Uganda

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Institutions: 238Research organisations of every kind
Publications: 80,8601900–2026
Citations: 1,652,696to those works
Open access: 75%60,410 free to read
International: 66%with a co-author outside the country

Output and citations by year

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Leading institutions

By publications

1Makerere UniversityKampala · 17,514 scholars31,668741,883 citations
2Centers for Disease Control and PreventionKampala · 10,555 scholars7,206321,366 citations
3Kampala International UniversityKampala · 4,787 scholars7,00037,356 citations
4Mbarara University of Science and TechnologyMbarara · 3,740 scholars5,726104,766 citations
5Uganda Virus Research InstituteEntebbe · 2,464 scholars4,095121,948 citations
6Kyambogo UniversityKampala · 1,777 scholars2,93423,222 citations
7Gulu UniversityGulu · 1,680 scholars2,83433,844 citations
8Ministry of HealthKampala · 1,890 scholars2,82683,980 citations
9National Agricultural Research OrganisationKampala · 2,313 scholars2,79930,241 citations
10Mulago HospitalKampala · 1,994 scholars2,75989,179 citations
11Infectious Diseases InstituteKampala · 1,838 scholars2,72756,652 citations
12MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research UnitEntebbe · 1,449 scholars2,67359,406 citations
13Busitema UniversityTororo · 1,464 scholars2,49220,348 citations
14Uganda Christian UniversityMukono · 990 scholars1,4865,236 citations
15Kabale UniversityKabale · 822 scholars1,3257,990 citations
16International Institute of Tropical AgricultureKampala · 854 scholars1,18433,837 citations
17Infectious Diseases Research CollaborationKampala · 674 scholars1,05226,456 citations
18Victoria UniversityKampala · 1,022 scholars9946,127 citations
19Médecins Sans FrontièresKampala · 1,458 scholars93225,810 citations
20Uganda Martyrs UniversityKampala · 655 scholars9249,404 citations
21Islamic University in UgandaMbale · 617 scholars9005,396 citations
22National Agricultural Research InstituteKampala · 626 scholars82114,330 citations
23African Field Epidemiology NetworkKampala · 914 scholars8056,391 citations
24Muni UniversityArua · 411 scholars7905,517 citations
25Joint Clinical Research CentreKampala · 617 scholars76322,457 citations
26Uganda Cancer InstituteKampala · 513 scholars74714,545 citations
27Lira HospitalLira · 794 scholars7454,817 citations
28Uganda National Council for Science and TechnologyKampala · 476 scholars723470 citations
29Rakai Health Sciences ProgramEntebbe · 382 scholars68828,710 citations
30St. Lawrence UniversityKampala · 447 scholars6774,829 citations
31Uganda Management InstituteKampala · 451 scholars6773,470 citations
32Lira UniversityLira · 489 scholars6413,263 citations
33Bishop Stuart UniversityMbarara · 658 scholars6142,369 citations
34MUJHU Research CollaborationKampala · 457 scholars60912,294 citations
35World Health Organization - UgandaKampala · 681 scholars5667,170 citations
36Team UniversityKampala · 539 scholars540680 citations
37Mountains of the Moon UniversityFort Portal · 327 scholars5125,444 citations
38International Potato CenterKampala · 376 scholars48511,278 citations
39Kampala UniversityKampala · 595 scholars467901 citations
40Mildmay UgandaKampala · 434 scholars4515,725 citations
41Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and FisheriesEntebbe · 347 scholars4315,959 citations
42Uganda Heart InstituteKampala · 243 scholars40614,396 citations
43Clarke International UniversityKampala · 382 scholars3983,697 citations
44Mbarara National Referral HospitalMbarara · 354 scholars3984,519 citations
45Soroti UniversitySoroti · 342 scholars3982,140 citations
46Nsambya HospitalKampala · 265 scholars38613,090 citations
47Mengo HospitalKampala · 434 scholars3753,446 citations
48Government of UgandaKampala · 368 scholars3595,708 citations
49Nkumba UniversityEntebbe · 322 scholars3591,706 citations
50Baylor College of Medicine Children’s FoundationKampala · 382 scholars3565,651 citations