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University of Fort Hare

In research, University of Fort Hare stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#322 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,466 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#911 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management of Technology and Innovation — Management of Technology and Innovation is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,762
of 28,054 · #4,341 all time
Rank in South Africa
#16
of 87
Research works
6.3k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
101k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is University of Fort Hare 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #322 of 3,409 28.3%195 #458
Social SciencesDomain #1,466 of 10,521 29.4%603 #1827
Social SciencesField #911 of 6,365 30.6%366 #1219
EducationSubfield #449 of 1,892 34.7%127 #699
Life SciencesDomain #1,963 of 7,800 27.4%270 #2818
Physical SciencesDomain #3,505 of 12,888 27.1%355 #4510
Environmental ScienceField #1,264 of 3,551 28.0%129 #1874
EngineeringField #2,527 of 6,636 30.2%83 #5380
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,029 of 2,578 27.7%94 #1428
Health SciencesDomain #5,220 of 11,982 25.1%130 #6064

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Fort Hare 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#458 #322
  2. Social Sciences#1,827 #1,466
  3. Social Sciences#1,219 #911
  4. Education#699 #449
  5. Life Sciences#2,818 #1,963
  6. Physical Sciences#4,510 #3,505
  7. Environmental Science#1,874 #1,264
  8. Engineering#5,380 #2,527
  9. Sociology and Political Science#1,428 #1,029
  10. Health Sciences#6,064 #5,220
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 University of Fort Hare specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 20.4 works4.9×
← 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: 3.03× its world share, 195 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 53 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 48 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.66× its world share, 21 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 83 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.91× its world share, 129 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 34 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 85 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.41× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.03× its world share, 89 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.84× its world share, 53 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 366 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Fort Hare?

Ranked on the composite score, Anthony Jide Afolayan, Anthony I. Okoh and H.G. van de Bunt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Fort Hare.

  1. 1 Anthony Jide Afolayan South Africa · #91,588 worldwide 500 citations · 82 works
  2. 2 Anthony I. Okoh South Africa · #132,229 worldwide 452 citations · 79 works
  3. 3 H.G. van de Bunt South Africa · #167,965 worldwide 34 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Voster Muchenje South Africa · #227,489 worldwide 210 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Stephen Flowerday South Africa · #258,341 worldwide 91 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Blessing A. Aderibigbe South Africa · #271,384 worldwide 167 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Michael Aliber South Africa · #334,512 worldwide 109 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Motsamai Molefe South Africa · #339,387 worldwide 58 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Werner Nel South Africa · #351,295 worldwide 173 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 P. N. S. Mnkeni South Africa · #386,128 worldwide 82 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at University of Fort Hare

Which keywords describe research at University of Fort Hare?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Colonialism, Climate Change, Sustainability, Human Rights, Social Capital, Medicinal Plants and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Climate Change87▲ 2.4×66 topics
  2. Sustainability78▲ 2.4×54 topics
  3. Higher Education58▲ 7.9×18 topics
  4. Colonialism56▲ 8.6×12 topics
  5. Human Rights54▲ 3.9×27 topics
  6. Renewable Energy50▲ 2.5×31 topics
  7. Globalization48▲ 1.80×49 topics
  8. Social Capital43▲ 6.0×14 topics
  9. Environmental Impact42▲ 1.81×30 topics
  10. Medicinal Plants36▲ 6.7×12 topics
  11. Sustainable Agriculture29▲ 6.7×9 topics
  12. Decolonization28▲ 26×4 topics
  13. Postcolonialism28▲ 17×5 topics
  14. Smallholder Farmers28▲ 9.2×4 topics
  15. Food Security27▲ 3.6×13 topics
  16. Technology Integration26▲ 6.2×7 topics
  17. Indigenous Knowledge Systems25▲ 59×2 topics
  18. African Philosophy25▲ 166×1 topic
  19. Ubuntu25▲ 166×1 topic
  20. Adaptation24▲ 6.1×6 topics
  21. Social Networks23▲ 6.3×7 topics
  22. Poverty Reduction22▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Development22▲ 4.6×12 topics
  24. Equality21▲ 26×2 topics
  25. South Africa21▲ 56×4 topics
  26. Judicial Review20▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Gender Inequality19▲ 10×6 topics
  28. Environmental Governance19▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Inequality19▲ 6.1×6 topics
  30. Consumer Protection19▲ 31×3 topics
  31. Constitutionalism18▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Public Participation18▲ 60×2 topics
  33. Vulnerability18▲ 5.9×7 topics
  34. Poverty Alleviation18▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Developmental Local Government18▲ 120×1 topic
  36. Legal Research18▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Social Entrepreneurship18▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Entrepreneurial Orientation18▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Opportunity Recognition18▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Phytochemicals16▲ 11×8 topics

Which research topics does University of Fort Hare publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African cultural and philosophical studies, Legal Issues in South Africa, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Agricultural Innovations and Practices.

African cultural and phi…25African cultural and philosophical studies: 25 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Af…18Legal Issues in South Africa: 18 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…18Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 18 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…14Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 14 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 13 fractional worksSouth African History and Culture: 13 fractional worksInnovation and Socioecon…13Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 13 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 11 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 10 fractional worksAfrican studies and soci…10African studies and sociopolitical issues: 10 fractional works
EducationLawManagement of Technology and InnovationGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences5 others

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

  1. 1 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 25 works
  2. 2 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 18 works
  3. 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 18 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 works
  5. 5 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 13 works
  6. 6 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  7. 7 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 13 works
  8. 8 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 11 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  10. 10 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 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 available58.6%not open41.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Fort Hare's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower 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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