Research in Lilongwe
Science Explorer records 23 research institutions in Lilongwe, Malawi. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Department of Forestry, Kamuzu Central Hospital and Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
- Research institutions
- 23 5 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 4.9k ▲ 47% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 18.8% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Lilongwe?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of ForestryGovernment institution | 1,290 | #8,355 | |
| 2 | Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesUniversity | 848 | #11,071 | |
| 3 | Ministry of Education Science and TechnologyGovernment institution | 686 | #15,739 | |
| 4 | Kamuzu Central HospitalHospital / health system | 595 | #8,413 | |
| 5 | Ministry of HealthGovernment institution | 392 | #13,824 | |
| 6 | African Institute for Development PolicyNonprofit | 215 | #35,206 all time | |
| 7 | Public Health Institute of MalawiResearch facility | 182 | #29,648 all time | |
| 8 | Malawi GovernmentGovernment institution | 167 | #36,672 all time | |
| 9 | Christian Health Association of MalawiInstitution | 139 | #38,070 all time | |
| 10 | Research for Equity And Community Health TrustNonprofit | 132 | #30,282 all time | |
| 11 | World Health Organization - MalawiGovernment institution | 100 | not ranked | |
| 12 | Department of Agricultural Research & Technical ServicesGovernment institution | 59 | not ranked | |
| 13 | Lighthouse TrustHospital / health system | 58 | not ranked | |
| 14 | National AIDS CommissionGovernment institution | 38 | not ranked | |
| 15 | Centre of Ticks and Tick-borne diseasesInstitution | 29 | not ranked | |
| 16 | Ministry of Irrigation and Water DevelopmentGovernment institution | 6 | not ranked | |
| 17 | Baobab Health TrustNonprofit | 4 | not ranked | |
| 18 | WaterAidNonprofit | 3 | not ranked | |
| 19 | Alliance One Tobacco (Malawi)Company | 1 | not ranked | |
| 20 | National Smallholder Farmers Association of MalawiInstitution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 21 | National Commission for Science and Technology MalawiGovernment institution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 22 | Citizens for JusticeInstitution | 1 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Outreach Scout FoundationNonprofit | 0 | 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
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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).
- Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 54.2 works5.4×
- Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 30.4 works4.8×
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 Lilongwe?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Maternal Mortality, Sustainable Agriculture, Epidemiology, Community Health Workers, Health Inequalities, Socio-economic Factors and Child Mortality.
- Strategic Planning
- Livelihood Diversification
- Sharia Law
- Social Influence
- Maternal and Child Undernutrition
- Islam
- Stigma and Discrimination
- Technology Adoption
- Rural Development
- Ecosystem Services
- Mortality Rates
- Food Security
- Child Development
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Health Systems
- Socio-economic Factors
- Community Health Workers
- Environmental Impact
- Maternal Mortality
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Biodiversity
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Health Inequalities
- Child Mortality
- Antiretroviral Therapy
- Smallholder Farmers
- Genetic Diversity
- Social Networks
- HIV Transmission
- Vaccine
- Viral Load
- Preexposure Prophylaxis
- Global Burden of Disease
- Global Health
- Water Sanitation Hygiene
- Malay Language
- Agricultural Innovation
- Market Participation
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
- Climate Change105▲ 2.6×91 topics
- Epidemiology96▲ 1.65×107 topics
- Sustainability61▲ 1.68×61 topics
- Maternal Mortality47▲ 14×5 topics
- Biodiversity46▲ 4.1×30 topics
- Environmental Impact45▲ 1.80×44 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture44▲ 9.3×13 topics
- Community Health Workers42▲ 34×2 topics
- Health Inequalities41▲ 23×4 topics
- Socio-economic Factors41▲ 25×2 topics
- Child Mortality41▲ 39×1 topic
- Health Systems41▲ 39×1 topic
- Antiretroviral Therapy40▲ 17×6 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation39▲ 7.1×15 topics
- Smallholder Farmers34▲ 10×6 topics
- Child Development30▲ 4.8×7 topics
- Genetic Diversity29▲ 4.5×19 topics
- Food Security28▲ 3.5×18 topics
- Social Networks28▲ 7.1×5 topics
- Mortality Rates27▲ 19×2 topics
- HIV Transmission26▲ 24×2 topics
- Ecosystem Services26▲ 4.5×12 topics
- Vaccine26▲ 4.3×11 topics
- Rural Development24▲ 4.7×11 topics
- Viral Load24▲ 20×2 topics
- Technology Adoption23▲ 9.1×5 topics
- Preexposure Prophylaxis23▲ 32×1 topic
- Stigma and Discrimination23▲ 32×1 topic
- Global Burden of Disease22▲ 6.1×3 topics
- Islam22▲ 6.9×3 topics
- Global Health21▲ 9.5×5 topics
- Maternal and Child Undernutrition21▲ 17×1 topic
- Water Sanitation Hygiene21▲ 17×1 topic
- Social Influence20▲ 6.3×2 topics
- Malay Language20▲ 9.6×1 topic
- Sharia Law20▲ 9.4×1 topic
- Agricultural Innovation20▲ 30×2 topics
- Livelihood Diversification19▲ 43×1 topic
- Market Participation19▲ 43×1 topic
- Strategic Planning18▲ 8.1×2 topics
What research is done in Lilongwe?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 41 works
- 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 23 works
- 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 21 works
- 4 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 20 works
- 5 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 19 works
- 6 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 18 works
- 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 18 works
- 8 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 14 works
- 9 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
- 10 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 9 works
Research output over time
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