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Research in Maputo

Science Explorer records 31 research institutions in Maputo, Mozambique. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Eduardo Mondlane University, Pedagogical University and Instituto Nacional de Saúde.

Research institutions
31
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
88k
6.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Maputo

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 Maputo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Pedagogical UniversityUniversity 6,874 #4,780
2Eduardo Mondlane UniversityUniversity 2,342 #4,046
3Universidade PolitecnicaUniversity 1,194 #7,595
4Instituto Nacional de SaúdeGovernment institution 942 #5,514
5Ministry of HealthGovernment institution 287 #18,560
6Maputo Central HospitalHospital / health system 229 #25,102 all time
7National Directorate of GeologyGovernment institution 207 #16,824
8Manhiça Health Research CentreResearch facility 194 #11,295 all time
9Instituto de Investigação Agrária de MoçambiqueResearch facility 185 #25,181 all time
10International Centre for Reproductive HealthResearch facility 171 #27,540 all time
11Escola Superior de JornalismoUniversity 132 #32,757 all time
12Instituto Superior de Ciencias de SaudeUniversity 92 not ranked
13Universidade Técnica de MoçambiqueUniversity 89 not ranked
14Instituto Superior de Ciências e Tecnologia de MoçambiqueUniversity 85 not ranked
15Instituto Superior de Comunicação e Imagem de MoçambiqueUniversity 85 not ranked
16Universidade São Tomás de MoçambiqueUniversity 64 not ranked
17Instituto Nacional de Investigação PesqueiraGovernment institution 50 not ranked
18Grupo João Ferreira dos Santos (Mozambique)Company 43 not ranked
19Instituto Superior de Transportes e ComunicaçõeUniversity 24 not ranked
20Instituto Superior MonitorUniversity 19 not ranked
21Instituto Superior de Artes e CulturaUniversity 19 not ranked
22Fundação Ariel Glaser Contra o SIDA PediátricoNonprofit 12 not ranked
23Observatório do Meio RuralNonprofit 12 not ranked
24Mozambique National Institute of MeteorologyResearch facility 6 not ranked
25KaleidoscopioResearch facility 6 not ranked
26República de MoçambiqueGovernment institution 6 not ranked
27Radio MoçambiqueInstitution 5 not ranked
28Ministry of Sea Inland Waters and FisheriesGovernment institution 2 not ranked
29Centro Terra VivaInstitution 1 not ranked
30National Disasters Management InstituteGovernment institution 1 not ranked
31ActionAidNonprofit 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.

Pedagogical University: 51.4%Eduardo Mondlane University: 17.5%Universidade Politecnica: 8.9%Instituto Nacional de Saúde: 7.0%26 others listed: 15.1%51%largest
Pedagogical University6,874 · 51.4%Eduardo Mondlane University2,342 · 17.5%Universidade Politecnica1,194 · 8.9%Instituto Nacional de Saúde942 · 7.0%26 others listed2,026 · 15.1%

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

Which fields of science does Maputo work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Maputo is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Medicine (11%), Computer Science (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,301 fractional works · 50.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,593 fractional works · 35.2% of its workEducation: 574 fractional works · 12.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 356 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 132 fractional works · 2.9% of its workTransportation: 121 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCultural Studies: 58 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 56 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 50 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 49 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 212 fractional works · 4.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 100 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 204 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 75 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 57 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 143 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 107 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 103 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,142 fractional works · 25.2% of its workComputer Science: 415 fractional works · 9.2% of its workInformation Systems: 344 fractional works · 7.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 309 fractional works · 6.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 121 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 280 fractional works · 6.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 97 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 56 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 714 fractional works · 15.8% of its workMedicine: 514 fractional works · 11.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 95 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 84 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 59 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 56 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnatomy: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 165 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 101 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 372 fractional works · 8.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 250 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPlant Science: 85 fractional works · 1.9% of its workForestry: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 61 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMaputo4,529fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences51%

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 Sciences2,30150.8%
    1. Social Sciences1,59335.2%
    2. Psychology2124.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities2044.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1433.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1032.3%
    6. Decision Sciences461.0%
    1. Computer Science4159.2%
    2. Engineering3096.8%
    3. Environmental Science2806.2%
    4. Mathematics320.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences270.6%
    6. Materials Science230.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy200.4%
    8. Energy150.3%
    9. Chemistry140.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.1%
    1. Medicine51411.3%
    2. Health Professions1653.6%
    3. Nursing280.6%
    4. Dentistry50.1%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2505.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology611.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology410.9%
    4. Neuroscience170.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Maputo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Maputo is most concentrated in Transportation, Forestry and Urban Studies (9.4× the world share in Transportation).

