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Malawi Government

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World rank, all time
#26,043
of 34,923
Rank in Malawi
#13
of 16
Research works
167
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
18.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
44%
world 18%
Malawi Government

Which fields of science does Malawi Government work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Malawi Government is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Environmental Science (17%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 23 fractional works · 42.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 27.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 8.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 26.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 16.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 16.5% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 14.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMalawi Government53fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences42%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1527.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting24.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance24.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities23.1%
    5. Psychology11.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Environmental Science916.9%
    2. Computer Science23.6%
    3. Engineering23.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.7%
    5. Materials Science00.4%
    6. Mathematics00.3%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Medicine59.6%
    2. Health Professions23.6%
    3. Nursing23.1%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences712.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
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: 2.59× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.40× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 6.23× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.12× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing6.23×2 works
  2. Environmental Science3.40×9 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.59×7 works
  4. Social Sciences2.20×15 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.12×2 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.42×2 works
  7. Health Professions1.35×2 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.08×1 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.08×2 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.99×0 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.94×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.65×0 works
  13. Psychology0.57×1 works
  14. Dentistry0.52×0 works
  15. Medicine0.50×5 works
  16. Computer Science0.46×2 works
  17. Veterinary0.35×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.23×0 works
  19. Engineering0.22×2 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.12×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.12×0 works
  23. Neuroscience0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Malawi Government?

Ranked on the quality score, Friday J. Njaya, R. J. Marks and J. Stoneman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Malawi Government.

  1. 1 Friday J. Njaya Malawi · #1,091,484 worldwide 1k citations · 49 works
  2. 2 R. J. Marks Malawi · #4,059,958 worldwide 746 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 J. Stoneman Malawi · #4,267,198 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Malawi Government

What are the most cited papers from Malawi Government?

The most cited paper from Malawi Government is "Climate-smart agriculture for food security" (Leslie Lipper et al., 2014), with 2,203 citations. Next come "Women's groups practising participatory learning and action to improve maternal and newborn health in low-resource settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (659) and "Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: from clinical care to health policy" (571).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Climate-smart agriculture for food security Leslie Lipper et al. · Nature Climate Change 26 Nov 2014 2,203
2 Women's groups practising participatory learning and action to improve maternal and newborn health in low-resource settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis Audrey Prost et al. · The Lancet ReviewOpen access May 2013 659
3 Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: from clinical care to health policy Rifat Ali Atun et al. · The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Open access 5 Jul 2017 571
4 The estimation of annual run-off from meteorological data in a tropical climate Jenifer Pike · Journal of Hydrology 1964 441
5 On-farm evaluation of yield and economic benefit of short term maize legume intercropping systems under conservation agriculture in Malawi Amos Robert Ngwira, Jens B. Aune, Symon Mkwinda · Field Crops Research 25 Jan 2012 284
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Malawi Government?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Governance, Sustainability, Poverty Reduction, Economic Growth, Sustainable Agriculture, Social Networks and Child Development.

▲ 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 Change6▲ 3.9×23 topics
  2. Sustainability4▲ 3.1×16 topics
  3. Globalization3▲ 2.8×11 topics
  4. Governance3▲ 16×4 topics
  5. Economic Growth3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  6. Poverty Reduction2▲ 34×3 topics
  7. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 13×5 topics
  8. Social Capital2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  9. Child Development2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  10. Rural Development2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  11. Social Networks2▲ 13×2 topics
  12. Economic Development2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  13. Security Council2▲ 63×2 topics
  14. Social Impact2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  16. Gender Inequality2▲ 22×4 topics
  17. Genocide2▲ 57×2 topics
  18. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 36×1 topic
  19. Water Sanitation Hygiene2▲ 36×1 topic
  20. Community Health Workers2▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Food Security2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  22. Humanitarian Intervention2▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Maternal Mortality2▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Responsibility to Protect2▲ 102×1 topic
  25. Ecosystem Services1▲ 7.0×5 topics
  26. Global Warming1▲ 6.1×5 topics
  27. Smallholder Farmers1▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Water Quality1▲ 6.5×5 topics
  29. Child Mortality1▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Corruption1▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Health Systems1▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Inequality1▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Public Perception1▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Agricultural Innovation1▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Conflict1▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Livelihood Diversification1▲ 72×1 topic
  37. Poverty1▲ 24×3 topics
  38. Public Sector1▲ 52×2 topics
  39. Technology Adoption1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Vulnerability1▲ 9.9×4 topics

Which research topics does Malawi Government publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Global Peace and Security Dynamics, Global Maternal and Child Health and Agricultural Innovations and Practices.

Child Nutrition and Wate…2Child Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…2Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…1Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 1 fractional worksInternational Developmen…1International Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksCorruption and Economic Development: 1 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 1 fractional worksMigration, Ethnicity, an…1Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy: 1 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsPolitical Science and International RelationsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences5 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  2. 2 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  6. 6 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  7. 7 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  8. 8 Corruption and Economic Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Sociology and Political Science 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 available52.3%not open47.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.1%domestic only55.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Malawi Government's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Malawi Government as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Malawi Government0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Malawi Government over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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