Africa University: Rankings

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Africa University ranked 2nd in Zimbabwe, 3874th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in 51 research topics. Africa University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 707 academic publications and 5,267 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3874 of 14,131 In the World
#112 of 1,104 In Africa
#2 of 18 In Zimbabwe
#1 of 2 In Mutare
#2108 of 2,328 For Gender Studies
#2214 of 2,858 For Family medicine
#3380 of 3,499 For Virology
#7473 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1765 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 5241st in the World with 538 publications made and 4,139 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 12 In Zimbabwe
#257 of 369 In Africa
#5241 of 7,081 In the World

Africa University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 1 2
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 55
2014 30 90
2015 22 86
2016 25 117
2017 20 135
2018 11 132
2019 36 183
2020 56 326
2021 72 523
2022 58 560
2023 57 620
2024 60 501

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 94 2108
Communications and Public Relations 7 193 3496
Demography 6 239 3904
Anthropology 7 215 4065
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 175 4123
Education Majors 7 218 4476
Sociology 7 232 4589
Law 7 235 4761
Archaeology 7 252 4837
Political Science 7 237 4859
History 7 251 4872
Linguistics 7 265 5483
Philosophy 7 274 5847

Environmental Science rankings

Africa University ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Zimbabwe and 5439th in the World with 371 publications made and 2,550 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 12 In Zimbabwe
#294 of 368 In Africa
#5439 of 6,876 In the World

Africa University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1 2
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 82
2017 16 88
2018 12 101
2019 28 113
2020 40 217
2021 37 347
2022 38 350
2023 42 380
2024 37 355

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 8 255 3808
Geography and Cartography 7 282 5184
Ecology 9 304 5338
Paleontology 9 322 5899
Geology 9 322 5973

Medicine rankings

Africa University ranked 7th for Medicine in Zimbabwe and 5035th in the World with 369 publications made and 3,692 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Nursing, Psychiatry, Family medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 11 In Zimbabwe
#273 of 364 In Africa
#5035 of 6,775 In the World

Africa University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 0 0
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 14 101
2017 16 119
2018 6 117
2019 33 143
2020 48 278
2021 47 517
2022 43 607
2023 41 635
2024 50 513

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

Medicine subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Family medicine 3 169 2214
Virology 4 245 3380
Nursing 4 187 3447
Public Health 6 223 3675
Health Science 6 198 3722
Immunology 5 273 4223
Pathology 5 253 4576
Psychiatry 4 229 4888

Biology rankings

Africa University ranked 7th for Biology in Zimbabwe and 5557th in the World with 341 publications made and 3,011 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Paleontology, Biochemistry, Immunology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 11 In Zimbabwe
#303 of 366 In Africa
#5557 of 6,833 In the World

Africa University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 0 1
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 98
2017 11 123
2018 8 109
2019 27 137
2020 41 267
2021 38 449
2022 33 487
2023 29 524
2024 49 485

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

Biology subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Virology 4 245 3380
Agricultural Science 8 255 3808
Immunology 5 273 4223
Botany 8 300 5238
Genetics 7 307 5680
Biochemistry 6 302 5754
Paleontology 9 322 5899

Economics rankings

Africa University ranked 7th for Economics in Zimbabwe and 4257th in the World with 252 publications made and 1,954 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 11 In Zimbabwe
#235 of 351 In Africa
#4257 of 6,167 In the World

Africa University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 1 0
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 8 42
2017 11 65
2018 5 67
2019 12 74
2020 32 132
2021 40 196
2022 35 221
2023 28 257
2024 22 201

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

Economics subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Development Studies 7 218 3664
Finance 8 288 4916

Computer Science rankings

Africa University ranked 7th for Computer Science in Zimbabwe and 5933rd in the World with 202 publications made and 1,358 citations received. Main research topic: Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 10 In Zimbabwe
#299 of 360 In Africa
#5933 of 6,845 In the World

Africa University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 0 0
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 70
2018 5 64
2019 20 87
2020 24 146
2021 21 207
2022 27 231
2023 32 264
2024 16 217

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 7 292 5248

Psychology rankings

Africa University ranked 7th for Psychology in Zimbabwe and 5569th in the World with 199 publications made and 1,343 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 10 In Zimbabwe
#271 of 354 In Africa
#5569 of 6,645 In the World

Africa University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 0 0
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 65
2017 11 64
2018 4 72
2019 12 85
2020 22 136
2021 26 231
2022 23 254
2023 26 274
2024 18 229

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

Psychology subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Education Majors 7 218 4476
Psychiatry 4 229 4888
Social Psychology 7 269 5409

Business rankings

Africa University ranked 8th for Business in Zimbabwe and 5339th in the World with 197 publications made and 732 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 11 In Zimbabwe
#284 of 353 In Africa
#5339 of 6,339 In the World

Africa University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 0
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 43
2018 7 48
2019 8 45
2020 17 83
2021 31 104
2022 34 126
2023 25 187
2024 12 124

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

Business subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Marketing 7 263 4751
Finance 8 288 4916
Management 7 271 5167

Mathematics rankings

Africa University ranked 7th for Mathematics in Zimbabwe and 5638th in the World with 147 publications made and 1,574 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 10 In Zimbabwe
#302 of 357 In Africa
#5638 of 6,418 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 46
2018 5 33
2019 11 61
2020 16 128
2021 19 220
2022 16 247
2023 25 251
2024 8 172

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

Mathematics subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Statistics 7 309 5568

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Africa University

Speciality Zimbabwe Africa World Rank
Organic Chemistry 7 307 5697
Art & Design 7 272 5818
Chemistry 8 313 5980
Quantum and Particle physics 8 310 5995
Engineering 8 321 6142
Physics 8 319 6168