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University of Mpumalanga

In research, University of Mpumalanga stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#419 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,055 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,784 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,523
of 28,054 · #12,461 all time
Rank in South Africa
#29
of 87
Research works
886
▲ 480% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is University of Mpumalanga 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 #419 of 3,409 36.0%101 #1371
Social SciencesField #1,055 of 6,365 32.5%112 #2643
Social SciencesDomain #1,784 of 10,521 31.4%209 #3775
Life SciencesDomain #3,445 of 7,800 34.1%113 #7846
Physical SciencesDomain #9,628 of 12,888 21.8%110 #16615

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Mpumalanga 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#1,371 #419
  2. Social Sciences#2,643 #1,055
  3. Social Sciences#3,775 #1,784
  4. Life Sciences#7,846 #3,445
  5. Physical Sciences#16,615 #9,628
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: 4.62× its world share, 101 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.61× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.88× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.44× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.22× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 112 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Mpumalanga?

Ranked on the composite score, Gordon O’Brien lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Mpumalanga.

  1. 1 Gordon O’Brien South Africa · #1,131,804 worldwide 87 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Mpumalanga

Which keywords describe research at University of Mpumalanga?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development, Sustainability, Smallholder Farmers, Economic Growth, Social Networks and Higher 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. Climate Change35▲ 2.9×54 topics
  2. Sustainability31▲ 2.8×31 topics
  3. Environmental Impact22▲ 2.8×25 topics
  4. Sustainable Agriculture21▲ 14×10 topics
  5. Economic Growth21▲ 5.3×18 topics
  6. Globalization19▲ 2.2×26 topics
  7. Rural Development19▲ 12×9 topics
  8. Smallholder Farmers18▲ 17×4 topics
  9. Higher Education16▲ 6.7×12 topics
  10. Social Networks16▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Social Capital14▲ 6.0×8 topics
  12. Biodiversity14▲ 4.2×19 topics
  13. Entrepreneurship14▲ 8.0×8 topics
  14. Invasive Species14▲ 6.9×16 topics
  15. Technology Adoption12▲ 15×4 topics
  16. Colonialism12▲ 5.3×8 topics
  17. Social Impact12▲ 6.3×7 topics
  18. Agricultural Innovation11▲ 55×2 topics
  19. Food Security11▲ 4.4×12 topics
  20. Livelihood Diversification11▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Market Participation11▲ 80×1 topic
  22. Genetic Diversity10▲ 5.1×13 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation10▲ 5.7×9 topics
  24. Poverty Alleviation10▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Inequality9▲ 9.0×6 topics
  26. Urbanization9▲ 4.8×4 topics
  27. Conservation9▲ 4.5×13 topics
  28. Population Dynamics9▲ 7.7×9 topics
  29. South Africa9▲ 69×4 topics
  30. Postcolonialism8▲ 15×5 topics
  31. Emerging Markets8▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Frugal Innovation8▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Nutritional Value8▲ 16×4 topics
  34. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 7.8×4 topics
  35. ICT8▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Phytochemicals8▲ 15×5 topics
  37. Poverty Reduction8▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Decolonization7▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Climate Resilience7▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Indigenous Knowledge Systems7▲ 47×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Mpumalanga publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, African cultural and philosophical studies and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences.

Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 11 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 8 fractional worksAfrican cultural and phi…7African cultural and philosophical studies: 7 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…6Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 6 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Africa: 5 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 5 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…4African Botany and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 4 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 4 fractional worksGender Diversity and Ine…4Gender Diversity and Inequality: 4 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesBusiness and International ManagementEducationManagement of Technology and Innovation6 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 works
  2. 2 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 8 works
  3. 3 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 7 works
  4. 4 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 6 works
  5. 5 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 5 works
  6. 6 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 5 works
  7. 7 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 4 works
  8. 8 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 4 works
  9. 9 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  10. 10 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 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 available61.9%not open38.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Mpumalanga's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 480% 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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