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Research in Banjul

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Banjul, Gambia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are MRC Unit the Gambia, University of the Gambia and Euclid University.

Research institutions
12
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.2k
▲ 97% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
20.8%
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 Banjul?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1MRC Unit the GambiaResearch facility 1,540 #7,305
2University of the GambiaUniversity 845 #11,672
3Euclid UniversityUniversity 253 #21,585
4Edward Francis Small Teaching HospitalHospital / health system 166 #29,729 all time
5Ministry of Health and Social WelfareGovernment institution 138 #26,771 all time
6International Trypanotolerance CentreNonprofit 95 not ranked
7American International University West AfricaUniversity 85 not ranked
8National Agricultural Research InstituteResearch facility 32 not ranked
9Institute for Human Rights and Development in AfricaNonprofit 24 not ranked
10Catholic Development OfficeInstitution 22 not ranked
11Government of The GambiaGovernment institution 8 not ranked
12CIAM Public Health Research and Development CentreNonprofit 3 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.

MRC Unit the Gambia: 48.0%University of the Gambia: 26.3%Euclid University: 7.9%Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital: 5.2%8 others listed: 12.7%48%largest
MRC Unit the Gambia1,540 · 48.0%University of the Gambia845 · 26.3%Euclid University253 · 7.9%Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital166 · 5.2%8 others listed407 · 12.7%

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

What is Banjul strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Banjul is most concentrated in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (6.1× the world share in Infectious Diseases).

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 32.7 works6.1×
  2. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 51.6 works4.9×
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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 Banjul?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Vaccine, Global Burden, Immune Response, Economic Growth, Maternal Mortality and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Epidemiology100▲ 3.2×91 topics
  2. Climate Change38▲ 1.78×56 topics
  3. Economic Growth27▲ 4.0×18 topics
  4. Global Burden26▲ 6.0×12 topics
  5. Sustainability25▲ 1.32×43 topics
  6. COVID-1925▲ 2.3×19 topics
  7. Globalization25▲ 1.63×35 topics
  8. Immune Response25▲ 5.5×17 topics
  9. Vaccine Development25▲ 12×9 topics
  10. Vaccine24▲ 7.4×11 topics
  11. Public Health24▲ 2.0×40 topics
  12. Maternal Mortality20▲ 11×5 topics
  13. Pathogenesis19▲ 4.8×20 topics
  14. Pandemic18▲ 2.1×11 topics
  15. Infectious Diseases18▲ 6.8×9 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease17▲ 1.97×27 topics
  17. Vulnerability15▲ 8.3×6 topics
  18. Child Development15▲ 4.4×7 topics
  19. Community Health Workers14▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Socio-economic Factors14▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Health Inequalities14▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Insecticide Resistance14▲ 22×4 topics
  23. Child Mortality14▲ 24×1 topic
  24. Health Systems14▲ 24×1 topic
  25. Global Burden of Disease13▲ 6.7×4 topics
  26. Adaptation13▲ 5.8×7 topics
  27. Risk Management13▲ 3.4×7 topics
  28. Development13▲ 4.6×12 topics
  29. Genome Sequence12▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Poverty Reduction12▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Artemisinin Resistance12▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Plasmodium falciparum12▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Risk Perception11▲ 5.2×6 topics
  34. Maternal and Child Undernutrition11▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Water Sanitation Hygiene11▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Infertility10▲ 8.9×4 topics
  37. Respiratory Infections10▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Global Health9▲ 7.5×5 topics
  39. Liver Disease8▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Antiviral Therapy8▲ 10×3 topics

What research is done in Banjul?

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 14 works
  2. 2 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 11 works
  4. 4 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 8 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 7 works
  6. 6 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 6 works
  7. 7 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 5 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 5 works
  10. 10 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 5 works

Research output over time

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