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Makerere University

In research, Makerere University stands highest in Health Sciences (#649 of 9,902 worldwide), Social Sciences (#772 of 9,585 worldwide) and Medicine (#810 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Virology, Infectious Diseases and Business and International Management (Virology is 8.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#807
of 22,385 · #979 all time
Rank in Uganda
#1
of 32
Research works
14k
▲ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
228k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Makerere University

What is Makerere 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
Health SciencesDomain #649 of 9,902 10.3%1,201 #675
Social SciencesDomain #772 of 9,585 10.0%1,269 #920
MedicineField #810 of 8,541 10.1%923 #833
Social SciencesField #783 of 5,988 10.2%584 #878
Physical SciencesDomain #1,595 of 10,670 8.3%671 #3369
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #510 of 3,157 8.8%333 #552
Life SciencesDomain #1,077 of 6,403 8.8%528 #1114
Business, Management and AccountingField #450 of 2,581 10.4%278 #691
Health ProfessionsField #399 of 1,895 12.3%193 #475
Environmental ScienceField #818 of 3,334 8.5%273 #1139

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Makerere 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. Health Sciences#675 #649
  2. Social Sciences#920 #772
  3. Medicine#833 #810
  4. Social Sciences#878 #783
  5. Physical Sciences#3,369 #1,595
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#552 #510
  7. Life Sciences#1,114 #1,077
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#691 #450
  9. Health Professions#475 #399
  10. Environmental Science#1,139 #818
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 Makerere University work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research at Makerere University is in Social Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,459 fractional works · 34.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 684 fractional works · 16.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 182 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 152 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 66 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 48 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 307 fractional works · 7.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 92 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 54 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 181 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 131 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFinance: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 156 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 71 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 54 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 78 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 52 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,388 fractional works · 32.8% of its workMedicine: 1,068 fractional works · 25.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 200 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 198 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEpidemiology: 128 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 128 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSurgery: 49 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 222 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 164 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 81 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 77 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 764 fractional works · 18.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 315 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPollution: 58 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 50 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 166 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems: 67 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 50 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 162 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 617 fractional works · 14.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 386 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPlant Science: 137 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFood Science: 58 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 118 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 49 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 89 fractional works · 2.1% of its workVirology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMakerereUniversity4,229fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences34%

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 Sciences1,45934.5%
    1. Social Sciences68416.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting3077.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1814.3%
    4. Psychology1563.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities781.8%
    6. Decision Sciences521.2%
  2. Health Sciences1,38832.8%
    1. Medicine1,06825.3%
    2. Health Professions2225.3%
    3. Nursing811.9%
    4. Dentistry100.2%
    5. Veterinary80.2%
    1. Environmental Science3157.5%
    2. Computer Science1663.9%
    3. Engineering1623.8%
    4. Mathematics330.8%
    5. Energy310.7%
    6. Materials Science260.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences120.3%
    8. Chemistry120.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy40.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3869.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1182.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology892.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics130.3%
    5. Neuroscience120.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Makerere University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Virology takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VirologySubfield · 20.1 works8.2×
  2. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 198.1 works6.9×
  3. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 28.1 works6.3×
  4. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 76.7 works4.2×
← 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: 1.92× its world share, 386 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 118 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.09× its world share, 89 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 166 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 162 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 315 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.99× its world share, 222 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 1,068 worksMedicineNursing: 3.90× its world share, 81 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.33× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 78 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.26× its world share, 307 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.00× its world share, 181 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 156 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 684 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.90×81 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.26×307 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.09×89 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.00×181 works
  5. Health Professions1.99×222 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.92×386 works
  7. Environmental Science1.50×315 works
  8. Veterinary1.33×8 works
  9. Medicine1.31×1,068 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.28×52 works
  11. Social Sciences1.28×684 works
  12. Psychology1.21×156 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.86×13 works
  14. Energy0.80×31 works
  15. Mathematics0.66×33 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.64×78 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×118 works
  18. Computer Science0.50×166 works
  19. Dentistry0.48×10 works
  20. Engineering0.26×162 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.21×3 works
  22. Chemistry0.18×12 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.18×12 works
  24. Materials Science0.18×26 works
  25. Neuroscience0.17×12 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.05×4 works

Who are the top researchers at Makerere University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mahadih Kyambade, Afulah Namatovu and Adoke Yeka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Makerere University.

