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Research in Gulu

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Gulu, Uganda. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Gulu University.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.4k
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.3%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Gulu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Gulu UniversityUniversity 1,212 #10,451
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 2022–2025. 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.

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%

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Which keywords describe research in Gulu?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, Social Networks, Rural Development, Maternal Mortality and Agricultural Innovation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 2.0×75 topics
  2. Sustainability30▲ 2.6×34 topics
  3. Climate Change25▲ 1.97×37 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers20▲ 19×4 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture17▲ 11×8 topics
  6. Social Networks17▲ 13×5 topics
  7. Globalization16▲ 1.71×26 topics
  8. Education16▲ 1.95×16 topics
  9. Rural Development16▲ 9.5×6 topics
  10. Mental Health15▲ 2.1×19 topics
  11. Higher Education14▲ 5.7×10 topics
  12. Environmental Impact14▲ 1.72×26 topics
  13. Food Security14▲ 5.3×10 topics
  14. Risk Factors13▲ 2.6×15 topics
  15. Maternal Mortality13▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Colonialism13▲ 5.7×4 topics
  17. Agricultural Innovation13▲ 61×1 topic
  18. Livelihood Diversification13▲ 90×1 topic
  19. Community Health Workers11▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Adaptation11▲ 7.9×7 topics
  21. Social Capital10▲ 4.2×9 topics
  22. Health Inequalities10▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Socio-economic Factors10▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Child Mortality10▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Health Systems10▲ 30×1 topic
  26. Poverty Reduction9▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Social Impact9▲ 5.0×6 topics
  28. Global Burden9▲ 3.5×9 topics
  29. Postcolonialism9▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Antiretroviral Therapy8▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Vulnerability8▲ 7.7×5 topics
  32. African Philosophy8▲ 158×1 topic
  33. Decolonization8▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Agriculture8▲ 4.2×5 topics
  35. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 4.4×9 topics
  36. Vaccine Development7▲ 6.2×10 topics
  37. Diversity7▲ 8.6×6 topics
  38. Mortality Rates6▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Teacher Professional Development6▲ 8.0×4 topics
  40. Maternal and Child Undernutrition6▲ 15×1 topic

What research is done in Gulu?

  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

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