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Research in Bloemfontein

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of the Free State, Central University of Technology and National Museum.

Research institutions
5
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
25k
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
289k
11.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Bloemfontein

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Bloemfontein?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of the Free StateUniversity 21,086 #2,863
2Central University of TechnologyUniversity 2,624 #3,123
3National MuseumArchive 1,166 #14,598
4Anglo-Boer War MuseumArchive 283 #25,304 all time
5ClinvetResearch facility 207 #22,438 all time

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of the Free State: 83.1%Central University of Technology: 10.3%National Museum: 4.6%Anglo-Boer War Museum: 1.1%1 other listed: 0.8%83%largest
University of the Free State21k · 83.1%Central University of Technology2,624 · 10.3%National Museum1,166 · 4.6%Anglo-Boer War Museum283 · 1.1%1 other listed207 · 0.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Bloemfontein work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research in Bloemfontein is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Medicine (9%), Arts and Humanities (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,393 fractional works · 50.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,994 fractional works · 29.6% of its workEducation: 647 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 571 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 160 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAnthropology: 99 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 94 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 64 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 548 fractional works · 8.1% of its workReligious studies: 173 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 89 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 76 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 322 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 105 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 105 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 254 fractional works · 3.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 170 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 119 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 105 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,757 fractional works · 26.0% of its workEngineering: 466 fractional works · 6.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 99 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 415 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 84 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 78 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 250 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInformation Systems: 92 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 197 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 128 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 109 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 99 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 88 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 72 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 825 fractional works · 12.2% of its workMedicine: 576 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 87 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 136 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 193 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 120 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 772 fractional works · 11.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 495 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPlant Science: 163 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 82 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 205 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 83 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 74 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBloemfontein6,746fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences50%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3,39350.3%
    1. Social Sciences1,99429.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities5488.1%
    3. Psychology3224.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2543.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1702.5%
    6. Decision Sciences1051.6%
    1. Engineering4666.9%
    2. Environmental Science4156.2%
    3. Computer Science2503.7%
    4. Materials Science1972.9%
    5. Mathematics1091.6%
    6. Chemistry991.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences881.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy721.1%
    9. Energy470.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering160.2%
    1. Medicine5768.5%
    2. Health Professions1932.9%
    3. Nursing400.6%
    4. Veterinary90.1%
    5. Dentistry60.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4957.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2053.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology300.4%
    4. Neuroscience280.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics140.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Bloemfontein strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bloemfontein is most concentrated in Religious studies, Anthropology and Linguistics and Language (16.0× the world share in Religious studies).

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 160.2 works16×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 88.8 works5.3×
  3. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 29.3 works4.2×
  4. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 25.8 works4.1×
  5. Safety ResearchSubfield · 57.5 works3.5×
  6. DevelopmentSubfield · 20.1 works3.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 441 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 180 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 92 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 218 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 73 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 41 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 418 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 363 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.85× its world share, 178 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.26× its world share, 89 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 65 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 172 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 511 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 35 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.88× its world share, 500 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 222 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 86 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 156 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 287 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 1,791 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.88×500 works
  2. Social Sciences2.35×1,791 works
  3. Psychology1.57×287 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.54×441 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.48×86 works
  6. Mathematics1.26×89 works
  7. Environmental Science1.22×363 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.22×156 works
  9. Nursing1.19×35 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.15×222 works
  11. Health Professions1.09×172 works
  12. Chemistry0.97×92 works
  13. Materials Science0.85×178 works
  14. Veterinary0.82×7 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.78×73 works
  16. Energy0.74×41 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.72×15 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×13 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×180 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.48×65 works
  21. Computer Science0.47×218 works
  22. Engineering0.46×418 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.45×27 works
  24. Medicine0.44×511 works
  25. Neuroscience0.25×24 works
  26. Dentistry0.16×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Bloemfontein?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Higher Education, Globalization, Nationalism, Social Justice, Human Rights, Technology Integration and Climate Change.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization341▲ 2.6×113 topics
  2. Colonialism273▲ 8.5×32 topics
  3. Climate Change272▲ 1.48×100 topics
  4. Higher Education248▲ 6.9×25 topics
  5. Sustainability244▲ 1.48×87 topics
  6. Human Rights209▲ 3.0×56 topics
  7. Social Justice202▲ 5.0×38 topics
  8. Nationalism188▲ 6.2×26 topics
  9. Education183▲ 1.58×83 topics
  10. Mental Health164▲ 1.70×41 topics
  11. Educational Technology145▲ 1.82×34 topics
  12. Technology Integration128▲ 6.0×10 topics
  13. History126▲ 2.7×37 topics
  14. Religion118▲ 3.8×33 topics
  15. Development103▲ 4.3×15 topics
  16. Social Impact102▲ 3.9×12 topics
  17. Political Economy101▲ 5.8×16 topics
  18. Postcolonialism100▲ 10×15 topics
  19. Reflective Practice98▲ 7.7×7 topics
  20. Land Reform95▲ 30×3 topics
  21. Student Perceptions92▲ 7.6×7 topics
  22. South Africa88▲ 48×4 topics
  23. African Christianity87▲ 56×2 topics
  24. Decolonization86▲ 16×7 topics
  25. Professional Development83▲ 6.0×15 topics
  26. Agrarian Relations79▲ 127×1 topic
  27. Lifelong Learning79▲ 5.7×10 topics
  28. Zimbabwe79▲ 127×1 topic
  29. Teacher Professional Development77▲ 7.0×5 topics
  30. Race76▲ 9.4×14 topics
  31. Environmental Governance75▲ 16×4 topics
  32. Indigenous Knowledge Systems73▲ 32×3 topics
  33. Gender-based Violence72▲ 19×3 topics
  34. NGOs72▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Equality71▲ 18×4 topics
  36. African Philosophy71▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Ubuntu71▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Public Participation68▲ 47×2 topics
  39. Theology68▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Judicial Review67▲ 12×4 topics

What research is done in Bloemfontein?

African studies and soci…72African studies and sociopolitical issues: 72 fractional worksAfrican cultural and phi…64African cultural and philosophical studies: 64 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Africa: 59 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…55African history and culture studies: 55 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…55Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 55 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 55 fractional worksSouth African History and Culture: 52 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…44Religion, Society, and Development: 44 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 40 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 35 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationLawAnthropology1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 72 works
  2. 2 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 64 works
  3. 3 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 59 works
  4. 4 African history and culture studies Anthropology 55 works
  5. 5 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 55 works
  6. 6 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 55 works
  7. 7 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 52 works
  8. 8 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 44 works
  9. 9 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 40 works
  10. 10 Education Systems and Policy Education 35 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Bloemfontein18.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.6% in 2023.

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