Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
University · Bujumbura · Burundi

Hope Africa University

hau.biROR OpenAlex
Research works
53
▲ 66% vs 2018-21
Citations
151
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
89%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Hope Africa University

Not ranked overall: Hope Africa University is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Hope Africa University work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Hope Africa University is in Health Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Social Sciences (21%), Health Professions (11%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 16 fractional works · 51.1% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 38.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 11.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 37.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 20.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKHope AfricaUniversity31fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences51%Social Sciences38%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1238.4%
    2. Health Professions411.2%
    3. Nursing01.5%
    1. Social Sciences620.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities26.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting25.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance14.6%
    5. Psychology00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences26.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Environmental Science13.8%
    2. Computer Science00.4%
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: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 4.27× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.00× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 3.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.19× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.16× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.27×4 works
  2. Nursing3.03×0 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.19×2 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.16×2 works
  5. Medicine2.00×12 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.77×2 works
  7. Social Sciences1.62×6 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.30×2 works
  9. Environmental Science0.77×1 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.56×0 works
  11. Psychology0.16×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.05×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.05×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hope Africa University?

Ranked on the quality score, Edouard Niyongabo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hope Africa University.

  1. 1 Edouard Niyongabo Burundi · #4,275,886 worldwide 103 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Hope Africa University

What are the most cited papers from Hope Africa University?

The most cited paper from Hope Africa University is "Copper, zinc, manganese, iron, lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic in fish from Lake Tanganyika, Burundi" (E. Sindayigaya, R. Van Cauwenbergh, Harry J. Robberecht et al., 1994), with 74 citations. Next come "Disparities in Access to Trauma Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: a Narrative Review" (71) and "Availability of Therapies and Services for Parkinson's Disease in Africa: A Continent‐Wide Survey" (53).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Copper, zinc, manganese, iron, lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic in fish from Lake Tanganyika, Burundi E. Sindayigaya, R. Van Cauwenbergh, Harry J. Robberecht et al. · The Science of The Total Environment Apr 1994 74
2 Disparities in Access to Trauma Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: a Narrative Review Barnabas Tobi Alayande, Kathryn Chu, Desmond T. Jumbam et al. · Current Trauma Reports ReviewOpen access 6 Jun 2022 71
3 Availability of Therapies and Services for Parkinson's Disease in Africa: A Continent‐Wide Survey Eman Hamid et al. · Movement Disorders 3 Jun 2021 53
4 Safety Profile of Cough and Cold Medication Use in Pediatrics Jody L. Green, George Sam Wang, Kate M. Reynolds et al. · PEDIATRICS 4 May 2017 48
5 Pediatric Fatalities Associated With Over-the-Counter Cough and Cold Medications Laurie Seidel Halmo, George Sam Wang, Kate M. Reynolds et al. · PEDIATRICS Open access 4 Oct 2021 32
All 66 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hope Africa University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Resuscitation, Diversity, Endothelial Dysfunction, Poverty Reduction and Religion.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Maternal Mortality3▲ 41×3 topics
  2. Epidemiology2▲ 1.82×20 topics
  3. Child Mortality2▲ 98×1 topic
  4. Health Systems2▲ 98×1 topic
  5. Resuscitation2▲ 40×2 topics
  6. Treatment2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  7. Sustainable Development2▲ 3.2×4 topics
  8. Diversity1▲ 26×2 topics
  9. Sustainability1▲ 1.88×3 topics
  10. Climate Change1▲ 1.52×4 topics
  11. Endothelial Dysfunction1▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Poverty Reduction1▲ 33×2 topics
  13. Quality Improvement1▲ 22×6 topics
  14. Religion1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  15. Social Impact1▲ 11×2 topics
  16. Agroecology1▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Development1▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Smallholder Farmers1▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Social Capital1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  20. Adaptation1▲ 12×1 topic
  21. Child Development1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  22. Colonialism1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  23. Ethical Considerations1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  24. Gender Inequality1▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Livestock Farming1▲ 58×1 topic
  26. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Primary Care1▲ 9.6×6 topics
  28. African History1▲ 142×1 topic
  29. Cardiac Arrest1▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Conditional Cash Transfers1▲ 90×1 topic
  31. Critical Care1▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Environmental Conservation1▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Fibrosis1▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Hydrographic Basins1▲ 151×1 topic
  35. Hypothermia1▲ 43×2 topics
  36. Out-of-Hospital1▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Post-Colonial Africa1▲ 142×1 topic
  38. School Subsidies1▲ 90×1 topic
  39. Systemic Sclerosis1▲ 87×1 topic

Which research topics does Hope Africa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases and Geography and Environmental Studies.

Global Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 1 fractional worksSystemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases: 1 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…1African history and culture studies: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 1 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care …1Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPathology and Forensic MedicineWater Science and Technology6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  3. 3 Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 African history and culture studies Anthropology 1 works
  8. 8 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 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 available88.8%not open11.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hope Africa University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 66% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Hope Africa University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00010% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Hope Africa University0.000099% in 20251990200020102020

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

Other research institutions in Bujumbura

All research institutions in Bujumbura

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Hope Africa University. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.