Sokoine University of Agriculture: Rankings

The Sokoine University of Agriculture ranked 2nd in Tanzania, 2572nd in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 14 research topics. The Sokoine University of Agriculture ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 2,664 publications and 51,258 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2 notable alumni.

Rank	Ranking
#2572 of 14,131	In the World
#46 of 1,104	In Africa
#2 of 31	In Tanzania
#1 of 3	In Morogoro
#81 of 1,008	For Veterinary
#178 of 1,011	For Forestry
#311 of 1,459	For Agricultural Science
#4591 of 7,353	For Alumni Impact
#3748 of 14,131	For Non-academic Prominence
Top50%	For 11 other topics

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Biology
Environmental Science
Medicine
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Economics
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Biology

The Sokoine University of Agriculture ranked 1st for Biology in Tanzania and 1398th in the World with 1,405 publications made and 26,229 citations received. Main research topics: Agricultural Science, Forestry, Animal Science, Virology, Botany.

Rank	Ranking
#1 of 6	In Tanzania
#38 of 264	In Africa
#1398 of 4,496	In the World

Sokoine University of Agriculture
Biology Publications & Citations

Year	Publications	Citations
1991	12	6
1992	2	1
1993	5	2
1994	12	7
1995	8	3
1996	12	41
1997	16	20
1998	20	12
1999	17	13
2000	22	16
2001	14	17
2002	13	3
2003	31	68
2004	26	35
2005	35	46
2006	42	111
2007	42	90
2008	37	120
2009	49	157
2010	45	112
2011	51	127
2012	69	133
2013	47	130
2014	72	144
2015	94	163
2016	127	219
2017	84	121
2018	80	127
2019	86	100
2020	115	108
2021	85	27

Speciality	Tanzania rank	Africa rank	World rank
Forestry	1	11	178
Agricultural Science	1	17	311
Animal Science	1	24	440
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation	2	14	455
Horticulture	1	38	597
Toxicology	1	34	617
Entomology	2	35	780
Virology	1	27	836
Biotechnology	1	41	848
Zoology	2	35	1053
Botany	2	57	1194
Nutrition and Food Science	1	67	1197
Microbiology	1	48	1303
Genetics	1	27	1406

Environmental Science

The Sokoine University of Agriculture ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Tanzania and 981st in the World with 1,260 publications made and 25,126 citations received. Main research topics: Agricultural Science, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Environmental Management, Forestry.

Rank	Ranking
#2 of 7	In Tanzania
#33 of 243	In Africa
#981 of 4,023	In the World

Sokoine University of Agriculture
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year	Publications	Citations
1991	5	1
1992	3	1
1993	3	4
1994	8	5
1995	4	1
1996	6	7
1997	9	14
1998	14	4
1999	13	9
2000	8	2
2001	5	2
2002	10	5
2003	27	82
2004	18	45
2005	27	50
2006	21	55
2007	34	95
2008	31	105
2009	36	87
2010	41	115
2011	39	150
2012	69	205
2013	53	162
2014	90	216
2015	85	132
2016	122	210
2017	89	177
2018	79	155
2019	89	129
2020	102	189
2021	98	42

Speciality	Tanzania rank	Africa rank	World rank
Forestry	1	11	178
Agricultural Science	1	17	311
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation	2	14	455
Geography and Cartography	2	23	597
Hydrology and Water resources management	2	29	710
Environmental Management	2	29	846
Ecology	2	29	1013

Medicine

The Sokoine University of Agriculture ranked 2nd for Medicine in Tanzania and 1604th in the World with 868 publications made and 19,278 citations received. Main research topics: Veterinary, Public Health, Virology, Epidemiology, Toxicology.

Rank	Ranking
#2 of 8	In Tanzania
#65 of 263	In Africa
#1604 of 4,739	In the World

Sokoine University of Agriculture
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year	Publications	Citations
1991	8	4
1992	2	1
1993	4	3
1994	4	2
1995	1	0
1996	8	37
1997	12	17
1998	13	15
1999	5	3
2000	12	12
2001	9	21
2002	8	14
2003	9	43
2004	17	35
2005	16	22
2006	19	30
2007	15	51
2008	19	75
2009	38	90
2010	47	145
2011	22	55
2012	52	91
2013	31	78
2014	51	157
2015	55	178
2016	54	130
2017	57	96
2018	61	131
2019	53	75
2020	85	169
2021	70	23

Speciality	Tanzania rank	Africa rank	World rank
Veterinary	1	5	81
Toxicology	1	34	617
Forensic Science	1	17	734
Public Health	3	50	827
Virology	1	27	836
Epidemiology	2	48	849

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

The Sokoine University of Agriculture ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Tanzania and 2161st in the World with 364 publications made and 7,674 citations received. Main research topics: Demography, Political Science, Forensic Science.

Rank	Ranking
#3 of 9	In Tanzania
#76 of 264	In Africa
#2161 of 5,073	In the World

Sokoine University of Agriculture
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year	Publications	Citations
1991	2	1
1992	0	0
1993	0	0
1994	1	2
1995	0	0
1996	2	35
1997	4	6
1998	1	1
1999	3	1
2000	2	2
2001	3	1
2002	3	0
2003	3	6
2004	7	16
2005	4	3
2006	9	12
2007	4	6
2008	10	58
2009	12	46
2010	10	23
2011	18	37
2012	15	40
2013	18	89
2014	24	36
2015	24	33
2016	31	49
2017	30	67
2018	31	51
2019	20	34
2020	40	60
2021	30	18

Speciality	Tanzania rank	Africa rank	World rank
Forensic Science	1	17	734
Demography	3	71	1479
Political Science	2	57	1547

Economics

The Sokoine University of Agriculture ranked 2nd for Economics in Tanzania and 1434th in the World with 184 publications made and 4,420 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Agricultural Economics.

Rank	Ranking
#2 of 5	In Tanzania
#54 of 159	In Africa
#1434 of 3,039	In the World

Sokoine University of Agriculture
Economics Publications & Citations

Year	Publications	Citations
1991	0	0
1992	0	0
1993	1	0
1994	0	0
1995	0	0
1996	1	0
1997	3	4
1998	1	0
1999	1	0
2000	2	6
2001	1	0
2002	0	0
2003	2	1
2004	1	4
2005	1	5
2006	1	1
2007	3	3
2008	5	29
2009	5	6
2010	5	37
2011	10	30
2012	10	65
2013	16	78
2014	11	29
2015	11	16
2016	21	15
2017	20	35
2018	14	26
2019	10	5
2020	14	54
2021	13	4

Speciality	Tanzania rank	Africa rank	World rank
Agricultural Economics	1	23	329
Development Studies	2	45	717

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Sokoine University of Agriculture

Speciality	Tanzania	Africa	World Rank
Agricultural Engineering	1	19	482
Business	2	63	2037
Chemistry	2	141	3288
Computer Science	2	101	3446
Engineering	2	157	3705