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Kabale University

In research, Kabale University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,023 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,285 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,153 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,063
of 28,054 · #25,037 all time
Rank in Uganda
#11
of 33
Research works
543
▲ 736% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
86%
world 28%

What is Kabale 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 #5,023 of 10,521 18.9%177 #9122
Social SciencesField #3,285 of 6,365 17.4%81 #5540
Physical SciencesDomain #11,153 of 12,888 18.7%68 —

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

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: 1.64× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 1.64× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.07× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.82× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.24× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 81 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kabale University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Development, Sustainability, Poverty Reduction, Economic Growth, Risk Management, Smallholder Farmers and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Sustainability20▲ 2.5×37 topics
  2. Climate Change19▲ 2.1×35 topics
  3. Globalization14▲ 2.2×22 topics
  4. Social Capital14▲ 7.6×9 topics
  5. Economic Growth14▲ 4.7×17 topics
  6. Development13▲ 11×10 topics
  7. Corporate Governance12▲ 4.8×12 topics
  8. Poverty Reduction11▲ 26×5 topics
  9. Risk Management11▲ 6.8×8 topics
  10. Renewable Energy11▲ 2.2×16 topics
  11. Smallholder Farmers10▲ 14×6 topics
  12. Innovation10▲ 2.8×15 topics
  13. Economic Development10▲ 3.5×6 topics
  14. Financial Performance9▲ 4.8×6 topics
  15. Social Networks9▲ 10×3 topics
  16. Finance9▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management9▲ 2.8×12 topics
  18. Gender Equality9▲ 9.3×5 topics
  19. SMEs9▲ 7.2×3 topics
  20. Governance8▲ 7.3×6 topics
  21. Financial Constraints8▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Leadership8▲ 5.0×12 topics
  23. Rural Development8▲ 6.8×6 topics
  24. Political Economy7▲ 8.5×7 topics
  25. Food Security7▲ 4.0×11 topics
  26. Adaptation7▲ 7.1×7 topics
  27. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 6.0×4 topics
  28. Empowerment6▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Microfinance6▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Community Health Workers6▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Technology Adoption6▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Human Resource Management6▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Agricultural Innovation6▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Livelihood Diversification6▲ 55×1 topic
  35. Corporate Finance5▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Maternal Mortality5▲ 7.1×5 topics
  37. Profitability5▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Supply Chain5▲ 7.3×2 topics
  39. Trade Credit5▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Working Capital Management5▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does Kabale University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Working Capital and Financial Performance and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies.

Microfinance and Financi…6Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 6 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…6Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 6 fractional worksWorking Capital and Fina…5Working Capital and Financial Performance: 5 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…5Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 5 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksPublic-Private Partnership Projects: 4 fractional worksLocal Government Finance…4Local Government Finance and Decentralization: 4 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 4 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 3 fractional worksBanking stability, regul…3Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesAccountingPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  3. 3 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 5 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 5 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  6. 6 Public-Private Partnership Projects Strategy and Management 4 works
  7. 7 Local Government Finance and Decentralization Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 4 works
  9. 9 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  10. 10 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 3 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 available86.3%not open13.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.3%domestic only68.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kabale University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 736% 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.

Other research institutions in Kabale

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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.