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Uganda Christian University

In research, Uganda Christian University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,043 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,655 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,780
of 28,054 · #28,170 all time
Rank in Uganda
#25
of 33
Research works
793
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is Uganda Christian 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 #8,043 of 10,521 13.3%107 #6902
Social SciencesField #5,655 of 6,365 14.5%64 #6180

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Uganda Christian 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: 0.97× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.84× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.89× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Uganda Christian University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Poverty Reduction, Sustainability, Development, Maternal Mortality, Civil Society, Health Inequalities and Community Health Workers.

▲ 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. Sustainability11▲ 2.3×21 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 2.4×17 topics
  3. Climate Change8▲ 1.52×22 topics
  4. Mental Health8▲ 2.8×17 topics
  5. Religion7▲ 8.2×4 topics
  6. Innovation7▲ 3.5×14 topics
  7. Human Rights7▲ 3.5×14 topics
  8. Poverty Reduction7▲ 27×5 topics
  9. COVID-196▲ 2.2×16 topics
  10. Development6▲ 8.9×5 topics
  11. Civil Society6▲ 27×3 topics
  12. Health Inequalities6▲ 25×2 topics
  13. Maternal Mortality6▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Community Health Workers6▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Social Capital6▲ 5.5×9 topics
  16. Child Mortality5▲ 40×1 topic
  17. Health Systems5▲ 40×1 topic
  18. NGOs5▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Community Development5▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Welfare5▲ 50×2 topics
  21. Leadership5▲ 5.3×10 topics
  22. Faith-Based Organizations5▲ 78×1 topic
  23. Social Services5▲ 55×1 topic
  24. Technology Integration5▲ 7.9×7 topics
  25. Entrepreneurship4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  26. Conditional Cash Transfers4▲ 61×1 topic
  27. School Subsidies4▲ 61×1 topic
  28. Neoliberalism4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  29. Diversity4▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Adaptation4▲ 6.7×5 topics
  31. Inequality4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  32. Organizational Learning4▲ 29×3 topics
  33. Policy Responses4▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Poverty Alleviation4▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Employee Development3▲ 78×2 topics
  36. Parental Involvement3▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Performance Improvement3▲ 69×2 topics
  38. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 7.5×4 topics
  39. Teacher Professional Development3▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Public-Private Partnerships3▲ 23×4 topics

Which research topics does Uganda Christian University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Religion, Society, and Development, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research.

Global Maternal and Child Health: 5 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 5 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …4Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 4 fractional worksViral Infections and Out…3Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 3 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 3 fractional worksGlobal Educational Reforms and Inequalities: 2 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…2Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksLegal Issues in South Africa: 2 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSociology and Political ScienceSafety ResearchInfectious Diseases6 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 5 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 4 works
  4. 4 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 3 works
  5. 5 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities Demography 2 works
  7. 7 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 2 works
  8. 8 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  9. 9 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Legal Issues in South Africa Law 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 available83.4%not open16.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Uganda Christian University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.

Other research institutions in Mukono

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.