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Research in Arusha

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Arusha, Tanzania. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania National Parks and University of Arusha.

Research institutions
16
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.3k
▲ 83% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.0%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Arusha?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and TechnologyUniversity 1,749 #6,387
2Tanzania Wildlife Research InstituteResearch facility 841 #21,437
3Tanzania National ParksArchive 717 #16,294
4Institute of Accountancy ArushaUniversity 712 #18,367
5Tumaini UniversityUniversity 451 #22,328
6Tropical Pesticides Research InstituteResearch facility 332 #31,821 all time
7University of ArushaUniversity 250 #18,348
8East, Central and Southern Africa Health CommunityInstitution 130 #36,102 all time
9Mount Meru UniversityUniversity 37 not ranked
10Arusha City CouncilGovernment institution 31 not ranked
11Eastern and Southern African Management InstituteUniversity 26 not ranked
12Centre for Educational Development in Health ArushaGovernment institution 18 not ranked
13East Africa Law SocietyInstitution 11 not ranked
14Tanzania Natural Resource ForumInstitution 2 not ranked
15Pastoral Women's CouncilGovernment institution 2 not ranked
16MS Training Centre for Development CooperationNonprofit 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology: 32.9%Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute: 15.8%Tanzania National Parks: 13.5%Institute of Accountancy Arusha: 13.4%11 others listed: 24.3%33%largest
Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology1,749 · 32.9%Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute841 · 15.8%Tanzania National Parks717 · 13.5%Institute of Accountancy Arusha712 · 13.4%11 others listed1,290 · 24.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Arusha strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Arusha is most concentrated in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Insect Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (4.8× the world share in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences).

  1. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 40.8 works4.8×
  2. Insect ScienceSubfield · 25.3 works4.6×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 41.3 works4.5×
  4. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 32.9 works4.1×
  5. PhilosophySubfield · 32.9 works3.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Arusha?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, Social Capital, Gender Equality, Poverty Reduction, Supply Chain Management and Smallholder Farmers.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change115▲ 2.2×73 topics
  2. Sustainability102▲ 2.1×58 topics
  3. Epidemiology80◆ 1.04×89 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management57▲ 3.1×18 topics
  5. Social Capital57▲ 5.5×16 topics
  6. Environmental Impact57▲ 1.71×44 topics
  7. Healthcare56▲ 2.6×16 topics
  8. Sustainable Agriculture52▲ 8.5×10 topics
  9. Economic Development51▲ 3.2×16 topics
  10. Biodiversity49▲ 3.4×25 topics
  11. Gender Equality43▲ 8.1×7 topics
  12. Poverty Reduction42▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Risk Management40▲ 4.3×13 topics
  14. Rural Development39▲ 5.8×10 topics
  15. Religion38▲ 4.1×9 topics
  16. Public Health Policy38▲ 6.8×3 topics
  17. Food Security36▲ 3.4×17 topics
  18. Aging36▲ 3.5×7 topics
  19. Smallholder Farmers36▲ 8.3×6 topics
  20. Population Dynamics35▲ 7.1×11 topics
  21. Cultural Studies34▲ 4.7×4 topics
  22. Invasive Species34▲ 4.1×19 topics
  23. Hermeneutics33▲ 21×3 topics
  24. End-of-Life Care33▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Elderly33▲ 6.8×3 topics
  26. Retirement33▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Ethical Practices32▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Palliative Care32▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Phenomenology32▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Caregiving32▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Community Living32▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Healthcare Legislation32▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Interpretation32▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Medical Ethics32▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Narrative32▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Patient Rights32▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Societal Impact32▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Adaptation32▲ 5.7×10 topics
  39. Taxonomy27▲ 11×14 topics
  40. Empowerment24▲ 13×4 topics

What research is done in Arusha?

Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 32 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 32 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…32Health, Medicine and Society: 32 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…23Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 23 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 17 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 17 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…16Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 16 fractional worksPlant Growth and Agriculture Techniques: 16 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 15 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…15Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 15 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPhilosophyEconomics and EconometricsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 32 works
  2. 2 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 32 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 32 works
  4. 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 23 works
  5. 5 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 17 works
  6. 6 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 17 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 16 works
  8. 8 Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques Soil Science 16 works
  9. 9 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 15 works
  10. 10 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 15 works

Research output over time

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