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Bishop Stuart University

In research, Bishop Stuart University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,867 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,072 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,000
of 28,054 · #37,413 all time
Rank in Uganda
#24
of 33
Research works
319
▲ 203% vs 2013–17
Citations
975
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
91%
world 28%

What is Bishop Stuart University 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 #8,867 of 10,521 6.0%129 #15745
Social SciencesField #6,072 of 6,365 4.5%76 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bishop Stuart University 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: 3.93× its world share, 40 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 2.50× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.31× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.03× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.46× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 76 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Bishop Stuart University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Education, Rural Development, Sustainable Agriculture, Smallholder Farmers, Development, Social Networks and Food Security.

▲ 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. Sustainability19▲ 3.6×23 topics
  2. Education16▲ 4.4×17 topics
  3. Rural Development12▲ 16×8 topics
  4. Sustainable Agriculture11▲ 16×7 topics
  5. Development11▲ 15×9 topics
  6. Smallholder Farmers11▲ 23×4 topics
  7. Sustainable Development11▲ 3.1×15 topics
  8. Social Networks10▲ 17×4 topics
  9. Food Security10▲ 8.1×9 topics
  10. Environmental Impact10▲ 2.6×13 topics
  11. Innovation9▲ 3.9×14 topics
  12. Technology Adoption9▲ 23×2 topics
  13. Social Impact8▲ 9.7×6 topics
  14. Economic Development8▲ 4.6×10 topics
  15. Gender Equality8▲ 14×5 topics
  16. Poverty Reduction8▲ 27×4 topics
  17. Agricultural Innovation7▲ 74×1 topic
  18. Livelihood Diversification7▲ 110×1 topic
  19. Curriculum Development7▲ 4.4×7 topics
  20. Economic Growth6▲ 3.5×6 topics
  21. Social Capital6▲ 5.3×7 topics
  22. Risk Management6▲ 5.6×4 topics
  23. Meta-Analysis6▲ 4.6×4 topics
  24. Professional Development6▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Governance6▲ 7.8×5 topics
  26. Organizational Commitment6▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Teaching Strategies6▲ 8.5×4 topics
  28. Leadership5▲ 5.3×8 topics
  29. Livestock Farming5▲ 40×3 topics
  30. Agriculture5▲ 6.0×5 topics
  31. Educational Leadership5▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Organizational Culture5▲ 5.9×5 topics
  33. School Improvement5▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Employee Engagement5▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Technology Integration5▲ 7.3×5 topics
  36. Teacher Professional Development5▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Teacher Education4▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Academic Achievement4▲ 12×5 topics
  39. HIV/AIDS4▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Policy Responses4▲ 48×2 topics

Which research topics does Bishop Stuart University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Agriculture and Rural Development Research and School Leadership and Teacher Performance.

Agricultural Innovations…7Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 7 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 3 fractional worksSchool Leadership and Teacher Performance: 3 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 3 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…3African history and culture studies: 3 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 3 fractional worksEmployee Performance and Management: 2 fractional worksEducation Practices and …2Education Practices and Challenges: 2 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesEconomics and EconometricsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 works
  2. 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  3. 3 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  4. 4 School Leadership and Teacher Performance Education 3 works
  5. 5 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 3 works
  7. 7 African history and culture studies Anthropology 3 works
  8. 8 African Education and Politics Education 3 works
  9. 9 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 2 works
  10. 10 Education Practices and Challenges Philosophy 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 available91.2%not open8.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.8%domestic only88.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bishop Stuart University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 203% 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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