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University of Goma

In research, University of Goma stands highest in Health Sciences (#19,752 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,043
of 28,054 · #32,649 all time
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
#12
of 15
Research works
271
▲ 279% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is University of Goma known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #19,752 of 20,462 7.8%120

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

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: 2.41× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.33× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.83× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 3.58× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.92× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Goma?

Ranked on the composite score, Aymar Akilimali lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Goma.

  1. 1 Aymar Akilimali Democratic Republic of the Congo · #1,502,320 worldwide 8 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of Goma

Which keywords describe research at University of Goma?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Smallholder Farmers, Maternal Mortality, Agroecology, Public Health, Livestock Farming, Adaptation and Vaccine.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 2.5×57 topics
  2. Public Health7▲ 3.7×24 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers7▲ 23×4 topics
  4. Climate Change6▲ 1.78×14 topics
  5. Agroecology5▲ 28×2 topics
  6. Maternal Mortality5▲ 19×5 topics
  7. Sustainability5▲ 1.66×9 topics
  8. Livestock Farming5▲ 59×2 topics
  9. Adaptation4▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Pathogenesis4▲ 6.8×11 topics
  11. Vaccine4▲ 8.3×9 topics
  12. Agricultural Development4▲ 19×1 topic
  13. Globalization4▲ 1.61×12 topics
  14. Immune Response4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  15. Work Organization4▲ 73×1 topic
  16. Diagnosis4▲ 3.2×18 topics
  17. Management3▲ 3.2×14 topics
  18. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 7.6×4 topics
  19. Child Mortality3▲ 33×1 topic
  20. Health Systems3▲ 33×1 topic
  21. Genetics3▲ 3.3×10 topics
  22. Healthcare Management3▲ 28×3 topics
  23. Global Burden3▲ 4.0×9 topics
  24. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  25. Social Capital3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  26. Ebola Virus3▲ 75×1 topic
  27. Outbreak3▲ 56×1 topic
  28. Primary Care3▲ 5.5×5 topics
  29. Regulation3▲ 3.8×6 topics
  30. Transmission3▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Child Development2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  32. Herbal Medicine2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  33. Infectious Diseases2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  34. Medicinal Plants2▲ 4.7×9 topics
  35. Colonialism2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  36. Surgery2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  37. Political Economy2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  38. Digital Health2▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Healthcare Policy2▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Inequalities2▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Goma publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Global Maternal and Child Health, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksViral Infections and Out…3Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…2Healthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 2 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research…1Vibrio bacteria research studies: 1 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 1 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious DiseasesGeneral Health Professions5 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 3 works
  3. 3 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 3 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  6. 6 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 1 works
  8. 8 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  10. 10 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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 available78.6%not open21.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.3%domestic only49.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Goma's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 279% 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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