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Liberia ranks #132 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#133 all time), with 361 research works and 10.6% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#132
of 189 · #133 all time
Works, 2022-now
361
▲ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
9.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
45%
world 18%
Liberia

Which fields of science does Liberia work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Liberia is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (10%).

Physical Sciences: 140 fractional works · 32.6% of its workEngineering: 45 fractional works · 10.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 36 fractional works · 8.3% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 33 fractional works · 7.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 121 fractional works · 28.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 71 fractional works · 16.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 18 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 114 fractional works · 26.5% of its workMedicine: 84 fractional works · 19.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 20 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 23 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 55 fractional works · 12.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 38 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPlant Science: 15 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLiberia429fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences28%

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. Engineering4510.4%
    2. Computer Science368.3%
    3. Environmental Science337.8%
    4. Materials Science92.1%
    5. Mathematics61.4%
    6. Chemistry30.7%
    7. Energy30.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.4%
    1. Social Sciences7116.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance153.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting133.1%
    4. Psychology122.7%
    5. Decision Sciences61.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities40.9%
    1. Medicine8419.5%
    2. Health Professions235.3%
    3. Nursing61.5%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences389.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology81.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology51.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
    5. Neuroscience10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Liberia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Vaccine, Maternal Mortality, Immune Response, Environmental Impact, Community Health Workers, Transmission, Outbreak and Ebola Virus.

▲ 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. Sustainability21▲ 2.0×46 topics
  2. Environmental Impact20▲ 2.8×35 topics
  3. Machine Learning18▲ 1.23×35 topics
  4. Epidemiology17◆ 1.00×52 topics
  5. COVID-1916▲ 3.0×16 topics
  6. Public Health16▲ 2.6×29 topics
  7. Vaccine16▲ 9.4×9 topics
  8. Immune Response15▲ 6.3×10 topics
  9. Climate Change15▲ 1.28×39 topics
  10. Maternal Mortality15▲ 15×4 topics
  11. Globalization14▲ 1.70×34 topics
  12. Sustainable Development13▲ 1.93×24 topics
  13. Renewable Energy13▲ 2.0×23 topics
  14. Mental Health12▲ 2.0×21 topics
  15. Pathogenesis12▲ 5.6×8 topics
  16. Community Health Workers12▲ 31×2 topics
  17. Transmission11▲ 46×3 topics
  18. Outbreak11▲ 67×2 topics
  19. Ebola Virus11▲ 91×1 topic
  20. Reservoirs11▲ 91×1 topic
  21. Ethical Considerations10▲ 7.1×10 topics
  22. Health Inequalities10▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Infectious Diseases10▲ 7.0×6 topics
  24. Socio-economic Factors10▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Child Mortality10▲ 31×1 topic
  26. Health Systems10▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Healthcare Workers9▲ 9.2×3 topics
  28. Recycling9▲ 5.4×7 topics
  29. Waste Management8▲ 4.7×5 topics
  30. Risk Perception8▲ 6.7×3 topics
  31. Risk Management8▲ 3.7×10 topics
  32. Development7▲ 4.4×11 topics
  33. SARS-CoV-27▲ 5.1×6 topics
  34. Health Equity6▲ 5.0×5 topics
  35. Resource Allocation6▲ 7.8×2 topics
  36. Global Health6▲ 8.5×4 topics
  37. Disaster Response6▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Poverty Reduction6▲ 9.8×4 topics
  39. Emergency Preparedness5▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Triage5▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Liberia publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Global Maternal and Child Health, Disaster Response and Management.

Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 11 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 10 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 5 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 5 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Management: 3 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 3 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 3 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 3 fractional worksMining and Resource Management: 3 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEmergency Medical ServicesHealth8 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 11 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 10 works
  3. 3 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 5 works
  4. 4 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 5 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  6. 6 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  10. 10 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 3 works
  11. 11 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  12. 12 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 3 works

Which universities in Liberia lead research?

University of Liberia and William V. S. Tubman University rank highest in Liberia on research quality in 2022-now.

  1. 1University of LiberiaUniversity · Monrovia · #8,207 worldwide10.8% top 10% · 149 works
  2. 2William V. S. Tubman UniversityUniversity · Harper · #13,927 worldwide16.1% top 10% · 86 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 Liberia

Who are the top researchers in Liberia?

Abdulfatah Abdu Yusuf, Tolbert Nyenswah and Fatorma K. Bolay rank highest among researchers based in Liberia.

  1. 1 Abdulfatah Abdu Yusuf #91,971 worldwide 2.8k citations · 84 works
  2. 2 Tolbert Nyenswah #226,740 worldwide 4.6k citations · 102 works
  3. 3 Fatorma K. Bolay #243,088 worldwide 3.5k citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Lawrence Fakoli #287,221 worldwide 2k citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Chea Sanford Wesseh #396,483 worldwide 1.2k citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Alex Ntale Gasasira #609,251 worldwide 2.8k citations · 78 works
  7. 7 Bernice T. Dahn #713,125 worldwide 3k citations · 67 works
  8. 8 Janice L. Cooper #749,197 worldwide 6k citations · 75 works
  9. 9 Mercy Abiola Gilbert #809,022 worldwide 186 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Francis Kateh #871,095 worldwide 1.6k citations · 29 works
Top researchers in Liberia

How open and international is Liberia's research?

68% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 45% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available68.2%not open31.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.2%domestic only54.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Liberia's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 68% 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 Liberia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0017% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Liberia0.0017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Liberia 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, 7.8% of its 1.3k works since 1951 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%Liberia13.8% 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 13.9% in 2016.

Which countries have research most like Liberia's?

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

  1. 1 Sierra LeoneBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.81 Compare
  2. 2 ZimbabweBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Nursing 0.80 Compare
  3. 3 EthiopiaBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Veterinary 0.78 Compare
  4. 4 NamibiaBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Veterinary 0.77 Compare
  5. 5 MalawiBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Health Professions 0.77 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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