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University of Malawi

In research, University of Malawi stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,342 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,257 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,392 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,040
of 28,054 · #6,392 all time
Rank in Malawi
#1
of 11
Research works
3.5k
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
63k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is University of Malawi 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 #3,342 of 10,521 20.7%309 #2831
Social SciencesField #2,257 of 6,365 21.3%191 #1698
Health SciencesDomain #5,392 of 11,982 23.8%144 #3207
MedicineField #6,539 of 10,443 23.1%95 #3626
Physical SciencesDomain #8,769 of 12,888 17.1%140 #11751

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Malawi 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#2,831 #3,342
  2. Social Sciences#1,698 #2,257
  3. Health Sciences#3,207 #5,392
  4. Medicine#3,626 #6,539
  5. Physical Sciences#11,751 #8,769
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: 1.31× its world share, 40 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.64× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.76× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 95 worksMedicineNursing: 4.92× its world share, 16 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.63× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.95× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 190 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Malawi?

Ranked on the composite score, Elsbeth Robson, Kenneth Maleta and Robin Broadhead lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Malawi.

  1. 1 Elsbeth Robson Malawi · #171,998 worldwide 132 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Kenneth Maleta Malawi · #189,300 worldwide 184 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Robin Broadhead Malawi · #275,068 worldwide 95 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Elizabeth Tilley Malawi · #317,048 worldwide 79 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Ephraim Chirwa Malawi · #391,251 worldwide 133 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Alister Munthali Malawi · #398,441 worldwide 94 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Malawi Malawi · #423,167 worldwide 25 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 William Stones Malawi · #437,015 worldwide 85 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Jack J. Wirima Malawi · #524,780 worldwide 55 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Blessings Chinsinga Malawi · #595,010 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of Malawi

Which keywords describe research at University of Malawi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Nationalism, Poverty Reduction, Gender Inequality, Globalization, Child Development, Maternal Mortality and Community Health Workers.

▲ 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. Epidemiology32▲ 1.23×65 topics
  2. Colonialism31▲ 10×10 topics
  3. Globalization29▲ 2.3×41 topics
  4. Nationalism23▲ 7.6×9 topics
  5. Poverty Reduction22▲ 25×5 topics
  6. Human Rights19▲ 2.9×21 topics
  7. Gender Inequality18▲ 20×5 topics
  8. Social Media18▲ 1.92×14 topics
  9. Social Justice17▲ 4.4×21 topics
  10. Child Development16▲ 5.9×7 topics
  11. Economic Growth15▲ 2.7×13 topics
  12. Economic Development15▲ 2.8×12 topics
  13. Maternal Mortality14▲ 9.9×5 topics
  14. Community Health Workers14▲ 26×2 topics
  15. Risk Management14▲ 4.5×11 topics
  16. Global Burden of Disease13▲ 8.4×3 topics
  17. Rural Development13▲ 5.9×6 topics
  18. Social Impact13▲ 5.2×7 topics
  19. Social Networks13▲ 7.7×7 topics
  20. Cultural Studies13▲ 5.4×7 topics
  21. Antiretroviral Therapy12▲ 11×6 topics
  22. Conditional Cash Transfers12▲ 50×1 topic
  23. Development12▲ 5.3×8 topics
  24. School Subsidies12▲ 50×1 topic
  25. Health Inequalities12▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Maternal and Child Undernutrition12▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Postcolonialism12▲ 15×6 topics
  28. Water Sanitation Hygiene12▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Child Mortality12▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Health Systems12▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Imperialism11▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Gender Dynamics11▲ 16×2 topics
  33. African History11▲ 68×1 topic
  34. Digital Divide11▲ 6.4×6 topics
  35. Post-Colonial Africa11▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Poverty11▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Mortality Rates10▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Smallholder Farmers9▲ 6.5×4 topics
  39. Vulnerability9▲ 6.3×6 topics
  40. NGOs8▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Malawi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Global Maternal and Child Health and African history and culture studies.

Poverty, Education, and …12Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 12 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…12Child Nutrition and Water Access: 12 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…12Global Maternal and Child Health: 12 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…11African history and culture studies: 11 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 7 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 7 fractional worksAfrican cultural and phi…7African cultural and philosophical studies: 7 fractional worksAfrican studies and soci…6African studies and sociopolitical issues: 6 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…6Malaria Research and Control: 6 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…6Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 6 fractional works
Safety ResearchNutrition and DieteticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthAnthropology6 others

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

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 12 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 12 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 12 works
  4. 4 African history and culture studies Anthropology 11 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 7 works
  6. 6 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 7 works
  7. 7 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 7 works
  8. 8 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  10. 10 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 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 available57.7%not open42.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.8%domestic only57.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Malawi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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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