Harare Institute of Technology: Rankings

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Harare Institute of Technology ranked 9th in Zimbabwe, 7150th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in 37 research topics. Harare Institute of Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 500 academic publications and 4,313 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#7150 of 14,131 In the World
#330 of 1,104 In Africa
#9 of 18 In Zimbabwe
#3 of 5 In Harare
#3493 of 4,488 For Environmental Management
#4052 of 4,453 For Chemical Engineering
#4108 of 4,479 For Physical chemistry
#9379 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence

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Engineering rankings

Harare Institute of Technology ranked 7th for Engineering in Zimbabwe and 5522nd in the World with 270 publications made and 3,017 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 10 In Zimbabwe
#285 of 356 In Africa
#5522 of 6,795 In the World

Harare Institute of Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 1
1999 0 2
2000 1 4
2001 0 3
2002 1 2
2003 0 1
2004 0 3
2005 1 3
2006 1 0
2007 0 3
2008 0 3
2009 0 6
2010 1 3
2011 1 6
2012 4 4
2013 8 14
2014 13 26
2015 13 31
2016 21 70
2017 14 114
2018 22 138
2019 16 172
2020 16 252
2021 21 309
2022 34 404
2023 29 448
2024 28 484
2025 28 536

The following table provides academic rankings for Harare Institute of Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 4 209 4052
Metallurgical Engineering 6 258 4737
Electrical Engineering 5 264 4817
Materials Science 6 269 5223
Mechanical Engineering 7 264 5326

Environmental Science rankings

Harare Institute of Technology ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Zimbabwe and 5652nd in the World with 269 publications made and 3,108 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Environmental Management, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 12 In Zimbabwe
#309 of 369 In Africa
#5652 of 6,888 In the World

Harare Institute of Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 3
1995 0 3
1996 0 1
1997 0 3
1998 0 1
1999 0 4
2000 1 9
2001 0 1
2002 1 4
2003 0 0
2004 0 5
2005 0 4
2006 0 1
2007 0 5
2008 1 6
2009 1 7
2010 0 7
2011 1 7
2012 4 11
2013 12 24
2014 14 21
2015 11 32
2016 19 63
2017 12 104
2018 18 119
2019 20 161
2020 18 231
2021 25 300
2022 30 373
2023 35 438
2024 27 429
2025 22 452

The following table provides academic rankings for Harare Institute of Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Environmental Management 7 228 3493
Ecology 8 289 5131
Geography and Cartography 9 316 5749
Geology 8 313 5761
Paleontology 8 317 5846

Biology rankings

Harare Institute of Technology ranked 9th for Biology in Zimbabwe and 5886th in the World with 258 publications made and 2,963 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#9 of 11 In Zimbabwe
#324 of 366 In Africa
#5886 of 6,841 In the World

Harare Institute of Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 2
1995 0 4
1996 0 2
1997 0 7
1998 0 2
1999 0 8
2000 1 14
2001 0 7
2002 1 6
2003 0 2
2004 0 5
2005 2 9
2006 0 2
2007 1 4
2008 0 5
2009 1 11
2010 1 17
2011 1 15
2012 3 18
2013 7 26
2014 16 31
2015 9 37
2016 17 71
2017 15 96
2018 16 119
2019 17 151
2020 16 211
2021 16 297
2022 27 366
2023 37 431
2024 27 450
2025 30 473

The following table provides academic rankings for Harare Institute of Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Biochemistry 8 310 5803
Paleontology 8 317 5846
Genetics 8 323 5909

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Harare Institute of Technology ranked 9th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Zimbabwe and 6407th in the World with 241 publications made and 1,543 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#9 of 12 In Zimbabwe
#336 of 369 In Africa
#6407 of 7,088 In the World

Harare Institute of Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 4
1994 0 5
1995 0 4
1996 0 3
1997 0 7
1998 0 1
1999 0 8
2000 1 11
2001 0 6
2002 0 6
2003 0 1
2004 0 5
2005 0 7
2006 1 2
2007 0 4
2008 1 4
2009 1 9
2010 1 9
2011 2 9
2012 6 17
2013 8 21
2014 17 23
2015 8 31
2016 9 35
2017 9 43
2018 10 49
2019 8 95
2020 14 124
2021 17 126
2022 36 166
2023 36 254
2024 34 247
2025 22 292

The following table provides academic rankings for Harare Institute of Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Archaeology 9 312 5827
History 9 322 6098
Law 10 330 6102
Sociology 10 334 6119
Political Science 10 331 6216
Philosophy 10 342 6544

Chemistry rankings

Harare Institute of Technology ranked 6th for Chemistry in Zimbabwe and 5482nd in the World with 220 publications made and 2,913 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 9 In Zimbabwe
#289 of 349 In Africa
#5482 of 6,561 In the World

