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University of Global Health Equity

In research, University of Global Health Equity stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,331 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,204 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health — Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,326
of 28,054 · #21,462 all time
Rank in Rwanda
#4
of 17
Research works
420
▲ 379% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is University of Global Health Equity 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,331 of 11,982 24.5%128 #11997
MedicineField #5,204 of 10,443 22.6%98 #11771

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Global Health Equity 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).

What does University of Global Health Equity specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 27.3 works9.5×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.15× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.07× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.34× its world share, 98 worksMedicineNursing: 5.13× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.32× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.64× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Global Health Equity?

Ranked on the composite score, Abebe Bekele and Timothy A. Carey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Global Health Equity.

  1. 1 Abebe Bekele Rwanda · #619,727 worldwide 48 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Timothy A. Carey Rwanda · #879,776 worldwide 46 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at University of Global Health Equity

Which keywords describe research at University of Global Health Equity?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Medical Education, Epidemiology, Global Health, Ethical Considerations, Public Health, Maternal Mortality, Surgical Care and Global Surgery.

▲ 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. Epidemiology25▲ 2.9×70 topics
  2. Medical Education16▲ 29×8 topics
  3. Global Health15▲ 45×3 topics
  4. Public Health15▲ 4.7×34 topics
  5. Ethical Considerations12▲ 16×6 topics
  6. Maternal Mortality10▲ 22×4 topics
  7. Surgical Care10▲ 97×2 topics
  8. Global Surgery10▲ 250×1 topic
  9. Health Development10▲ 250×1 topic
  10. Health Inequalities10▲ 38×3 topics
  11. Risk Factors10▲ 4.1×22 topics
  12. Child Mortality10▲ 63×1 topic
  13. Health Systems10▲ 63×1 topic
  14. Mental Health9▲ 2.8×21 topics
  15. Infectious Diseases6▲ 8.5×6 topics
  16. Global Burden6▲ 5.1×12 topics
  17. Mortality6▲ 4.4×11 topics
  18. Health Disparities5▲ 9.1×6 topics
  19. Global Burden of Disease5▲ 9.5×4 topics
  20. Mortality Rates5▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 9.6×3 topics
  22. Child Development4▲ 4.9×3 topics
  23. Immune Response4▲ 3.6×11 topics
  24. Pathogenesis4▲ 4.0×12 topics
  25. Vaccine4▲ 5.0×8 topics
  26. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Cancer Incidence4▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 11×6 topics
  30. Health Outcomes4▲ 6.4×6 topics
  31. Drug Resistance4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  32. Health Equity3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  33. Vaccine Development3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  34. Adolescent Health3▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Helminth Infections3▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Assessment Methods3▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Health Policy3▲ 9.0×2 topics
  38. HIV Prevention3▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Robotic Surgery3▲ 9.6×4 topics
  40. Sexual Behavior3▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Global Health Equity publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Health and Surgery, Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Global Health and Surgery10Global Health and Surgery: 10 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…10Global Maternal and Child Health: 10 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 3 fractional worksHospitality and Tourism Education: 3 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 10 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  4. 4 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 3 works
  5. 5 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 3 works
  6. 6 Hospitality and Tourism Education Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 3 works
  7. 7 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  10. 10 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available74.0%not open26.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors64.5%domestic only35.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Global Health Equity's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 379% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.