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Science in Liberia

Liberia ranks #179 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#188 all time), with 361 research works and 13.3% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#179
of 192 · #188 all time
Works, 2022–2025
361
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
68%
world 63%

Which keywords describe research in Liberia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Vaccine, Maternal Mortality, Immune Response, COVID-19, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Ethical Considerations and Transmission.

▲ 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. Sustainability18▲ 2.1×42 topics
  2. Machine Learning16▲ 1.39×32 topics
  3. Environmental Impact16▲ 2.6×27 topics
  4. COVID-1916▲ 3.1×15 topics
  5. Public Health14▲ 2.7×28 topics
  6. Vaccine14▲ 9.4×9 topics
  7. Immune Response13▲ 6.3×9 topics
  8. Maternal Mortality13▲ 16×4 topics
  9. Mental Health12▲ 2.3×20 topics
  10. Globalization11▲ 1.60×31 topics
  11. Pathogenesis11▲ 5.8×8 topics
  12. Renewable Energy11▲ 2.1×21 topics
  13. Sustainable Development10▲ 1.67×19 topics
  14. Ethical Considerations10▲ 7.8×9 topics
  15. Transmission9▲ 49×3 topics
  16. Healthcare9▲ 2.3×15 topics
  17. Ebola Virus9▲ 95×1 topic
  18. Outbreak9▲ 71×2 topics
  19. Reservoirs9▲ 95×1 topic
  20. Community Health Workers9▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Recycling8▲ 6.1×7 topics
  22. Health Inequalities8▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Healthcare Workers8▲ 9.5×3 topics
  24. Infectious Diseases8▲ 7.1×6 topics
  25. Socio-economic Factors8▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Child Mortality8▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Health Systems8▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Waste Management8▲ 5.4×5 topics
  29. Social Capital7▲ 3.5×10 topics
  30. Risk Management7▲ 3.8×8 topics
  31. Risk Perception6▲ 6.4×3 topics
  32. Health Equity6▲ 6.2×5 topics
  33. SARS-CoV-26▲ 5.2×6 topics
  34. Development6▲ 4.8×10 topics
  35. Poverty Reduction6▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Global Health5▲ 10.0×4 topics
  37. Resource Allocation5▲ 8.2×2 topics
  38. Disaster Response5▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Emergency Preparedness4▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Triage4▲ 30×1 topic

Which universities in Liberia lead research?

University of Liberia and William V. S. Tubman University rank highest in Liberia on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1University of LiberiaUniversity · Monrovia · #17,406 worldwide17.1% top 10% · 149 works
  2. 2William V. S. Tubman UniversityUniversity · Harper · #19,960 worldwide14.7% top 10% · 86 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 Liberia

Who are the top researchers in Liberia?

B. Harris, Janice L. Cooper and Asadi Srinivasulu rank highest among researchers based in Liberia.

  1. 1 B. Harris · #280,467 worldwide 99 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Janice L. Cooper · #860,066 worldwide 36 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Asadi Srinivasulu · #1,558,409 worldwide 24 citations · 17 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: 63% of research is openly available.

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

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Liberia's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% 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.