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University of Eswatini

In research, University of Eswatini stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,900 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,153 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,500 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,575
of 28,054 · #13,079 all time
Research works
1.7k
▲ 107% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is University of Eswatini 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 #1,900 of 6,365 18.3%133 #2965
Social SciencesDomain #3,153 of 10,521 17.1%199 #4329
Physical SciencesDomain #9,500 of 12,888 14.8%82 #11860
Life SciencesDomain #6,259 of 7,800 14.9%68 #8812

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Eswatini 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#2,965 #1,900
  2. Social Sciences#4,329 #3,153
  3. Physical Sciences#11,860 #9,500
  4. Life Sciences#8,812 #6,259
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: 2.94× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.74× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 3.06× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.37× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.70× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.61× its world share, 133 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Eswatini?

Ranked on the composite score, Ara Monadjem, Micah B. Masuku and Elliot Mbunge lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Eswatini.

  1. 1 Ara Monadjem Eswatini · #447,464 worldwide 182 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Micah B. Masuku Eswatini · #452,111 worldwide 55 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Elliot Mbunge Eswatini · #480,007 worldwide 42 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Michael T. Masarirambi Eswatini · #570,276 worldwide 58 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Karen Ferreira‐Meyers Eswatini · #810,933 worldwide 4 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Yoseph Assefa Eswatini · #966,606 worldwide 29 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Sipho Dlamini Eswatini · #1,321,478 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 T.H. Gadaga Eswatini · #1,401,310 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 O.T. Edje Eswatini · #1,439,859 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Godwin Chidi Ugwunnadi Eswatini · #1,586,977 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Eswatini

Which keywords describe research at University of Eswatini?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Nationalism, Online Learning, Development, Higher Education, E-Learning, Sustainable Agriculture and Student Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Colonialism23▲ 12×10 topics
  2. Nationalism18▲ 9.4×8 topics
  3. Online Learning17▲ 5.0×11 topics
  4. Globalization16▲ 2.0×34 topics
  5. Climate Change16▲ 1.44×37 topics
  6. E-Learning15▲ 3.8×9 topics
  7. Education14▲ 2.1×18 topics
  8. Higher Education13▲ 5.8×11 topics
  9. Human Rights12▲ 2.9×14 topics
  10. Development11▲ 7.9×7 topics
  11. Sustainable Agriculture11▲ 8.4×10 topics
  12. Student Satisfaction11▲ 14×2 topics
  13. History10▲ 3.7×7 topics
  14. Social Justice10▲ 4.4×11 topics
  15. Technology Integration10▲ 8.5×8 topics
  16. Blended Learning10▲ 17×4 topics
  17. Distance Education9▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Land Reform9▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Social Impact8▲ 5.3×6 topics
  20. Instructional Design8▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Rural Development8▲ 5.9×8 topics
  22. Smallholder Farmers8▲ 9.2×5 topics
  23. Social Networks8▲ 7.7×5 topics
  24. Student Engagement8▲ 5.1×8 topics
  25. Community of Inquiry8▲ 34×1 topic
  26. Social Presence8▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Postcolonialism8▲ 16×6 topics
  28. Cultural Studies8▲ 5.0×2 topics
  29. Gender Equality8▲ 7.0×6 topics
  30. Political Economy8▲ 7.4×4 topics
  31. Poverty Reduction7▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Agrarian Relations7▲ 197×1 topic
  33. Imperialism7▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Zimbabwe7▲ 197×1 topic
  35. Reflective Practice7▲ 9.1×6 topics
  36. African History7▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Gender Inequality7▲ 12×6 topics
  38. Post-Colonial Africa7▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Technology Adoption7▲ 9.6×3 topics
  40. Multilingualism6▲ 9.6×5 topics

Which research topics does University of Eswatini publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online and Blended Learning, African studies and sociopolitical issues, African history and culture studies and Education Systems and Policy.

Online and Blended Learn…8Online and Blended Learning: 8 fractional worksAfrican studies and soci…7African studies and sociopolitical issues: 7 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…7African history and culture studies: 7 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…5Education Systems and Policy: 5 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 5 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 4 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…4African Education and Politics: 4 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…4Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 4 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceAnthropologyGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences2 others

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

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 8 works
  2. 2 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 African history and culture studies Anthropology 7 works
  4. 4 Education Systems and Policy Education 5 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 works
  6. 6 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 4 works
  7. 7 African Education and Politics Education 4 works
  8. 8 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 4 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  10. 10 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 4 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 available58.6%not open41.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.5%domestic only68.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Eswatini's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 107% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.