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Kyambogo University

In research, Kyambogo University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,585 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,833 of 5,988 worldwide) and Education (#1,257 of 1,930 worldwide), 2022-now.

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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll 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.

  1. Social Sciences#6,999 #3,585
  2. Social Sciences#5,121 #2,833
  3. Education#2,385 #1,257
  4. Physical Sciences#9,623 #7,097
  5. Health Sciences#13,311 #6,975
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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.

Social Sciences: 363 fractional works · 54.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 203 fractional works · 30.2% of its workEducation: 71 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 49 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSafety Research: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 50 fractional works · 7.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 40 fractional works · 6.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 30 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 23 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 28 fractional works · 4.2% of its workReligious studies: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 166 fractional works · 24.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 63 fractional works · 9.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPollution: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 48 fractional works · 7.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 23 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 73 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMedicine: 43 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 20 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 70 fractional works · 10.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 56 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPlant Science: 22 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKyambogoUniversity673fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences54%

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
    1. Social Sciences20330.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting507.5%
    3. Psychology406.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance304.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities284.2%
    6. Decision Sciences121.8%
    1. Environmental Science639.4%
    2. Engineering487.2%
    3. Computer Science233.4%
    4. Energy91.3%
    5. Materials Science71.1%
    6. Mathematics60.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.5%
    8. Chemistry30.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy30.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine436.4%
    2. Health Professions202.9%
    3. Nursing101.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences568.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology81.1%
    3. Neuroscience30.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.45× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.89× its world share, 63 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 2.94× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.44× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.32× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.06× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.96× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 203 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing2.94×10 works
  2. Social Sciences2.39×203 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.32×50 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.06×30 works
  5. Psychology1.96×40 works
  6. Environmental Science1.89×63 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.84×12 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.77×56 works
  9. Energy1.45×9 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.44×28 works
  11. Health Professions1.11×20 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.75×2 works
  13. Mathematics0.72×6 works
  14. Engineering0.48×48 works
  15. Computer Science0.43×23 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×4 works
  17. Medicine0.33×43 works
  18. Chemistry0.32×3 works
  19. Materials Science0.31×7 works
  20. Neuroscience0.29×3 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.22×3 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×8 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×1 works
  24. Veterinary0.18×0 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.11×0 works

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. 1 James Mugisha Uganda · #521,945 worldwide 7k citations · 182 works
  2. 2 Japheth Nkiriyehe Kwiringira Uganda · #988,567 worldwide 605 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Emmanuel Ahishakiye Uganda · #1,131,455 worldwide 445 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Fredrick Kanobe Uganda · #1,450,539 worldwide 93 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 M. L. Wilson Uganda · #1,524,754 worldwide 961 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Herbert Mukalazi Uganda · #1,583,565 worldwide 189 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Anne Nakagiri Uganda · #1,862,307 worldwide 354 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Martha A. Kaddumukasa Uganda · #1,953,452 worldwide 442 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Patrick Ogwok Uganda · #1,982,494 worldwide 882 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Peter Yiga Uganda · #2,091,831 worldwide 263 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Kyambogo University

What are the most cited papers from Kyambogo University?

The most cited paper from Kyambogo University is "Sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a global systematic review and meta‐analysis" (Davy Vancampfort, Joseph Firth, Felipe Barreto Schuch et al., 2017), with 980 citations. Next come "Climate anxiety, wellbeing and pro-environmental action: correlates of negative emotional responses to climate change in 32 countries" (553) and "Physical activity and anxiety: A perspective from the World Health Survey" (331).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a global systematic review and meta‐analysis Davy Vancampfort, Joseph Firth, Felipe Barreto Schuch et al. · World Psychiatry ReviewOpen access 21 Sep 2017 980
2 Climate anxiety, wellbeing and pro-environmental action: correlates of negative emotional responses to climate change in 32 countries Charles Adedayo Ogunbode et al. · Journal of Environmental Psychology Open access 6 Oct 2022 553
3 Physical activity and anxiety: A perspective from the World Health Survey Brendon Stubbs, Ai Koyanagi, Mats Å. Hallgren et al. · Journal of Affective Disorders Open access 25 Oct 2016 331
4 Action and Action-Regulation in Entrepreneurship: Evaluating a Student Training for Promoting Entrepreneurship Michael Marcus Gielnik, Michael H. Frese, Audrey Kahara-Kawuki et al. · Academy of Management Learning and Education 4 Oct 2013 310
5 Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health: Cross-sectional evidence from 25 countries Charles Adedayo Ogunbode et al. · Current Psychology Open access 16 Feb 2021 262
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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.

▲ 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-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
  1. Climate Change40▲ 2.2×56 topics
  2. Sustainability36▲ 2.2×49 topics
  3. Globalization29▲ 2.2×42 topics
  4. Education26▲ 2.3×32 topics
  5. Higher Education24▲ 6.7×18 topics
  6. Environmental Impact24▲ 2.1×34 topics
  7. Sustainable Development22▲ 2.1×36 topics
  8. Renewable Energy21▲ 2.2×24 topics
  9. Leadership20▲ 6.2×14 topics
  10. Mental Health19▲ 2.0×22 topics
  11. Human Rights19▲ 2.7×22 topics
  12. Colonialism18▲ 5.6×8 topics
  13. E-Learning18▲ 2.8×12 topics
  14. Development16▲ 6.5×10 topics
  15. Social Capital16▲ 4.5×13 topics
  16. Poverty Reduction16▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Gender Inequality15▲ 16×6 topics
  18. Economic Growth15▲ 2.7×16 topics
  19. Religion14▲ 4.4×6 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis13▲ 3.2×10 topics
  21. Lifelong Learning12▲ 8.5×6 topics
  22. Professional Development12▲ 8.2×11 topics
  23. Urbanization11▲ 4.2×5 topics
  24. Organizational Culture11▲ 4.1×8 topics
  25. Technology Integration11▲ 5.1×9 topics
  26. Student Satisfaction11▲ 8.6×2 topics
  27. Conditional Cash Transfers10▲ 43×1 topic
  28. School Subsidies10▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Organizational Learning10▲ 24×4 topics
  30. Distance Education10▲ 7.6×3 topics
  31. NGOs10▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Informal Learning9▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Employee Development9▲ 60×2 topics
  34. Performance Improvement9▲ 53×2 topics
  35. Health Impacts9▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Postcolonialism9▲ 9.1×3 topics
  37. Decolonization9▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Civil Society8▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Humanitarianism8▲ 20×2 topics
  40. 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.

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 10 works
  2. 2 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 8 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 8 works
  4. 4 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 7 works
  5. 5 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 7 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 6 works
  8. 8 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 5 works
  9. 9 Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation Applied Psychology 5 works
  10. 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.

openly available81.1%not open18.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

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.

still counting200020052010201520202025
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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.

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.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Kyambogo University0.0029% in 202519801990200020102020

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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kyambogo University6.5% in 202520102020

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.

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