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Rwanda Meteorological Service

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Research works
44
▲ 1123% vs 2018-21
Citations
323
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
92%
world 40%
International
84%
world 18%
Rwanda Meteorological Service

Not ranked overall: Rwanda Meteorological Service is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Rwanda Meteorological Service work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Rwanda Meteorological Service is in Health Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (59%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Neuroscience (6%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 26 fractional works · 64.9% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 58.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 8.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 20.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRwandaMeteorological…41fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences9%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2458.9%
    2. Health Professions24.8%
    3. Nursing01.0%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology49.2%
    2. Neuroscience26.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology13.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    1. Social Sciences23.8%
    2. Psychology13.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.1%
    1. Engineering11.7%
    2. Mathematics11.6%
    3. Computer Science01.2%
    4. Environmental Science00.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.73× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.60× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.77× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.06× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience3.77×2 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.60×2 works
  3. Medicine3.06×24 works
  4. Nursing2.06×0 works
  5. Health Professions1.83×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.73×4 works
  7. Veterinary1.61×0 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.45×0 works
  9. Mathematics1.37×1 works
  10. Psychology0.98×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.63×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.30×2 works
  14. Environmental Science0.18×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.16×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×0 works
  17. Engineering0.11×1 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Rwanda Meteorological Service?

The most cited paper from Rwanda Meteorological Service is "The Global Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance: Mechanisms, Case Studies, and Mitigation Approaches" (Abubakar Nazir, Abubakar Nazir, Awais Nazir et al., 2025), with 135 citations. Next come "Fighting COVID-19 at the Expense of Malaria in Africa: The Consequences and Policy Options" (76) and "Ukraine – Russia crisis and its impacts on the mental health of Ukrainian young people during the COVID-19 pandemic" (74).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Global Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance: Mechanisms, Case Studies, and Mitigation Approaches Abubakar Nazir, Abubakar Nazir, Awais Nazir et al. · Health Science Reports Open access Jul 2025 135
2 Fighting COVID-19 at the Expense of Malaria in Africa: The Consequences and Policy Options Abdullahi Tunde Aborode, Kenneth Bitrus David, Olivier Uwishema et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Open access 12 Nov 2020 76
3 Ukraine – Russia crisis and its impacts on the mental health of Ukrainian young people during the COVID-19 pandemic Céline Chaaya, Vimala Devi Thambi, Özge Sabuncu et al. · Annals of Medicine and Surgery Open access 23 Jun 2022 74
4 Is Alzheimer's disease an infectious neurological disease? A review of the literature Olivier Uwishema, Ashraf Mahmoud, Jeffrey Sun et al. · Brain and Behavior Open access 25 Jul 2022 71
5 Threats and outbreaks of cholera in Africa amidst COVID-19 pandemic: a double burden on Africa’s health systems Olivier Uwishema, Melody Okereke, Helen N. Onyeaka et al. · Tropical Medicine and Health Open access 24 Nov 2021 71
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rwanda Meteorological Service?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Public Health, Vaccine, Immune Response, Infectious Diseases, Ischemic Stroke and Global Burden.

▲ 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology9▲ 5.4×56 topics
  2. Public Health4▲ 6.0×18 topics
  3. Pathogenesis3▲ 16×13 topics
  4. Vaccine3▲ 18×11 topics
  5. Immune Response2▲ 11×12 topics
  6. Risk Factors2▲ 4.7×10 topics
  7. Infectious Diseases2▲ 14×7 topics
  8. Global Burden2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  9. Ischemic Stroke2▲ 28×4 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.4×10 topics
  11. Neuroprotection1▲ 9.5×4 topics
  12. COVID-191▲ 2.5×7 topics
  13. Ethical Considerations1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  14. Treatment1▲ 2.5×13 topics
  15. Vaccine Development1▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.5×13 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  18. Global Health1▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Healthcare1▲ 2.5×8 topics
  20. Depression1▲ 3.0×7 topics
  21. Diagnosis1▲ 2.9×9 topics
  22. Inflammation1▲ 1.26×13 topics
  23. Neuroinflammation1▲ 9.3×5 topics
  24. Neurological Disorders1▲ 4.7×9 topics
  25. Zoonotic Infections1▲ 52×2 topics
  26. Bunyavirus1▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Machine Learning1▼ 0.76×6 topics
  28. Neurodegeneration1▲ 8.0×6 topics
  29. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers1▲ 60×1 topic

Which research topics does Rwanda Meteorological Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Viral Infections and Vectors, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management and COVID-19 epidemiological studies.

Viral Infections and Out…1Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…1Viral Infections and Vectors: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksVirology and Viral Diseases: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …1Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEpidemiologyModeling and SimulationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  2. 2 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 1 works
  3. 3 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  5. 5 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 1 works
  7. 7 Virology and Viral Diseases Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 1 works
  10. 10 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 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 available92.1%not open7.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors83.8%domestic only16.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rwanda Meteorological Service's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1123% higher than in 2018-2021.

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