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Research in Dodoma

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Dodoma, Tanzania. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are The University of Dodoma, Institute of Rural Development Planning and St. John's University of Tanzania.

Research institutions
6
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.6k
▲ 219% vs 2018-21
Citations
27k
7.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
24.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Dodoma

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Dodoma?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1The University of DodomaUniversity 2,862 #2,642
2Institute of Rural Development PlanningUniversity 331 #10,935
3St. John's University of TanzaniaUniversity 204 #16,232
4Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and ChildrenGovernment institution 197 #16,585
5Mvumi HospitalHospital / health system 17 not ranked
6Christian Council of TanzaniaInstitution 5 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

The University of Dodoma: 79.1%Institute of Rural Development Planning: 9.2%St. John's University of Tanzania: 5.6%Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children: 5.4%2 others listed: 0.6%79%largest
The University of Dodoma2,862 · 79.1%Institute of Rural Development Planning331 · 9.2%St. John's University of Tanzania204 · 5.6%Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children197 · 5.4%2 others listed22 · 0.6%

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

Which fields of science does Dodoma work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Dodoma is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (12%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,062 fractional works · 43.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 523 fractional works · 21.2% of its workEducation: 167 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 114 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSafety Research: 56 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 39 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 248 fractional works · 10.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 59 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAccounting: 48 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 123 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 93 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFinance: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 82 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 52 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 671 fractional works · 27.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 215 fractional works · 8.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 38 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 36 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 145 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 135 fractional works · 5.5% of its workInformation Systems: 68 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 47 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 40 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 449 fractional works · 18.2% of its workMedicine: 300 fractional works · 12.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 60 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 48 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Professions: 105 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 70 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 39 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 34 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 290 fractional works · 11.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 214 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPlant Science: 53 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 46 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 41 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDodoma2,471fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences43%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1,06243.0%
    1. Social Sciences52321.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting24810.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1235.0%
    4. Psychology823.3%
    5. Decision Sciences522.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities351.4%
    1. Environmental Science2158.7%
    2. Engineering1455.9%
    3. Computer Science1355.5%
    4. Materials Science471.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences401.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy251.0%
    7. Mathematics220.9%
    8. Energy210.8%
    9. Chemistry180.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Medicine30012.1%
    2. Health Professions1054.2%
    3. Nursing391.6%
    4. Veterinary40.2%
    5. Dentistry20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2148.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology411.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology220.9%
    4. Neuroscience70.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Dodoma strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dodoma is most concentrated in Safety Research, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Management Information Systems (8.4× the world share in Safety Research).

  1. Safety ResearchSubfield · 50.2 works8.4×
  2. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 37.2 works3.9×
  3. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 32.4 works3.7×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 180 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 126 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 38 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.94× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 129 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 185 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 42 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 90 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 258 worksMedicineNursing: 3.22× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.27× its world share, 227 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 43 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.38× its world share, 110 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 67 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 444 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.27×227 works
  2. Nursing3.22×34 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.38×110 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.08×43 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.76×180 works
  6. Environmental Science1.73×185 works
  7. Social Sciences1.63×444 works
  8. Health Professions1.59×90 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.14×38 works
  10. Veterinary1.12×3 works
  11. Psychology1.02×67 works
  12. Energy0.94×19 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.83×18 works
  14. Mathematics0.81×20 works
  15. Computer Science0.75×126 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.67×5 works
  17. Medicine0.62×258 works
  18. Materials Science0.55×42 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.49×23 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.48×30 works
  21. Chemistry0.46×16 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.41×3 works
  23. Engineering0.40×129 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×37 works
  25. Neuroscience0.16×6 works
  26. Dentistry0.14×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Dodoma?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Poverty Reduction, Climate Change, Social Capital, Gender Inequality, Maternal Mortality, Community Health Workers and Economic Growth.

▲ 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-now 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. Sustainability146▲ 2.4×61 topics
  2. Climate Change133▲ 1.98×73 topics
  3. Environmental Impact83▲ 1.96×44 topics
  4. Globalization75▲ 1.55×51 topics
  5. Poverty Reduction75▲ 23×5 topics
  6. Economic Growth74▲ 3.7×20 topics
  7. Social Capital74▲ 5.8×18 topics
  8. Education73▲ 1.71×38 topics
  9. Sustainable Development67▲ 1.72×46 topics
  10. Gender Inequality58▲ 17×6 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management57▲ 2.6×18 topics
  12. Maternal Mortality57▲ 10×5 topics
  13. Community Health Workers57▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Child Development51▲ 5.1×6 topics
  15. Rural Development51▲ 6.0×12 topics
  16. Smallholder Farmers51▲ 9.7×5 topics
  17. Health Inequalities47▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Sustainable Agriculture47▲ 6.2×9 topics
  19. Food Security46▲ 3.5×17 topics
  20. Socio-economic Factors46▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Child Mortality46▲ 26×1 topic
  22. Health Systems46▲ 26×1 topic
  23. Conditional Cash Transfers45▲ 51×1 topic
  24. School Subsidies45▲ 51×1 topic
  25. Social Networks43▲ 6.4×9 topics
  26. Risk Management43▲ 3.6×12 topics
  27. Gender Equality42▲ 6.1×9 topics
  28. Technology Integration42▲ 5.4×10 topics
  29. Technology Adoption40▲ 8.6×5 topics
  30. Development38▲ 4.4×12 topics
  31. Adaptation38▲ 5.2×7 topics
  32. Poverty Alleviation33▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Agricultural Innovation33▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Global Burden of Disease33▲ 5.3×4 topics
  35. Livelihood Diversification32▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Market Participation32▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Maternal and Child Undernutrition31▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Water Sanitation Hygiene31▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Institutional Quality29▲ 11×2 topics
  40. ICT29▲ 8.7×4 topics

What research is done in Dodoma?

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 41 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 40 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…27Child Nutrition and Water Access: 27 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…27Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 27 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 20 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 18 fractional worksInnovation and Socioecon…18Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 18 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 17 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 16 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 16 fractional works
Safety ResearchPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences6 others

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

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 41 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 40 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 27 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 27 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 20 works
  6. 6 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  7. 7 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 18 works
  8. 8 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 17 works
  9. 9 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 16 works
  10. 10 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 16 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Dodoma24.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.8% in 2023.

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