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Top research institutions in Tanzania

University of Dar es Salaam ranks first in Tanzania on research quality in 2022-now (#1,893 worldwide), followed by The University of Dodoma and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.

Ranked by research quality, 2022-now

#InstitutionWorld rankTop-10% rateWorksAll time
1University of Dar es SalaamUniversity · Dar es Salaam #1,893 7.5% 2,604 #2
2The University of DodomaUniversity · Dodoma #2,642 12.5% 1,764 #3
3Muhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesUniversity · Dar es Salaam #3,411 8.3% 928 #4
4Mzumbe UniversityUniversity · Morogoro #3,422 8.5% 684 #10
5Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Arusha #3,772 11.1% 566 #6
6Mbeya University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Mbeya #3,821 7.2% 439 #5
7Sokoine University of AgricultureUniversity · Morogoro #4,659 6.4% 1,264 #7
8St. Augustine University of TanzaniaUniversity · Mwanza #5,902 4.8% 516 #14
9Tanzania National ParksArchive · Arusha #5,986 3.4% 415 #11
10College of Business EducationUniversity · Dar es Salaam #6,263 4.9% 402 #17
11Open University of TanzaniaUniversity · Dar es Salaam #6,914 3.0% 671 #24
12National Institute for Medical ResearchResearch facility · Dar es Salaam #7,051 13.5% 210 #8
13Dar es Salaam Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Dar es Salaam #7,764 5.4% 216 #18
14Institute of Accountancy ArushaUniversity · Arusha #7,896 3.8% 428 #22
15Ifakara Health InstituteNonprofit · Ifakara #8,317 14.2% 168 #1
16Catholic University of Health and Allied SciencesUniversity · Mwanza #8,640 6.4% 343 #12
17Kilimanjaro Christian Medical CentreHospital / health system · Moshi #8,935 7.2% 505 #9
18Aga Khan UniversityUniversity · Dar es Salaam #8,978 7.0% 279 #21
19Iringa Mercy OrganizationNonprofit · Iringa #10,010 4.6% 250 #31
20Ardhi UniversityUniversity · Dar es Salaam #10,274 7.1% 298 #35
21Zanzibar UniversityUniversity · Zanzibar #10,408 6.1% 163 #13
22Moshi Co-operative UniversityUniversity · Moshi #10,749 7.3% 215 #23
23Institute of Rural Development PlanningUniversity · Dodoma #10,935 6.6% 200 #26
24University of ArushaUniversity · Arusha #11,266 10.6% 118 #27
25National Institute of TransportUniversity · Dar es Salaam #11,459 6.1% 130 #16
26State University of ZanzibarUniversity · Zanzibar #12,280 5.4% 119 #28
27Tanzania Wildlife Research InstituteResearch facility · Arusha #12,597 4.1% 168 #19
28Institute of Finance ManagementUniversity · Dar es Salaam #12,683 2.8% 175 #37
29Muslim University of MorogoroUniversity · Morogoro #12,701 3.9% 176 #43
30Tumaini UniversityUniversity · Arusha #12,929 7.3% 141 #15
31Africa Academy for Public HealthNonprofit · Dar es Salaam #13,619 12.0% 115 #42
32Muhimbili National HospitalHospital / health system · Dar es Salaam #15,177 6.6% 195 #33
33Institute of Social WorkNonprofit · Dar es Salaam #15,865 6.3% 132 #20
34St. John's University of TanzaniaUniversity · Dodoma #16,232 5.5% 101 #39
35Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and ChildrenGovernment institution · Dodoma #16,585 12.9% 86 #38
36Eckernforde Tanga UniversityUniversity · Tanga #17,345 4.8% 84 #45
37Mikocheni Agricultural Research InstituteResearch facility · Dar es Salaam #18,903 11.6% 100 #40
38Bugando Medical CentreHospital / health system · Mwanza #19,165 7.7% 95 #44
39Amref Health AfricaNonprofit · Dar es Salaam #19,325 7.8% 66 #25
40Ministry of Livestock and FisheriesGovernment institution · Dar es Salaam #20,689 5.0% 78 #46
41St. Francis Referral HospitalHospital / health system · Ifakara #21,597 3.0% 62 #54

Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Tanzania on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.

Size against quality inside Tanzania

The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.

0%5%10%15%mean 7.07805%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →The University of Do…Mzumbe UniversityMuhimbili University…University of Dar es…
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One dot per institution in the table above.

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