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Science in Angola

Angola ranks #111 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#141 all time), with 1.5k research works and 5.3% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#111
of 189 · #141 all time
Works, 2022-now
1.5k
▲ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
3.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.78×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
77%
world 40%
International
41%
world 18%

What is Angola strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Angola ranks highest in Medicine (#93 of 152) and Social Sciences (#118 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Energy, Information Systems and Management and Fuel Technology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll timeInstitutions
MedicineField #93 of 152 3.6%300 #123 Institutions
Social SciencesField #118 of 148 6.8%436 #138 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. General EnergySubfield · 9.1 works · #80 of 167 active here20×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 42.8 works · #88 of 213 active here8.8×
  3. Fuel TechnologySubfield · 1.2 works · #62 of 113 active here8.4×
  4. ForestrySubfield · 13.1 works · #97 of 204 active here7.4×
  5. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 31.7 works · #83 of 202 active here7.3×
  6. Occupational TherapySubfield · 17.1 works · #86 of 198 active here6.0×
  7. HealthSubfield · 27.9 works · #103 of 217 active here5.5×
  8. DevelopmentSubfield · 9.3 works · #113 of 190 active here5.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 65 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 84 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.05× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 76 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 83 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.48× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.36× its world share, 150 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 348 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 51 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 41 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 49 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 504 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.36×150 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.99×49 works
  3. Social Sciences2.35×504 works
  4. Dentistry1.48×12 works
  5. Nursing1.16×10 works
  6. Medicine1.07×348 works
  7. Energy1.05×16 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.04×51 works
  9. Environmental Science0.98×83 works
  10. Psychology0.95×49 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.94×34 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.81×65 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.80×14 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.78×30 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.76×41 works
  16. Computer Science0.64×84 works
  17. Veterinary0.51×1 works
  18. Mathematics0.40×8 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.38×2 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×9 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×28 works
  22. Neuroscience0.31×9 works
  23. Engineering0.30×76 works
  24. Chemistry0.22×6 works
  25. Materials Science0.22×13 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.19×1 works

Which fields of science does Angola work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Angola is in Social Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Medicine (21%), Health Professions (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 729 fractional works · 43.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 504 fractional works · 29.8% of its workEducation: 146 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 118 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 52 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLaw: 42 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDemography: 36 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth: 28 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnthropology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 51 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 49 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 49 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 43 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 41 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 34 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 521 fractional works · 30.7% of its workMedicine: 348 fractional works · 20.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 71 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEpidemiology: 34 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 23 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 23 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 150 fractional works · 8.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 80 fractional works · 4.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 32 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 327 fractional works · 19.3% of its workComputer Science: 84 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 59 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 83 fractional works · 4.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 35 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 77 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 29 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Energy: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 118 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 65 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPlant Science: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workForestry: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAngola1,695fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences43%

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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences50429.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities513.0%
    3. Psychology492.9%
    4. Decision Sciences492.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting412.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance342.0%
    1. Medicine34820.5%
    2. Health Professions1508.9%
    3. Dentistry120.7%
    4. Nursing100.6%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Computer Science845.0%
    2. Environmental Science834.9%
    3. Engineering774.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy291.7%
    5. Energy161.0%
    6. Materials Science130.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences90.6%
    8. Mathematics80.5%
    9. Chemistry60.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences653.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology281.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology140.8%
    4. Neuroscience90.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Angola?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Healthcare, Epidemiology, Qualitative Research, Educational Technology, Public Policy, Quality of Life and Teacher Training.

