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Soroti University

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,536
of 22,385
Rank in Uganda
#26
of 32
Research works
106
▲ 454% vs 2018-21
Citations
415
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
90%
world 40%
International
43%
world 18%
Soroti University

Which fields of science does Soroti University work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Soroti University is in Health Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (48%), Social Sciences (9%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 50 fractional works · 56.5% of its workMedicine: 43 fractional works · 48.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 17.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 15.6% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 7.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSoroti University89fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences57%Social Sciences17%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4348.0%
    2. Health Professions56.1%
    3. Nursing22.1%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Social Sciences89.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting32.9%
    3. Psychology21.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.8%
    5. Decision Sciences11.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    1. Computer Science77.4%
    2. Engineering45.0%
    3. Environmental Science22.0%
    4. Chemistry00.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology44.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences33.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology22.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
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: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.40× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.68× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.33× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.49× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 4.26× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.26×2 works
  2. Medicine2.49×43 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.40×2 works
  4. Health Professions2.33×6 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.68×0 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.17×1 works
  7. Computer Science0.95×7 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×3 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×2 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.79×4 works
  11. Social Sciences0.74×8 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.65×3 works
  13. Dentistry0.64×0 works
  14. Psychology0.60×2 works
  15. Environmental Science0.40×2 works
  16. Engineering0.33×4 works
  17. Chemistry0.32×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.20×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.16×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.14×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.13×0 works
  22. Energy0.10×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Soroti University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ronald Opito, Clement Munguiko and Lawrence Obado Osuwat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Soroti University.

  1. 1 Ronald Opito Uganda · #2,328,456 worldwide 183 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Clement Munguiko Uganda · #2,409,438 worldwide 56 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Lawrence Obado Osuwat Uganda · #2,470,113 worldwide 344 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Sylivia Nalubega Uganda · #2,532,998 worldwide 192 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Soroti University

What are the most cited papers from Soroti University?

The most cited paper from Soroti University is "Acceptance of the coronavirus disease-2019 vaccine among medical students in Uganda" (Andrew Marvin Kanyike, Ronald Olum, Jonathan Kajjimu et al., 2021), with 189 citations. Next come "Perspective of Medical Students on the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey of Nine Medical Schools in Uganda" (122) and "Epidemiology of Trypanosomiasis in Wildlife—Implications for Humans at the Wildlife Interface in Africa" (92).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Acceptance of the coronavirus disease-2019 vaccine among medical students in Uganda Andrew Marvin Kanyike, Ronald Olum, Jonathan Kajjimu et al. · Tropical Medicine and Health Open access 13 May 2021 189
2 Perspective of Medical Students on the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey of Nine Medical Schools in Uganda Ronald Olum, Jonathan Kajjimu, Andrew Marvin Kanyike et al. · JMIR Public Health and Surveillance Open access 11 Jun 2020 122
3 Epidemiology of Trypanosomiasis in Wildlife—Implications for Humans at the Wildlife Interface in Africa Keneth Iceland Kasozi, Gerald Zirintunda, Fred Ssempijja et al. · Frontiers in Veterinary Science Open access 14 Jun 2021 92
4 An Enhanced P&O MPPT Algorithm With Concise Search Area for Grid-Tied PV Systems Ahmed Ismail M. Ali, Hossam H. H. Mousa, Hassanien Ramadan A. Mohamed et al. · IEEE Access Open access 2023 88
5 Poor glycemic control and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study James Joseph Yahaya, Irene F. Doya, Emmanuel D. Morgan et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 14 Jun 2023 73
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Which keywords describe research at Soroti University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Global Burden, Antiretroviral Therapy, Mortality Rates, Maternal Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease, Vaccine and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 3.1×46 topics
  2. Global Burden4▲ 8.9×8 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.1×12 topics
  4. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 28×6 topics
  5. Risk Factors4▲ 4.0×9 topics
  6. Mortality Rates4▲ 45×2 topics
  7. Inflammation4▲ 1.94×19 topics
  8. Machine Learning4▲ 1.19×14 topics
  9. Maternal Mortality3▲ 17×5 topics
  10. Vaccine3▲ 8.5×9 topics
  11. Public Health3▲ 2.2×10 topics
  12. Treatment3▲ 2.6×16 topics
  13. Cancer Incidence3▲ 22×4 topics
  14. Community Health Workers3▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Diagnosis3▲ 3.2×13 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.8×10 topics
  17. Diabetes3▲ 5.9×7 topics
  18. HIV Transmission3▲ 39×2 topics
  19. Immune Response3▲ 5.1×8 topics
  20. Health Inequalities2▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Child Mortality2▲ 37×1 topic
  22. Health Systems2▲ 37×1 topic
  23. Vaccine Development2▲ 11×6 topics
  24. Viral Load2▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Preexposure Prophylaxis2▲ 53×1 topic
  26. Stigma and Discrimination2▲ 53×1 topic
  27. Insulin Resistance2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  28. Aging2▲ 3.8×6 topics
  29. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  30. Glycemic Control2▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Health Disparities2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  32. Drug Resistance2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  33. Population-Based Study2▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Breast Cancer Screening2▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Global Surveillance2▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 6.3×4 topics
  37. HIV Infection1▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Insecticide Resistance1▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Quality Improvement1▲ 8.1×4 topics
  40. Adolescent Health1▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Soroti University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …2Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…1Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…1Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…1Education and Islamic Studies: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …1Diabetes Management and Education: 1 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease a…1Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious DiseasesOncologyGeneral Health Professions6 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 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  3. 3 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Education and Islamic Studies Education 1 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 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 available90.1%not open9.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.3%domestic only56.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Soroti University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 454% 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 Soroti University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Soroti University0.00050% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Soroti University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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