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Research in Bulawayo

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are National University of Science and Technology and Lupane State University.

Research institutions
6
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.3k
▲ 47% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
6.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Bulawayo

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 Bulawayo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 3,563 #3,975
2Lupane State UniversityUniversity 383 #13,929
3Mpilo Central HospitalHospital / health system 251 #27,771 all time
4Solusi UniversityUniversity 95 not ranked
5Dambari Wildlife TrustNonprofit 20 not ranked
6Mbuma Mission HospitalHospital / health system 2 not ranked

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.

National University of Science and Technology: 82.6%Lupane State University: 8.9%Mpilo Central Hospital: 5.8%Solusi University: 2.2%2 others listed: 0.5%83%largest
National University of Science and Technology3,563 · 82.6%Lupane State University383 · 8.9%Mpilo Central Hospital251 · 5.8%Solusi University95 · 2.2%2 others listed22 · 0.5%

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

Which fields of science does Bulawayo work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research in Bulawayo is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Social Sciences (14%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 886 fractional works · 53.2% of its workEngineering: 437 fractional works · 26.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 141 fractional works · 8.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 43 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 41 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 38 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 26 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 24 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 18 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 134 fractional works · 8.0% of its workInformation Systems: 46 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 35 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 102 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 55 fractional works · 3.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 101 fractional works · 6.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 32 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 25 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFuel Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 468 fractional works · 28.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 241 fractional works · 14.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 73 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEducation: 68 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 95 fractional works · 5.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 29 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 51 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 34 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 36 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 25 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 19 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 168 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMedicine: 120 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 39 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 142 fractional works · 8.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 97 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 30 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBulawayo1,664fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences53%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences28%

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. Engineering43726.3%
    2. Computer Science1348.0%
    3. Materials Science1026.1%
    4. Environmental Science1016.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy321.9%
    6. Energy251.5%
    7. Chemistry221.3%
    8. Mathematics160.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences140.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.2%
    1. Social Sciences24114.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting955.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance513.1%
    4. Psychology362.2%
    5. Decision Sciences251.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities191.2%
    1. Medicine1207.2%
    2. Health Professions392.3%
    3. Nursing60.4%
    4. Dentistry30.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences975.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology261.5%
    3. Neuroscience90.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology70.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Bulawayo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bulawayo is most concentrated in Mechanical Engineering (5.0× the world share in Mechanical Engineering).

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 132.1 works5.0×
← 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: 1.22× its world share, 83 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.85× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 111 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.73× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.84× its world share, 398 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 87 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.83× its world share, 92 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 98 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.72× its world share, 80 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 45 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 202 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering1.84×398 works
  2. Materials Science1.83×92 works
  3. Energy1.73×23 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.72×80 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.51×21 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.47×45 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.22×83 works
  8. Environmental Science1.22×87 works
  9. Social Sciences1.11×202 works
  10. Computer Science0.99×111 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.92×30 works
  12. Health Professions0.86×33 works
  13. Chemistry0.85×19 works
  14. Nursing0.77×5 works
  15. Mathematics0.75×13 works
  16. Psychology0.69×30 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.58×3 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.53×3 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.51×12 works
  20. Veterinary0.47×1 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.40×6 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.40×17 works
  23. Medicine0.35×98 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×22 works
  25. Neuroscience0.25×6 works
  26. Dentistry0.25×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Bulawayo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Mechanical Properties, Digital Transformation, Energy Efficiency, Microstructure, Sustainability, Machine Learning and Innovation.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development99▲ 3.8×53 topics
  2. Machine Learning91▲ 1.64×84 topics
  3. Sustainability88▲ 2.2×65 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties76▲ 4.6×35 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency68▲ 4.4×35 topics
  6. Climate Change66▲ 1.47×68 topics
  7. Digital Transformation62▲ 6.9×17 topics
  8. Environmental Impact58▲ 2.0×53 topics
  9. Innovation56▲ 3.3×40 topics
  10. Microstructure54▲ 6.3×17 topics
  11. Globalization54▲ 1.64×53 topics
  12. Renewable Energy50▲ 2.1×39 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence44▲ 1.86×44 topics
  14. Economic Development41▲ 3.1×26 topics
  15. Neural Networks39▲ 1.52×33 topics
  16. Big Data34▲ 2.1×24 topics
  17. Online Learning33▲ 2.4×12 topics
  18. Colonialism31▲ 4.0×9 topics
  19. Internet of Things31▲ 2.2×22 topics
  20. Environmental Management29▲ 4.2×13 topics
  21. Higher Education28▲ 3.2×18 topics
  22. Social Justice28▲ 2.8×15 topics
  23. Technology27▲ 3.1×16 topics
  24. Social Capital26▲ 3.0×12 topics
  25. Nationalism26▲ 3.5×6 topics
  26. Regional Development26▲ 4.5×8 topics
  27. Political Economy25▲ 5.9×9 topics
  28. Lithium-ion Batteries24▲ 3.5×4 topics
  29. Circular Economy24▲ 5.3×6 topics
  30. Land Reform23▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Digital Economy23▲ 6.8×11 topics
  32. Aerospace Applications22▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Agrarian Relations22▲ 140×1 topic
  34. Zimbabwe22▲ 140×1 topic
  35. Resource Efficiency21▲ 9.4×3 topics
  36. Numerical Modeling20▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Welding19▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Carbon Sequestration17▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Technological Innovation17▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Hydrogen Initiatives17▲ 44×1 topic

What research is done in Bulawayo?

African studies and soci…17African studies and sociopolitical issues: 17 fractional worksEngineering and Environm…16Engineering and Environmental Studies: 16 fractional worksIndustrial Engineering a…16Industrial Engineering and Technologies: 16 fractional worksMining and Gasification …12Mining and Gasification Technologies: 12 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Developments in Russia: 11 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 10 fractional worksIron and Steelmaking Pro…9Iron and Steelmaking Processes: 9 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 9 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 9 fractional worksCoal and Coke Industries…9Coal and Coke Industries Research: 9 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceOcean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringDevelopment3 others

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

  1. 1 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  2. 2 Engineering and Environmental Studies Ocean Engineering 16 works
  3. 3 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 16 works
  4. 4 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 11 works
  6. 6 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  7. 7 Iron and Steelmaking Processes Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 9 works
  9. 9 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 9 works
  10. 10 Coal and Coke Industries Research Fuel Technology 9 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Bulawayo11.3% 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 20.1% in 2008.

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