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Midlands State University

In research, Midlands State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,753 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,572 of 5,988 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,111 of 2,526 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Safety Research and Anthropology (Urban Studies is 8.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,401
of 22,385 · #8,044 all time
Rank in Zimbabwe
#4
of 17
Research works
2.3k
▲ 123% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.67×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Midlands State University

What is Midlands State 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 #2,753 of 9,585 6.5%697 #3404
Social SciencesField #2,572 of 5,988 7.6%427 #2724
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,111 of 2,526 6.3%175 #1744
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,039 of 3,157 5.4%76 #3212
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,180 of 1,798 5.0%72 #2079
Environmental ScienceField #2,232 of 3,334 4.0%71 #3794
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,767 of 2,581 3.4%109 #2302
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #930 of 1,307 4.8%61 -
Physical SciencesDomain #8,060 of 10,670 4.6%171 #11428
Life SciencesDomain #5,097 of 6,403 5.5%89 #7708

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Midlands 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 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#3,404 #2,753
  2. Social Sciences#2,724 #2,572
  3. Sociology and Political Science#1,744 #1,111
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,212 #2,039
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,079 #1,180
  6. Environmental Science#3,794 #2,232
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#2,302 #1,767
  8. Physical Sciences#11,428 #8,060
  9. Life Sciences#7,708 #5,097
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 Midlands State University work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Midlands State University is in Social Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (40%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 784 fractional works · 65.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 483 fractional works · 40.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 197 fractional works · 16.4% of its workEducation: 85 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 27 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety Research: 26 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGender Studies: 26 fractional works · 2.2% of its workUrban Studies: 26 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnthropology: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCommunication: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 116 fractional works · 9.7% of its workAccounting: 26 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 24 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness and International Management: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 79 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 65 fractional works · 5.5% of its workFinance: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 42 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMusic: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 40 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 24 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 191 fractional works · 16.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 79 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 48 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 27 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 42 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 114 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMedicine: 53 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 51 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 28 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 108 fractional works · 9.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 93 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPlant Science: 28 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSoil Science: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMidlands StateUniversity1,198fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences65%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences48340.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1169.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance796.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities423.5%
    5. Psychology403.4%
    6. Decision Sciences242.0%
    1. Environmental Science796.6%
    2. Computer Science484.0%
    3. Engineering423.5%
    4. Materials Science50.4%
    5. Chemistry50.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.3%
    7. Mathematics40.3%
    8. Energy30.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    1. Medicine534.5%
    2. Health Professions514.2%
    3. Nursing100.8%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences937.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology90.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology30.3%
    4. Neuroscience30.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Midlands State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 26.3 works8.0×
  2. Safety ResearchSubfield · 26.4 works8.0×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 21.9 works6.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.63× its world share, 93 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 48 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 79 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 51 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.00× its world share, 116 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.06× its world share, 78 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.19× its world share, 483 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.19×483 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.06×78 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting3.00×116 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.06×24 works
  5. Nursing1.67×10 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.63×93 works
  7. Health Professions1.61×51 works
  8. Environmental Science1.33×79 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.21×42 works
  10. Psychology1.11×40 works
  11. Computer Science0.52×48 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.46×2 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×3 works
  14. Chemistry0.26×5 works
  15. Energy0.26×3 works
  16. Mathematics0.25×4 works
  17. Engineering0.23×42 works
  18. Medicine0.23×53 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.21×1 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×4 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×9 works
  22. Neuroscience0.14×3 works
  23. Materials Science0.12×5 works
  24. Veterinary0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Midlands State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Prestige Tatenda Makanga, Mufaro Dzingirai and Takunda Shabani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Midlands State University.

  1. 1 Prestige Tatenda Makanga Zimbabwe · #436,847 worldwide 988 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Mufaro Dzingirai Zimbabwe · #873,581 worldwide 358 citations · 130 works
  3. 3 Takunda Shabani Zimbabwe · #943,209 worldwide 700 citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Nonhlanhla Sharon Mkumbuzi Zimbabwe · #1,013,711 worldwide 441 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Taruvinga Muzingili Zimbabwe · #1,147,858 worldwide 255 citations · 74 works
  6. 6 Tapiwa Shabani Zimbabwe · #1,188,468 worldwide 520 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Tirivashe Phillip Masere Zimbabwe · #1,325,669 worldwide 320 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Moses Jachi Zimbabwe · #1,394,660 worldwide 159 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Pedzisai Kowe Zimbabwe · #1,432,179 worldwide 502 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Tavengwa Chitata Zimbabwe · #1,695,380 worldwide 457 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Midlands State University

What are the most cited papers from Midlands State University?

