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Université Catholique de Bukavu

In research, Université Catholique de Bukavu stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,381 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,758
of 28,054 · #26,458 all time
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
#5
of 15
Research works
361
▲ 166% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Université Catholique de Bukavu 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
Health SciencesDomain #10,381 of 11,982 12.5%65 #19375

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Catholique de Bukavu 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: 2.56× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.09× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.64× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 6.04× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.80× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Catholique de Bukavu?

Ranked on the composite score, Patrick DMC Katoto and Ghislain Bisimwa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Catholique de Bukavu.

  1. 1 Patrick DMC Katoto Democratic Republic of the Congo · #73,960 worldwide 372 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Ghislain Bisimwa Democratic Republic of the Congo · #1,461,746 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Université Catholique de Bukavu

Which keywords describe research at Université Catholique de Bukavu?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Epidemiology, Globalization, Public Health, Sustainable Development, Corporate Social Responsibility, Mining Industry and Social License to Operate.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.3×59 topics
  2. Environmental Impact12▲ 4.5×19 topics
  3. Globalization11▲ 3.5×18 topics
  4. Sustainability10▲ 2.4×26 topics
  5. Sustainable Development9▲ 3.5×12 topics
  6. Public Health9▲ 3.8×25 topics
  7. Climate Change7▲ 1.50×29 topics
  8. Corporate Social Responsibility6▲ 24×2 topics
  9. Mining Industry6▲ 196×1 topic
  10. Social License to Operate6▲ 196×1 topic
  11. Smallholder Farmers5▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Immune Response5▲ 5.3×8 topics
  13. Vaccine5▲ 6.8×9 topics
  14. Ethical Considerations4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  15. Social Capital4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  16. Child Development4▲ 5.8×3 topics
  17. Economic Development4▲ 3.0×8 topics
  18. Infectious Diseases4▲ 7.2×6 topics
  19. Pathogenesis4▲ 4.7×11 topics
  20. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  21. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 27×1 topic
  22. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Social Impact4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  25. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 6.6×5 topics
  26. Global Health3▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Food Security3▲ 3.7×11 topics
  28. Global Burden3▲ 3.6×8 topics
  29. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  30. Policy3▲ 8.5×5 topics
  31. Poverty Reduction3▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Social Inequality3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  33. Development3▲ 4.8×4 topics
  34. Maternal Mortality3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  35. Medical Education3▲ 6.6×5 topics
  36. Governance3▲ 4.9×5 topics
  37. Metal Recovery3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  38. Healthcare Workers2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  39. Resettlement2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Diversity2▲ 8.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Université Catholique de Bukavu publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mining and Resource Management, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Disaster Response and Management and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Mining and Resource Mana…6Mining and Resource Management: 6 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…2Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional worksHydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact: 2 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 2 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…2Extraction and Separation Processes: 2 fractional works
Building and ConstructionNutrition and DieteticsEmergency Medical ServicesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 6 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  3. 3 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  5. 5 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  7. 7 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  8. 8 Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  10. 10 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 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 available76.3%not open23.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors60.0%domestic only40.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Catholique de Bukavu's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 166% 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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