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Medicine research in Uganda

Makerere University ranks first in Uganda for Medicine research in 2022-now (#810 worldwide), followed by Infectious Diseases Institute and Mbarara University of Science and Technology.

Uganda's world rank
#35
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
3.7k
Top-10% rate
10.5%
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 #81026.010.1%923
2Infectious Diseases InstituteKampala #1,40819.916.7%130
3Mbarara University of Science and TechnologyMbarara #1,86716.89.2%276
4Centers for Disease Control and PreventionKampala #2,28714.610.9%119
5Kampala International UniversityKampala #2,79912.313.1%433
6Mulago HospitalKampala #2,98311.68.3%113
7Uganda Virus Research InstituteEntebbe #3,06211.312.3%109
8Ministry of HealthKampala #3,38110.217.1%117
9Gulu UniversityGulu #4,6696.78.2%89
10Busitema UniversityTororo #5,2895.310.2%96
11Uganda Cancer InstituteKampala #5,6814.59.5%63
12Lira HospitalLira #6,3913.210.9%61

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Uganda?

Moses Robert Kamya rank highest among researchers based in Uganda, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Moses Robert Kamya#68,808 worldwide overall115.5 of 476 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Uganda on their work in Medicine alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Uganda compares with other countries in Medicine