- World rank, 2022-now
- #4,760 of 22,385 · #9,387 all time
- Rank in Uganda
- #4 of 32
- Research works
- 1.5k ▲ 78% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 7.6k 5.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 6.9% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.90× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 81% world 40%
- International
- 22% world 18%
What is Kyambogo 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 | #3,585 of 9,585 | 5.0% | 311 | #6999 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,833 of 5,988 | 5.3% | 175 | #5121 | |
| EducationSubfield | #1,257 of 1,930 | 6.0% | 62 | #2385 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,097 of 10,670 | 8.2% | 143 | #9623 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #6,975 of 9,902 | 8.0% | 63 | #13311 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kyambogo 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#6,999 #3,585
- Social Sciences#5,121 #2,833
- Education#2,385 #1,257
- Physical Sciences#9,623 #7,097
- Health Sciences#13,311 #6,975
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 Kyambogo University work in?
In 2022-now, 54% of research at Kyambogo University is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Environmental Science (9%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 2.2× 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 Sciences36354.0%
- Social Sciences20330.2%
- Business, Management and Accounting507.5%
- Psychology406.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance304.4%
- Arts and Humanities284.2%
- Decision Sciences121.8%
- Physical Sciences16624.7%
- Environmental Science639.4%
- Engineering487.2%
- Computer Science233.4%
- Energy91.3%
- Materials Science71.1%
- Mathematics60.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences40.5%
- Chemistry30.5%
- Physics and Astronomy30.5%
- Chemical Engineering00.0%
- Health Sciences7310.8%
- Medicine436.4%
- Health Professions202.9%
- Nursing101.4%
- Dentistry00.1%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Life Sciences7010.5%
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: Nursing, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Nursing2.94×10 works
- Social Sciences2.39×203 works
- Business, Management and Accounting2.32×50 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.06×30 works
- Psychology1.96×40 works
- Environmental Science1.89×63 works
- Decision Sciences1.84×12 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.77×56 works
- Energy1.45×9 works
- Arts and Humanities1.44×28 works
- Health Professions1.11×20 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.75×2 works
- Mathematics0.72×6 works
- Engineering0.48×48 works
- Computer Science0.43×23 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×4 works
- Medicine0.33×43 works
- Chemistry0.32×3 works
- Materials Science0.31×7 works
- Neuroscience0.29×3 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.22×3 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×8 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.21×1 works
- Veterinary0.18×0 works
- Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works
- Dentistry0.11×0 works
- Nursing 2.9×
- Social Sciences 2.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.1×
- Psychology 2.0×
- Environmental Science 1.9×
- Decision Sciences 1.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.8×
- Energy 1.4×
- Arts and Humanities 1.4×
- Health Professions 1.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.8×
- Mathematics 0.7×
- Engineering 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.3×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Chemistry 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.3×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.2×
- Veterinary 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Kyambogo University?
Ranked on the quality score, James Mugisha, Japheth Nkiriyehe Kwiringira and Emmanuel Ahishakiye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kyambogo University.
- 1
James Mugisha
Uganda · #521,945 worldwide 7k citations · 182 works
- 2
Japheth Nkiriyehe Kwiringira
Uganda · #988,567 worldwide 605 citations · 41 works
- 3
Emmanuel Ahishakiye
Uganda · #1,131,455 worldwide 445 citations · 50 works
- 4
Fredrick Kanobe
Uganda · #1,450,539 worldwide 93 citations · 15 works
- 5
M. L. Wilson
Uganda · #1,524,754 worldwide 961 citations · 29 works
- 6
Herbert Mukalazi
Uganda · #1,583,565 worldwide 189 citations · 44 works
- 7
Anne Nakagiri
Uganda · #1,862,307 worldwide 354 citations · 17 works
- 8
Martha A. Kaddumukasa
Uganda · #1,953,452 worldwide 442 citations · 28 works
- 9
Patrick Ogwok
Uganda · #1,982,494 worldwide 882 citations · 56 works
- 10
Peter Yiga
Uganda · #2,091,831 worldwide 263 citations · 29 works
Which keywords describe research at Kyambogo University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Climate Change, Sustainability, Leadership, Poverty Reduction, Colonialism, Globalization and Gender Inequality.
- International Aid
- Civil Society
- Postcolonialism
- Performance Improvement
- Informal Learning
- Distance Education
- School Subsidies
- Student Satisfaction
- Organizational Culture
- Professional Development
- Meta-Analysis
- Economic Growth
- Poverty Reduction
- Development
- Colonialism
- Mental Health
- Renewable Energy
- Environmental Impact
- Education
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Globalization
- Higher Education
- Sustainable Development
- Leadership
- Human Rights
- E-Learning
- Social Capital
- Gender Inequality
- Religion
- Lifelong Learning
- Urbanization
- Technology Integration
- Conditional Cash Transfers
- Organizational Learning
- NGOs
- Employee Development
- Health Impacts
- Decolonization
- Humanitarianism
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
- Climate Change40▲ 2.2×56 topics
- Sustainability36▲ 2.2×49 topics
- Globalization29▲ 2.2×42 topics
- Education26▲ 2.3×32 topics
- Higher Education24▲ 6.7×18 topics
- Environmental Impact24▲ 2.1×34 topics
- Sustainable Development22▲ 2.1×36 topics
- Renewable Energy21▲ 2.2×24 topics
- Leadership20▲ 6.2×14 topics
- Mental Health19▲ 2.0×22 topics
- Human Rights19▲ 2.7×22 topics
- Colonialism18▲ 5.6×8 topics
- E-Learning18▲ 2.8×12 topics
- Development16▲ 6.5×10 topics
- Social Capital16▲ 4.5×13 topics
- Poverty Reduction16▲ 18×4 topics
- Gender Inequality15▲ 16×6 topics
- Economic Growth15▲ 2.7×16 topics
- Religion14▲ 4.4×6 topics
- Meta-Analysis13▲ 3.2×10 topics
- Lifelong Learning12▲ 8.5×6 topics
- Professional Development12▲ 8.2×11 topics
- Urbanization11▲ 4.2×5 topics
- Organizational Culture11▲ 4.1×8 topics
- Technology Integration11▲ 5.1×9 topics
- Student Satisfaction11▲ 8.6×2 topics
- Conditional Cash Transfers10▲ 43×1 topic
- School Subsidies10▲ 43×1 topic
- Organizational Learning10▲ 24×4 topics
- Distance Education10▲ 7.6×3 topics
- NGOs10▲ 16×3 topics
- Informal Learning9▲ 11×4 topics
- Employee Development9▲ 60×2 topics
- Performance Improvement9▲ 53×2 topics
- Health Impacts9▲ 16×2 topics
- Postcolonialism9▲ 9.1×3 topics
- Decolonization9▲ 16×3 topics
- Civil Society8▲ 11×2 topics
- Humanitarianism8▲ 20×2 topics
- International Aid8▲ 26×2 topics
Which research topics does Kyambogo University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Energy and Environment Impacts, Online and Blended Learning and African cultural and philosophical studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 10 works
- 2 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 8 works
- 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 8 works
- 4 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 7 works
- 5 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 7 works
- 6 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 7 works
- 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 6 works
- 8 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 5 works
- 9 Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation Applied Psychology 5 works
- 10 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 5 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 Kyambogo University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 78% 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 Kyambogo University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0029% in 2024.
Fractional works of Kyambogo 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 9.3% in 2015.
Other research institutions in Kampala
- Makerere University
- Kampala International University
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Agricultural Research Organisation
- Mulago Hospital
- Ministry of Health
- Victoria University
- Infectious Diseases Institute
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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