African institutions and countries, ranked over the same years on the same terms.
Publications, 2021–2025
| # | Institution | Country | Works | FWCI | Top 10% | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makerere UniversityUniversity | Uganda | 11,306 | 2.53 | 24% | 85% |
| 2 | Kampala International UniversityKIU · University | Uganda | 3,923 | 2.04 |
| 20% |
| 91% |
| 3 | Mbarara University of Science and TechnologyMUST · University | Uganda | 2,437 | 2.16 | 21% | 90% |
| 4 | Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCDC · Government | Uganda | 1,926 | 3.02 | 21% | 88% |
| 5 | Infectious Diseases InstituteIDI · Nonprofit | Uganda | 1,375 | 2.27 | 25% | 93% |
| 6 | Kyambogo UniversityKYU · University | Uganda | 1,301 | 2.02 | 18% | 80% |
| 7 | Gulu UniversityGU · University | Uganda | 1,219 | 2.42 | 21% | 84% |
| 8 | Uganda Virus Research InstituteEAVRI · Research institute | Uganda | 1,164 | 2.52 | 26% | 95% |
| 9 | Ministry of HealthGovernment | Uganda | 1,153 | 2.50 | 31% | 93% |
| 10 | Busitema UniversityBU · University | Uganda | 1,140 | 1.96 | 20% | 85% |
| 11 | Mulago HospitalHospital | Uganda | 870 | 2.05 | 21% | 89% |
| 12 | MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research UnitMUL · Research institute | Uganda | 851 | 2.66 | 27% | 95% |
| 13 | Kabale UniversityKAB · University | Uganda | 845 | 1.86 | 21% | 90% |
| 14 | National Agricultural Research OrganisationNARO · Other | Uganda | 845 | 1.74 | 17% | 91% |
| 15 | Victoria UniversityVUU · University | Uganda | 606 | 2.06 | 20% | 85% |
| 16 | Islamic University in UgandaIUIU · University | Uganda | 531 | 1.70 | 17% | 81% |
| 17 | Infectious Diseases Research CollaborationIDRC · Nonprofit | Uganda | 528 | 4.23 | 40% | 89% |
| 18 | Uganda Martyrs UniversityUMU · University | Uganda | 492 | 2.31 | 23% | 83% |
| 19 | Muni UniversityMU · University | Uganda | 469 | 2.09 | 17% | 85% |
| 20 | Lira HospitalRRH · Hospital | Uganda | 458 | 1.44 | 19% | 92% |
| 21 | African Field Epidemiology NetworkAFENET · Nonprofit | Uganda | 455 | 1.05 | 12% | 87% |
| 22 | Uganda Christian UniversityUCU · University | Uganda | 439 | 2.01 | 20% | 82% |
| 23 | Lira UniversityUniversity | Uganda | 439 | 1.54 | 20% | 95% |
| 24 | Bishop Stuart UniversityBSU · University | Uganda | 401 | 0.79 | 9% | 97% |
| 25 | Uganda Management InstituteUMI · College | Uganda | 385 | 1.62 | 15% | 85% |
| 26 | National Agricultural Research InstituteNACRRI · Research institute | Uganda | 384 | 2.14 | 24% | 88% |
| 27 | World Health Organization - UgandaGovernment | Uganda | 383 | 2.19 | 25% | 93% |
| 28 | International Institute of Tropical AgricultureIITA · Nonprofit | Uganda | 366 | 2.97 | 27% | 89% |
| 29 | Kampala UniversityKU · University | Uganda | 362 | — | — | 95% |
| 30 | Uganda Cancer InstituteUCI · Research institute | Uganda | 362 | 1.64 | 17% | 88% |
| 31 | MUJHU Research CollaborationMU-JHU · Research institute | Uganda | 331 | 2.20 | 22% | 94% |
| 32 | Team UniversityTU · University | Uganda | 330 | — | — | 97% |
| 33 | Médecins Sans FrontièresMSF · Nonprofit | Uganda | 323 | 1.73 | 18% | 92% |
| 34 | Mountains of the Moon UniversityMMU · University | Uganda | 306 | 2.05 | 22% | 87% |
| 35 | Soroti UniversitySUN · University | Uganda | 263 | — | — | 94% |
| 36 | Joint Clinical Research CentreJCRC · Nonprofit | Uganda | 256 | — | — | 91% |
| 37 | Villa Maria HospitalHospital | Uganda | 253 | — | — | 81% |
| 38 | Mengo HospitalHospital | Uganda | 235 | — | — | 91% |
| 39 | Mildmay UgandaMUg · Nonprofit | Uganda | 227 | — | — | 94% |
| 40 | Uganda | 224 | — | — | 88% |
| 41 | Nkumba UniversityNKU · University | Uganda | 223 | — | — | 91% |
| 42 | Rakai Health Sciences ProgramRHSP · Nonprofit | Uganda | 215 | — | — | 93% |
| 43 | Clarke International UniversityCIU · University | Uganda | 209 | — | — | 96% |
| 44 | Baylor College of Medicine Children’s FoundationBIPAI · Nonprofit | Uganda | 196 | — | — | 91% |
| 45 | Uganda Heart InstituteUHI · Hospital | Uganda | 194 | — | — | 87% |
