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Lusaka Apex Medical University

In research, Lusaka Apex Medical University stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,277 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,117
of 28,054 · #32,567 all time
Rank in Zambia
#8
of 15
Research works
203
▲ 437% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
89%
world 28%

What is Lusaka Apex Medical 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
Health SciencesDomain #11,277 of 11,982 9.7%71 #19970

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lusaka Apex Medical 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).

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: 1.16× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.70× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.94× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.49× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 2.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Lusaka Apex Medical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Public Health, Immune Response, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Pandemic and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 4.1×57 topics
  2. Public Health7▲ 4.0×18 topics
  3. COVID-196▲ 3.9×15 topics
  4. Vaccine6▲ 12×9 topics
  5. Treatment6▲ 4.0×22 topics
  6. Pandemic6▲ 4.4×6 topics
  7. Inflammation6▲ 2.2×20 topics
  8. Immune Response5▲ 7.2×12 topics
  9. SARS-CoV-25▲ 11×5 topics
  10. Risk Factors4▲ 3.3×14 topics
  11. Quality of Life4▲ 2.5×18 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.2×14 topics
  13. Global Burden4▲ 6.2×11 topics
  14. Vaccine Development4▲ 13×7 topics
  15. ACE2 Receptor3▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Diagnosis3▲ 2.9×17 topics
  17. Drug Resistance3▲ 9.7×7 topics
  18. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  19. Pathogenesis3▲ 5.2×11 topics
  20. Coronavirus3▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Depression3▲ 2.9×9 topics
  22. Global Health3▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Infectious Diseases3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity3▲ 5.5×7 topics
  25. Health3▲ 5.7×3 topics
  26. Medical Education3▲ 8.3×7 topics
  27. Herbal Medicine2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  28. Immunity2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  29. Quality Improvement2▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Injury Severity2▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Global Access2▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Humanitarian Intervention2▲ 44×1 topic
  34. International Law2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  35. Maternal Mortality2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  36. Responsibility to Protect2▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Disease Burden2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Drug Discovery2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  39. Mutation2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  40. Substance Abuse2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Lusaka Apex Medical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Peace and Security Dynamics, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Global Peace and Securit…2Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hes…2Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 1 fractional worksRadiology practices and education: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…1Religion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 1 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsHealthInfectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  3. 3 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Radiology practices and education Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  8. 8 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 works
  10. 10 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 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 available88.9%not open11.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lusaka Apex Medical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 437% 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.

Other research institutions in Lusaka

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