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University · Kampala · Uganda

Kampala University

ku.ac.ugROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#26,818
of 28,054 · #41,435 all time
Rank in Uganda
#30
of 33
Research works
170
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
713
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

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: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.10× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.41× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.09× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 3.64× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.18× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kampala University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Immune Response, Development, Vaccine, Curriculum Development, Global Burden, Globalization and Transmission.

▲ 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. Education6▲ 4.6×9 topics
  2. Epidemiology5▲ 1.71×20 topics
  3. Globalization5▲ 3.1×11 topics
  4. Immune Response4▲ 10×8 topics
  5. Curriculum Development4▲ 6.8×5 topics
  6. Development4▲ 14×3 topics
  7. Vaccine4▲ 12×7 topics
  8. Public Health3▲ 3.1×8 topics
  9. Global Burden3▲ 7.6×8 topics
  10. Economic Growth3▲ 4.6×4 topics
  11. COVID-193▲ 2.8×10 topics
  12. Outbreak3▲ 96×2 topics
  13. Technology Integration3▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Transmission3▲ 66×3 topics
  15. Pathogenesis2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  16. Teacher Education2▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Gender Equality2▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Online Learning2▲ 3.7×5 topics
  19. Ebola Virus2▲ 111×1 topic
  20. Governance2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  21. Reservoirs2▲ 111×1 topic
  22. Teaching Strategies2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  23. Child Development2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  24. Assessment2▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Information Technology2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  26. Learning Outcomes2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  27. Poverty Reduction2▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Educational Leadership2▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Gender Inequality2▲ 19×2 topics
  30. School Improvement2▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Nigeria2▲ 138×1 topic
  33. Non-Communicable Diseases2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  34. Training Pathways2▲ 90×1 topic
  35. Vocational Education2▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Youth Unemployment2▲ 261×1 topic
  37. Curriculum Alignment2▲ 119×1 topic
  38. Educational Objectives2▲ 119×1 topic
  39. Risk Perception2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  40. Student Achievement2▲ 27×4 topics

Which research topics does Kampala University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Education Systems and Policy, African Education and Politics and Educational Assessment and Pedagogy.

Viral Infections and Out…2Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 2 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…2Education Systems and Policy: 2 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 2 fractional worksEducational Assessment a…2Educational Assessment and Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …2Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksParental Involvement in Education: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Epidem…1Global Health and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksHepatitis B Virus Studies: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEducationSafety ResearchHealth3 others

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

  1. 1 Viral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchInfectious Diseases 2 works
  2. 2 Education Systems and PolicyEducation 2 works
  3. 3 African Education and PoliticsEducation 2 works
  4. 4 Educational Assessment and PedagogyEducation 2 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSafety Research 2 works
  6. 6 Vaccine Coverage and HesitancyHealth 2 works
  7. 7 Parental Involvement in EducationEducation 1 works
  8. 8 Global Health and EpidemiologyHealth Information Management 1 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water AccessNutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  10. 10 Hepatitis B Virus StudiesEpidemiology 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 available65.8%not open34.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.3%domestic only75.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kampala University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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.

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