University of Venda: Rankings

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The University of Venda ranked 19th in South Africa, 3613th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in 49 research topics. The University of Venda ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 2,564 academic publications and 27,000 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#3613 of 14,131 In the World
#93 of 1,104 In Africa
#19 of 26 In South Africa
#602 of 1,007 For Mining Engineering
#636 of 1,011 For Forestry
#650 of 1,008 For Veterinary
#5629 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#6263 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Venda ranked 18th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in South Africa and 1629th in the World with 775 publications made and 4,960 citations received. Main research topics: Demography, Political Science, Sociology, Education Majors, Gender Studies.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#18 of 24 In South Africa
#54 of 264 In Africa
#1629 of 5,073 In the World

University of Venda
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 2 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 2 0
1997 2 1
1998 0 0
1999 1 1
2000 0 0
2001 2 0
2002 4 6
2003 6 4
2004 4 11
2005 5 13
2006 4 4
2007 5 5
2008 6 8
2009 17 14
2010 17 42
2011 30 25
2012 37 35
2013 73 23
2014 126 61
2015 61 46
2016 106 75
2017 75 61
2018 51 50
2019 47 44
2020 42 21
2021 48 14

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Gender Studies 15 23 692
Social Work 13 24 700
International Law 12 28 704
Human Rights Law 15 41 803
Anthropology 14 28 849
Criminology and Criminal Justice 14 30 932
Education Majors 18 23 966
Law 15 35 1141
Sociology 16 31 1227
Communications and Public Relations 21 51 1343
Political Science 18 48 1406
Demography 16 75 1509

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Venda ranked 15th for Environmental Science in South Africa and 1413th in the World with 713 publications made and 7,772 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Environmental Management, Agricultural Science, Forestry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#15 of 23 In South Africa
#62 of 243 In Africa
#1413 of 4,023 In the World

University of Venda
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 2 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 1
1996 1 1
1997 2 1
1998 2 1
1999 2 4
2000 4 1
2001 1 0
2002 3 8
2003 6 11
2004 1 1
2005 3 13
2006 3 5
2007 8 11
2008 5 8
2009 8 13
2010 28 40
2011 31 61
2012 28 42
2013 39 41
2014 42 59
2015 51 80
2016 73 160
2017 44 116
2018 80 117
2019 76 90
2020 90 81
2021 78 28

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

Environmental Science subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 9 28 602
Forestry 13 49 636
Geography and Cartography 14 31 852
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 51 963
Agricultural Science 16 79 1074
Environmental Chemistry 13 43 1088
Ecology 14 35 1115
Environmental Management 16 49 1226

Biology rankings

The University of Venda ranked 18th for Biology in South Africa and 2079th in the World with 597 publications made and 9,527 citations received. Main research topics: Agricultural Science, Forestry, Zoology, Nutrition and Food Science, Virology.

Biology ranking Location
#18 of 24 In South Africa
#87 of 264 In Africa
#2079 of 4,496 In the World

University of Venda
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 1
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 1 1
1999 1 0
2000 4 2
2001 1 44
2002 4 2
2003 5 9
2004 5 12
2005 9 13
2006 8 14
2007 10 30
2008 11 19
2009 10 27
2010 24 42
2011 28 40
2012 22 22
2013 17 48
2014 40 43
2015 37 191
2016 57 146
2017 43 103
2018 48 81
2019 55 109
2020 82 67
2021 71 33

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

Biology subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Forestry 13 49 636
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 17 51 963
Nutrition and Food Science 13 60 1041
Virology 10 52 1063
Agricultural Science 16 79 1074
Zoology 14 38 1103

Medicine rankings

The University of Venda ranked 16th for Medicine in South Africa and 1942nd in the World with 594 publications made and 7,375 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Nursing, Health Science, Family medicine, Healthcare Management (MHA).

