Science in Lesotho
Lesotho ranks #171 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#178 all time), with 516 research works and 21.0% of them in the world's top 10%.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #171 of 192 · #178 all time
- Works, 2022–2025
- 516 ▲ 44% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate
- 21.0% record average 16.5%
- In the world top 100
- 0 0 in the top 1,000
- Open access
- 56% world 63%
Which keywords describe research in Lesotho?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Globalization, Higher Education, Poverty Reduction, Human Rights, Nationalism, Technology Integration and Education.
- Training Pathways
- Student Retention
- Mortality Rates
- Employment Patterns
- South Africa
- School Subsidies
- Lifelong Learning
- Political Economy
- Teacher Professional Development
- Language Policy
- Reflective Practice
- Multilingualism
- Social Impact
- Teacher Training
- Social Capital
- Technology Integration
- Economic Growth
- Mental Health
- Human Rights
- Colonialism
- Globalization
- Education
- Higher Education
- Poverty Reduction
- Nationalism
- Educational Technology
- Social Justice
- Development
- Gender Inequality
- Gender Equality
- Bilingual Education
- Professional Development
- Student Perceptions
- Sociolinguistics
- Conditional Cash Transfers
- Antiretroviral Therapy
- Vocational Education
- Professional Learning Communities
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Teacher Identity
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
- Globalization31▲ 3.0×38 topics
- Colonialism22▲ 9.0×11 topics
- Education21▲ 2.4×27 topics
- Human Rights21▲ 3.9×30 topics
- Higher Education20▲ 7.0×12 topics
- Mental Health19▲ 2.6×19 topics
- Poverty Reduction17▲ 24×5 topics
- Economic Growth16▲ 3.7×15 topics
- Nationalism16▲ 6.7×6 topics
- Technology Integration14▲ 8.8×6 topics
- Educational Technology14▲ 2.3×15 topics
- Social Capital13▲ 4.9×12 topics
- Social Justice13▲ 4.4×17 topics
- Teacher Training13▲ 4.1×10 topics
- Development12▲ 6.7×13 topics
- Social Impact12▲ 5.8×5 topics
- Gender Inequality11▲ 16×5 topics
- Multilingualism11▲ 13×3 topics
- Gender Equality11▲ 7.8×10 topics
- Reflective Practice11▲ 12×5 topics
- Bilingual Education11▲ 18×2 topics
- Language Policy11▲ 15×2 topics
- Professional Development10▲ 10×7 topics
- Teacher Professional Development10▲ 12×4 topics
- Student Perceptions10▲ 11×6 topics
- Political Economy10▲ 7.4×8 topics
- Sociolinguistics10▲ 9.8×3 topics
- Lifelong Learning10▲ 9.0×7 topics
- Conditional Cash Transfers9▲ 48×1 topic
- School Subsidies9▲ 48×1 topic
- Antiretroviral Therapy8▲ 9.6×6 topics
- South Africa8▲ 56×4 topics
- Vocational Education8▲ 17×3 topics
- Employment Patterns7▲ 28×2 topics
- Professional Learning Communities7▲ 31×2 topics
- Mortality Rates7▲ 15×2 topics
- Qualitative Research Methods7▲ 36×1 topic
- Student Retention7▲ 35×1 topic
- Teacher Identity7▲ 38×1 topic
- Training Pathways7▲ 51×1 topic
Which universities in Lesotho lead research?
National University of Lesotho rank highest in Lesotho on research quality in 2022–2025.
- 1National University of LesothoUniversity · Maseru · #11,251 worldwide20.7% top 10% · 482 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 LesothoWho are the top researchers in Lesotho?
Khabele Matlosa, Chris Dunton and Alexander Mathiesen-Ohman rank highest among researchers based in Lesotho.
- 1 Khabele Matlosa · #327,271 worldwide 32 citations · 27 works
- 2 Chris Dunton · #522,871 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
- 3 Alexander Mathiesen-Ohman · #1,521,234 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
- 4 A. O. Olaleye · #1,560,675 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
How open and international is Lesotho's research?
56% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 26% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).
World: 63% of research is openly available.
World: 22% is written across borders.
How has Lesotho's research grown?
Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.