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University of Juba

In research, University of Juba stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,088 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,891 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,544
of 28,054 · #33,410 all time
Rank in South Sudan
#2
of 2
Research works
740
▲ 93% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
3.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is University of Juba 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
Social SciencesField #4,088 of 6,365 9.8%82 #7718
Social SciencesDomain #6,891 of 10,521 7.5%128 #13275

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Juba 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 Juba specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 27.1 works5.0×
← 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: 1.71× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.90× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.66× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.98× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of Juba?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Global Governance, Economic Growth, Democracy, Peacebuilding, Ethnic Conflict, Poverty Reduction and Gender Inequality.

▲ 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. Human Rights23▲ 8.7×14 topics
  2. Global Governance20▲ 35×8 topics
  3. Economic Growth19▲ 8.6×14 topics
  4. Climate Change18▲ 2.6×43 topics
  5. Globalization16▲ 3.2×26 topics
  6. Democracy16▲ 17×5 topics
  7. Sustainable Development16▲ 3.8×15 topics
  8. Peacebuilding14▲ 84×3 topics
  9. Epidemiology13▲ 1.33×51 topics
  10. Ethnic Conflict12▲ 105×2 topics
  11. Gender Inequality12▲ 34×4 topics
  12. Poverty Reduction12▲ 35×5 topics
  13. Renewable Energy11▲ 3.1×14 topics
  14. Social Inequality11▲ 16×5 topics
  15. Transitional Justice11▲ 53×2 topics
  16. Civil War11▲ 136×1 topic
  17. Political Institutions11▲ 212×1 topic
  18. Inclusive Development10▲ 88×2 topics
  19. Development9▲ 10×7 topics
  20. Neoliberalism8▲ 9.2×5 topics
  21. NGOs8▲ 33×3 topics
  22. Entrepreneurship8▲ 8.4×4 topics
  23. Financial Stability8▲ 16×4 topics
  24. War Crimes8▲ 72×2 topics
  25. Gender-based Violence8▲ 53×3 topics
  26. Conflict7▲ 17×7 topics
  27. Governance7▲ 8.5×3 topics
  28. Military Masculinity7▲ 200×1 topic
  29. Sexual Violence7▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Public-Private Partnership7▲ 683×1 topic
  31. Regional Policy7▲ 236×1 topic
  32. Local Turn7▲ 180×1 topic
  33. Resilience Governance7▲ 180×1 topic
  34. Political Economy6▲ 9.8×4 topics
  35. International Law6▲ 7.5×4 topics
  36. Gender Equality6▲ 8.2×6 topics
  37. International Cooperation6▲ 45×2 topics
  38. Infectious Diseases5▲ 6.5×8 topics
  39. Corruption5▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Helminth Infections5▲ 52×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Juba publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political Conflict and Governance, Gender, Security, and Conflict, Global Economic and Social Development and Peacebuilding and International Security.

Political Conflict and Governance: 11 fractional worksGender, Security, and Conflict: 7 fractional worksGlobal Economic and Soci…7Global Economic and Social Development: 7 fractional worksPeacebuilding and Intern…7Peacebuilding and International Security: 7 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 4 fractional worksInternational Developmen…4International Development and Aid: 4 fractional worksNatural Resources and Ec…4Natural Resources and Economic Development: 4 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …4Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 4 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…4Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGender StudiesEconomics and EconometricsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  2. 2 Gender, Security, and Conflict Gender Studies 7 works
  3. 3 Global Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  4. 4 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 4 works
  7. 7 International Development and Aid Development 4 works
  8. 8 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  9. 9 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 4 works
  10. 10 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 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 available84.1%not open15.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.2%domestic only65.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Juba's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 93% 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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