Question 1

How strong is science in Zimbabwe?

Accepted Answer

Zimbabwe ranks #75 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#82 all time), with 7.2k research works and 6.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Zimbabwe strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Zimbabwe ranks highest in Medicine (#62 of 152), Social Sciences (#72 of 148) and Sociology and Political Science (#59 of 119). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Fuel Technology, Archeology and Public Administration.

Question 3

Which universities in Zimbabwe lead research?

Accepted Answer

University of Zimbabwe, National University of Science and Technology and Great Zimbabwe University rank highest in Zimbabwe on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Zimbabwe?

Accepted Answer

Jephat Chifamba, Brighton Nyagadza and Régis Chikowo rank highest among researchers based in Zimbabwe.

Question 5

How much of Zimbabwe's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

52% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 31% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 6

Is Zimbabwe's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 51% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Zimbabwe?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Social Justice, Nationalism, Political Economy, Land Reform, Agrarian Relations, Zimbabwe and History.

Question 8

Which fields of science does Zimbabwe work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 47% of research in Zimbabwe is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Medicine (11%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Zimbabwe's?

Accepted Answer

Kenya has the research profile closest to Zimbabwe's (similarity 0.94 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Business, Management and Accounting, followed by Ghana and Sierra Leone.