| 46 | Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and FisheriesMAAIF · Government | Uganda | 191 | — | — | 88% |
| 47 | Mbale HospitalHospital | Uganda | 177 | — | — | 96% |
| 48 | Ndejje UniversityNDU · University | Uganda | 175 | — | — | 85% |
| 49 | Nsambya HospitalHospital | Uganda | 172 | — | — | 87% |
| 50 | Uganda Wildlife AuthorityUWA · Government | Uganda | 172 | — | — | 83% |
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| 3 | South Africa | Southern Africa | 216,307 | 2.66 | 24% | 72% | 586 |
| 4 | Morocco | North Africa | 106,576 | 1.58 | 16% | 59% | 206 |
| 5 | Algeria | North Africa | 91,809 | 1.05 | 10% | 50% | 179 |
| 6 | Tunisia | North Africa | 79,335 | 1.36 | 13% | 54% | 167 |
| 7 | Ethiopia | East Africa | 79,202 | 2.31 | 23% | 81% | 162 |
| 8 | Kenya | East Africa | 61,225 | 2.01 | 18% | 86% | 320 |
| 9 | Ghana | West Africa | 51,855 | 2.47 | 24% | 75% | 229 |
| 10 | Uganda | East Africa | 32,621 | 2.31 | 21% | 86% | 238 |
| 11 | Tanzania | East Africa | 32,175 | 1.82 | 18% | 83% | 177 |
| 12 | Cameroon | Central Africa | 27,146 | 1.44 | 13% | 75% | 105 |
| 13 | Sudan | North Africa | 18,396 | 1.39 | 14% | 79% | 77 |
| 14 | Libya | North Africa | 17,524 | 0.84 | 8% | 83% | 66 |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | Southern Africa | 14,679 | 1.99 | 20% | 68% | 89 |
| 16 | Zambia | Southern Africa | 14,070 | 1.59 | 15% | 85% | 80 |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | West Africa | 13,644 | 0.91 | 9% | 87% | 49 |
| 18 | Mozambique | East Africa | 12,090 | 1.16 | 11% | 89% | 53 |
| 19 | Senegal | West Africa | 11,663 | 1.20 | 11% | 78% | 80 |
| 20 | Rwanda | East Africa | 11,377 | 2.16 | 22% | 75% | 60 |
| 21 | DR Congo | Central Africa | 10,448 | 1.34 | 12% | 88% | 88 |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | West Africa | 9,993 | 1.28 | 13% | 84% | 55 |
| 23 | Benin | West Africa | 9,684 | 1.59 | 14% | 81% | 43 |
| 24 | Malawi | East Africa | 8,139 | 2.29 | 24% | 80% | 56 |
| 25 | Botswana | Southern Africa | 7,380 | 2.51 | 22% | 66% | 49 |
| 26 | Somalia | East Africa | 5,155 | 1.66 | 15% | 88% | 73 |
| 27 | Mali | West Africa | 5,147 | 1.60 | 16% | 88% | 31 |
| 28 | Namibia | Southern Africa | 5,098 | 2.28 | 22% | 70% | 33 |
| 29 | Togo | West Africa | 4,707 | 0.98 | 10% | 83% | 14 |
| 30 | Republic of the Congo | Central Africa | 4,327 | 1.55 | 15% | 86% | 11 |
| 31 | Madagascar | East Africa | 4,251 | 1.67 | 15% | 82% | 35 |
| 32 | Angola | Central Africa | 3,571 | 0.79 | 7% | 87% | 49 |
| 33 | Niger | West Africa | 3,398 | 0.93 | 9% | 86% | 21 |
| 34 | Mauritius | East Africa | 2,979 | 2.06 | 19% | 48% | 24 |
| 35 | Gambia | West Africa | 2,625 | 2.74 | 26% | 89% | 22 |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | West Africa | 2,538 | 2.06 | 20% | 89% | 15 |
| 37 | Guinea | West Africa | 2,409 | 1.03 | 9% | 88% | 19 |
| 38 | Gabon | Central Africa | 2,246 | 1.66 | 15% | 84% | 11 |
| 39 | Burundi | East Africa | 1,946 | 1.78 | 16% | 88% | 27 |
| 40 | Chad | Central Africa | 1,583 | 1.00 | 8% | 85% | 17 |
| 41 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Central Africa | 1,409 | 1.24 | 12% | 98% | 3 |
| 42 | South Sudan | East Africa | 1,244 | 1.50 | 14% | 91% | 14 |
| 43 | Eswatini | Southern Africa | 1,201 | 1.86 | 18% | 74% | 7 |
| 44 | Lesotho | Southern Africa | 1,089 | 2.39 | 23% | 75% | 6 |
| 45 | Liberia | West Africa | 988 | 1.80 | 18% | 79% | 18 |
| 46 | Mauritania | West Africa | 831 | 1.50 | 14% | 71% | 10 |
| 47 | Central African Republic | Central Africa | 772 | 1.47 | 13% | 85% | 4 |
| 48 | Cape Verde | West Africa | 737 | 1.39 | 15% | 87% | 20 |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | West Africa | 632 | 1.41 | 13% | 89% | 8 |
| 50 | Seychelles | East Africa | 486 | 2.51 | 28% | 89% | 7 |
| 51 | Eritrea | East Africa | 447 | 1.67 | 17% | 81% | 1 |
| 52 | Djibouti | East Africa | 330 | 1.71 | 16% | 76% | 8 |
| 53 | Comoros | East Africa | 300 | 0.79 | 10% | 86% | 1 |
| 54 | Equatorial Guinea | Central Africa | 123 | — | — | 90% | 4 |