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Zambian Open University

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Research works
49
▲ 104% vs 2013–17
Citations
98
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

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.

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: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.05× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.66× its world share, 10 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.

Which keywords describe research at Zambian Open University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Nationalism, Social Justice, History, Land Reform, Political Economy, Agrarian Relations and Zimbabwe.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Colonialism7▲ 30×5 topics
  2. Nationalism6▲ 21×2 topics
  3. Social Justice4▲ 16×4 topics
  4. History4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  5. Land Reform4▲ 204×2 topics
  6. Political Economy3▲ 27×2 topics
  7. Agrarian Relations3▲ 786×1 topic
  8. Zimbabwe3▲ 786×1 topic
  9. Cultural Studies3▲ 17×3 topics
  10. Social Impact3▲ 23×3 topics
  11. Sustainable Development3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  12. Climate Change3▲ 2.2×9 topics
  13. African History3▲ 200×1 topic
  14. Post-Colonial Africa3▲ 200×1 topic
  15. E-Learning2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  16. Education2▲ 3.6×11 topics
  17. South Africa2▲ 150×2 topics
  18. Higher Education2▲ 11×6 topics
  19. COVID-192▲ 5.7×5 topics
  20. Inequality2▲ 15×1 topic
  21. Language Policy2▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Multilingualism2▲ 26×2 topics
  23. protests2▲ 362×1 topic
  24. Digital Literacy2▲ 11×1 topic
  25. Professional Development2▲ 21×6 topics
  26. School Literacy Movement2▲ 40×1 topic
  27. Social Studies2▲ 97×3 topics
  28. Marketization2▲ 74×2 topics
  29. Cognitive Development2▲ 28×3 topics
  30. Cultural Diversity1▲ 16×2 topics
  31. COVID-19 Vaccine1▲ 69×1 topic
  32. Child Development1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  33. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy1▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Financial Reporting1▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Gender Inequality1▲ 21×3 topics
  36. Tax Avoidance1▲ 63×2 topics
  37. Translanguaging1▲ 75×1 topic
  38. Vaccine Hesitancy1▲ 78×1 topic
  39. Impact Investing1▲ 236×1 topic
  40. Social Impact Bonds1▲ 236×1 topic

Which research topics does Zambian Open University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, Teacher Professional Development and Motivation and Educational Methods and Media Use.

Vaccine Coverage and Hes…1Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksEducator Training and Hi…1Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksTeacher Professional Dev…1Teacher Professional Development and Motivation: 1 fractional worksEducational Methods and …1Educational Methods and Media Use: 1 fractional worksTaxation and Legal Issues: 1 fractional worksCorporate Taxation and Avoidance: 1 fractional worksMycotoxins in Agricultur…0Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food: 0 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 0 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 0 fractional worksDigital Communication an…0Digital Communication and Language: 0 fractional works
HealthSociology and Political ScienceEducationInformation Systems5 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 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Taxation and Legal Issues Accounting 1 works
  6. 6 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 1 works
  7. 7 Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Plant Science 0 works
  8. 8 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 International Development and Aid Development 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Zambian Open University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 104% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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