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Université des Grands Lacs

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Research works
22
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
102
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
75%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Université des Grands Lacs

Not ranked overall: Université des Grands Lacs is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Université des Grands Lacs work in?

In all years, 41% of research at Université des Grands Lacs is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Environmental Science (16%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 9 fractional works · 41.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 32.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 13.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 29.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 15.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 12.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 19.0% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 12.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 10.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversité desGrands Lacs22fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences41%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences732.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance14.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities13.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.5%
    1. Environmental Science415.6%
    2. Computer Science16.3%
    3. Engineering15.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.5%
    1. Medicine312.8%
    2. Health Professions15.0%
    3. Nursing01.3%
    1. Neuroscience28.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.5%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.8%
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.

Computer Science: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.87× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.56× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 5.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 2.91× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science5.87×3 works
  2. Nursing5.22×0 works
  3. Social Sciences2.91×4 works
  4. Health Professions2.56×1 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.12×1 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.96×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.95×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.49×0 works
  9. Medicine0.41×1 works
  10. Engineering0.05×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Université des Grands Lacs?

The most cited paper from Université des Grands Lacs is "The Association Between Physical Activity and Self-Rated Health Among Older Adults" (I Putu Agus Dharma Hita, Wara Kushartanti, Elsa Ariestika et al., 2021), with 17 citations. Next come "Chronic Pain and Subjective Health in a Sample of Indonesian Adults: A Moderation of Gender" (5) and "Burundian Women: Key Actors in Peace Amid Persistent Challenges" (0).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Association Between Physical Activity and Self-Rated Health Among Older Adults I Putu Agus Dharma Hita, Wara Kushartanti, Elsa Ariestika et al. · Journal of Population and Social Studies Open access 31 May 2021 17
2 Chronic Pain and Subjective Health in a Sample of Indonesian Adults: A Moderation of Gender Pius Weraman, Nugroho Widi Susanto, Luh Tu Selpi Wahyuni et al. · Journal of Population and Social Studies Open access 5 Dec 2023 5
3 Burundian Women: Key Actors in Peace Amid Persistent Challenges Anitha KAMIKAZI, Léonidas NDAYISABA · Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies Open access 8 Feb 2026 0
4 Sport and Mental Health among Indonesian Adults: Evidence from Indonesia Family Life Survey Ilham Kamaruddin, Muhammad Husni, Fitri Annisa et al. · International journal of human movement and sports sciences Open access Sep 2024 0
5 Hidden Knowledge Extraction for Association Rule Mining Technique Based on the Apriori and Frequent Pattern Growth Algorithms: A Case Study Thierry Nsabimana, Therence Niyonsaba, Christian Ildegard Bimenyimana et al. · Lecture notes in networks and systems Conference paper 2024 0
All 12 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Université des Grands Lacs?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Classification, Image Segmentation, Machine Learning, Brain Tumor, MRI, Climate Change and International Law.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning3▲ 5.6×5 topics
  2. Machine Learning2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  3. Classification2▲ 27×2 topics
  4. Climate Change2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  5. Image Segmentation2▲ 125×2 topics
  6. Brain Tumor2▲ 354×1 topic
  7. MRI2▲ 197×1 topic
  8. International Law2▲ 24×2 topics
  9. Public Health1▲ 4.6×6 topics
  10. Economic Development1▲ 8.7×4 topics
  11. Global Governance1▲ 27×3 topics
  12. Hydrological Cycle1▲ 57×2 topics
  13. Risk Perception1▲ 25×2 topics
  14. COVID-19 Vaccine1▲ 113×1 topic
  15. Extreme Events1▲ 51×1 topic
  16. Global Warming1▲ 12×1 topic
  17. Humanitarian Intervention1▲ 108×1 topic
  18. Professional Practices1▲ 114×1 topic
  19. Public Action1▲ 114×1 topic
  20. Responsibility to Protect1▲ 135×1 topic
  21. Vaccine Hesitancy1▲ 129×1 topic

Which research topics does Université des Grands Lacs publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Climate variability and models, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…1Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksMartial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education: 0 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 0 fractional worksClimate Change and Geoengineering: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 0 fractional worksPhysical Education and Sports Studies: 0 fractional works
HealthGlobal and Planetary ChangePolitical Science and International RelationsSafety Research2 others

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

  1. 1 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 1 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  3. 3 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education Safety Research 0 works
  6. 6 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Climate Change and Geoengineering Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  10. 10 Physical Education and Sports Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 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 available74.7%not open25.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Université des Grands Lacs's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Université des Grands Lacs as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000090% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%Université des Grands Lacs0.000028% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Université des Grands Lacs over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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