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Research in Monrovia

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Monrovia, Liberia. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Liberia.

Research institutions
8
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
792
▲ 41% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.3k
10.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1960-2026
67 years on the record
Monrovia

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 Monrovia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of LiberiaUniversity 458 #8,207
2Stella Maris PolytechnicUniversity 86 not ranked
3Planned Parenthood Association of LiberiaNonprofit 57 not ranked
4National Public Health Institute of LiberiaGovernment institution 55 not ranked
5Ministry of Gender and DevelopmentGovernment institution 48 not ranked
6African Methodist Episcopal UniversityUniversity 33 not ranked
7Ministry of Health and Social WelfareGovernment institution 31 not ranked
8United Methodist UniversityUniversity 23 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 Liberia: 57.9%Stella Maris Polytechnic: 10.9%Planned Parenthood Association of Liberia: 7.2%National Public Health Institute of Liberia: 7.0%4 others listed: 17.1%58%largest
University of Liberia458 · 57.9%Stella Maris Polytechnic86 · 10.9%Planned Parenthood Association of Liberia57 · 7.2%National Public Health Institute of Liberia55 · 7.0%4 others listed135 · 17.1%

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

Which fields of science does Monrovia work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Monrovia is in Health Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 92 fractional works · 33.7% of its workMedicine: 69 fractional works · 25.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 18 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 14 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 18 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 81 fractional works · 29.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 18.2% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 72 fractional works · 26.3% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 7.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 19 fractional works · 6.8% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 10.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMonrovia272fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences30%

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. Medicine6925.5%
    2. Health Professions186.8%
    3. Nursing31.0%
    4. Veterinary10.4%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences4918.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance103.5%
    3. Psychology93.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting82.9%
    5. Decision Sciences31.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities20.7%
    1. Engineering217.8%
    2. Computer Science196.8%
    3. Environmental Science176.4%
    4. Materials Science51.8%
    5. Mathematics30.9%
    6. Chemistry20.8%
    7. Energy20.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    10. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences165.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology51.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology51.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.7%
    5. Neuroscience10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Monrovia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Vaccine, Immune Response, Maternal Mortality, Pathogenesis, Community Health Workers, Public Health, Transmission and Outbreak.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 1.37×50 topics
  2. Public Health14▲ 3.5×28 topics
  3. Vaccine14▲ 13×9 topics
  4. Immune Response13▲ 8.5×8 topics
  5. COVID-1913▲ 3.6×15 topics
  6. Maternal Mortality12▲ 19×4 topics
  7. Mental Health11▲ 2.8×18 topics
  8. Pathogenesis11▲ 7.7×8 topics
  9. Community Health Workers10▲ 40×2 topics
  10. Sustainability9▲ 1.42×33 topics
  11. Transmission9▲ 63×3 topics
  12. Outbreak9▲ 90×2 topics
  13. Ebola Virus9▲ 122×1 topic
  14. Reservoirs9▲ 122×1 topic
  15. Globalization9▲ 1.69×24 topics
  16. Ethical Considerations9▲ 9.2×9 topics
  17. Health Inequalities8▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Environmental Impact8▲ 1.77×22 topics
  19. Child Mortality8▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Health Systems8▲ 41×1 topic
  21. Infectious Diseases8▲ 8.5×6 topics
  22. Healthcare Workers8▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Pandemic6▲ 2.4×8 topics
  24. Economic Growth6▲ 2.7×11 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-26▲ 6.7×6 topics
  26. Global Health5▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Risk Perception5▲ 7.2×3 topics
  28. Global Access5▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Global Governance5▲ 7.0×10 topics
  30. COVID-19 Vaccine4▲ 24×1 topic
  31. Medical Education4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  32. Vaccine Hesitancy4▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Health Equity4▲ 5.4×5 topics
  34. Disaster Response4▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Psychological Distress4▲ 6.3×3 topics
  36. Emergency Preparedness4▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Triage4▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Poverty Reduction4▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Surgical Care4▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Global Surgery3▲ 59×1 topic

What research is done in Monrovia?

Viral Infections and Out…8Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 8 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 4 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 4 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…2Economic Growth and Development: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 2 fractional worksAI in cancer detection: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction: 2 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEmergency Medical ServicesHealth6 others

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

  1. 1 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 8 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  3. 3 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 4 works
  4. 4 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 4 works
  5. 5 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  9. 9 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Monrovia6.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 34.8% in 2016.

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