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Science in Zambia

Zambia ranks #101 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#111 all time), with 6.6k research works and 11.3% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#101
of 192 · #111 all time
Works, 2022–2025
6.6k
▲ 90% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
71%
world 63%

What is Zambia strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Zambia ranks highest in Medicine (#105 of 155), Social Sciences (#103 of 151) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#94 of 126). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science, Aquatic Science and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #105 of 155 12.1%1,229 Institutions
Social SciencesField #103 of 151 15.4%887 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #94 of 126 7.3%1,085 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #98 of 125 10.6%480 Institutions
EngineeringField #108 of 134 9.2%331 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #89 of 108 6.5%410 Institutions
EducationSubfield #97 of 115 15.8%243 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #95 of 110 14.8%329 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #99 of 113 11.4%530 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #91 of 101 16.5%247 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #111 of 122 14.5%202 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #100 of 108 11.9%262 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. Insect ScienceSubfield · 445.1 works24×
  2. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 102.4 works8.5×
  3. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 21.9 works6.7×
  4. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 42.9 works6.2×
  5. VirologySubfield · 20.5 works5.3×
  6. GeneticsSubfield · 273.0 works5.0×
  7. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 150.7 works4.8×
  8. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 193.7 works4.3×
← 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: 3.45× its world share, 1,085 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 410 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 115 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 236 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 331 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 480 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 59 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 262 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 1,229 worksMedicineNursing: 2.32× its world share, 75 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 111 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.48× its world share, 530 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 115 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.32× its world share, 329 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 162 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 887 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Zambia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Phylogeny, DNA Barcoding, Invasive Species, Taxonomy, Evolution, Conservation and Biological Control.

▲ 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. Epidemiology430▲ 1.64×131 topics
  2. Biodiversity368▲ 7.5×33 topics
  3. Phylogeny317▲ 32×16 topics
  4. DNA Barcoding302▲ 28×9 topics
  5. Invasive Species302▲ 11×21 topics
  6. Taxonomy294▲ 34×13 topics
  7. Evolution289▲ 18×15 topics
  8. Sustainability289▲ 1.79×92 topics
  9. Conservation284▲ 10.0×21 topics
  10. Climate Change276▲ 1.55×103 topics
  11. Biological Control266▲ 27×9 topics
  12. Cryptic Species240▲ 156×2 topics
  13. Lepidoptera238▲ 192×1 topic
  14. Molecular Phylogenetics238▲ 192×1 topic
  15. Environmental Impact221▲ 1.96×58 topics
  16. Host Specificity219▲ 29×5 topics
  17. Ecological Impact199▲ 61×3 topics
  18. Pest Management198▲ 36×5 topics
  19. Sustainable Energy195▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Economic Assessment191▲ 105×2 topics
  21. Environmental Challenge191▲ 252×1 topic
  22. Water Hyacinth191▲ 252×1 topic
  23. Social Capital152▲ 4.3×20 topics
  24. Economic Growth145▲ 2.6×31 topics
  25. Pheromones142▲ 41×3 topics
  26. Chemical Ecology139▲ 261×1 topic
  27. Odor Source Localization139▲ 261×1 topic
  28. Food Security139▲ 3.8×20 topics
  29. Poverty Reduction125▲ 14×6 topics
  30. Genetic Diversity125▲ 4.2×21 topics
  31. Antiretroviral Therapy116▲ 11×6 topics
  32. Risk Management113▲ 3.5×15 topics
  33. Vaccine111▲ 4.1×11 topics
  34. Maternal Mortality108▲ 7.4×5 topics
  35. Morphology102▲ 8.9×9 topics
  36. Community Health Workers98▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Health Inequalities94▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Socio-economic Factors92▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Child Mortality90▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Health Systems90▲ 19×1 topic

Which universities in Zambia lead research?

University of Zambia, Copperbelt University and Mulungushi University rank highest in Zambia on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 12.9067%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Zambia: 2,958, 10.2%Copperbelt University: 442, 16.6%Mulungushi University: 196, 10.2%University Teaching Hospital: 423, 6.2%Department of Fisheries: 319, 7.1%Ministry of Health: 132, 18.4%Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia: 102, 22.2%Lusaka Apex Medical University: 123, 11.7%Kwame Nkrumah University: 419, 13.2%University of Lusaka: 297, 10.8%Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust: 95, 23.0%University of Africa: 226, 5.2%Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies: 147, 8.0%National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB Council: 67, 15.6%DMI St. Eugene University: 85, 15.2%Copperbelt UniversityUniversity of ZambiaMulungushi UniversityUniversity Teaching …
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of ZambiaUniversity · Lusaka · #3,740 worldwide10.2% top 10% · 3k works
  2. 2Copperbelt UniversityUniversity · Kitwe · #4,807 worldwide16.6% top 10% · 442 works
  3. 3Mulungushi UniversityUniversity · Kabwe · #10,585 worldwide10.2% top 10% · 196 works
  4. 4University Teaching HospitalHospital / health system · Lusaka · #11,301 worldwide6.2% top 10% · 423 works
  5. 5Department of FisheriesGovernment institution · Lusaka · #14,160 worldwide7.1% top 10% · 319 works
  6. 6Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Lusaka · #15,396 worldwide18.4% top 10% · 132 works
  7. 7Centre for Infectious Disease Research in ZambiaNonprofit · Lusaka · #15,688 worldwide22.2% top 10% · 102 works
  8. 8Lusaka Apex Medical UniversityUniversity · Lusaka · #16,117 worldwide11.7% top 10% · 123 works
  9. 9Kwame Nkrumah UniversityUniversity · Kabwe · #16,172 worldwide13.2% top 10% · 419 works
  10. 10University of LusakaUniversity · Lusaka · #16,383 worldwide10.8% top 10% · 297 works
  11. 11Golden Valley Agricultural Research TrustGovernment institution · Lusaka · #16,584 worldwide23.0% top 10% · 95 works
  12. 12University of AfricaUniversity · Lusaka · #18,762 worldwide5.2% top 10% · 226 works
  13. 13Zambia Centre for Accountancy StudiesUniversity · Lusaka · #21,347 worldwide8.0% top 10% · 147 works
  14. 14National HIV/AIDS/STI/TB CouncilGovernment institution · Lusaka · #22,753 worldwide15.6% top 10% · 67 works
  15. 15DMI St. Eugene UniversityUniversity · Lusaka · #25,877 worldwide15.2% top 10% · 85 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 Zambia

Who are the top researchers in Zambia?

Felix Masiye, Paul Kelly and Emmanuel N. Chidumayo rank highest among researchers based in Zambia.

  1. 1 Felix Masiye · #210,497 worldwide 146 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Paul Kelly · #246,266 worldwide 170 citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Emmanuel N. Chidumayo · #294,304 worldwide 132 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Douglas C. Heimburger · #304,033 worldwide 112 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Gilbert Lazard · #306,327 worldwide 25 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Aaron S. Mweene · #309,728 worldwide 99 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Michael H. Briggs · #390,611 worldwide 49 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Nathan Kapata · #396,490 worldwide 88 citations · 16 works
  9. 9  Versión · #437,995 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Monde Muyoyeta · #448,324 worldwide 57 citations · 18 works
Top researchers in Zambia

How open and international is Zambia's research?

71% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 44% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available70.9%not open29.1%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.9%domestic only56.1%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Zambia's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 90% 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 Zambia