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Kwame Nkrumah University

In research, Kwame Nkrumah University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,989 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,036 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,000 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,172
of 28,054 · #25,824 all time
Rank in Zambia
#9
of 15
Research works
1,000
▲ 78% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Kwame Nkrumah University 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,989 of 10,521 20.1%208 #8496
Social SciencesField #4,036 of 6,365 18.2%106 #6757
Physical SciencesDomain #12,000 of 12,888 6.2%114 #19513

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#8,496 #4,989
  2. Social Sciences#6,757 #4,036
  3. Physical Sciences#19,513 #12,000
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 1.84× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.39× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.79× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.50× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Kwame Nkrumah University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Social Capital, Globalization, Poverty Reduction, Risk Management, Smallholder Farmers, Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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. Sustainability25▲ 2.5×41 topics
  2. Globalization19▲ 2.3×39 topics
  3. Sustainable Development15▲ 2.3×28 topics
  4. Climate Change14▲ 1.22×38 topics
  5. Education14▲ 1.88×31 topics
  6. Social Capital12▲ 5.6×13 topics
  7. Renewable Energy12▲ 2.0×28 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management12▲ 3.0×15 topics
  9. Risk Management11▲ 5.5×11 topics
  10. Environmental Impact11▲ 1.55×27 topics
  11. Economic Growth11▲ 3.0×18 topics
  12. Innovation10▲ 2.2×22 topics
  13. Poverty Reduction10▲ 17×3 topics
  14. Risk Factors10▲ 2.0×15 topics
  15. Online Learning9▲ 2.7×10 topics
  16. Smallholder Farmers9▲ 10×6 topics
  17. Poverty Alleviation9▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation9▲ 5.5×8 topics
  19. Economic Development9▲ 2.5×12 topics
  20. Consumer Behavior8▲ 3.2×7 topics
  21. Gender Inequality8▲ 14×6 topics
  22. Religion8▲ 3.9×6 topics
  23. Urbanization8▲ 4.4×5 topics
  24. Social Justice8▲ 3.1×15 topics
  25. Development7▲ 5.1×9 topics
  26. Entrepreneurship7▲ 4.4×7 topics
  27. Social Impact7▲ 3.9×7 topics
  28. Social Networks7▲ 5.9×5 topics
  29. Land Tenure6▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 4.7×7 topics
  31. Technology Integration6▲ 4.8×9 topics
  32. Gender Equality6▲ 5.3×6 topics
  33. Student Satisfaction6▲ 7.5×2 topics
  34. Political Economy6▲ 5.3×8 topics
  35. Urban Poverty5▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Housing Policy5▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Slum Upgrading5▲ 42×1 topic
  38. NGOs5▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Conditional Cash Transfers5▲ 31×1 topic
  40. School Subsidies5▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Kwame Nkrumah University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Online and Blended Learning and Religion, Society, and Development.

Urban and Rural Developm…5Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 5 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …5Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 5 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 4 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 4 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 4 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 4 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 4 fractional worksSustainable Building Des…3Sustainable Building Design and Assessment: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 3 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 3 fractional works
Urban StudiesSafety ResearchEducationSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 5 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 5 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
  4. 4 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 4 works
  6. 6 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 4 works
  8. 8 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 3 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  10. 10 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 3 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 available77.1%not open22.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors80.5%domestic only19.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kwame Nkrumah University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 78% 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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