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Women's University in Africa

In research, Women's University in Africa stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,502 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,024
of 28,054 · #38,125 all time
Rank in Zimbabwe
#17
of 17
Research works
216
▲ 213% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Women's University in Africa 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 #8,502 of 10,521 14.8%82 #12487

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Women's University in Africa 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).

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: 1.51× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.72× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.21× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.57× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Women's University in Africa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Poverty Reduction, Gender Inequality, Colonialism, Social Justice, Conditional Cash Transfers, School Subsidies, Nationalism and Political Economy.

▲ 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. Poverty Reduction11▲ 68×4 topics
  2. Gender Inequality8▲ 51×4 topics
  3. Colonialism8▲ 13×5 topics
  4. Conditional Cash Transfers7▲ 159×1 topic
  5. School Subsidies7▲ 159×1 topic
  6. Social Justice7▲ 10×7 topics
  7. Nationalism6▲ 12×2 topics
  8. Land Reform6▲ 116×2 topics
  9. Mental Health6▲ 3.5×12 topics
  10. Political Economy6▲ 20×4 topics
  11. History6▲ 6.5×1 topic
  12. Zimbabwe6▲ 529×1 topic
  13. Social Capital6▲ 8.6×8 topics
  14. Public Health5▲ 2.7×11 topics
  15. Rural Development5▲ 11×9 topics
  16. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.4×10 topics
  17. Economic Development5▲ 4.7×7 topics
  18. Vulnerability4▲ 16×6 topics
  19. Intersectionality4▲ 18×5 topics
  20. Gender Equality4▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Maternal Mortality4▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Vocational Education4▲ 34×3 topics
  23. Employment Patterns4▲ 57×2 topics
  24. Social Networks4▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Empowerment3▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Leadership3▲ 5.7×10 topics
  27. Student Retention3▲ 70×1 topic
  28. Training Pathways3▲ 102×1 topic
  29. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 8.2×5 topics
  30. Financial Inclusion3▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Microfinance3▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Maternal Outcomes3▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Perinatal Outcomes3▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Gender Identity3▲ 22×4 topics
  35. Professional Development3▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Agricultural Innovation3▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Community Health Workers3▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Livelihood Diversification3▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Health Inequalities2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Women's University in Africa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, African studies and sociopolitical issues, Education Systems and Policy and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.

Poverty, Education, and …7Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 7 fractional worksAfrican studies and sociopolitical issues: 6 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 3 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 2 fractional worksGender Roles and Identity Studies: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 2 fractional works
Safety ResearchSociology and Political ScienceEducationEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 7 works
  2. 2 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Education Systems and Policy Education 3 works
  4. 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  7. 7 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  8. 8 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 2 works
  9. 9 Gender Roles and Identity Studies Gender Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 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 available61.3%not open38.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Women's University in Africa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 213% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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