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Science in Eswatini

Eswatini ranks #162 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#170 all time), with 489 research works and 15.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#162
of 192 · #170 all time
Works, 2022–2025
489
▲ 107% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
59%
world 63%

Which keywords describe research in Eswatini?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Nationalism, Development, Online Learning, Sustainable Agriculture, Technology Integration, Student Satisfaction and Higher Education.

▲ 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 country'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. Colonialism24▲ 11×10 topics
  2. Nationalism19▲ 8.2×8 topics
  3. Globalization18▲ 1.88×35 topics
  4. Online Learning17▲ 4.2×11 topics
  5. E-Learning16▲ 3.3×9 topics
  6. Education16▲ 1.87×21 topics
  7. Higher Education13▲ 5.0×11 topics
  8. Development13▲ 7.8×8 topics
  9. Human Rights13▲ 2.6×14 topics
  10. Social Justice12▲ 4.1×13 topics
  11. Sustainable Agriculture12▲ 7.5×10 topics
  12. History12▲ 3.3×8 topics
  13. Technology Integration11▲ 7.6×8 topics
  14. Student Satisfaction11▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Blended Learning10▲ 15×4 topics
  16. Antiretroviral Therapy10▲ 13×6 topics
  17. Social Impact10▲ 5.1×7 topics
  18. Land Reform10▲ 44×2 topics
  19. Distance Education9▲ 9.4×3 topics
  20. Political Economy9▲ 7.1×5 topics
  21. Smallholder Farmers9▲ 8.2×5 topics
  22. Mortality Rates9▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Rural Development9▲ 5.1×8 topics
  24. Gender Equality9▲ 6.4×7 topics
  25. Instructional Design8▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Postcolonialism8▲ 14×6 topics
  27. Community of Inquiry8▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Poverty Reduction8▲ 13×5 topics
  29. Social Networks8▲ 6.3×5 topics
  30. Social Presence8▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Reflective Practice8▲ 8.9×6 topics
  32. Gender Inequality8▲ 12×6 topics
  33. Agrarian Relations8▲ 179×1 topic
  34. Zimbabwe8▲ 179×1 topic
  35. Imperialism7▲ 18×2 topics
  36. African History7▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Post-Colonial Africa7▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Poverty7▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Multilingualism7▲ 8.5×5 topics
  40. Community Health Workers7▲ 17×2 topics

Which universities in Eswatini lead research?

University of Eswatini rank highest in Eswatini on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1University of EswatiniUniversity · Kwaluseni · #9,575 worldwide17.1% top 10% · 404 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Eswatini

Who are the top researchers in Eswatini?

Ara Monadjem, Micah B. Masuku and Elliot Mbunge rank highest among researchers based in Eswatini.

  1. 1 Ara Monadjem · #447,464 worldwide 182 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Micah B. Masuku · #452,111 worldwide 55 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Elliot Mbunge · #480,007 worldwide 42 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Michael T. Masarirambi · #570,276 worldwide 58 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Karen Ferreira‐Meyers · #810,933 worldwide 4 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Yoseph Assefa · #966,606 worldwide 29 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Sipho Dlamini · #1,321,478 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 T.H. Gadaga · #1,401,310 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 O.T. Edje · #1,439,859 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Godwin Chidi Ugwunnadi · #1,586,977 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
Top researchers in Eswatini

How open and international is Eswatini's research?

59% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 36% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available58.9%not open41.1%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.6%domestic only64.4%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Eswatini's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 107% higher than in 2013–2017.

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Research fields in Eswatini