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Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences

In research, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences stands highest in Medicine (#6,715 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,851 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,967 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,173
of 28,054 · #17,798 all time
Rank in Tanzania
#8
of 43
Research works
1.1k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
94%
world 28%

What is Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences 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
MedicineField #6,715 of 10,443 10.5%166 #9772
Health SciencesDomain #7,851 of 11,982 10.3%197 #11632
Social SciencesDomain #9,967 of 10,521 8.4%78 #16087

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#9,772 #6,715
  2. Health Sciences#11,632 #7,851
  3. Social Sciences#16,087 #9,967
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 21.0 works8.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.86× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.95× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.51× its world share, 166 worksMedicineNursing: 7.16× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephen E. Mshana, Martha F. Mushi and Benson R. Kidenya lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences.

  1. 1 Stephen E. Mshana Tanzania · #365,911 worldwide 125 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Martha F. Mushi Tanzania · #1,192,567 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Benson R. Kidenya Tanzania · #1,209,933 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Mariam M. Mirambo Tanzania · #1,245,782 worldwide 24 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Maternal Mortality, Antibiotic Resistance, Global Burden, Child Development, Global Burden of Disease, Maternal and Child Undernutrition and Water Sanitation Hygiene.

▲ 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. Epidemiology50▲ 3.7×79 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality18▲ 23×5 topics
  3. Antibiotic Resistance15▲ 11×12 topics
  4. Public Health15▲ 3.0×28 topics
  5. Global Burden14▲ 7.6×9 topics
  6. Education13▲ 2.2×13 topics
  7. Risk Factors13▲ 3.4×21 topics
  8. Child Development12▲ 8.3×5 topics
  9. Global Burden of Disease11▲ 13×3 topics
  10. Maternal and Child Undernutrition11▲ 38×1 topic
  11. Water Sanitation Hygiene11▲ 38×1 topic
  12. Diagnosis10▲ 3.1×24 topics
  13. Global Health10▲ 19×5 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 2.5×18 topics
  15. Health Inequalities10▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Drug Resistance9▲ 9.4×7 topics
  17. Child Mortality9▲ 37×1 topic
  18. Community Health Workers9▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Health Systems9▲ 37×1 topic
  20. Immune Response9▲ 4.6×13 topics
  21. Infectious Diseases9▲ 7.7×6 topics
  22. Antiretroviral Therapy8▲ 15×6 topics
  23. Poverty Reduction8▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Vaccine7▲ 5.3×11 topics
  25. Teacher Professional Development7▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Vaccine Development7▲ 7.9×8 topics
  27. Global Epidemiology7▲ 45×2 topics
  28. Social Studies7▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Prenatal Diagnosis6▲ 13×7 topics
  30. Antimicrobial Stewardship6▲ 43×1 topic
  31. Bacterial Infections6▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Gender Inequality6▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Cervical Cancer6▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Human Papillomavirus6▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Cancer Incidence6▲ 12×3 topics
  36. HIV Transmission6▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Mortality Rates6▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Antimicrobial Resistance6▲ 8.1×5 topics
  39. Anemia5▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Immunomodulation5▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Global Maternal and Child Health, Antibiotic Use and Resistance and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Child Nutrition and Water Access: 11 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 9 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 6 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 5 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 5 fractional worksEducational Practices and Challenges: 5 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Diso…5Iron Metabolism and Disorders: 5 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in…4Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 4 fractional worksMaternal and fetal healt…4Maternal and fetal healthcare: 4 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…4HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 4 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologySafety Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 11 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 9 works
  3. 3 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 6 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 5 works
  5. 5 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 5 works
  6. 6 Educational Practices and Challenges Education 5 works
  7. 7 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 5 works
  8. 8 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Maternal and fetal healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  10. 10 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 4 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 available94.4%not open5.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.3%domestic only75.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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