Research in Freetown
Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre and Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute.
- Research institutions
- 7 3 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 2.1k ▲ 173% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 14.9% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Freetown?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Sierra LeoneUniversity | 1,444 | #9,766 | |
| 2 | Sierra Leone Urban Research CentreNonprofit | 295 | #19,575 | |
| 3 | Sierra Leone Agricultural Research InstituteResearch facility | 249 | #22,274 | |
| 4 | Ministry of Health and SanitationGovernment institution | 102 | not ranked | |
| 5 | Ministry of DefenceGovernment institution | 6 | not ranked | |
| 6 | National HIV/AIDS SecretariatGovernment institution | 4 | not ranked | |
| 7 | The Environmental Foundation for AfricaInstitution | 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
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Which keywords describe research in Freetown?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Fiscal Policy, Governance, Vaccine, Institutional Quality, Epidemiology, Maternal Mortality and Poverty Reduction.
- Global Health
- financial access
- Knowledge Economy
- Public Investment
- Income Tax
- Inequality
- Finance
- Ebola Virus
- Outbreak
- Transmission
- Regulation
- Economic Development
- Infectious Diseases
- Community Health Workers
- Risk Management
- Maternal Mortality
- Institutional Quality
- Governance
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Economic Growth
- Fiscal Policy
- Globalization
- Vaccine
- Immune Response
- Pathogenesis
- Poverty Reduction
- Health Inequalities
- Child Mortality
- Health Systems
- Monetary Policy
- ICT
- Regional Development
- Reservoirs
- Taxation
- Corruption
- Infrastructure
- Inclusive Development
- Mobile Phones
- Financial Stability
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
- Economic Growth55▲ 9.0×19 topics
- Epidemiology51▲ 1.80×69 topics
- Fiscal Policy35▲ 22×5 topics
- Public Health28▲ 2.7×37 topics
- Globalization28▲ 2.0×35 topics
- Governance27▲ 11×6 topics
- Vaccine27▲ 9.1×10 topics
- Institutional Quality24▲ 32×2 topics
- Immune Response24▲ 5.9×9 topics
- Maternal Mortality24▲ 15×5 topics
- Pathogenesis23▲ 6.3×15 topics
- Risk Management23▲ 6.6×8 topics
- Poverty Reduction23▲ 24×5 topics
- Community Health Workers22▲ 36×2 topics
- Health Inequalities22▲ 25×2 topics
- Infectious Diseases21▲ 8.8×8 topics
- Child Mortality21▲ 41×1 topic
- Economic Development21▲ 3.5×16 topics
- Health Systems21▲ 41×1 topic
- Regulation20▲ 5.2×7 topics
- Monetary Policy18▲ 10×7 topics
- Transmission18▲ 47×3 topics
- ICT18▲ 18×3 topics
- Outbreak18▲ 68×2 topics
- Regional Development17▲ 6.7×5 topics
- Ebola Virus17▲ 88×1 topic
- Reservoirs17▲ 88×1 topic
- Finance16▲ 12×2 topics
- Taxation16▲ 26×2 topics
- Inequality16▲ 9.5×4 topics
- Corruption16▲ 14×5 topics
- Income Tax15▲ 26×2 topics
- Infrastructure15▲ 17×1 topic
- Public Investment15▲ 35×1 topic
- Inclusive Development15▲ 48×2 topics
- Knowledge Economy15▲ 19×2 topics
- Mobile Phones14▲ 45×1 topic
- financial access14▲ 52×1 topic
- Financial Stability14▲ 9.6×6 topics
- Global Health13▲ 12×4 topics
What research is done in Freetown?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 21 works
- 2 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 17 works
- 3 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 15 works
- 4 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 14 works
- 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 10 works
- 6 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 10 works
- 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 9 works
- 8 International Development and Aid Development 8 works
- 9 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 8 works
- 10 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 7 works
Research output over time
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