The most cited paper from Midlands State University is "Recent Natural Corrosion Inhibitors for Mild Steel: An Overview" (Marko Chigondo, Fidelis Chigondo, 2016), with 277 citations. Next come "Higher education students’ perceptions of ChatGPT: A global study of early reactions" (226) and "Effects of tillage on soil microrelief, surface depression storage and soil water storage" (204).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Recent Natural Corrosion Inhibitors for Mild Steel: An Overview Marko Chigondo, Fidelis Chigondo · Journal of Chemistry Open access 2016 277
2 Higher education students’ perceptions of ChatGPT: A global study of early reactions Dejan Ravšelj et al. · PLoS ONE Open access149 authors 5 Feb 2025 226
3 Effects of tillage on soil microrelief, surface depression storage and soil water storage Alphonce C. Guzha · Soil and Tillage Research 2 Nov 2003 204
4 Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Devices: An Alternative Energy Source for Wireless Sensors Action Nechibvute, A. Chawanda, P.V.C. Luhanga · Smart Materials Research Open access 21 May 2012 195
5 COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa: a call to action Polydor Ngoy Mutombo, Mosoka P Fallah, Davison Munodawafa et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access 20 Dec 2021 172
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Midlands State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Nationalism, Social Justice, Political Economy, Land Reform, History, 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. Colonialism128▲ 22×10 topics
  2. Nationalism108▲ 20×8 topics
  3. Social Justice104▲ 15×22 topics
  4. Political Economy103▲ 34×11 topics
  5. Land Reform94▲ 167×2 topics
  6. History93▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Agrarian Relations88▲ 795×1 topic
  8. Zimbabwe88▲ 795×1 topic
  9. Sustainability70▲ 2.4×52 topics
  10. Sustainable Development64▲ 3.4×41 topics
  11. Social Capital54▲ 8.7×14 topics
  12. Climate Change53▲ 1.63×53 topics
  13. Globalization49▲ 2.1×51 topics
  14. Poverty Reduction42▲ 27×5 topics
  15. Mental Health40▲ 2.4×30 topics
  16. Economic Growth40▲ 4.1×21 topics
  17. COVID-1939▲ 2.5×16 topics
  18. Social Media37▲ 2.2×23 topics
  19. Human Rights32▲ 2.6×25 topics
  20. Gender Inequality31▲ 19×6 topics
  21. Corporate Governance30▲ 3.4×19 topics
  22. Social Impact30▲ 6.4×5 topics
  23. Poverty Alleviation29▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Entrepreneurship28▲ 6.0×10 topics
  25. Higher Education28▲ 4.4×14 topics
  26. Development28▲ 6.6×13 topics
  27. Consumer Behavior28▲ 3.7×13 topics
  28. Digital Transformation25▲ 3.9×10 topics
  29. Land Tenure25▲ 50×2 topics
  30. Urbanization25▲ 5.1×5 topics
  31. Vulnerability23▲ 8.3×6 topics
  32. Gender Equality23▲ 6.8×8 topics
  33. Health Equity22▲ 6.3×6 topics
  34. Community Participation22▲ 5.1×4 topics
  35. Conditional Cash Transfers21▲ 48×1 topic
  36. School Subsidies21▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Postcolonialism19▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Slum Upgrading19▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Urban Poverty19▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Food Supply Chain18▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Midlands State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: African studies and sociopolitical issues, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Urban and Rural Development Challenges and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts.

African studies and soci…88African studies and sociopolitical issues: 88 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 21 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 19 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 17 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 16 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 15 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 15 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 13 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 12 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 10 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSafety ResearchUrban StudiesEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 88 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 21 works
  3. 3 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 19 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 17 works
  5. 5 African history and culture studies Anthropology 16 works
  6. 6 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 15 works
  7. 7 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 15 works
  8. 8 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 13 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 12 works
  10. 10 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 10 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 available57.8%not open42.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.4%domestic only77.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Midlands State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 123% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Midlands State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0054% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Midlands State University0.0049% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Midlands State 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 2025Midlands State University6.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.7% in 2016.

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