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Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology

In research, Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#16,564 of 16,945 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#20,324 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,089
of 42,892
Rank in Tanzania
#42
of 59
Research works
475
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
92%
world 28%

What is Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #16,564 of 16,945 5.1%158
Health SciencesDomain #20,324 of 20,462 4.6%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.70× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.65× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.79× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.88× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.56× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.30× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ionizing Radiation, Health Effects, Toxicity, Radionuclides, Lung Cancer, Radon, Environmental Impact and Diagnostic Imaging.

▲ 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. Ionizing Radiation6▲ 153×2 topics
  2. Environmental Impact4▲ 4.6×5 topics
  3. Health Effects4▲ 12×4 topics
  4. Toxicity4▲ 16×2 topics
  5. Climate Change4▲ 2.5×16 topics
  6. Radionuclides4▲ 181×2 topics
  7. Lung Cancer3▲ 38×1 topic
  8. Radon3▲ 287×1 topic
  9. Sustainability3▲ 2.5×10 topics
  10. Education2▲ 2.6×5 topics
  11. Computed Tomography2▲ 94×1 topic
  12. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 39×2 topics
  13. Poverty Reduction2▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Radiation Exposure2▲ 43×1 topic
  15. Governance2▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Nuclear Fuel2▲ 240×1 topic
  17. Radiation Protection2▲ 240×1 topic
  18. Economic Development2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  19. Social Impact2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  20. ICT2▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Institutional Quality2▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Social Capital2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  23. Corruption2▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Global Warming1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  25. Inequality1▲ 12×1 topic
  26. Poverty Alleviation1▲ 28×2 topics
  27. financial access1▲ 71×1 topic
  28. Adaptation1▲ 8.8×5 topics
  29. Emerging Markets1▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Frugal Innovation1▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Institutions1▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Political Economy1▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Community Health Workers1▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Dual-Energy CT1▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Empowerment1▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Gender Equality1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  37. Material Differentiation1▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Microfinance1▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Nuclear Graphite1▲ 99×1 topic
  40. Oxidation Behavior1▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radioactivity and Radon Measurements, Radiation Dose and Imaging, Nuclear and radioactivity studies and Economic Growth and Development.

Radioactivity and Radon …3Radioactivity and Radon Measurements: 3 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging: 2 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivit…2Nuclear and radioactivity studies: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…1Economic Growth and Development: 1 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 1 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 1 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…1Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 1 fractional worksscientometrics and bibliometrics research: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional works
Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 3 works
  2. 2 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  3. 3 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  4. 4 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 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 available92.0%not open8.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% lower 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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