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Université du Burundi

In research, Université du Burundi stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,826 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,780 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,479 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,385
of 28,054 · #19,489 all time
Rank in Burundi
#2
of 3
Research works
801
▲ 167% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Université du Burundi 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 #5,826 of 10,521 18.2%128 #8504
Social SciencesField #3,780 of 6,365 19.5%77 #5017
Physical SciencesDomain #11,479 of 12,888 12.0%77 #13950

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université du Burundi 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#8,504 #5,826
  2. Social Sciences#5,017 #3,780
  3. Physical Sciences#13,950 #11,479
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 2.51× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 2.53× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.39× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.82× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 77 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université du Burundi?

Ranked on the composite score, Gaëtan Feltz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université du Burundi.

  1. 1 Gaëtan Feltz Burundi · #280,964 worldwide 10 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Université du Burundi

Which keywords describe research at Université du Burundi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Human Rights, Smallholder Farmers, Poverty Reduction, Water Quality, Multilingualism, Economic Growth and Global Governance.

▲ 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 Change23▲ 2.8×36 topics
  2. Sustainability15▲ 1.99×24 topics
  3. Human Rights13▲ 4.3×18 topics
  4. Globalization11▲ 1.92×23 topics
  5. Economic Growth11▲ 4.1×13 topics
  6. Smallholder Farmers10▲ 14×4 topics
  7. Economic Development9▲ 3.7×9 topics
  8. Water Quality9▲ 7.3×11 topics
  9. Poverty Reduction9▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Multilingualism8▲ 16×4 topics
  11. Global Governance8▲ 11×5 topics
  12. Sociolinguistics8▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Eutrophication7▲ 24×4 topics
  14. Security Council7▲ 44×2 topics
  15. Gender Equality7▲ 7.9×9 topics
  16. Social Justice7▲ 3.8×11 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity6▲ 4.8×12 topics
  18. Fisheries Management6▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Adaptation6▲ 7.2×6 topics
  20. Lake Tanganyika6▲ 229×1 topic
  21. Lake Victoria6▲ 229×1 topic
  22. Agroecology6▲ 14×2 topics
  23. International Law6▲ 6.3×4 topics
  24. Language Policy6▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 6.1×8 topics
  26. Colonialism6▲ 4.1×9 topics
  27. Development6▲ 5.5×5 topics
  28. Governance6▲ 5.9×4 topics
  29. Gender Inequality6▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Agricultural Development6▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Genocide5▲ 32×3 topics
  32. Didactics5▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Humanitarian Intervention5▲ 46×2 topics
  34. Livestock Farming5▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Work Organization5▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Social Inequality5▲ 6.4×5 topics
  37. Responsibility to Protect5▲ 54×1 topic
  38. State Sovereignty5▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Bilingual Education4▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Pragmatics4▲ 8.6×5 topics

Which research topics does Université du Burundi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Aquatic Ecosystems and B…6Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 6 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…5Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 5 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…5Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 5 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…4Child Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 3 fractional worksHuman Rights and Develop…3Human Rights and Development: 3 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 3 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology…2Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional works
EcologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPolitical Science and International RelationsNutrition and Dietetics6 others

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

  1. 1 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  3. 3 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  6. 6 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 3 works
  7. 7 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 3 works
  9. 9 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 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 available74.2%not open25.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.6%domestic only52.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université du Burundi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 167% 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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