Harare Institute of Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
2002 1 2
2003 0 1
2004 0 1
2005 2 4
2006 1 0
2007 1 2
2008 0 3
2009 0 5
2010 1 6
2011 0 11
2012 2 4
2013 8 10
2014 13 19
2015 11 30
2016 20 73
2017 15 97
2018 19 133
2019 14 159
2020 15 237
2021 16 312
2022 19 403
2023 25 439
2024 22 472
2025 18 508

The following table provides academic rankings for Harare Institute of Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 4 209 4052
Physical chemistry 5 219 4108
Organic Chemistry 6 274 5145
Materials Science 6 269 5223
Biochemistry 8 310 5803

Physics rankings

Harare Institute of Technology ranked 7th for Physics in Zimbabwe and 5679th in the World with 208 publications made and 2,237 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 10 In Zimbabwe
#284 of 353 In Africa
#5679 of 6,729 In the World

Harare Institute of Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 3
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 1
2004 0 0
2005 1 1
2006 1 0
2007 0 2
2008 0 2
2009 0 3
2010 1 3
2011 0 3
2012 3 3
2013 4 9
2014 10 18
2015 10 24
2016 18 63
2017 16 91
2018 16 120
2019 12 135
2020 14 194
2021 15 235
2022 25 318
2023 18 367
2024 25 398
2025 22 449

The following table provides academic rankings for Harare Institute of Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Materials Science 6 269 5223
Quantum and Particle physics 7 282 5611

Medicine rankings

Harare Institute of Technology ranked 8th for Medicine in Zimbabwe and 6182nd in the World with 187 publications made and 1,006 citations received. Main research topic: Pathology.

Medicine ranking Location
#8 of 11 In Zimbabwe
#340 of 364 In Africa
#6182 of 6,793 In the World

Harare Institute of Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 0 3
1994 0 5
1995 0 4
1996 0 2
1997 0 8
1998 0 2
1999 0 9
2000 0 10
2001 0 6
2002 0 4
2003 0 1
2004 0 4
2005 2 5
2006 1 2
2007 1 3
2008 0 4
2009 1 11
2010 1 14
2011 1 16
2012 3 15
2013 3 18
2014 6 28
2015 5 24
2016 6 26
2017 6 40
2018 5 40
2019 5 37
2020 10 80
2021 11 97
2022 26 138
2023 28 177
2024 39 214
2025 30 230

The following table provides academic rankings for Harare Institute of Technology in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Pathology 9 340 5811

Computer Science rankings

Harare Institute of Technology ranked 8th for Computer Science in Zimbabwe and 6115th in the World with 178 publications made and 1,033 citations received. Main research topic: Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 10 In Zimbabwe
#310 of 361 In Africa
#6115 of 6,855 In the World

Harare Institute of Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 1
1998 0 1
1999 0 1
2000 1 4
2001 0 4
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 1
2005 1 2
2006 2 0
2007 0 0
2008 1 4
2009 0 4
2010 0 6
2011 0 7
2012 4 6
2013 2 5
2014 12 10
2015 4 17
2016 9 24
2017 9 49
2018 10 50
2019 7 67
2020 8 85
2021 12 81
2022 19 93
2023 30 178
2024 23 203
2025 25 198

The following table provides academic rankings for Harare Institute of Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 7 291 5794

Economics rankings

Harare Institute of Technology ranked 9th for Economics in Zimbabwe and 5370th in the World with 106 publications made and 601 citations received. Main research topic: Development Studies.

Economics ranking Location
#9 of 11 In Zimbabwe
#311 of 354 In Africa
#5370 of 6,188 In the World

Harare Institute of Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 2
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 0
1997 0 4
1998 0 1
1999 0 3
2000 0 5
2001 0 1
2002 0 1
2003 0 1
2004 0 2
2005 0 3
2006 0 1
2007 0 1
2008 0 1
2009 0 1
2010 0 1
2011 1 2
2012 4 6
2013 5 5
2014 6 5
2015 7 12
2016 3 10
2017 3 21
2018 4 15
2019 3 29
2020 9 38
2021 10 43
2022 13 47
2023 18 70
2024 13 72
2025 6 85

The following table provides academic rankings for Harare Institute of Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Development Studies 9 299 4963

Mathematics rankings

Harare Institute of Technology ranked 8th for Mathematics in Zimbabwe and 6108th in the World with 89 publications made and 659 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#8 of 10 In Zimbabwe
#336 of 357 In Africa
#6108 of 6,434 In the World

Harare Institute of Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2005 1 0
2006 1 0
2007 1 1
2008 0 0
2009 0 5
2010 0 3
2011 1 4
2012 1 5
2013 2 6
2014 7 10
2015 5 12
2016 5 19
2017 3 37
2018 10 30
2019 5 43
2020 6 62
2021 8 58
2022 7 73
2023 12 104
2024 5 78
2025 11 77

The following table provides academic rankings for Harare Institute of Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Zimbabwe ranking Africa ranking World rank
Statistics 8 331 5874

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Harare Institute of Technology

Speciality Zimbabwe Africa World Rank
Business 9 322 5812
Psychology 10 345 6500