University of Fort Hare: Rankings

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The University of Fort Hare ranked 16th in South Africa, 2554th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 27 research topics. The University of Fort Hare ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,242 academic publications and 60,581 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 33 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2554 of 14,131 In the World
#48 of 1,104 In Africa
#16 of 26 In South Africa
#220 of 1,008 For Veterinary
#272 of 1,011 For Forestry
#364 of 1,459 For Agricultural Science
#1236 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#4993 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 24 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Africa and 1081st in the World with 1,417 publications made and 8,263 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Demography, Education Majors, Communications and Public Relations.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 24 In South Africa
#31 of 264 In Africa
#1081 of 5,073 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 2 0
1992 0 0
1993 3 3
1994 2 0
1995 2 0
1996 4 3
1997 8 2
1998 5 0
1999 7 9
2000 9 2
2001 2 0
2002 6 6
2003 4 8
2004 10 12
2005 10 31
2006 7 7
2007 11 23
2008 21 38
2009 28 26
2010 35 35
2011 62 60
2012 69 32
2013 66 41
2014 183 91
2015 133 49
2016 177 87
2017 142 76
2018 91 97
2019 98 59
2020 104 92
2021 99 15

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
Social Work 11 13 395
Gender Studies 12 14 435
Human Rights Law 12 22 520
Education Majors 14 17 662
Anthropology 12 22 682
Criminology and Criminal Justice 11 15 684
Radio and Television broadcasting 11 28 742
Political Science 13 24 756
Communications and Public Relations 13 22 767
Early Childhood Education 10 13 771
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 15 22 773
Law 12 17 781
Forensic Science 10 19 785
Sociology 14 21 790
Journalism and Digital Media 12 21 815
Public Policy / Administration 13 25 821
Political Economy 13 31 837
Media Studies 12 22 844
Special Education 13 21 859
International Law 14 42 936
Law Enforcement 13 37 942
Genealogy 14 20 949
Demography 14 55 1294

Biology rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 11th for Biology in South Africa and 1221st in the World with 1,135 publications made and 27,029 citations received. Main research topics: Agricultural Science, Botany, Microbiology, Nutrition and Food Science, Animal Science.

Biology ranking Location
#11 of 24 In South Africa
#31 of 264 In Africa
#1221 of 4,496 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 6 2
1992 1 1
1993 5 1
1994 4 0
1995 1 1
1996 2 1
1997 7 5
1998 11 6
1999 8 21
2000 9 10
2001 2 2
2002 4 7
2003 10 38
2004 10 23
2005 9 13
2006 20 78
2007 22 107
2008 36 114
2009 56 204
2010 53 218
2011 61 193
2012 65 229
2013 50 96
2014 83 136
2015 52 146
2016 97 162
2017 80 191
2018 72 232
2019 94 182
2020 100 144
2021 73 21

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 8 18 272
Agricultural Science 8 20 364
Animal Science 8 22 419
Biotechnology 10 18 514
Nutrition and Food Science 6 20 569
Microbiology 6 12 652
Botany 10 20 750
Toxicology 9 46 771
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 16 45 890
Pharmacology 11 40 1168
Biochemistry 10 28 1446

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 13th for Environmental Science in South Africa and 950th in the World with 923 publications made and 18,316 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Agricultural Science, Ecology, Environmental Management, Forestry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#13 of 23 In South Africa
#28 of 243 In Africa
#950 of 4,023 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 5 2
1992 1 1
1993 2 0
1994 7 2
1995 3 1
1996 3 4
1997 6 5
1998 13 15
1999 6 8
2000 12 65
2001 5 6
2002 9 23
2003 12 32
2004 12 87
2005 7 20
2006 18 61
2007 18 91
2008 28 92
2009 28 117
2010 27 44
2011 36 64
2012 27 25
2013 52 96
2014 64 52
2015 50 49
2016 104 119
2017 67 83
2018 51 149
2019 69 98
2020 68 86
2021 78 27

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 8 18 272
Agricultural Science 8 20 364
Geography and Cartography 12 24 602
Oceanography 10 14 718
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 52 888
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 16 45 890
Ecology 12 26 920
Environmental Management 14 40 1095
Geology 13 66 1493

Medicine rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 13th for Medicine in South Africa and 1447th in the World with 814 publications made and 11,733 citations received. Main research topics: Health Science, Public Health, Veterinary, Nursing, Pharmacology.

