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Science in Rwanda

Rwanda ranks #98 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#122 all time), with 4.6k research works and 19.6% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#98
of 192 · #122 all time
Works, 2022–2025
4.6k
▲ 118% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
73%
world 63%

What is Rwanda strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Rwanda ranks highest in Education (#70 of 115), Medicine (#98 of 155) and Social Sciences (#99 of 151). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Chemical Health and Safety, Developmental Biology and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EducationSubfield #70 of 115 39.2%295 Institutions
MedicineField #98 of 155 18.9%890 Institutions
Social SciencesField #99 of 151 24.4%799 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #83 of 126 24.1%263 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #89 of 125 19.6%374 Institutions
EngineeringField #101 of 134 14.9%331 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #89 of 113 10.7%221 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #111 of 131 18.4%301 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #107 of 122 11.3%261 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. Chemical Health and SafetySubfield · 1.7 works5.7×
  2. Developmental BiologySubfield · 4.6 works4.5×
  3. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 10.1 works4.5×
  4. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 3.7 works3.6×
  5. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 66.9 works3.4×
  6. VirologySubfield · 9.0 works3.4×
  7. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 97.7 works3.2×
  8. NursingField · 69.8 works3.1×
← 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: 1.22× its world share, 263 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 138 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 50 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 62 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 49 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 302 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 108 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.07× its world share, 45 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 331 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 374 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 70 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 53 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.82× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 183 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 890 worksMedicineNursing: 3.13× its world share, 70 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.23× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.51× its world share, 221 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 68 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.71× its world share, 166 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 169 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 799 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Rwanda?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genocide, Climate Change, Politics, Middle East, Media, Qatar, Rwanda and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology246▲ 1.36×122 topics
  2. Climate Change234▲ 1.91×96 topics
  3. Machine Learning182▲ 1.22×83 topics
  4. Sustainability160▲ 1.44×85 topics
  5. Education150▲ 1.92×62 topics
  6. Deep Learning136◆ 0.87×77 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management115▲ 2.7×21 topics
  8. Public Health114▲ 1.72×55 topics
  9. Environmental Impact114▲ 1.47×57 topics
  10. Genocide114▲ 45×3 topics
  11. Educational Technology112▲ 2.1×26 topics
  12. Politics107▲ 8.7×10 topics
  13. Middle East100▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Media99▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Qatar99▲ 112×1 topic
  16. Rwanda99▲ 112×1 topic
  17. Remote Sensing91▲ 1.62×39 topics
  18. Maternal Mortality89▲ 8.9×5 topics
  19. Risk Management89▲ 4.0×13 topics
  20. Risk Factors86▲ 1.71×35 topics
  21. Community Health Workers84▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Teaching Strategies83▲ 6.0×5 topics
  23. Health Inequalities78▲ 14×5 topics
  24. Child Mortality76▲ 23×1 topic
  25. Health Systems76▲ 23×1 topic
  26. Socio-economic Factors76▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Higher Education75▲ 3.1×20 topics
  28. Child Development70▲ 3.7×8 topics
  29. Student Engagement68▲ 3.7×12 topics
  30. Global Burden of Disease64▲ 5.7×4 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations59▲ 3.8×15 topics
  32. IoT58▲ 3.4×16 topics
  33. Medical Education55▲ 4.7×10 topics
  34. Maternal and Child Undernutrition55▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Poverty Reduction55▲ 9.1×5 topics
  36. Water Sanitation Hygiene55▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Technology Integration54▲ 3.9×8 topics
  38. Global Health53▲ 7.7×7 topics
  39. Student Satisfaction47▲ 5.4×3 topics
  40. Conflict47▲ 6.3×9 topics

Which universities in Rwanda lead research?

University of Rwanda, Ministry of Natural Resources and Ministry of Education rank highest in Rwanda on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%30%mean 18.4667%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Rwanda: 1,552, 22.9%Ministry of Natural Resources: 458, 24.4%Ministry of Education: 231, 22.3%University of Global Health Equity: 218, 24.0%University of Kigali: 612, 12.8%Rwanda Biomedical Center: 207, 26.8%African Institute for Mathematical Sciences: 98, 27.5%Rwanda Agriculture Board: 90, 23.2%Mahatma Gandhi University: 133, 9.9%INES-Ruhengeri: 87, 8.7%Kigali Independent University: 76, 19.5%Carnegie Mellon University Africa: 113, 14.5%Rwanda Development Board: 81, 21.3%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali: 67, 13.7%University of Lay Adventists of Kigali: 164, 5.5%Ministry of Natural …University of Global…University of RwandaMinistry of Education
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of RwandaUniversity · Butare · #3,313 worldwide22.9% top 10% · 1.6k works
  2. 2Ministry of Natural ResourcesGovernment institution · Kigali · #5,398 worldwide24.4% top 10% · 458 works
  3. 3Ministry of EducationGovernment institution · Kigali · #5,738 worldwide22.3% top 10% · 231 works
  4. 4University of Global Health EquityUniversity · Butaro · #9,326 worldwide24.0% top 10% · 218 works
  5. 5University of KigaliUniversity · Kigali · #9,809 worldwide12.8% top 10% · 612 works
  6. 6Rwanda Biomedical CenterHospital / health system · Kigali · #10,646 worldwide26.8% top 10% · 207 works
  7. 7African Institute for Mathematical SciencesUniversity · Kigali · #11,265 worldwide27.5% top 10% · 98 works
  8. 8Rwanda Agriculture BoardGovernment institution · Kigali · #15,425 worldwide23.2% top 10% · 90 works
  9. 9Mahatma Gandhi UniversityUniversity · Kigali · #17,127 worldwide9.9% top 10% · 133 works
  10. 10INES-RuhengeriUniversity · Ruhengeri · #17,290 worldwide8.7% top 10% · 87 works
  11. 11Kigali Independent UniversityUniversity · Kigali · #17,875 worldwide19.5% top 10% · 76 works
  12. 12Carnegie Mellon University AfricaUniversity · Kigali · #18,804 worldwide14.5% top 10% · 113 works
  13. 13Rwanda Development BoardGovernment institution · Kigali · #21,744 worldwide21.3% top 10% · 81 works
  14. 14Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de KigaliHospital / health system · Kigali · #22,675 worldwide13.7% top 10% · 67 works
  15. 15University of Lay Adventists of KigaliUniversity · Kigali · #22,812 worldwide5.5% top 10% · 164 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 Rwanda

Who are the top researchers in Rwanda?

Sabin Nsanzimana, Stephen Rulisa and Faustin Ntirenganya rank highest among researchers based in Rwanda.

  1. 1 Sabin Nsanzimana · #42,864 worldwide 863 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Stephen Rulisa · #320,605 worldwide 46 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Faustin Ntirenganya · #343,975 worldwide 99 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Patrick Kyamanywa · #516,801 worldwide 45 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Abebe Bekele · #619,727 worldwide 48 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Vincent Sezibera · #637,529 worldwide 56 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Damien Hanyurwimfura · #710,376 worldwide 96 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Claude Mambo Muvunyi · #856,372 worldwide 32 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Timothy A. Carey · #879,776 worldwide 46 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Léon Mutesa · #955,118 worldwide 44 citations · 37 works
Top researchers in Rwanda

How open and international is Rwanda's research?

73% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 57% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available72.6%not open27.4%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.6%domestic only43.4%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Rwanda's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 118% 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.

Research fields in Rwanda