Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology: Rankings

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Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology ranked 5th in Tanzania, 4559th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 16 research topics. Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 2,894 academic publications and 43,821 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4559 of 14,131 In the World
#157 of 1,104 In Africa
#5 of 31 In Tanzania
#1 of 4 In Arusha
#836 of 1,002 For Agricultural Engineering
#884 of 1,048 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#940 of 1,018 For Entomology
#8042 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#5836 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 13 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Tanzania and 2800th in the World with 2,311 publications made and 35,583 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Environmental Management, Geology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 13 In Tanzania
#140 of 369 In Africa
#2800 of 6,888 In the World

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 1
2010 1 0
2011 0 0
2012 16 7
2013 29 36
2014 120 125
2015 83 275
2016 100 489
2017 124 690
2018 127 1042
2019 208 1450
2020 281 2547
2021 292 3833
2022 299 4557
2023 280 5379
2024 232 6128
2025 142 5909

The following table provides academic rankings for Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 3 98 884
Forestry 3 65 945
Environmental Management 5 55 1209
Environmental Engineering 2 76 1364
Agricultural Science 3 90 1464
Geotechnical Engineering 3 113 1989
Ecology 3 128 2397
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 134 2461
Environmental Chemistry 2 131 2511
Geography and Cartography 5 124 2607
Oceanography 3 136 2739
Earth science and Geophysics 4 169 3010
Geology 3 157 3109
Paleontology 4 158 3284
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 4 179 3601

Biology rankings

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology ranked 4th for Biology in Tanzania and 3221st in the World with 2,165 publications made and 35,471 citations received. Main research topics: Agricultural Science, Genetics, Biochemistry, Botany, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 13 In Tanzania
#154 of 366 In Africa
#3221 of 6,841 In the World

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 1
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010 1 0
2011 2 0
2012 18 9
2013 22 44
2014 97 156
2015 81 326
2016 99 576
2017 108 778
2018 112 1110
2019 202 1591
2020 255 2743
2021 279 4094
2022 275 5052
2023 268 5838
2024 226 6547
2025 142 6247

The following table provides academic rankings for Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Entomology 1 41 940
Forestry 3 65 945
Toxicology 3 78 1059
Agricultural Science 3 90 1464
Horticulture 3 104 1587
Animal Science 3 127 1845
Virology 5 124 1958
Biotechnology 3 95 1977
Nutrition and Food Science 3 146 2374
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 134 2461
Botany 3 131 2475
Immunology 6 158 2585
Microbiology 5 160 2614
Zoology 5 143 2634
Nanotechnology 2 133 3211
Paleontology 4 158 3284
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 167 3424
Genetics 5 170 3487
Pharmacology 4 207 3525
Biochemistry 4 176 3608
Neuroscience 5 250 5328

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Tanzania and 3850th in the World with 1,724 publications made and 24,716 citations received. Main research topics: History, Sociology, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 13 In Tanzania
#172 of 369 In Africa
#3850 of 7,088 In the World

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
2010 1 0
2011 0 1
2012 6 2
2013 11 7
2014 78 47
2015 60 124
2016 67 249
2017 87 372
2018 100 570
2019 163 839
2020 198 1454
2021 222 2305
2022 255 2906
2023 207 3524
2024 179 3570
2025 108 3541

The following table provides academic rankings for Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
History 5 90 2195
Sociology 6 120 2669
Demography 6 159 2702
Archaeology 3 131 2938
Anthropology 7 184 3647
Law 6 210 4378
Political Science 6 229 4666
Linguistics 7 257 5306
Philosophy 8 267 5725

Engineering rankings

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology ranked 2nd for Engineering in Tanzania and 3331st in the World with 1,516 publications made and 25,937 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications, Biotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Tanzania
#151 of 356 In Africa
#3331 of 6,795 In the World

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 1 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 1
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 1
2010 0 0
2011 2 0
2012 15 9
2013 23 38
2014 103 157
2015 65 287
2016 59 480
2017 82 624
2018 88 953
2019 134 1279
2020 187 2062
2021 187 2943
2022 178 3461
2023 179 4112
2024 138 4588
2025 89 4193

The following table provides academic rankings for Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 3 56 836
Environmental Engineering 2 76 1364
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 127 1934
Biotechnology 3 95 1977
Geotechnical Engineering 3 113 1989
Civil Engineering 4 122 2589
Telecommunications 2 117 2839
Computer Networking 2 118 3011
Chemical Engineering 2 135 3017
Nanotechnology 2 133 3211
Metallurgical Engineering 3 156 3228
Electrical Engineering 2 144 3257
Materials Science 2 161 3562
Optical Engineering 4 182 3979
Mechanical Engineering 2 173 4132
Aerospace Engineering 3 188 4134
Acoustical Engineering 5 195 4533

Medicine rankings

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology ranked 6th for Medicine in Tanzania and 3645th in the World with 1,412 publications made and 21,474 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Virology, Veterinary.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 13 In Tanzania
#187 of 364 In Africa
#3645 of 6,793 In the World

