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Kampala International University

In research, Kampala International University stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,205 of 7,800 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,948 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,760 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nutrition and Dietetics, Genetics and Hematology — Nutrition and Dietetics is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,797
of 28,054 · #6,103 all time
Rank in Uganda
#2
of 33
Research works
2.6k
▲ 240% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Kampala International 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,205 of 7,800 24.7%185 #3631
Health SciencesDomain #1,948 of 11,982 18.1%535 #5844
MedicineField #1,760 of 10,443 18.8%433 #5391
Social SciencesField #1,286 of 6,365 26.4%181 #3029
Social SciencesDomain #2,182 of 10,521 18.8%379 #5063
Physical SciencesDomain #2,738 of 12,888 23.9%346 #7817
EngineeringField #1,690 of 6,636 27.2%154 #5294
EducationSubfield #683 of 1,892 41.7%62 —
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,411 of 3,409 25.6%69 #2844
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,788 of 3,579 25.5%61 #4743

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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#3,631 #1,205
  2. Health Sciences#5,844 #1,948
  3. Medicine#5,391 #1,760
  4. Social Sciences#3,029 #1,286
  5. Social Sciences#5,063 #2,182
  6. Physical Sciences#7,817 #2,738
  7. Engineering#5,294 #1,690
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,844 #1,411
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,743 #1,788
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Kampala International University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nutrition and Dietetics takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 33.2 works5.4×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 20.5 works5.2×
  3. HematologySubfield · 21.8 works5.0×
  4. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 52.1 works4.8×
  5. NursingField · 33.8 works4.8×
← 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: 1.01× its world share, 69 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 61 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.13× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.91× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 58 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.37× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 154 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 70 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.66× its world share, 63 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.56× its world share, 433 worksMedicineNursing: 4.77× its world share, 34 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.86× its world share, 87 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.69× its world share, 52 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 181 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kampala International University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ibe Michael Usman, Robinson Ssebuufu and Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kampala International University.

  1. 1 Ibe Michael Usman Uganda · #939,581 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Robinson Ssebuufu Uganda · #946,998 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu Uganda · #994,465 worldwide 59 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Chinaza Godswill Awuchi Uganda · #1,155,553 worldwide 38 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Okechukwu Paul-Chima Ugwu Uganda · #1,209,786 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Esther Ugo Alum Uganda · #1,372,140 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Sarad Pawar Naik Bukke Uganda · #1,602,536 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 George Uwadiegwu Alaneme Uganda · #1,632,369 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Kampala International University

Which keywords describe research at Kampala International University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Maternal Mortality, Community Health Workers, Socio-economic Factors, Health Inequalities, Renewable Energy, Child Mortality and Health Systems.

▲ 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. Epidemiology126▲ 2.2×93 topics
  2. Inflammation57▲ 1.89×65 topics
  3. Renewable Energy55▲ 2.6×31 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress54▲ 2.3×46 topics
  5. Environmental Impact50▲ 2.0×36 topics
  6. Maternal Mortality48▲ 15×5 topics
  7. Sustainability45▲ 1.27×46 topics
  8. Risk Factors35▲ 2.2×30 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease35▲ 2.2×28 topics
  10. Public Health35▲ 1.65×39 topics
  11. Community Health Workers34▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Socio-economic Factors32▲ 20×2 topics
  13. Health Inequalities32▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Child Mortality32▲ 31×1 topic
  15. Health Systems32▲ 31×1 topic
  16. Global Burden32▲ 4.1×11 topics
  17. Child Development31▲ 5.1×5 topics
  18. Insulin Resistance30▲ 4.5×8 topics
  19. Antioxidant29▲ 3.0×45 topics
  20. Antiretroviral Therapy28▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Poverty Reduction27▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome27▲ 2.3×21 topics
  23. Global Burden of Disease25▲ 7.1×4 topics
  24. Medicinal Plants25▲ 4.3×16 topics
  25. Vaccine24▲ 4.0×9 topics
  26. Development23▲ 4.6×13 topics
  27. Diabetes23▲ 3.2×17 topics
  28. Maternal and Child Undernutrition22▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Water Sanitation Hygiene22▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Anemia22▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Herbal Medicine21▲ 5.1×9 topics
  32. Pulmonary Hypertension20▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Vaccine Development20▲ 5.5×9 topics
  34. Genetic Regulation20▲ 8.5×4 topics
  35. Sickle-cell Disease20▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Thalassemia20▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Gender Inequality16▲ 8.3×5 topics
  38. Erythropoiesis16▲ 18×2 topics
  39. HIV Prevention15▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Mortality Rates15▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Kampala International University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Global Maternal and Chil…32Global Maternal and Child Health: 32 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 22 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and R…20Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 20 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …14Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 14 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 13 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 13 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Diso…12Iron Metabolism and Disorders: 12 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 10 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 10 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 10 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsGeneticsSafety Research6 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 32 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 22 works
  3. 3 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 20 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 14 works
  5. 5 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 13 works
  6. 6 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 13 works
  7. 7 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 12 works
  8. 8 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 10 works
  9. 9 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 10 works
  10. 10 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 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 available78.6%not open21.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.7%domestic only61.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kampala International University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 240% 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.

Other research institutions in Kampala

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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.