related Inflation.

Most of the International economics studies addressed also intersect with International trade.

  • Economic growth (8.38%)
  • Development economics (8.06%)
  • Monetary economics (7.70%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Macro Implications of HIV/AIDS in South Africa: A Preliminary Assessment (210 citations)
  • THE CONTINUED FEMINISATION OF THE LABOUR FORCE IN SOUTH AFRICA (186 citations)
  • THE CHANGING EFFICIENCY OF AFRICAN STOCK MARKETS (153 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at South African Journal of Economics:

The journal papers focus largely on the fields of Development economics, Labour economics, Economic growth, Macroeconomics and International economics. Issues in Labour economics were discussed in the published papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Earnings and Unemployment. While the primary focus in the most cited publications is Economic growth, they also dissect topics surrounding Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Poverty as a whole.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • World War II
  • Law
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Development economics, Monetary economics, Econometrics, Poverty and Inequality. Topics in Development economics explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Performance indicator, Single currency and Competence (human resources). The journal goes beyond the discussion of Monetary economics as it connects it with closely related disciplines like

  • Volatility (finance), which have a strong connection to Money market, Monetary policy, Interest rate, Inflation targeting and Basis point,
  • Debt that intertwine with fields like Tax revenue, Fiscal policy and Position (finance)..

Convergence clubs, Fixed cost, Suite, Convergence (relationship) and Gross domestic product are some topics wherein Econometrics research discussed in the journal have an impact. While the journal focused on Poverty, it was also able to explore topics like Armed conflict and Climate change. The journal explores topics in Inequality which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Disinvestment, Politics, Economy and Human capital.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Social Assistance Amidst the COVID-19 Epidemic in South Africa: A Policy Assessment (5 citations)
  • Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic (4 citations)
  • Economic and Distributional Impact of COVID-19: Evidence from Macro-Micro Modelling of the South African Economy. (4 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in South African Journal of Economics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • C. S. Richards (25 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • F. C. v. N. Fourie (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • H. M. Robertson (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Philippe Burger (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • S. Herbert Frankel (16 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in South African Journal of Economics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of the Witwatersrand (295 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Cape Town (250 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Stellenbosch University (157 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Pretoria (121 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Natal (114 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 7.69% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 50.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.50% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.83% of all publications and 16.67% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Relevance of Courses in Economic Studies

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Top Publications

  • Bank Income Diversification, Asset Correlation and Systemic Risk

    Chien‐Chiang Lee;Pei‐Fen Chen;Jhih‐Hong Zeng

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • The South African–United States sovereign bond spread and its association with macroeconomic fundamentals

    Johannes W. Fedderke

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • The South Africa-U.S. Trade and the Real Exchange Rate: Asymmetric Evidence from 25 Industries

    Mohsen Bahmani‐Oskooee;Abera Gelan

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • A Tale of Two Countries and Two Stages: South Africa, China and the Lewis Model

    John Knight

    (2021)
    3 Citations
  • Prospects for a Monetary Union in the East Africa Community: Some Empirical Evidence

    Guglielmo Maria Caporale;Luis Gil‐Alana

    (2020)
    3 Citations

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