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Gulu University

In research, Gulu University stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,086 of 9,902 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,317 of 3,157 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,868 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,236
of 22,385 · #8,780 all time
Rank in Uganda
#5
of 32
Research works
1.2k
▲ 95% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.7k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
83%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Gulu University

What is Gulu 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,086 of 9,902 9.5%115 #8147
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,317 of 3,157 14.3%66 #2955
Social SciencesDomain #4,868 of 9,585 7.4%169 #8909
MedicineField #4,669 of 8,541 8.2%89 #9408
Life SciencesDomain #3,593 of 6,403 12.9%85 #5164
Social SciencesField #4,784 of 5,988 4.7%97 #7560

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gulu 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. Health Sciences#8,147 #4,086
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,955 #1,317
  3. Social Sciences#8,909 #4,868
  4. Medicine#9,408 #4,669
  5. Life Sciences#5,164 #3,593
  6. Social Sciences#7,560 #4,784
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 Gulu University work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Gulu University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (22%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (15%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 189 fractional works · 38.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 112 fractional works · 23.0% of its workEducation: 48 fractional works · 9.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 28 fractional works · 5.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 138 fractional works · 28.3% of its workMedicine: 108 fractional works · 22.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 19 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 19 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 95 fractional works · 19.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 72 fractional works · 14.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPlant Science: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoil Science: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 65 fractional works · 13.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 32 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKGulu University488fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences39%

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. Social Sciences11223.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting285.8%
    3. Psychology163.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance153.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities112.3%
    6. Decision Sciences71.5%
    1. Medicine10822.1%
    2. Health Professions193.8%
    3. Nursing91.9%
    4. Veterinary20.3%
    5. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7214.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology122.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology91.8%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Environmental Science326.6%
    2. Computer Science153.0%
    3. Engineering112.3%
    4. Materials Science20.5%
    5. Mathematics10.3%
    6. Energy10.3%
    7. Chemistry10.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
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: 3.12× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.81× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 108 worksMedicineNursing: 3.82× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.79× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.42× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 112 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.82×9 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.12×72 works
  3. Veterinary2.33×2 works
  4. Social Sciences1.82×112 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.81×9 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.79×28 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.52×7 works
  8. Health Professions1.46×19 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.42×15 works
  10. Environmental Science1.33×32 works
  11. Medicine1.15×108 works
  12. Psychology1.07×16 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.78×11 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×12 works
  15. Dentistry0.45×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.39×15 works
  17. Energy0.31×1 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.28×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.25×1 works
  20. Neuroscience0.17×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.16×1 works
  22. Engineering0.16×11 works
  23. Materials Science0.14×2 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.08×1 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.02×0 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Gulu University?

Ranked on the quality score, Daniel Micheal Okello, Alfred Obia and Suzanne K. Gazda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gulu University.

  1. 1 Daniel Micheal Okello Uganda · #548,058 worldwide 1k citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Alfred Obia Uganda · #653,823 worldwide 1.4k citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Suzanne K. Gazda Uganda · #671,708 worldwide 2k citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Grace Akello Uganda · #749,316 worldwide 3.5k citations · 110 works
  5. 5 Dick Chune Midamba Uganda · #785,744 worldwide 157 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Felix Ocaka Kaducu Uganda · #887,550 worldwide 3.4k citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Walter Odongo Uganda · #1,138,411 worldwide 700 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Emmanuel Menya Uganda · #1,192,646 worldwide 1.6k citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Tonny Aliro Uganda · #1,315,204 worldwide 527 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Emmanuel Igwaro Odongo-Aginya Uganda · #1,397,355 worldwide 1.5k citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Gulu University

What are the most cited papers from Gulu University?

