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Muni University

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,076
of 22,385 · #17,496 all time
Rank in Uganda
#14
of 32
Research works
281
▲ 207% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.5k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
80%
world 40%
International
45%
world 18%
Muni University

Which fields of science does Muni University work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research at Muni University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 63 fractional works · 34.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 18.0% of its workEducation: 15 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 6.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 50 fractional works · 27.7% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 8.3% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 7.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 5.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 37 fractional works · 20.5% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 15.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 17.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 20 fractional works · 10.9% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMuni University180fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences35%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3218.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting116.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance84.4%
    4. Psychology63.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities31.4%
    6. Decision Sciences21.3%
    1. Computer Science158.3%
    2. Environmental Science137.3%
    3. Engineering105.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy42.1%
    5. Materials Science31.8%
    6. Mathematics21.1%
    7. Energy10.7%
    8. Chemistry10.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine2715.2%
    2. Health Professions63.5%
    3. Nursing31.7%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2010.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology74.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.5%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 2.30× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.52× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 3.42× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.98× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.06× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.42×3 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.30×20 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.06×8 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.98×12 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.52×3 works
  6. Environmental Science1.47×13 works
  7. Social Sciences1.42×32 works
  8. Health Professions1.34×6 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.34×2 works
  10. Psychology1.09×6 works
  11. Computer Science1.06×15 works
  12. Mathematics0.94×2 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.93×4 works
  14. Medicine0.79×27 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×7 works
  16. Energy0.71×1 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.52×3 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.49×3 works
  20. Veterinary0.45×0 works
  21. Engineering0.39×10 works
  22. Chemistry0.21×1 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.18×0 works
  24. Neuroscience0.17×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Muni University?

Ranked on the quality score, Guma Ali, A. Jean Thomas and Edson Mwebesa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Muni University.

  1. 1 Guma Ali Uganda · #428,432 worldwide 843 citations · 80 works
  2. 2 A. Jean Thomas Uganda · #970,730 worldwide 199 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Edson Mwebesa Uganda · #2,198,589 worldwide 147 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Fred Bwayo Masika Uganda · #2,387,288 worldwide 135 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Taban Habibu Uganda · #2,739,180 worldwide 155 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Benson Musinguzi Uganda · #3,713,608 worldwide 193 citations · 77 works
  7. 7 Robert Ochago Uganda · #3,983,358 worldwide 66 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Morgan Andama Uganda · #4,651,039 worldwide 335 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Robert Kajobe Uganda · #5,208,862 worldwide 404 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Epiphany Odubuker Picho Uganda · #5,572,093 worldwide 27 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Muni University

What are the most cited papers from Muni University?

The most cited paper from Muni University is "Prompt Engineering in Large Language Models" (Ggaliwango Marvin, Nakayiza Hellen, Daudi Jjingo et al., 2024), with 369 citations. Next come "Ecological countermeasures to prevent pathogen spillover and subsequent pandemics" (139) and "Recent advances in the utilization of insects as an ingredient in aquafeeds: A review" (121).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prompt Engineering in Large Language Models Ggaliwango Marvin, Nakayiza Hellen, Daudi Jjingo et al. · Algorithms for intelligent systems Conference paper 2024 369
2 Ecological countermeasures to prevent pathogen spillover and subsequent pandemics Raina K. Plowright et al. · Nature Communications Open access 26 Mar 2024 139
3 Recent advances in the utilization of insects as an ingredient in aquafeeds: A review Sahya Maulu, Sandra Langi, Oliver Jolezya Hasimuna et al. · Animal nutrition Open access 8 Aug 2022 121
4 Comparison of different statistical downscaling methods for climate change rainfall projections over the Lake Victoria basin considering CMIP3 and CMIP5 Charles Onyutha, Hossein Tabari, Agnieszka Rutkowska et al. · Journal of Hydro-environment Research 9 Mar 2016 109
5 Identification of sub-trends from hydro-meteorological series Charles Onyutha · Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 22 Apr 2015 96
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Muni University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pedagogy, Critical Thinking, Digital Education, Tourism Development, Student Competencies, Teaching Methods, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Machine Learning10▲ 1.60×30 topics
  2. Sustainability10▲ 2.2×28 topics
  3. Pedagogy10▲ 10×4 topics
  4. Epidemiology9▲ 1.26×39 topics
  5. Critical Thinking9▲ 43×2 topics
  6. Digital Education9▲ 33×2 topics
  7. Deep Learning9▲ 1.42×33 topics
  8. Tourism Development9▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Student Competencies9▲ 74×1 topic
  10. Teaching Methods9▲ 30×1 topic
  11. Globalization8▲ 2.1×16 topics
  12. Climate Change7▲ 1.41×30 topics
  13. Healthcare7▲ 3.3×10 topics
  14. Entrepreneurship6▲ 8.5×7 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 1.83×13 topics
  16. Economic Development4▲ 3.2×3 topics
  17. Security4▲ 3.4×9 topics
  18. Internet of Things4▲ 2.6×10 topics
  19. Innovation4▲ 2.1×13 topics
  20. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Social Capital4▲ 4.1×8 topics
  22. Global Governance3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  23. Investment3▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Vaccine Development3▲ 7.2×5 topics
  25. Industrial Enterprises3▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Innovation Economics3▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Medical Imaging3▲ 3.2×5 topics
  28. Poverty Reduction3▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Social Networks3▲ 6.1×5 topics
  30. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 5.4×3 topics
  31. Health Disparities3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  32. Rural Development3▲ 4.5×4 topics
  33. Technology Adoption2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  34. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  35. Gender Inequality2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  36. Postcolonialism2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  37. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  38. Agricultural Innovation2▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Insecticide Resistance2▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Livelihood Diversification2▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Muni University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Economic and Industrial Development, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies.

Education, Innovation an…9Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 9 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 9 works
  2. 2 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  4. 4 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  7. 7 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 2 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 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 available79.8%not open20.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.4%domestic only54.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Muni University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 207% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Muni University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00075% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Muni University0.00098% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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