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University of Zambia

In research, University of Zambia stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,128 of 10,521 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,922 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,845 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Insect Science is 51.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,740
of 28,054 · #6,482 all time
Rank in Zambia
#1
of 15
Research works
7.1k
▲ 142% vs 2013–17
Citations
61k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is University of Zambia 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 #2,128 of 10,521 15.5%971 #1844
Life SciencesDomain #1,922 of 7,800 4.2%1,064 #4198
Social SciencesField #1,845 of 6,365 17.8%389 #1186
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,001 of 3,409 4.2%723 #1614
Health SciencesDomain #3,557 of 11,982 13.3%483 #4428
MedicineField #3,469 of 10,443 13.0%357 #5252
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #846 of 1,775 16.5%160 #1590
Physical SciencesDomain #6,467 of 12,888 9.3%440 #11767
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,318 of 2,578 11.3%260 #2194
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #707 of 1,272 19.2%119 #1427

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Zambia 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#1,844 #2,128
  2. Life Sciences#4,198 #1,922
  3. Social Sciences#1,186 #1,845
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,614 #1,001
  5. Health Sciences#4,428 #3,557
  6. Medicine#5,252 #3,469
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,590 #846
  8. Physical Sciences#11,767 #6,467
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#2,194 #1,318
  10. Economics and Econometrics#1,427 #707
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 Zambia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Insect Science takes 51.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 433.5 works52×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 251.0 works10×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 125.5 works9.0×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 723.0 works5.2×
  5. Safety ResearchSubfield · 34.6 works4.2×
← 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: 5.15× its world share, 723 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.87× its world share, 295 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 86 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 120 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 181 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 94 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 357 worksMedicineNursing: 1.81× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.72× its world share, 260 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.53× its world share, 160 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 66 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 389 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Zambia?

Ranked on the composite score, Felix Masiye, Paul Kelly and Emmanuel N. Chidumayo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Zambia.

  1. 1 Felix Masiye Zambia · #210,497 worldwide 146 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Paul Kelly Zambia · #246,266 worldwide 170 citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Emmanuel N. Chidumayo Zambia · #294,304 worldwide 132 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Douglas C. Heimburger Zambia · #304,033 worldwide 112 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Aaron S. Mweene Zambia · #309,728 worldwide 99 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Michael H. Briggs Zambia · #390,611 worldwide 49 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Nathan Kapata Zambia · #396,490 worldwide 88 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 R. A. Beaver Zambia · #461,143 worldwide 113 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Hugh Macmillan Zambia · #533,839 worldwide 17 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Bellington Vwalika Zambia · #541,759 worldwide 44 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at University of Zambia

Which keywords describe research at University of Zambia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogeny, Taxonomy, DNA Barcoding, Evolution, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Biological Control and Cryptic Species.

▲ 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. Phylogeny313▲ 70×16 topics
  2. Taxonomy291▲ 76×12 topics
  3. DNA Barcoding289▲ 60×8 topics
  4. Evolution285▲ 39×15 topics
  5. Biodiversity280▲ 13×27 topics
  6. Invasive Species271▲ 22×18 topics
  7. Biological Control263▲ 59×8 topics
  8. Cryptic Species239▲ 348×2 topics
  9. Lepidoptera238▲ 428×1 topic
  10. Molecular Phylogenetics238▲ 428×1 topic
  11. Host Specificity217▲ 65×5 topics
  12. Conservation212▲ 17×17 topics
  13. Pest Management193▲ 78×5 topics
  14. Sustainable Energy192▲ 36×3 topics
  15. Ecological Impact192▲ 131×2 topics
  16. Economic Assessment190▲ 233×2 topics
  17. Environmental Challenge190▲ 562×1 topic
  18. Water Hyacinth190▲ 562×1 topic
  19. Epidemiology146▲ 1.25×101 topics
  20. Pheromones141▲ 91×3 topics
  21. Chemical Ecology139▲ 583×1 topic
  22. Odor Source Localization139▲ 583×1 topic
  23. Sustainability137▲ 1.90×58 topics
  24. Climate Change133▲ 1.67×73 topics
  25. Environmental Impact101▲ 2.0×36 topics
  26. Food Security78▲ 4.8×17 topics
  27. Social Capital76▲ 4.9×15 topics
  28. Population Dynamics73▲ 9.7×12 topics
  29. Poverty Reduction67▲ 17×5 topics
  30. Economic Growth67▲ 2.7×25 topics
  31. Morphology65▲ 13×8 topics
  32. Waste Management60▲ 4.9×7 topics
  33. Biogeography54▲ 7.0×16 topics
  34. Nutritional Composition53▲ 35×3 topics
  35. Animal Feed51▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Consumer Acceptance51▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Edible Insects51▲ 56×1 topic
  38. Maternal Mortality43▲ 6.6×5 topics
  39. Community Health Workers41▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Health Inequalities39▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Zambia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Biological Control of Invasive Species, Insect Pheromone Research and Control and Insect Utilization and Effects.

Lepidoptera: Biology and…238Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 238 fractional worksBiological Control of In…190Biological Control of Invasive Species: 190 fractional worksInsect Pheromone Researc…139Insect Pheromone Research and Control: 139 fractional worksInsect Utilization and E…51Insect Utilization and Effects: 51 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 37 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 32 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 29 fractional worksEntomological Studies and Ecology: 28 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 28 fractional worksInsect behavior and control techniques: 28 fractional works
GeneticsInsect SciencePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 238 works
  2. 2 Biological Control of Invasive Species Insect Science 190 works
  3. 3 Insect Pheromone Research and Control Insect Science 139 works
  4. 4 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 51 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 37 works
  6. 6 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 32 works
  7. 7 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 29 works
  8. 8 Entomological Studies and Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 28 works
  9. 9 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 28 works
  10. 10 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 28 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 available72.3%not open27.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.8%domestic only62.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Zambia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 142% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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