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Research in Kinshasa

Science Explorer records 28 research institutions in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Kinshasa, Université Pédagogique Nationale and Ministry of Public Health.

Research institutions
28
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.2k
▲ 83% vs 2018-21
Citations
51k
7.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Kinshasa

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 Kinshasa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of KinshasaUniversity 3,765 #4,021
2Université Pédagogique NationaleUniversity 829 #6,986
3Kinshasa General HospitalHospital / health system 324 #18,183
4Ministry of Public HealthGovernment institution 319 #11,970
5National Institute of Biomedical ResearchGovernment institution 278 #13,100
6National Institute of ArtsUniversity 272 #17,495
7Université Protestante au CongoUniversity 179 #19,250
8Université Catholique du CongoUniversity 173 #31,013 all time
9Institut Supérieur de Commerce de KinshasaUniversity 165 #24,772 all time
10Université de CepromadUniversity 153 #25,463 all time
11Programme National Multisectoriel de Lutte contre le sidaInstitution 147 #24,509 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

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.

University of Kinshasa: 52.2%Université Pédagogique Nationale: 11.5%Kinshasa General Hospital: 4.5%Ministry of Public Health: 4.4%24 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%24 others listed1,979 · 27.4%

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

Which fields of science does Kinshasa work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Kinshasa is in Social Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (22%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,223 fractional works · 35.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 753 fractional works · 21.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 287 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 121 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 117 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAnthropology: 52 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrban Studies: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLinguistics and Language: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 167 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 124 fractional works · 3.6% of its workFinance: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 119 fractional works · 3.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 94 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 66 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,081 fractional works · 31.3% of its workMedicine: 826 fractional works · 23.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 113 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 104 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 93 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 78 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 54 fractional works · 1.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 188 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 141 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 55 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 51 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 605 fractional works · 17.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 171 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEcology: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 148 fractional works · 4.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 140 fractional works · 4.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 43 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 40 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 43 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 40 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 542 fractional works · 15.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 362 fractional works · 10.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 138 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 80 fractional works · 2.3% of its workForestry: 53 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 81 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 64 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVirology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKinshasa3,452fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences35%

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 Sciences1,22335.4%
    1. Social Sciences75321.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1674.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities1193.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting942.7%
    5. Psychology661.9%
    6. Decision Sciences250.7%
  2. Health Sciences1,08131.3%
    1. Medicine82623.9%
    2. Health Professions1885.4%
    3. Nursing551.6%
    4. Dentistry110.3%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Environmental Science1714.9%
    2. Engineering1484.3%
    3. Computer Science1404.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences431.2%
    5. Mathematics401.2%
    6. Materials Science210.6%
    7. Chemistry190.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy130.4%
    9. Energy100.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences36210.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology812.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology641.8%
    4. Neuroscience220.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics140.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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×
← 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: 2.33× its world share, 309 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 66 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.73× its world share, 49 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 104 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 119 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 130 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.04× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.16× its world share, 159 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.27× its world share, 683 worksMedicineNursing: 3.37× its world share, 46 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 98 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 56 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.17× its world share, 130 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 51 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 615 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.37×46 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.33×309 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.17×130 works
  4. Health Professions2.16×159 works
  5. Social Sciences1.74×615 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.73×49 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.28×13 works
  8. Medicine1.27×683 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.22×98 works
  10. Mathematics1.04×34 works
  11. Environmental Science0.94×130 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.85×37 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.66×18 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.62×56 works
  15. Psychology0.60×51 works
  16. Dentistry0.59×8 works
  17. Computer Science0.48×104 works
  18. Veterinary0.46×2 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×66 works
  20. Neuroscience0.42×19 works
  21. Chemistry0.32×14 works
  22. Engineering0.28×119 works
  23. Energy0.22×6 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.21×2 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.19×12 works
  26. Materials Science0.17×16 works

Which keywords describe research in Kinshasa?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Epidemiology, Adaptation, Diversity, Agroecology, Livestock Farming, Agricultural Development 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-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. Epidemiology278▲ 2.0×132 topics
  2. Climate Change214▲ 2.3×75 topics
  3. Sustainability213▲ 2.5×82 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers182▲ 25×6 topics
  5. Public Health160▲ 3.2×55 topics
  6. Globalization143▲ 2.1×89 topics
  7. Adaptation133▲ 13×11 topics
  8. Sustainable Development128▲ 2.4×47 topics
  9. Diversity128▲ 21×6 topics
  10. Agroecology126▲ 26×5 topics
  11. Livestock Farming124▲ 61×2 topics
  12. Agricultural Development124▲ 24×3 topics
  13. Multifunctionality124▲ 77×1 topic
  14. Work Organization124▲ 93×1 topic
  15. Economic Development116▲ 4.2×28 topics
  16. Healthcare102▲ 2.6×28 topics
  17. Immune Response82▲ 4.2×18 topics
  18. Social Justice82▲ 4.0×33 topics
  19. Vaccine82▲ 5.9×11 topics
  20. Migration81▲ 6.9×19 topics
  21. Community Engagement79▲ 7.0×12 topics
  22. Ethnicity76▲ 5.9×8 topics
  23. Territorial Governance76▲ 19×4 topics
  24. Social Determinants of Health75▲ 10×7 topics
  25. Local Development75▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Biodiversity Conservation74▲ 5.8×13 topics
  27. Maternal Mortality74▲ 9.6×5 topics
  28. Governance68▲ 6.1×11 topics
  29. Social Movements65▲ 6.4×14 topics
  30. Sustainable Agriculture61▲ 5.7×10 topics
  31. Nutritional Value60▲ 15×5 topics
  32. Agroforestry58▲ 25×4 topics
  33. Islam57▲ 8.0×4 topics
  34. Cultural Diversity56▲ 7.2×15 topics
  35. Climate Resilience56▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Health Inequalities55▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Community Health Workers54▲ 18×2 topics
  38. North Africa54▲ 43×2 topics
  39. Socio-economic Factors53▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Child Mortality53▲ 21×1 topic

What research is done in Kinshasa?

Agriculture and Rural De…114Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 114 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 46 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 45 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 44 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 44 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 37 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…34Child Nutrition and Water Access: 34 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 33 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 32 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…32Education, sociology, and vocational training: 32 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneral Health ProfessionsForestryPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4 others

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

  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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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kinshasa7.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.6% in 2011.

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