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Rwanda Development Board

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,131
of 22,385 · #25,431 all time
Rank in Rwanda
#10
of 16
Research works
161
▲ 126% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
63%
world 18%
Rwanda Development Board

Which fields of science does Rwanda Development Board work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research at Rwanda Development Board is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (19%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 33 fractional works · 35.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 22.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 27 fractional works · 28.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 12.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 26.5% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 19.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 5.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRwandaDevelopment Board94fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences27%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 Sciences2122.0%
    2. Psychology55.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance32.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting22.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities22.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Environmental Science1112.0%
    2. Engineering66.1%
    3. Computer Science44.5%
    4. Energy22.6%
    5. Mathematics11.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    7. Chemistry10.8%
    8. Materials Science00.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Medicine1819.2%
    2. Health Professions44.2%
    3. Nursing22.5%
    4. Veterinary00.5%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences66.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
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: 1.36× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.80× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.41× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 5.19× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.19×2 works
  2. Veterinary3.36×0 works
  3. Energy2.80×2 works
  4. Environmental Science2.41×11 works
  5. Psychology1.81×5 works
  6. Social Sciences1.74×21 works
  7. Health Professions1.60×4 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.53×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.37×3 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.36×6 works
  11. Medicine1.00×18 works
  12. Mathematics0.95×1 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.73×2 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.71×2 works
  15. Computer Science0.58×4 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×1 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.51×0 works
  18. Chemistry0.49×1 works
  19. Engineering0.40×6 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.37×0 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.33×0 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×1 works
  23. Dentistry0.18×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.14×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works
  26. Neuroscience0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Rwanda Development Board?

Ranked on the quality score, Richard Muvunyi, Antoine B. Mudakikwa and Joseph Kabatende lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rwanda Development Board.

  1. 1 Richard Muvunyi Rwanda · #1,165,631 worldwide 123 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Antoine B. Mudakikwa Rwanda · #1,566,725 worldwide 1.9k citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Joseph Kabatende Rwanda · #2,887,643 worldwide 360 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Aflodis Kagaba Rwanda · #2,889,303 worldwide 114 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Rwanda Development Board

What are the most cited papers from Rwanda Development Board?

The most cited paper from Rwanda Development Board is "Mountain gorilla genomes reveal the impact of long-term population decline and inbreeding" (Yali Xue et al., 2015), with 520 citations. Next come "A binding global agreement to address the life cycle of plastics" (319) and "Infective and anti-infective properties of breastmilk from HIV-1-infected women" (231).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mountain gorilla genomes reveal the impact of long-term population decline and inbreeding Yali Xue et al. · Science Open access 9 Apr 2015 520
2 A binding global agreement to address the life cycle of plastics Nils Simon, Karen Raubenheimer, Niko Urho et al. · Science Open access Jul 2021 319
3 Infective and anti-infective properties of breastmilk from HIV-1-infected women Philippe Van de Perre, Arlette Simonon, E. Karita et al. · The Lancet Apr 1993 231
4 A review on phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology studies of Aconitum Nyirimigabo Eric, Yanyan Xu, Yubo Li et al. · Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology Open access 22 Sep 2014 222
5 Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Wild Mountain Gorillas, Rwanda Gustavo F. Palacios, Linda J. Lowenstine, Michael R. Cranfield et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access Apr 2011 162
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rwanda Development Board?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Antiretroviral Therapy and Politics.

▲ 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 Change8▲ 3.0×40 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 1.94×35 topics
  3. Renewable Energy6▲ 4.7×18 topics
  4. Sustainability5▲ 2.2×20 topics
  5. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.8×15 topics
  6. Mental Health4▲ 3.3×15 topics
  7. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 17×5 topics
  8. Politics2▲ 10×2 topics
  9. Human Rights2▲ 2.5×8 topics
  10. Child Development2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  11. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  12. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 30×1 topic
  13. Water Sanitation Hygiene2▲ 30×1 topic
  14. Global Burden2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  15. Poverty Reduction2▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Community Health Workers2▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Maternal Mortality2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  18. Mortality Rates2▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Student Engagement2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  20. Vaccine2▲ 4.7×8 topics
  21. Genocide2▲ 35×2 topics
  22. Stigma2▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Vaccine Development2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  24. Water Resources2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  25. HIV Transmission2▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Health Inequalities2▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Household Fuel Use2▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Indoor Air Pollution2▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Preexposure Prophylaxis2▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Stigma and Discrimination2▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Validation2▲ 19×4 topics
  32. Child Mortality2▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Health Disparities2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  34. Health Systems2▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Lifelong Learning2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  36. Adult Education1▲ 48×2 topics
  37. Drought1▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Informal Learning1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Media1▲ 9.7×1 topic
  40. Middle East1▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Rwanda Development Board publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Energy and Environment Impacts, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Child Nutrition and Wate…2Child Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…2Energy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 1 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …1Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsPollutionInfectious DiseasesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  2. 2 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  5. 5 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 1 works
  7. 7 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 works
  8. 8 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 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 available70.0%not open30.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors63.2%domestic only36.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rwanda Development Board's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 126% 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 Rwanda Development Board as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00043% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Rwanda Development Board0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rwanda Development Board over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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