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Science in Uganda

Uganda ranks #85 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#83 all time), with 13k research works and 18.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#85
of 192 · #83 all time
Works, 2022–2025
13k
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
71%
world 63%

What is Uganda strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Uganda ranks highest in Medicine (#69 of 155), Social Sciences (#76 of 151) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#69 of 126). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Virology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Infectious Diseases.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #69 of 155 18.9%3,685 Institutions
Social SciencesField #76 of 151 19.1%2,147 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #69 of 126 21.5%1,048 Institutions
Infectious DiseasesSubfield #41 of 72 19.5%654 Institutions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #51 of 86 25.1%585 Institutions
EducationSubfield #71 of 115 21.7%654 Institutions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield #42 of 67 25.7%395 Institutions
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #56 of 86 22.9%487 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #80 of 122 20.9%493 Institutions
EpidemiologySubfield #53 of 79 15.4%465 Institutions
EngineeringField #91 of 134 16.3%529 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #85 of 125 14.8%779 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. VirologySubfield · 69.4 works9.3×
  2. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 51.8 works8.1×
  3. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 653.6 works7.5×
  4. HorticultureSubfield · 8.0 works4.6×
  5. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 61.1 works4.5×
  6. ParasitologySubfield · 60.6 works4.5×
  7. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 10.9 works4.4×
  8. Safety ResearchSubfield · 157.3 works4.4×
← 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: 1.72× its world share, 1,048 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 384 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.26× its world share, 293 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 47 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 47 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 40 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 458 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 38 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 76 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 529 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 779 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 83 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 101 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 37 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.02× its world share, 683 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 3,685 worksMedicineNursing: 3.52× its world share, 222 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.00× its world share, 18 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 194 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.91× its world share, 792 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 143 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 502 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 477 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 2,147 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Uganda?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antiretroviral Therapy, Maternal Mortality, Vaccine, Community Health Workers, Health Inequalities, Immune Response and Socio-economic Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,199▲ 2.4×131 topics
  2. Sustainability483▲ 1.54×101 topics
  3. Climate Change476▲ 1.38×101 topics
  4. Antiretroviral Therapy441▲ 21×6 topics
  5. Public Health380▲ 2.0×60 topics
  6. Maternal Mortality369▲ 13×5 topics
  7. Vaccine362▲ 7.0×11 topics
  8. Globalization362▲ 1.43×99 topics
  9. Immune Response354▲ 4.8×23 topics
  10. Mental Health334▲ 1.77×45 topics
  11. Risk Factors331▲ 2.4×37 topics
  12. COVID-19320▲ 1.82×31 topics
  13. Community Health Workers312▲ 29×2 topics
  14. Health Inequalities289▲ 19×5 topics
  15. Socio-economic Factors282▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Child Mortality280▲ 31×1 topic
  17. Health Systems280▲ 31×1 topic
  18. Global Burden276▲ 4.0×12 topics
  19. Mortality Rates259▲ 21×2 topics
  20. HIV Transmission244▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Drug Resistance242▲ 6.7×8 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity236▲ 4.1×21 topics
  23. Poverty Reduction235▲ 14×6 topics
  24. Viral Load232▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Social Capital231▲ 3.4×19 topics
  26. Preexposure Prophylaxis221▲ 35×1 topic
  27. Stigma and Discrimination221▲ 35×1 topic
  28. Pathogenesis219▲ 3.4×24 topics
  29. Child Development219▲ 4.0×8 topics
  30. Vaccine Development200▲ 6.1×11 topics
  31. Development196▲ 4.4×18 topics
  32. Global Burden of Disease186▲ 5.8×4 topics
  33. Gender Inequality168▲ 9.4×6 topics
  34. Smallholder Farmers166▲ 5.8×6 topics
  35. HIV Infection157▲ 12×4 topics
  36. HIV Prevention153▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Maternal and Child Undernutrition152▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Water Sanitation Hygiene152▲ 14×1 topic
  39. HIV150▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Adolescent Health144▲ 13×3 topics

Which universities in Uganda lead research?

