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Lupane State University

In research, Lupane State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,843 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,770
of 28,054 · #32,120 all time
Rank in Zimbabwe
#11
of 17
Research works
383
▲ 87% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Lupane State 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 SciencesDomain #6,843 of 10,521 23.6%78 #10320

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lupane State 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).

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: 3.85× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.00× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 2.48× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.59× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.60× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lupane State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Gorden Moyo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lupane State University.

  1. 1 Gorden Moyo Zimbabwe · #1,154,899 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Lupane State University

Which keywords describe research at Lupane State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Political Economy, Nationalism, History, Social Justice, 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. Colonialism12▲ 17×6 topics
  2. Political Economy10▲ 27×6 topics
  3. Climate Change10▲ 2.5×21 topics
  4. Sustainability9▲ 2.7×23 topics
  5. Nationalism9▲ 14×2 topics
  6. History9▲ 8.7×4 topics
  7. Social Justice9▲ 10×3 topics
  8. Land Reform8▲ 134×2 topics
  9. Agrarian Relations8▲ 646×1 topic
  10. Zimbabwe8▲ 646×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 16×9 topics
  12. Sustainable Development7▲ 3.2×16 topics
  13. Social Capital6▲ 8.7×10 topics
  14. Economic Growth6▲ 5.2×12 topics
  15. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.6×13 topics
  16. Food Security6▲ 7.5×9 topics
  17. Globalization5▲ 1.93×15 topics
  18. Innovation5▲ 3.4×14 topics
  19. Social Networks5▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Vulnerability4▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Rural Development4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  23. Development4▲ 7.6×7 topics
  24. Leadership4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  25. Adaptation4▲ 9.0×5 topics
  26. Entrepreneurship4▲ 6.4×7 topics
  27. Global Warming3▲ 5.9×5 topics
  28. Genetic Diversity3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  29. Agriculture3▲ 5.5×3 topics
  30. Crop Production3▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Environmental Impacts3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  32. Genetic Improvement3▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Poverty Reduction3▲ 17×3 topics
  34. QTL Mapping3▲ 18×4 topics
  35. Technology Adoption3▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Agricultural Innovation3▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Land Use Change3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  38. Livelihood Diversification3▲ 65×1 topic
  39. South Africa3▲ 71×3 topics
  40. Poverty3▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Lupane State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African studies and sociopolitical issues, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research and Climate change impacts on agriculture.

African studies and soci…8African studies and sociopolitical issues: 8 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 3 fractional worksAdvances in Cucurbitaceae Research: 2 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksBioenergy crop production and management: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Impact and Responses: 2 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 2 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 2 fractional worksCommunity Development and Social Impact: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesGeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  3. 3 Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research Genetics 2 works
  4. 4 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  7. 7 HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Media Studies and Communication Communication 2 works
  9. 9 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Community Development and Social Impact Finance 1 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 available65.8%not open34.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.1%domestic only71.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lupane State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 87% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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