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Mzuzu University

In research, Mzuzu University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,585 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,618
of 28,054 · #14,238 all time
Rank in Malawi
#6
of 11
Research works
782
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.3k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Mzuzu 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 #6,585 of 10,521 19.0%96 #3676

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mzuzu 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: 2.36× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.66× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 5.03× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.32× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.96× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.45× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mzuzu University?

Ranked on the composite score, Balwani Chingatichifwe Mbakaya, Fanuel Kapute and Griphin Baxter Chirambo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mzuzu University.

  1. 1 Balwani Chingatichifwe Mbakaya Malawi · #1,432,953 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Fanuel Kapute Malawi · #1,606,361 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Griphin Baxter Chirambo Malawi · #1,629,108 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Mzuzu University

Which keywords describe research at Mzuzu University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Colonialism, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, Social Capital, Poverty Reduction, Sustainability and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Climate Change15▲ 2.2×29 topics
  2. Epidemiology12▲ 1.26×42 topics
  3. Sustainability12▲ 1.97×25 topics
  4. Colonialism8▲ 7.3×8 topics
  5. Smallholder Farmers8▲ 15×4 topics
  6. Sustainable Development8▲ 2.1×15 topics
  7. Sustainable Agriculture8▲ 10×6 topics
  8. Social Capital7▲ 5.7×10 topics
  9. Risk Factors7▲ 2.7×13 topics
  10. Nationalism6▲ 5.9×4 topics
  11. Poverty Reduction6▲ 20×3 topics
  12. Economic Growth6▲ 2.8×10 topics
  13. Social Impact6▲ 6.1×4 topics
  14. Child Development5▲ 5.4×4 topics
  15. Rural Development5▲ 6.3×5 topics
  16. Victimization5▲ 68×2 topics
  17. Imperialism4▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  19. Community Participation4▲ 4.8×2 topics
  20. Neoliberalism4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  21. African History4▲ 71×1 topic
  22. Post-Colonial Africa4▲ 71×1 topic
  23. Climate Resilience4▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Community Health Workers4▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Cultural Sustainability4▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Law Enforcement4▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Technology Adoption4▲ 9.7×2 topics
  28. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 6.6×3 topics
  29. Social Networks4▲ 6.0×2 topics
  30. Cybercrime4▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Dark Web4▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Agricultural Innovation4▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Livelihood Diversification4▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Gender Inequality4▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Health Impacts4▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Metadata Standards3▲ 73×2 topics
  39. Nutritional Value3▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Agroforestry3▲ 21×3 topics

Which research topics does Mzuzu University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African history and culture studies, Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

African history and cult…4African history and culture studies: 4 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enfor…4Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…4Child Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…3Energy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksDigital and Traditional Archives Management: 3 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…3Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 3 fractional worksICT in Developing Communities: 2 fractional works
AnthropologyInformation SystemsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 African history and culture studies Anthropology 4 works
  2. 2 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 4 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  5. 5 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 3 works
  6. 6 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 3 works
  7. 7 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 3 works
  8. 8 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  9. 9 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 3 works
  10. 10 ICT in Developing Communities Information Systems 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 available73.3%not open26.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.2%domestic only66.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mzuzu University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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