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University of Zululand

In research, University of Zululand stands highest in Social Sciences (#924 of 10,521 worldwide), Education (#227 of 1,892 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#773 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 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,240
of 28,054 · #4,534 all time
Rank in South Africa
#19
of 87
Research works
4.2k
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is University of Zululand 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 #924 of 10,521 30.8%599 #706
EducationSubfield #227 of 1,892 39.1%152 #601
Social SciencesField #773 of 6,365 33.3%354 #376
Physical SciencesDomain #4,041 of 12,888 23.0%290 #6763
Business, Management and AccountingField #910 of 2,578 25.9%88 #1714
Computer ScienceField #2,311 of 4,667 32.8%85 #3873
Life SciencesDomain #4,119 of 7,800 28.2%97 #6708
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,365 of 2,578 23.9%73 #1747
Health SciencesDomain #7,648 of 11,982 22.1%113 #12984
MedicineField #8,311 of 10,443 20.4%74 #13749

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Zululand 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#706 #924
  2. Education#601 #227
  3. Social Sciences#376 #773
  4. Physical Sciences#6,763 #4,041
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#1,714 #910
  6. Computer Science#3,873 #2,311
  7. Life Sciences#6,708 #4,119
  8. Sociology and Political Science#1,747 #1,365
  9. Health Sciences#12,984 #7,648
  10. Medicine#13,749 #8,311
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 Zululand specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 23.9 works7.2×
← 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: 1.14× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.21× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 85 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 57 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.20× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.35× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.49× its world share, 88 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.15× its world share, 51 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 354 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Zululand?

Ranked on the composite score, Dennis N. Ocholla, Mark R. Jury and Steve Edwards lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Zululand.

  1. 1 Dennis N. Ocholla South Africa · #137,468 worldwide 92 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Mark R. Jury South Africa · #285,687 worldwide 186 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Steve Edwards South Africa · #415,245 worldwide 59 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Masood Akhtar South Africa · #488,313 worldwide 77 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Devi Datt Tewari South Africa · #509,807 worldwide 69 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 D. P. Cyrus South Africa · #541,117 worldwide 77 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Neerish Revaprasadu South Africa · #594,041 worldwide 248 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Steve Olivier South Africa · #656,522 worldwide 13 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 G. C. Oosthuizen South Africa · #696,965 worldwide 10 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Andy R. Opoku South Africa · #709,845 worldwide 31 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of Zululand

Which keywords describe research at University of Zululand?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Social Capital, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Economic Growth, Education, Colonialism and Online Learning.

▲ 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. Higher Education55▲ 9.3×20 topics
  2. Education46▲ 2.5×44 topics
  3. Globalization46▲ 2.1×50 topics
  4. Educational Technology45▲ 3.5×25 topics
  5. Sustainability40▲ 1.48×48 topics
  6. Social Capital40▲ 6.8×13 topics
  7. Climate Change38▲ 1.28×54 topics
  8. Economic Growth37▲ 4.0×17 topics
  9. Sustainable Development36▲ 2.1×29 topics
  10. Online Learning34▲ 3.7×12 topics
  11. Technology Integration34▲ 10×10 topics
  12. E-Learning33▲ 3.0×12 topics
  13. Colonialism29▲ 5.5×12 topics
  14. Human Rights29▲ 2.5×19 topics
  15. Social Justice23▲ 3.6×18 topics
  16. Postcolonialism22▲ 16×6 topics
  17. Decolonization21▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Student Satisfaction21▲ 10×2 topics
  19. Indigenous Knowledge Systems21▲ 60×3 topics
  20. Mobile Learning20▲ 5.2×4 topics
  21. Entrepreneurial Orientation20▲ 21×1 topic
  22. Opportunity Recognition20▲ 21×1 topic
  23. Professional Development20▲ 8.9×9 topics
  24. Public Participation19▲ 77×2 topics
  25. Student Engagement19▲ 4.3×11 topics
  26. African Philosophy19▲ 155×1 topic
  27. Ubuntu19▲ 155×1 topic
  28. Equality18▲ 28×3 topics
  29. Legal Research18▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Consumer Protection18▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Constitutionalism18▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Developmental Local Government18▲ 149×1 topic
  33. South Africa17▲ 56×4 topics
  34. Inequality16▲ 6.4×3 topics
  35. Reflective Practice16▲ 7.9×6 topics
  36. Fiscal Policy15▲ 6.5×5 topics
  37. Student Perceptions15▲ 7.6×7 topics
  38. Lifelong Learning15▲ 6.6×9 topics
  39. Teacher Professional Development15▲ 8.3×5 topics
  40. Poverty Alleviation14▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Zululand publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, African cultural and philosophical studies, Legal Issues in South Africa and Technology-Enhanced Education Studies.

Entrepreneurship Studies…20Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 20 fractional worksAfrican cultural and phi…19African cultural and philosophical studies: 19 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Af…18Legal Issues in South Africa: 18 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…13Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 13 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 11 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 10 fractional worksSouth African History an…8South African History and Culture: 8 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 8 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 8 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 8 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationEducationLawBusiness and International Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 20 works
  2. 2 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 19 works
  3. 3 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 18 works
  4. 4 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 13 works
  5. 5 Education Systems and Policy Education 11 works
  6. 6 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 10 works
  7. 7 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 8 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 8 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 available53.5%not open46.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Zululand's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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