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Université Pédagogique Nationale

In research, Université Pédagogique Nationale stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,140 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,985 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Sociology and Political Science (Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 12.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,986
of 22,385 · #11,069 all time
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
#3
of 15
Research works
829
▲ 92% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
2.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Université Pédagogique Nationale

What is Université Pédagogique Nationale known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,140 of 9,585 4.1%192 #6792
Social SciencesField #2,985 of 5,988 4.7%141 #4778

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Pédagogique Nationale 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 Université Pédagogique Nationale work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Université Pédagogique Nationale is in Social Sciences, 15% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (43%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Arts and Humanities (5%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 243 fractional works · 58.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 176 fractional works · 42.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 69 fractional works · 16.7% of its workEducation: 35 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 17 fractional works · 4.1% of its workLinguistics and Language: 16 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAnthropology: 14 fractional works · 3.3% of its workUrban Studies: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 5.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 21 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 64 fractional works · 15.5% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 60 fractional works · 14.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 52 fractional works · 12.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 24 fractional works · 5.8% of its workForestry: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 47 fractional works · 11.3% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 18 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversitéPédagogique…414fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences59%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences17642.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities225.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance215.1%
    4. Psychology92.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting92.2%
    6. Decision Sciences51.2%
    1. Computer Science204.9%
    2. Environmental Science174.2%
    3. Engineering122.9%
    4. Mathematics61.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences51.3%
    6. Materials Science10.3%
    7. Chemistry10.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5212.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology40.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.4%
    4. Neuroscience20.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Health Professions215.2%
    2. Medicine215.1%
    3. Nursing41.0%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Université Pédagogique Nationale specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 24.1 works12×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 69.2 works4.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 2.64× its world share, 52 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.97× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 1.99× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.82× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.40× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 176 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.37×176 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.64×52 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.40×21 works
  4. Nursing1.99×4 works
  5. Health Professions1.97×22 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.82×22 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.27×5 works
  8. Mathematics1.18×6 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.99×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.85×17 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.84×6 works
  12. Psychology0.73×9 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.68×9 works
  14. Computer Science0.63×20 works
  15. Veterinary0.43×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.39×2 works
  17. Medicine0.26×21 works
  18. Neuroscience0.23×2 works
  19. Engineering0.20×12 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×4 works
  21. Energy0.11×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.09×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.08×0 works
  24. Dentistry0.07×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Université Pédagogique Nationale?

Ranked on the quality score, Jean‐Paul Otamonga, Josué Ilunga Mubedi and Ruffin-Benoît Mpoy Ngoie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Pédagogique Nationale.

  1. 1 Jean‐Paul Otamonga Democratic Republic of the Congo · #1,245,693 worldwide 2.7k citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Josué Ilunga Mubedi Democratic Republic of the Congo · #1,286,787 worldwide 950 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Ruffin-Benoît Mpoy Ngoie Democratic Republic of the Congo · #3,047,553 worldwide 67 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Amand Mbuya Kankolongo Democratic Republic of the Congo · #3,629,228 worldwide 63 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 José Mambwini Kivuila-Kiaku Democratic Republic of the Congo · #4,539,843 worldwide 11 citations · 14 works
  6. 6 A.S. Vieux Democratic Republic of the Congo · #4,613,322 worldwide 91 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Camile LIKOTELO BINENE Democratic Republic of the Congo · #4,752,184 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Assumani Zabo Idrissa Democratic Republic of the Congo · #5,137,123 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Motingea Mangulu Democratic Republic of the Congo · #5,206,221 worldwide 27 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Florent Biduaya Mukeba Democratic Republic of the Congo · #5,421,886 worldwide 73 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Université Pédagogique Nationale

What are the most cited papers from Université Pédagogique Nationale?

