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Research in Mwanza

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Mwanza, Tanzania. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences and Bugando Medical Centre.

Research institutions
6
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.2k
▲ 173% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
8.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1969-2026
58 years on the record
Mwanza

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 Mwanza?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Catholic University of Health and Allied SciencesUniversity 1,115 #8,640
2St. Augustine University of TanzaniaUniversity 753 #5,902
3Bugando Medical CentreHospital / health system 289 #19,165
4Mwanza Intervention Trials UnitResearch facility 75 not ranked
5Governance Links TanzaniaGovernment institution 1 not ranked
6Kivulini Women’s Rights OrganisationNonprofit 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.

Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences: 49.9%St. Augustine University of Tanzania: 33.7%Bugando Medical Centre: 12.9%Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit: 3.4%1 other listed: 0.0%50%largest
Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences1,115 · 49.9%St. Augustine University of Tanzania753 · 33.7%Bugando Medical Centre289 · 12.9%Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit75 · 3.4%1 other listed1 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Mwanza work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research in Mwanza is in Social Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (37%), Medicine (26%), Business, Management and Accounting (5%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 604 fractional works · 53.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 418 fractional works · 36.7% of its workEducation: 231 fractional works · 20.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 54 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSafety Research: 29 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCommunication: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 58 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAccounting: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 40 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 39 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 23 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 20 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 357 fractional works · 31.4% of its workMedicine: 300 fractional works · 26.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 44 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 40 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEpidemiology: 31 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 26 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSurgery: 23 fractional works · 2.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 39 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 23 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 99 fractional works · 8.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 42 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 25 fractional works · 2.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 78 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 30 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 29 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 20 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMwanza1,138fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences53%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences41836.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting585.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities403.5%
    4. Psychology393.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance292.5%
    6. Decision Sciences201.8%
    1. Medicine30026.3%
    2. Health Professions393.4%
    3. Nursing181.6%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences423.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology272.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology252.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
    5. Neuroscience20.2%
    1. Environmental Science302.6%
    2. Computer Science292.6%
    3. Engineering100.9%
    4. Mathematics50.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy20.1%
    6. Chemistry10.1%
    7. Materials Science10.1%
    8. Energy00.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Mwanza strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Mwanza is most concentrated in Safety Research, Education and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (9.8× the world share in Safety Research).

  1. Safety ResearchSubfield · 26.7 works9.8×
  2. EducationSubfield · 207.7 works6.9×
  3. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 35.1 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 25 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: 0.62× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.21× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.38× its world share, 261 worksMedicineNursing: 3.36× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.20× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.72× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.33× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.92× its world share, 364 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.36×16 works
  2. Social Sciences2.92×364 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.21×22 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.79×17 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.72×55 works
  6. Medicine1.38×261 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.33×28 works
  8. Health Professions1.32×34 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.20×34 works
  10. Psychology1.13×34 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.62×29 works
  12. Environmental Science0.51×25 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×22 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.38×1 works
  15. Veterinary0.34×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.32×4 works
  17. Computer Science0.31×24 works
  18. Dentistry0.14×1 works
  19. Neuroscience0.11×2 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.07×2 works
  21. Chemistry0.06×1 works
  22. Engineering0.06×9 works
  23. Energy0.04×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.02×1 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Mwanza?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Technology Integration, Education, Teacher Professional Development, Epidemiology, Sustainable Development, Poverty Reduction, Development and Professional Development.

▲ 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. Epidemiology85▲ 1.88×91 topics
  2. Education83▲ 4.2×35 topics
  3. Technology Integration65▲ 18×10 topics
  4. Sustainable Development57▲ 3.2×24 topics
  5. Globalization49▲ 2.2×47 topics
  6. Educational Technology45▲ 3.3×15 topics
  7. Teacher Professional Development42▲ 23×4 topics
  8. Curriculum Development38▲ 4.9×11 topics
  9. E-Learning37▲ 3.4×9 topics
  10. Poverty Reduction35▲ 24×5 topics
  11. Development34▲ 8.4×12 topics
  12. Professional Development34▲ 14×8 topics
  13. Inclusive Education33▲ 8.0×8 topics
  14. Educational Leadership32▲ 22×3 topics
  15. School Improvement32▲ 34×2 topics
  16. Risk Factors31▲ 2.5×27 topics
  17. Pedagogy30▲ 5.3×10 topics
  18. Maternal Mortality30▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Gender Inequality29▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Teacher Education29▲ 20×6 topics
  21. Gender Equality27▲ 8.6×7 topics
  22. Professional Learning Communities27▲ 47×2 topics
  23. Reflective Practice26▲ 12×6 topics
  24. Conditional Cash Transfers24▲ 60×1 topic
  25. School Subsidies24▲ 60×1 topic
  26. Social Studies23▲ 42×3 topics
  27. Information Technology23▲ 4.3×10 topics
  28. Student Satisfaction23▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Qualitative Research Methods23▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Teacher Identity23▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Child Development22▲ 4.8×7 topics
  32. Quality Assurance22▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Cultural Diversity21▲ 8.1×8 topics
  34. Nigeria20▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Youth Unemployment20▲ 146×1 topic
  36. Community Health Workers19▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Health Inequalities19▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Child Mortality18▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Health Systems18▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Student Achievement18▲ 18×6 topics

What research is done in Mwanza?

Poverty, Education, and …23Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 23 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…18Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 18 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 17 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…16Global Maternal and Child Health: 16 fractional worksEducational Practices an…16Educational Practices and Challenges: 16 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 14 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 13 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…12Education Systems and Policy: 12 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 11 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 11 fractional works
Safety ResearchEducationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and Dietetics

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

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 23 works
  2. 2 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 18 works
  3. 3 African Education and Politics Education 17 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 16 works
  5. 5 Educational Practices and Challenges Education 16 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 14 works
  7. 7 Education and Islamic Studies Education 13 works
  8. 8 Education Systems and Policy Education 12 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 11 works
  10. 10 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 11 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Mwanza9.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.6% in 2016.

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