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Great Zimbabwe University

In research, Great Zimbabwe University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,357 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,395 of 10,521 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,322 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,276
of 28,054 · #19,563 all time
Rank in Zimbabwe
#6
of 17
Research works
1.6k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Great Zimbabwe 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
Social SciencesField #1,357 of 6,365 23.1%238 #1943
Social SciencesDomain #2,395 of 10,521 20.5%359 #3787
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,322 of 2,578 25.2%85 #2118
EducationSubfield #1,494 of 1,892 20.3%63 #1832
Life SciencesDomain #6,677 of 7,800 20.4%62 #12501

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Great Zimbabwe 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. Social Sciences#1,943 #1,357
  2. Social Sciences#3,787 #2,395
  3. Sociology and Political Science#2,118 #1,322
  4. Education#1,832 #1,494
  5. Life Sciences#12,501 #6,677
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: 2.10× its world share, 52 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.92× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.76× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.93× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.36× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.58× its world share, 238 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Great Zimbabwe University?

Ranked on the composite score, Wellington Garikai Bonga, Regis Chireshe and Sambulo Ndlovu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Great Zimbabwe University.

  1. 1 Wellington Garikai Bonga Zimbabwe · #1,039,659 worldwide 19 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Regis Chireshe Zimbabwe · #1,108,330 worldwide 39 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Sambulo Ndlovu Zimbabwe · #1,172,486 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Great Zimbabwe University

Which keywords describe research at Great Zimbabwe University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Social Justice, Nationalism, Political Economy, History, Land Reform, Agrarian Relations and Zimbabwe.

▲ 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. Colonialism77▲ 31×9 topics
  2. Social Justice58▲ 19×18 topics
  3. Nationalism58▲ 24×7 topics
  4. Political Economy45▲ 34×7 topics
  5. History45▲ 12×7 topics
  6. Land Reform43▲ 187×2 topics
  7. Agrarian Relations41▲ 909×1 topic
  8. Zimbabwe41▲ 909×1 topic
  9. Globalization34▲ 3.3×43 topics
  10. Sustainability22▲ 1.76×32 topics
  11. Higher Education22▲ 7.8×12 topics
  12. Sustainable Development21▲ 2.5×23 topics
  13. COVID-1921▲ 2.9×14 topics
  14. Human Rights19▲ 3.6×19 topics
  15. Mental Health17▲ 2.2×21 topics
  16. Postcolonialism17▲ 26×4 topics
  17. Social Impact16▲ 7.4×8 topics
  18. Decolonization15▲ 36×4 topics
  19. Indigenous Knowledge Systems14▲ 88×2 topics
  20. Economic Growth14▲ 3.1×14 topics
  21. African Philosophy14▲ 242×1 topic
  22. Ubuntu14▲ 242×1 topic
  23. Neoliberalism14▲ 7.4×9 topics
  24. Cultural Studies14▲ 6.8×7 topics
  25. Social Capital13▲ 4.8×10 topics
  26. Poverty Reduction13▲ 18×5 topics
  27. Consumer Behavior12▲ 3.8×8 topics
  28. Gender Dynamics12▲ 22×2 topics
  29. African History12▲ 95×1 topic
  30. Post-Colonial Africa12▲ 95×1 topic
  31. Digital Transformation12▲ 4.3×8 topics
  32. Technology Integration11▲ 6.8×7 topics
  33. Development11▲ 5.8×11 topics
  34. Gender Inequality10▲ 14×5 topics
  35. Lifelong Learning10▲ 8.9×5 topics
  36. Land Tenure9▲ 42×2 topics
  37. Intersectionality9▲ 9.3×8 topics
  38. Financial Markets9▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Poverty Alleviation9▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Food Supply Chain8▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Great Zimbabwe University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African studies and sociopolitical issues, African cultural and philosophical studies, African history and culture studies and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts.

African studies and soci…41African studies and sociopolitical issues: 41 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 14 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 12 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 8 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…7Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 7 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 6 fractional worksAnthropological Studies and Insights: 4 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 4 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 4 fractional worksAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationAnthropologyEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 41 works
  2. 2 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 14 works
  3. 3 African history and culture studies Anthropology 12 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  5. 5 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 7 works
  6. 6 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 6 works
  7. 7 Anthropological Studies and Insights Anthropology 4 works
  8. 8 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  9. 9 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues Sociology and Political Science 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 available58.9%not open41.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Great Zimbabwe University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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