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Research in Kampala

Science Explorer records 123 research institutions in Kampala, Uganda. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Makerere University, Kampala International University and Kyambogo University.

Research institutions
123
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
30k
▲ 62% vs 2018-21
Citations
480k
15.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

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 Kampala?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Makerere UniversityUniversity 13,787 #807
2Kampala International UniversityUniversity 2,620 #2,692
3Kyambogo UniversityUniversity 1,522 #4,760
4Centers for Disease Control and PreventionGovernment institution 1,443 #6,684
5National Agricultural Research OrganisationGovernment institution 868 #14,720
6Mulago HospitalHospital / health system 822 #13,797
7Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 696 #8,135
8Victoria UniversityUniversity 689 #11,648
9Infectious Diseases InstituteNonprofit 638 #5,836
10National Agricultural Research InstituteResearch facility 413 #20,444
11Uganda Management InstituteUniversity 393 #10,196
12Uganda Martyrs UniversityUniversity 362 #12,135
13Uganda National Council for Science and TechnologyGovernment institution 296 #27,616 all time
14African Field Epidemiology NetworkNonprofit 262 #16,726
15Associates ResearchResearch facility 241 #19,112 all time
16Infectious Diseases Research CollaborationNonprofit 238 #11,171
17Uganda Episcopal ConferenceUniversity 224 #33,410 all time
18Uganda Cancer InstituteResearch facility 213 #20,563
19Joint Clinical Research CentreNonprofit 170 #22,452 all time
20Kampala UniversityUniversity 170 #18,657
21Mildmay UgandaNonprofit 150 #29,479 all time
22Clarke International UniversityUniversity 145 #31,930 all time
23Uganda National Meteorological AuthorityGovernment institution 140 #34,811 all time
24MUJHU Research CollaborationResearch facility 137 #27,377 all time
25Team UniversityUniversity 132 #19,686
26African Palliative Care AssociationNonprofit 118 not ranked
27Bugema UniversityUniversity 113 #20,168
28Cavendish University UgandaUniversity 108 not ranked
29Nsambya HospitalHospital / health system 107 not ranked
30International University of East AfricaUniversity 92 not ranked
31Ndejje UniversityUniversity 89 not ranked
32The AIDS Support OrganizationNonprofit 84 not ranked
33Coordinating Office for Control of Trypanosomiasis in UgandaGovernment institution 84 not ranked
34Uganda Technology and Management UniversityUniversity 84 not ranked
35International Potato CenterResearch facility 81 not ranked
36Uganda Wildlife AuthorityGovernment institution 80 not ranked
37Uganda Blood Transfusion ServiceInstitution 73 not ranked
38National Water and Sewerage CorporationGovernment institution 71 not ranked
39Kampala Capital City AuthorityGovernment institution 68 not ranked
40Baylor College of Medicine Children’s FoundationNonprofit 67 not ranked
41Butabika HospitalHospital / health system 62 not ranked
42St. Augustine International UniversityUniversity 53 not ranked
43Economic Policy Research CentreNonprofit 52 not ranked
44Innovations for Poverty ActionNonprofit 52 not ranked
45Malaria ConsortiumNonprofit 52 not ranked
46Makerere University Walter Reed ProjectNonprofit 50 not ranked
47Center for Health, Human Rights and DevelopmentNonprofit 50 not ranked
48ISBAT UniversityUniversity 48 not ranked
49Rubaga HospitalHospital / health system 45 not ranked
50International Hospital KampalaHospital / health system 37 not ranked
51Government of UgandaGovernment institution 35 not ranked
52Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in AgricultureInstitution 35 not ranked
53AIDS Information CentreNonprofit 25 not ranked
54International Community of Women Living with HIVNonprofit 24 not ranked
55Uganda Institute of Information & Communications TechnologyUniversity 24 not ranked
56Nature UgandaNonprofit 23 not ranked
57Metropolitan International UniversityUniversity 23 not ranked
58Mulago School of Nursing and MidwiferyUniversity 19 not ranked
59Stafford UniversityUniversity 18 not ranked
60MTN (Uganda)Company 18 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.

Makerere University: 47.8%Kampala International University: 9.1%Kyambogo University: 5.3%Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 5.0%56 others listed: 32.8%48%largest
Makerere University14k · 47.8%Kampala International University2,620 · 9.1%Kyambogo University1,522 · 5.3%Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1,443 · 5.0%56 others listed9,463 · 32.8%

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

Which fields of science does Kampala work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Kampala is in Health Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Social Sciences (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 3,914 fractional works · 36.5% of its workMedicine: 3,130 fractional works · 29.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 553 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 512 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEpidemiology: 394 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 323 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSurgery: 159 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 104 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 102 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 87 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 84 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 66 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 219 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 555 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 388 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 191 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 181 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,337 fractional works · 31.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,668 fractional works · 15.6% of its workEducation: 430 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 419 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 168 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 117 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 99 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 71 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 58 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 84 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 615 fractional works · 5.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 167 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 112 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 106 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 80 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 71 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 391 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 290 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 371 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 164 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 114 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 173 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 117 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 118 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,848 fractional works · 17.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 656 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 108 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 106 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 101 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 69 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 68 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 492 fractional works · 4.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 86 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 67 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 97 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 383 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 155 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 103 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 79 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,613 fractional works · 15.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 860 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPlant Science: 330 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFood Science: 116 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 90 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 392 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 172 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 265 fractional works · 2.5% of its workImmunology: 71 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKKampala11kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences31%

