Africa University: Rankings

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Africa University ranked 2nd in Zimbabwe, 3387th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in 56 research topics. Africa University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 851 academic publications and 5,863 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3387 of 14,131 In the World
#95 of 1,104 In Africa
#2 of 18 In Zimbabwe
#1 of 2 In Mutare
#2016 of 2,279 For Critical Care Nursing
#2154 of 2,375 For Gender Studies
#2166 of 2,913 For Family medicine
#7550 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1004 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Africa University ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Zimbabwe and 5184th in the World with 607 publications made and 4,607 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 12 In Zimbabwe
#256 of 369 In Africa
#5184 of 7,088 In the World

Africa University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 1
1994 2 2
1995 0 0
1996 3 3
1997 1 1
1998 2 1
1999 1 1
2000 4 2
2001 4 4
2002 0 17
2003 4 2
2004 2 8
2005 4 11
2006 2 12
2007 4 18
2008 3 26
2009 6 26
2010 5 23
2011 8 48
2012 10 43
2013 15 54
2014 30 90
2015 22 86
2016 26 117
2017 20 135
2018 11 132
2019 36 183
2020 54 326
2021 71 516
2022 57 560
2023 59 614
2024 59 508
2025 89 463

The following table provides academic rankings for Africa University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Gender Studies 5 96 2154
Communications and Public Relations 7 198 3547
Demography 6 235 3823
Anthropology 7 223 4118
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 180 4131
Sociology 7 231 4512
Education Majors 7 221 4524
Law 7 240 4739
Political Science 7 237 4832
Archaeology 8 254 4834
History 7 251 4874
Linguistics 7 259 5355
Philosophy 7 273 5785

Medicine rankings

Africa University ranked 5th for Medicine in Zimbabwe and 4763rd in the World with 497 publications made and 4,133 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 11 In Zimbabwe
#249 of 364 In Africa
#4763 of 6,793 In the World

Africa University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 3
1998 0 0
1999 1 1
2000 1 3
2001 1 1
2002 2 5
2003 2 1
2004 1 1
2005 3 9
2006 3 10
2007 2 12
2008 0 23
2009 2 18
2010 2 13
2011 7 36
2012 6 47
2013 8 53
2014 15 75
2015 9 76
2016 15 101
2017 16 119
2018 6 117
2019 32 143
2020 48 277
2021 46 516
2022 43 607
2023 41 631
2024 52 513
2025 155 498

The following table provides academic rankings for Africa University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Critical Care Nursing 2 109 2016
Family medicine 3 165 2166
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 194 2896
Virology 4 235 3283
Nursing 4 184 3341
Oncology and Cancer research 3 188 3502
Public Health 6 222 3556
Health Science 6 203 3785
Immunology 3 244 3860
Surgery 3 219 4220
Pathology 4 241 4300
Psychiatry 4 211 4547

Biology rankings

Africa University ranked 7th for Biology in Zimbabwe and 5333rd in the World with 456 publications made and 3,355 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Immunology, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Virology.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 11 In Zimbabwe
#290 of 366 In Africa
#5333 of 6,841 In the World

Africa University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 0 3
1996 1 0
1997 3 2
1998 2 1
1999 1 2
2000 1 4
2001 1 3
2002 2 8
2003 3 2
2004 2 7
2005 3 10
2006 1 15
2007 2 25
2008 0 26
2009 5 20
2010 3 20
2011 9 46
2012 9 46
2013 12 49
2014 12 71
2015 14 74
2016 13 94
2017 11 123
2018 8 110
2019 27 135
2020 43 253
2021 37 452
2022 33 489
2023 28 520
2024 51 485
2025 138 444

The following table provides academic rankings for Africa University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Virology 4 235 3283
Oncology and Cancer research 3 188 3502
Agricultural Science 8 259 3834
Immunology 3 244 3860
Genetics 5 275 5245
Botany 8 303 5260
Biochemistry 6 290 5565
Paleontology 9 323 5889

Environmental Science rankings

Africa University ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Zimbabwe and 5411th in the World with 394 publications made and 2,903 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 12 In Zimbabwe
#295 of 369 In Africa
#5411 of 6,888 In the World

Africa University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 1
1994 1 3
1995 0 3
1996 1 4
1997 4 1
1998 2 1
1999 1 2
2000 4 4
2001 1 3
2002 2 19
2003 3 2
2004 2 10
2005 3 13
2006 2 13
2007 2 27
2008 0 25
2009 4 19
2010 3 19
2011 8 28
2012 9 37
2013 14 40
2014 13 52
2015 16 55
2016 17 78
2017 16 88
2018 12 100
2019 27 112
2020 36 229
2021 37 348
2022 38 348
2023 41 379
2024 37 356
2025 37 323

The following table provides academic rankings for Africa University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 8 259 3834
Environmental Management 9 286 4301
Geography and Cartography 7 282 5157
Ecology 9 304 5308
Paleontology 9 323 5889
Geology 9 323 5954

