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Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology

In research, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,091 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,391 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,947
of 28,054 · #32,895 all time
Rank in Tanzania
#22
of 43
Research works
406
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,091 of 12,888 5.8%130 #20725
EngineeringField #6,391 of 6,636 4.4%78 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology 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).

What does Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 24.2 works9.5×
← 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: 1.55× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.87× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.97× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.39× its world share, 78 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.07× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.11× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.47× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Sustainability, Image Processing, Convolutional Neural Networks, Supply Chain Management, Renewable Energy, Crack Detection and Pavement.

▲ 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. Deep Learning22▲ 3.0×23 topics
  2. Sustainability16▲ 3.0×31 topics
  3. Renewable Energy12▲ 4.0×18 topics
  4. Machine Learning11▲ 1.61×27 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management11▲ 5.3×13 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks10▲ 6.7×5 topics
  7. Image Processing10▲ 10×4 topics
  8. Crack Detection9▲ 58×1 topic
  9. Pavement9▲ 58×1 topic
  10. Climate Change9▲ 1.49×22 topics
  11. Facilities Management8▲ 49×2 topics
  12. Environmental Impact8▲ 2.2×22 topics
  13. Neural Networks8▲ 2.4×8 topics
  14. Risk Management7▲ 6.9×8 topics
  15. Remote Sensing7▲ 2.5×16 topics
  16. Life Cycle Assessment6▲ 10×6 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency6▲ 2.8×10 topics
  18. Logistics6▲ 16×4 topics
  19. RFID Technology6▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Risk Perception5▲ 8.9×4 topics
  21. Construction5▲ 16×3 topics
  22. IoT5▲ 6.0×7 topics
  23. Rheology4▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Optimization4▲ 4.4×4 topics
  25. BIM4▲ 31×1 topic
  26. Operations Research4▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Prefabrication4▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Recycled Materials4▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Open-Plan Offices4▲ 130×1 topic
  30. Workspace Environment4▲ 130×1 topic
  31. Probabilistic Forecasting4▲ 9.1×2 topics
  32. Short-Term Forecasting4▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Asphalt4▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Bitumen Modification4▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Container Terminals4▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Leak Detection4▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Port Development4▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Water Distribution Networks4▲ 62×1 topic
  39. Forecasting3▲ 8.1×4 topics
  40. Respiratory Infections3▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, BIM and Construction Integration, Facilities and Workplace Management and Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation.

Infrastructure Maintenan…9Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 9 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 4 fractional worksFacilities and Workplace Management: 4 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 4 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 4 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logistics: 4 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…3Energy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional worksEnergy Load and Power Forecasting: 3 fractional worksFood Safety and Hygiene2Food Safety and Hygiene: 2 fractional worksCollagen: Extraction and Characterization: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionSocial PsychologyIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 4 works
  3. 3 Facilities and Workplace Management Social Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 3 works
  8. 8 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Food Safety and Hygiene Food Science 2 works
  10. 10 Collagen: Extraction and Characterization Biomaterials 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 available78.5%not open21.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.