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Research in Dar es Salaam

Science Explorer records 71 research institutions in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Dar es Salaam, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences and Open University of Tanzania.

Research institutions
71
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
30k
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.3%
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 Dar es Salaam?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Dar es SalaamUniversity 9,033 #1,905
2National Institute for Medical ResearchResearch facility 5,290 #10,439
3Muhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesUniversity 3,343 #5,437
4Open University of TanzaniaUniversity 1,204 #10,041
5Ardhi UniversityUniversity 1,092 #16,483
6Institute of Social WorkNonprofit 1,073 #25,880
7Aga Khan UniversityUniversity 986 #14,018
8College of Business EducationUniversity 604 #14,991
9Animal Diseases Research InstituteGovernment institution 563 #19,363 all time
10Muhimbili National HospitalHospital / health system 492 #14,467
11Tanzania Commission for Science and TechnologyGovernment institution 475 #34,089 all time
12WWF TanzaniaNonprofit 443 #26,202
13Dar es Salaam Institute of TechnologyUniversity 406 #16,947
14Institute of Finance ManagementUniversity 388 #24,698
15National Institute of TransportUniversity 379 #22,471
16Kampala International UniversityUniversity 356 #38,833 all time
17Mikocheni Agricultural Research InstituteResearch facility 331 #17,529
18Ministry of Health and Social WelfareGovernment institution 266 #28,256 all time
19Ministry of Livestock and FisheriesGovernment institution 247 #21,708
20International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNonprofit 234 #24,650 all time
21Amref Health AfricaNonprofit 234 #23,625
22Aga Khan Hospital Dar es SalaamHospital / health system 227 #23,019
23Tanzania Fisheries Research InstituteGovernment institution 200 #38,330 all time
24Muhimbili Orthopaedic InstituteHospital / health system 188 #39,209 all time
25Africa Academy for Public HealthNonprofit 176 #14,953
26African Malaria Network TrustNonprofit 168 #27,706 all time
27Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and CooperativesGovernment institution 163 #30,718 all time
28Tanzania Food and Nutrition CenterResearch facility 138 #36,063 all time
29St. Joseph University In TanzaniaUniversity 125 #39,926 all time
30Hubert Kairuki Memorial UniversityUniversity 101 not ranked
31Management and Development for HealthHospital / health system 100 not ranked
32Ministry of Education and Vocation TrainingGovernment institution 92 not ranked
33Ocean Road Cancer InstituteResearch facility 91 not ranked
34Authorised Association ConsortiumInstitution 88 not ranked
35Tanzania Media Women's AssociationNonprofit 63 not ranked
36Tanzania Meteorological AgencyNonprofit 61 not ranked
37Ministry of Natural Resources and TourismGovernment institution 51 not ranked
38Tanzania Industrial Research and Development OrganizationResearch facility 45 not ranked
39University of BagamoyoUniversity 37 not ranked
40Economic and Social Research FoundationNonprofit 24 not ranked
41International Medical and Technological UniversityUniversity 22 not ranked
42Research on Poverty AlleviationInstitution 20 not ranked
43Tanzania Commission for UniversitiesUniversity 19 not ranked
44Tanzania Public health AssociationNonprofit 19 not ranked
45Temeke Municipal CouncilGovernment institution 18 not ranked
46Plan International TanzaniaNonprofit 17 not ranked
47United African University of TanzaniaUniversity 17 not ranked
48Government Chemist Laboratory AgencyGovernment institution 16 not ranked
49Tanzania Bureau of StandardsGovernment institution 15 not ranked
50National Environment Management CouncilGovernment institution 15 not ranked
51Christian Social Services CommissionInstitution 13 not ranked
52The Jane Goodall InstituteNonprofit 11 not ranked
53Concern for Development Initiatives in AfricaNonprofit 10 not ranked
54Tanzania Social Action FundGovernment institution 10 not ranked
55Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS FoundationNonprofit 8 not ranked
56Ministry of Water and IrrigationGovernment institution 7 not ranked
57Tanganyika Law SocietyNonprofit 7 not ranked
58Tanzania Red Cross SocietyInstitution 6 not ranked
59African Institute for Mathematical SciencesInstitution 5 not ranked
60TwawezaNonprofit 5 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.

University of Dar es Salaam: 30.3%National Institute for Medical Research: 17.7%Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences: 11.2%Open University of Tanzania: 4.0%56 others listed: 36.8%30%largest
University of Dar es Salaam9,033 · 30.3%National Institute for Medical Research5,290 · 17.7%Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences3,343 · 11.2%Open University of Tanzania1,204 · 4.0%56 others listed11k · 36.8%

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What is Dar es Salaam strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dar es Salaam is most concentrated in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Anthropology and Parasitology (5.4× the world share in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology).

  1. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 20.3 works5.4×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 106.1 works5.0×
  3. ParasitologySubfield · 39.7 works5.0×
  4. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 43.1 works5.0×
  5. VirologySubfield · 21.3 works4.9×
  6. Safety ResearchSubfield · 98.2 works4.7×
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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 Dar es Salaam?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Poverty Reduction, Climate Change, Social Capital, Sustainability, Maternal Mortality, Community Health Workers and Antiretroviral Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology433▲ 1.45×129 topics
  2. Climate Change361▲ 1.78×91 topics
  3. Sustainability329▲ 1.79×88 topics
  4. Globalization234▲ 1.58×93 topics
  5. Environmental Impact212▲ 1.66×60 topics
  6. Sustainable Development196▲ 1.63×69 topics
  7. Social Capital194▲ 4.9×16 topics
  8. Public Health174▲ 1.58×59 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management172▲ 2.5×24 topics
  10. Poverty Reduction169▲ 17×5 topics
  11. Renewable Energy167▲ 1.54×41 topics
  12. Risk Management151▲ 4.2×15 topics
  13. Economic Development142▲ 2.3×29 topics
  14. Economic Growth134▲ 2.1×26 topics
  15. Maternal Mortality133▲ 7.9×5 topics
  16. Community Health Workers124▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Antiretroviral Therapy115▲ 9.4×6 topics
  18. Health Inequalities109▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Rural Development109▲ 4.1×17 topics
  20. Gender Equality108▲ 5.2×14 topics
  21. Smallholder Farmers106▲ 6.3×6 topics
  22. Gender Inequality105▲ 10×7 topics
  23. Socio-economic Factors105▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Child Development104▲ 3.3×8 topics
  25. Sustainable Agriculture104▲ 4.3×14 topics
  26. Child Mortality104▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Health Systems104▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Social Networks102▲ 5.0×10 topics
  29. Poverty Alleviation95▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Vulnerability91▲ 5.3×6 topics
  31. Land Tenure77▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Primary Education75▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Conditional Cash Transfers75▲ 27×1 topic
  34. School Subsidies75▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Empowerment74▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Maternal and Child Undernutrition71▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Water Sanitation Hygiene71▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Financial Inclusion71▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Microfinance71▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Mortality Rates69▲ 9.7×2 topics

What research is done in Dar es Salaam?

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 104 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 75 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 71 works
  4. 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 71 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 62 works
  6. 6 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 60 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 57 works
  8. 8 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 56 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 56 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 52 works

Research output over time

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