Makerere University, Kampala International University and Mbarara University of Science and Technology rank highest in Uganda on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 21.1533%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Makerere University: 3,669, 21.3%Kampala International University: 1,446, 20.5%Mbarara University of Science and Technology: 741, 19.0%Infectious Diseases Institute: 211, 22.3%Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 211, 18.5%Ministry of Health: 218, 30.0%Busitema University: 360, 17.2%Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration: 95, 37.0%Kyambogo University: 574, 16.3%Gulu University: 426, 21.8%Kabale University: 337, 19.9%Uganda Virus Research Institute: 210, 21.4%Islamic University in Uganda: 211, 16.3%Lira Hospital: 194, 18.8%National Agricultural Research Organisation: 169, 17.0%Infectious Diseases …Makerere UniversityKampala Internationa…Mbarara University o…
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1Makerere UniversityUniversity · Kampala · #1,611 worldwide21.3% top 10% · 3.7k works
  2. 2Kampala International UniversityUniversity · Kampala · #1,797 worldwide20.5% top 10% · 1.4k works
  3. 3Mbarara University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Mbarara · #6,519 worldwide19.0% top 10% · 741 works
  4. 4Infectious Diseases InstituteNonprofit · Kampala · #7,487 worldwide22.3% top 10% · 211 works
  5. 5Centers for Disease Control and PreventionGovernment institution · Kampala · #7,709 worldwide18.5% top 10% · 211 works
  6. 6Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Kampala · #8,241 worldwide30.0% top 10% · 218 works
  7. 7Busitema UniversityUniversity · Tororo · #8,470 worldwide17.2% top 10% · 360 works
  8. 8Infectious Diseases Research CollaborationNonprofit · Kampala · #8,857 worldwide37.0% top 10% · 95 works
  9. 9Kyambogo UniversityUniversity · Kampala · #9,549 worldwide16.3% top 10% · 574 works
  10. 10Gulu UniversityUniversity · Gulu · #10,451 worldwide21.8% top 10% · 426 works
  11. 11Kabale UniversityUniversity · Kabale · #13,063 worldwide19.9% top 10% · 337 works
  12. 12Uganda Virus Research InstituteResearch facility · Entebbe · #13,068 worldwide21.4% top 10% · 210 works
  13. 13Islamic University in UgandaUniversity · Mbale · #14,888 worldwide16.3% top 10% · 211 works
  14. 14Lira HospitalHospital / health system · Lira · #15,058 worldwide18.8% top 10% · 194 works
  15. 15National Agricultural Research OrganisationGovernment institution · Kampala · #15,976 worldwide17.0% top 10% · 169 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 Uganda

Who are the top researchers in Uganda?

Alí A. Mazrui, Noeline Nakasujja and M. S. R. Hutt rank highest among researchers based in Uganda.

  1. 1 Alí A. Mazrui · #6,412 worldwide 395 citations · 113 works
  2. 2 Noeline Nakasujja · #34,322 worldwide 511 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 M. S. R. Hutt · #41,021 worldwide 232 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 John L. Ziegler · #67,513 worldwide 285 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Philip S. Corbet · #70,149 worldwide 239 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Pontiano Kaleebu · #77,719 worldwide 243 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 H. C. Trowell · #78,687 worldwide 165 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Rawlance Ndejjo · #94,719 worldwide 460 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Moffat Nyirenda · #95,095 worldwide 268 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 D. B. Jelliffe · #95,712 worldwide 120 citations · 45 works
Top researchers in Uganda

Which cities in Uganda are research hubs?

  1. 1 Kampala Uganda 30k works

How open and international is Uganda's research?

71% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 41% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available71.1%not open28.9%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.1%domestic only58.9%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Uganda's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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 Uganda