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Mulungushi University

In research, Mulungushi University stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,082 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,585
of 28,054 · #24,110 all time
Rank in Zambia
#3
of 15
Research works
538
▲ 157% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
88%
world 28%

What is Mulungushi 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,082 of 11,982 14.1%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 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: 2.34× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.39× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 6.39× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.52× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mulungushi University?

Ranked on the composite score, Douglas Kunda and Sepiso K. Masenga lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mulungushi University.

  1. 1 Douglas Kunda Zambia · #1,108,321 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Sepiso K. Masenga Zambia · #1,294,260 worldwide 19 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Mulungushi University

Which keywords describe research at Mulungushi University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antiretroviral Therapy, Cardiovascular Disease, Insulin Resistance, Inflammation, HIV Infection, Poverty Reduction, Medicinal Plants and Antioxidant.

▲ 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. Inflammation11▲ 2.7×28 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 4.5×17 topics
  3. Epidemiology9◆ 1.13×36 topics
  4. Antiretroviral Therapy8▲ 26×6 topics
  5. Insulin Resistance7▲ 8.3×7 topics
  6. Sustainability7▲ 1.48×21 topics
  7. Public Health7▲ 2.4×19 topics
  8. Antioxidant6▲ 4.5×16 topics
  9. Economic Growth6▲ 3.3×8 topics
  10. HIV Infection5▲ 26×4 topics
  11. Poverty Reduction5▲ 20×4 topics
  12. Medicinal Plants5▲ 6.6×8 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 3.0×13 topics
  14. Bioactive Compounds5▲ 9.2×7 topics
  15. Hypertension4▲ 7.9×7 topics
  16. Aging4▲ 4.2×6 topics
  17. Diabetes4▲ 4.5×9 topics
  18. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  19. Gender Inequality4▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Nutrition4▲ 4.3×4 topics
  21. Child Development4▲ 4.3×3 topics
  22. Phytochemicals4▲ 17×4 topics
  23. Lipodystrophy4▲ 92×1 topic
  24. Metabolic Abnormalities4▲ 92×1 topic
  25. Drug Resistance3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  26. Governance3▲ 5.3×3 topics
  27. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 6.8×2 topics
  28. Community Health Workers3▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Maternal and Child Undernutrition3▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Water Sanitation Hygiene3▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Blood Pressure3▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Conditional Cash Transfers3▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Maternal Mortality3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  34. School Subsidies3▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Health Inequalities3▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Socio-economic Factors3▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Child Mortality3▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Health Systems3▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Hyperglycemia3▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Food Processing3▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Mulungushi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksStock Market Forecasting Methods: 2 fractional worksBotanical Research and Applications: 2 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…2Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksSodium Intake and Health: 2 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 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 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  6. 6 Botanical Research and Applications Food Science 2 works
  7. 7 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  8. 8 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Sodium Intake and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  10. 10 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mulungushi University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 157% 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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