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University of Kinshasa

In research, University of Kinshasa stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,003 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,643 of 7,800 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,478 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Infectious Diseases — Forestry is 18.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,609
of 28,054 · #8,925 all time
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
#1
of 15
Research works
3.8k
▲ 123% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is University of Kinshasa 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,003 of 3,409 5.4%189 #896
Life SciencesDomain #2,643 of 7,800 6.8%267 #3808
Health SciencesDomain #5,478 of 11,982 6.1%504 #7853
MedicineField #5,119 of 10,443 6.0%388 #8295
Social SciencesDomain #5,464 of 10,521 4.3%440 #8956
Physical SciencesDomain #7,283 of 12,888 8.5%313 #10925
Social SciencesField #3,684 of 6,365 3.6%285 #6152
Environmental ScienceField #2,843 of 3,551 10.9%86 #4679
EngineeringField #5,316 of 6,636 9.2%85 #9930
Health ProfessionsField #1,545 of 1,928 6.4%85 #2160

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#896 #1,003
  2. Life Sciences#3,808 #2,643
  3. Health Sciences#7,853 #5,478
  4. Medicine#8,295 #5,119
  5. Social Sciences#8,956 #5,464
  6. Physical Sciences#10,925 #7,283
  7. Social Sciences#6,152 #3,684
  8. Environmental Science#4,679 #2,843
  9. Engineering#9,930 #5,316
  10. Health Professions#2,160 #1,545
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of Kinshasa specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 18.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 29.8 works19×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 78.3 works11×
  3. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 44.1 works4.3×
← 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: 2.61× its world share, 189 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.35× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.64× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 85 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 86 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.10× its world share, 84 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.32× its world share, 388 worksMedicineNursing: 3.41× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.24× its world share, 73 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 285 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Kinshasa?

Ranked on the composite score, Pascal Lutumba, Alex Vanneste and Patrick Kayembé lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Kinshasa.

  1. 1 Pascal Lutumba Democratic Republic of the Congo · #319,846 worldwide 57 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Alex Vanneste Democratic Republic of the Congo · #816,018 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Patrick Kayembé Democratic Republic of the Congo · #903,140 worldwide 27 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Pierre Akilimali Democratic Republic of the Congo · #926,082 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Désiré Tshala-Katumbay Democratic Republic of the Congo · #993,571 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Véronique Joiris Democratic Republic of the Congo · #1,020,136 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Benjamin Longo‐Mbenza Democratic Republic of the Congo · #1,064,297 worldwide 38 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Ernest Kiswaya Sumaili Democratic Republic of the Congo · #1,122,826 worldwide 4 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Alexandra Shaw Democratic Republic of the Congo · #1,129,159 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua Democratic Republic of the Congo · #1,157,166 worldwide 31 citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at University of Kinshasa

Which keywords describe research at University of Kinshasa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Adaptation, Climate Change, Diversity, Livestock Farming, Agroecology, Agricultural Development and Multifunctionality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology121▲ 2.0×118 topics
  2. Climate Change119▲ 2.9×59 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers101▲ 30×5 topics
  4. Sustainability96▲ 2.6×43 topics
  5. Adaptation76▲ 17×10 topics
  6. Diversity73▲ 27×4 topics
  7. Public Health71▲ 3.2×43 topics
  8. Livestock Farming71▲ 75×2 topics
  9. Agroecology71▲ 32×2 topics
  10. Agricultural Development70▲ 28×2 topics
  11. Multifunctionality70▲ 91×1 topic
  12. Work Organization70▲ 108×1 topic
  13. Sustainable Development62▲ 2.6×28 topics
  14. Economic Development49▲ 3.9×16 topics
  15. Migration44▲ 8.5×13 topics
  16. Healthcare44▲ 2.5×18 topics
  17. Community Engagement41▲ 8.1×8 topics
  18. Territorial Governance40▲ 21×3 topics
  19. Local Development40▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Biodiversity Conservation39▲ 7.0×8 topics
  21. Social Determinants of Health38▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Ethnicity35▲ 6.0×6 topics
  23. Nutritional Value34▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Democracy34▲ 6.3×8 topics
  25. Islam32▲ 10×3 topics
  26. North Africa32▲ 54×2 topics
  27. Agroforestry32▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Maternal Mortality32▲ 9.5×5 topics
  29. Sustainable Agriculture32▲ 6.5×10 topics
  30. Climate Resilience32▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Governance30▲ 6.0×8 topics
  32. Indigenous Fruits29▲ 82×1 topic
  33. Tree Domestication29▲ 82×1 topic
  34. Social Movements28▲ 6.2×4 topics
  35. Digital Health26▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Healthcare Management26▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Healthcare Policy26▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Quality Indicators26▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Inequalities26▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Universal Health Coverage26▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Kinshasa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Healthcare Systems and Practices and Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender.

Agriculture and Rural De…70Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 70 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 29 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 26 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 24 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 23 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 23 fractional worksGlobal Politics and Econ…21Global Politics and Economy: 21 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 19 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 19 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 16 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International Relations5 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 70 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 29 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 26 works
  4. 4 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 24 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 23 works
  7. 7 Global Politics and Economy Economics and Econometrics 21 works
  8. 8 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 19 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 16 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 available73.0%not open27.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.0%domestic only64.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Kinshasa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 123% 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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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.