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Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies

In research, Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,829 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting (Business, Management and Accounting is 11.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,522
of 22,385 · #26,777 all time
Rank in Zambia
#12
of 15
Research works
228
▲ 250% vs 2018-21
Citations
544
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
88%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies

What is Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies 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 #8,829 of 9,585 1.7%104 #13734

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies 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 Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Business, Management and Accounting (36%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (18%), Computer Science (10%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 116 fractional works · 70.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 59 fractional works · 35.8% of its workAccounting: 15 fractional works · 9.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 14 fractional works · 8.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 7.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 30 fractional works · 18.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 21 fractional works · 13.1% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 21.0% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 10.2% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 7.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 5.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKZambia Centre forAccountancy…164fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences71%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Business, Management and Accounting5935.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3018.0%
    3. Social Sciences148.8%
    4. Decision Sciences95.4%
    5. Psychology31.9%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.8%
    1. Computer Science1710.2%
    2. Environmental Science105.9%
    3. Engineering63.5%
    4. Mathematics10.7%
    5. Chemistry00.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    7. Energy00.2%
    1. Medicine74.1%
    2. Health Professions10.4%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    4. Neuroscience00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 58.7 works11×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11.11× its world share, 59 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.60× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.41× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting11.11×59 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance8.41×30 works
  3. Decision Sciences5.60×9 works
  4. Computer Science1.31×17 works
  5. Environmental Science1.19×10 works
  6. Social Sciences0.70×14 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.64×1 works
  8. Psychology0.62×3 works
  9. Mathematics0.56×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×4 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.26×1 works
  12. Engineering0.23×6 works
  13. Nursing0.23×0 works
  14. Medicine0.22×7 works
  15. Chemistry0.19×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  17. Energy0.17×0 works
  18. Health Professions0.15×1 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×1 works
  20. Neuroscience0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies?

Ranked on the quality score, Mirfin M. Mpundu, Aaron Zimba and Geoffrey Kapasa Mweshi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies.

  1. 1 Mirfin M. Mpundu Zambia · #225,551 worldwide 1.2k citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Aaron Zimba Zambia · #772,817 worldwide 606 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Geoffrey Kapasa Mweshi Zambia · #3,004,495 worldwide 231 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Kwesi Atta Sakyi Zambia · #3,527,878 worldwide 249 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Chiyaba Njovu Zambia · #3,827,250 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Douglas Muchimba Zambia · #4,019,380 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Kelvin Mukolo Kayombo Zambia · #4,181,111 worldwide 17 citations · 13 works
  8. 8 Robbson Manda Zambia · #4,398,461 worldwide 46 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Richard Mulenga Zambia · #4,454,962 worldwide 27 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Sidney Kawimbe Zambia · #4,688,318 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies

What are the most cited papers from Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies?

The most cited paper from Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies is "Impact of biomass fuels on pregnancy outcomes in central East India" (Blair Johnson Wylie, Brent A. Coull, Davidson Howes Hamer et al., 2014), with 234 citations. Next come "Ensuring progress on sustainable access to effective antibiotics at the 2024 UN General Assembly: a target-based approach" (110) and "Managing menopause after cancer" (105).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Impact of biomass fuels on pregnancy outcomes in central East India Blair Johnson Wylie, Brent A. Coull, Davidson Howes Hamer et al. · Environmental Health Open access 9 Jan 2014 234
2 Ensuring progress on sustainable access to effective antibiotics at the 2024 UN General Assembly: a target-based approach Marc Mendelson, Joseph A. Lewnard, Mike Sharland et al. · The Lancet 23 May 2024 110
3 Managing menopause after cancer Martha Hickey, Partha Sarathi Basu, Jenifer Sassarini et al. · The Lancet Open access Mar 2024 105
4 Antimicrobial resistance and the great divide: inequity in priorities and agendas between the Global North and the Global South threatens global mitigation of antimicrobial resistance Marc Mendelson, Ramanan Laxminarayan, Direk Limmathurotsakul et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access 23 Jan 2024 90
5 Hot-Mix Asphalt Permanent Deformation Evaluated by Hamburg Wheel Tracking, Dynamic Modulus, and Repeated Load Tests Lubinda F. Walubita, Jun Zhang, Gautam Das et al. · Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2012 87
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Governance, Supply Chain Management, Economic Development, Economic Growth and Fiscal Policy.

▲ 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. Social Capital20▲ 24×6 topics
  2. Innovation15▲ 8.8×15 topics
  3. Entrepreneurship14▲ 22×5 topics
  4. Sustainability12▲ 2.9×15 topics
  5. Corporate Governance10▲ 8.7×8 topics
  6. Machine Learning10▲ 1.86×17 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management10▲ 6.9×9 topics
  8. Economic Development10▲ 7.4×6 topics
  9. Economic Growth10▲ 7.1×9 topics
  10. Fiscal Policy8▲ 25×5 topics
  11. ICT8▲ 35×2 topics
  12. Institutional Quality8▲ 44×3 topics
  13. Investment Decisions8▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Risk Management7▲ 9.6×7 topics
  15. Financial Performance7▲ 7.9×4 topics
  16. Governance7▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Regulation7▲ 7.9×3 topics
  18. Social Entrepreneurship7▲ 41×2 topics
  19. Consumer Behavior7▲ 6.5×5 topics
  20. Entrepreneurial Orientation7▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Financial Constraints7▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Opportunity Recognition7▲ 49×1 topic
  23. Leadership6▲ 7.9×7 topics
  24. Poverty Reduction6▲ 29×4 topics
  25. Finance6▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Crowdfunding6▲ 48×1 topic
  27. Fintech6▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Social Impact6▲ 8.7×2 topics
  29. Emerging Markets6▲ 50×1 topic
  30. Frugal Innovation6▲ 65×1 topic
  31. Gender Equality5▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Empowerment5▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Inequality5▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Knowledge Economy5▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Microfinance5▲ 61×1 topic
  36. Monetary Policy5▲ 13×6 topics
  37. Performance Measurement5▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Profitability5▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Corporate Finance5▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Firm Performance5▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.

Entrepreneurship Studies…7Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 7 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…6FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 6 fractional worksInnovation and Socioecon…6Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 6 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…5Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 5 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 5 fractional worksWorking Capital and Financial Performance: 4 fractional worksPublic Procurement and P…4Public Procurement and Policy: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 4 fractional worksPublic-Private Partnership Projects: 3 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…3Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 3 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationManagement Information SystemsBusiness and International ManagementEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 7 works
  2. 2 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 6 works
  3. 3 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 6 works
  4. 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 5 works
  6. 6 Working Capital and Financial Performance Accounting 4 works
  7. 7 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 4 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  9. 9 Public-Private Partnership Projects Strategy and Management 3 works
  10. 10 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 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 available88.5%not open11.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 250% 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 Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00077% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies0.00058% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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