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Research in Kampala

Science Explorer records 128 research institutions in Kampala, Uganda. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Makerere University, Kampala International University and Infectious Diseases Institute.

Research institutions
128
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
30k
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.6%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 #1,611
2Kampala International UniversityUniversity 2,620 #1,797
3Kyambogo UniversityUniversity 1,522 #9,549
4Centers for Disease Control and PreventionGovernment institution 1,443 #7,709
5National Agricultural Research OrganisationGovernment institution 868 #15,976
6Mulago HospitalHospital / health system 822 #18,464
7Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 696 #8,241
8Victoria UniversityUniversity 689 #17,468
9Infectious Diseases InstituteNonprofit 638 #7,487
10National Agricultural Research InstituteResearch facility 413 #19,584
11Uganda Management InstituteUniversity 393 #18,981
12Uganda Martyrs UniversityUniversity 362 #22,153
13Uganda National Council for Science and TechnologyGovernment institution 296 #42,696 all time
14Médecins Sans FrontièresNonprofit 273 #24,620 all time
15Mengo HospitalHospital / health system 270 #38,042 all time
16African Field Epidemiology NetworkNonprofit 262 #20,288
17International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNonprofit 261 #17,808 all time
18Associates ResearchResearch facility 241 #23,412 all time
19Infectious Diseases Research CollaborationNonprofit 238 #8,857
20Uganda Episcopal ConferenceUniversity 224 #39,922 all time
21Uganda Cancer InstituteResearch facility 213 #22,577
22World Health Organization - UgandaGovernment institution 213 #17,537
23Joint Clinical Research CentreNonprofit 170 #19,071 all time
24Kampala UniversityUniversity 170 #26,818
25Mildmay UgandaNonprofit 150 #36,135 all time
26Clarke International UniversityUniversity 145 #31,129 all time
27Uganda National Meteorological AuthorityGovernment institution 140 #18,021 all time
28MUJHU Research CollaborationResearch facility 137 #27,660 all time
29Team UniversityUniversity 132 #27,860
30African Palliative Care AssociationNonprofit 118 not ranked
31Bugema UniversityUniversity 113 #27,677
32Cavendish University UgandaUniversity 108 not ranked
33Nsambya HospitalHospital / health system 107 not ranked
34International University of East AfricaUniversity 92 not ranked
35Ndejje UniversityUniversity 89 not ranked
36The AIDS Support OrganizationNonprofit 84 not ranked
37Coordinating Office for Control of Trypanosomiasis in UgandaGovernment institution 84 not ranked
38Uganda Technology and Management UniversityUniversity 84 not ranked
39International Potato CenterResearch facility 81 not ranked
40Uganda Wildlife AuthorityGovernment institution 80 not ranked
41Uganda Blood Transfusion ServiceInstitution 73 not ranked
42National Water and Sewerage CorporationGovernment institution 71 not ranked
43Kampala Capital City AuthorityGovernment institution 68 not ranked
44Baylor College of Medicine Children’s FoundationNonprofit 67 not ranked
45Butabika HospitalHospital / health system 62 not ranked
46St. Augustine International UniversityUniversity 53 not ranked
47Economic Policy Research CentreNonprofit 52 not ranked
48Innovations for Poverty ActionNonprofit 52 not ranked
49Malaria ConsortiumNonprofit 52 not ranked
50Makerere University Walter Reed ProjectNonprofit 50 not ranked
51Center for Health, Human Rights and DevelopmentNonprofit 50 not ranked
52ISBAT UniversityUniversity 48 not ranked
53Rubaga HospitalHospital / health system 45 not ranked
54International Hospital KampalaHospital / health system 37 not ranked
55Government of UgandaGovernment institution 35 not ranked
56Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in AgricultureInstitution 35 not ranked
57AIDS Information CentreNonprofit 25 not ranked
58International Community of Women Living with HIVNonprofit 24 not ranked
59Uganda Institute of Information & Communications TechnologyUniversity 24 not ranked
60Nature UgandaNonprofit 23 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.

Makerere University: 46.3%Kampala International University: 8.8%Kyambogo University: 5.1%Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 4.8%56 others listed: 34.9%46%largest
Makerere University14k · 46.3%Kampala International University2,620 · 8.8%Kyambogo University1,522 · 5.1%Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1,443 · 4.8%56 others listed10k · 34.9%

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

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.

Which keywords describe research in Kampala?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antiretroviral Therapy, Vaccine, Maternal Mortality, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology854▲ 2.4×128 topics
  2. Sustainability333▲ 1.55×88 topics
  3. Climate Change329▲ 1.38×95 topics
  4. Antiretroviral Therapy324▲ 23×6 topics
  5. Public Health276▲ 2.1×57 topics
  6. Vaccine262▲ 7.3×11 topics
  7. Immune Response256▲ 5.1×23 topics
  8. Maternal Mortality248▲ 13×5 topics
  9. Globalization240▲ 1.38×86 topics
  10. Risk Factors226▲ 2.3×36 topics
  11. COVID-19222▲ 1.84×28 topics
  12. Community Health Workers214▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Treatment204▲ 1.90×49 topics
  14. Health Inequalities197▲ 19×5 topics
  15. Global Burden196▲ 4.1×12 topics
  16. Socio-economic Factors193▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Child Mortality192▲ 31×1 topic
  18. Health Systems192▲ 31×1 topic
  19. Diagnosis190▲ 2.3×39 topics
  20. Mortality Rates185▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Drug Resistance181▲ 7.3×8 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity176▲ 4.5×20 topics
  23. HIV Transmission174▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Viral Load167▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Preexposure Prophylaxis159▲ 37×1 topic
  26. Stigma and Discrimination159▲ 37×1 topic
  27. Pathogenesis158▲ 3.5×23 topics
  28. Child Development155▲ 4.2×8 topics
  29. Social Capital149▲ 3.2×19 topics
  30. Poverty Reduction147▲ 13×6 topics
  31. Vaccine Development145▲ 6.5×11 topics
  32. Global Burden of Disease132▲ 6.1×4 topics
  33. Infectious Diseases131▲ 4.5×10 topics
  34. HIV Infection116▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Gender Inequality110▲ 9.0×6 topics
  36. Maternal and Child Undernutrition109▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Water Sanitation Hygiene109▲ 15×1 topic
  38. HIV108▲ 15×4 topics
  39. HIV Prevention101▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Adolescent Health96▲ 13×3 topics

What research is done in Kampala?

Global Maternal and Child Health: 192 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 159 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…109Child Nutrition and Water Access: 109 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…93Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 93 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 84 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 74 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…69Malaria Research and Control: 69 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 64 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 59 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 54 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious DiseasesNutrition and DieteticsGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 192 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsInfectious Diseases 159 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water AccessNutrition and Dietetics 109 works
  4. 4 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthGeneral Health Professions 93 works
  5. 5 Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyInfectious Diseases 84 works
  6. 6 Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSafety Research 74 works
  7. 7 Malaria Research and ControlPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 69 works
  8. 8 Energy and Environment ImpactsPollution 64 works
  9. 9 Viral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchInfectious Diseases 59 works
  10. 10 Vaccine Coverage and HesitancyHealth 54 works

Research output over time

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