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Mzuzu University

In research, Mzuzu University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,787 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,704
of 22,385 · #7,585 all time
Rank in Malawi
#4
of 10
Research works
782
▲ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.3k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Mzuzu University

What is Mzuzu 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,787 of 9,585 4.4%96 #6797

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Mzuzu University work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Mzuzu University is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (18%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 105 fractional works · 38.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 59 fractional works · 21.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 20 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workConservation: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 4.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 67 fractional works · 24.7% of its workMedicine: 50 fractional works · 18.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 58 fractional works · 21.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 23 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 7.3% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 43 fractional works · 15.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 34 fractional works · 12.5% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMzuzu University273fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences38%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5921.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities155.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting124.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance83.1%
    5. Psychology82.9%
    6. Decision Sciences20.8%
    1. Medicine5018.2%
    2. Health Professions93.5%
    3. Nursing72.4%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Environmental Science238.5%
    2. Computer Science207.3%
    3. Engineering93.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    5. Mathematics20.6%
    6. Energy10.4%
    7. Materials Science10.2%
    8. Chemistry10.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3412.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology51.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology30.9%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 2.63× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 4.92× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.86× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.39× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 59 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.92×7 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.63×34 works
  3. Veterinary2.05×1 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.86×15 works
  5. Environmental Science1.72×23 works
  6. Social Sciences1.72×59 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.44×8 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.39×12 works
  9. Health Professions1.32×10 works
  10. Psychology0.95×8 works
  11. Computer Science0.94×20 works
  12. Medicine0.94×50 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.92×2 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.88×2 works
  15. Dentistry0.76×1 works
  16. Mathematics0.48×2 works
  17. Energy0.47×1 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.44×2 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×5 works
  20. Engineering0.21×8 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.20×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.18×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.13×1 works
  24. Materials Science0.07×1 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mzuzu University?

Ranked on the quality score, Winner Dominic Chawinga, Peter J. Harrington and Thokozani Bvumbwe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mzuzu University.

  1. 1 Winner Dominic Chawinga Malawi · #834,911 worldwide 1.2k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Peter J. Harrington Malawi · #1,033,366 worldwide 1.6k citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Thokozani Bvumbwe Malawi · #1,238,111 worldwide 796 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Pizga Kumwenda Malawi · #1,270,486 worldwide 548 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 George N. Chidimbah Munthali Malawi · #1,481,421 worldwide 231 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Mtafu Manda Malawi · #1,651,873 worldwide 366 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Raymond J. Murphy Malawi · #1,699,599 worldwide 729 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Elias Rabson Chirwa Malawi · #1,894,717 worldwide 64 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Frank Mnthambala Malawi · #1,896,604 worldwide 91 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Felix Gasten Bello Malawi · #1,960,409 worldwide 494 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Mzuzu University

What are the most cited papers from Mzuzu University?

The most cited paper from Mzuzu University is "The prevalence of moderate-to-high posttraumatic growth: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (WU Xiao-li, Atipatsa Chiwanda Kaminga, Wenjie Dai et al., 2018), with 310 citations. Next come "Taking social media to a university classroom: teaching and learning using Twitter and blogs" (299) and "Dopamine and Dopamine Receptors in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis" (271).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The prevalence of moderate-to-high posttraumatic growth: A systematic review and meta-analysis WU Xiao-li, Atipatsa Chiwanda Kaminga, Wenjie Dai et al. · Journal of Affective Disorders Review 12 Sep 2018 310
2 Taking social media to a university classroom: teaching and learning using Twitter and blogs Winner Dominic Chawinga · International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Open access 25 Jan 2017 299
3 Dopamine and Dopamine Receptors in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis Xiongfeng Pan, Atipatsa Chiwanda Kaminga, Shi Wu Wen et al. · Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience ReviewOpen access 11 Jul 2019 271
4 Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Primary Dysmenorrhea among Chinese Female University Students: A Cross-sectional Study Zhao Y. Hu, Lu Tang, Ling Chen et al. · Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Open access 17 Sep 2019 248
5 True outcomes for patients on antiretroviral therapy who are lost to follow-up in Malawi Joseph Kwong‐Leung Yu · Bulletin of the World Health Organization Open access Jul 2007 240
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mzuzu University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Sustainable Agriculture, Colonialism, Climate Change, Sustainability, Social Capital, Poverty Reduction 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-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. Climate Change16▲ 2.2×33 topics
  2. Epidemiology14▲ 1.33×46 topics
  3. Sustainability13▲ 1.99×27 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers9▲ 16×4 topics
  5. Colonialism9▲ 7.2×8 topics
  6. Sustainable Agriculture9▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Sustainable Development8▲ 1.99×16 topics
  8. Environmental Impact8▲ 1.71×27 topics
  9. Risk Factors8▲ 2.6×15 topics
  10. Social Capital8▲ 5.4×10 topics
  11. Nationalism7▲ 5.7×4 topics
  12. Rural Development6▲ 6.8×6 topics
  13. Poverty Reduction6▲ 18×3 topics
  14. Child Development6▲ 5.6×5 topics
  15. Social Impact6▲ 5.6×4 topics
  16. Food Security5▲ 3.5×12 topics
  17. Technology Adoption5▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 5.0×7 topics
  19. Victimization5▲ 61×2 topics
  20. Climate Resilience5▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Social Networks5▲ 6.6×4 topics
  22. Community Health Workers5▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Imperialism5▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Agricultural Innovation4▲ 35×1 topic
  25. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  26. Livelihood Diversification4▲ 51×1 topic
  27. African History4▲ 69×1 topic
  28. Law Enforcement4▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Post-Colonial Africa4▲ 69×1 topic
  30. Cultural Sustainability4▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Cybercrime4▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Dark Web4▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Nutritional Value4▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Agroforestry4▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Rural Livelihoods4▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Health Impacts4▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Gender Inequality4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  40. Respiratory Infections4▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Mzuzu University publish most on?

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

Agricultural Innovations…4Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 4 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…4African history and culture studies: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enfor…4Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 4 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…3African Botany and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional worksDigital and Traditional Archives Management: 3 fractional worksCultural Heritage Manage…3Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 3 fractional worksICT in Developing Communities: 3 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesAnthropologyNutrition and DieteticsInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  2. 2 African history and culture studies Anthropology 4 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  4. 4 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 4 works
  5. 5 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 3 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 3 works
  7. 7 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 3 works
  8. 8 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 3 works
  9. 9 ICT in Developing Communities Information Systems 3 works
  10. 10 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mzuzu University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Mzuzu University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Mzuzu University0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Mzuzu 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Mzuzu University9.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.1% in 2016.

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