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Uganda Martyrs University

In research, Uganda Martyrs University stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,707 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,153
of 28,054 · #34,932 all time
Rank in Uganda
#26
of 33
Research works
362
▲ 152% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Uganda Martyrs University 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 #11,707 of 16,945 21.6%174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Uganda Martyrs 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: 3.26× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.06× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.64× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.99× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Uganda Martyrs University?

Ranked on the composite score, Silver Bahendeka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Uganda Martyrs University.

  1. 1 Silver Bahendeka Uganda · #1,428,475 worldwide 32 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Uganda Martyrs University

Which keywords describe research at Uganda Martyrs University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Agriculture, Smallholder Farmers, Maternal Mortality, Rural Development, Sustainability, Economic Growth, Climate Change and Social Networks.

▲ 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. Climate Change9▲ 2.4×22 topics
  2. Sustainability9▲ 2.6×23 topics
  3. Epidemiology6◆ 1.13×28 topics
  4. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 14×6 topics
  5. Economic Growth6▲ 5.1×7 topics
  6. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 18×4 topics
  7. Globalization5▲ 1.97×15 topics
  8. Maternal Mortality5▲ 17×5 topics
  9. Rural Development5▲ 10×3 topics
  10. Social Networks5▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Development5▲ 9.5×6 topics
  12. Environmental Impact4▲ 1.90×17 topics
  13. Governance4▲ 9.5×4 topics
  14. NGOs4▲ 31×4 topics
  15. Renewable Energy4▲ 2.1×9 topics
  16. Community Health Workers4▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Health Inequalities4▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Technology Adoption4▲ 17×3 topics
  19. Child Mortality4▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Health Systems4▲ 41×1 topic
  21. Poverty Reduction4▲ 21×5 topics
  22. Agricultural Innovation4▲ 58×1 topic
  23. Livelihood Diversification4▲ 86×1 topic
  24. Social Capital4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  25. Food Security3▲ 4.5×8 topics
  26. Religion3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  27. Colonialism3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  28. Higher Education3▲ 4.3×7 topics
  29. Political Economy3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  30. Adaptation3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  31. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 5.5×7 topics
  32. Land Use Change3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  33. Professional Development3▲ 9.8×5 topics
  34. Welfare2▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Humanitarianism2▲ 27×2 topics
  36. International Aid2▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Civil Society2▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Faith-Based Organizations2▲ 50×1 topic
  39. ICT2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Social Services2▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Uganda Martyrs University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Religion, Society, and Development and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management.

Global Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 4 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…2Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksCorruption and Economic Development: 1 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesSociology and Political ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change5 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 4 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  3. 3 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  7. 7 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  9. 9 Corruption and Economic Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 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 available78.6%not open21.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.5%domestic only70.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Uganda Martyrs University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 152% 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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