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Science in Gambia

The Gambia ranks #87 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#77 all time), with 793 research works and 11.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#87
of 189 · #77 all time
Works, 2022-now
793
▲ 58% vs 2018-21
Citations
82k
25.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
11.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.30×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
44%
world 18%

What is Gambia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, the Gambia ranks highest in Medicine (#51 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Infectious Diseases and Anthropology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll timeInstitutions
MedicineField #51 of 152 13.4%260 #48

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. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 3.8 works · #124 of 202 active here7.7×
  2. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 38.6 works · #132 of 221 active here5.7×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 15.8 works · #128 of 213 active here5.7×
  4. MicrobiologySubfield · 5.0 works · #129 of 206 active here4.9×
  5. Modeling and SimulationSubfield · 6.7 works · #124 of 206 active here4.9×
  6. ParasitologySubfield · 5.0 works · #144 of 211 active here4.8×
  7. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 20.1 works · #132 of 220 active here4.7×
  8. AnatomySubfield · 1.1 works · #114 of 159 active here4.7×
← 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: 1.32× its world share, 62 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.52× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.06× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.62× its world share, 309 worksMedicineNursing: 4.16× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.82× its world share, 58 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.26× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 169 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.16×20 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.52×25 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.26×48 works
  4. Mathematics2.06×24 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.82×58 works
  6. Health Professions1.69×44 works
  7. Medicine1.62×309 works
  8. Social Sciences1.35×169 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.32×62 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.15×11 works
  11. Veterinary1.10×2 works
  12. Environmental Science1.06×52 works
  13. Dentistry0.67×3 works
  14. Energy0.62×6 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×32 works
  16. Psychology0.59×18 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.57×2 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.54×12 works
  19. Computer Science0.48×37 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.46×13 works
  21. Neuroscience0.27×4 works
  22. Chemistry0.21×3 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×3 works
  24. Engineering0.18×26 works
  25. Materials Science0.18×6 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.15×0 works

Which fields of science does Gambia work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Gambia is in Health Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Social Sciences (17%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (6%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 378 fractional works · 38.1% of its workMedicine: 309 fractional works · 31.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 61 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEpidemiology: 42 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 39 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 33 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 44 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 26 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 20 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 20 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 317 fractional works · 32.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 169 fractional works · 17.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 53 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEducation: 25 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnthropology: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 58 fractional works · 5.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 48 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 38 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 171 fractional works · 17.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 52 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 37 fractional works · 3.8% of its workInformation Systems: 22 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematics: 24 fractional works · 2.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 126 fractional works · 12.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 62 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPlant Science: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 25 fractional works · 2.5% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKGambia992fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences32%

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. Medicine30931.1%
    2. Health Professions444.4%
    3. Nursing202.0%
    4. Dentistry30.3%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Social Sciences16917.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting585.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance484.8%
    4. Psychology181.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities131.3%
    6. Decision Sciences111.1%
    1. Environmental Science525.3%
    2. Computer Science373.8%
    3. Engineering272.7%
    4. Mathematics242.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy121.2%
    6. Materials Science60.6%
    7. Energy60.6%
    8. Chemistry30.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences626.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology323.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology252.5%
    4. Neuroscience40.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Gambia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Vaccine Development, Global Burden, Immune Response, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and Economic Growth.