  1. TransportationSubfield · 120.7 works9.4×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 25.9 works6.5×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 53.3 works5.0×
  4. Information SystemsSubfield · 295.9 works4.3×
  5. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 87.9 works3.9×
  6. EducationSubfield · 458.1 works3.9×
← 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: 1.14× its world share, 208 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 34 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.18× its world share, 354 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 272 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 243 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 147 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 432 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 177 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 92 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 39 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.36× its world share, 112 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 157 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.82× its world share, 1,371 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2.82×1,371 works
  2. Arts and Humanities1.59×177 works
  3. Health Professions1.46×147 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.36×112 works
  5. Psychology1.34×157 works
  6. Environmental Science1.27×243 works
  7. Nursing1.27×24 works
  8. Computer Science1.18×354 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.14×208 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.06×39 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.89×34 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.74×92 works
  13. Mathematics0.62×28 works
  14. Medicine0.59×432 works
  15. Veterinary0.54×3 works
  16. Engineering0.47×272 works
  17. Energy0.40×14 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.38×23 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.26×4 works
  20. Dentistry0.23×4 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.22×3 works
  22. Chemistry0.22×13 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×43 works
  24. Neuroscience0.19×12 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.16×14 works
  26. Materials Science0.14×18 works

Which keywords describe research in Maputo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Pedagogy, Teacher Training, Online Learning, E-Learning, Education, Sustainable Development and Innovation.

▲ 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. Educational Technology405▲ 7.6×43 topics
  2. Pedagogy378▲ 17×28 topics
  3. Education366▲ 4.7×111 topics
  4. Sustainable Development346▲ 4.9×82 topics
  5. Globalization322▲ 3.6×105 topics
  6. E-Learning314▲ 7.2×21 topics
  7. Teacher Training308▲ 11×27 topics
  8. Online Learning307▲ 8.2×23 topics
  9. Sustainability294▲ 2.7×93 topics
  10. Innovation289▲ 6.2×69 topics
  11. Distance Learning210▲ 13×13 topics
  12. Digitalization170▲ 18×13 topics
  13. Digital Literacy169▲ 6.5×11 topics
  14. History168▲ 5.3×36 topics
  15. Higher Education166▲ 6.8×26 topics
  16. Ethnicity158▲ 9.3×16 topics
  17. Culture155▲ 6.6×24 topics
  18. Literature153▲ 6.2×35 topics
  19. Digital Transformation147▲ 6.0×22 topics
  20. Digital Education138▲ 21×6 topics
  21. Economic Security138▲ 14×7 topics
  22. Legal Regulation138▲ 14×8 topics
  23. Inclusive Education136▲ 8.3×17 topics
  24. Language Teaching132▲ 11×8 topics
  25. Philosophy128▲ 6.4×15 topics
  26. Foresight124▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Science121▲ 11×8 topics
  28. Islam120▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Teaching Methods118▲ 16×11 topics
  30. Social Influence118▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Malay Language118▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Sharia Law118▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Modernization117▲ 14×3 topics
  34. International Trade Law117▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Public Oversight116▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Transport Policy116▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Educational Technologies116▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Strategic Planning116▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Design116▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles116▲ 14×2 topics

What research is done in Maputo?

Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 116 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 116 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …115Military Technology and Strategies: 115 fractional worksEducational Innovations …92Educational Innovations and Challenges: 92 fractional worksEducational Methods and Teacher Development: 81 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 70 fractional worksForeign Language Teachin…66Foreign Language Teaching Methods: 66 fractional worksEducation and Professional Development: 46 fractional worksInnovative Educational Technologies: 46 fractional worksPsychology of Development and Education: 38 fractional works
TransportationSociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringInformation Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 116 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 116 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 115 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 92 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 81 works
  6. 6 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 70 works
  7. 7 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 66 works
  8. 8 Education and Professional Development Education 46 works
  9. 9 Innovative Educational Technologies Information Systems 46 works
  10. 10 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 38 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Maputo11.3% 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 17.5% in 2015.

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