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Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources

In research, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,068 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,970 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,071
of 28,054 · #17,590 all time
Rank in Malawi
#5
of 11
Research works
848
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.4k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,068 of 3,409 31.6%93 #1675
Life SciencesDomain #4,970 of 7,800 30.6%103 #8646

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources 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).

What does Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 92.7 works8.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 8.04× its world share, 93 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.62× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 11.56× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.94× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.23× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources?

Ranked on the composite score, Emmanuel Kaunda and Abdi-Khalil Edriss lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

  1. 1 Emmanuel Kaunda Malawi · #1,551,456 worldwide 13 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Abdi-Khalil Edriss Malawi · #1,615,299 worldwide 10 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Which keywords describe research at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, Smallholder Farmers, Social Networks, Food Security, Rural Development, Sustainability and Technology Adoption.

▲ 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. Climate Change32▲ 4.8×43 topics
  2. Sustainability21▲ 3.5×27 topics
  3. Sustainable Agriculture20▲ 26×8 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers18▲ 33×6 topics
  5. Social Networks18▲ 28×4 topics
  6. Food Security15▲ 11×12 topics
  7. Rural Development15▲ 17×6 topics
  8. Technology Adoption13▲ 31×3 topics
  9. Environmental Impact13▲ 3.1×24 topics
  10. Genetic Diversity13▲ 12×11 topics
  11. Agricultural Innovation12▲ 114×1 topic
  12. Livelihood Diversification12▲ 168×1 topic
  13. Drought Tolerance10▲ 28×7 topics
  14. Global Burden of Disease8▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Biodiversity8▲ 4.6×12 topics
  16. Child Development8▲ 8.2×2 topics
  17. Maternal and Child Undernutrition8▲ 42×1 topic
  18. Water Sanitation Hygiene8▲ 42×1 topic
  19. Agriculture8▲ 8.3×5 topics
  20. Water Quality8▲ 8.2×6 topics
  21. Toxicity8▲ 7.4×8 topics
  22. Antioxidant Activity8▲ 4.9×10 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 8.4×7 topics
  24. Vulnerability8▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Nutritional Quality8▲ 41×3 topics
  26. Breeding7▲ 38×4 topics
  27. Eutrophication7▲ 28×4 topics
  28. Marker Development6▲ 55×2 topics
  29. Adaptation6▲ 9.0×5 topics
  30. Lake Tanganyika6▲ 288×1 topic
  31. Lake Victoria6▲ 288×1 topic
  32. Phytochemicals6▲ 21×4 topics
  33. Climate Resilience6▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Land Use Change5▲ 7.3×5 topics
  35. Poverty5▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Functional Foods5▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Nutritional Value5▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Agricultural Sustainability5▲ 19×4 topics
  39. Aquaculture5▲ 7.9×7 topics
  40. Insurance5▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity and Agricultural risk and resilience.

Agricultural Innovations…12Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 12 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 8 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 6 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 5 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 4 fractional worksSeed and Plant Biochemis…4Seed and Plant Biochemistry: 4 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 3 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 3 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesNutrition and DieteticsEcologySoil Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 12 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 8 works
  3. 3 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 6 works
  4. 4 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 5 works
  5. 5 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 4 works
  6. 6 Seed and Plant Biochemistry Food Science 4 works
  7. 7 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 3 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  10. 10 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 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 available73.2%not open26.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.1%domestic only58.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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