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Université Libre de Kinshasa

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Research works
21
▲ 207% vs 2018-21
Citations
19
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Université Libre de Kinshasa

Not ranked overall: Université Libre de Kinshasa is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Université Libre de Kinshasa work in?

In all years, 51% of research at Université Libre de Kinshasa is in Social Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (18%), Medicine (16%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 11 fractional works · 51.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 22.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 18.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 20.5% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 16.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 17.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 10.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 11.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversité Librede Kinshasa21fractional works, all years
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences51%

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 Sciences522.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance418.2%
    3. Psychology14.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting13.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities02.4%
    1. Medicine316.2%
    2. Health Professions14.1%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Engineering210.2%
    2. Environmental Science12.8%
    3. Computer Science12.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.8%
    5. Materials Science00.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences29.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.9%
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: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 13.02× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.02×4 works
  2. Social Sciences2.15×4 works
  3. Psychology2.08×1 works
  4. Health Professions1.49×0 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.49×1 works
  6. Engineering0.96×2 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.76×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.70×0 works
  9. Nursing0.49×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×0 works
  11. Medicine0.34×1 works
  12. Materials Science0.24×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.08×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Université Libre de Kinshasa?

The most cited paper from Université Libre de Kinshasa is "Copper Complexes with 1,10-Phenanthroline Derivatives: Underlying Factors Affecting Their Cytotoxicity" (Patrique Nunes, Isabel Correia, Fernanda Paula Endo Marques et al., 2020), with 101 citations. Next come "Challenges of Implementing Antenatal Ultrasound Screening in a Rural Study Site: A Case Study From the Democratic Republic of the Congo" (40) and "Incidence, Severity and Gravity of Cassava Mosaic Disease in Savannah Agro-Ecological Region of DR-Congo: Analysis of Agro-Environmental Factors" (19).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Copper Complexes with 1,10-Phenanthroline Derivatives: Underlying Factors Affecting Their Cytotoxicity Patrique Nunes, Isabel Correia, Fernanda Paula Endo Marques et al. · Inorganic Chemistry Open access 24 Jun 2020 101
2 Challenges of Implementing Antenatal Ultrasound Screening in a Rural Study Site: A Case Study From the Democratic Republic of the Congo David C. Swanson, Adrien L. Lokangaka, Melissa Bauserman et al. · Global Health Science and Practice Open access 27 Jun 2017 40
3 Incidence, Severity and Gravity of Cassava Mosaic Disease in Savannah Agro-Ecological Region of DR-Congo: Analysis of Agro-Environmental Factors Marcel Muengula-Manyi, Kabwe K. C. Nkongolo, Claude Bragard et al. · American Journal of Plant Sciences Open access 2012 19
4 Students’ Willingness to Plant Trees and Pay for Their Maintenance on Campuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo Mushagalusa Balasha Arsène, Benjamin Murhula Balasha, Lebon Hwali Masheka et al. · Sustainability Open access 15 Nov 2022 11
5 Genetic diversity of simian lentivirus in wild De Brazza's monkeys (Cercopithecus neglectus) in Equatorial Africa Avelin F. Aghokeng, Ahidjo Ayouba, Steve Mundeke Ahuka et al. · Journal of General Virology Open access 10 Mar 2010 9
All 32 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Université Libre de Kinshasa?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Development, Monetary Policy, Legal Pluralism, Diversity, Rural Development, Land Tenure, Agricultural Investment and Decolonization.

▲ 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 16 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Economic Development2▲ 16×5 topics
  2. Monetary Policy2▲ 28×3 topics
  3. Globalization1▲ 3.6×4 topics
  4. Legal Pluralism1▲ 147×2 topics
  5. Diversity1▲ 31×2 topics
  6. Sustainability1▲ 3.1×5 topics
  7. Rural Development1▲ 17×2 topics
  8. Agricultural Investment1▲ 321×1 topic
  9. Decolonization1▲ 60×2 topics
  10. Financial Crisis1▲ 33×1 topic
  11. Income Distribution1▲ 84×1 topic
  12. Land Tenure1▲ 131×2 topics
  13. Library Services1▲ 291×1 topic
  14. Property Rights1▲ 40×1 topic
  15. Social Inclusion1▲ 134×1 topic
  16. Wireless Power Transfer1▲ 67×2 topics

Which research topics does Université Libre de Kinshasa publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Economic Theory and Policy, Economic Growth and Productivity, Global Financial Crisis and Policies and Island Studies and Pacific Affairs.

Economic Theory and Policy1Economic Theory and Policy: 1 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Prod…1Economic Growth and Productivity: 1 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …1Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 1 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacif…1Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 1 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Law: 0 fractional worksWireless Power Transfer Systems: 0 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wir…0Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 0 fractional worksGlobal Politics and Econ…0Global Politics and Economy: 0 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…0Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 0 fractional worksSleep and Work-Related F…0Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue: 0 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and EconometricsFinanceDemography4 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and Productivity Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 1 works
  4. 4 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 1 works
  5. 5 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 0 works
  6. 6 Wireless Power Transfer Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Global Politics and Economy Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 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 available70.1%not open29.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.1%domestic only63.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Université Libre de Kinshasa's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 207% 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 Libre de Kinshasa as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000064% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Université Libre de Kinshasa0.000063% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Université Libre de Kinshasa over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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