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Research in Gulu

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Gulu, Uganda. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Gulu University.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.4k
▲ 88% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
9.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1978-2026
49 years on the record
Gulu

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 Gulu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Gulu UniversityUniversity 1,212 #5,236
2St. Mary's Hospital LacorHospital / health system 86 not ranked
3Gulu HospitalHospital / health system 59 not ranked
4University of the Sacred Heart GuluUniversity 7 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.

Gulu University: 88.9%St. Mary's Hospital Lacor: 6.3%Gulu Hospital: 4.3%University of the Sacred Heart Gulu: 0.5%89%largest
Gulu University1,212 · 88.9%St. Mary's Hospital Lacor86 · 6.3%Gulu Hospital59 · 4.3%University of the Sacred Heart Gulu7 · 0.5%

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

Which fields of science does Gulu work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Gulu is in Social Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Social Sciences (21%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 196 fractional works · 36.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 115 fractional works · 21.2% of its workEducation: 48 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 23 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 29 fractional works · 5.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 176 fractional works · 32.4% of its workMedicine: 141 fractional works · 25.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 25 fractional works · 4.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 17 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 16 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 15 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 23 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 18 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 101 fractional works · 18.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 74 fractional works · 13.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workParasitology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 70 fractional works · 12.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 33 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGulu544fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences36%

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 Sciences11521.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting295.3%
    3. Psychology183.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance152.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities112.1%
    6. Decision Sciences71.3%
    1. Medicine14125.9%
    2. Health Professions234.2%
    3. Nursing101.7%
    4. Veterinary20.4%
    5. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7413.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology142.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology112.0%
    4. Neuroscience10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Environmental Science336.2%
    2. Computer Science162.9%
    3. Engineering132.4%
    4. Materials Science20.4%
    5. Mathematics20.3%
    6. Energy20.3%
    7. Chemistry10.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Gulu?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Smallholder Farmers, Sustainable Agriculture, Social Networks, Sustainability, Rural Development, Maternal Mortality and Technology Adoption.

▲ 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. Epidemiology45▲ 2.1×87 topics
  2. Sustainability32▲ 2.4×35 topics
  3. Climate Change29▲ 1.97×43 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers22▲ 19×4 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture19▲ 11×8 topics
  6. Education18▲ 1.95×18 topics
  7. Social Networks18▲ 12×5 topics
  8. Rural Development18▲ 9.4×7 topics
  9. Globalization17▲ 1.61×27 topics
  10. Maternal Mortality16▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Environmental Impact16▲ 1.73×26 topics
  12. Mental Health15▲ 1.98×19 topics
  13. Risk Factors15▲ 2.5×16 topics
  14. Higher Education15▲ 5.2×10 topics
  15. Technology Adoption15▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Agricultural Innovation14▲ 56×1 topic
  17. Food Security14▲ 4.8×11 topics
  18. Livelihood Diversification14▲ 83×1 topic
  19. Community Health Workers14▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Colonialism13▲ 5.1×4 topics
  21. Health Inequalities13▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Socio-economic Factors13▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Child Mortality13▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Health Systems13▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Social Capital12▲ 4.3×10 topics
  26. Adaptation12▲ 7.2×7 topics
  27. Poverty Reduction11▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Global Burden11▲ 3.6×9 topics
  29. Antiretroviral Therapy10▲ 11×6 topics
  30. Social Impact10▲ 4.8×6 topics
  31. Child Development9▲ 4.2×6 topics
  32. Postcolonialism9▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Vaccine Development9▲ 6.5×10 topics
  34. Vulnerability9▲ 7.1×6 topics
  35. Gender Equality9▲ 5.7×5 topics
  36. African Philosophy8▲ 129×1 topic
  37. Decolonization8▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Maternal and Child Undernutrition7▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Mortality Rates7▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Water Sanitation Hygiene7▲ 16×1 topic

What research is done in Gulu?

Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 13 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 10 fractional worksAfrican cultural and phi…8African cultural and philosophical studies: 8 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…6Child Nutrition and Water Access: 6 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 6 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 4 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…4Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 4 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 4 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 4 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 4 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEducationNutrition and Dietetics6 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 10 works
  3. 3 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 8 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 6 works
  5. 5 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 6 works
  6. 6 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  7. 7 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  8. 8 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 4 works
  9. 9 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 4 works
  10. 10 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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 counting20%40%Gulu16.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 30.3% in 2023.

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