College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2022 13 Research and Innovation – Footprint and Impact RESEARCH OUTPUTS The scale of the CBE research activities is substantial, involving a considerable number of active researchers with a total of 675 research output units from 1.131 publications, indicating a publications per capita rate of 3.15. There was a growth in journal and conference outputs, which also reflects the post-COVID ability to travel again. Most notably, journal articles exceeded the 500mark barrier for the first time. There was also a significant increase in SOTL publications overall, which reflects how CBE researchers reflected on their teaching and learning experiences during and after COVID. One hundred seventy-six publications had COVID in their titles. Opening our doors for collaborations dedicated to rigorous research leads to long-lasting connections and scholarly insights that translate to long-term policy impacts. The recently launched Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy edited by Arkebe Oqubay (Professor of Practice), Fiona Tregenna (DST/NRF South African Research Chair in Industrial Development), and Imraan Valodia (WITS Dean: Faculty of Commerce, Law, and Management) was among notable publications. The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, gave the keynote address at the book’s launch, the first comprehensive handbook on the South African economy. RESEARCH IMPACT CBE research reflects how CBE actively engaged in social and economic matters important to South Africa: economic performance, risk, COVID, technology, the youth, and tourism. CBE research continues to be original, rigorous, and impactful, as evidenced by improvements in the impact metrics. The number of Scopuslisted publications increased to 658 (+14.24%), Scopus-listed publications in collaboration with
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