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Mountains of the Moon University

In research, Mountains of the Moon University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,123 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,408
of 28,054 · #35,650 all time
Rank in Uganda
#19
of 33
Research works
198
▲ 229% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is Mountains of the Moon University 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,123 of 10,521 20.8%61 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mountains of the Moon 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 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: 2.57× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 5.63× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.32× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.93× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Mountains of the Moon University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Corporate Governance, Innovation, Finance, Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Agriculture, Gender Equality and Globalization.

▲ 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. Social Capital7▲ 11×10 topics
  2. Globalization6▲ 2.5×12 topics
  3. Corporate Governance6▲ 6.5×9 topics
  4. Climate Change5▲ 1.72×23 topics
  5. Innovation5▲ 4.2×10 topics
  6. Economic Development4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  7. Online Learning4▲ 4.3×3 topics
  8. Finance4▲ 17×3 topics
  9. Poverty Reduction4▲ 24×4 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  11. E-Learning4▲ 3.1×5 topics
  12. Gender Equality4▲ 11×4 topics
  13. SMEs3▲ 8.2×2 topics
  14. Cultural Diversity3▲ 12×3 topics
  15. Entrepreneurship3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  16. Higher Education3▲ 5.1×6 topics
  17. Academic Achievement3▲ 16×6 topics
  18. Risk Management3▲ 5.5×4 topics
  19. Empowerment3▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Financial Stability3▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Student Satisfaction3▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Lifelong Learning3▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  25. Global Financial Crisis2▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Student Engagement2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  27. Ethical Identity2▲ 16×1 topic
  28. Financial Constraints2▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Technology Integration2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  30. Financial Inclusion2▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Land Use Change2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  32. Microfinance2▲ 39×1 topic
  33. Blended Learning2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Human Resource Management2▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Distance Education2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  36. Prior Learning2▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Recognition2▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Supply Chain2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  39. Validation2▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Trade Credit2▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does Mountains of the Moon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Higher Education Learning Practices and Working Capital and Financial Performance.

Islamic Finance and Bank…2Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…2Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 2 fractional worksWorking Capital and Fina…2Working Capital and Financial Performance: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…2Online and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksEducator Training and Hi…2Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 2 fractional works
AccountingEconomics and EconometricsEducationGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  2. 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 2 works
  4. 4 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 2 works
  5. 5 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  6. 6 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  8. 8 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 2 works
  10. 10 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 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 available83.3%not open16.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.7%domestic only65.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mountains of the Moon University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 229% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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