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University of Liberia

In research, University of Liberia stands highest in Health Sciences (#18,099 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#15,499 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,406
of 28,054 · #28,944 all time
Rank in Liberia
#1
of 2
Research works
458
▲ 98% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is University of Liberia 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 #18,099 of 20,462 16.3%150
Social SciencesDomain #15,499 of 16,945 11.7%158

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Liberia 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: 1.22× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.53× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.23× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.94× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.20× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Liberia?

Ranked on the composite score, B. Harris, Janice L. Cooper and Asadi Srinivasulu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Liberia.

  1. 1 B. Harris Liberia · #280,467 worldwide 99 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Janice L. Cooper Liberia · #860,066 worldwide 36 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Asadi Srinivasulu Liberia · #1,558,409 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Liberia

Which keywords describe research at University of Liberia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Vaccine, Maternal Mortality, Immune Response, Pathogenesis, Community Health Workers, Transmission, COVID-19 and Ethical Considerations.

▲ 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▲ 1.30×40 topics
  2. Deep Learning7▲ 1.45×23 topics
  3. COVID-196▲ 3.2×10 topics
  4. Vaccine6▲ 11×9 topics
  5. Maternal Mortality6▲ 19×4 topics
  6. Machine Learning6▲ 1.26×22 topics
  7. Mental Health6▲ 2.7×12 topics
  8. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.3×17 topics
  9. Immune Response5▲ 6.3×8 topics
  10. Pathogenesis5▲ 6.7×8 topics
  11. Renewable Energy5▲ 2.4×16 topics
  12. Public Health5▲ 2.2×15 topics
  13. Community Health Workers5▲ 36×2 topics
  14. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  15. Economic Growth4▲ 3.5×10 topics
  16. Transmission4▲ 54×3 topics
  17. Ethical Considerations4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  18. Healthcare Workers4▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Ebola Virus4▲ 103×1 topic
  20. Outbreak4▲ 77×2 topics
  21. Reservoirs4▲ 103×1 topic
  22. Pandemic4▲ 2.5×6 topics
  23. Child Mortality4▲ 38×1 topic
  24. Governance4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  25. Health Systems4▲ 38×1 topic
  26. Infectious Diseases3▲ 6.8×5 topics
  27. SARS-CoV-23▲ 6.6×5 topics
  28. Global Health3▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Psychological Distress3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  30. Poverty Reduction3▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Religion3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  32. NGOs3▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Medical Education3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  34. Medical Image Analysis3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  35. ICT2▲ 13×1 topic
  36. financial access2▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Surgical Care2▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Disaster Response2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Global Surgery2▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Health Development2▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Liberia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Global Maternal and Child Health, Economic Growth and Development and Global Health and Surgery.

Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 2 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksAI in cancer detection2AI in cancer detection: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 2 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 2 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInformation SystemsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 4 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 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 available70.1%not open29.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.4%domestic only49.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Liberia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 98% 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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