▲ 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 country'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. Epidemiology138▲ 2.0×107 topics
  2. Public Health122▲ 4.9×50 topics
  3. Healthcare96▲ 5.0×21 topics
  4. Quality of Life86▲ 3.5×50 topics
  5. Educational Technology84▲ 4.2×28 topics
  6. Qualitative Research79▲ 5.5×16 topics
  7. Education75▲ 2.6×58 topics
  8. Globalization75▲ 2.2×74 topics
  9. Sustainability73▲ 1.76×64 topics
  10. Risk Factors64▲ 3.4×28 topics
  11. Public Policy62▲ 7.8×19 topics
  12. Teacher Training61▲ 5.9×17 topics
  13. Human Rights58▲ 3.3×39 topics
  14. Online Learning56▲ 4.0×15 topics
  15. Healthcare Access53▲ 11×10 topics
  16. Health Policy50▲ 19×5 topics
  17. Knowledge Management43▲ 4.6×14 topics
  18. Social Determinants42▲ 12×7 topics
  19. Research Methods41▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Data Analysis39▲ 8.9×4 topics
  21. Innovation Management39▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Marketing Strategies39▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Prevalence39▲ 5.6×12 topics
  24. Quantitative Research39▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Case Study38▲ 36×1 topic
  26. Organizational Management38▲ 38×1 topic
  27. Inclusion37▲ 15×6 topics
  28. Research37▲ 18×5 topics
  29. Training36▲ 10×6 topics
  30. Social Inequality36▲ 7.9×13 topics
  31. Digital Innovation36▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Educational Policy36▲ 8.4×3 topics
  33. Drug Resistance35▲ 7.2×8 topics
  34. Research Networks35▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Smart Library35▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Distance Education35▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Legal Theory35▲ 30×3 topics
  38. Legislation35▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Digital Business34▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Legal Philosophy32▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Angola publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Business and Management Studies, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic, Academic Research in Diverse Fields.

  1. 1 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 38 works
  2. 2 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 35 works
  3. 3 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 34 works
  4. 4 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 30 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 27 works
  6. 6 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 20 works
  7. 7 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 19 works
  8. 8 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 19 works
  9. 9 Science and Education Research Education 16 works
  10. 10 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 16 works
  11. 11 Occupational Health and Burnout Occupational Therapy 15 works
  12. 12 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 15 works

Which universities in Angola lead research?

Agostinho Neto University, Clínica Sagrada Esperança and Instituto Superior Politécnico Metropolitano de Angola rank highest in Angola on research quality in 2022-now.

0%5%10%mean 6.36%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Ministério da Ciênci…Instituto Superior P…Clínica Sagrada Espe…Agostinho Neto Unive…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Agostinho Neto UniversityUniversity · Luanda · #3,444 worldwide3.7% top 10% · 720 works
  2. 2Clínica Sagrada EsperançaHospital / health system · Luanda · #11,436 worldwide5.8% top 10% · 164 works
  3. 3Instituto Superior Politécnico Metropolitano de AngolaUniversity · Luanda · #17,729 worldwide7.0% top 10% · 74 works
  4. 4Ministério da Ciência e TecnologiaGovernment institution · Luanda · #17,873 worldwide8.1% top 10% · 79 works
  5. 5Instituto Superior de Ciencias Sociais e Relações InternacionaisUniversity · Luanda · #18,221 worldwide7.2% top 10% · 107 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Angola

Who are the top researchers in Angola?

Filomeno Fortes, José Franco Martins and Jonatan P. camargo rank highest among researchers based in Angola.

  1. 1 Filomeno Fortes #744,772 worldwide 1.8k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 José Franco Martins #1,216,520 worldwide 267 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Jonatan P. camargo #1,523,126 worldwide 0 citations · 298 works
  4. 4 Joana F. M. Morais #1,525,226 worldwide 935 citations · 88 works
  5. 5 Albano Vicente Lopes Ferreira #1,567,029 worldwide 498 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Fernando Cesar Coelho Coutinho #1,932,200 worldwide 0 citations · 101 works
  7. 7 Anabela A. Leitão #2,051,114 worldwide 704 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Mauer Alexandre da Ascensão Gonçalves #2,217,015 worldwide 7.7k citations · 94 works
  9. 9 Domingos Jandondo #2,246,079 worldwide 403 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Ngiambudulu M. Francisco #2,268,377 worldwide 922 citations · 51 works
Top researchers in Angola

How open and international is Angola's research?

77% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 41% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available77.2%not open22.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.2%domestic only58.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 87% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 43% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.10× the expected open access and 1.82× the expected international share, which puts it #79 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Angola's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Angola as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0055% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Angola0.0078% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Angola over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 5.1% of its 4.5k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Angola5.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.4% in 2017.

Which countries have research most like Angola's?

Paraguay is Angola's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Angola's, with both strong in Health Professions.

  1. 1 ParaguayBoth strong in Health Professions, Social Sciences, Dentistry 0.75 Compare
  2. 2 MozambiqueBoth strong in Social Sciences, Decision Sciences, Health Professions 0.74 Compare
  3. 3 BoliviaBoth strong in Social Sciences, Health Professions, Dentistry 0.74 Compare
  4. 4 PeruBoth strong in Social Sciences, Health Professions, Dentistry 0.72 Compare
  5. 5 GuatemalaBoth strong in Health Professions, Social Sciences, Nursing 0.72 Compare

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