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The University of Fort Hare ranked 16th in South Africa, 2823rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 76 research topics. The University of Fort Hare ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,601 academic publications and 83,563 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 33 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2823 of 14,131 In the World
#58 of 1,104 In Africa
#16 of 26 In South Africa
#391 of 1,957 For Veterinary
#432 of 2,377 For Forestry
#550 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#1280 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#5340 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 73 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 12th for Biology in South Africa and 1582nd in the World with 4,265 publications made and 72,473 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 24 In South Africa
#43 of 361 In Africa
#1582 of 6,770 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 11 37
1992 7 38
1993 14 37
1994 12 31
1995 8 42
1996 21 70
1997 19 44
1998 29 76
1999 14 89
2000 12 94
2001 18 140
2002 30 187
2003 35 208
2004 35 278
2005 29 292
2006 52 423
2007 62 557
2008 85 697
2009 104 939
2010 124 1187
2011 140 1557
2012 155 1913
2013 158 2087
2014 249 2454
2015 217 2576
2016 258 2746
2017 287 3158
2018 280 3688
2019 332 4812
2020 402 6619
2021 332 8445
2022 319 10219
2023 265 10380

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

Biology subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Forestry 7 19 432
Animal Science 8 28 550
Microbiology 6 20 708
Nutrition and Food Science 7 25 779
Agricultural Science 10 37 793
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 12 31 800
Toxicology 11 62 973
Horticulture 11 55 1043
Botany 11 33 1047
Virology 14 63 1222
Biotechnology 10 43 1273
Paleontology 13 38 1338
Zoology 14 65 1539
Pharmacology 12 57 1545
Genetics 11 44 1637
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 69 1642
Immunology 14 74 1681
Biochemistry 12 47 1809
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 49 1883
Neuroscience 14 50 2210
Nanotechnology 17 70 2266
Evolutionary Biology 16 82 2699

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Africa and 1730th in the World with 4,219 publications made and 33,701 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 24 In South Africa
#38 of 367 In Africa
#1730 of 7,020 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 8 19
1992 8 20
1993 12 19
1994 10 17
1995 9 28
1996 14 34
1997 16 36
1998 19 42
1999 19 49
2000 14 56
2001 13 63
2002 16 97
2003 22 91
2004 19 146
2005 22 155
2006 36 202
2007 30 301
2008 60 346
2009 65 418
2010 76 547
2011 127 770
2012 132 920
2013 186 1027
2014 332 1206
2015 299 1293
2016 346 1406
2017 339 1610
2018 268 1900
2019 289 2642
2020 315 3476
2021 346 4370
2022 327 5045
2023 262 5388

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Human Rights Law 13 23 565
Social Work 10 15 591
Forensic Science 8 17 623
Gender Studies 13 19 718
Early Childhood Education 12 20 817
Broadcast Journalism 10 30 861
Criminology and Criminal Justice 13 21 886
Public Policy / Administration 13 36 890
Political Economy 14 30 894
International Law 16 35 912
Radio and Television broadcasting 13 52 966
Law Enforcement 14 35 970
Communications and Public Relations 16 29 1032
Media Studies 12 27 1142
Anthropology 14 34 1150
Archaeology 13 31 1207
Education Majors 15 22 1212
History 13 32 1269
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 13 23 1304
Journalism and Digital Media 13 32 1341
Law 13 32 1348
Demography 14 59 1352
Sociology 14 37 1358
Art History 13 22 1413
Political Science 13 34 1499
Aesthetics 14 42 1708
Library and Information science 15 39 1803
Linguistics 13 45 1846
Classics and Ancient History 14 60 1976
Philosophy 14 57 2362

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 14th for Environmental Science in South Africa and 1458th in the World with 4,188 publications made and 54,583 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#14 of 24 In South Africa
#48 of 361 In Africa
#1458 of 6,798 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 8 27
1992 9 32
1993 16 35
1994 12 31
1995 6 33
1996 11 53
1997 17 36
1998 26 66
1999 18 77
2000 15 74
2001 12 92
2002 19 161
2003 27 156
2004 25 238
2005 27 243
2006 51 308
2007 44 411
2008 85 520
2009 91 689
2010 97 917
2011 130 1244
2012 146 1534
2013 164 1657
2014 257 1891
2015 237 1970
2016 274 2138
2017 303 2367
2018 280 2871
2019 293 3821
2020 346 5311
2021 358 6680
2022 337 7970
2023 270 8165

