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Research in Empangeni

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Empangeni, South Africa. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Zululand.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.2k
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
44k
10.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
27.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Empangeni

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 Empangeni?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of ZululandUniversity 4,171 #2,925
2Queen Nandi Regional HospitalHospital / health system 62 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.

Which fields of science does Empangeni work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research in Empangeni is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Business, Management and Accounting (8%), Computer Science (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 689 fractional works · 54.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 412 fractional works · 32.4% of its workEducation: 174 fractional works · 13.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 89 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 29 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLaw: 26 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSafety Research: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 99 fractional works · 7.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 27 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 58 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 40 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 56 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 49 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 333 fractional works · 26.2% of its workComputer Science: 96 fractional works · 7.6% of its workInformation Systems: 47 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 70 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 55 fractional works · 4.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 32 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 130 fractional works · 10.2% of its workMedicine: 86 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 38 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 23 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 118 fractional works · 9.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 77 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPlant Science: 30 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKEmpangeni1,270fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences54%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences41232.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting997.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance584.5%
    4. Psychology564.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities493.8%
    6. Decision Sciences161.3%
    1. Computer Science967.6%
    2. Environmental Science705.5%
    3. Engineering554.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy322.6%
    5. Materials Science231.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences201.6%
    7. Chemistry151.2%
    8. Mathematics110.9%
    9. Energy60.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.3%
    1. Medicine866.8%
    2. Health Professions383.0%
    3. Nursing60.5%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences776.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology282.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.4%
    4. Neuroscience40.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology40.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Empangeni strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Empangeni is most concentrated in Management of Technology and Innovation (7.1× the world share in Management of Technology and Innovation).

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 23.9 works7.1×
← 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: 1.13× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.21× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.76× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 85 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 57 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.19× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.34× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.48× its world share, 88 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.15× its world share, 51 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 356 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2.54×356 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.48×88 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.15×51 works
  4. Psychology1.43×48 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.38×15 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.34×43 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.21×5 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.19×29 works
  9. Health Professions1.15×34 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.13×60 works
  11. Environmental Science1.04×57 works
  12. Nursing1.04×6 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.03×18 works
  14. Computer Science0.99×85 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.93×4 works
  16. Mathematics0.79×10 works
  17. Chemistry0.76×13 works
  18. Materials Science0.53×21 works
  19. Energy0.51×5 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×26 works
  21. Medicine0.37×78 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×4 works
  23. Engineering0.29×48 works
  24. Neuroscience0.19×3 works
  25. Veterinary0.12×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Empangeni?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Social Capital, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Economic Growth, Colonialism, Education and Postcolonialism.

▲ 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. Higher Education63▲ 9.3×20 topics
  2. Education55▲ 2.5×48 topics
  3. Globalization53▲ 2.1×56 topics
  4. Educational Technology52▲ 3.5×26 topics
  5. Sustainability47▲ 1.53×52 topics
  6. Climate Change46▲ 1.34×59 topics
  7. Social Capital45▲ 6.9×14 topics
  8. Economic Growth44▲ 4.3×18 topics
  9. Sustainable Development43▲ 2.1×34 topics
  10. Technology Integration39▲ 9.7×10 topics
  11. E-Learning37▲ 3.0×12 topics
  12. Online Learning36▲ 3.5×12 topics
  13. Colonialism36▲ 6.0×13 topics
  14. Human Rights32▲ 2.5×22 topics
  15. Social Justice30▲ 4.0×20 topics
  16. Postcolonialism28▲ 15×7 topics
  17. Decolonization27▲ 26×3 topics
  18. Indigenous Knowledge Systems26▲ 62×3 topics
  19. African Philosophy24▲ 157×1 topic
  20. Ubuntu24▲ 157×1 topic
  21. Professional Development23▲ 8.6×9 topics
  22. South Africa23▲ 66×4 topics
  23. Student Satisfaction22▲ 9.6×2 topics
  24. Entrepreneurial Orientation22▲ 21×1 topic
  25. Opportunity Recognition22▲ 21×1 topic
  26. Mobile Learning22▲ 5.0×4 topics
  27. Inequality21▲ 7.4×5 topics
  28. Student Engagement21▲ 4.1×11 topics
  29. Public Participation21▲ 75×2 topics
  30. Equality20▲ 27×3 topics
  31. Environmental Governance20▲ 23×3 topics
  32. Legal Research20▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Consumer Protection20▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Constitutionalism20▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Developmental Local Government20▲ 150×1 topic
  36. Fiscal Policy17▲ 6.7×5 topics
  37. Reflective Practice17▲ 7.2×6 topics
  38. Lifelong Learning17▲ 6.4×9 topics
  39. Student Perceptions17▲ 7.2×7 topics
  40. Teacher Professional Development16▲ 7.7×5 topics

What research is done in Empangeni?

Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 20 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 19 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Af…18Legal Issues in South Africa: 18 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…13Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 13 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 11 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 10 fractional worksSouth African History an…8South African History and Culture: 8 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 8 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 8 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 8 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationEducationLawBusiness and International Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 20 works
  2. 2 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 19 works
  3. 3 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 18 works
  4. 4 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 13 works
  5. 5 Education Systems and Policy Education 11 works
  6. 6 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 10 works
  7. 7 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 8 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 8 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 counting20%40%Empangeni25.9% 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 31.6% in 2023.

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