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Great Zimbabwe University

In research, Great Zimbabwe University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,168 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,416 of 5,988 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,888 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,399
of 22,385 · #12,005 all time
Rank in Zimbabwe
#3
of 17
Research works
1.6k
▲ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.2k
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Great Zimbabwe University

What is Great Zimbabwe University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,168 of 9,585 5.1%359 #4485
Social SciencesField #2,416 of 5,988 6.3%238 #3854
Life SciencesDomain #2,888 of 6,403 6.9%62 #8695
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,353 of 2,526 5.9%85 #1964
EducationSubfield #1,278 of 1,930 4.2%63 #1908

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#4,485 #3,168
  2. Social Sciences#3,854 #2,416
  3. Life Sciences#8,695 #2,888
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,964 #1,353
  5. Education#1,908 #1,278
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Great Zimbabwe University work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Great Zimbabwe University is in Social Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (46%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%), Business, Management and Accounting (6%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 410 fractional works · 69.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 270 fractional works · 45.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 99 fractional works · 16.7% of its workEducation: 70 fractional works · 11.9% of its workAnthropology: 19 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSafety Research: 14 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 36 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 35 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 26 fractional works · 4.4% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 35 fractional works · 5.9% of its workReligious studies: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMusic: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 24 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 70 fractional works · 11.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 59 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPlant Science: 15 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSoil Science: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 62 fractional works · 10.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 31 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 51 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKGreat ZimbabweUniversity593fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences69%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences27045.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting366.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance355.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities355.9%
    5. Psychology244.0%
    6. Decision Sciences101.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5910.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology50.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology30.5%
    4. Neuroscience20.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Environmental Science315.2%
    2. Computer Science122.1%
    3. Engineering101.6%
    4. Mathematics50.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.5%
    6. Energy10.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Medicine244.0%
    2. Health Professions223.7%
    3. Nursing30.6%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.11× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.05× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.87× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.78× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.60× its world share, 270 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.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.60×270 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.78×35 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.11×59 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.05×35 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.87×36 works
  6. Veterinary1.70×1 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.67×10 works
  8. Health Professions1.40×22 works
  9. Psychology1.32×24 works
  10. Nursing1.13×3 works
  11. Environmental Science1.04×31 works
  12. Mathematics0.74×5 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.49×3 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×3 works
  15. Computer Science0.27×12 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.26×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.23×2 works
  18. Medicine0.21×24 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×5 works
  20. Energy0.11×1 works
  21. Engineering0.11×10 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Great Zimbabwe University?

Ranked on the quality score, Thomas Panganayi Thondhlana, Tawanda Majoko and Munamato Chemhuru lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Great Zimbabwe University.

  1. 1 Thomas Panganayi Thondhlana Zimbabwe · #1,128,347 worldwide 225 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Tawanda Majoko Zimbabwe · #1,176,417 worldwide 589 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Munamato Chemhuru Zimbabwe · #1,299,658 worldwide 433 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Jerikias Marumure Zimbabwe · #1,336,806 worldwide 430 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Ephraim Taurai Gwaravanda Zimbabwe · #1,624,601 worldwide 161 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Esther Mavengano Zimbabwe · #1,684,838 worldwide 79 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Zakio Makuvara Zimbabwe · #1,746,825 worldwide 341 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Tafirei Mashamba Zimbabwe · #1,838,452 worldwide 319 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Wellington Garikai Bonga Zimbabwe · #1,934,347 worldwide 575 citations · 106 works
  10. 10 Esther Mavengano Zimbabwe · #2,292,585 worldwide 84 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Great Zimbabwe University

What are the most cited papers from Great Zimbabwe University?