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

Environmental Science subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Forestry 7 19 432
Environmental Engineering 10 27 788
Agricultural Science 10 37 793
Environmental Management 15 49 1179
Ecology 14 42 1228
Paleontology 13 38 1338
Geography and Cartography 13 48 1503
Geology 14 50 1539
Oceanography 15 53 1556
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 14 69 1642
Earth science and Geophysics 14 65 1651
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 81 1721
Environmental Chemistry 14 70 1738
Geotechnical Engineering 18 120 2179
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 18 104 2465

Medicine rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 13th for Medicine in South Africa and 1657th in the World with 2,988 publications made and 45,639 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Nursing, Health Science.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 24 In South Africa
#55 of 360 In Africa
#1657 of 6,680 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 3 12
1992 4 17
1993 7 24
1994 4 20
1995 4 10
1996 13 38
1997 7 20
1998 15 37
1999 7 41
2000 7 55
2001 6 81
2002 18 86
2003 19 121
2004 18 160
2005 17 149
2006 25 255
2007 31 345
2008 49 414
2009 67 594
2010 80 750
2011 82 885
2012 95 1077
2013 110 1202
2014 226 1443
2015 212 1661
2016 187 1756
2017 218 2082
2018 204 2337
2019 228 2951
2020 309 4194
2021 256 5446
2022 216 6562
2023 181 6762

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

Medicine subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Veterinary 7 33 391
Social Work 10 15 591
Forensic Science 8 17 623
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 39 798
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 12 31 800
Toxicology 11 62 973
Health Science 11 28 1094
Family medicine 15 68 1147
Nursing 13 50 1176
Pediatrics 12 88 1206
Virology 14 63 1222
Public Health 14 57 1235
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 9 56 1266
Healthcare Management (MHA) 15 61 1292
Dermatology 11 59 1355
Pathology 12 54 1511
Pharmacology 12 57 1545
Immunology 14 74 1681
Pharmacy 13 57 1701
Surgery 12 67 1714
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 16 81 1770
Gerontology 16 60 2021
Psychiatry 14 64 2045
Anesthesiology 14 72 2061
Clinical Psychology 16 59 2132
Anatomy and Physiology 17 90 2779
Physical Therapy 19 76 2824
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 17 103 2830

Chemistry rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 13th for Chemistry in South Africa and 1906th in the World with 2,485 publications made and 51,140 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#13 of 24 In South Africa
#55 of 342 In Africa
#1906 of 6,447 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 6 26
1992 6 28
1993 12 17
1994 6 20
1995 2 25
1996 11 39
1997 11 29
1998 15 44
1999 6 41
2000 7 62
2001 12 79
2002 18 91
2003 22 127
2004 21 185
2005 21 166
2006 28 212
2007 38 262
2008 58 392
2009 77 560
2010 76 703
2011 83 952
2012 93 1188
2013 87 1359
2014 124 1618
2015 105 1659
2016 137 1811
2017 165 2072
2018 173 2581
2019 206 3528
2020 258 4807
2021 194 6257
2022 188 7616
2023 150 7814

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

Chemistry subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 7 25 779
Pharmacy 13 57 1701
Radiochemistry 15 78 1708
Petrology and Geochemistry 14 81 1721
Environmental Chemistry 14 70 1738
Organic Chemistry 13 49 1779
Biochemistry 12 47 1809
Inorganic Chemistry 14 69 1953
Chemical Engineering 18 74 2186
Nanotechnology 17 70 2266
Materials Science 16 90 2602
Physical chemistry 18 107 2652

Engineering rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 16th for Engineering in South Africa and 2372nd in the World with 2,184 publications made and 33,526 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#16 of 24 In South Africa
#87 of 348 In Africa
#2372 of 6,684 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 7 12
1992 3 16
1993 8 13
1994 5 10
1995 6 17
1996 9 34
1997 9 26
1998 11 33
1999 8 42
2000 9 39
2001 8 46
2002 14 82
2003 14 95
2004 14 139
2005 15 128
2006 22 171
2007 31 209
2008 41 207
2009 45 366
2010 44 435
2011 67 611
2012 67 783
2013 97 844
2014 139 1016
2015 128 1141
2016 155 1260
2017 154 1463
2018 141 1803
2019 173 2450
2020 189 3254
2021 169 4397
2022 172 5353
2023 143 5643