▲ 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. Epidemiology113▲ 2.9×97 topics
  2. Climate Change50▲ 1.84×62 topics
  3. Sustainability33▲ 1.35×49 topics
  4. Globalization32▲ 1.66×41 topics
  5. Economic Growth32▲ 4.0×19 topics
  6. Global Burden32▲ 5.8×12 topics
  7. Immune Response31▲ 5.4×17 topics
  8. Public Health30▲ 2.1×41 topics
  9. Vaccine29▲ 7.4×11 topics
  10. COVID-1928▲ 2.2×21 topics
  11. Vaccine Development28▲ 11×9 topics
  12. Maternal Mortality25▲ 11×5 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease24▲ 2.1×28 topics
  14. Pathogenesis23▲ 4.5×20 topics
  15. Infectious Diseases22▲ 6.8×9 topics
  16. Child Development19▲ 4.7×7 topics
  17. Community Health Workers19▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Vulnerability19▲ 8.2×6 topics
  19. Health Inequalities19▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Socio-economic Factors18▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Child Mortality18▲ 25×1 topic
  22. Health Systems18▲ 25×1 topic
  23. Social Capital18▲ 3.4×12 topics
  24. Global Burden of Disease16▲ 6.7×4 topics
  25. Insecticide Resistance16▲ 20×4 topics
  26. Risk Management16▲ 3.4×8 topics
  27. Adaptation15▲ 5.1×7 topics
  28. Global Warming15▲ 3.5×9 topics
  29. Poverty Reduction15▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Governance14▲ 4.4×8 topics
  31. Risk Perception14▲ 5.3×6 topics
  32. Genome Sequence14▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Development14▲ 3.9×14 topics
  34. Maternal and Child Undernutrition13▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Water Sanitation Hygiene13▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Artemisinin Resistance13▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Plasmodium falciparum13▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Global Health12▲ 7.6×5 topics
  39. Respiratory Infections12▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Infertility10▲ 7.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Gambia publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Malaria Research and Control.

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 18 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 13 works
  3. 3 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  4. 4 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 9 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 8 works
  6. 6 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 7 works
  7. 7 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  8. 8 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 7 works
  9. 9 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  10. 10 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 6 works
  11. 11 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 6 works
  12. 12 Hepatitis B Virus Studies Epidemiology 5 works

Which universities in Gambia lead research?

University of the Gambia and Euclid University rank highest in Gambia on research quality in 2022-now.

  1. 1University of the GambiaUniversity · Banjul · #3,922 worldwide11.0% top 10% · 341 works
  2. 2Euclid UniversityUniversity · Banjul · #16,791 worldwide9.8% top 10% · 76 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 Gambia

Who are the top researchers in Gambia?

Amadou Barrow, Kris A. Murray and Kalifa Bojang rank highest among researchers based in Gambia.

  1. 1 Amadou Barrow #15,664 worldwide 47k citations · 170 works
  2. 2 Kris A. Murray #30,005 worldwide 21k citations · 210 works
  3. 3 Kalifa Bojang #75,209 worldwide 13k citations · 189 works
  4. 4 Sophie E. Moore #84,737 worldwide 16k citations · 416 works
  5. 5 Martín Antonio #89,709 worldwide 24k citations · 365 works
  6. 6 Beate Kampmann #101,642 worldwide 21k citations · 510 works
  7. 7 Andrew M. Prentice #116,850 worldwide 36k citations · 677 works
  8. 8 Richard Adebayo Adegbola #132,588 worldwide 16k citations · 198 works
  9. 9 Umberto D’Alessandro #158,745 worldwide 24k citations · 742 works
  10. 10 Alfred Amambua‐Ngwa #173,229 worldwide 5.9k citations · 227 works
Top researchers in Gambia

How open and international is Gambia's research?

73% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 44% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available73.1%not open26.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.1%domestic only55.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 87% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 59% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.19× the expected open access and 1.96× the expected international share, which puts it #18 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Gambia's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 58% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Gambia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0035% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Gambia0.0042% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Gambia 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, 12.7% of its 3.2k works since 1951 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting10%20%30%Gambia11.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.6% in 1991.

Which countries have research most like the Gambia's?

Uganda is the Gambia's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like the Gambia's, with both strong in Nursing.

  1. 1 UgandaBoth strong in Nursing, Immunology and Microbiology, Business, Management and Accounting 0.88 Compare
  2. 2 SomaliaBoth strong in Nursing, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Health Professions 0.86 Compare
  3. 3 ZambiaBoth strong in Nursing, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Business, Management and Accounting 0.84 Compare
  4. 4 KenyaBoth strong in Nursing, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Business, Management and Accounting 0.83 Compare
  5. 5 TanzaniaBoth strong in Nursing, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Business, Management and Accounting 0.81 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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