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. Health Sciences3,91436.5%
    1. Medicine3,13029.2%
    2. Health Professions5555.2%
    3. Nursing1911.8%
    4. Dentistry230.2%
    5. Veterinary150.1%
  2. Social Sciences3,33731.2%
    1. Social Sciences1,66815.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting6155.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3913.7%
    4. Psychology3713.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities1731.6%
    6. Decision Sciences1181.1%
    1. Environmental Science6566.1%
    2. Engineering4924.6%
    3. Computer Science3833.6%
    4. Mathematics790.7%
    5. Energy740.7%
    6. Materials Science700.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences350.3%
    8. Chemistry330.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy210.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.1%
  3. Life Sciences1,61315.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8608.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3923.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology2652.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics490.5%
    5. Neuroscience470.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kampala strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kampala is most concentrated in Virology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Infectious Diseases (9.9× the world share in Virology).

  1. VirologySubfield · 51.0 works9.9×
  2. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 38.6 works8.8×
  3. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 468.4 works7.8×
  4. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 43.3 works4.7×
  5. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 272.5 works4.1×
  6. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 87.5 works4.0×
← 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: 1.73× its world share, 727 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 278 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.36× its world share, 210 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 33 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 309 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 62 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 405 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 550 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 55 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 74 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.00× its world share, 465 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.50× its world share, 2,557 worksMedicineNursing: 3.61× its world share, 156 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.11× its world share, 13 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 132 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.89× its world share, 540 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 96 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.82× its world share, 345 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 316 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 1,392 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.61×156 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.36×210 works
  3. Health Professions2.00×465 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.89×540 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.82×345 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.73×727 works
  7. Medicine1.50×2,557 works
  8. Environmental Science1.25×550 works
  9. Social Sciences1.24×1,392 works
  10. Psychology1.17×316 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.13×96 works
  12. Veterinary1.11×13 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×33 works
  14. Energy0.76×62 works
  15. Mathematics0.72×74 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.59×278 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.52×132 works
  18. Computer Science0.45×309 works
  19. Dentistry0.41×18 works
  20. Engineering0.31×405 works
  21. Neuroscience0.23×33 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×29 works
  23. Chemistry0.19×26 works
  24. Materials Science0.18×55 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.14×4 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.08×16 works

Which keywords describe research in Kampala?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antiretroviral Therapy, Maternal Mortality, Vaccine, Community Health Workers, Immune Response, Health Inequalities and Socio-economic Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,037▲ 2.4×131 topics
  2. Sustainability398▲ 1.52×93 topics
  3. Climate Change392▲ 1.35×99 topics
  4. Antiretroviral Therapy386▲ 22×6 topics
  5. Public Health349▲ 2.2×59 topics
  6. Vaccine308▲ 7.2×11 topics
  7. Globalization301▲ 1.43×98 topics
  8. Maternal Mortality299▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Immune Response299▲ 4.9×23 topics
  10. Risk Factors270▲ 2.3×36 topics
  11. Community Health Workers259▲ 27×2 topics
  12. COVID-19249▲ 1.79×29 topics
  13. Global Burden244▲ 4.2×12 topics
  14. Health Inequalities238▲ 18×5 topics
  15. Socio-economic Factors232▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Child Mortality231▲ 30×1 topic
  17. Health Systems231▲ 30×1 topic
  18. Mortality Rates221▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Diagnosis220▲ 2.2×39 topics
  20. Drug Resistance214▲ 6.9×9 topics
  21. HIV Transmission205▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity199▲ 4.3×20 topics
  23. Viral Load198▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Vaccine Development190▲ 6.9×11 topics
  25. Pathogenesis188▲ 3.4×24 topics
  26. Child Development188▲ 4.3×8 topics
  27. Preexposure Prophylaxis187▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Stigma and Discrimination187▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Social Capital177▲ 3.2×19 topics
  30. Poverty Reduction167▲ 12×6 topics
  31. Global Burden of Disease164▲ 6.2×4 topics
  32. Infectious Diseases159▲ 4.5×10 topics
  33. HIV Infection141▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Maternal and Child Undernutrition135▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Water Sanitation Hygiene135▲ 15×1 topic
  36. HIV126▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Gender Inequality124▲ 8.4×6 topics
  38. Global Health122▲ 7.4×8 topics
  39. HIV Prevention117▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Adolescent Health113▲ 13×3 topics

What research is done in Kampala?

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 192 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 159 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 109 works
  4. 4 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 93 works
  5. 5 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 84 works
  6. 6 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 74 works
  7. 7 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 69 works
  8. 8 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 64 works
  9. 9 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 59 works
  10. 10 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 54 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Kampala18.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.5% in 2016.

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