Question 1

How strong is science in Malawi?

Accepted Answer

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%.

Question 2

What is Malawi strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Which universities in Malawi lead research?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Malawi?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

How much of Malawi's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Is Malawi's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Malawi?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Which fields of science does Malawi work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Malawi's?

Accepted Answer

Sierra Leone has the research profile closest to Malawi's (similarity 0.93 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Nursing, followed by Ghana and Tanzania.