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Fort Hare in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 10 27 788
Biotechnology 10 43 1273
Renewable Energy Engineering 14 95 1586
Civil Engineering 15 74 2017
Geotechnical Engineering 18 120 2179
Chemical Engineering 18 74 2186
Metallurgical Engineering 14 80 2190
Nanotechnology 17 70 2266
Acoustical Engineering 16 80 2580
Materials Science 16 90 2602
Systems Engineering 17 96 2611
Computer Networking 16 96 2648
Electrical Engineering 17 106 2679
Aerospace Engineering 17 104 2739
Telecommunications 17 105 2827
Optical Engineering 18 104 2924
Mechanical Engineering 18 106 2942
Structural Engineering 20 141 3524

Economics rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 13th for Economics in South Africa and 1280th in the World with 1,913 publications made and 11,331 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Agricultural Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#13 of 24 In South Africa
#37 of 338 In Africa
#1280 of 5,995 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 5 5
1992 3 3
1993 5 7
1994 4 3
1995 1 8
1996 4 7
1997 6 13
1998 5 13
1999 6 10
2000 5 12
2001 4 11
2002 5 16
2003 1 19
2004 5 46
2005 10 42
2006 12 51
2007 7 74
2008 20 66
2009 15 88
2010 25 122
2011 64 168
2012 64 204
2013 84 276
2014 188 369
2015 155 424
2016 179 464
2017 160 518
2018 135 625
2019 112 844
2020 126 1146
2021 160 1551
2022 151 1777
2023 141 2030

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

Economics subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 8 27 395
Political Economy 14 30 894
Development Studies 12 33 940
International Trade 14 39 1536
Investment Banking and Stock trading 13 64 1560
Finance 14 55 1752
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 82 2325

Physics rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 16th for Physics in South Africa and 2655th in the World with 1,761 publications made and 22,715 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#16 of 24 In South Africa
#98 of 341 In Africa
#2655 of 6,603 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 6 10
1992 3 25
1993 9 12
1994 6 16
1995 6 19
1996 9 31
1997 9 38
1998 11 38
1999 4 45
2000 12 44
2001 8 52
2002 12 79
2003 10 84
2004 15 116
2005 15 115
2006 17 152
2007 27 178
2008 42 193
2009 33 321
2010 41 368
2011 50 533
2012 67 624
2013 87 695
2014 141 876
2015 107 906
2016 130 1016
2017 115 1149
2018 95 1346
2019 110 1835
2020 129 2388
2021 136 3092
2022 123 3760
2023 105 3919

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Fort Hare in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 17 70 2266
Acoustical Engineering 16 80 2580
Materials Science 16 90 2602
Quantum and Particle physics 18 107 2868
Optical Engineering 18 104 2924
Astrophysics and Astronomy 19 116 3170

Computer Science rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 17th for Computer Science in South Africa and 2701st in the World with 1,716 publications made and 18,027 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Cyber Security, Management Information Systems.

Computer Science ranking Location
#17 of 24 In South Africa
#91 of 352 In Africa
#2701 of 6,752 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 3 13
1992 3 4
1993 3 7
1994 3 11
1995 4 12
1996 4 18
1997 6 15
1998 10 10
1999 7 44
2000 5 17
2001 4 43
2002 6 33
2003 12 41
2004 18 74
2005 9 95
2006 14 100
2007 18 109
2008 22 130
2009 25 195
2010 34 259
2011 52 270
2012 57 385
2013 75 463
2014 127 471
2015 120 601
2016 133 623
2017 133 756
2018 118 928
2019 115 1325
2020 133 1874
2021 151 2313
2022 128 2889
2023 126 2991

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

Computer Science subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Information Technology 10 17 540
Management Information Systems 17 54 1789
Library and Information science 15 39 1803
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 14 49 1883
Cyber Security 14 71 2127
Neuroscience 14 50 2210
Computer Networking 16 96 2648
Telecommunications 17 105 2827
Machine Learning 17 125 2909
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 20 123 3662
Computer Vision 18 134 3808

