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Science in Tanzania

Tanzania ranks #86 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#74 all time), with 17k research works and 16.5% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#86
of 192 · #74 all time
Works, 2022–2025
17k
▲ 78% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
69%
world 63%

What is Tanzania strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Tanzania ranks highest in Social Sciences (#63 of 151), Medicine (#72 of 155) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#64 of 126). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Library and Information Sciences, Parasitology and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #63 of 151 17.5%3,374 Institutions
MedicineField #72 of 155 15.6%3,095 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #64 of 126 20.2%1,766 Institutions
EducationSubfield #64 of 115 18.6%1,113 Institutions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #48 of 86 26.0%512 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #81 of 125 14.3%1,421 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #71 of 108 19.4%630 Institutions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield #46 of 67 25.7%346
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #85 of 122 16.6%692 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #79 of 113 17.2%1,397 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #92 of 131 16.3%773 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #78 of 110 20.7%768 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. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 30.2 works9.2×
  2. ParasitologySubfield · 99.6 works5.5×
  3. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 45.3 works5.3×
  4. Safety ResearchSubfield · 250.1 works5.3×
  5. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 92.7 works5.2×
  6. VirologySubfield · 45.3 works4.6×
  7. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 296.5 works3.9×
  8. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 71.8 works3.7×
← 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: 2.18× its world share, 1,766 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 451 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.49× its world share, 256 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 53 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 36 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 66 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 773 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 152 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 99 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 964 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.67× its world share, 1,421 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 156 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 133 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 61 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 37 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 630 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 3,095 worksMedicineNursing: 2.62× its world share, 220 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.63× its world share, 38 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 341 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.54× its world share, 1,396 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 353 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.10× its world share, 768 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 434 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 3,374 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Tanzania?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Poverty Reduction, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Social Capital, Smallholder Farmers, Sustainable Agriculture and Maternal Mortality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,012▲ 1.50×135 topics
  2. Climate Change884▲ 1.92×104 topics
  3. Sustainability833▲ 2.0×95 topics
  4. Globalization526▲ 1.57×104 topics
  5. Environmental Impact480▲ 1.65×65 topics
  6. Social Capital473▲ 5.2×20 topics
  7. Sustainable Development457▲ 1.68×86 topics
  8. Education450▲ 1.53×90 topics
  9. Poverty Reduction429▲ 19×5 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management377▲ 2.4×25 topics
  11. Economic Development358▲ 2.6×36 topics
  12. Sustainable Agriculture339▲ 6.2×16 topics
  13. Smallholder Farmers338▲ 8.9×6 topics
  14. Risk Management337▲ 4.1×15 topics
  15. Economic Growth331▲ 2.3×28 topics
  16. Rural Development328▲ 5.5×18 topics
  17. Gender Equality315▲ 6.7×15 topics
  18. Maternal Mortality300▲ 7.9×5 topics
  19. Community Health Workers286▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Gender Inequality275▲ 12×7 topics
  21. Social Networks270▲ 5.9×10 topics
  22. Development250▲ 4.2×21 topics
  23. Technology Integration248▲ 4.8×11 topics
  24. Health Inequalities243▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Socio-economic Factors238▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Child Mortality233▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Health Systems233▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Adaptation232▲ 4.8×13 topics
  29. Technology Adoption223▲ 7.6×6 topics
  30. Primary Education198▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Conditional Cash Transfers198▲ 31×1 topic
  32. School Subsidies198▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Antiretroviral Therapy195▲ 7.0×6 topics
  34. Poverty Alleviation193▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Agricultural Innovation192▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Empowerment191▲ 12×6 topics
  37. Livelihood Diversification188▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Market Participation188▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Financial Inclusion183▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Microfinance183▲ 22×1 topic

Which universities in Tanzania lead research?

University of Dar es Salaam, The University of Dodoma and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences rank highest in Tanzania on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 17.46%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Dar es Salaam: 2,604, 18.8%The University of Dodoma: 1,764, 25.4%Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences: 928, 15.8%Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology: 566, 22.3%Sokoine University of Agriculture: 1,264, 15.2%Mzumbe University: 684, 20.5%Ifakara Health Institute: 168, 33.4%Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences: 343, 10.7%Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre: 505, 12.0%Open University of Tanzania: 671, 8.5%National Institute for Medical Research: 210, 23.1%Mbeya University of Science and Technology: 439, 14.0%Institute of Rural Development Planning: 200, 18.0%Aga Khan University: 279, 12.9%Muhimbili National Hospital: 195, 11.3%The University of Do…Nelson Mandela Afric…University of Dar es…Muhimbili University…
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1University of Dar es SalaamUniversity · Dar es Salaam · #1,905 worldwide18.8% top 10% · 2.6k works
  2. 2The University of DodomaUniversity · Dodoma · #2,395 worldwide25.4% top 10% · 1.8k works
  3. 3Muhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesUniversity · Dar es Salaam · #5,437 worldwide15.8% top 10% · 928 works
  4. 4Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Arusha · #6,387 worldwide22.3% top 10% · 566 works
  5. 5Sokoine University of AgricultureUniversity · Morogoro · #6,545 worldwide15.2% top 10% · 1.3k works
  6. 6Mzumbe UniversityUniversity · Morogoro · #6,888 worldwide20.5% top 10% · 684 works
  7. 7Ifakara Health InstituteNonprofit · Ifakara · #8,184 worldwide33.4% top 10% · 168 works
  8. 8Catholic University of Health and Allied SciencesUniversity · Mwanza · #9,173 worldwide10.7% top 10% · 343 works
  9. 9Kilimanjaro Christian Medical CentreHospital / health system · Moshi · #9,322 worldwide12.0% top 10% · 505 works
  10. 10Open University of TanzaniaUniversity · Dar es Salaam · #10,041 worldwide8.5% top 10% · 671 works
  11. 11National Institute for Medical ResearchResearch facility · Dar es Salaam · #10,439 worldwide23.1% top 10% · 210 works
  12. 12Mbeya University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Mbeya · #11,555 worldwide14.0% top 10% · 439 works
  13. 13Institute of Rural Development PlanningUniversity · Dodoma · #13,237 worldwide18.0% top 10% · 200 works
  14. 14Aga Khan UniversityUniversity · Dar es Salaam · #14,018 worldwide12.9% top 10% · 279 works
  15. 15Muhimbili National HospitalHospital / health system · Dar es Salaam · #14,467 worldwide11.3% top 10% · 195 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 Tanzania

Who are the top researchers in Tanzania?

W. Feldberg, A. C. Allison and N.J.M. Birdsall rank highest among researchers based in Tanzania.

  1. 1 W. Feldberg · #12,736 worldwide 841 citations · 70 works
  2. 2 A. C. Allison · #14,084 worldwide 776 citations · 86 works
  3. 3 N.J.M. Birdsall · #47,999 worldwide 435 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Mateete Bekunda · #50,607 worldwide 1.1k citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Roy Gigg · #52,674 worldwide 285 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 A. S. Parkes · #55,010 worldwide 226 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 J. W. Cornforth · #57,243 worldwide 249 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 A. C. Allison · #57,269 worldwide 273 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 A. S. V. Burgen · #59,096 worldwide 339 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 John Humphrey · #59,268 worldwide 304 citations · 66 works
Top researchers in Tanzania

Which cities in Tanzania are research hubs?

  1. 1 Dar es Salaam Tanzania 30k works

How open and international is Tanzania's research?

69% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 30% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available68.5%not open31.5%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.9%domestic only70.1%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Tanzania's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 78% 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 Tanzania