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Rwanda Development Board

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,744
of 28,054 · #30,706 all time
Rank in Rwanda
#13
of 17
Research works
161
▲ 167% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
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: 1.20× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.96× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.35× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 5.03× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.91× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Rwanda Development Board?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Epidemiology, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Antiretroviral Therapy, Politics and Mental Health.

▲ 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▲ 2.1×33 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 2.9×32 topics
  3. Renewable Energy6▲ 4.9×15 topics
  4. Sustainability4▲ 2.3×16 topics
  5. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.0×14 topics
  6. Mental Health4▲ 2.9×14 topics
  7. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 18×5 topics
  8. Human Rights2▲ 2.8×8 topics
  9. Politics2▲ 11×2 topics
  10. Child Development2▲ 5.5×1 topic
  11. Global Burden2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  12. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  13. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 28×1 topic
  14. Poverty Reduction2▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Student Engagement2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  16. Higher Education2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  17. Household Fuel Use2▲ 27×1 topic
  18. Indoor Air Pollution2▲ 27×1 topic
  19. Stigma2▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Validation2▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Genocide2▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Mortality Rates2▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Vaccine Development2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  24. Water Resources2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  25. Adult Education1▲ 52×2 topics
  26. HIV Transmission1▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Lifelong Learning1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  28. Maternal Mortality1▲ 7.9×4 topics
  29. Preexposure Prophylaxis1▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Stigma and Discrimination1▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Community Health Workers1▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Prior Learning1▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Recognition1▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Cognitive Engagement1▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Drought1▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Electrolysis1▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Health Inequalities1▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Hydrogen1▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Media1▲ 9.7×1 topic
  40. Professional Development1▲ 7.7×5 topics

Which research topics does Rwanda Development Board publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Energy and Environment Impacts, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems.

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: 1 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 1 fractional worksAfrican Sexualities and …1African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and Prevention: 1 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsPollutionInfectious DiseasesEnergy Engineering and Power Technology4 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 1 works
  4. 4 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 works
  5. 5 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 1 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  7. 7 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention 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 available70.0%not open30.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rwanda Development Board's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 167% 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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