Research in Blantyre
Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Blantyre, Malawi. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Malawi University of Science and Technology and Blantyre Institute for Community Ophthalmology.
- Research institutions
- 7 3 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 1.6k ▲ 55% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 20.7% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Blantyre?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi University of Science and TechnologyUniversity | 452 | #12,929 | |
| 2 | Blantyre Institute for Community OphthalmologyNonprofit | 378 | #16,230 | |
| 3 | Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research ProgrammeResearch facility | 364 | #9,942 | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth Central HospitalHospital / health system | 313 | #24,456 all time | |
| 5 | The Catholic University of MalawiUniversity | 56 | not ranked | |
| 6 | Museum of MalawiArchive | 55 | not ranked | |
| 7 | Malawi Blood Transfusion ServiceInstitution | 24 | 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
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What is Blantyre strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Blantyre is most concentrated in Infectious Diseases (7.1× the world share in Infectious Diseases).
- Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 21.4 works7.1×
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Which keywords describe research in Blantyre?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Vaccine Development, Maternal Mortality, Renewable Energy, Respiratory Infections, Global Burden and Community Health Workers.
- Mortality Rates
- Immunomodulation
- Poverty Reduction
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Insecticide Resistance
- Infection
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Social Networks
- Medical Education
- Indoor Air Pollution
- Global Health
- Child Mortality
- Health Inequalities
- Immune Response
- Treatment
- Respiratory Infections
- Global Burden
- Vaccine Development
- Vaccine
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Renewable Energy
- Sustainability
- Maternal Mortality
- Public Health
- Community Health Workers
- Antiretroviral Therapy
- Drug Resistance
- Diagnosis
- Health Systems
- Household Fuel Use
- Vulnerability
- Disease Burden
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Ethical Considerations
- Genome Sequence
- Artemisinin Resistance
- Helminth Infections
- Viral Load
- Immune Regulation
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
- Epidemiology59▲ 3.4×72 topics
- Climate Change20▲ 1.66×44 topics
- Renewable Energy19▲ 3.0×22 topics
- Vaccine15▲ 8.6×10 topics
- Sustainability15▲ 1.42×31 topics
- Vaccine Development15▲ 13×9 topics
- Maternal Mortality14▲ 14×5 topics
- Global Burden14▲ 5.8×10 topics
- Public Health13▲ 2.0×32 topics
- Respiratory Infections12▲ 23×2 topics
- Community Health Workers12▲ 31×2 topics
- Treatment12▲ 2.2×22 topics
- Antiretroviral Therapy11▲ 16×6 topics
- Immune Response11▲ 4.3×10 topics
- Drug Resistance10▲ 8.3×8 topics
- Health Inequalities10▲ 19×4 topics
- Diagnosis10▲ 2.5×18 topics
- Child Mortality10▲ 31×1 topic
- Health Systems10▲ 31×1 topic
- Global Health9▲ 13×4 topics
- Household Fuel Use8▲ 25×1 topic
- Indoor Air Pollution8▲ 25×1 topic
- Vulnerability8▲ 8.0×5 topics
- Medical Education8▲ 7.0×9 topics
- Disease Burden8▲ 24×2 topics
- Social Networks8▲ 6.5×6 topics
- Antibiotic Resistance8▲ 4.4×12 topics
- Antimicrobial Resistance8▲ 8.6×7 topics
- Ethical Considerations8▲ 5.0×10 topics
- Infection7▲ 6.8×5 topics
- Genome Sequence7▲ 20×2 topics
- Insecticide Resistance7▲ 21×3 topics
- Artemisinin Resistance7▲ 50×1 topic
- Plasmodium falciparum7▲ 50×1 topic
- Helminth Infections6▲ 37×2 topics
- Poverty Reduction6▲ 10×5 topics
- Viral Load6▲ 17×2 topics
- Immunomodulation6▲ 11×4 topics
- Immune Regulation6▲ 12×2 topics
- Mortality Rates6▲ 14×2 topics
What research is done in Blantyre?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 10 works
- 2 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 8 works
- 3 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
- 4 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
- 5 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 5 works
- 6 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 5 works
- 7 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
- 8 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 4 works
- 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
- 10 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 4 works
Research output over time
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