Economics rankings

Africa University ranked 7th for Economics in Zimbabwe and 4207th in the World with 271 publications made and 2,166 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 11 In Zimbabwe
#236 of 354 In Africa
#4207 of 6,188 In the World

Africa University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 1 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 3 2
2002 0 4
2003 2 0
2004 1 2
2005 1 4
2006 2 6
2007 0 7
2008 1 7
2009 1 11
2010 3 11
2011 4 15
2012 8 24
2013 7 34
2014 12 36
2015 9 36
2016 9 42
2017 11 65
2018 5 67
2019 12 73
2020 29 129
2021 39 195
2022 35 217
2023 29 256
2024 22 199
2025 25 173

The following table provides academic rankings for Africa University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Development Studies 7 214 3612
Finance 8 289 4928

Psychology rankings

Africa University ranked 7th for Psychology in Zimbabwe and 5335th in the World with 249 publications made and 1,497 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 11 In Zimbabwe
#258 of 355 In Africa
#5335 of 6,663 In the World

Africa University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 1
2000 1 1
2001 0 0
2002 0 2
2003 0 0
2004 1 0
2005 1 0
2006 3 1
2007 1 2
2008 2 7
2009 4 4
2010 2 5
2011 4 10
2012 6 26
2013 6 30
2014 11 63
2015 4 55
2016 6 66
2017 11 63
2018 4 72
2019 11 85
2020 19 134
2021 25 221
2022 23 251
2023 25 265
2024 19 232
2025 67 222

The following table provides academic rankings for Africa University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Education Majors 7 221 4524
Psychiatry 4 211 4547
Social Psychology 8 271 5430

Computer Science rankings

Africa University ranked 7th for Computer Science in Zimbabwe and 5866th in the World with 223 publications made and 1,492 citations received. Main research topic: Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 10 In Zimbabwe
#294 of 361 In Africa
#5866 of 6,855 In the World

Africa University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 1
1996 2 1
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 1 0
2000 0 1
2001 2 2
2002 0 4
2003 1 2
2004 1 2
2005 0 3
2006 0 2
2007 2 4
2008 2 10
2009 4 5
2010 2 7
2011 2 20
2012 3 15
2013 6 24
2014 7 46
2015 4 43
2016 5 49
2017 7 69
2018 5 64
2019 18 85
2020 23 129
2021 20 199
2022 27 228
2023 31 256
2024 17 223
2025 31 192

The following table provides academic rankings for Africa University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Machine Learning 7 295 5264

Business rankings

Africa University ranked 8th for Business in Zimbabwe and 5321st in the World with 202 publications made and 809 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 11 In Zimbabwe
#286 of 356 In Africa
#5321 of 6,366 In the World

Africa University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 1
1995 1 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 3 1
2002 0 2
2003 0 0
2004 1 2
2005 0 3
2006 0 2
2007 0 6
2008 0 4
2009 2 6
2010 2 5
2011 1 15
2012 6 16
2013 11 26
2014 11 24
2015 8 29
2016 7 32
2017 7 44
2018 7 49
2019 8 44
2020 15 83
2021 29 104
2022 34 125
2023 26 186
2024 12 124
2025 10 101

The following table provides academic rankings for Africa University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Marketing 7 266 4786
Finance 8 289 4928
Management 7 272 5175

Chemistry rankings

Africa University ranked 8th for Chemistry in Zimbabwe and 5819th in the World with 193 publications made and 1,406 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 9 In Zimbabwe
#308 of 349 In Africa
#5819 of 6,561 In the World

Africa University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 2
1995 0 5
1996 1 2
1997 2 3
1998 0 1
1999 0 2
2000 0 0
2001 0 2
2002 2 7
2003 1 2
2004 1 5
2005 3 9
2006 0 11
2007 0 15
2008 0 11
2009 2 11
2010 2 8
2011 6 18
2012 0 23
2013 4 19
2014 6 33
2015 6 27
2016 4 32
2017 5 55
2018 2 60
2019 8 72
2020 20 96
2021 12 171
2022 13 196
2023 16 191
2024 15 204
2025 61 186

The following table provides academic rankings for Africa University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Biochemistry 6 290 5565
Organic Chemistry 7 304 5637

Mathematics rankings

Africa University ranked 7th for Mathematics in Zimbabwe and 5595th in the World with 153 publications made and 1,707 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 10 In Zimbabwe
#301 of 357 In Africa
#5595 of 6,434 In the World

Africa University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 2
2001 1 0
2002 0 4
2003 0 0
2004 1 1
2005 2 3
2006 0 2
2007 1 5
2008 1 7
2009 3 4
2010 1 6
2011 1 16
2012 4 9
2013 7 24
2014 8 29
2015 5 24
2016 6 29
2017 5 45
2018 5 33
2019 9 61
2020 17 114
2021 17 205
2022 16 244
2023 25 242
2024 8 175
2025 11 119

The following table provides academic rankings for Africa University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Statistics 7 307 5532

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Africa University

Speciality Zimbabwe Africa World Rank
Art & Design 7 260 5629
Quantum and Particle physics 8 311 5998
Engineering 8 322 6098
Physics 8 321 6120