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Research in Kinshasa

Science Explorer records 29 research institutions in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Kinshasa, National Institute of Biomedical Research and Ministry of Public Health.

Research institutions
29
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.2k
▲ 132% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
6.7%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Kinshasa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of KinshasaUniversity 3,765 #5,609
2Université Pédagogique NationaleUniversity 829 #18,332
3Kinshasa General HospitalHospital / health system 324 #16,122
4Ministry of Public HealthGovernment institution 319 #10,802
5National Institute of Biomedical ResearchGovernment institution 278 #7,472
6National Institute of ArtsUniversity 272 #26,907
7Université Protestante au CongoUniversity 179 #25,837
8Université Catholique du CongoUniversity 173 #41,943 all time
9Institut Supérieur de Commerce de KinshasaUniversity 165 #40,570 all time
10Université de CepromadUniversity 153 #40,199 all time
11Programme National Multisectoriel de Lutte contre le sidaInstitution 147 #34,436 all time
12Institut Supérieur Pédagogique TechniqueUniversity 109 not ranked
13Académie des Beaux-ArtsUniversity 84 not ranked
14Institut Facultaire des Sciences de l'Information et de la CommunicationUniversity 83 not ranked
15Université Simon KimbanguUniversity 83 not ranked
16Loyola University of CongoUniversity 65 not ranked
17Bel Campus Technological UniversityUniversity 41 not ranked
18Institut National du Bâtiment et des Travaux PublicsUniversity 36 not ranked
19École d'Informatique, d'Électronique et d'Expertise ComptableUniversity 32 not ranked
20Université Libre de KinshasaUniversity 21 not ranked
21Institut Supérieur d’Informatique, Programmation et AnalyseUniversity 12 not ranked
22SanruNonprofit 11 not ranked
23Institut Supérieur de Statistiques de KinshasaUniversity 9 not ranked
24Lukuru FoundationNonprofit 8 not ranked
25Lola ya BonoboArchive 7 not ranked
26Observatoire Satellital des Forêts d’Afrique CentraleResearch facility 4 not ranked
27Université Cardinal MalulaUniversity 4 not ranked
28Université William BoothUniversity 3 not ranked
29Wildlife Conservation Society Democratic Republic of the CongoNonprofit 2 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.

University of Kinshasa: 52.2%Université Pédagogique Nationale: 11.5%Kinshasa General Hospital: 4.5%Ministry of Public Health: 4.4%25 others listed: 27.4%52%largest
University of Kinshasa3,765 · 52.2%Université Pédagogique Nationale829 · 11.5%Kinshasa General Hospital324 · 4.5%Ministry of Public Health319 · 4.4%25 others listed1,981 · 27.4%

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What is Kinshasa strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kinshasa is most concentrated in Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Linguistics and Language (16.1× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 46.8 works16×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 126.0 works9.6×
  3. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 22.5 works7.0×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 40.9 works5.2×
  5. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 92.1 works4.8×
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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 Kinshasa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Adaptation, Epidemiology, Diversity, Agroecology, Agricultural Development, Livestock Farming and Multifunctionality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology231▲ 2.1×129 topics
  2. Climate Change187▲ 2.5×70 topics
  3. Sustainability175▲ 2.6×73 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers164▲ 26×6 topics
  5. Public Health137▲ 3.4×54 topics
  6. Adaptation122▲ 15×11 topics
  7. Diversity118▲ 24×6 topics
  8. Agroecology116▲ 28×5 topics
  9. Agricultural Development115▲ 25×3 topics
  10. Livestock Farming115▲ 66×2 topics
  11. Multifunctionality114▲ 81×1 topic
  12. Work Organization114▲ 96×1 topic
  13. Sustainable Development106▲ 2.4×40 topics
  14. Globalization102▲ 1.85×80 topics
  15. Economic Development88▲ 3.9×26 topics
  16. Social Justice72▲ 4.4×27 topics
  17. Community Engagement72▲ 7.8×11 topics
  18. Migration72▲ 7.7×18 topics
  19. Social Determinants of Health71▲ 11×7 topics
  20. Territorial Governance70▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Local Development69▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Immune Response65▲ 4.1×17 topics
  23. Public Policy61▲ 4.5×18 topics
  24. Vaccine61▲ 5.4×11 topics
  25. Biodiversity Conservation61▲ 5.8×12 topics
  26. Maternal Mortality60▲ 9.7×5 topics
  27. Ethnicity60▲ 5.7×8 topics
  28. Islam53▲ 9.0×4 topics
  29. Sustainable Agriculture52▲ 5.9×10 topics
  30. Nutritional Value52▲ 17×5 topics
  31. Agroforestry50▲ 27×4 topics
  32. North Africa50▲ 46×2 topics
  33. Climate Resilience49▲ 29×3 topics
  34. Digital Health48▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Healthcare Policy47▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Healthcare Management46▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Healthcare Quality Indicators46▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Inequalities46▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Universal Health Coverage46▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Health Inequalities46▲ 14×3 topics

What research is done in Kinshasa?

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 114 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 46 works
  3. 3 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 45 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 44 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 44 works
  6. 6 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 37 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 34 works
  8. 8 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  9. 9 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 32 works
  10. 10 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 32 works

Research output over time

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