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Research in Tororo

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Tororo, Uganda. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Busitema University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
992
▲ 111% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.6k
5.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1966-2026
61 years on the record
Tororo

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Which research institutions are in Tororo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Busitema UniversityUniversity 992 #5,922

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 Tororo work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Tororo is in Health Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Social Sciences (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 155 fractional works · 36.4% of its workMedicine: 120 fractional works · 28.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 21 fractional works · 4.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 19 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 17 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 26 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 114 fractional works · 26.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 41 fractional works · 9.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 93 fractional works · 21.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 53 fractional works · 12.3% of its workEducation: 23 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 65 fractional works · 15.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 41 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTororo427fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences22%

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. Medicine12028.2%
    2. Health Professions266.0%
    3. Nursing81.9%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Environmental Science419.5%
    2. Engineering286.6%
    3. Computer Science173.9%
    4. Materials Science112.5%
    5. Energy41.0%
    6. Mathematics40.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy40.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.7%
    9. Chemistry20.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences5312.3%
    2. Psychology143.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting112.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.4%
    5. Decision Sciences51.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities51.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences419.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology102.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology102.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.4%
    5. Neuroscience20.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Tororo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Maternal Mortality, Community Health Workers, Health Inequalities, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Environmental Impact and Antiretroviral Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology41▲ 2.4×65 topics
  2. Climate Change20▲ 1.74×39 topics
  3. Environmental Impact19▲ 2.6×33 topics
  4. Maternal Mortality17▲ 18×5 topics
  5. Sustainability16▲ 1.55×31 topics
  6. Treatment13▲ 2.5×16 topics
  7. Diagnosis13▲ 3.2×15 topics
  8. Community Health Workers12▲ 32×2 topics
  9. Health Inequalities12▲ 23×2 topics
  10. Child Mortality12▲ 38×1 topic
  11. Health Systems12▲ 38×1 topic
  12. Vaccine12▲ 6.7×9 topics
  13. Immune Response11▲ 4.5×12 topics
  14. COVID-1911▲ 1.97×15 topics
  15. Antiretroviral Therapy11▲ 15×6 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity10▲ 5.6×13 topics
  17. Risk Factors10▲ 2.2×16 topics
  18. Drug Resistance10▲ 7.9×7 topics
  19. Waste Management8▲ 5.0×6 topics
  20. Global Burden8▲ 3.5×11 topics
  21. Antibiotic Resistance8▲ 4.5×7 topics
  22. HIV Prevention7▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Social Determinants of Health7▲ 7.9×2 topics
  24. Adolescent Health7▲ 20×1 topic
  25. Child Development7▲ 4.1×5 topics
  26. Sexual Behavior7▲ 47×1 topic
  27. Vaccine Development7▲ 6.4×7 topics
  28. Gender Inequality7▲ 12×4 topics
  29. HIV Transmission7▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Mortality Rates7▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Global Burden of Disease6▲ 5.8×4 topics
  32. Poverty Reduction6▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Viral Load6▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Mycobacterium tuberculosis6▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Preexposure Prophylaxis6▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Stigma and Discrimination6▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Tuberculosis6▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Global Health5▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. Conditional Cash Transfers5▲ 34×1 topic
  40. School Subsidies5▲ 34×1 topic

What research is done in Tororo?

Global Maternal and Chil…9Global Maternal and Child Health: 9 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 6 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …4Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 4 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…4HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 3 fractional worksInsect Utilization and E…3Insect Utilization and Effects: 3 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 2 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsSafety ResearchInfectious Diseases5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 9 works
  2. 2 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 6 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 4 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 4 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  6. 6 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 3 works
  7. 7 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 3 works
  8. 8 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 2 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%Tororo13.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.7% in 2023.

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