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Medicine research in Uganda

Makerere University ranks first in Uganda for Medicine research in 2022–2025 (#1,215 worldwide), followed by Kampala International University and Infectious Diseases Institute.

Uganda's world rank
#69
of 155 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3.7k
Top-10% rate
18.9%
Ranked institutions
12

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Medicine in Uganda?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Makerere UniversityKampala #1,21523.220.5%923
2Kampala International UniversityKampala #1,76019.218.8%433
3Infectious Diseases InstituteKampala #3,90810.624.1%130
4Centers for Disease Control and PreventionKampala #4,3429.518.8%119
5Mbarara University of Science and TechnologyMbarara #4,7108.618.7%276
6Ministry of HealthKampala #4,9728.029.6%117
7Uganda Virus Research InstituteEntebbe #6,3515.420.6%109
8Gulu UniversityGulu #6,5235.118.9%89
9Busitema UniversityTororo #6,7014.819.9%96
10Mulago HospitalKampala #7,3293.812.8%113
11Lira HospitalLira #8,9431.724.4%61
12Uganda Cancer InstituteKampala #9,498103.011.0%63

Institutions in Uganda above the floor of 40 fractional works in Medicine, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

How Uganda compares with other countries in Medicine