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Zambia Forestry College

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World rank, all time
#28,429
of 34,923
Rank in Zambia
#20
of 22
Research works
162
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.84×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Zambia Forestry College

Which fields of science does Zambia Forestry College work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Zambia Forestry College is in Health Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Social Sciences (18%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 15 fractional works · 35.8% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 26.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 8.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 7.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 28.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 11.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 27.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 17.8% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKZambia ForestryCollege42fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences28%

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. Medicine1126.6%
    2. Health Professions48.3%
    3. Nursing00.6%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Environmental Science511.8%
    2. Engineering410.0%
    3. Mathematics12.4%
    4. Computer Science12.2%
    5. Materials Science00.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    1. Social Sciences817.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting24.0%
    3. Psychology13.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences24.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.9%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
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: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.37× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.02× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.15× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.15×4 works
  2. Environmental Science2.37×5 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.16×1 works
  4. Mathematics2.02×1 works
  5. Social Sciences1.41×8 works
  6. Medicine1.39×11 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.23×2 works
  8. Nursing1.21×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.05×1 works
  10. Psychology1.05×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.93×2 works
  12. Engineering0.67×4 works
  13. Dentistry0.54×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×1 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.28×1 works
  17. Materials Science0.23×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.18×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.14×0 works
  20. Neuroscience0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Zambia Forestry College?

Ranked on the quality score, Philip S. M. Berry, Namakando Liusha and D. B. Fanshawe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zambia Forestry College.

  1. 1 Philip S. M. Berry Zambia · #2,428,638 worldwide 771 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Namakando Liusha Zambia · #2,767,453 worldwide 291 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 D. B. Fanshawe Zambia · #3,147,304 worldwide 189 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 G. D. Piearce Zambia · #3,202,595 worldwide 413 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Norman A. Hart Zambia · #3,461,905 worldwide 119 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Jonathan Kangwa Zambia · #3,552,319 worldwide 61 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Kari Löyttyniemi Zambia · #6,094,476 worldwide 305 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Zambia Forestry College

What are the most cited papers from Zambia Forestry College?

The most cited paper from Zambia Forestry College is "Artificial intelligence using deep learning to screen for referable and vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy in Africa: a clinical validation study" (Valentina Bellemo, Zhan Wei Lim, Gilbert Lim et al., 2019), with 428 citations. Next come "The bushmeat trade in African savannas: Impacts, drivers, and possible solutions" (348) and "Circulating levels of luteinizing hormone and steroid hormones in relation to social status in the cooperatively breeding white‐browed sparrow weaver, Plocepasser mahali" (241).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Artificial intelligence using deep learning to screen for referable and vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy in Africa: a clinical validation study Valentina Bellemo, Zhan Wei Lim, Gilbert Lim et al. · The Lancet Digital Health Open access May 2019 428
2 The bushmeat trade in African savannas: Impacts, drivers, and possible solutions Peter Andrew Lindsey et al. · Biological Conservation 12 Feb 2013 348
3 Circulating levels of luteinizing hormone and steroid hormones in relation to social status in the cooperatively breeding white‐browed sparrow weaver, Plocepasser mahali John C. Wingfield, Robert E. Hegner, Dale M. Lewis · Journal of Zoology Sep 1991 241
4 Underperformance of African Protected Area Networks and the Case for New Conservation Models: Insights from Zambia Peter Andrew Lindsey, Vincent Raphael Nyirenda, Jonathan I. Barnes et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 21 May 2014 162
5 Evaluating wire-snare poaching trends and the impacts of by-catch on elephants and large carnivores Matthew S. Becker, Rachel McRobb, Fred G. R. Watson et al. · Biological Conservation 28 Nov 2012 156
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Zambia Forestry College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Vaccine, Biodiversity Conservation, Social Impact, Treatment, Epidemiology, Adolescent Health, Sexual Behavior and Antiretroviral Therapy.

▲ 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 36 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 1.82×17 topics
  2. Climate Change2▲ 2.1×16 topics
  3. Vaccine2▲ 13×4 topics
  4. Treatment2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  5. Risk Factors2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  6. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 10×4 topics
  7. COVID-192▲ 2.9×4 topics
  8. Social Impact2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  9. Pandemic2▲ 3.7×4 topics
  10. Adolescent Health1▲ 40×1 topic
  11. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.6×4 topics
  12. Sexual Behavior1▲ 92×1 topic
  13. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 19×5 topics
  14. Drug Resistance1▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Educational Technology1▲ 2.6×4 topics
  16. Primary Care1▲ 8.2×5 topics
  17. Coronavirus1▲ 14×2 topics
  18. E-Learning1▲ 2.9×2 topics
  19. Immune Response1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  20. Inclusion1▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Sustainability1▲ 1.17×9 topics
  22. Technology Integration1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  23. Toxicity1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  24. Urban1▲ 42×2 topics
  25. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.3×8 topics
  26. Health1▲ 6.6×1 topic
  27. Herbal Medicine1▲ 9.3×1 topic
  28. Quality of Life1▲ 1.78×3 topics
  29. Remediation1▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Contamination1▲ 26×1 topic
  31. Diversity1▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Heavy Metals1▲ 9.9×1 topic
  33. Inflammation1◆ 1.13×8 topics
  34. Metal Recovery1▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Non-Communicable Diseases1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  36. Religious Education1▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Zambia Forestry College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Diverse Scientific Research Studies, Religious Education and Schools and Heavy metals in environment.

Adolescent Sexual and Re…1Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…1Diverse Scientific Research Studies: 1 fractional worksReligious Education and …1Religious Education and Schools: 1 fractional worksHeavy metals in environm…1Heavy metals in environment: 1 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksHearing Impairment and Communication: 1 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 1 fractional worksChronic Disease Manageme…1Chronic Disease Management Strategies: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEducationPollutionGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Religious Education and Schools Education 1 works
  4. 4 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 1 works
  5. 5 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  6. 6 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 Hearing Impairment and Communication Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 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 available44.3%not open55.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.3%domestic only71.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Zambia Forestry College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% 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 Forestry College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Zambia Forestry College0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

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