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Kampala University

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,657
of 22,385 · #27,878 all time
Rank in Uganda
#27
of 32
Research works
170
▲ 387% vs 2018-21
Citations
713
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Kampala University

Which fields of science does Kampala University work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Kampala University is in Social Sciences, 35% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Medicine (22%), Health Professions (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 43 fractional works · 47.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 30.7% of its workEducation: 18 fractional works · 19.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 31 fractional works · 34.6% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 22.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 9.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 11.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKampalaUniversity90fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences47%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2830.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance55.0%
    3. Psychology45.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting33.7%
    5. Decision Sciences11.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    1. Medicine2022.4%
    2. Health Professions89.2%
    3. Nursing21.9%
    4. Dentistry11.1%
    1. Computer Science33.8%
    2. Engineering32.9%
    3. Environmental Science11.5%
    4. Energy11.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.9%
    6. Mathematics00.4%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences33.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology22.1%
    3. Neuroscience10.7%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
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: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.12× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.28× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.48× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.17× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 3.90× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.34× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.90×2 works
  2. Health Professions3.48×8 works
  3. Social Sciences2.42×28 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.34×4 works
  5. Dentistry2.28×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology2.12×2 works
  7. Psychology1.63×4 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.62×1 works
  9. Energy1.20×1 works
  10. Medicine1.17×20 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.16×3 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.79×3 works
  13. Computer Science0.49×4 works
  14. Neuroscience0.43×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.41×1 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.40×1 works
  17. Environmental Science0.31×1 works
  18. Mathematics0.31×0 works
  19. Engineering0.19×3 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.12×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kampala University?

Ranked on the quality score, Muwaga Musa, Henry Wasswa and C. G. Hansford lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kampala University.

  1. 1 Muwaga Musa Uganda · #2,327,838 worldwide 115 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Henry Wasswa Uganda · #2,550,316 worldwide 162 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 C. G. Hansford Uganda · #3,055,869 worldwide 378 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Kampala University

What are the most cited papers from Kampala University?

The most cited paper from Kampala University is "Traditional plants used for medicinal purposes by local communities around the Northern sector of Kibale National Park, Uganda" (Jane Namukobe, John Massan Kasenene, Bernard T. Kiremire et al., 2011), with 217 citations. Next come "Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis commonly complicates treated pulmonary tuberculosis with residual cavitation" (171) and "HIV Subtype D Is Associated with Dementia, Compared with Subtype A, in Immunosuppressed Individuals at Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Kampala, Uganda" (141).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Traditional plants used for medicinal purposes by local communities around the Northern sector of Kibale National Park, Uganda Jane Namukobe, John Massan Kasenene, Bernard T. Kiremire et al. · Journal of Ethnopharmacology 30 Apr 2011 217
2 Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis commonly complicates treated pulmonary tuberculosis with residual cavitation Iain D. Page, Rosemary Kusaba Byanyima, Sharath R. Hosmane et al. · European Respiratory Journal Open access 31 Jan 2019 171
3 HIV Subtype D Is Associated with Dementia, Compared with Subtype A, in Immunosuppressed Individuals at Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Kampala, Uganda Ned C Sacktor, Noeline Nakasujja, Richard L. Skolasky et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases Open access 21 Jul 2009 141
4 Genotypic analysis at multiple loci across Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) DNA molecules: clustering patterns, novel variants and chimerism Jianchao Zong, D M Ciufo, Raphael P. Viscidi et al. · Journal of Clinical Virology 2002 130
5 Childhood blindness and low vision in Uganda Keith M. Waddell · Eye Mar 1998 91
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kampala University?

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

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.0×23 topics
  2. Education7▲ 4.3×10 topics
  3. Globalization5▲ 2.8×12 topics
  4. Immune Response4▲ 8.7×8 topics
  5. Global Burden4▲ 8.0×8 topics
  6. Public Health4▲ 2.9×8 topics
  7. Curriculum Development4▲ 6.0×6 topics
  8. Vaccine4▲ 10×7 topics
  9. Development4▲ 11×3 topics
  10. Economic Growth3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  11. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.2×6 topics
  12. COVID-193▲ 2.6×10 topics
  13. Risk Factors3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  14. Pathogenesis3▲ 6.1×5 topics
  15. Technology Integration3▲ 9.4×6 topics
  16. Outbreak3▲ 76×2 topics
  17. Transmission3▲ 53×3 topics
  18. Teacher Education2▲ 21×3 topics
  19. Child Development2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  20. Gender Equality2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  21. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Gender Inequality2▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Poverty Reduction2▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Ebola Virus2▲ 89×1 topic
  25. Governance2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  26. Reservoirs2▲ 89×1 topic
  27. Teaching Strategies2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  28. Vocational Education2▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Assessment2▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Educational Leadership2▲ 18×2 topics
  31. School Improvement2▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Conditional Cash Transfers2▲ 61×1 topic
  33. School Subsidies2▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Nigeria2▲ 94×1 topic
  35. Non-Communicable Diseases2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  36. Student Retention2▲ 53×1 topic
  37. Training Pathways2▲ 83×1 topic
  38. Vaccine Development2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  39. Youth Unemployment2▲ 171×1 topic
  40. Student Achievement2▲ 21×4 topics

Which research topics does Kampala University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Education Systems and Policy and African Education and Politics.

Viral Infections and Out…2Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …2Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 2 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…2African Education and Politics: 2 fractional worksEducational Assessment a…2Educational Assessment and Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…1Malaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksParental Involvement in Education: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesSafety ResearchEducationNutrition and Dietetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  3. 3 Education Systems and Policy Education 2 works
  4. 4 African Education and Politics Education 2 works
  5. 5 Educational Assessment and Pedagogy Education 2 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  7. 7 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  8. 8 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Global Health and Epidemiology Health Information Management 1 works
  10. 10 Parental Involvement in Education Education 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kampala University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 387% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kampala University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00067% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Kampala University0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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