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University · Kinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Université Protestante au Congo

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,837
of 28,054 · #40,730 all time
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
#14
of 15
Research works
179
▲ 130% vs 2013–17
Citations
677
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

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, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.64× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.10× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 2.46× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.08× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Université Protestante au Congo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Smallholder Farmers, Epidemiology, Adaptation, Agricultural Development, Livestock Farming, Insulin Resistance and Diabetes.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.9×35 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 8.3×15 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 36×3 topics
  4. Climate Change5▲ 2.6×6 topics
  5. Sustainability5▲ 2.8×4 topics
  6. Adaptation4▲ 22×2 topics
  7. Agricultural Development4▲ 38×1 topic
  8. Livestock Farming4▲ 99×1 topic
  9. Globalization4▲ 2.8×8 topics
  10. Insulin Resistance4▲ 11×5 topics
  11. Diabetes4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 5.6×7 topics
  13. Religion3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  14. Obesity3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  15. Global Burden3▲ 8.0×10 topics
  16. Public Health3▲ 2.9×16 topics
  17. Primary Care3▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Democracy3▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Nationalism3▲ 8.5×3 topics
  20. Maternal Mortality3▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Child Mortality2▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Glycemic Control2▲ 20×4 topics
  23. Health Systems2▲ 46×1 topic
  24. Heart Failure2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  25. Immune Response2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  26. Knowledge Management2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  27. Politics2▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Colonialism2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  29. Hypertension2▲ 9.3×6 topics
  30. Migration2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  31. Quality Improvement2▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Atherosclerosis2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  33. Community Engagement2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  34. Institutional Quality2▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Knowledge Economy2▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Glucose Metabolism2▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Lifestyle Intervention2▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Family Law2▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Reform2▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Université Protestante au Congo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Global Maternal and Child Health, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins and Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender.

Agriculture and Rural De…4Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular…2Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 2 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 1 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…1Economic Growth and Development: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 1 fractional worksOvarian function and disorders: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 1 fractional worksAfrican studies and sociopolitical issues: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPolitical Science and International Relations4 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 4 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  3. 3 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  4. 4 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  8. 8 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 1 works
  10. 10 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available84.4%not open15.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.9%domestic only71.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Protestante au Congo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 130% 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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