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Kigali Independent University

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,875
of 28,054 · #33,706 all time
Rank in Rwanda
#11
of 17
Research works
124
▲ 253% vs 2013–17
Citations
392
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
90%
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: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.10× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.71× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.64× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.01× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.08× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kigali Independent University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Genocide, Economic Development, Media, Politics, Finance, Risk Management and Student Engagement.

▲ 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. Education8▲ 6.2×15 topics
  2. Genocide5▲ 120×2 topics
  3. Economic Development4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  4. Finance4▲ 26×2 topics
  5. Media4▲ 34×1 topic
  6. Politics4▲ 19×1 topic
  7. Educational Technology4▲ 4.2×10 topics
  8. Globalization4▲ 2.5×9 topics
  9. Corporate Governance3▲ 6.0×3 topics
  10. Online Learning3▲ 5.2×7 topics
  11. Risk Management3▲ 9.1×3 topics
  12. Student Engagement3▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.6×7 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior3▲ 6.1×5 topics
  15. E-Learning3▲ 3.9×5 topics
  16. Gender Equality3▲ 14×2 topics
  17. Ethical Identity3▲ 29×1 topic
  18. Islamic Banking3▲ 9.0×1 topic
  19. Social Capital3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  20. Innovation3▲ 3.4×5 topics
  21. Curriculum Development2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  22. Economic Growth2▲ 3.7×7 topics
  23. Development2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  24. Higher Education2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  25. Digital Transformation2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  26. Poverty Reduction2▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Teaching Strategies2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  28. Language Policy2▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Multilingualism2▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Technology2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  31. Monetary Policy2▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Stock Market2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Entrepreneurship2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  34. Mathematics Education2▲ 52×2 topics
  35. Student Satisfaction2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. ICT2▲ 17×3 topics
  37. International Trade2▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Productivity2▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Security Council2▲ 41×2 topics
  40. Teaching Methods2▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Kigali Independent University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Global trade and economics and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.

Middle East and Rwanda C…4Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 4 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…1Economic Growth and Development: 1 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 1 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Mathematics: 1 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…1Education and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAccountingGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  3. 3 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  4. 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 African Education and Politics Education 1 works
  9. 9 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 1 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development 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 available89.5%not open10.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.2%domestic only69.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kigali Independent University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 253% 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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