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Research in Mthatha

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Mthatha, South Africa. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Walter Sisulu University.

Research institutions
7
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.9k
▲ 317% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
6.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Mthatha

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 Mthatha?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Walter Sisulu UniversityUniversity 3,645 #1,833
2Nelson Mandela Academic HospitalHospital / health system 192 #31,585 all time
3Zithulele HospitalHospital / health system 51 not ranked
4Mthatha General HospitalHospital / health system 30 not ranked
5Bedford Orthopedic HospitalHospital / health system 7 not ranked
6Canzibe HospitalHospital / health system 1 not ranked
7Bambisana HospitalHospital / health system 0 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.

Walter Sisulu University: 92.8%Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital: 4.9%Zithulele Hospital: 1.3%Mthatha General Hospital: 0.8%2 others listed: 0.2%93%largest
Walter Sisulu University3,645 · 92.8%Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital192 · 4.9%Zithulele Hospital51 · 1.3%Mthatha General Hospital30 · 0.8%2 others listed8 · 0.2%

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

Which fields of science does Mthatha work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research in Mthatha is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Medicine (12%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,456 fractional works · 56.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 752 fractional works · 29.0% of its workEducation: 344 fractional works · 13.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 158 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 52 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLaw: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 270 fractional works · 10.4% of its workAccounting: 68 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 45 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 43 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 43 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 190 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 145 fractional works · 5.6% of its workFinance: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 114 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 34 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 69 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 60 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 555 fractional works · 21.4% of its workComputer Science: 166 fractional works · 6.4% of its workInformation Systems: 98 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 116 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 113 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 52 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 45 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 29 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 432 fractional works · 16.6% of its workMedicine: 313 fractional works · 12.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 40 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 36 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 102 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 67 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 155 fractional works · 5.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 89 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPlant Science: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMthatha2,597fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences56%

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 Sciences1,45656.1%
    1. Social Sciences75229.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting27010.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1907.3%
    4. Psychology1144.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities692.7%
    6. Decision Sciences602.3%
    1. Computer Science1666.4%
    2. Environmental Science1164.5%
    3. Engineering1134.4%
    4. Materials Science522.0%
    5. Mathematics451.7%
    6. Energy291.1%
    7. Chemistry110.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy110.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences80.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.2%
    1. Medicine31312.0%
    2. Health Professions1023.9%
    3. Nursing140.5%
    4. Dentistry20.1%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences893.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology331.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology170.6%
    4. Neuroscience100.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Mthatha strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Mthatha is most concentrated in Management of Technology and Innovation, Accounting and Education (5.3× the world share in Management of Technology and Innovation).

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 34.5 works5.3×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 60.4 works4.6×
  3. EducationSubfield · 295.4 works4.5×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 129.8 works3.8×
← 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: 0.67× its world share, 68 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 147 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 92 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 93 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 42 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 40 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 82 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 237 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 60 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.24× its world share, 223 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 50 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.66× its world share, 167 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 92 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 624 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.66×167 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.24×223 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.43×50 works
  4. Social Sciences2.31×624 works
  5. Mathematics1.59×40 works
  6. Health Professions1.46×82 works
  7. Psychology1.41×92 works
  8. Energy1.14×22 works
  9. Nursing1.02×11 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.98×60 works
  11. Computer Science0.89×147 works
  12. Environmental Science0.88×93 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.68×5 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.67×68 works
  15. Medicine0.58×237 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.56×12 works
  17. Materials Science0.56×42 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.33×2 works
  19. Veterinary0.32×1 works
  20. Chemistry0.31×10 works
  21. Engineering0.29×92 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.24×27 works
  23. Neuroscience0.22×8 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.22×10 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×4 works
  26. Dentistry0.12×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Mthatha?

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

▲ 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. Education129▲ 2.9×46 topics
  2. Educational Technology119▲ 3.9×30 topics
  3. Higher Education111▲ 8.0×22 topics
  4. Sustainability108▲ 1.70×68 topics
  5. Economic Growth105▲ 5.0×28 topics
  6. Globalization98▲ 1.92×62 topics
  7. Technology Integration88▲ 11×10 topics
  8. Sustainable Development85▲ 2.1×50 topics
  9. Social Capital80▲ 5.9×13 topics
  10. Renewable Energy74▲ 1.96×33 topics
  11. E-Learning71▲ 2.9×15 topics
  12. Online Learning65▲ 3.0×15 topics
  13. Human Rights63▲ 2.4×31 topics
  14. Corporate Governance62▲ 3.3×22 topics
  15. Innovation62▲ 2.3×35 topics
  16. Professional Development57▲ 11×10 topics
  17. Student Perceptions52▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Inequality52▲ 8.7×7 topics
  19. Student Engagement51▲ 4.9×15 topics
  20. Governance51▲ 6.0×8 topics
  21. Leadership49▲ 3.9×23 topics
  22. ICT48▲ 14×5 topics
  23. Teacher Professional Development47▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Pedagogy46▲ 3.5×10 topics
  25. Institutional Quality43▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Urbanization43▲ 4.1×10 topics
  27. Reflective Practice42▲ 8.7×6 topics
  28. Knowledge Economy42▲ 15×6 topics
  29. Student Satisfaction40▲ 8.5×2 topics
  30. Lifelong Learning40▲ 7.5×9 topics
  31. Fiscal Policy37▲ 6.9×5 topics
  32. Mobile Phones36▲ 31×1 topic
  33. financial access36▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Social Entrepreneurship34▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Poverty Reduction33▲ 9.9×5 topics
  36. Entrepreneurial Orientation33▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Opportunity Recognition33▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Panel Data Analysis33▲ 8.3×3 topics
  39. Financial Development33▲ 8.4×2 topics
  40. South Africa32▲ 46×4 topics

What research is done in Mthatha?

Economic Growth and Deve…31Economic Growth and Development: 31 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…27Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 27 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 24 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Af…23Legal Issues in South Africa: 23 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…23Online and Blended Learning: 23 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 22 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 20 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…16Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 16 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 16 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 16 fractional works
Information SystemsManagement of Technology and InnovationEducationLaw1 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 31 works
  2. 2 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 27 works
  3. 3 Education Systems and Policy Education 24 works
  4. 4 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 23 works
  5. 5 Online and Blended Learning Education 23 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  7. 7 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 20 works
  8. 8 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 16 works
  9. 9 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 16 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 16 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%Mthatha16.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 29.8% in 2024.

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