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Africa University

In research, Africa University stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,530 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#4,102 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,902 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,578
of 28,054 · #18,126 all time
Rank in Zimbabwe
#5
of 17
Research works
781
▲ 95% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Africa University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,530 of 11,982 18.5%142 #10719
MedicineField #4,102 of 10,443 18.6%117 #9762
Social SciencesDomain #6,902 of 10,521 18.2%118 #8223
Social SciencesField #4,549 of 6,365 21.5%69 #5217

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Africa University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#10,719 #4,530
  2. Medicine#9,762 #4,102
  3. Social Sciences#8,223 #6,902
  4. Social Sciences#5,217 #4,549
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.17× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.19× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.86× its world share, 117 worksMedicineNursing: 3.38× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.67× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.56× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 69 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Africa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Anemia, Pulmonary Hypertension, Sickle-cell Disease, Thalassemia and Iron Deficiency.

▲ 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 institution'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. Epidemiology31▲ 2.4×33 topics
  2. Inflammation31▲ 4.5×25 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress22▲ 4.0×17 topics
  4. Anemia15▲ 47×4 topics
  5. Cancer14▲ 3.1×15 topics
  6. Pulmonary Hypertension13▲ 28×2 topics
  7. Sickle-cell Disease13▲ 91×1 topic
  8. Thalassemia13▲ 91×1 topic
  9. Iron Deficiency13▲ 75×2 topics
  10. Antiretroviral Therapy12▲ 24×5 topics
  11. Erythropoiesis12▲ 63×2 topics
  12. Risk Factors12▲ 3.4×9 topics
  13. Colonialism12▲ 7.9×7 topics
  14. Immunity12▲ 9.2×6 topics
  15. Public Health12▲ 2.5×22 topics
  16. Hepcidin11▲ 86×1 topic
  17. Iron Regulation11▲ 86×1 topic
  18. Maternal Mortality11▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Social Justice11▲ 5.6×10 topics
  20. Nationalism10▲ 6.8×4 topics
  21. Political Economy10▲ 12×6 topics
  22. Human Rights10▲ 3.0×24 topics
  23. Land Reform9▲ 63×2 topics
  24. Poverty Reduction9▲ 21×4 topics
  25. Tumor Microenvironment9▲ 6.1×6 topics
  26. History9▲ 3.8×3 topics
  27. Thrombosis8▲ 9.0×4 topics
  28. Agrarian Relations8▲ 286×1 topic
  29. Zimbabwe8▲ 286×1 topic
  30. HIV Transmission8▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Development8▲ 7.0×11 topics
  32. Gender Inequality8▲ 17×5 topics
  33. Mortality Rates8▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Preexposure Prophylaxis8▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Social Determinants of Health8▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Stigma and Discrimination8▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Adolescent Health7▲ 25×2 topics
  38. HIV Prevention7▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Sexual Behavior7▲ 58×1 topic
  40. HIV6▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Africa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Iron Metabolism and Disorders, African studies and sociopolitical issues and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 13 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 11 fractional worksAfrican studies and soci…8African studies and sociopolitical issues: 8 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…8HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 8 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 7 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 6 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclamps…6Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 6 fractional worksInflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis: 4 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Impact and Responses: 4 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer: 4 fractional works
GeneticsHematologySociology and Political ScienceInfectious Diseases6 others

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

  1. 1 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 13 works
  2. 2 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 11 works
  3. 3 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 8 works
  5. 5 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 7 works
  6. 6 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 6 works
  7. 7 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 works
  8. 8 Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis Oncology 4 works
  9. 9 HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  10. 10 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available71.9%not open28.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.0%domestic only65.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Africa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 95% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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