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University of Lusaka

In research, University of Lusaka stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,204 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,068 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,532 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,383
of 28,054 · #25,460 all time
Rank in Zambia
#10
of 15
Research works
1k
▼ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
89%
world 28%

What is University of Lusaka 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 SciencesDomain #5,204 of 10,521 14.0%152 #6911
Social SciencesField #5,068 of 6,365 13.9%61 #5185
Health SciencesDomain #11,532 of 11,982 5.3%69 #18508

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Lusaka 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. Social Sciences#6,911 #5,204
  2. Social Sciences#5,185 #5,068
  3. Health Sciences#18,508 #11,532
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.

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: 0.90× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.44× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 3.01× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.79× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.63× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.83× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 61 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Lusaka?

Ranked on the composite score, Gilbert Lazard, Fernando Kauffmann Barbosa and Victoria Williams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Lusaka.

  1. 1 Gilbert Lazard Zambia · #306,327 worldwide 25 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Fernando Kauffmann Barbosa Zambia · #779,695 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Victoria Williams Zambia · #1,170,119 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 F Gentil Zambia · #1,370,647 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Lusaka

Which keywords describe research at University of Lusaka?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Management, Social Capital, Supply Chain Management, Poverty Reduction, Epidemiology, Economic Growth, Globalization and Leadership.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 1.58×55 topics
  2. Globalization14▲ 2.3×29 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management13▲ 4.8×17 topics
  4. Sustainability13▲ 1.78×34 topics
  5. Risk Management13▲ 8.9×10 topics
  6. Social Capital12▲ 7.6×10 topics
  7. Mental Health11▲ 2.5×19 topics
  8. Public Health10▲ 2.4×18 topics
  9. Economic Growth10▲ 4.1×16 topics
  10. Economic Development10▲ 4.0×14 topics
  11. Poverty Reduction9▲ 23×5 topics
  12. Education8▲ 1.65×24 topics
  13. Leadership8▲ 5.9×13 topics
  14. Corporate Governance7▲ 3.3×11 topics
  15. Leadership Style7▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Stakeholder Analysis7▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Construction Projects6▲ 49×1 topic
  18. Project Success6▲ 55×1 topic
  19. Child Development6▲ 5.1×5 topics
  20. Entrepreneurship5▲ 4.5×5 topics
  21. Monetary Policy5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  22. Employee Engagement5▲ 9.4×3 topics
  23. Antiretroviral Therapy5▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Gender Inequality5▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Organizational Performance5▲ 6.3×3 topics
  26. Empowerment4▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Succession Planning4▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Social Networks4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  29. Poverty4▲ 16×5 topics
  30. Financial Inclusion4▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Microfinance4▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Health Policy4▲ 8.6×4 topics
  33. Corruption4▲ 8.0×3 topics
  34. Entrepreneurial Orientation4▲ 15×1 topic
  35. HIV Transmission4▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Institutions4▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Mortality Rates4▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Opportunity Recognition4▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Global4▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Talent Management4▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Lusaka publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Construction Project Management and Performance, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Human Resource and Talent Management.

Construction Project Man…6Construction Project Management and Performance: 6 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…4Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 4 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…4Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 4 fractional worksHuman Resource and Talen…4Human Resource and Talent Management: 4 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 4 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …3Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchEconomics and EconometricsManagement of Technology and InnovationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management6 others

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

  1. 1 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 6 works
  2. 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  4. 4 Human Resource and Talent Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  6. 6 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 4 works
  7. 7 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 3 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  9. 9 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 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 available88.6%not open11.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.6%domestic only70.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Lusaka's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% lower 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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