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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-now are University of Limpopo.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.3k
▲ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
70k
9.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Polokwane

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 Polokwane?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of LimpopoUniversity 7,337 #4,179
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-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Polokwane work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Polokwane is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,047 fractional works · 41.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 590 fractional works · 23.4% of its workEducation: 172 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 135 fractional works · 5.3% of its workLaw: 72 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 53 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSafety Research: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 7 fractional works · 0.3% 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: 143 fractional works · 5.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 110 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 81 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFinance: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 106 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 48 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 61 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 38 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 556 fractional works · 22.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 143 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEcology: 36 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 138 fractional works · 5.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 54 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 109 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInformation Systems: 46 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 76 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 45 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 486 fractional works · 19.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 365 fractional works · 14.4% of its workPlant Science: 156 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 38 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 33 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 95 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGenetics: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 435 fractional works · 17.2% of its workMedicine: 289 fractional works · 11.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 43 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 113 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 81 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPolokwane2,524fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences41%

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 Sciences1,04741.5%
    1. Social Sciences59023.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1435.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1104.3%
    4. Psychology1064.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities612.4%
    6. Decision Sciences381.5%
    1. Environmental Science1435.6%
    2. Engineering1385.5%
    3. Computer Science1094.3%
    4. Materials Science763.0%
    5. Chemistry261.0%
    6. Energy230.9%
    7. Mathematics190.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences110.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy70.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences36514.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology953.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology170.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.2%
    5. Neuroscience30.1%
    1. Medicine28911.4%
    2. Health Professions1134.5%
    3. Nursing240.9%
    4. Veterinary90.3%
    5. Dentistry20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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×
← 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: 3.08× its world share, 321 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 87 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 93 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 122 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 120 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 66 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 97 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 249 worksMedicineNursing: 1.78× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.23× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 55 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.70× its world share, 121 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.19× its world share, 103 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 95 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 511 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.08×321 works
  2. Veterinary2.23×7 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.19×103 works
  4. Social Sciences1.84×511 works
  5. Nursing1.78×19 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.70×121 works
  7. Health Professions1.67×97 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.57×33 works
  9. Psychology1.42×95 works
  10. Environmental Science1.10×120 works
  11. Energy0.88×18 works
  12. Materials Science0.87×66 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.86×55 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.76×6 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.74×87 works
  16. Mathematics0.66×17 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.65×14 works
  18. Chemistry0.65×22 works
  19. Medicine0.59×249 works
  20. Computer Science0.55×93 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.44×3 works
  22. Engineering0.37×122 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×9 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.12×6 works
  25. Dentistry0.10×1 works
  26. Neuroscience0.09×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Polokwane?

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

▲ 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. Human Rights104▲ 4.0×35 topics
  2. Globalization100▲ 2.0×65 topics
  3. Epidemiology92◆ 0.91×88 topics
  4. Climate Change81▲ 1.18×68 topics
  5. Sustainability76▲ 1.24×56 topics
  6. Mental Health75▲ 2.1×33 topics
  7. Genetic Diversity69▲ 6.3×20 topics
  8. Sustainable Development66▲ 1.66×39 topics
  9. Higher Education60▲ 4.5×21 topics
  10. Environmental Governance59▲ 34×4 topics
  11. Public Participation58▲ 105×2 topics
  12. Judicial Review58▲ 27×4 topics
  13. South Africa57▲ 83×4 topics
  14. Legal Research57▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Equality57▲ 38×4 topics
  16. Constitutionalism56▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Consumer Protection56▲ 52×2 topics
  18. Developmental Local Government55▲ 211×1 topic
  19. Socio-Economic Rights55▲ 211×1 topic
  20. Economic Growth54▲ 2.6×20 topics
  21. Sustainable Agriculture48▲ 6.1×14 topics
  22. Biological Control42▲ 11×7 topics
  23. Rural Development42▲ 4.8×12 topics
  24. Nematodes41▲ 33×3 topics
  25. Colonialism41▲ 3.4×12 topics
  26. Food Security40▲ 2.9×15 topics
  27. Phylogenetic Relationships39▲ 22×4 topics
  28. Gender-based Violence37▲ 26×3 topics
  29. Genome Sequence36▲ 17×4 topics
  30. Molecular Pathology35▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Plant-Parasitic35▲ 61×1 topic
  32. Soil Food Web35▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Inequality34▲ 5.9×5 topics
  34. Gender Equality34▲ 4.7×13 topics
  35. Race30▲ 9.9×8 topics
  36. Smallholder Farmers29▲ 5.5×4 topics
  37. economic empowerment27▲ 66×1 topic
  38. protests27▲ 135×1 topic
  39. Postcolonialism25▲ 7.0×7 topics
  40. Poverty Reduction25▲ 7.7×4 topics

What research is done in Polokwane?

Legal Issues in South Af…52Legal Issues in South Africa: 52 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 32 fractional worksSouth African History and Culture: 24 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 17 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 17 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 16 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 16 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 16 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 14 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 14 fractional works
LawPlant ScienceSociology and Political ScienceGenetics6 others

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

  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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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%Polokwane13.8% 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 23.1% in 2018.

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