Question 1

How strong is science in Rwanda?

Accepted Answer

Rwanda ranks #69 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#72 all time), with 4.6k research works and 10.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Rwanda strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Rwanda ranks highest in Medicine (#56 of 152), Education (#50 of 112) and Environmental Science (#56 of 122). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Chemical Health and Safety, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Developmental Biology.

Question 3

Which universities in Rwanda lead research?

Accepted Answer

University of Rwanda, University of Kigali and Ministry of Natural Resources rank highest in Rwanda on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Rwanda?

Accepted Answer

Corine Karema, Claude Mambo Muvunyi and Agnès Binagwaho rank highest among researchers based in Rwanda.

Question 5

How much of Rwanda's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Is Rwanda's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 111% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Rwanda?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which fields of science does Rwanda work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Rwanda is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (17%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Rwanda's?

Accepted Answer

Malawi has the research profile closest to Rwanda's (similarity 0.81 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Nursing, followed by Tanzania and Ghana.

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