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ORCID-powered · Zimbabwe HE pilot · Concept prototype

Make African research visible, measurable, and fundable.

A simulated ORCID-powered research visibility and impact platform designed for researchers, universities, librarians, funders, and national research bodies to understand, improve, and showcase scholarly impact across Zimbabwe's Higher Education sector.

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Visibility score
Dr Tariro Moyo · UZ
+12 this quarter
78visibility
ORCID completeness82%
Open access61%
Funding readiness69%
34
Publications
426
Citations
28
Collaborators
Suggested: Link 3 missing datasets to ORCID to lift visibility by ~6 points.
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Higher Education Institutions
0
Researcher Profiles
0
Research Outputs
0%
ORCID Profile Completeness
0
Collaboration Opportunities
The Problem

African research is valuable — but invisible.

Zimbabwean researchers produce important work, yet outputs remain fragmented, under-discovered, and underrepresented across global research systems.

Fragmented researcher profiles

Incomplete or inconsistent identity data across systems.

Uncoordinated ORCID adoption

No national strategy for ORCID rollout and validation.

No institutional analytics

Universities lack consolidated visibility dashboards.

Limited librarian tooling

Faculty librarians need better support workflows.

Weak funding signals

Funders lack reliable researcher readiness indicators.

Hard-to-prove impact

Academics struggle to demonstrate impact for promotion.

The Solution

A lightweight research intelligence layer, built around ORCID.

AORCT turns researcher identity, outputs, engagement, and visibility data into practical insights for researchers, institutions, librarians, and national research bodies.

Researcher Visibility Check
ORCID Profile Completeness
Research Output Aggregation
Institutional Analytics
Library Support Workflows
National Research Map
Funding & Promotion Readiness
Collaboration Discovery
Interactive Demo

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Six clickable demo flows show what AORCT delivers for every stakeholder — from individual researchers to national research bodies.

Researcher Dashboard

Dr Tariro Moyo's visibility, ORCID, citations & action plan.

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ORCID Health Check

Validate any ORCID iD and generate an improvement plan.

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Institutional Dashboard

Faculty-level analytics for a university research office.

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Librarian Support

Manage researcher support tickets and ORCID training.

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National Research Map

Zimbabwe's research activity across institutions.

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Readiness Checker

Promotion, funding, collaboration & open-science readiness.

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Stakeholder Value

Built for every layer of the research ecosystem.

Researchers
  • ·Improve visibility
  • ·Prepare for promotion
  • ·Discover collaborators
  • ·Strengthen funding
  • ·Track impact
Institutions
  • ·Monitor ORCID adoption
  • ·Track visibility
  • ·Compare faculties
  • ·Generate reports
  • ·Support strategy
Librarians
  • ·Manage researcher support
  • ·Track improvement
  • ·Support open access
  • ·Coordinate ORCID training
  • ·Show library value
Funders
  • ·Identify visible researchers
  • ·Assess readiness
  • ·Support transparent ecosystems
National Bodies
  • ·Build visibility layer
  • ·Support open science
  • ·Monitor performance
  • ·Showcase research globally

Help us build the visibility layer for African research.

We're inviting universities, librarians, funders, and investors into the pilot rollout. Currently mapping 6 flagship Zimbabwean institutions.

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