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Research in Bulawayo

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are National University of Science and Technology and Lupane State University.

Research institutions
6
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.3k
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.9%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 #4,867
2Lupane State UniversityUniversity 383 #18,770
3Mpilo Central HospitalHospital / health system 251 #41,077 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 2022–2025. 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.

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.

Which keywords describe research in Bulawayo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Mechanical Properties, Digital Transformation, Energy Efficiency, Microstructure, Sustainability, Innovation and Machine Learning.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 Development88▲ 3.8×50 topics
  2. Machine Learning78▲ 1.65×80 topics
  3. Sustainability74▲ 2.1×61 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties69▲ 4.9×35 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency63▲ 4.6×35 topics
  6. Climate Change57▲ 1.46×67 topics
  7. Digital Transformation53▲ 6.9×17 topics
  8. Innovation52▲ 3.5×38 topics
  9. Environmental Impact51▲ 2.1×50 topics
  10. Microstructure50▲ 6.6×16 topics
  11. Globalization45▲ 1.60×50 topics
  12. Renewable Energy43▲ 2.1×37 topics
  13. Economic Development36▲ 3.1×24 topics
  14. Neural Networks35▲ 1.58×32 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence35▲ 1.76×40 topics
  16. Online Learning30▲ 2.4×11 topics
  17. Colonialism26▲ 3.8×8 topics
  18. Environmental Management26▲ 4.5×13 topics
  19. Technology25▲ 3.3×16 topics
  20. Higher Education24▲ 3.1×18 topics
  21. Regional Development24▲ 4.6×8 topics
  22. Lithium-ion Batteries23▲ 3.8×4 topics
  23. Circular Economy22▲ 5.7×6 topics
  24. Political Economy21▲ 5.6×9 topics
  25. Aerospace Applications20▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Digital Economy20▲ 7.5×10 topics
  27. Numerical Modeling19▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Land Reform19▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Resource Efficiency19▲ 9.6×3 topics
  30. Welding19▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Agrarian Relations17▲ 139×1 topic
  32. Zimbabwe17▲ 139×1 topic
  33. Carbon Sequestration16▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Microstructural Evolution16▲ 7.4×4 topics
  35. Mining16▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Resource Extraction16▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Technological Innovation16▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Hydrogen Initiatives16▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Gasification15▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Metallurgical Processes15▲ 42×2 topics

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

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