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Science in Angola

Angola ranks #164 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#181 all time), with 1.5k research works and 5.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#164
of 192 · #181 all time
Works, 2022–2025
1.5k
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
77%
world 63%

What is Angola strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Angola ranks highest in Medicine (#140 of 155) and Social Sciences (#149 of 151). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Energy, Fuel Technology and Information Systems and Management.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #140 of 155 5.2%300 Institutions
Social SciencesField #149 of 151 5.2%436 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 works23×
  2. Fuel TechnologySubfield · 1.2 works9.8×
  3. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 40.1 works9.7×
  4. ForestrySubfield · 12.0 works8.0×
  5. Health Information ManagementSubfield · 27.2 works7.3×
  6. Occupational TherapySubfield · 15.3 works6.3×
  7. DevelopmentSubfield · 8.7 works5.9×
  8. HealthSubfield · 24.0 works5.6×
← 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: 0.86× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 68 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 62 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 71 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.57× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.43× its world share, 131 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 300 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.25× its world share, 46 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 436 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.

Which keywords describe research in Angola?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Healthcare, Qualitative Research, Epidemiology, Public Policy, Quality of Life, Educational Technology and Healthcare Access.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology121▲ 2.1×103 topics
  2. Public Health106▲ 5.0×48 topics
  3. Healthcare81▲ 4.9×19 topics
  4. Quality of Life74▲ 3.5×47 topics
  5. Qualitative Research73▲ 5.7×13 topics
  6. Educational Technology68▲ 3.9×26 topics
  7. Sustainability64▲ 1.82×49 topics
  8. Education64▲ 2.6×52 topics
  9. Globalization60▲ 2.1×64 topics
  10. Risk Factors57▲ 3.6×26 topics
  11. Teacher Training54▲ 5.9×15 topics
  12. Human Rights53▲ 3.5×35 topics
  13. Public Policy53▲ 7.4×19 topics
  14. Online Learning50▲ 4.2×15 topics
  15. Healthcare Access48▲ 12×10 topics
  16. Health Policy44▲ 19×5 topics
  17. Social Determinants39▲ 13×7 topics
  18. Research Methods38▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Data Analysis38▲ 9.5×4 topics
  20. Innovation Management37▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Marketing Strategies37▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Quantitative Research37▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Case Study37▲ 38×1 topic
  24. Organizational Management37▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Prevalence37▲ 6.2×12 topics
  26. Inclusion34▲ 16×5 topics
  27. Training33▲ 10×6 topics
  28. Research33▲ 18×5 topics
  29. Legal Theory33▲ 32×3 topics
  30. Educational Policy33▲ 8.8×3 topics
  31. Social Inequality32▲ 8.2×11 topics
  32. Distance Education32▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Legislation32▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Digital Business31▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Legal Philosophy31▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Digital Innovation30▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Environmental Law29▲ 9.9×6 topics
  38. Civil Rights29▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Research Networks29▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Smart Library29▲ 49×1 topic

Which universities in Angola lead research?

Agostinho Neto University, Clínica Sagrada Esperança and Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia rank highest in Angola on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%5%10%mean 5.88%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Agostinho Neto University: 720, 4.3%Clínica Sagrada Esperança: 164, 5.1%Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia: 79, 9.0%Instituto Superior Politécnico Metropolitano de Angola: 74, 6.8%Instituto Superior de Ciencias Sociais e Relações Internacionais: 107, 4.2%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 · #13,152 worldwide4.3% top 10% · 720 works
  2. 2Clínica Sagrada EsperançaHospital / health system · Luanda · #22,309 worldwide5.1% top 10% · 164 works
  3. 3Ministério da Ciência e TecnologiaGovernment institution · Luanda · #23,905 worldwide9.0% top 10% · 79 works
  4. 4Instituto Superior Politécnico Metropolitano de AngolaUniversity · Luanda · #24,333 worldwide6.8% top 10% · 74 works
  5. 5Instituto Superior de Ciencias Sociais e Relações InternacionaisUniversity · Luanda · #25,509 worldwide4.2% top 10% · 107 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Angola

Who are the top researchers in Angola?

Mauer Gonçalves, Jim Noble and Carlos Alberto rank highest among researchers based in Angola.

  1. 1 Mauer Gonçalves · #981,240 worldwide 12 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Jim Noble · #1,004,936 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Carlos Alberto · #1,191,649 worldwide 13 citations · 86 works
  4. 4 Sofia Vale · #1,460,571 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Humberto Morais · #1,483,465 worldwide 10 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Fernando Cesar Coelho Coutinho · #1,621,597 worldwide 0 citations · 21 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: 63% of research is openly available.

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

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Angola's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher than in 2013–2017.

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

Research fields in Angola