Psychology rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 14th for Psychology in South Africa and 1920th in the World with 1,668 publications made and 14,732 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#14 of 24 In South Africa
#52 of 344 In Africa
#1920 of 6,528 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 1 1
1992 2 5
1993 2 8
1994 1 2
1995 2 4
1996 2 4
1997 5 16
1998 8 9
1999 3 14
2000 6 18
2001 0 31
2002 6 21
2003 6 25
2004 7 32
2005 5 64
2006 5 70
2007 15 121
2008 22 115
2009 39 192
2010 26 240
2011 49 267
2012 62 345
2013 54 383
2014 166 457
2015 151 586
2016 132 579
2017 138 650
2018 103 739
2019 108 1035
2020 121 1496
2021 144 1781
2022 127 2103
2023 123 2354

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

Psychology subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Social Work 10 15 591
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 13 23 859
Sexology 14 29 869
Education Majors 15 22 1212
Child Psychology 14 39 1769
Social Psychology 13 36 1810
Psychiatry 14 64 2045
Clinical Psychology 16 59 2132
Neuroscience 14 50 2210

Business rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 17th for Business in South Africa and 2123rd in the World with 1,441 publications made and 7,046 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Marketing, Management, Public Policy / Administration, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#17 of 24 In South Africa
#72 of 342 In Africa
#2123 of 6,187 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 3 4
1992 2 1
1993 2 6
1994 5 4
1995 1 3
1996 4 2
1997 5 8
1998 4 6
1999 3 9
2000 1 4
2001 2 9
2002 6 21
2003 1 20
2004 5 25
2005 2 28
2006 9 31
2007 9 73
2008 19 58
2009 12 60
2010 20 79
2011 49 128
2012 51 147
2013 71 213
2014 148 288
2015 125 360
2016 122 323
2017 122 423
2018 99 507
2019 101 701
2020 105 888
2021 122 1148
2022 99 1345
2023 83 1492

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

Business subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 12 22 754
Public Policy / Administration 13 36 890
Human Resource Management 15 36 1222
International Trade 14 39 1536
Investment Banking and Stock trading 13 64 1560
International Business 16 55 1687
Finance 14 55 1752
Management Information Systems 17 54 1789
Marketing 18 64 1917
Accounting 17 80 2078
Advertising 17 55 2210
Management 18 91 2571

Mathematics rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 14th for Mathematics in South Africa and 2163rd in the World with 1,336 publications made and 13,591 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#14 of 24 In South Africa
#68 of 348 In Africa
#2163 of 6,305 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 0 5
1992 2 4
1993 3 5
1994 1 3
1995 2 6
1996 8 10
1997 3 5
1998 12 16
1999 7 11
2000 3 16
2001 5 23
2002 10 34
2003 9 24
2004 11 50
2005 3 50
2006 12 78
2007 12 93
2008 18 107
2009 14 133
2010 26 159
2011 26 199
2012 44 237
2013 59 281
2014 110 337
2015 123 403
2016 95 432
2017 108 495
2018 97 698
2019 96 860
2020 99 1210
2021 111 1461
2022 93 1767
2023 97 1896

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

Mathematics subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Math Teachers 15 32 1440
Statistics 14 71 2152
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 15 82 2325

Art & Design rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 15th for Art & Design in South Africa and 1993rd in the World with 647 publications made and 3,241 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Aesthetics, Fashion Design, Creative Writing, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#15 of 24 In South Africa
#49 of 264 In Africa
#1993 of 5,720 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 1
1992 2 2
1993 3 3
1994 2 1
1995 3 4
1996 4 5
1997 3 3
1998 7 6
1999 4 24
2000 4 7
2001 6 9
2002 5 9
2003 3 9
2004 5 21
2005 10 25
2006 7 24
2007 9 29
2008 11 37
2009 13 40
2010 14 53
2011 22 107
2012 18 97
2013 30 130
2014 37 153
2015 34 152
2016 42 167
2017 55 231
2018 38 243
2019 50 371
2020 27 390
2021 61 483
2022 45 597
2023 42 573

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Fort Hare in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Creative Writing 16 25 1161
Art History 13 22 1413
Literature 14 37 1543
Aesthetics 14 42 1708
Fashion Design 17 76 2570