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Copperbelt University

In research, Copperbelt University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,608 of 10,670 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,797 of 3,334 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,754 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#5,005
of 22,385 · #8,103 all time
Rank in Zambia
#2
of 15
Research works
1.2k
▲ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%

What is Copperbelt University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #4,608 of 10,670 11.8%190 #6698
Environmental ScienceField #1,797 of 3,334 11.6%71 #2589
EngineeringField #3,754 of 5,901 14.6%71 #6727
Health SciencesDomain #7,392 of 9,902 8.9%71 #12188
Social SciencesDomain #7,167 of 9,585 6.0%131 #10659

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Physical Sciences#6,698 #4,608
  2. Environmental Science#2,589 #1,797
  3. Engineering#6,727 #3,754
  4. Health Sciences#12,188 #7,392
  5. Social Sciences#10,659 #7,167
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Copperbelt University work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Copperbelt University is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (17%), Engineering (16%), Medicine (11%).

Physical Sciences: 220 fractional works · 43.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 85 fractional works · 16.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 15 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 2.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 81 fractional works · 15.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 17 fractional works · 3.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 150 fractional works · 29.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 56 fractional works · 11.0% of its workEducation: 18 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 2.8% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 42 fractional works · 8.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 14 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness and International Management: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 22 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 80 fractional works · 15.8% of its workMedicine: 56 fractional works · 11.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 57 fractional works · 11.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 42 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCopperbeltUniversity508fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences43%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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science8516.8%
    2. Engineering8115.9%
    3. Computer Science183.5%
    4. Materials Science91.8%
    5. Mathematics71.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences61.1%
    7. Energy50.9%
    8. Physics and Astronomy50.9%
    9. Chemistry40.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Social Sciences5611.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting428.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance224.3%
    4. Psychology142.8%
    5. Decision Sciences112.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities51.0%
    1. Medicine5611.1%
    2. Health Professions153.0%
    3. Nursing61.1%
    4. Dentistry30.6%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences428.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology81.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology51.0%
    4. Neuroscience10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 1.75× its world share, 42 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 81 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.37× its world share, 85 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.13× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 2.21× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.58× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.00× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science3.37×85 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.58×42 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.25×11 works
  4. Nursing2.21×6 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.00×22 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.75×42 works
  7. Dentistry1.29×3 works
  8. Mathematics1.13×7 works
  9. Health Professions1.12×15 works
  10. Engineering1.06×81 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.03×5 works
  12. Energy1.02×5 works
  13. Psychology0.91×14 works
  14. Social Sciences0.87×56 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.70×6 works
  16. Medicine0.58×56 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.56×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.56×4 works
  19. Materials Science0.53×9 works
  20. Computer Science0.45×18 works
  21. Veterinary0.42×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.41×5 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.35×5 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×8 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.17×0 works
  26. Neuroscience0.13×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Copperbelt University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ramasamy Subbaiya, Oliver Jolezya Hasimuna and Joseph Mphande lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Copperbelt University.

  1. 1 Ramasamy Subbaiya Zambia · #37,734 worldwide 6.1k citations · 110 works
  2. 2 Oliver Jolezya Hasimuna Zambia · #396,691 worldwide 1.6k citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Joseph Mphande Zambia · #512,660 worldwide 505 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Stephen Syampungani Zambia · #592,765 worldwide 2.3k citations · 88 works
  5. 5 Moses Chibesa Zambia · #687,975 worldwide 1.6k citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Felix Kanungwe Kalaba Zambia · #839,553 worldwide 1.4k citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Matamyo Simwanda Zambia · #903,851 worldwide 2k citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Justine Ngoma Zambia · #1,042,107 worldwide 462 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Darius Phiri Zambia · #1,122,811 worldwide 2.4k citations · 65 works
  10. 10 Benjamin Mubemba Zambia · #1,282,037 worldwide 995 citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at Copperbelt University

What are the most cited papers from Copperbelt University?

