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Kampala International University

In research, Kampala International University stands highest in Social Sciences (#16,544 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#38,833
of 42,892
Rank in Tanzania
#55
of 59
Research works
356
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
562
1.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
96%
world 28%

What is Kampala International University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #16,544 of 16,945 6.9%141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kampala International 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: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.28× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 2.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.40× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.54× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kampala International University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Child Mortality, Maternal Mortality, Poverty Reduction, Social Media, Gender Inequality, Conditional Cash Transfers, School Subsidies and Human Resource Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology3▲ 1.42×25 topics
  2. Social Media3▲ 3.2×9 topics
  3. Child Mortality2▲ 56×1 topic
  4. Maternal Mortality2▲ 18×1 topic
  5. Poverty Reduction2▲ 29×2 topics
  6. Education2▲ 1.97×7 topics
  7. Healthcare2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  8. Gender Inequality2▲ 21×2 topics
  9. Conditional Cash Transfers2▲ 74×1 topic
  10. School Subsidies2▲ 74×1 topic
  11. Economic Growth2▲ 3.0×3 topics
  12. Global Burden2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  13. Human Resource Management2▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Human Rights2▲ 2.5×10 topics
  15. Social Capital2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  16. Heavy Metals1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  17. Corporate Governance1▲ 3.0×3 topics
  18. Economic Development1▲ 2.8×3 topics
  19. Immune Response1▲ 3.9×10 topics
  20. Technology Integration1▲ 7.4×5 topics
  21. Antioxidant1▲ 3.0×11 topics
  22. Bioavailability1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  23. Financial Stability1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  24. Islamic Banking1▲ 5.0×3 topics
  25. Vaccine1▲ 5.0×7 topics
  26. Contamination1▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Ethical Identity1▲ 14×1 topic
  28. Finance1▲ 9.3×1 topic
  29. Gender Equality1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  30. Mediation Analysis1▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Soil1▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Toxicity1▲ 4.3×2 topics
  33. Vaccine Development1▲ 7.4×5 topics
  34. Clinical Decision Support Systems1▲ 73×1 topic
  35. Electronic Health Records1▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Infrastructure1▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Organizational Behavior1▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Public Sector1▲ 41×3 topics
  39. Taxation1▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Work Engagement1▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Kampala International University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Heavy metals in environment.

Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 1 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 1 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 1 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksElectronic Health Record…1Electronic Health Records Systems: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 1 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSafety ResearchAccountingPollution5 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 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 1 works
  4. 4 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 1 works
  5. 5 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Electronic Health Records Systems Health Information Management 1 works
  8. 8 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Education and Islamic Studies Education 1 works
  10. 10 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 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 available95.7%not open4.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors80.4%domestic only19.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kampala International University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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