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Rift Valley University

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World rank, all time
#38,516
of 42,892
Rank in Ethiopia
#65
of 65
Research works
135
▲ 98% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

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: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.57× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.58× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.93× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 3.87× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.19× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Rift Valley University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Global Burden, Maternal Mortality, Community Health Workers, Health Inequalities, Antiretroviral Therapy, Child Mortality and Health Systems.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 3.1×22 topics
  2. Global Burden3▲ 9.2×7 topics
  3. Maternal Mortality3▲ 22×4 topics
  4. Public Health2▲ 3.0×13 topics
  5. Risk Factors2▲ 4.2×9 topics
  6. Education2▲ 2.5×5 topics
  7. Community Health Workers2▲ 44×2 topics
  8. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 22×3 topics
  9. Health Inequalities2▲ 30×2 topics
  10. Child Mortality2▲ 49×1 topic
  11. Health Effects2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  12. Health Systems2▲ 49×1 topic
  13. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  14. Risk Perception2▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Health System Reform2▲ 41×2 topics
  16. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Adolescent Health1▲ 30×1 topic
  18. Food Safety1▲ 9.3×5 topics
  19. Health Financing1▲ 73×1 topic
  20. Sexual Behavior1▲ 71×1 topic
  21. Universal Coverage1▲ 73×1 topic
  22. Child Development1▲ 5.9×3 topics
  23. ICT1▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Infectious Diseases1▲ 7.3×5 topics
  25. Land Use Change1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  26. Mortality Rates1▲ 27×2 topics
  27. financial access1▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Cancer Incidence1▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Cervical Cancer1▲ 21×2 topics
  30. HIV Transmission1▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Preexposure Prophylaxis1▲ 46×1 topic
  32. SARS-CoV-21▲ 7.2×3 topics
  33. Vaccine1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  34. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  35. Coping Strategies1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  36. Dysmenorrhea1▲ 107×1 topic
  37. HPV Vaccination1▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Human Papillomavirus1▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Logistic Regression1▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Premenstrual Syndrome1▲ 107×1 topic

Which research topics does Rift Valley University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Economic Growth and Development.

Global Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and R…1Healthcare Systems and Reforms: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksMenstrual Health and Disorders: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …1Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthFinanceGeneral Health ProfessionsInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 1 works
  3. 3 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Menstrual Health and Disorders Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 1 works
  9. 9 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Malaria Research 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 available81.6%not open18.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rift Valley University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 98% 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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