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University of Lubumbashi

In research, University of Lubumbashi stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,140 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#5,009 of 7,800 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,447 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 11.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,804
of 28,054 · #14,182 all time
Rank in Democratic Republic of the Congo
#4
of 15
Research works
1.4k
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.9k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is University of Lubumbashi 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 #1,140 of 3,409 15.1%69 #1528
Life SciencesDomain #5,009 of 7,800 13.0%94 #7962
Health SciencesDomain #10,447 of 11,982 6.4%144 #17507
Physical SciencesDomain #11,257 of 12,888 12.6%98 #17234
MedicineField #9,430 of 10,443 7.3%106 #15659
Social SciencesDomain #9,741 of 10,521 4.7%86 #4171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Lubumbashi 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#1,528 #1,140
  2. Life Sciences#7,962 #5,009
  3. Health Sciences#17,507 #10,447
  4. Physical Sciences#17,234 #11,257
  5. Medicine#15,659 #9,430
  6. Social Sciences#4,171 #9,741
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 Lubumbashi specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 11.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 22.8 works11×
← 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: 3.43× its world share, 69 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.24× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.98× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.41× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 106 worksMedicineNursing: 4.48× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.04× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Lubumbashi?

Ranked on the composite score, Bokarev In, Golikov Ap and Olivier Mukuku lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Lubumbashi.

  1. 1 Bokarev In Democratic Republic of the Congo · #1,219,844 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Golikov Ap Democratic Republic of the Congo · #1,391,821 worldwide 4 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Olivier Mukuku Democratic Republic of the Congo · #1,400,644 worldwide 21 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at University of Lubumbashi

Which keywords describe research at University of Lubumbashi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Adaptation, Public Health, Epidemiology, Sustainability and Biodiversity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology30▲ 1.81×69 topics
  2. Climate Change30▲ 2.6×46 topics
  3. Sustainability24▲ 2.4×23 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers22▲ 23×4 topics
  5. Public Health21▲ 3.5×27 topics
  6. Biodiversity Conservation16▲ 10×10 topics
  7. Biodiversity16▲ 5.0×18 topics
  8. Adaptation15▲ 12×7 topics
  9. Invasive Species13▲ 7.3×14 topics
  10. Agroecology12▲ 20×2 topics
  11. Phylogeny12▲ 19×12 topics
  12. Diversity12▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Livestock Farming12▲ 45×2 topics
  14. Agricultural Development12▲ 17×1 topic
  15. Maternal Mortality12▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Work Organization12▲ 65×1 topic
  17. Sustainable Agriculture12▲ 8.5×7 topics
  18. Social Determinants of Health10▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Ethnicity10▲ 6.0×2 topics
  20. DNA Barcoding9▲ 13×9 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services9▲ 5.7×7 topics
  22. Taxonomy9▲ 17×9 topics
  23. Climate Resilience9▲ 35×2 topics
  24. Medicinal Plants9▲ 5.3×11 topics
  25. Agroforestry9▲ 31×3 topics
  26. Nutritional Value8▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Global Burden of Disease8▲ 7.6×2 topics
  28. Indigenous Fruits8▲ 79×1 topic
  29. Tree Domestication8▲ 79×1 topic
  30. Health Inequalities8▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Heavy Metals8▲ 7.6×4 topics
  32. Child Mortality8▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Health Systems8▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Maternal and Child Undernutrition8▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Water Sanitation Hygiene8▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Risk Perception7▲ 6.5×4 topics
  37. Remediation7▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Digital Health7▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Bioavailability7▲ 8.3×4 topics
  40. Morphology7▲ 9.2×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Lubumbashi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Global Maternal and Child Health and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Agriculture and Rural De…12Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 12 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…8African Botany and Ecology Studies: 8 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…8Global Maternal and Child Health: 8 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…8Child Nutrition and Water Access: 8 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 6 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 6 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and…5Migration, Identity, and Health: 5 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 5 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 4 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 4 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and Dietetics5 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 12 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 8 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 8 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 8 works
  5. 5 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 6 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 6 works
  7. 7 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  8. 8 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 5 works
  9. 9 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 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 available73.1%not open26.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.3%domestic only67.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Lubumbashi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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.