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Research in Lusaka

Science Explorer records 40 research institutions in Lusaka, Zambia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Zambia, University of Lusaka and University Teaching Hospital.

Research institutions
40
12 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▲ 107% vs 2018-21
Citations
152k
10.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Lusaka

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 Lusaka?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of ZambiaUniversity 7,076 #1,529
2University Teaching HospitalHospital / health system 1,485 #9,115
3University of LusakaUniversity 1,023 #7,238
4Department of FisheriesGovernment institution 890 #12,641
5Golden Valley Agricultural Research TrustGovernment institution 516 #14,379
6University of AfricaUniversity 498 #10,776
7Central Statistical OfficeGovernment institution 448 #13,514 all time
8Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 414 #12,978
9Population Services InternationalNonprofit 325 #18,568 all time
10Centre for Infectious Disease Research in ZambiaNonprofit 288 #14,333
11National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB CouncilGovernment institution 251 #18,937
12Zambia Centre for Accountancy StudiesUniversity 228 #14,522
13Lusaka Apex Medical UniversityUniversity 203 #17,385
14Right to CareNonprofit 184 #19,533 all time
15DMI St. Eugene UniversityUniversity 176 #17,043
16Ministry of Agriculture and LivestockGovernment institution 125 #33,595 all time
17National Institute of Public AdministrationUniversity 96 not ranked
18Zambia National Public Health InstituteGovernment institution 60 not ranked
19Tropical Gastroenterology & Nutrition groupHospital / health system 57 not ranked
20ZambartResearch facility 53 not ranked
21Zambian Open UniversityUniversity 49 not ranked
22Cavendish University ZambiaUniversity 41 not ranked
23Evelyn Hone CollegeUniversity 33 not ranked
24Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child HealthGovernment institution 17 not ranked
25National Science and Technology CouncilResearch facility 15 not ranked
26National Institute for Scientific and Industrial ResearchResearch facility 13 not ranked
27Jesuit Centre for Theological ReflectionNonprofit 8 not ranked
28Churches Health Assoication Of ZambiaNonprofit 7 not ranked
29Kara Counselling and Training TrustNonprofit 4 not ranked
30Chreso MinistriesNonprofit 4 not ranked
31Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and ResearchInstitution 3 not ranked
32Zambia Red Cross SocietyNonprofit 2 not ranked
33National Assembly of ZambiaGovernment institution 1 not ranked
34Pelum AssociationInstitution 1 not ranked
35Supershine UniversityUniversity 1 not ranked
36National Registration, Passport and Citizenship DepartmentInstitution 1 not ranked
37WaterAidNonprofit 1 not ranked
38Panos Institute Southern AfricaNonprofit 1 not ranked
39Kasisi Agricultural Training CentreResearch facility 1 not ranked
40Surgical Society of ZambiaGovernment institution 1 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 Zambia: 48.5%University Teaching Hospital: 10.2%University of Lusaka: 7.0%Department of Fisheries: 6.1%36 others listed: 28.3%48%largest
University of Zambia7,076 · 48.5%University Teaching Hospital1,485 · 10.2%University of Lusaka1,023 · 7.0%Department of Fisheries890 · 6.1%36 others listed4,126 · 28.3%

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

Which fields of science does Lusaka work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Lusaka is in Social Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,214 fractional works · 33.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 926 fractional works · 14.1% of its workEducation: 245 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 216 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 88 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 68 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 571 fractional works · 8.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 144 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAccounting: 142 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 84 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 83 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 341 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 251 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFinance: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 152 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 125 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 78 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 99 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 1,648 fractional works · 25.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,075 fractional works · 16.4% of its workInsect Science: 445 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 149 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 133 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAquatic Science: 119 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 77 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 415 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGenetics: 273 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 125 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,608 fractional works · 24.6% of its workMedicine: 1,232 fractional works · 18.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 190 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 181 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 139 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 135 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 76 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 142 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 256 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 171 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 74 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,075 fractional works · 16.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 467 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEcology: 124 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 81 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 37 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 230 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 225 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 101 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLusaka6,545fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences34%

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 Sciences2,21433.8%
    1. Social Sciences92614.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting5718.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3415.2%
    4. Psychology1522.3%
    5. Decision Sciences1251.9%
    6. Arts and Humanities991.5%
  2. Life Sciences1,64825.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,07516.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4156.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1251.9%
    4. Neuroscience240.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,60824.6%
    1. Medicine1,23218.8%
    2. Health Professions2563.9%
    3. Nursing741.1%
    4. Dentistry380.6%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
    1. Environmental Science4677.1%
    2. Engineering2303.5%
    3. Computer Science2253.4%
    4. Mathematics480.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences340.5%
    6. Energy220.3%
    7. Materials Science220.3%
    8. Chemistry130.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy130.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Lusaka strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Lusaka is most concentrated in Insect Science, Aquatic Science and Business and International Management (28.8× the world share in Insect Science).