The most cited paper from Université Pédagogique Nationale is "Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers" (John L. Wilkinson et al., 2022), with 1,634 citations. Next come "Accumulation of Clinically Relevant Antibiotic-Resistance Genes, Bacterial Load, and Metals in Freshwater Lake Sediments in Central Europe" (196) and "Hospital Effluents Are One of Several Sources of Metal, Antibiotic Resistance Genes, and Bacterial Markers Disseminated in Sub-Saharan Urban Rivers" (146).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers John L. Wilkinson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access127 authors 14 Feb 2022 1,634
2 Accumulation of Clinically Relevant Antibiotic-Resistance Genes, Bacterial Load, and Metals in Freshwater Lake Sediments in Central Europe Naresh Devarajan, Amandine Laffite, Neil D. Graham et al. · Environmental Science & Technology Open access May 2015 196
3 Hospital Effluents Are One of Several Sources of Metal, Antibiotic Resistance Genes, and Bacterial Markers Disseminated in Sub-Saharan Urban Rivers Amandine Laffite, Pitchouna I. Kilunga, John M. Kayembe et al. · Frontiers in Microbiology Open access 21 Jul 2016 146
4 Occurrence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Bacterial Markers in a Tropical River Receiving Hospital and Urban Wastewaters Naresh Devarajan, Amandine Laffite, Crispin Kyela Mulaji et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 24 Feb 2016 136
5 Leachates draining from controlled municipal solid waste landfill: Detailed geochemical characterization and toxicity tests Bienvenu K. Mavakala, Séverine Le Faucheur, Crispin Kyela Mulaji et al. · Waste Management Open access 10 May 2016 130
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Université Pédagogique Nationale?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Sustainability, Diversity, Adaptation, Social Justice, Agroecology, Livestock Farming and Agricultural Development.

▲ 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. Sustainability36▲ 3.5×31 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers32▲ 37×4 topics
  3. Climate Change31▲ 2.7×29 topics
  4. Globalization28▲ 3.5×36 topics
  5. Diversity24▲ 33×4 topics
  6. Adaptation24▲ 19×4 topics
  7. Social Justice23▲ 9.5×8 topics
  8. Agroecology23▲ 40×3 topics
  9. Livestock Farming23▲ 93×2 topics
  10. Agricultural Development23▲ 36×1 topic
  11. Work Organization23▲ 142×1 topic
  12. Economic Development21▲ 6.3×10 topics
  13. Education20▲ 2.9×34 topics
  14. Sustainable Development20▲ 3.1×16 topics
  15. Pedagogy20▲ 9.4×11 topics
  16. Public Health19▲ 3.1×22 topics
  17. Cultural Diversity19▲ 20×6 topics
  18. Gender Studies19▲ 30×4 topics
  19. Public Policy18▲ 9.4×10 topics
  20. Educational Policies18▲ 41×3 topics
  21. Sociological Analysis18▲ 76×2 topics
  22. Multilingualism18▲ 26×6 topics
  23. Professional Practices17▲ 117×1 topic
  24. Public Action17▲ 117×1 topic
  25. Educational Technology17▲ 3.5×17 topics
  26. Migration17▲ 12×11 topics
  27. Ethnicity16▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Territorial Governance16▲ 34×3 topics
  29. Community Engagement16▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Local Development16▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Social Determinants of Health15▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Intercultural Communication15▲ 77×2 topics
  33. Knowledge Management14▲ 6.0×7 topics
  34. Social Movements13▲ 11×7 topics
  35. Sociolinguistics13▲ 17×7 topics
  36. Governance13▲ 9.4×4 topics
  37. Healthcare Access12▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Islam12▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Language Education12▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Didactics12▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Université Pédagogique Nationale publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Education, sociology, and vocational training, French Language Learning Methods and French Urban and Social Studies.

Agriculture and Rural De…23Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 23 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 17 fractional worksFrench Language Learning…12French Language Learning Methods: 12 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …10French Urban and Social Studies: 10 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 10 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 9 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…8Healthcare Systems and Practices: 8 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 6 fractional worksInformation Technology and Learning: 6 fractional worksGlobal Politics and Economy: 6 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSociology and Political ScienceLinguistics and LanguageForestry3 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 23 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  3. 3 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 12 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  5. 5 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  6. 6 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 9 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 8 works
  8. 8 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Information Technology and Learning Education 6 works
  10. 10 Global Politics and Economy Economics and Econometrics 6 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 available70.5%not open29.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.4%domestic only72.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Université Pédagogique Nationale's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 92% 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 Université Pédagogique Nationale as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Université Pédagogique Nationale0.0016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Université Pédagogique Nationale 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Université Pédagogique Nationale3.3% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.5% in 2016.

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