Kwame Nkrumah University
In research, Kwame Nkrumah University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,471 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,345 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,518 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #8,330 of 22,385 · #14,829 all time
- Rank in Zambia
- #4 of 15
- Research works
- 1,000 ▲ 113% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 5.2k 5.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 6.4% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.69× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 77% world 40%
- International
- 80% world 18%
What is Kwame Nkrumah University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #4,471 of 9,585 | 8.8% | 208 | #7486 | |
| Social SciencesField | #4,345 of 5,988 | 8.2% | 106 | #7343 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #8,518 of 10,670 | 3.4% | 114 | #13774 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kwame Nkrumah University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#7,486 #4,471
- Social Sciences#7,343 #4,345
- Physical Sciences#13,774 #8,518
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Kwame Nkrumah University work in?
In 2022-now, 49% of research at Kwame Nkrumah University is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Engineering (11%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences26749.0%
- Social Sciences13424.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting529.5%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance274.9%
- Psychology234.3%
- Arts and Humanities213.8%
- Decision Sciences101.9%
- Physical Sciences14626.9%
- Engineering5810.6%
- Environmental Science315.8%
- Computer Science285.1%
- Mathematics71.2%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences61.2%
- Energy50.9%
- Materials Science40.8%
- Chemistry40.8%
- Physics and Astronomy20.3%
- Chemical Engineering10.1%
- Health Sciences7313.3%
- Medicine448.1%
- Health Professions244.3%
- Nursing30.6%
- Dentistry10.2%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Life Sciences5910.9%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Business, Management and Accounting2.95×52 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.28×27 works
- Decision Sciences1.96×10 works
- Social Sciences1.95×134 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.75×45 works
- Health Professions1.65×24 works
- Psychology1.40×23 works
- Arts and Humanities1.31×21 works
- Nursing1.22×3 works
- Environmental Science1.16×32 works
- Mathematics1.04×7 works
- Energy0.97×5 works
- Veterinary0.88×1 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.87×2 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.76×6 works
- Engineering0.71×58 works
- Computer Science0.66×28 works
- Chemistry0.49×4 works
- Medicine0.42×44 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.38×2 works
- Chemical Engineering0.38×1 works
- Dentistry0.32×1 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×8 works
- Materials Science0.23×4 works
- Neuroscience0.20×2 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.15×2 works
- Business, Management and Accounting 3.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.3×
- Decision Sciences 2.0×
- Social Sciences 1.9×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.8×
- Health Professions 1.6×
- Psychology 1.4×
- Arts and Humanities 1.3×
- Nursing 1.2×
- Environmental Science 1.2×
- Mathematics 1.0×
- Energy 1.0×
- Veterinary 0.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.9×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.8×
- Engineering 0.7×
- Computer Science 0.7×
- Chemistry 0.5×
- Medicine 0.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.4×
- Chemical Engineering 0.4×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Neuroscience 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Kwame Nkrumah University?
Ranked on the quality score, Mukwalikuli Mundia, Simasiku Mwiya Mufalali and Regina Muduli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kwame Nkrumah University.
- 1
Mukwalikuli Mundia
Zambia · #908,530 worldwide 80 citations · 21 works
- 2
Simasiku Mwiya Mufalali
Zambia · #1,058,185 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
- 3
Regina Muduli
Zambia · #1,122,632 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
- 4
Owen Mulima
Zambia · #3,499,993 worldwide 0 citations · 13 works
- 5
Pethias Siame
Zambia · #3,601,298 worldwide 26 citations · 26 works
- 6
Moono Muvombo
Zambia · #3,630,397 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
- 7
Oliver Magasu
Zambia · #4,193,816 worldwide 48 citations · 24 works
- 8
Jive Lubbungu
Zambia · #4,194,280 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
- 9
Penda Annie
Zambia · #5,729,007 worldwide 24 citations · 35 works
Which keywords describe research at Kwame Nkrumah University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Social Capital, Globalization, Risk Management, Poverty Alleviation, Poverty Reduction, Smallholder Farmers and Gender Inequality.
- School Subsidies
- Social Sustainability
- Student Satisfaction
- Housing Policy
- Lifelong Learning
- Governance
- Development
- Political Economy
- Nationalism
- Urbanization
- Leadership
- Gender Inequality
- Smallholder Farmers
- Poverty Reduction
- Innovation
- Environmental Impact
- Renewable Energy
- Social Capital
- Sustainable Development
- Globalization
- Sustainability
- Education
- Climate Change
- Supply Chain Management
- Risk Management
- Economic Growth
- Poverty Alleviation
- Consumer Behavior
- Entrepreneurship
- Social Justice
- Social Impact
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Land Tenure
- Social Networks
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Gender Equality
- Urban Poverty
- Slum Upgrading
- Land Reform
- Conditional Cash Transfers
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
- Sustainability35▲ 2.6×50 topics
- Globalization24▲ 2.3×43 topics
- Education19▲ 2.0×33 topics
- Sustainable Development19▲ 2.2×35 topics
- Climate Change18▲ 1.22×48 topics
- Social Capital18▲ 6.2×13 topics
- Supply Chain Management15▲ 3.1×15 topics
- Renewable Energy15▲ 1.89×32 topics
- Risk Management15▲ 5.7×13 topics
- Environmental Impact15▲ 1.58×35 topics
- Economic Growth13▲ 2.9×18 topics
- Innovation13▲ 2.2×24 topics
- Poverty Alleviation12▲ 23×2 topics
- Poverty Reduction12▲ 17×4 topics
- Consumer Behavior11▲ 3.3×7 topics
- Smallholder Farmers11▲ 9.7×6 topics
- Entrepreneurship10▲ 4.7×7 topics
- Gender Inequality10▲ 13×6 topics
- Social Justice10▲ 3.1×17 topics
- Leadership10▲ 3.6×18 topics
- Social Impact9▲ 4.4×8 topics
- Urbanization9▲ 4.3×5 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation9▲ 4.6×9 topics
- Nationalism9▲ 3.6×11 topics
- Land Tenure8▲ 37×2 topics
- Political Economy8▲ 6.0×8 topics
- Social Networks8▲ 5.6×5 topics
- Development8▲ 4.2×9 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture8▲ 4.8×7 topics
- Governance8▲ 4.3×7 topics
- Gender Equality8▲ 4.9×6 topics
- Lifelong Learning7▲ 6.0×7 topics
- Urban Poverty7▲ 28×2 topics
- Housing Policy7▲ 43×1 topic
- Slum Upgrading7▲ 43×1 topic
- Student Satisfaction6▲ 6.5×2 topics
- Land Reform6▲ 23×2 topics
- Social Sustainability6▲ 14×2 topics
- Conditional Cash Transfers6▲ 30×1 topic
- School Subsidies6▲ 30×1 topic
Which research topics does Kwame Nkrumah University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 7 works
- 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 6 works
- 3 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 6 works
- 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 5 works
- 5 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
- 6 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 4 works
- 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
- 8 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 4 works
- 9 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
- 10 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 4 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Kwame Nkrumah University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 113% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Kwame Nkrumah University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0018% in 2024.
Fractional works of Kwame Nkrumah University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.4% in 2013.
Other research institutions in Kabwe
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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