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Victoria University

In research, Victoria University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,605 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,648
of 22,385 · #27,346 all time
Rank in Uganda
#19
of 32
Research works
689
▲ 78% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.9k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
68%
world 18%
Victoria University

What is Victoria University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,605 of 9,585 10.8%73 #8760

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Victoria University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Victoria University work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Victoria University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Medicine (13%), Health Professions (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 89 fractional works · 54.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 47 fractional works · 28.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 8.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 7.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 37 fractional works · 22.8% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 13.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 9.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 15.9% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 6.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVictoriaUniversity163fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences55%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4728.5%
    2. Psychology138.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities117.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting95.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance63.9%
    6. Decision Sciences21.5%
    1. Medicine2213.2%
    2. Health Professions159.1%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    1. Computer Science116.7%
    2. Environmental Science63.7%
    3. Engineering53.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    6. Mathematics10.4%
    7. Energy00.3%
    8. Chemistry00.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences52.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.2%
    3. Neuroscience21.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.44× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.44× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.72× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.82× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.69× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.44×15 works
  2. Psychology2.69×13 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.44×12 works
  4. Social Sciences2.25×46 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.82×6 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.72×9 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.52×2 works
  8. Nursing1.22×1 works
  9. Neuroscience0.88×2 works
  10. Computer Science0.86×11 works
  11. Environmental Science0.74×6 works
  12. Medicine0.69×22 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×5 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×4 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×1 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.39×0 works
  17. Mathematics0.35×1 works
  18. Energy0.30×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.24×1 works
  20. Engineering0.21×5 works
  21. Chemistry0.17×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Victoria University?

Ranked on the quality score, Bernard H. M. Vlekke, Bimanbehari Majumdar and Moana Jackson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Victoria University.

  1. 1 Bernard H. M. Vlekke Uganda · #4,057,212 worldwide 261 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Bimanbehari Majumdar Uganda · #4,926,331 worldwide 68 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Moana Jackson Uganda · #5,104,686 worldwide 154 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Terence H. O'Brien Uganda · #5,396,139 worldwide 66 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Nwanna Uchechukwu Kevin Uganda · #5,639,543 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Graham Jooste Uganda · #5,734,042 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Victoria University

What are the most cited papers from Victoria University?

The most cited paper from Victoria University is "Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering" (Judith Langer et al., 2019), with 3,910 citations. Next come "Attitudes, Motivation, and Second Language Learning: A Meta–Analysis of Studies Conducted by Gardner and Associates" (948) and "A consistent approach to definitions and symbols in fisheries acoustics" (763).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Judith Langer et al. · ACS Nano Open access 3 Sep 2019 3,910
2 Attitudes, Motivation, and Second Language Learning: A Meta–Analysis of Studies Conducted by Gardner and Associates Anne‐Marie Masgoret, R. C. Gardner · Language Learning Mar 2003 948
3 A consistent approach to definitions and symbols in fisheries acoustics David N. MacLennan · ICES Journal of Marine Science Open access Apr 2002 763
4 Politeness, Power and Provocation: How Humour Functions in the Workplace Janet Holmes · Discourse Studies May 2000 728
5 Standardization to Account for Cross-Cultural Response Bias Ronald D. Fischer · Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology May 2004 401
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Victoria University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Health Equity, Primary Care, Globalization, Health Disparities, International Law, Climate Change and Resilience.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization8▲ 2.4×29 topics
  2. Mental Health8▲ 3.2×23 topics
  3. Climate Change7▲ 1.63×34 topics
  4. Sustainability6▲ 1.45×25 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 2.2×10 topics
  6. Health Equity4▲ 9.5×4 topics
  7. Primary Care4▲ 7.4×11 topics
  8. Public Health4▲ 1.91×16 topics
  9. Quality of Life4▲ 1.88×15 topics
  10. Identity4▲ 3.5×13 topics
  11. Resilience4▲ 4.8×9 topics
  12. Risk Factors4▲ 2.2×13 topics
  13. Big Data4▲ 2.5×7 topics
  14. Healthcare4▲ 1.98×9 topics
  15. Health Disparities4▲ 8.2×5 topics
  16. Colonialism3▲ 4.4×12 topics
  17. International Law3▲ 6.7×11 topics
  18. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 9.3×5 topics
  19. Decolonization3▲ 23×4 topics
  20. Ethics3▲ 3.5×11 topics
  21. Neoliberalism3▲ 5.0×8 topics
  22. Legal Harmonization3▲ 81×2 topics
  23. Psychological Impact2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  24. Vulnerability2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  25. International Trade2▲ 10.0×4 topics
  26. Property Rights2▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Contract Law2▲ 55×2 topics
  28. Cancer Incidence2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  29. Ethical Challenges2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  30. Indigenous Knowledge Systems2▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Reflective Practice2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  32. Preventive Services2▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Settler Colonialism2▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Traditional Ecological Knowledge2▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Aesthetics2▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Fair Use2▲ 83×2 topics
  37. Intellectual Property Rights2▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Land Use2▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Copyright Law2▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Corrective Justice2▲ 93×1 topic

Which research topics does Victoria University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Intellectual Property Law, Legal principles and applications, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education.

Intellectual Property Law2Intellectual Property Law: 2 fractional worksLegal principles and app…2Legal principles and applications: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …2Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …2Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional worksNew Zealand Economic and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Patien…1Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 1 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional works
LawHealthHealth InformaticsOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Intellectual Property Law Law 2 works
  2. 2 Legal principles and applications Law 2 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 2 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  5. 5 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 New Zealand Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 1 works
  10. 10 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 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 available46.5%not open53.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors68.5%domestic only31.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Victoria University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 78% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Victoria University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00054% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Victoria University0.00096% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Victoria University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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