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Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

In research, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,348 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,735 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health — Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,557
of 28,054 · #22,445 all time
Rank in ??
#141
of 692
Research works
235
fractional, all time
Citations
1.5k
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
90%
world 28%

What is Kamuzu University of Health Sciences 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,348 of 11,982 25.4%140 #14394
MedicineField #4,735 of 10,443 25.2%111 #12884

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kamuzu University of Health Sciences 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).

What does Kamuzu University of Health Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 26.3 works9.7×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.61× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.78× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.05× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.82× its world share, 111 worksMedicineNursing: 6.13× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.80× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Maternal Mortality, Global Burden, Community Health Workers, Health Inequalities, Child Mortality, Health Systems and Antiretroviral Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology37▲ 4.6×73 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality15▲ 34×5 topics
  3. Global Burden14▲ 12×12 topics
  4. Community Health Workers13▲ 76×2 topics
  5. Health Inequalities13▲ 54×3 topics
  6. Child Mortality13▲ 89×1 topic
  7. Health Systems13▲ 89×1 topic
  8. Antiretroviral Therapy11▲ 32×6 topics
  9. Vaccine Development10▲ 20×7 topics
  10. Public Health10▲ 3.4×30 topics
  11. Risk Factors9▲ 4.1×21 topics
  12. Global Health8▲ 26×4 topics
  13. Vaccine8▲ 9.4×10 topics
  14. Child Development8▲ 8.8×6 topics
  15. Mortality Rates8▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Medical Education7▲ 14×8 topics
  17. HIV Transmission7▲ 44×2 topics
  18. Ethical Considerations6▲ 9.2×11 topics
  19. Primary Care6▲ 8.2×11 topics
  20. Viral Load6▲ 39×2 topics
  21. Drug Resistance6▲ 11×7 topics
  22. Insecticide Resistance6▲ 39×4 topics
  23. Genome Sequence6▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Artemisinin Resistance6▲ 94×1 topic
  25. Immune Response6▲ 5.1×11 topics
  26. Plasmodium falciparum6▲ 94×1 topic
  27. Preexposure Prophylaxis6▲ 59×1 topic
  28. Stigma and Discrimination6▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Infectious Diseases5▲ 7.1×6 topics
  30. Quality Improvement5▲ 12×6 topics
  31. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  32. Surgical Care4▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Global Surgery4▲ 113×1 topic
  34. Health Development4▲ 113×1 topic
  35. HIV Prevention4▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  37. Infection4▲ 8.1×4 topics
  38. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Adolescent Health4▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Kamuzu University of Health Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Malaria Research and Control, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and Global Health and Surgery.

Global Maternal and Chil…13Global Maternal and Child Health: 13 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…6Malaria Research and Control: 6 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…6HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 6 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…4Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 4 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 2 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesNutrition and Dietetics4 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 13 works
  2. 2 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 6 works
  4. 4 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  6. 6 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 4 works
  7. 7 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  8. 8 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 works
  9. 9 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 2 works
  10. 10 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 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 available90.5%not open9.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors84.7%domestic only15.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kamuzu University of Health Sciences's research output changed?

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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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