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African Institute for Mathematical Sciences

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,271
of 22,385 · #19,815 all time
Rank in Rwanda
#7
of 16
Research works
152
▲ 277% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
78%
world 40%
International
64%
world 18%
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences

Which fields of science does African Institute for Mathematical Sciences work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at African Institute for Mathematical Sciences is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Medicine (13%), Environmental Science (11%).

Physical Sciences: 55 fractional works · 45.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 10.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 10.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 10.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 6.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 29.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 19.0% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 20 fractional works · 16.4% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 12.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAfrican Institutefor Mathematical…122fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences30%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1310.8%
    2. Computer Science1310.3%
    3. Engineering1310.3%
    4. Mathematics86.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences32.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy21.8%
    7. Energy21.5%
    8. Chemistry10.9%
    9. Materials Science10.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Social Sciences2319.0%
    2. Psychology53.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance43.6%
    4. Decision Sciences21.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    1. Medicine1512.5%
    2. Health Professions32.6%
    3. Nursing11.0%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences75.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    4. Neuroscience00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.12× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.33× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.18× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.22× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics5.22×8 works
  2. Environmental Science2.18×13 works
  3. Nursing2.04×1 works
  4. Veterinary2.01×0 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.67×4 works
  6. Energy1.66×2 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.61×3 works
  8. Social Sciences1.50×23 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.49×2 works
  10. Computer Science1.33×13 works
  11. Psychology1.29×5 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.12×6 works
  13. Health Professions0.98×3 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.94×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.81×2 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.78×0 works
  17. Engineering0.68×13 works
  18. Medicine0.65×15 works
  19. Chemistry0.56×1 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.44×2 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×2 works
  22. Neuroscience0.25×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.18×1 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.18×1 works
  25. Dentistry0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at African Institute for Mathematical Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla, Moustapha Tall and Patrick Mvuyibwami lead among researchers whose main affiliation is African Institute for Mathematical Sciences.

  1. 1 Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla Rwanda · #446,603 worldwide 7.2k citations · 124 works
  2. 2 Moustapha Tall Rwanda · #2,057,646 worldwide 437 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Patrick Mvuyibwami Rwanda · #2,471,021 worldwide 9 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Livingstone Byandaga Rwanda · #2,530,842 worldwide 9 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Oluwasegun Micheal Ibrahim Rwanda · #2,565,478 worldwide 87 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Isambi Sailon Mbalawata Rwanda · #3,080,260 worldwide 461 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Yaé Ulrich Gaba Rwanda · #4,558,516 worldwide 429 citations · 95 works
All ranked researchers at African Institute for Mathematical Sciences

What are the most cited papers from African Institute for Mathematical Sciences?

The most cited paper from African Institute for Mathematical Sciences is "The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (Lisa M Force et al., 2025), with 330 citations. Next come "Projected Changes in Temperature and Precipitation Over the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean in CMIP6 GCMs" (289) and "Assessment of CMIP6 Performance and Projected Temperature and Precipitation Changes Over South America" (276).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Lisa M Force et al. · The Lancet Open access1,377 authors 25 Sep 2025 330
2 Projected Changes in Temperature and Precipitation Over the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean in CMIP6 GCMs Mansour Almazroui et al. · Earth Systems and Environment Open access 2021 289
3 Assessment of CMIP6 Performance and Projected Temperature and Precipitation Changes Over South America Mansour Almazroui et al. · Earth Systems and Environment Open access Jun 2021 276
4 A pooled testing strategy for identifying SARS-CoV-2 at low prevalence Léon Mutesa et al. · Nature Open access 21 Oct 2020 241
5 Crops yield prediction based on machine learning models: Case of West African countries Lontsi Saadio Cedric, Wilfried Yves Hamilton Adoni, Rubby Aworka et al. · Smart Agricultural Technology Open access 4 Apr 2022 186
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at African Institute for Mathematical Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Infectious Diseases, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Student Engagement, Renewable Energy and Educational Technology.

▲ 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-now 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. Climate Change11▲ 3.3×38 topics
  2. Machine Learning8▲ 2.1×36 topics
  3. Sustainability8▲ 2.6×24 topics
  4. Epidemiology7▲ 1.46×33 topics
  5. Renewable Energy6▲ 3.3×17 topics
  6. Deep Learning6▲ 1.33×28 topics
  7. Global Warming5▲ 9.8×9 topics
  8. Educational Technology5▲ 3.4×10 topics
  9. Infectious Diseases5▲ 12×6 topics
  10. Student Engagement4▲ 8.4×7 topics
  11. Remote Sensing4▲ 2.5×19 topics
  12. COVID-194▲ 2.3×9 topics
  13. Technology Integration3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  14. STEM Education3▲ 5.5×5 topics
  15. Adaptation3▲ 7.6×7 topics
  16. Mobile Learning3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  17. Higher Education3▲ 4.2×6 topics
  18. Learning Outcomes3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  19. Image Processing2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  20. IoT2▲ 5.5×8 topics
  21. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  22. Lifelong Learning2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  23. Population Dynamics2▲ 7.6×8 topics
  24. Teaching Strategies2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  25. Maternal Mortality2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  26. Vulnerability2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  27. Active Learning2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  28. Community Health Workers2▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Modeling2▲ 6.9×1 topic
  30. Spatial Patterns2▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Stochastic Differential Equations2▲ 25×2 topics
  32. transmission dynamics2▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Collaborative Learning2▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Hydrological Cycle2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Inquiry-Based Teaching2▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Mathematical Modeling2▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Scientific Literacy2▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Student Satisfaction2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  39. Health Inequalities2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does African Institute for Mathematical Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Science Education and Pedagogy, Global Maternal and Child Health and Climate variability and models.

COVID-19 epidemiological…2COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 2 fractional worksScience Education and Pe…2Science Education and Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksClimate variability and …2Climate variability and models: 2 fractional worksMathematical and Theoret…2Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models: 2 fractional worksFixed Point Theorems Analysis: 1 fractional worksMobile Learning in Education: 1 fractional worksEducation and Technology…1Education and Technology Integration: 1 fractional worksMental Health Research Topics: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional works
Modeling and SimulationEducationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGlobal and Planetary Change5 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  2. 2 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 2 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  4. 4 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Fixed Point Theorems Analysis Geometry and Topology 1 works
  7. 7 Mobile Learning in Education Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Education and Technology Integration Education 1 works
  9. 9 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 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 available78.1%not open21.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors63.8%domestic only36.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has African Institute for Mathematical Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 277% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is African Institute for Mathematical Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00053% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%African Institute for Mathematical Sciences0.00050% in 202520102020

Fractional works of African Institute for Mathematical Sciences over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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