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Science in Malawi

Malawi ranks #61 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#55 all time), with 3k research works and 9.5% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#61
of 189 · #55 all time
Works, 2022-now
3k
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
189k
16.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
49%
world 18%
Malawi

What is Malawi strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Malawi ranks highest in Medicine (#45 of 152), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#51 of 124) and Social Sciences (#65 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Parasitology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #45 of 152 11.8%641 #37 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #51 of 124 11.7%336 #50 Institutions
Social SciencesField #65 of 148 8.2%534 #60 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #72 of 122 7.4%275 #70 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. ForestrySubfield · 26.7 works · #84 of 204 active here7.2×
  2. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 12.1 works · #87 of 202 active here6.9×
  3. ParasitologySubfield · 22.1 works · #90 of 211 active here5.9×
  4. VirologySubfield · 10.7 works · #85 of 204 active here5.2×
  5. Research and TheorySubfield · 4.7 works · #78 of 183 active here5.1×
  6. EndocrinologySubfield · 13.7 works · #87 of 203 active here4.9×
  7. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 115.8 works · #87 of 221 active here4.8×
  8. Soil ScienceSubfield · 48.5 works · #85 of 205 active here4.5×
← 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: 2.54× its world share, 429 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 92 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.93× its world share, 69 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 146 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 213 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.94× its world share, 342 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 40 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 172 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 739 worksMedicineNursing: 4.20× its world share, 73 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 98 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 114 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 40 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.52× its world share, 116 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 110 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 612 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. Nursing4.20×73 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.54×429 works
  3. Environmental Science1.94×342 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.93×69 works
  5. Health Professions1.84×172 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.52×116 works
  7. Social Sciences1.36×612 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.18×40 works
  9. Medicine1.08×739 works
  10. Psychology1.01×110 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.00×114 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.96×98 works
  13. Mathematics0.95×40 works
  14. Veterinary0.82×4 works
  15. Energy0.78×26 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.72×9 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.63×35 works
  18. Computer Science0.53×146 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.49×92 works
  20. Engineering0.40×213 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.30×4 works
  22. Neuroscience0.25×14 works
  23. Chemistry0.25×14 works
  24. Dentistry0.25×4 works
  25. Materials Science0.23×28 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.11×9 works

Which fields of science does Malawi work in?

In 2022-now, 31% of research in Malawi is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (17%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,091 fractional works · 30.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 612 fractional works · 17.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 192 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEducation: 127 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 45 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 116 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 88 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFinance: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 114 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 110 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 98 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 993 fractional works · 27.9% of its workMedicine: 739 fractional works · 20.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 144 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 116 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 100 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 92 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 172 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 118 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 73 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 68 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 856 fractional works · 24.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 342 fractional works · 9.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 81 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology: 65 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPollution: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 213 fractional works · 6.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 146 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInformation Systems: 61 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 614 fractional works · 17.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 429 fractional works · 12.1% of its workPlant Science: 142 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 68 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSoil Science: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 39 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workForestry: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 92 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 69 fractional works · 1.9% of its workParasitology: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMalawi3,553fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences31%

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 Sciences1,09130.7%
    1. Social Sciences61217.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1163.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1143.2%
    4. Psychology1103.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities982.8%
    6. Decision Sciences401.1%
    1. Medicine73920.8%
    2. Health Professions1724.8%
    3. Nursing732.1%
    4. Dentistry40.1%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Environmental Science3429.6%
    2. Engineering2136.0%
    3. Computer Science1464.1%
    4. Mathematics401.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences351.0%
    6. Materials Science280.8%
    7. Energy260.7%
    8. Chemistry140.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy90.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42912.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology922.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology691.9%
    4. Neuroscience140.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics90.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Malawi?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Maternal Mortality, Sustainable Agriculture, Community Health Workers, Antiretroviral Therapy, Health Inequalities and Socio-economic Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology245▲ 1.73×119 topics
  2. Climate Change202▲ 2.1×103 topics
  3. Sustainability141▲ 1.62×81 topics
  4. Globalization99▲ 1.41×86 topics
  5. Environmental Impact98▲ 1.61×51 topics
  6. Maternal Mortality91▲ 11×5 topics
  7. Sustainable Agriculture88▲ 8.0×13 topics
  8. Community Health Workers87▲ 28×2 topics
  9. Antiretroviral Therapy80▲ 14×6 topics
  10. Health Inequalities76▲ 18×4 topics
  11. Socio-economic Factors75▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Biodiversity74▲ 2.8×32 topics
  13. Child Mortality74▲ 29×1 topic
  14. Health Systems74▲ 29×1 topic
  15. Smallholder Farmers73▲ 9.8×6 topics
  16. Child Development72▲ 5.0×8 topics
  17. Social Networks70▲ 7.2×9 topics
  18. Food Security65▲ 3.4×20 topics
  19. Biodiversity Conservation65▲ 4.8×16 topics
  20. Rural Development64▲ 5.3×15 topics
  21. Global Burden62▲ 3.2×12 topics
  22. Poverty Reduction62▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Vaccine60▲ 4.2×11 topics
  24. Colonialism58▲ 3.5×17 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity58▲ 3.8×20 topics
  26. Global Burden of Disease57▲ 6.5×4 topics
  27. Mortality Rates53▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Technology Adoption53▲ 8.0×6 topics
  29. Maternal and Child Undernutrition52▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Water Sanitation Hygiene52▲ 18×1 topic
  31. HIV Transmission51▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Gender Inequality48▲ 9.7×6 topics
  33. Viral Load47▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Vulnerability47▲ 5.7×8 topics
  35. Agricultural Innovation44▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Preexposure Prophylaxis44▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Stigma and Discrimination44▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Livelihood Diversification44▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Market Participation44▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Global Health42▲ 7.6×6 topics

