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Mulungushi University

In research, Mulungushi University stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,235 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,895
of 22,385 · #13,483 all time
Rank in Zambia
#6
of 15
Research works
538
▲ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
88%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Mulungushi University

What is Mulungushi University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #8,235 of 9,902 10.1%60 -

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mulungushi 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Mulungushi University work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research at Mulungushi University is in Social Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Social Sciences (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 71 fractional works · 29.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 15.7% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 4.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 69 fractional works · 28.6% of its workMedicine: 55 fractional works · 22.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 54 fractional works · 22.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 6.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 46 fractional works · 19.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 27 fractional works · 11.4% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 4.8% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMulungushiUniversity241fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences30%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3815.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting124.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance73.1%
    4. Decision Sciences62.3%
    5. Psychology52.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities41.6%
    1. Medicine5522.7%
    2. Health Professions73.0%
    3. Nursing72.7%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Environmental Science156.4%
    2. Engineering145.9%
    3. Computer Science114.7%
    4. Materials Science52.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy31.2%
    6. Chemistry20.9%
    7. Mathematics20.7%
    8. Energy10.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2711.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology104.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology72.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.7%
    5. Neuroscience10.2%
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: 2.39× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.74× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.18× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 5.52× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.52× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.43× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.52×6 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.74×7 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.42×6 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.39×27 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.85×2 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.52×12 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.43×7 works
  8. Environmental Science1.28×15 works
  9. Social Sciences1.24×38 works
  10. Medicine1.18×55 works
  11. Health Professions1.16×7 works
  12. Veterinary0.85×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.80×10 works
  14. Psychology0.65×5 works
  15. Computer Science0.60×11 works
  16. Mathematics0.60×2 works
  17. Energy0.59×1 works
  18. Materials Science0.59×5 works
  19. Chemistry0.56×2 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.55×4 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.54×3 works
  22. Engineering0.39×14 works
  23. Neuroscience0.14×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mulungushi University?

Ranked on the quality score, Mwenge Mulenga, Katongo Hope Mutengo and Martin Chakulya lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mulungushi University.

  1. 1 Mwenge Mulenga Zambia · #1,390,583 worldwide 270 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Katongo Hope Mutengo Zambia · #1,651,582 worldwide 197 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Martin Chakulya Zambia · #1,724,481 worldwide 723 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Sepiso Kenias Masenga Zambia · #2,001,530 worldwide 2k citations · 172 works
  5. 5 Bislom Chikwanka Mweene Zambia · #2,083,975 worldwide 147 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Warren Chanda Zambia · #2,118,119 worldwide 654 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Emmanuel L. Luwaya Zambia · #2,295,340 worldwide 119 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Benson Malambo Hamooya Zambia · #2,502,963 worldwide 816 citations · 92 works
  9. 9 Lweendo Muchaili Zambia · #2,673,262 worldwide 232 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Joreen P. Povia Zambia · #2,882,838 worldwide 68 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Mulungushi University

What are the most cited papers from Mulungushi University?

The most cited paper from Mulungushi University is "Mechanisms of Oxidative Stress in Metabolic Syndrome" (Sepiso Kenias Masenga, Lombe S. Kabwe, Martin Chakulya et al., 2023), with 703 citations. Next come "A review of modern and conventional extraction techniques and their applications for extracting phytochemicals from plants" (636) and "A Brief Review of Independent, Dependent and One Sample t-test" (264).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mechanisms of Oxidative Stress in Metabolic Syndrome Sepiso Kenias Masenga, Lombe S. Kabwe, Martin Chakulya et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences Open access 26 Apr 2023 703
2 A review of modern and conventional extraction techniques and their applications for extracting phytochemicals from plants Bitwell Chibuye, Indra Sen Singh, Luke Chimuka et al. · Scientific African Open access 11 Feb 2023 636
3 A Brief Review of Independent, Dependent and One Sample t-test Banda Gerald · International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics Open access 2018 264
4 Higher education students’ perceptions of ChatGPT: A global study of early reactions Dejan Ravšelj et al. · PLoS ONE Open access149 authors 5 Feb 2025 226
5 Enhancing the role of rural agricultural extension programs in poverty alleviation: A review Sahya Maulu, Oliver Jolezya Hasimuna, Bornwell Mutale et al. · Cogent Food & Agriculture Open access 2021 144
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mulungushi University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antiretroviral Therapy, Cardiovascular Disease, Insulin Resistance, Inflammation, HIV Infection, Poverty Reduction, Medicinal Plants and Hypertension.

▲ 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. Inflammation12▲ 2.4×29 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 4.3×18 topics
  3. Antiretroviral Therapy11▲ 27×6 topics
  4. Epidemiology10◆ 1.09×42 topics
  5. Sustainability10▲ 1.77×25 topics
  6. Insulin Resistance9▲ 7.9×7 topics
  7. Public Health9▲ 2.5×22 topics
  8. Climate Change8▲ 1.26×25 topics
  9. Environmental Impact7▲ 1.72×15 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress7▲ 1.67×17 topics
  11. Antioxidant6▲ 3.8×18 topics
  12. HIV Infection6▲ 25×4 topics
  13. Medicinal Plants6▲ 6.4×8 topics
  14. Poverty Reduction6▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Economic Growth6▲ 2.9×8 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 2.8×15 topics
  17. Food Security5▲ 4.2×9 topics
  18. Aging5▲ 4.0×6 topics
  19. Hypertension5▲ 7.4×7 topics
  20. Biodiversity5▲ 2.7×11 topics
  21. Diabetes5▲ 3.9×9 topics
  22. Myocardial Infarction5▲ 8.3×2 topics
  23. Bioactive Compounds5▲ 7.7×7 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity5▲ 4.4×14 topics
  25. Vaccine4▲ 4.5×7 topics
  26. Lipodystrophy4▲ 87×1 topic
  27. Metabolic Abnormalities4▲ 87×1 topic
  28. Gender Inequality4▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Drug Resistance4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  30. Governance4▲ 4.7×3 topics
  31. Technology Integration4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  32. Blood Pressure4▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  34. Phytochemicals4▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Community Health Workers3▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Maternal and Child Undernutrition3▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Water Sanitation Hygiene3▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Conditional Cash Transfers3▲ 38×1 topic
  39. School Subsidies3▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Socio-economic Factors3▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Mulungushi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: HIV-related health complications and treatments, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Global Maternal and Child Health.

HIV-related health compl…4HIV-related health complications and treatments: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…3Child Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 3 fractional worksStock Market Forecasting Methods: 2 fractional worksBotanical Research and Applications: 2 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Age…2Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksSodium Intake and Health: 2 fractional works
Emergency MedicineNutrition and DieteticsSafety ResearchPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 others

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

  1. 1 HIV-related health complications and treatments Emergency Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 3 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  5. 5 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  7. 7 Botanical Research and Applications Food Science 2 works
  8. 8 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  9. 9 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  10. 10 Sodium Intake and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available88.1%not open11.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mulungushi University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 68% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Mulungushi University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00062% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Mulungushi University0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Mulungushi University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Mulungushi University8.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.4% in 2021.

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