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Research in Kitwe

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

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.4k
▲ 148% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.0%
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 Kitwe?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Copperbelt UniversityUniversity 1,212 #4,807
2Zambia Forestry CollegeUniversity 162 #40,175 all time
3Copperstone UniversityUniversity 9 not ranked
4Zambia National Broadcasting CorporationInstitution 1 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.

Copperbelt University: 87.6%Zambia Forestry College: 11.7%Copperstone University: 0.7%Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation: 0.1%88%largest
Copperbelt University1,212 · 87.6%Zambia Forestry College162 · 11.7%Copperstone University9 · 0.7%Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation1 · 0.1%

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

Which keywords describe research in Kitwe?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Remediation, Biodiversity Conservation, Metal Recovery and Heavy Metals.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact29▲ 3.5×31 topics
  2. Climate Change27▲ 2.1×49 topics
  3. Sustainability25▲ 2.2×37 topics
  4. Sustainable Development20▲ 2.6×22 topics
  5. Epidemiology20◆ 1.02×56 topics
  6. Globalization15▲ 1.61×14 topics
  7. Renewable Energy14▲ 2.0×20 topics
  8. COVID-1913▲ 2.0×17 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management12▲ 2.8×11 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation12▲ 6.6×9 topics
  11. Risk Management11▲ 4.9×9 topics
  12. Remediation11▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Pandemic11▲ 2.1×9 topics
  14. Economic Growth11▲ 2.6×13 topics
  15. Metal Recovery10▲ 10×3 topics
  16. Heavy Metals10▲ 8.7×5 topics
  17. Toxicity10▲ 4.6×7 topics
  18. Social Capital9▲ 3.7×8 topics
  19. Social Impact9▲ 4.7×4 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services9▲ 4.7×8 topics
  21. Environmental Impacts9▲ 6.5×7 topics
  22. Corporate Social Responsibility8▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Lithium-ion Batteries8▲ 3.9×3 topics
  24. Poverty Alleviation8▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Global Burden of Disease8▲ 6.3×4 topics
  26. Land Use Change7▲ 5.0×5 topics
  27. Mining Industry7▲ 80×1 topic
  28. Social License to Operate7▲ 80×1 topic
  29. Pollution7▲ 7.7×2 topics
  30. Urban7▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Microbial Ecology7▲ 8.2×4 topics
  32. Bioavailability6▲ 6.8×2 topics
  33. Contamination6▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Land Tenure6▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Soil6▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Mineralogy6▲ 42×2 topics
  37. Rare Earth Elements6▲ 8.5×3 topics
  38. Metallurgy6▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Community Health Workers5▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Geochemistry5▲ 18×3 topics

What research is done in Kitwe?

Mining and Resource Mana…7Mining and Resource Management: 7 fractional worksHeavy metals in environm…6Heavy metals in environment: 6 fractional worksMine drainage and remediation techniques: 5 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 5 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 5 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 5 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 4 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…4Energy and Environment Impacts: 4 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 4 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 4 fractional works
Building and ConstructionPollutionEnvironmental ChemistryNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 7 works
  2. 2 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 6 works
  3. 3 Mine drainage and remediation techniques Environmental Chemistry 5 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 5 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  6. 6 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 5 works
  7. 7 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 4 works
  9. 9 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  10. 10 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 4 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.