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 2
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 2
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 1
2010 0 0
2011 0 0
2012 4 0
2013 8 13
2014 54 45
2015 49 143
2016 59 266
2017 68 402
2018 76 602
2019 130 882
2020 157 1624
2021 177 2430
2022 206 3096
2023 186 3743
2024 146 3768
2025 109 3479

The following table provides academic rankings for Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 3 78 1059
Veterinary 3 107 1146
Virology 5 124 1958
Pediatrics 7 179 2099
Public Health 6 142 2284
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 158 2437
Immunology 6 158 2585
Family medicine 7 196 2611
Nursing 6 167 3086
Pathology 5 159 3094
Pharmacology 4 207 3525
Health Science 8 227 4015
Surgery 7 257 4698
Psychiatry 6 224 4736

Chemistry rankings

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology ranked 4th for Chemistry in Tanzania and 3451st in the World with 1,300 publications made and 23,371 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 12 In Tanzania
#164 of 349 In Africa
#3451 of 6,561 In the World

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 1
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 1
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 2 0
2012 11 6
2013 22 40
2014 78 152
2015 53 294
2016 71 505
2017 70 647
2018 65 960
2019 109 1229
2020 151 2094
2021 182 3015
2022 132 3529
2023 160 4100
2024 118 4536
2025 90 4158

The following table provides academic rankings for Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Inorganic Chemistry 2 96 2301
Nutrition and Food Science 3 146 2374
Radiochemistry 2 133 2492
Environmental Chemistry 2 131 2511
Physical chemistry 2 122 2714
Chemical Engineering 2 135 3017
Nanotechnology 2 133 3211
Organic Chemistry 4 167 3322
Materials Science 2 161 3562
Biochemistry 4 176 3608

Physics rankings

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology ranked 2nd for Physics in Tanzania and 3884th in the World with 901 publications made and 14,016 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Tanzania
#168 of 353 In Africa
#3884 of 6,729 In the World

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
2005 0 2
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 2 0
2012 10 8
2013 15 28
2014 70 121
2015 54 205
2016 39 356
2017 46 454
2018 40 637
2019 76 842
2020 102 1317
2021 105 1890
2022 106 2214
2023 119 2645
2024 70 2994
2025 55 2744

The following table provides academic rankings for Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 3 128 2997
Nanotechnology 2 133 3211
Materials Science 2 161 3562
Optical Engineering 4 182 3979
Quantum and Particle physics 2 171 3997
Acoustical Engineering 5 195 4533
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 223 4586

Computer Science rankings

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology ranked 5th for Computer Science in Tanzania and 4063rd in the World with 892 publications made and 10,440 citations received. Main research topics: Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Networking, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 13 In Tanzania
#175 of 361 In Africa
#4063 of 6,855 In the World

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 1 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 0 1
2012 2 1
2013 9 10
2014 55 36
2015 31 69
2016 31 167
2017 44 238
2018 36 343
2019 78 461
2020 105 778
2021 119 1299
2022 125 1616
2023 122 2129
2024 82 2077
2025 61 1964

The following table provides academic rankings for Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Telecommunications 2 117 2839
Computer Networking 2 118 3011
Cyber Security 2 129 3168
Management Information Systems 6 144 3228
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 167 3424
Machine Learning 4 190 3649
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2 168 4162
Computer Vision 4 173 4179
Neuroscience 5 250 5328

Mathematics rankings

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology ranked 6th for Mathematics in Tanzania and 4316th in the World with 454 publications made and 6,212 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 13 In Tanzania
#220 of 357 In Africa
#4316 of 6,434 In the World

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2003 1 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 0 0
2012 1 1
2013 3 3
2014 27 24
2015 11 35
2016 19 84
2017 25 129
2018 19 182
2019 47 289
2020 57 503
2021 45 745
2022 73 1030
2023 65 1302
2024 40 1017
2025 25 835

The following table provides academic rankings for Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Statistics 6 215 4166

Economics rankings

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology ranked 7th for Economics in Tanzania and 3716th in the World with 451 publications made and 6,210 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 12 In Tanzania
#206 of 354 In Africa
#3716 of 6,188 In the World

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
2013 2 4
2014 19 14
2015 19 30
2016 14 57
2017 19 109
2018 31 130
2019 45 249
2020 57 349
2021 55 677
2022 73 766
2023 53 964
2024 37 806
2025 30 827

The following table provides academic rankings for Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Development Studies 6 193 3327
Finance 8 260 4489

Business rankings

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology ranked 6th for Business in Tanzania and 3974th in the World with 415 publications made and 5,538 citations received. Main research topics: Marketing, Management, Finance, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 12 In Tanzania
#203 of 356 In Africa
#3974 of 6,366 In the World

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2013 5 4
2014 25 19
2015 16 44
2016 21 66
2017 22 98
2018 15 131
2019 43 199
2020 57 398
2021 48 569
2022 81 677
2023 45 917
2024 19 768
2025 19 754

The following table provides academic rankings for Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Marketing 6 143 3156
Management Information Systems 6 144 3228
Management 7 226 4395
Finance 8 260 4489

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology

Speciality Tanzania Africa World Rank
Art & Design 5 224 5042
Psychology 7 248 5255