The most cited paper from Copperbelt University is "AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds" (Joseph A. Tobias et al., 2022), with 1,261 citations. Next come "Sentinel-2 Data for Land Cover/Use Mapping: A Review" (958) and "A review of modern and conventional extraction techniques and their applications for extracting phytochemicals from plants" (636).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds Joseph A. Tobias et al. · Ecology Letters Open access115 authors 24 Feb 2022 1,261
2 Sentinel-2 Data for Land Cover/Use Mapping: A Review Darius Phiri, Matamyo Simwanda, Serajis Salekin et al. · Remote Sensing Open access 16 Jul 2020 958
3 A review of modern and conventional extraction techniques and their applications for extracting phytochemicals from plants Bitwell Chibuye, Indra Sen Singh, Luke Chimuka et al. · Scientific African Open access 11 Feb 2023 636
4 A review on geopolymers as emerging materials for the adsorption of heavy metals and dyes Ahmer Ali Siyal, Rashid Shamsuddin, Muhammad Irfan Khan et al. · Journal of Environmental Management 23 Jul 2018 443
5 Climate Change Effects on Aquaculture Production: Sustainability Implications, Mitigation, and Adaptations Sahya Maulu, Oliver Jolezya Hasimuna, Lloyd Haninga Haambiya et al. · Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Open access 12 Mar 2021 424
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Copperbelt University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Metal Recovery, Remediation, Biodiversity Conservation and Corporate Social Responsibility.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact36▲ 4.1×32 topics
  2. Climate Change31▲ 2.2×50 topics
  3. Sustainability30▲ 2.4×36 topics
  4. Sustainable Development24▲ 3.0×21 topics
  5. Epidemiology20◆ 1.01×58 topics
  6. Renewable Energy18▲ 2.5×21 topics
  7. Globalization18▲ 1.77×14 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management14▲ 3.1×10 topics
  9. COVID-1913▲ 1.92×16 topics
  10. Metal Recovery13▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Biodiversity Conservation12▲ 6.5×10 topics
  12. Remediation12▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Risk Management12▲ 4.8×10 topics
  14. Corporate Social Responsibility11▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Economic Growth11▲ 2.7×13 topics
  16. Social Capital10▲ 4.0×9 topics
  17. Mining Industry10▲ 100×1 topic
  18. Social License to Operate10▲ 100×1 topic
  19. Heavy Metals10▲ 8.3×5 topics
  20. Environmental Impacts10▲ 7.1×7 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services10▲ 4.9×8 topics
  22. Lithium-ion Batteries10▲ 4.5×3 topics
  23. Social Impact9▲ 4.7×4 topics
  24. Toxicity9▲ 4.1×7 topics
  25. Land Use Change8▲ 5.5×5 topics
  26. Poverty Alleviation8▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Global Burden of Disease8▲ 6.2×4 topics
  28. Circular Economy8▲ 5.4×5 topics
  29. Microbial Ecology7▲ 8.2×4 topics
  30. Rare Earth Elements7▲ 9.9×3 topics
  31. Mineralogy7▲ 44×2 topics
  32. Pollution7▲ 7.0×2 topics
  33. Land Tenure7▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Urban6▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Metallurgy6▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Oxidation Mechanism6▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Respiratory Infections6▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Contamination6▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Soil6▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Geochemistry6▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Copperbelt University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mining and Resource Management, Heavy metals in environment, Mine drainage and remediation techniques and Extraction and Separation Processes.

  1. 1 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 10 works
  2. 2 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 6 works
  3. 3 Mine drainage and remediation techniques Environmental Chemistry 6 works
  4. 4 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 6 works
  6. 6 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 5 works
  9. 9 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 5 works
  10. 10 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Copperbelt University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Copperbelt University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0019% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Copperbelt University0.0018% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Copperbelt University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Copperbelt University7.4% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.9% in 2013.

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