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Victoria University

In research, Victoria University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,176 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,468
of 28,054 · #22,321 all time
Rank in Uganda
#17
of 33
Research works
689
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Victoria University 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 #8,176 of 10,521 18.0%73 #8167

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.67× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.68× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.87× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.10× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.66× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Victoria University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Primary Care, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Globalization, International Law, Legal Harmonization and Chronic Disease Management.

▲ 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. Mental Health6▲ 3.4×22 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 1.64×29 topics
  3. Globalization6▲ 2.2×24 topics
  4. Sustainability5▲ 1.70×24 topics
  5. Public Health4▲ 2.3×15 topics
  6. Primary Care4▲ 7.6×9 topics
  7. Quality of Life4▲ 2.0×14 topics
  8. Health Equity4▲ 10×4 topics
  9. COVID-194▲ 2.0×10 topics
  10. Risk Factors3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  11. Health Disparities3▲ 9.9×5 topics
  12. Identity3▲ 3.3×11 topics
  13. International Law3▲ 7.1×7 topics
  14. Social Support3▲ 3.8×8 topics
  15. Legal Harmonization3▲ 97×2 topics
  16. Resilience3▲ 4.2×9 topics
  17. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Cultural Heritage2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  19. Higher Education2▲ 3.5×8 topics
  20. International Trade2▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Neoliberalism2▲ 4.9×7 topics
  22. Cancer Incidence2▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Preventive Services2▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Psychological Impact2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  25. Decolonization2▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Environmental Policy2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  27. Fair Use2▲ 100×2 topics
  28. Healthcare Workers2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  29. Intellectual Property Rights2▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Copyright Law2▲ 74×1 topic
  31. Mortality Rates2▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Stakeholder Engagement2▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Trademark Law2▲ 146×1 topic
  34. Aesthetics2▲ 18×4 topics
  35. Breast Cancer Screening2▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Global Surveillance2▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Land Use2▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Public Opinion2▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Resettlement2▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Indigenous Knowledge Systems2▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Victoria University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Intellectual Property Law, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, New Zealand Economic and Social Studies and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education.

Intellectual Property Law2Intellectual Property Law: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …2Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional worksNew Zealand Economic and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 1 fractional worksLegal principles and app…1Legal principles and applications: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksSeed and Plant Biochemistry: 1 fractional works
LawOncologyEconomics and EconometricsHealth Informatics4 others

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

  1. 1 Intellectual Property Law Law 2 works
  2. 2 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 2 works
  3. 3 New Zealand Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  5. 5 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 1 works
  8. 8 Legal principles and applications Law 1 works
  9. 9 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Seed and Plant Biochemistry Food Science 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Victoria University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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