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Zambian Open University

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Research works
49
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
98
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Zambian Open University

Not ranked overall: Zambian Open University is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Zambian Open University work in?

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Zambian Open University is in Social Sciences, 9% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (59%), Business, Management and Accounting (8%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 16 fractional works · 78.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 59.2% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 28.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 11.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 6.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 6.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workALL ITS WORKZambian OpenUniversity21fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences78%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1259.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting28.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities15.6%
    4. Psychology12.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance02.4%
    1. Computer Science16.9%
    2. Environmental Science02.1%
    3. Engineering00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences16.7%
    2. Neuroscience01.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.0%
    1. Medicine12.8%
    2. Nursing01.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 3.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.53× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.67× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences4.67×12 works
  2. Nursing3.25×0 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.53×2 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.93×1 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.41×1 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.12×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.98×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.89×1 works
  9. Psychology0.87×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.42×0 works
  11. Medicine0.14×1 works
  12. Engineering0.03×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.01×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Zambian Open University?

The most cited paper from Zambian Open University is "Motivations for older adults’ participation in distance education: A study at the National Open University of Taiwan" (Derek Mulenga, Jr‐Shiuan Liang, 2008), with 67 citations. Next come "Application of Bloom’s Taxonomy in Categorization of Cognitive Process Development in Colleges" (15) and "Effect of Application of Increasing Concentrations of Contaminated Water on the Different Fractions of Cu and Co in Sandy Loam and Clay Loam Soils" (14).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Motivations for older adults’ participation in distance education: A study at the National Open University of Taiwan Derek Mulenga, Jr‐Shiuan Liang · International Journal of Lifelong Education May 2008 67
2 Application of Bloom’s Taxonomy in Categorization of Cognitive Process Development in Colleges Selina Banda, Florence Phiri, Jack Kaale et al. Open access Feb 2023 15
3 Effect of Application of Increasing Concentrations of Contaminated Water on the Different Fractions of Cu and Co in Sandy Loam and Clay Loam Soils John C. Volk, Olusegun A. Yerokun · Agriculture Open access 5 Dec 2016 14
4 Scaling Up Climate-Smart Agricultural (CSA) Solutions for Smallholder Cereals and Livestock Farmers in Zambia Idowu Kolawole Odubote, Oluyede C. Ajayi Book chapter 12 Aug 2019 12
5 Land use induced land cover changes and future scenarios in extent of Miombo woodland and Dambo ecosystems in the Copperbelt province of Zambia Mwelwa Mwape Malunga, Moses Azong Cho, Paxie Wanangwa Chirwa et al. · African Journal of Ecology Open access 9 Aug 2021 12
All 92 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Zambian Open University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Studies, Financial Reporting, Tax Avoidance, Child Development, Cultural Diversity, Gender Inequality, Higher Education and 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-now 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Education2▲ 4.5×10 topics
  2. Social Studies2▲ 153×3 topics
  3. Globalization1▲ 3.4×7 topics
  4. Child Development1▲ 15×3 topics
  5. Cultural Diversity1▲ 28×2 topics
  6. Financial Reporting1▲ 52×2 topics
  7. Gender Inequality1▲ 46×3 topics
  8. Higher Education1▲ 11×4 topics
  9. Tax Avoidance1▲ 161×2 topics
  10. E-Learning1▲ 6.1×3 topics
  11. Land Reform1▲ 119×2 topics
  12. Poverty Reduction1▲ 44×2 topics
  13. Climate Change1▲ 1.91×6 topics
  14. Social Media1▲ 3.8×2 topics
  15. COVID-191▲ 3.8×4 topics
  16. COVID-19 Vaccine1▲ 68×1 topic
  17. Citizenship Education1▲ 75×1 topic
  18. Historical Thinking1▲ 203×1 topic
  19. Job Satisfaction1▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Sovereignty1▲ 53×2 topics
  21. Vaccine Hesitancy1▲ 75×1 topic

Which research topics does Zambian Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, Teacher Professional Development and Motivation and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Vaccine Coverage and Hes…1Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksEducator Training and Hi…1Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksTeacher Professional Development and Motivation: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksAfrican studies and sociopolitical issues: 1 fractional worksCorporate Taxation and Avoidance: 1 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 1 fractional worksTaxation and Legal Issues1Taxation and Legal Issues: 1 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 0 fractional worksDigital Communication and Language: 0 fractional works
HealthSociology and Political ScienceEducationSafety Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 1 works
  2. 2 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Teacher Professional Development and Motivation Education 1 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  5. 5 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 1 works
  7. 7 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Taxation and Legal Issues Accounting 1 works
  9. 9 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 0 works
  10. 10 Digital Communication and Language Human-Computer Interaction 0 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 available65.0%not open35.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Zambian Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Zambian Open University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000071% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Zambian Open University0.000088% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Zambian Open University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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