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Katanga Methodist University

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Research works
2
▲ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
6
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
67%
world 18%
Katanga Methodist University

Not ranked overall: Katanga Methodist University is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Katanga Methodist University work in?

In all years, 32% of research at Katanga Methodist University is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Chemistry (20%), Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (16%).

Physical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 32.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 20.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 28.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 16.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 12.0% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 20.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 12.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 8.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 20.0% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 20.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKatanga MethodistUniversity2fractional works, all years
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences28%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 8 fields, with their numbers
    1. Chemistry020.0%
    2. Engineering08.0%
    3. Environmental Science04.0%
    1. Social Sciences016.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance012.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences012.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology08.0%
    1. Medicine020.0%
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.

What are the most cited papers from Katanga Methodist University?

The most cited paper from Katanga Methodist University is "Adherence to Artemisinin Combination Therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" (Ruby Siddiqui, Andrew C Willis, Karla Bil et al., 2015), with 13 citations. Next come "A survey of the antibacterial activity of three plants used in the Congolese herbal medicine practiced by the healers in the city of Lubumbashi" (3) and "Recovery of Copper Metal through Reprocessing of Residues from a Hydrometallurgical Plant: An Advance Study" (2).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Adherence to Artemisinin Combination Therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ruby Siddiqui, Andrew C Willis, Karla Bil et al. · F1000Research Open access 24 Feb 2015 13
2 A survey of the antibacterial activity of three plants used in the Congolese herbal medicine practiced by the healers in the city of Lubumbashi Lawal Oyebimpe M. · African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology Open access 22 Jul 2013 3
3 Recovery of Copper Metal through Reprocessing of Residues from a Hydrometallurgical Plant: An Advance Study L. M. Shengo, B. K. Kitungwa, C. W. N. Mutiti et al. · Book Publisher International (a part of SCIENCEDOMAIN International) Book chapter 12 May 2021 2
4 Intégration et exploitation des arrières effets des fèces humaines pour l’amélioration de la fertilité chimique du sol et de la production de la culture de maïs (Zea mays L.) à Lubumbashi (R.D. Congo) Alain Kitabala Misonga, Joseph Tshala Upite, Patrick Kasangij a Kasangij et al. · Journal of Applied Biosciences Open access 19 Apr 2017 1
5 The package of Ascaris, rare cause of intestinal occlusion: About a case and review of literature Katshishi Mwamba François, Mickey Emmanuel, Augustin Kibonge Mukakala et al. · International Journal of Surgery Science Open access 2026 0
All 6 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Katanga Methodist University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: African Studies and Geopolitics, Global Politics and Economy, GDF15 and Related Biomarkers and Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation.

African Studies and Geop…0African Studies and Geopolitics: 0 fractional worksGlobal Politics and Econ…0Global Politics and Economy: 0 fractional worksGDF15 and Related Biomar…0GDF15 and Related Biomarkers: 0 fractional worksChemotherapy-induced car…0Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation: 0 fractional works
AnthropologyEconomics and EconometricsRheumatologyCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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

  1. 1 African Studies and Geopolitics Anthropology 0 works
  2. 2 Global Politics and Economy Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  3. 3 GDF15 and Related Biomarkers Rheumatology 0 works
  4. 4 Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 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 available50.6%not open49.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors67.1%domestic only32.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Katanga Methodist University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% higher than in 2018-2021.

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