Which research topics does Malawi publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Global Maternal and Child Health: 74 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 51 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…44HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 44 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…44Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 44 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 31 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 29 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 23 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 23 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 22 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 21 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 19 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 19 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsInfectious DiseasesGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences7 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 74 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 51 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 44 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 44 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 31 works
  6. 6 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 29 works
  7. 7 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 23 works
  8. 8 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 23 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 22 works
  10. 10 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  11. 11 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 19 works
  12. 12 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 19 works

Which universities in Malawi lead research?

University of Malawi, Kamuzu Central Hospital and Ministry of Education Science and Technology rank highest in Malawi on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 9.18%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Kamuzu Central Hospi…University of MalawiMinistry of Educatio…Mzuzu University
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1University of MalawiUniversity · Zomba · #2,880 worldwide9.1% top 10% · 650 works
  2. 2Kamuzu Central HospitalHospital / health system · Lilongwe · #5,238 worldwide12.3% top 10% · 279 works
  3. 3Ministry of Education Science and TechnologyGovernment institution · Lilongwe · #5,348 worldwide7.7% top 10% · 312 works
  4. 4Mzuzu UniversityUniversity · Mzuzu · #7,704 worldwide6.9% top 10% · 241 works
  5. 5Malawi University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Blantyre · #8,187 worldwide6.9% top 10% · 172 works
  6. 6Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesUniversity · Lilongwe · #9,511 worldwide11.0% top 10% · 243 works
  7. 7Department of ForestryGovernment institution · Lilongwe · #10,861 worldwide8.7% top 10% · 261 works
  8. 8Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Lilongwe · #13,699 worldwide16.2% top 10% · 102 works
  9. 9Blantyre Institute for Community OphthalmologyNonprofit · Blantyre · #14,144 worldwide11.0% top 10% · 80 works
  10. 10DMI-St. John the Baptist UniversityUniversity · Mangochi · #14,274 worldwide2.0% top 10% · 147 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 Malawi

Who are the top researchers in Malawi?

Amelia Catharine Crampin, Kelias Phiri Msyamboza and Eduard E. Zijlstra rank highest among researchers based in Malawi.

  1. 1 Amelia Catharine Crampin #138,780 worldwide 23k citations · 372 works
  2. 2 Kelias Phiri Msyamboza #162,077 worldwide 12k citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Eduard E. Zijlstra #238,180 worldwide 4.8k citations · 91 works
  4. 4 Elsbeth Robson #239,786 worldwide 3k citations · 121 works
  5. 5 Felix Khuluza #244,579 worldwide 1.6k citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Charles W Mwansambo #245,150 worldwide 4.2k citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Ibrahim Chikowe #247,210 worldwide 1.7k citations · 74 works
  8. 8 Kondwani Kawaza #252,587 worldwide 2.3k citations · 113 works
  9. 9 Ulla K. Hemmilä #254,139 worldwide 3.2k citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Andreas K. Jahn #273,079 worldwide 7k citations · 232 works
Top researchers in Malawi

How open and international is Malawi's research?

63% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 49% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available62.6%not open37.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.2%domestic only50.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 75% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 56% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.07× the expected open access and 2.19× the expected international share, which puts it #81 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Malawi's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% 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 Malawi as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.014% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Malawi0.017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Malawi 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, 9.8% of its 11k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%Malawi10.2% 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 13.9% in 2016.

Which countries have research most like Malawi's?

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

  1. 1 Sierra LeoneBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology 0.93 Compare
  2. 2 GhanaBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Health Professions 0.93 Compare
  3. 3 TanzaniaBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science 0.92 Compare
  4. 4 Democratic Republic of the CongoBoth strong in Nursing, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Health Professions 0.91 Compare
  5. 5 UgandaBoth strong in Nursing, Immunology and Microbiology, Health Professions 0.90 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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