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Copperbelt University

In research, Copperbelt University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,866 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,710 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,392 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,807
of 28,054 · #12,610 all time
Rank in Zambia
#2
of 15
Research works
1.2k
▲ 145% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Copperbelt 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 #2,866 of 10,521 12.7%131 #6025
Physical SciencesDomain #5,710 of 12,888 16.9%190 #11778
EngineeringField #3,392 of 6,636 16.3%71 #7598
Environmental ScienceField #2,376 of 3,551 19.7%71 #3854
Health SciencesDomain #8,696 of 11,982 14.5%71 #17532

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Copperbelt 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).

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. Social Sciences#6,025 #2,866
  2. Physical Sciences#11,778 #5,710
  3. Engineering#7,598 #3,392
  4. Environmental Science#3,854 #2,376
  5. Health Sciences#17,532 #8,696
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.

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: 1.77× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 71 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.25× its world share, 72 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 2.42× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.64× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.18× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Copperbelt University?

Ranked on the composite score, Overson Shumba, Ramasamy Subbaiya and Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Copperbelt University.

  1. 1 Overson Shumba Zambia · #596,658 worldwide 38 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Ramasamy Subbaiya Zambia · #676,721 worldwide 102 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye Zambia · #916,382 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Stephen Syampungani Zambia · #1,003,162 worldwide 68 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 R. Baskaran Zambia · #1,094,199 worldwide 58 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Seter Siziya Zambia · #1,236,422 worldwide 10 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Seter Siziya Zambia · #1,510,847 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Vincent R. Nyirenda Zambia · #1,566,539 worldwide 31 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 David Mulenga Zambia · #1,581,611 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Copperbelt University

Which keywords describe research at Copperbelt University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Remediation, Metal Recovery, Biodiversity Conservation and Risk Management.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact28▲ 3.8×30 topics
  2. Climate Change25▲ 2.1×46 topics
  3. Sustainability24▲ 2.2×35 topics
  4. Sustainable Development19▲ 2.7×18 topics
  5. Epidemiology17◆ 0.98×53 topics
  6. Globalization15▲ 1.70×14 topics
  7. Renewable Energy14▲ 2.2×20 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management12▲ 3.0×10 topics
  9. COVID-1912▲ 1.96×16 topics
  10. Risk Management11▲ 5.2×8 topics
  11. Biodiversity Conservation10▲ 6.3×9 topics
  12. Remediation10▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Economic Growth10▲ 2.7×12 topics
  14. Metal Recovery9▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Social Capital9▲ 4.0×8 topics
  16. Heavy Metals9▲ 8.5×5 topics
  17. Environmental Impacts9▲ 7.1×7 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services8▲ 5.0×8 topics
  19. Toxicity8▲ 4.3×7 topics
  20. Corporate Social Responsibility8▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Food Security8▲ 3.3×9 topics
  22. Poverty Alleviation8▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Lithium-ion Batteries8▲ 4.0×3 topics
  24. Social Impact8▲ 4.3×4 topics
  25. Mining Industry7▲ 87×1 topic
  26. Social License to Operate7▲ 87×1 topic
  27. Global Burden of Disease7▲ 6.7×4 topics
  28. Urbanization7▲ 3.9×5 topics
  29. Land Use Change6▲ 4.8×5 topics
  30. Land Tenure6▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Mineralogy6▲ 46×2 topics
  32. Pollution6▲ 7.2×2 topics
  33. Microbial Ecology6▲ 8.0×4 topics
  34. Rare Earth Elements6▲ 8.8×3 topics
  35. Urban6▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Bioavailability6▲ 6.3×2 topics
  37. Contamination5▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Soil5▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Geochemistry5▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Metallurgy5▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Copperbelt University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mining and Resource Management, Heavy metals in environment, Mine drainage and remediation techniques and Construction Project Management and Performance.

Mining and Resource Mana…7Mining and Resource Management: 7 fractional worksHeavy metals in environm…5Heavy metals in environment: 5 fractional worksMine drainage and remediation techniques: 5 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 5 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 4 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…4Global Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 4 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 4 fractional works
Building and ConstructionPollutionEnvironmental ChemistryManagement Science and Operations Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 7 works
  2. 2 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 5 works
  3. 3 Mine drainage and remediation techniques Environmental Chemistry 5 works
  4. 4 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 5 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 4 works
  7. 7 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  9. 9 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 4 works
  10. 10 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 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 available72.2%not open27.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.3%domestic only71.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Copperbelt University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 145% 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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