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Tumaini University

In research, Tumaini University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,842 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,206 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,328
of 28,054 · #22,896 all time
Rank in Tanzania
#32
of 43
Research works
451
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Tumaini University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #9,842 of 10,521 5.9%94 #12851
Social SciencesField #6,206 of 6,365 5.0%61 #8935

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tumaini University 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: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.97× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.89× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.41× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.45× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tumaini University?

Ranked on the composite score, J. O. Urmson and G Francesconi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tumaini University.

  1. 1 J. O. Urmson Tanzania · #191,279 worldwide 88 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 G Francesconi Tanzania · #1,375,961 worldwide 4 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Tumaini University

Which keywords describe research at Tumaini University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pedagogy, Digital Education, Language Teaching, Globalization, Student Competencies, Teaching Methods, Human Rights and Entrepreneurship.

▲ 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. Globalization12▲ 4.2×15 topics
  2. Pedagogy11▲ 16×4 topics
  3. Human Rights10▲ 6.6×17 topics
  4. Digital Education9▲ 50×2 topics
  5. Sustainability9▲ 2.6×11 topics
  6. Language Teaching9▲ 25×2 topics
  7. Student Competencies9▲ 123×1 topic
  8. Teaching Methods9▲ 44×1 topic
  9. Economic Development8▲ 6.9×5 topics
  10. Entrepreneurship8▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Investment8▲ 54×2 topics
  12. Industrial Enterprises7▲ 247×1 topic
  13. Innovation Economics7▲ 247×1 topic
  14. Global Governance6▲ 19×3 topics
  15. International Law6▲ 14×7 topics
  16. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 3.0×9 topics
  17. Migration5▲ 10×4 topics
  18. Poverty Reduction5▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Development4▲ 9.3×8 topics
  20. Innovation4▲ 3.0×8 topics
  21. Gender Inequality4▲ 21×4 topics
  22. Education Reform4▲ 179×2 topics
  23. Postcolonialism4▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Global Trade4▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Qualitative Research4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  26. Biopolitics4▲ 38×1 topic
  27. Crisis Management4▲ 62×1 topic
  28. Security Council4▲ 49×2 topics
  29. State Sovereignty4▲ 51×2 topics
  30. Mediation3▲ 109×2 topics
  31. Conditional Cash Transfers3▲ 61×1 topic
  32. Genocide3▲ 40×2 topics
  33. School Subsidies3▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Humanitarian Intervention3▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Responsibility to Protect3▲ 67×1 topic
  36. Cultural Exchange3▲ 14×3 topics
  37. NGOs3▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Legal Research2▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Arbitration2▲ 59×2 topics
  40. Quantitative Research2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Tumaini University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Economic and Industrial Development, Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Education, Innovation an…9Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 9 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 7 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 4 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …3Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 3 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…3Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colo…2Global Maritime and Colonial Histories: 2 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksBusiness Strategy and Innovation: 2 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Africa: 2 fractional worksHuman Rights and Development: 2 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International RelationsSafety Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 9 works
  2. 2 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  3. 3 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 3 works
  5. 5 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 2 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 works
  8. 8 Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy and Management 2 works
  9. 9 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 2 works
  10. 10 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available74.2%not open25.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.7%domestic only62.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tumaini University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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