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Anastassios Pouris
Researcher at University of Pretoria
Publications - 101
Citations - 1907
Anastassios Pouris is an academic researcher from University of Pretoria. The author has contributed to research in topics: Science policy & Higher education. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 100 publications receiving 1712 citations. Previous affiliations of Anastassios Pouris include Information Technology University & University of Cape Town.
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The development impact of solar cookers : A review of solar cooking impact research in South Africa
TL;DR: The GTZ field work in South Africa showed that the use of solar cookers resulted in appreciable fuel and time savings as well as increased energy security for households using commercial fuels.
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Research emphasis and collaboration in Africa
Anastassios Pouris,Yuh-Shan Ho +1 more
TL;DR: It is indicated that the continent’s research emphasises medical and natural resources disciplines to the detriment of disciplines supporting knowledge based economies and societies and the scientific disciplines emphasised.
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The state of science and technology in Africa (2000–2004): A scientometric assessment
TL;DR: Analysis of the state of science and technology in the African Continent on the basis of two scientometric indicators — number of research publications and number of patents awarded indicates that Africa produces less than one thousand of the world's inventions.
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Energy efficiency in South Africa : a decomposition exercise
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the factors affecting the trends in energy efficiency in South Africa from 1993 to 2006 and particularly the impact of structural changes and utilisation efficiency of the country's energy intensity.
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The influence of scientific research output of academics on economic growth in South Africa: an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) application
TL;DR: The results of this study indicate that in South Africa for the period 1980–2008 the comparative performance of the research output can be considered as a factor affecting the economic growth of the country.