The most cited paper from Great Zimbabwe University is "A review of trends and drivers of greenhouse gas emissions by sector from 1990 to 2018" (William F. Lamb et al., 2021), with 1,186 citations. Next come "Verb raising and subject inversion in Bantu relatives" (172) and "Factors influencing smallholder farmers' behavioural intention towards adaptation to climate change in transitional climatic zones: A case study of Hwedza District in Zimbabwe" (165).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A review of trends and drivers of greenhouse gas emissions by sector from 1990 to 2018 William F. Lamb et al. · Environmental Research Letters Open access 12 Mar 2021 1,186
2 Verb raising and subject inversion in Bantu relatives Katherine Demuth, Carolyn Harford · Journal of African Languages and Linguistics 1999 172
3 Factors influencing smallholder farmers' behavioural intention towards adaptation to climate change in transitional climatic zones: A case study of Hwedza District in Zimbabwe Byron Zamasiya, Kefasi Nyikahadzoi, Billy Billiard Mukamuri · Journal of Environmental Management 29 Apr 2017 165
4 Extending the Technology Acceptance Model to Mobile Banking Adoption in Rural Zimbabwe Shallone K. Chitungo, Simon Munongo 7 Mar 2013 159
5 Local communities’ participation in decision-making processes through planning and budgeting in African countries Leonard I. Chirenje, Richard A. Giliba, Emmanuel B. Musamba · Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment Open access Mar 2013 128
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Great Zimbabwe University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-now 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. Colonialism89▲ 32×9 topics
  2. Social Justice68▲ 19×19 topics
  3. Nationalism65▲ 24×7 topics
  4. History53▲ 13×7 topics
  5. Political Economy53▲ 35×7 topics
  6. Land Reform50▲ 180×2 topics
  7. Agrarian Relations48▲ 881×1 topic
  8. Zimbabwe48▲ 881×1 topic
  9. Globalization37▲ 3.2×45 topics
  10. Sustainable Development26▲ 2.8×29 topics
  11. Higher Education26▲ 8.2×13 topics
  12. Sustainability26▲ 1.79×37 topics
  13. Human Rights22▲ 3.7×20 topics
  14. COVID-1922▲ 2.9×15 topics
  15. Postcolonialism21▲ 24×4 topics
  16. Mental Health20▲ 2.3×23 topics
  17. Decolonization19▲ 39×4 topics
  18. Indigenous Knowledge Systems18▲ 90×2 topics
  19. African Philosophy17▲ 247×1 topic
  20. Ubuntu17▲ 247×1 topic
  21. Social Impact16▲ 6.9×9 topics
  22. Social Capital16▲ 5.1×12 topics
  23. Economic Growth15▲ 3.1×15 topics
  24. Neoliberalism14▲ 6.7×10 topics
  25. Poverty Reduction14▲ 18×5 topics
  26. Cultural Studies14▲ 6.3×7 topics
  27. Technology Integration13▲ 7.1×8 topics
  28. Consumer Behavior13▲ 3.5×8 topics
  29. Development13▲ 6.0×11 topics
  30. Digital Transformation12▲ 3.9×8 topics
  31. Gender Dynamics12▲ 20×2 topics
  32. African History12▲ 92×1 topic
  33. Post-Colonial Africa12▲ 92×1 topic
  34. Sustainable Agriculture11▲ 6.1×10 topics
  35. Intersectionality11▲ 9.7×8 topics
  36. Gender Inequality11▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Lifelong Learning10▲ 8.1×5 topics
  38. South Africa10▲ 58×4 topics
  39. Land Tenure9▲ 38×2 topics
  40. Poverty Alleviation9▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Great Zimbabwe University publish most on?

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

African studies and soci…48African studies and sociopolitical issues: 48 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 17 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 12 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 8 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…8Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 8 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 7 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 5 fractional worksAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues: 5 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 5 fractional worksAnthropological Studies and Insights: 5 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 48 works
  2. 2 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 17 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 8 works
  6. 6 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 7 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 works
  8. 8 African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  10. 10 Anthropological Studies and Insights Anthropology 5 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Great Zimbabwe University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Great Zimbabwe University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0019% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Great Zimbabwe University0.0021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Great Zimbabwe University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Great Zimbabwe University7.9% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.9% in 2025.

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