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Midlands State University

In research, Midlands State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,518 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,564 of 10,521 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,025 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Safety Research, Urban Studies and Anthropology — Safety Research is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,471
of 28,054 · #17,422 all time
Rank in Zimbabwe
#3
of 17
Research works
2.3k
▲ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Midlands 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 SciencesField #1,518 of 6,365 20.4%427 #2285
Social SciencesDomain #2,564 of 10,521 19.7%697 #3960
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,025 of 2,578 20.5%175 #1795
Health SciencesDomain #5,745 of 11,982 21.5%99 #13635
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,759 of 3,409 18.7%76 #2633
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,442 of 2,578 19.7%109 #2151
Environmental ScienceField #2,396 of 3,551 22.1%71 #4378
Physical SciencesDomain #9,377 of 12,888 19.3%171 #17315
EducationSubfield #1,407 of 1,892 16.9%73 #1884
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,322 of 1,775 22.5%72 #2587

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 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#2,285 #1,518
  2. Social Sciences#3,960 #2,564
  3. Sociology and Political Science#1,795 #1,025
  4. Health Sciences#13,635 #5,745
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,633 #1,759
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#2,151 #1,442
  7. Environmental Science#4,378 #2,396
  8. Physical Sciences#17,315 #9,377
  9. Education#1,884 #1,407
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,587 #1,322
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.

What does Midlands State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Safety Research takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Safety ResearchSubfield · 23.7 works8.1×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 23.5 works8.1×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 20.6 works6.9×
  4. Gender StudiesSubfield · 24.1 works6.3×
← 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: 1.52× its world share, 76 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 71 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.68× its world share, 47 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.21× its world share, 109 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.19× its world share, 72 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.19× its world share, 426 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Midlands State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Sophia Chirongoma, Steven Jerie and Zibanai Zhou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Midlands State University.

  1. 1 Sophia Chirongoma Zimbabwe · #1,034,411 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Steven Jerie Zimbabwe · #1,053,242 worldwide 32 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Zibanai Zhou Zimbabwe · #1,103,599 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Mark Matsa Zimbabwe · #1,123,427 worldwide 37 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Oshneck Mupepi Zimbabwe · #1,267,039 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Mambo Moyo Zimbabwe · #1,536,904 worldwide 43 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Isaac Mhute Zimbabwe · #1,551,747 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Asphat Muposhi Zimbabwe · #1,598,486 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Midlands State University

Which keywords describe research at Midlands State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Colonialism112▲ 22×10 topics
  2. Nationalism95▲ 19×8 topics
  3. Social Justice90▲ 14×20 topics
  4. Political Economy87▲ 32×11 topics
  5. Land Reform80▲ 172×2 topics
  6. History80▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Agrarian Relations75▲ 821×1 topic
  8. Zimbabwe75▲ 821×1 topic
  9. Sustainability62▲ 2.4×49 topics
  10. Sustainable Development54▲ 3.2×39 topics
  11. Social Capital51▲ 9.1×14 topics
  12. Climate Change46▲ 1.61×50 topics
  13. Globalization42▲ 2.0×47 topics
  14. Poverty Reduction39▲ 28×5 topics
  15. COVID-1937▲ 2.6×16 topics
  16. Social Media34▲ 2.3×22 topics
  17. Economic Growth33▲ 3.7×19 topics
  18. Mental Health33▲ 2.1×26 topics
  19. Corporate Governance29▲ 3.7×18 topics
  20. Pandemic29▲ 2.6×9 topics
  21. Social Impact29▲ 6.8×5 topics
  22. Gender Inequality28▲ 19×6 topics
  23. Entrepreneurship27▲ 6.6×10 topics
  24. Poverty Alleviation26▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Consumer Behavior26▲ 3.8×13 topics
  26. Higher Education25▲ 4.4×13 topics
  27. Development24▲ 6.5×12 topics
  28. Digital Transformation23▲ 4.1×10 topics
  29. Urbanization22▲ 5.2×5 topics
  30. Land Tenure22▲ 49×2 topics
  31. Vulnerability20▲ 8.6×6 topics
  32. Gender Equality19▲ 6.6×7 topics
  33. Conditional Cash Transfers19▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Health Equity19▲ 6.6×6 topics
  35. School Subsidies19▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Food Supply Chain17▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Postcolonialism17▲ 13×6 topics
  38. Slum Upgrading17▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Urban Poverty17▲ 35×1 topic
  40. business impact16▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Midlands State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African studies and sociopolitical issues, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Urban and Rural Development Challenges and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts.

African studies and soci…75African studies and sociopolitical issues: 75 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 19 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 17 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 16 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 16 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 14 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 13 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 13 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 11 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 75 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 19 works
  3. 3 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 17 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 16 works
  5. 5 African history and culture studies Anthropology 16 works
  6. 6 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 14 works
  7. 7 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 13 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 11 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Midlands State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% 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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