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Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,017
of 28,054 · #37,203 all time
Rank in ??
#464
of 692
Research works
141
▲ 149% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

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: 1.63× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.20× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 8.69× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.28× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.49× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.34× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Management, Global Burden of Disease, Supply Chain Management, Child Development, Maternal and Child Undernutrition, Construction Projects, Project Success and Stakeholder Analysis.

▲ 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. Risk Management5▲ 14×6 topics
  2. Sustainability4▲ 2.1×12 topics
  3. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.9×18 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management3▲ 5.1×3 topics
  5. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 19×2 topics
  6. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.9×9 topics
  7. Child Development3▲ 9.0×1 topic
  8. Maternal and Child Undernutrition3▲ 46×1 topic
  9. Construction Projects2▲ 79×2 topics
  10. Facilities Management2▲ 42×2 topics
  11. Project Success2▲ 82×1 topic
  12. Stakeholder Analysis2▲ 49×1 topic
  13. Climate Change2◆ 1.15×18 topics
  14. Poverty Reduction2▲ 23×3 topics
  15. COVID-192▲ 2.1×8 topics
  16. Gender Inequality2▲ 21×4 topics
  17. Community Health Workers2▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Health Effects2▲ 4.4×8 topics
  19. Public Health2▲ 1.62×11 topics
  20. Risk Perception2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  21. Conditional Cash Transfers2▲ 59×1 topic
  22. Household Fuel Use2▲ 30×1 topic
  23. Indoor Air Pollution2▲ 30×1 topic
  24. RFID Technology2▲ 12×2 topics
  25. School Subsidies2▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Social Capital1▲ 3.9×4 topics
  27. Technology Adoption1▲ 11×2 topics
  28. BIM1▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Child Mortality1▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Construction1▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Consumer Perception1▲ 8.4×5 topics
  32. Corporate Governance1▲ 2.5×4 topics
  33. Maternal Mortality1▲ 8.8×1 topic
  34. Colonialism1▲ 3.6×3 topics
  35. Consumer Behavior1▲ 2.7×4 topics
  36. Nationalism1▲ 3.6×3 topics
  37. Rural Development1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  38. Chronic Disease1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  39. Health Outcomes1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  40. Infectious Diseases1▲ 4.5×5 topics

Which research topics does Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Construction Project Management and Performance, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Energy and Environment Impacts.

Child Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …2Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…2Energy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksFacilities and Workplace…1Facilities and Workplace Management: 1 fractional worksPublic Procurement and Policy: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 1 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 1 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsManagement Science and Operations ResearchSafety ResearchPollution6 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  2. 2 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  4. 4 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  5. 5 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 1 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  7. 7 Facilities and Workplace Management Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 1 works
  10. 10 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available67.6%not open32.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.1%domestic only49.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 149% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.