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Uganda Martyrs University

In research, Uganda Martyrs University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,855 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,135
of 22,385 · #15,634 all time
Rank in Uganda
#20
of 32
Research works
362
▲ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.5k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
79%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Uganda Martyrs University

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 #9,855 of 14,833 6.5%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Uganda Martyrs University work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Uganda Martyrs University is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (20%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (15%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 69 fractional works · 41.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 41 fractional works · 25.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 44 fractional works · 26.9% of its workMedicine: 33 fractional works · 20.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 18.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 15.4% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 13.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 7.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUganda MartyrsUniversity166fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences42%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4125.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting138.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance73.9%
    4. Psychology52.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities31.5%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Medicine3320.2%
    2. Health Professions85.0%
    3. Nursing21.4%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2615.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Environmental Science137.8%
    2. Computer Science52.8%
    3. Engineering21.2%
    4. Energy10.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
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: 3.24× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 2.77× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.48× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.84× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.24×26 works
  2. Nursing2.77×2 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.48×13 works
  4. Social Sciences1.97×41 works
  5. Health Professions1.90×8 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.84×6 works
  7. Environmental Science1.58×13 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.36×2 works
  9. Medicine1.05×34 works
  10. Psychology0.91×5 works
  11. Energy0.77×1 works
  12. Dentistry0.62×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.60×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.53×2 works
  15. Computer Science0.36×5 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×2 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×0 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.11×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  20. Engineering0.08×2 works
  21. Neuroscience0.04×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Uganda Martyrs University?

Ranked on the quality score, Silver Bahendeka, Joseph Ssekandi and Cuthbert Tukundane lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Uganda Martyrs University.

  1. 1 Silver Bahendeka Uganda · #257,372 worldwide 6.2k citations · 188 works
  2. 2 Joseph Ssekandi Uganda · #2,199,664 worldwide 174 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Cuthbert Tukundane Uganda · #2,274,424 worldwide 151 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Simon Peter Katongole Uganda · #2,318,943 worldwide 320 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 John Odaga Uganda · #2,712,309 worldwide 318 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 John Byalebeka Uganda · #2,771,562 worldwide 544 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Charles L. Tumuhe Uganda · #2,877,311 worldwide 41 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Mark R. O. Olweny Uganda · #2,899,583 worldwide 304 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Victor van Reijswoud Uganda · #2,937,281 worldwide 233 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Alex Ndibwami Uganda · #3,061,404 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Uganda Martyrs University

What are the most cited papers from Uganda Martyrs University?

The most cited paper from Uganda Martyrs University is "Interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections in healthy women and babies" (Ana Pilar Betrán, Marleen Temmerman, Carol Kingdon et al., 2018), with 644 citations. Next come "Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Soil Fertility: Contribution in the Improvement of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties of the Soil" (265) and "Improving health outcomes of people with diabetes: target setting for the WHO Global Diabetes Compact" (230).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections in healthy women and babies Ana Pilar Betrán, Marleen Temmerman, Carol Kingdon et al. · The Lancet Open access Oct 2018 644
2 Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Soil Fertility: Contribution in the Improvement of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties of the Soil Abdoulaye Fofana Fall, Grace Nakabonge, Joseph Ssekandi et al. · Frontiers in Fungal Biology Open access 7 Mar 2022 265
3 Improving health outcomes of people with diabetes: target setting for the WHO Global Diabetes Compact Edward W. Gregg et al. · The Lancet Open access 14 Mar 2023 230
4 Obesity and type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africans – Is the burden in today’s Africa similar to African migrants in Europe? The RODAM study Charles O Agyemang et al. · BMC Medicine Open access 21 Oct 2016 212
5 EADSG Guidelines: Insulin Therapy in Diabetes Bahendeka Silver, Kaushik Laxmidas Ramaiya, Swai Babu Andrew et al. · Diabetes Therapy Open access 5 Mar 2018 178
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Uganda Martyrs University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Maternal Mortality, Sustainable Agriculture, Smallholder Farmers, Development, Rural Development 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-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. Climate Change13▲ 2.9×28 topics
  2. Sustainability12▲ 2.9×24 topics
  3. Epidemiology8▲ 1.18×32 topics
  4. Maternal Mortality7▲ 20×5 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 14×6 topics
  6. Globalization7▲ 2.1×17 topics
  7. Smallholder Farmers7▲ 19×4 topics
  8. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.2×18 topics
  9. Economic Growth6▲ 4.6×8 topics
  10. Development6▲ 10×6 topics
  11. Rural Development6▲ 10×3 topics
  12. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.1×17 topics
  13. Renewable Energy5▲ 2.2×10 topics
  14. Higher Education5▲ 5.7×9 topics
  15. Social Networks5▲ 11×4 topics
  16. NGOs5▲ 31×4 topics
  17. Community Health Workers5▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Health Inequalities5▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Child Mortality4▲ 38×1 topic
  20. Health Systems4▲ 38×1 topic
  21. Technology Adoption4▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Governance4▲ 8.1×4 topics
  23. Religion4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  24. Colonialism4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  25. Political Economy4▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Poverty Reduction4▲ 20×5 topics
  27. Food Security4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  28. Social Capital4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  29. Adaptation4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  30. Agricultural Innovation4▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Livelihood Diversification4▲ 75×1 topic
  32. Social Impact4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  33. Land Use Change3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  34. Welfare3▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Humanitarianism3▲ 29×2 topics
  36. International Aid3▲ 38×2 topics
  37. Agroecology3▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 10×5 topics
  39. Civil Society3▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Faith-Based Organizations3▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Uganda Martyrs University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Religion, Society, and Development and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Global Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 4 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 3 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…2Energy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…2Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…2Child Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, R…2Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 2 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesSociology and Political ScienceInfectious Diseases5 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 3 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  8. 8 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  10. 10 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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 available78.6%not open21.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Uganda Martyrs University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Uganda Martyrs University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00057% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Uganda Martyrs University0.00080% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Uganda Martyrs University10.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.6% in 2025.

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