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Social Sciences research in Uganda

Makerere University ranks first in Uganda for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#783 worldwide), followed by Kyambogo University and Mbarara University of Science and Technology.

Uganda's world rank
#54
of 148 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2.1k
Top-10% rate
8.0%
Ranked institutions
10

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Uganda?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Makerere UniversityKampala #78323.410.2%584
2Kyambogo UniversityKampala #2,8338.65.3%175
3Mbarara University of Science and TechnologyMbarara #4,3823.611.7%86
4Kabale UniversityKabale #4,5413.25.8%81
5Kampala International UniversityKampala #4,7102.810.7%181
6Gulu UniversityGulu #4,7842.64.6%97
7Uganda Management InstituteKampala #4,8322.55.1%65
8Uganda Christian UniversityMukono #4,8592.43.1%64
9Bishop Stuart UniversityMbarara #5,1471.71.3%76
10Islamic University in UgandaMbale #5,353129.05.8%71

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Uganda?

Alí A. Mazrui rank highest among researchers based in Uganda, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Alí A. Mazrui#475,487 worldwide overall45.1 of 265 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Uganda on their work in Social Sciences 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 Social Sciences