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Research in Polokwane

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Polokwane, South Africa. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Limpopo.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.3k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.1%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Polokwane?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of LimpopoUniversity 7,337 #3,327
2Mabula Ground Hornbill ProjectNonprofit 5 not ranked
3Nkuzi Development AssociationNonprofit 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.

What is Polokwane strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Polokwane is most concentrated in Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science and Law (7.0× the world share in Animal Science and Zoology).

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 33.9 works7.0×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 30.7 works5.9×
  3. LawSubfield · 68.8 works5.4×
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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 Polokwane?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Genetic Diversity, Environmental Governance, Public Participation, Judicial Review, Legal Research, Equality and Constitutionalism.

▲ 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. Human Rights94▲ 4.2×35 topics
  2. Globalization83▲ 1.92×58 topics
  3. Epidemiology78◆ 0.89×84 topics
  4. Mental Health68▲ 2.1×33 topics
  5. Climate Change67◆ 1.14×61 topics
  6. Sustainability64▲ 1.20×48 topics
  7. Genetic Diversity63▲ 6.5×20 topics
  8. Environmental Governance56▲ 39×4 topics
  9. Public Participation54▲ 110×2 topics
  10. Judicial Review54▲ 27×4 topics
  11. Higher Education54▲ 4.5×21 topics
  12. Sustainable Development54▲ 1.54×35 topics
  13. Legal Research54▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Equality54▲ 40×4 topics
  15. Constitutionalism53▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Consumer Protection53▲ 54×2 topics
  17. Developmental Local Government52▲ 216×1 topic
  18. Socio-Economic Rights52▲ 216×1 topic
  19. Economic Growth51▲ 2.7×19 topics
  20. South Africa50▲ 84×4 topics
  21. Sustainable Agriculture42▲ 6.0×13 topics
  22. Biodiversity40▲ 2.5×24 topics
  23. Biological Control39▲ 12×6 topics
  24. Nematodes37▲ 35×3 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Relationships36▲ 23×3 topics
  26. Rural Development35▲ 4.5×11 topics
  27. Colonialism34▲ 3.3×11 topics
  28. Genome Sequence33▲ 18×4 topics
  29. Molecular Pathology33▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Gender-based Violence32▲ 26×3 topics
  31. Plant-Parasitic32▲ 61×1 topic
  32. Soil Food Web32▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Cathode Materials32▲ 3.7×3 topics
  34. Inequality31▲ 6.1×5 topics
  35. Gender Equality28▲ 4.6×12 topics
  36. Race26▲ 11×7 topics
  37. economic empowerment24▲ 70×1 topic
  38. protests24▲ 141×1 topic
  39. Poverty Reduction24▲ 8.3×4 topics
  40. Poverty Alleviation22▲ 10×2 topics

What research is done in Polokwane?

  1. 1 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 52 works
  2. 2 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 32 works
  3. 3 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  4. 4 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 17 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 16 works
  7. 7 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 16 works
  8. 8 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 16 works
  9. 9 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 14 works
  10. 10 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 14 works

Research output over time

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