Top research institutions in Uganda
Makerere University ranks first in Uganda on research quality in 2022–2025 (#1,611 worldwide), followed by Kampala International University and Mbarara University of Science and Technology.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makerere UniversityUniversity · Kampala | #1,611 | 21.3% | 3,669 | #1 |
| 2 | Kampala International UniversityUniversity · Kampala | #1,797 | 20.5% | 1,446 | #3 |
| 3 | Mbarara University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Mbarara | #6,519 | 19.0% | 741 | #5 |
| 4 | Infectious Diseases InstituteNonprofit · Kampala | #7,487 | 22.3% | 211 | #6 |
| 5 | Centers for Disease Control and PreventionGovernment institution · Kampala | #7,709 | 18.5% | 211 | #2 |
| 6 | Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Kampala | #8,241 | 30.0% | 218 | #7 |
| 7 | Busitema UniversityUniversity · Tororo | #8,470 | 17.2% | 360 | #12 |
| 8 | Infectious Diseases Research CollaborationNonprofit · Kampala | #8,857 | 37.0% | 95 | #8 |
| 9 | Kyambogo UniversityUniversity · Kampala | #9,549 | 16.3% | 574 | #15 |
| 10 | Gulu UniversityUniversity · Gulu | #10,451 | 21.8% | 426 | #14 |
| 11 | Kabale UniversityUniversity · Kabale | #13,063 | 19.9% | 337 | #23 |
| 12 | Uganda Virus Research InstituteResearch facility · Entebbe | #13,068 | 21.4% | 210 | #4 |
| 13 | Islamic University in UgandaUniversity · Mbale | #14,888 | 16.3% | 211 | #29 |
| 14 | Lira HospitalHospital / health system · Lira | #15,058 | 18.8% | 194 | #30 |
| 15 | National Agricultural Research OrganisationGovernment institution · Kampala | #15,976 | 17.0% | 169 | #16 |
| 16 | Muni UniversityUniversity · Arua | #16,078 | 17.0% | 143 | #31 |
| 17 | Victoria UniversityUniversity · Kampala | #17,468 | 19.0% | 128 | #18 |
| 18 | World Health Organization - UgandaGovernment institution · Kampala | #17,537 | 25.7% | 79 | #25 |
| 19 | Mountains of the Moon UniversityUniversity · Fort Portal | #18,408 | 20.6% | 117 | #36 |
| 20 | Mulago HospitalHospital / health system · Kampala | #18,464 | 13.5% | 157 | #9 |
| 21 | Uganda Management InstituteUniversity · Kampala | #18,981 | 12.0% | 171 | #34 |
| 22 | National Agricultural Research InstituteResearch facility · Kampala | #19,584 | 23.5% | 92 | #21 |
| 23 | African Field Epidemiology NetworkNonprofit · Kampala | #20,288 | 8.0% | 79 | #24 |
| 24 | Bishop Stuart UniversityUniversity · Mbarara | #21,000 | 7.9% | 216 | #38 |
| 25 | Uganda Christian UniversityUniversity · Mukono | #21,780 | 14.4% | 189 | #28 |
| 26 | Uganda Martyrs UniversityUniversity · Kampala | #22,153 | 19.2% | 139 | #35 |
| 27 | Uganda Cancer InstituteResearch facility · Kampala | #22,577 | 12.5% | 83 | #33 |
| 28 | Soroti UniversityUniversity · Soroti | #24,308 | 14.6% | 68 | — |
| 29 | Nkumba UniversityUniversity · Entebbe | #26,391 | 8.5% | 104 | #42 |
| 30 | Kampala UniversityUniversity · Kampala | #26,818 | 8.8% | 75 | #41 |
| 31 | Villa Maria HospitalHospital / health system · Kalungu | #27,074 | 6.3% | 60 | #22 |
| 32 | Bugema UniversityUniversity · Kampala | #27,677 | 10.2% | 61 | — |
| 33 | Team UniversityUniversity · Kampala | #27,860 | 4.8% | 85 | #43 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Uganda on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Uganda
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%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.