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 441.3 works29×
  2. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 99.7 works10×
  3. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 33.9 works6.0×
  4. GeneticsSubfield · 267.0 works6.0×
  5. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 138.4 works5.5×
  6. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 168.0 works4.6×
← 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: 3.82× its world share, 982 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 384 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.85× its world share, 101 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 186 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 198 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.36× its world share, 366 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 42 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 217 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 1,050 worksMedicineNursing: 2.26× its world share, 60 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 80 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.53× its world share, 441 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 91 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.38× its world share, 275 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 122 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 684 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.82×982 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.53×441 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.38×275 works
  4. Nursing2.26×60 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.85×101 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.73×91 works
  7. Health Professions1.52×217 works
  8. Environmental Science1.36×366 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.33×384 works
  10. Medicine1.01×1,050 works
  11. Social Sciences1.00×684 works
  12. Veterinary0.81×6 works
  13. Psychology0.74×122 works
  14. Dentistry0.67×18 works
  15. Mathematics0.65×42 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.51×80 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.47×9 works
  18. Computer Science0.44×186 works
  19. Energy0.38×19 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.28×24 works
  21. Neuroscience0.24×22 works
  22. Engineering0.24×198 works
  23. Chemistry0.13×11 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.11×2 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.09×11 works
  26. Materials Science0.08×16 works

Which keywords describe research in Lusaka?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Phylogeny, DNA Barcoding, Invasive Species, Taxonomy, Conservation, Evolution and Biological Control.

▲ 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. Epidemiology432▲ 1.66×133 topics
  2. Biodiversity373▲ 7.5×34 topics
  3. Phylogeny318▲ 29×16 topics
  4. DNA Barcoding305▲ 27×9 topics
  5. Invasive Species300▲ 11×21 topics
  6. Taxonomy293▲ 31×13 topics
  7. Conservation291▲ 10×21 topics
  8. Evolution289▲ 16×15 topics
  9. Sustainability286▲ 1.79×89 topics
  10. Climate Change284▲ 1.60×101 topics
  11. Biological Control266▲ 27×9 topics
  12. Cryptic Species239▲ 143×2 topics
  13. Lepidoptera238▲ 191×1 topic
  14. Molecular Phylogenetics238▲ 191×1 topic
  15. Host Specificity219▲ 30×5 topics
  16. Environmental Impact217▲ 1.94×54 topics
  17. Ecological Impact201▲ 59×3 topics
  18. Pest Management199▲ 36×5 topics
  19. Sustainable Energy196▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Economic Assessment191▲ 106×2 topics
  21. Environmental Challenge190▲ 236×1 topic
  22. Water Hyacinth190▲ 236×1 topic
  23. Social Capital164▲ 4.8×19 topics
  24. Economic Development150▲ 2.9×37 topics
  25. Economic Growth147▲ 2.8×30 topics
  26. Food Security143▲ 4.0×20 topics
  27. Pheromones141▲ 41×3 topics
  28. Chemical Ecology139▲ 224×1 topic
  29. Odor Source Localization139▲ 224×1 topic
  30. Poverty Reduction134▲ 16×6 topics
  31. Genetic Diversity119▲ 4.2×20 topics
  32. Maternal Mortality115▲ 7.8×5 topics
  33. Antiretroviral Therapy115▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Aquaculture107▲ 6.4×8 topics
  35. Morphology105▲ 9.0×8 topics
  36. Community Health Workers104▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Health Inequalities99▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Socio-economic Factors96▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Child Mortality94▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Health Systems94▲ 20×1 topic

What research is done in Lusaka?

Lepidoptera: Biology and…238Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 238 fractional worksBiological Control of Invasive Species: 190 fractional worksInsect Pheromone Research and Control: 139 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 78 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 55 fractional worksInsect Utilization and Effects: 55 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 48 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 44 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 44 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 43 fractional works
GeneticsInsect SciencePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 238 works
  2. 2 Biological Control of Invasive Species Insect Science 190 works
  3. 3 Insect Pheromone Research and Control Insect Science 139 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 78 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 55 works
  6. 6 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 55 works
  7. 7 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 48 works
  8. 8 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 44 works
  9. 9 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 44 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 43 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%30%Lusaka12.1% 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 25.0% in 2007.

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