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University · Mbarara · Uganda

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

In research, Mbarara University of Science and Technology stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,363 of 11,982 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,452 of 7,800 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,710 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Infectious Diseases and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Infectious Diseases is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,519
of 28,054 · #9,910 all time
Rank in Uganda
#3
of 33
Research works
2.1k
▲ 109% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Mbarara 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,363 of 11,982 19.3%333 #6058
Life SciencesDomain #3,452 of 7,800 18.1%99 #5134
MedicineField #4,710 of 10,443 18.7%276 #7108
Social SciencesDomain #4,806 of 10,521 22.5%195 #7309
Social SciencesField #3,702 of 6,365 25.8%86 #5661
Physical SciencesDomain #10,452 of 12,888 13.5%114 #15026

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#6,058 #3,363
  2. Life Sciences#5,134 #3,452
  3. Medicine#7,108 #4,710
  4. Social Sciences#7,309 #4,806
  5. Social Sciences#5,661 #3,702
  6. Physical Sciences#15,026 #10,452
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Mbarara University of Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Infectious Diseases takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 39.7 works7.9×
  2. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 29.4 works5.3×
← 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: 1.30× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.67× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.98× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.25× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.94× its world share, 276 worksMedicineNursing: 3.05× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.53× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.76× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 86 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Conrad Muzoora, Joseph Ngonzi and Yap Boum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mbarara University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Conrad Muzoora Uganda · #493,010 worldwide 98 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Joseph Ngonzi Uganda · #693,447 worldwide 21 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Yap Boum Uganda · #907,109 worldwide 32 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Winnie Muyindike Uganda · #907,702 worldwide 55 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Samuel Maling Uganda · #950,797 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Francis Bajunirwe Uganda · #1,080,121 worldwide 33 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Clement Olusoji Ajayi Uganda · #1,201,123 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Edgar Mulogo Uganda · #1,219,050 worldwide 16 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Moses Ntaro Uganda · #1,337,212 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Godfrey Zari Rukundo Uganda · #1,347,858 worldwide 30 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Mbarara University of Science and Technology

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 HIV Transmission.

▲ 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. Epidemiology81▲ 2.8×92 topics
  2. Antiretroviral Therapy32▲ 26×6 topics
  3. Maternal Mortality30▲ 18×5 topics
  4. Climate Change24▲ 1.21×43 topics
  5. Community Health Workers23▲ 36×2 topics
  6. Risk Factors22▲ 2.7×25 topics
  7. Global Burden22▲ 5.5×12 topics
  8. Mental Health21▲ 1.97×26 topics
  9. Public Health21▲ 1.97×35 topics
  10. Health Inequalities21▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Treatment21▲ 2.3×31 topics
  12. Child Mortality20▲ 39×1 topic
  13. Diagnosis20▲ 2.9×23 topics
  14. Health Systems20▲ 39×1 topic
  15. Immune Response20▲ 4.7×13 topics
  16. Vaccine19▲ 6.4×10 topics
  17. HIV Transmission19▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Mortality Rates17▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease17▲ 2.0×21 topics
  20. Viral Load17▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Preexposure Prophylaxis17▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Stigma and Discrimination17▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Drug Resistance16▲ 7.9×7 topics
  24. Medicinal Plants14▲ 4.9×14 topics
  25. HIV Infection12▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity12▲ 3.6×10 topics
  27. Antibiotic Resistance12▲ 4.2×9 topics
  28. Global Health12▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Psychological Distress12▲ 6.3×5 topics
  30. Biodiversity Conservation12▲ 4.3×8 topics
  31. Vaccine Development11▲ 6.0×9 topics
  32. Social Determinants of Health11▲ 6.7×3 topics
  33. HIV Prevention11▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Global Burden of Disease10▲ 5.5×4 topics
  35. HIV10▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Adolescent Health10▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Sexual Behavior9▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Youth Risk Behavior9▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Poverty Reduction9▲ 9.4×4 topics
  40. Mycobacterium tuberculosis8▲ 20×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology.

Global Maternal and Chil…20Global Maternal and Child Health: 20 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 17 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 9 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 8 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 8 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 6 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 6 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 6 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 6 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 6 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsNutrition and Dietetics4 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 20 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 17 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 9 works
  4. 4 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 8 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 8 works
  6. 6 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 6 works
  7. 7 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  8. 8 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  9. 9 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  10. 10 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 6 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 available84.2%not open15.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.2%domestic only61.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 109% 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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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.