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Research in Lilongwe

Science Explorer records 22 research institutions in Lilongwe, Malawi. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Kamuzu Central Hospital, Ministry of Education Science and Technology and Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Research institutions
22
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.9k
▲ 99% vs 2018-21
Citations
79k
16.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Lilongwe

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 Lilongwe?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Department of ForestryGovernment institution 1,290 #10,861
2Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesUniversity 848 #9,511
3Ministry of Education Science and TechnologyGovernment institution 686 #5,348
4Kamuzu Central HospitalHospital / health system 595 #5,238
5Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 392 #13,699
6African Institute for Development PolicyNonprofit 215 #23,477 all time
7Public Health Institute of MalawiResearch facility 182 #20,180 all time
8Malawi GovernmentGovernment institution 167 #26,043 all time
9Christian Health Association of MalawiInstitution 139 #26,961 all time
10Research for Equity And Community Health TrustNonprofit 132 #32,969 all time
11Department of Agricultural Research & Technical ServicesGovernment institution 59 not ranked
12Lighthouse TrustHospital / health system 58 not ranked
13National AIDS CommissionGovernment institution 38 not ranked
14Centre of Ticks and Tick-borne diseasesInstitution 29 not ranked
15Ministry of Irrigation and Water DevelopmentGovernment institution 6 not ranked
16Baobab Health TrustNonprofit 4 not ranked
17WaterAidNonprofit 3 not ranked
18Alliance One Tobacco (Malawi)Company 1 not ranked
19National Smallholder Farmers Association of MalawiInstitution 1 not ranked
20National Commission for Science and Technology MalawiGovernment institution 1 not ranked
21Citizens for JusticeInstitution 1 not ranked
22Outreach Scout FoundationNonprofit 0 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.

Department of Forestry: 26.6%Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources: 17.5%Ministry of Education Science and Technology: 14.2%Kamuzu Central Hospital: 12.3%17 others listed: 29.5%27%largest
Department of Forestry1,290 · 26.6%Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources848 · 17.5%Ministry of Education Science and Technology686 · 14.2%Kamuzu Central Hospital595 · 12.3%17 others listed1,428 · 29.5%

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

Which fields of science does Lilongwe work in?

In 2022-now, 29% of research in Lilongwe is in Health Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 514 fractional works · 28.8% of its workMedicine: 380 fractional works · 21.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 69 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 62 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 58 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEpidemiology: 40 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 93 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 63 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 37 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 34 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 447 fractional works · 25.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 254 fractional works · 14.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 77 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 64 fractional works · 3.6% of its workTransportation: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 57 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 52 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 39 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 40 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 33 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 427 fractional works · 23.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 209 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEcology: 50 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 50 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 100 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 44 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 395 fractional works · 22.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 294 fractional works · 16.5% of its workPlant Science: 98 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 43 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSoil Science: 30 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 26 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workForestry: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 55 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 35 fractional works · 2.0% of its workParasitology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLilongwe1,783fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences25%

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. Medicine38021.3%
    2. Health Professions935.2%
    3. Nursing372.1%
    4. Dentistry30.2%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Social Sciences25414.3%
    2. Psychology573.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance522.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting402.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities331.9%
    6. Decision Sciences120.7%
    1. Environmental Science20911.7%
    2. Engineering1005.6%
    3. Computer Science442.5%
    4. Materials Science201.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences171.0%
    6. Mathematics150.8%
    7. Chemistry90.5%
    8. Energy60.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy50.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences29416.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology553.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology352.0%
    4. Neuroscience60.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Lilongwe strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lilongwe is most concentrated in Infectious Diseases and Nutrition and Dietetics (5.4× the world share in Infectious Diseases).

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 54.2 works5.4×
  2. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 30.4 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: 3.15× its world share, 221 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.05× its world share, 30 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 81 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.26× its world share, 166 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.13× its world share, 83 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.17× its world share, 330 worksMedicineNursing: 4.51× its world share, 33 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.52× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 217 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.51×33 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.15×221 works
  3. Environmental Science2.26×166 works
  4. Health Professions2.13×83 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.05×30 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.52×48 works
  7. Medicine1.17×330 works
  8. Social Sciences1.16×217 works
  9. Psychology1.08×48 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.85×4 works
  11. Veterinary0.85×2 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.75×36 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.71×10 works
  14. Mathematics0.68×12 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.58×13 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.58×25 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×43 works
  18. Engineering0.37×81 works
  19. Dentistry0.36×3 works
  20. Chemistry0.31×7 works
  21. Computer Science0.31×36 works
  22. Energy0.30×4 works
  23. Materials Science0.27×14 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.21×1 works
  25. Neuroscience0.18×4 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.12×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Lilongwe?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, Maternal Mortality, Community Health Workers, Biodiversity Conservation, Epidemiology, Health Inequalities and Antiretroviral Therapy.

▲ 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. Climate Change132▲ 2.7×99 topics
  2. Epidemiology111▲ 1.56×110 topics
  3. Sustainability80▲ 1.84×73 topics
  4. Sustainable Agriculture61▲ 11×13 topics
  5. Biodiversity59▲ 4.3×32 topics
  6. Environmental Impact58▲ 1.91×48 topics
  7. Maternal Mortality53▲ 13×5 topics
  8. Biodiversity Conservation49▲ 7.4×16 topics
  9. Community Health Workers48▲ 30×2 topics
  10. Public Health46▲ 1.79×47 topics
  11. Health Inequalities46▲ 21×4 topics
  12. Antiretroviral Therapy46▲ 16×6 topics
  13. Socio-economic Factors46▲ 23×2 topics
  14. Child Mortality45▲ 35×1 topic
  15. Health Systems45▲ 35×1 topic
  16. Smallholder Farmers45▲ 12×6 topics
  17. Food Security40▲ 4.2×19 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity38▲ 4.9×20 topics
  19. Ecosystem Services38▲ 5.5×12 topics
  20. Social Networks37▲ 7.7×5 topics
  21. Child Development35▲ 4.7×7 topics
  22. Rural Development33▲ 5.3×11 topics
  23. Technology Adoption32▲ 9.7×5 topics
  24. Mortality Rates31▲ 18×2 topics
  25. HIV Transmission30▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Vaccine30▲ 4.2×11 topics
  27. Land Use Change28▲ 5.2×7 topics
  28. Viral Load28▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Agricultural Innovation27▲ 32×3 topics
  30. Preexposure Prophylaxis26▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Stigma and Discrimination26▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Livelihood Diversification26▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Market Participation26▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Global Burden of Disease26▲ 5.9×4 topics
  35. Maternal and Child Undernutrition24▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Water Sanitation Hygiene24▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Global Health23▲ 8.5×5 topics
  38. Agroforestry21▲ 18×4 topics
  39. Malay Language21▲ 8.3×1 topic
  40. Sharia Law21▲ 8.2×1 topic

What research is done in Lilongwe?

Global Maternal and Chil…41Global Maternal and Child Health: 41 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 23 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…21Child Nutrition and Water Access: 21 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…20Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 20 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 19 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 18 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…18Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 18 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 14 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 12 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 9 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious DiseasesNutrition and DieteticsSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 41 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 23 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 21 works
  4. 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 19 works
  6. 6 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 18 works
  7. 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 18 works
  8. 8 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 14 works
  9. 9 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  10. 10 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 9 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 counting20%40%Lilongwe16.9% 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 31.2% in 2010.

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