Medicine ranking Location
#16 of 24 In South Africa
#85 of 263 In Africa
#1942 of 4,739 In the World

University of Venda
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 2 3
2000 0 0
2001 1 0
2002 3 8
2003 9 4
2004 5 12
2005 6 7
2006 8 19
2007 12 27
2008 14 32
2009 10 29
2010 18 21
2011 23 19
2012 37 48
2013 49 74
2014 76 47
2015 50 128
2016 58 72
2017 49 110
2018 28 64
2019 40 65
2020 52 37
2021 42 5

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

Medicine subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Veterinary 11 61 650
Social Work 13 24 700
Nursing 12 32 728
Optometry 11 47 734
Family medicine 12 50 822
Public Health 12 52 843
Virology 10 52 1063
Healthcare Management (MHA) 18 70 1161
Health Science 20 72 1690

Chemistry rankings

The University of Venda ranked 18th for Chemistry in South Africa and 2406th in the World with 314 publications made and 6,827 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Environmental Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science.

Chemistry ranking Location
#18 of 24 In South Africa
#84 of 229 In Africa
#2406 of 4,317 In the World

University of Venda
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1999 2 4
2000 2 7
2001 1 44
2002 2 15
2003 1 0
2004 3 8
2005 2 9
2006 2 9
2007 0 0
2008 12 20
2009 14 44
2010 9 26
2011 7 20
2012 9 27
2013 13 24
2014 11 38
2015 21 79
2016 19 68
2017 22 62
2018 35 59
2019 29 81
2020 42 64
2021 56 76

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

Chemistry subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 13 60 1041
Environmental Chemistry 13 43 1088
Materials Science 21 111 2859

Psychology rankings

The University of Venda ranked 16th for Psychology in South Africa and 1748th in the World with 299 publications made and 1,809 citations received. Main research topics: Education Majors, Social Psychology, Sexology, Social Work.

Psychology ranking Location
#16 of 23 In South Africa
#41 of 116 In Africa
#1748 of 3,654 In the World

University of Venda
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1999 1 1
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 2 6
2003 5 2
2004 4 6
2005 4 5
2006 2 1
2007 2 9
2008 3 2
2009 9 3
2010 7 2
2011 12 4
2012 15 11
2013 30 23
2014 60 25
2015 36 7
2016 36 38
2017 28 13
2018 8 12
2019 9 6
2020 15 9
2021 10 3

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

Psychology subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Sexology 13 24 656
Social Work 13 24 700
Education Majors 18 23 966
Social Psychology 16 28 1552

Economics rankings

The University of Venda ranked 17th for Economics in South Africa and 1522nd in the World with 201 publications made and 1,020 citations received. Main research topic: Development Studies.

Economics ranking Location
#17 of 22 In South Africa
#56 of 159 In Africa
#1522 of 3,039 In the World

University of Venda
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1999 1 2
2000 1 0
2001 1 0
2002 0 0
2003 1 0
2004 1 0
2005 0 0
2006 1 1
2007 0 0
2008 1 1
2009 3 2
2010 3 23
2011 3 5
2012 7 3
2013 32 10
2014 32 8
2015 18 6
2016 29 16
2017 19 8
2018 12 16
2019 7 7
2020 14 5
2021 15 1

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

Economics subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Development Studies 17 39 652

Mathematics rankings

The University of Venda ranked 16th for Mathematics in South Africa and 2460th in the World with 124 publications made and 705 citations received. Main research topic: Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#16 of 23 In South Africa
#71 of 140 In Africa
#2460 of 3,376 In the World

University of Venda
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2001 1 0
2002 0 0
2003 1 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 2 1
2009 5 15
2010 0 0
2011 1 0
2012 5 3
2013 8 5
2014 26 16
2015 13 3
2016 17 7
2017 16 8
2018 4 19
2019 5 1
2020 7 2
2021 13 2

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

Mathematics subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Math Teachers 18 30 1153

Art & Design rankings

The University of Venda ranked 17th for Art & Design in South Africa and 2096th in the World with 83 publications made and 161 citations received. Main research topic: Creative Writing.

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
#17 of 19 In South Africa
#47 of 66 In Africa
#2096 of 2,700 In the World

University of Venda
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
2003 1 1
2004 1 0
2005 0 0
2006 1 0
2007 0 0
2008 1 0
2009 5 2
2010 1 0
2011 6 4
2012 1 0
2013 1 0
2014 11 2
2015 5 0
2016 15 2
2017 18 1
2018 6 1
2019 2 0
2020 3 1

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

Art & Design subfield South Africa ranking Africa ranking World rank
Creative Writing 15 19 822

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Venda

Speciality South Africa Africa World Rank
Business 21 78 2343
Physics 21 113 3160
Engineering 21 132 3285
Computer Science 21 121 3916