The most cited paper from Gulu University is "Contrasting Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Countries" (Daniel Conroy‐Beam et al., 2019), with 1,776 citations. Next come "Evidence of Artemisinin-Resistant Malaria in Africa" (972) and "Infection and mortality of healthcare workers worldwide from COVID-19: a systematic review" (731).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Contrasting Computational Models of Mate Preference Integration Across 45 Countries Daniel Conroy‐Beam et al. · Scientific Reports Open access107 authors 15 Nov 2019 1,776
2 Evidence of Artemisinin-Resistant Malaria in Africa Betty Balikagala, Naoyuki Fukuda, Mie Ikeda et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 22 Sep 2021 972
3 Infection and mortality of healthcare workers worldwide from COVID-19: a systematic review Soham Bandyopadhyay et al. · BMJ Global Health ReviewOpen access Dec 2020 731
4 Coronavirus Disease-2019: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Health Care Workers at Makerere University Teaching Hospitals, Uganda Ronald Olum, Gaudencia Chekwech, Godfrey Wekha et al. · Frontiers in Public Health Open access 30 Apr 2020 647
5 Synthesis and Application of Granular Activated Carbon from Biomass Waste Materials for Water Treatment: A Review Joseph Jjagwe, Peter Wilberforce Olupot, Emmanuel Menya et al. · Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts Open access 5 Apr 2021 618
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Gulu University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Sustainable Agriculture, Social Networks, Epidemiology, Rural Development, Sustainability, Climate Change and Technology Adoption.

▲ 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. Epidemiology37▲ 1.90×75 topics
  2. Sustainability30▲ 2.5×33 topics
  3. Climate Change29▲ 2.2×42 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers22▲ 21×4 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture19▲ 13×7 topics
  6. Social Networks18▲ 14×5 topics
  7. Education18▲ 2.1×18 topics
  8. Rural Development18▲ 10×7 topics
  9. Globalization17▲ 1.76×27 topics
  10. Environmental Impact15▲ 1.83×26 topics
  11. Higher Education15▲ 5.8×10 topics
  12. Technology Adoption15▲ 16×3 topics
  13. Agricultural Innovation14▲ 62×1 topic
  14. Food Security14▲ 5.4×11 topics
  15. Livelihood Diversification14▲ 92×1 topic
  16. Mental Health14▲ 2.0×19 topics
  17. Colonialism13▲ 5.7×4 topics
  18. Risk Factors13▲ 2.4×15 topics
  19. Social Capital12▲ 4.8×10 topics
  20. Adaptation12▲ 8.0×7 topics
  21. Maternal Mortality11▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Poverty Reduction11▲ 17×4 topics
  23. Community Health Workers10▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Social Impact10▲ 5.2×6 topics
  25. Health Inequalities10▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Socio-economic Factors10▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Child Mortality9▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Health Systems9▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Postcolonialism9▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Biodiversity Conservation9▲ 4.9×9 topics
  31. Child Development9▲ 4.4×6 topics
  32. Vulnerability9▲ 7.7×6 topics
  33. Antiretroviral Therapy9▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Gender Equality9▲ 6.3×5 topics
  35. African Philosophy8▲ 143×1 topic
  36. Decolonization8▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Diversity7▲ 8.2×6 topics
  38. Maternal and Child Undernutrition7▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Water Sanitation Hygiene7▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Teacher Professional Development7▲ 8.6×4 topics

Which research topics does Gulu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Global Maternal and Child Health, African cultural and philosophical studies and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Agricultural Innovations…14Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 14 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 9 fractional worksAfrican cultural and phi…8African cultural and philosophical studies: 8 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…7Child Nutrition and Water Access: 7 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 6 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 5 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …5Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 5 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 4 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 4 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 4 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEducationNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 9 works
  3. 3 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 8 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works
  5. 5 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 6 works
  6. 6 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  7. 7 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 5 works
  8. 8 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 4 works
  9. 9 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  10. 10 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available83.3%not open16.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.3%domestic only70.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Gulu University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 95% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Gulu University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0024% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Gulu University0.0020% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Gulu 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Gulu University7.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.8% in 2016.

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