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Research in Mzuzu

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Mzuzu, Malawi. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Mzuzu University.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
783
▲ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.3k
9.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1961-2026
66 years on the record
Mzuzu

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 Mzuzu?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Mzuzu UniversityUniversity 782 #7,704
2UngweruNonprofit 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.

Which fields of science does Mzuzu work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Mzuzu is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (18%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 105 fractional works · 38.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 21.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 20 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workConservation: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 4.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 67 fractional works · 24.7% of its workMedicine: 50 fractional works · 18.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 58 fractional works · 21.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 23 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 7.3% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 43 fractional works · 15.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 34 fractional works · 12.5% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% 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 · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMzuzu273fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences38%

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 Sciences6021.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities155.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting124.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance83.1%
    5. Psychology82.9%
    6. Decision Sciences20.8%
    1. Medicine5018.1%
    2. Health Professions93.5%
    3. Nursing72.4%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Environmental Science238.5%
    2. Computer Science207.3%
    3. Engineering93.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    5. Mathematics20.6%
    6. Energy10.4%
    7. Materials Science10.2%
    8. Chemistry10.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3412.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology51.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology30.9%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Mzuzu?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Sustainable Agriculture, Colonialism, Climate Change, Sustainability, Social Capital, Poverty Reduction and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Climate Change16▲ 2.2×33 topics
  2. Epidemiology14▲ 1.32×46 topics
  3. Sustainability13▲ 1.99×27 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers9▲ 16×4 topics
  5. Colonialism9▲ 7.1×8 topics
  6. Sustainable Agriculture9▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Sustainable Development8▲ 1.99×16 topics
  8. Environmental Impact8▲ 1.70×27 topics
  9. Risk Factors8▲ 2.6×15 topics
  10. Social Capital8▲ 5.4×10 topics
  11. Nationalism7▲ 5.7×4 topics
  12. Rural Development6▲ 6.8×6 topics
  13. Poverty Reduction6▲ 18×3 topics
  14. Child Development6▲ 5.5×5 topics
  15. Social Impact6▲ 5.6×4 topics
  16. Food Security5▲ 3.5×12 topics
  17. Technology Adoption5▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 5.0×7 topics
  19. Victimization5▲ 60×2 topics
  20. Climate Resilience5▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Social Networks5▲ 6.6×4 topics
  22. Community Health Workers5▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Imperialism5▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Agricultural Innovation4▲ 34×1 topic
  25. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  26. Livelihood Diversification4▲ 51×1 topic
  27. African History4▲ 69×1 topic
  28. Law Enforcement4▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Post-Colonial Africa4▲ 69×1 topic
  30. Cultural Sustainability4▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Cybercrime4▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Dark Web4▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Nutritional Value4▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Agroforestry4▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Rural Livelihoods4▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Health Impacts4▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Gender Inequality4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  40. Respiratory Infections4▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Mzuzu?

African history and cult…4African history and culture studies: 4 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enfor…4Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…4Child Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…3Energy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksDigital and Traditional Archives Management: 3 fractional worksCultural Heritage Manage…3Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 3 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional worksICT in Developing Communities: 2 fractional works
AnthropologyInformation SystemsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 African history and culture studies Anthropology 4 works
  2. 2 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 4 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  5. 5 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 3 works
  6. 6 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 3 works
  7. 7 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 3 works
  8. 8 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 3 works
  9. 9 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 ICT in Developing Communities Information Systems 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%Mzuzu14.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 32.8% in 2016.

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