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Lúrio University

In research, Lúrio University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,370 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,433
of 22,385 · #15,266 all time
Rank in Mozambique
#5
of 9
Research works
531
▲ 90% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
86%
world 40%
International
49%
world 18%
Lúrio University

What is Lúrio 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 #8,370 of 9,585 10.9%60 #12468

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lúrio 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 fields of science does Lúrio University work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research at Lúrio University is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (17%), Environmental Science (16%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 67 fractional works · 30.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 45 fractional works · 20.0% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 6.0% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 60 fractional works · 26.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 36 fractional works · 15.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 52 fractional works · 23.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 38 fractional works · 17.1% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workForestry: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 45 fractional works · 19.9% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 13.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLúrio University224fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences30%

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 Sciences4520.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities73.1%
    3. Psychology52.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.9%
    5. Decision Sciences41.7%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting31.3%
    1. Environmental Science3615.9%
    2. Computer Science93.9%
    3. Engineering62.5%
    4. Chemistry21.0%
    5. Energy20.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.8%
    7. Mathematics10.6%
    8. Materials Science10.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3817.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology104.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.1%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine3113.8%
    2. Health Professions83.7%
    3. Dentistry31.3%
    4. Nursing21.0%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
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: 3.60× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.20× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.66× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 2.09× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.60×38 works
  2. Environmental Science3.20×36 works
  3. Dentistry2.66×3 works
  4. Nursing2.09×2 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.74×4 works
  6. Social Sciences1.58×45 works
  7. Health Professions1.39×8 works
  8. Veterinary1.31×0 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.06×2 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.06×7 works
  11. Energy1.01×2 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.90×4 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×10 works
  14. Medicine0.72×31 works
  15. Psychology0.68×5 works
  16. Chemistry0.67×2 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.63×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.51×2 works
  19. Mathematics0.51×1 works
  20. Computer Science0.50×9 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.39×3 works
  22. Neuroscience0.21×1 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.20×1 works
  24. Engineering0.17×6 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.16×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.16×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Lúrio University?

Ranked on the quality score, Harith M. Farooq, Serafino Afonso Rui Mucova and Celso Fernando Belo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lúrio University.

  1. 1 Harith M. Farooq Mozambique · #221,953 worldwide 2.7k citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Serafino Afonso Rui Mucova Mozambique · #569,191 worldwide 648 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Celso Fernando Belo Mozambique · #2,358,970 worldwide 187 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Alexandre Edgar Lourenço Tocoloa Mozambique · #2,681,037 worldwide 6 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Edgar Francisco Mozambique · #2,871,609 worldwide 19 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Aires Afonso Mbanze Mozambique · #2,960,837 worldwide 239 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Gaspar Lourenço Tocoloa Mozambique · #2,974,079 worldwide 6 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Acácio Salamandane Mozambique · #2,993,453 worldwide 263 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Isabel Marques da Silva Mozambique · #3,121,997 worldwide 312 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Martins Abudo Mupueleque Mozambique · #3,371,649 worldwide 133 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Lúrio University

What are the most cited papers from Lúrio University?

The most cited paper from Lúrio University is "CoordinateCleaner : Standardized cleaning of occurrence records from biological collection databases" (Alexander Zizka, Daniele Silvestro, Tobias Andermann et al., 2019), with 1,235 citations. Next come "Determining the Polymorphism Information Content of a molecular marker" (354) and "Comparative environmental life-cycle analysis of concretes using biomass and coal fly ashes as partial cement replacement material" (271).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 CoordinateCleaner : Standardized cleaning of occurrence records from biological collection databases Alexander Zizka, Daniele Silvestro, Tobias Andermann et al. · Methods in Ecology and Evolution Open access 20 Jan 2019 1,235
2 Determining the Polymorphism Information Content of a molecular marker Caetano Miguel Lemos Serrote, Lia Rejane Silveira Reiniger, Karol Buuron da Silva et al. · Gene 11 Nov 2019 354
3 Comparative environmental life-cycle analysis of concretes using biomass and coal fly ashes as partial cement replacement material Elisabete Teixeira, Ricardo Filipe Mesquita Silva Mateus, Aires F. Camões et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production Open access 22 Oct 2015 271
4 Deploying artificial intelligence for climate change adaptation Walter Leal Filho, Tony Wall, Serafino Afonso Rui Mucova et al. · Technological Forecasting and Social Change 12 Apr 2022 262
5 Improving the reliability of eDNA data interpretation Alfred Burian, Quentin Mauvisseau, Mark T. Bulling et al. · Molecular Ecology Resources Open access 2 Mar 2021 186
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Lúrio University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Public Policy, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Epidemiology, Agroecology, Sustainable Development and Soil Fertility.

▲ 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. Sustainability20▲ 3.8×32 topics
  2. Climate Change18▲ 2.9×39 topics
  3. Epidemiology18▲ 1.97×49 topics
  4. Public Policy12▲ 11×11 topics
  5. Sustainable Development11▲ 3.0×13 topics
  6. Biodiversity10▲ 6.1×17 topics
  7. Globalization10▲ 2.2×24 topics
  8. Public Health9▲ 2.7×22 topics
  9. Environmental Impact9▲ 2.3×23 topics
  10. COVID-198▲ 2.8×17 topics
  11. Education8▲ 2.1×25 topics
  12. Renewable Energy8▲ 2.4×14 topics
  13. Agroecology8▲ 24×4 topics
  14. Qualitative Research7▲ 3.7×8 topics
  15. Soil Fertility6▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Adaptation6▲ 8.7×5 topics
  17. Teacher Training6▲ 4.2×9 topics
  18. Food Security6▲ 4.5×7 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity5▲ 3.8×14 topics
  20. Genetic Diversity5▲ 5.4×9 topics
  21. Agriculture5▲ 6.1×4 topics
  22. Drought Tolerance5▲ 16×5 topics
  23. Smallholder Farmers5▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Environmental Education4▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Social Impact4▲ 5.2×6 topics
  26. Social Inequality4▲ 7.3×4 topics
  27. Water Resources4▲ 8.1×4 topics
  28. Value-Added Products4▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Forest Biomass4▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Wood Residues4▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Eco-friendly Practices4▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Social Participation4▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Diversity4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  34. Livestock Farming4▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Domestication4▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Agricultural Development4▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Social Determinants4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  38. Work Organization4▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Family Farming4▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Rural Policy4▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does Lúrio University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agricultural and Food Sciences, Environmental Sustainability and Education, Agriculture and Rural Development Research and Rural Development and Agriculture.

Agricultural and Food Sc…4Agricultural and Food Sciences: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…4Environmental Sustainability and Education: 4 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 4 fractional worksRural Development and Ag…4Rural Development and Agriculture: 4 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and R…3Banana Cultivation and Research: 3 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation during COVID-19 pandemic: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksUrban Development and Societal Issues: 2 fractional worksGrowth and nutrition in plants: 2 fractional works
ForestryManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 4 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  3. 3 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  4. 4 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  5. 5 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 3 works
  6. 6 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 3 works
  7. 7 Education during COVID-19 pandemic Education 3 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  9. 9 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Growth and nutrition in plants Plant Science 2 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 available86.0%not open14.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.0%domestic only51.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lúrio University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 90% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Lúrio University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00086% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Lúrio University0.00076% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Lúrio 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 counting10%20%Lúrio University12.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.6% in 2025.

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