Medicine ranking Location
#13 of 24 In South Africa
#54 of 263 In Africa
#1447 of 4,739 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 2 3
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 0
1997 5 5
1998 4 3
1999 0 0
2000 2 3
2001 2 1
2002 2 12
2003 2 7
2004 6 15
2005 6 22
2006 4 2
2007 6 18
2008 14 49
2009 24 70
2010 22 93
2011 22 33
2012 25 77
2013 37 77
2014 93 81
2015 71 43
2016 65 75
2017 85 179
2018 80 285
2019 63 111
2020 88 158
2021 77 23

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 6 23 220
Social Work 11 13 395
Public Health 11 42 706
Toxicology 9 46 771
Forensic Science 10 19 785
Nursing 14 40 836
Family medicine 15 71 1078
Healthcare Management (MHA) 17 69 1154
Pharmacology 11 40 1168
Health Science 14 50 1318

Economics rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 12th for Economics in South Africa and 916th in the World with 483 publications made and 2,984 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Political Economy, Agricultural Economics, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#12 of 22 In South Africa
#29 of 159 In Africa
#916 of 3,039 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 2 0
1992 0 0
1993 1 0
1994 3 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 2 0
1998 1 0
1999 4 5
2000 2 0
2001 1 0
2002 1 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 1 0
2006 4 2
2007 3 1
2008 5 4
2009 5 7
2010 10 16
2011 18 51
2012 26 19
2013 42 38
2014 87 41
2015 42 19
2016 50 26
2017 45 14
2018 33 18
2019 22 21
2020 33 61
2021 29 5

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
Development Studies 12 24 358
Agricultural Economics 11 36 472
Political Economy 13 31 837
International Economics 9 27 841

Psychology rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 14th for Psychology in South Africa and 1370th in the World with 459 publications made and 2,843 citations received. Main research topics: Education Majors, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Social Work, Organizational / Business / IO Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#14 of 23 In South Africa
#27 of 116 In Africa
#1370 of 3,654 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 0
1997 1 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 2 1
2001 1 0
2002 0 0
2003 2 9
2004 2 0
2005 1 0
2006 2 0
2007 2 1
2008 7 2
2009 16 35
2010 5 15
2011 13 15
2012 16 12
2013 30 22
2014 106 90
2015 69 18
2016 58 19
2017 39 20
2018 24 14
2019 20 8
2020 25 5
2021 13 2

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 11 13 395
Sexology 12 20 585
Education Majors 14 17 662
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 13 19 812
Special Education 13 21 859
Child Psychology 12 23 1150
Social Psychology 13 21 1343

Chemistry rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 15th for Chemistry in South Africa and 1935th in the World with 454 publications made and 12,310 citations received. Main research topics: Nutrition and Food Science, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#15 of 24 In South Africa
#52 of 229 In Africa
#1935 of 4,317 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 4 2
1994 3 1
1995 0 0
1996 1 1
1997 3 3
1998 0 0
1999 2 16
2000 1 0
2001 4 3
2002 2 6
2003 6 13
2004 5 22
2005 8 5
2006 2 10
2007 6 30
2008 13 32
2009 12 54
2010 14 71
2011 23 136
2012 29 123
2013 24 83
2014 35 78
2015 29 84
2016 39 61
2017 33 106
2018 30 189
2019 38 98
2020 40 82
2021 40 16

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 6 20 569
Petrology and Geochemistry 11 52 888
Biochemistry 10 28 1446
Materials Science 18 89 2544

Business rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 15th for Business in South Africa and 1424th in the World with 438 publications made and 2,826 citations received. Main research topics: Public Policy / Administration, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Human Resource Management, Entrepreneurship.

Business ranking Location
#15 of 22 In South Africa
#41 of 186 In Africa
#1424 of 4,001 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 1 3
1994 1 0
1995 1 0
1996 1 0
1997 2 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 3 0
2001 1 0
2002 0 0
2003 1 1
2004 1 1
2005 1 0
2006 2 0
2007 2 0
2008 5 3
2009 8 4
2010 11 12
2011 27 73
2012 29 21
2013 36 27
2014 67 30
2015 37 34
2016 50 25
2017 50 24
2018 27 19
2019 32 9
2020 19 2
2021 19 8

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 11 17 604
Public Policy / Administration 13 25 821
Human Resource Management 12 27 852
Marketing 16 35 1136
Management Information Systems 15 26 1151

Art & Design rankings

The University of Fort Hare ranked 15th for Art & Design in South Africa and 1731st in the World with 125 publications made and 289 citations received. Main research topics: Creative Writing, Photography.

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 19 In South Africa
#32 of 66 In Africa
#1731 of 2,700 In the World

University of Fort Hare
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 2 0
1997 3 0
1998 2 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 0
2001 0 0
2002 1 0
2003 1 1
2004 1 0
2005 1 1
2006 2 0
2007 2 0
2008 2 0
2009 2 0
2010 7 2
2011 7 2
2012 3 1
2013 12 7
2014 7 1
2015 2 0
2016 17 5
2017 11 3
2018 8 2
2019 15 4
2020 5 1

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
Photography 10 13 776
Creative Writing 14 18 816

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Fort Hare

Speciality South Africa Africa World Rank
Information Technology 12 23 805
Math Teachers 16 25 1064
Engineering 16 85 2412
Mathematics 18 76 2505
Physics 18 95 2807
Computer Science 17 82 2982