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National University of Lesotho

In research, National University of Lesotho stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,485 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,764 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#1,132 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,251
of 28,054 · #13,252 all time
Research works
1.8k
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is National University of Lesotho 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 #3,485 of 10,521 23.6%303 #3415
Social SciencesField #2,764 of 6,365 25.7%186 #2098
EducationSubfield #1,132 of 1,892 31.9%69 #1678
Physical SciencesDomain #9,536 of 12,888 18.3%69 #10728

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National University of Lesotho 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#3,415 #3,485
  2. Social Sciences#2,098 #2,764
  3. Education#1,678 #1,132
  4. Physical Sciences#10,728 #9,536
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: 1.75× its world share, 40 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 1.64× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.73× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.88× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.46× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.37× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.05× its world share, 186 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National University of Lesotho?

Ranked on the composite score, Khabele Matlosa, Chris Dunton and Alexander Mathiesen-Ohman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National University of Lesotho.

  1. 1 Khabele Matlosa Lesotho · #327,271 worldwide 32 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Chris Dunton Lesotho · #522,871 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Alexander Mathiesen-Ohman Lesotho · #1,521,234 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 A. O. Olaleye Lesotho · #1,560,675 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National University of Lesotho

Which keywords describe research at National University of Lesotho?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Globalization, Higher Education, Poverty Reduction, Human Rights, Nationalism, Technology Integration and Education.

▲ 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. Globalization31▲ 3.2×37 topics
  2. Colonialism22▲ 9.5×11 topics
  3. Education20▲ 2.5×27 topics
  4. Human Rights20▲ 4.1×30 topics
  5. Higher Education19▲ 7.4×12 topics
  6. Mental Health18▲ 2.6×18 topics
  7. Poverty Reduction16▲ 26×5 topics
  8. Economic Growth16▲ 3.8×15 topics
  9. Nationalism16▲ 7.0×6 topics
  10. Technology Integration14▲ 9.4×6 topics
  11. Social Capital13▲ 5.2×12 topics
  12. Social Justice13▲ 4.6×17 topics
  13. Teacher Training13▲ 4.3×10 topics
  14. Development12▲ 6.9×13 topics
  15. Multilingualism11▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Gender Equality11▲ 8.4×10 topics
  17. Bilingual Education11▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Language Policy11▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Reflective Practice11▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Gender Inequality11▲ 16×5 topics
  21. Social Impact11▲ 5.5×4 topics
  22. Professional Development10▲ 11×7 topics
  23. Teacher Professional Development10▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Student Perceptions10▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Political Economy10▲ 7.8×8 topics
  26. Sociolinguistics10▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Conditional Cash Transfers9▲ 49×1 topic
  28. School Subsidies9▲ 49×1 topic
  29. Lifelong Learning8▲ 8.6×6 topics
  30. Inequality8▲ 6.9×4 topics
  31. Vocational Education8▲ 17×3 topics
  32. South Africa7▲ 56×4 topics
  33. Employment Patterns7▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Professional Learning Communities7▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Environmental Governance7▲ 23×4 topics
  36. Qualitative Research Methods7▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Student Retention7▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Teacher Identity7▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Training Pathways7▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Equality7▲ 24×4 topics

Which research topics does National University of Lesotho publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Education Systems and Policy and African history and culture studies.

Poverty, Education, and …9Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 9 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…7Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 7 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 7 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…7African history and culture studies: 7 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Af…6Legal Issues in South Africa: 6 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 6 fractional worksAfrican studies and sociopolitical issues: 6 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…5Second Language Learning and Teaching: 5 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 5 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 5 fractional works
Safety ResearchEducationAnthropologyLaw5 others

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

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 9 works
  2. 2 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 7 works
  3. 3 Education Systems and Policy Education 7 works
  4. 4 African history and culture studies Anthropology 7 works
  5. 5 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 6 works
  6. 6 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 6 works
  7. 7 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 5 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 works
  10. 10 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 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 available55.8%not open44.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.6%domestic only76.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National University of Lesotho's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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