Think Tank Alert

SAIIA South African Institute of International Affairs

Abbreviation: SAIIA
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
Founded: 1934
TTA Score: 6.00 points (see how this score was calculated)
Rank: # 61 out of 82 (see full ranking)
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Publications & Citations Timeline

Citations before 2023 are not counted.

Recent Think Tank Publications

Jun 24, 2025 This is a 1990 Moment and Africa Must Seize it
Jun 19, 2025 Bolstering AfCFTA Infrastructure: The Role of African IFIs
Jun 18, 2025 A Statesman in the White House: Ramaphosa’s Lesson in Spectacle and Restraint
Jun 12, 2025 Governance in Southern Africa Still Needs Work
Jun 11, 2025 Does Russia Intend to Restart Ukraine’s Occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant?

Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications

Jan 1, 2025 Genetic Evidence of Killer Whale Predation on White Sharks in Australia Ecology and Evolution
Oct 23, 2024 COVID-19 and the Response of Central Banks: Coping with Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa South African Journal of International Affairs
Feb 10, 2024 The potential of traditional medicinal plants against targets associated with Covid-19 South African Journal of Botany
Jan 1, 2024 Perspectives et défis pour l’exportation de terres rares d’Afrique subsaharienne vers l’UE (Prospects and Challenges for the Export of Rare Earths From Sub-saharan Africa to the EU) SSRN Electronic Journal
Jan 1, 2024 Perspectives et défis pour les importations européennes de terres rares en provenance de Russie : études de cas d'Allemagne, de France et d'Italie (Prospects and challenges for EU rare earth imports from Russia: The case of Germany, France and Italy) SSRN Electronic Journal

Top Research Topics

International Development and Aid 156 publications
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Global Peace and Security Dynamics 65 publications
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Agriculture and Rural Development Research 39 publications
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African history and culture studies 38 publications
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Peacebuilding and International Security 26 publications
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These data refer only to publications in peer-reviewed journals; the data source is OpenAlex.

Think Tank Metrics Overview

Core Activities

Articles (since 2020): 618
Authors (since 2020): 377
Citations (since 2023): 8

Academic Metrics

Scholarly Works: 285
Impact Factor (2 years): 0
H-Index: 26
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Most Productive Authors

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Isabel Bosman
40
2
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
40
3
Deon Cloete
31
4
Alex Benkenstein
29
5
Steven Gruzd
25

Only articles since 2020 are considered.

Most Often Cited By This Organization

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28
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16
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16
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12

Only citations since 2023 are considered. The range of think tanks taken into account is larger than the ones indexed in this platform (see methodical details).

Think Tanks Citing This Organization

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8
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4

Only citations since 2023, and only a limited set of think tanks are considered (see methodical details).