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Africa Center

In research, Africa Center stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,240 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,381 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,862
of 28,054 · #15,180 all time
Rank in United States
#1,320
of 4,192
Research works
912
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.8k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Africa Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,240 of 10,521 18.1%94 #5107
Social SciencesField #4,381 of 6,365 19.4%65 #3947

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Africa Center sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.00× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 11.59× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.81× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Africa Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Henry John Drewal, Robert S. Browne and Francis A. Kornegay lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Africa Center.

  1. 1 Henry John Drewal United States · #263,893 worldwide 58 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Robert S. Browne United States · #776,100 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Francis A. Kornegay United States · #898,459 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Africa Center

Which keywords describe research at Africa Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Job Satisfaction, Clinical Practice, Medical Education, Patient Outcomes, Higher Education, Phenomenology and Professional Identity.

▲ 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 institution'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. Colonialism10▲ 12×9 topics
  2. Climate Change10▲ 2.0×27 topics
  3. Globalization10▲ 2.7×32 topics
  4. Job Satisfaction9▲ 12×7 topics
  5. Mental Health9▲ 3.4×20 topics
  6. Healthcare9▲ 4.2×12 topics
  7. Clinical Practice8▲ 30×3 topics
  8. Qualitative Research8▲ 5.2×8 topics
  9. Medical Education8▲ 16×8 topics
  10. Higher Education7▲ 7.4×10 topics
  11. Patient Outcomes7▲ 67×2 topics
  12. Phenomenology7▲ 36×2 topics
  13. Professional Identity7▲ 45×2 topics
  14. Healthcare Environment7▲ 141×1 topic
  15. Nursing Staffing7▲ 141×1 topic
  16. Decolonization6▲ 43×4 topics
  17. Postcolonialism6▲ 25×3 topics
  18. African Philosophy5▲ 264×1 topic
  19. Ubuntu5▲ 264×1 topic
  20. Adaptation5▲ 8.8×5 topics
  21. Nationalism5▲ 5.5×7 topics
  22. International Law4▲ 8.0×6 topics
  23. Social Justice4▲ 4.2×13 topics
  24. Gender4▲ 4.4×16 topics
  25. Diversity4▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Governance4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  27. Patient Safety4▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 10×4 topics
  29. Migration4▲ 6.6×9 topics
  30. Nursing Education4▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Debriefing4▲ 63×1 topic
  32. Imperialism4▲ 26×3 topics
  33. Simulation4▲ 8.0×1 topic
  34. Genocide4▲ 36×2 topics
  35. Social Movements4▲ 6.5×4 topics
  36. Cultural Competence4▲ 15×6 topics
  37. Agroecology3▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Humanitarian Intervention3▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Responsibility to Protect3▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Patient Care3▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Africa Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nursing education and management, African cultural and philosophical studies, Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

Nursing education and management: 7 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 5 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…4Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 4 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…3Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 3 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 3 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 3 fractional worksCultural Competency in H…2Cultural Competency in Health Care: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional works
Research and TheoryEducationPhysiologyPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 7 works
  2. 2 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 5 works
  3. 3 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 4 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  6. 6 African history and culture studies Anthropology 3 works
  7. 7 Cultural Competency in Health Care Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available48.0%not open52.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.3%domestic only53.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Africa Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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.

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