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Malawi University of Science and Technology

In research, Malawi University of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,537 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,929
of 28,054 · #21,931 all time
Rank in Malawi
#7
of 11
Research works
452
▲ 300% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Malawi University of Science and Technology 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,537 of 12,888 17.1%72 #15459

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Malawi University of Science and Technology 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: 2.59× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.26× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.71× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 2.75× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.90× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Malawi University of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Address Malata and Andrew G. Mtewa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Malawi University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Address Malata Malawi · #893,323 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Andrew G. Mtewa Malawi · #1,578,779 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Malawi University of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Malawi University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Sustainability, Respiratory Infections, Household Fuel Use, Indoor Air Pollution, Global Warming and Social Networks.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy15▲ 5.9×21 topics
  2. Climate Change12▲ 2.6×36 topics
  3. Sustainability9▲ 2.2×23 topics
  4. Epidemiology7◆ 1.07×26 topics
  5. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.0×20 topics
  6. Sustainable Development5▲ 1.95×14 topics
  7. Respiratory Infections5▲ 24×2 topics
  8. Household Fuel Use5▲ 38×1 topic
  9. Indoor Air Pollution5▲ 38×1 topic
  10. Energy Storage5▲ 4.1×4 topics
  11. Global Warming4▲ 6.4×7 topics
  12. Food Security4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  13. Social Networks4▲ 8.8×6 topics
  14. Gender Equality4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  15. Technology Adoption4▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Social Capital3▲ 3.8×7 topics
  17. Vulnerability3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  18. Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Technology3▲ 37×1 topic
  19. Risk Management3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  20. Solar Thermal Collectors3▲ 37×1 topic
  21. Cannabinoid Receptors3▲ 53×1 topic
  22. Community Health Workers3▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Endocannabinoid System3▲ 53×1 topic
  24. Metabolic Disorders3▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Neuroprotection3▲ 5.0×2 topics
  26. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  27. Maternal Mortality3▲ 7.5×5 topics
  28. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  29. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  30. Thermodynamic Analysis3▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Vaccine Development3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  32. Poverty Reduction3▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Probabilistic Forecasting2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  34. Waste Heat Recovery2▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Agricultural Innovation2▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Livelihood Diversification2▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Organic Rankine Cycle2▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Working Fluids2▲ 62×1 topic
  39. Empowerment2▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Serotonin2▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Malawi University of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy and Environment Impacts, Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research and Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems.

Energy and Environment Impacts: 5 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 3 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid…3Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 3 fractional worksThermodynamic and Exerge…2Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…2Malaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksPsychedelics and Drug Studies: 2 fractional works
PollutionRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPharmacologyMechanical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 5 works
  2. 2 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  3. 3 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 3 works
  4. 4 Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  6. 6 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  10. 10 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 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 available79.6%not open20.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.9%domestic only59.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Malawi University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 300% 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.

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