  1. 1 Mahadih Kyambade Uganda · #22,796 worldwide 818 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Afulah Namatovu Uganda · #24,940 worldwide 658 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Adoke Yeka Uganda · #39,181 worldwide 5.6k citations · 116 works
  4. 4 Moses Robert Kamya Uganda · #68,808 worldwide 28k citations · 864 works
  5. 5 Joaniter Immaculate Nankabirwa Uganda · #72,175 worldwide 5.3k citations · 218 works
  6. 6 Peter Waiswa Uganda · #76,995 worldwide 7.3k citations · 203 works
  7. 7 Samuel L. Nsobya Uganda · #81,841 worldwide 4.4k citations · 138 works
  8. 8 Nelson Kaulukusi Sewankambo Uganda · #100,678 worldwide 33k citations · 575 works
  9. 9 Rawlance Ndejjo Uganda · #100,988 worldwide 23k citations · 201 works
  10. 10 Bruce Kirenga Uganda · #109,397 worldwide 6.6k citations · 314 works
All ranked researchers at Makerere University

What are the most cited papers from Makerere University?

The most cited paper from Makerere University is "Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (Rafael Lozano et al., 2012), with 14,344 citations. Next come "Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (9,055) and "Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (8,461).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Rafael Lozano et al. · The Lancet Open access191 authors Dec 2012 14,344
2 Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access362 authors Dec 2012 9,055
3 Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access358 authors Dec 2012 8,461
4 Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar et al. · The Lancet Open access654 authors Oct 2016 7,829
5 Transformation of the Nitrogen Cycle: Recent Trends, Questions, and Potential Solutions James N. Galloway, Alan R. Townsend, Jan Willem Erisman et al. · Science Open access 15 May 2008 7,151
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Makerere University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antiretroviral Therapy, Maternal Mortality, Community Health Workers, Health Inequalities, Child Mortality, Health Systems and Vaccine.

▲ 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. Epidemiology364▲ 2.2×121 topics
  2. Sustainability185▲ 1.79×78 topics
  3. Climate Change173▲ 1.50×81 topics
  4. Antiretroviral Therapy139▲ 20×6 topics
  5. Globalization124▲ 1.50×68 topics
  6. Maternal Mortality123▲ 13×5 topics
  7. Public Health122▲ 1.97×51 topics
  8. Community Health Workers118▲ 31×2 topics
  9. Renewable Energy107▲ 1.75×34 topics
  10. Health Inequalities105▲ 20×5 topics
  11. Vaccine104▲ 6.2×11 topics
  12. Immune Response104▲ 4.3×22 topics
  13. Mental Health103▲ 1.71×37 topics
  14. Risk Factors102▲ 2.2×33 topics
  15. Child Mortality102▲ 34×1 topic
  16. Health Systems102▲ 34×1 topic
  17. Social Capital97▲ 4.4×16 topics
  18. Drug Resistance87▲ 7.1×8 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity86▲ 4.7×20 topics
  20. Global Burden85▲ 3.7×12 topics
  21. Mortality Rates80▲ 20×2 topics
  22. HIV Transmission76▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Child Development75▲ 4.3×5 topics
  24. Viral Load73▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Poverty Reduction72▲ 13×6 topics
  26. Global Burden of Disease71▲ 6.8×4 topics
  27. Preexposure Prophylaxis71▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Stigma and Discrimination71▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Vaccine Development64▲ 5.9×11 topics
  30. Gender Inequality60▲ 10×6 topics
  31. Global Health56▲ 8.6×6 topics
  32. Maternal and Child Undernutrition56▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Water Sanitation Hygiene56▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Smallholder Farmers55▲ 6.2×5 topics
  35. HIV Infection51▲ 12×4 topics
  36. HIV Prevention50▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Adolescent Health48▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Respiratory Infections47▲ 9.9×3 topics
  39. Sexual Behavior47▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Youth Risk Behavior47▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Makerere University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Global Maternal and Chil…102Global Maternal and Child Health: 102 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 71 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…56Child Nutrition and Water Access: 56 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…47Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 47 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 40 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 38 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …33Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 33 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 31 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 30 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 28 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious DiseasesNutrition and DieteticsGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 102 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 71 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 56 works
  4. 4 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 47 works
  5. 5 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 40 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 38 works
  7. 7 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 33 works
  8. 8 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 31 works
  9. 9 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 30 works
  10. 10 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 28 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 available65.7%not open34.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.3%domestic only63.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Makerere University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Makerere University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.017% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Makerere University0.018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Makerere 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%Makerere University10.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.7% in 1999.

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How does Makerere University rank in research?

In research, Makerere University stands highest in Health Sciences (#649 of 9,902 worldwide), Social Sciences (#772 of 9,585 worldwide) and Medicine (#810 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Virology, Infectious Diseases and Business and International Management (Virology is 8.2× its share of world research).

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