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The University of Bamenda ranked 8th in Cameroon, 6713th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in 98 research topics. The University of Bamenda ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 2,458 academic publications and 16,061 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#6713 of 14,131 In the World
#274 of 1,104 In Africa
#8 of 15 In Cameroon
#1 of 3 In Bamenda
#725 of 1,022 For Neurosurgery
#1270 of 1,273 For Epidemiology
#1446 of 1,466 For Toxicology
#10232 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence

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Biology rankings

The University of Bamenda ranked 7th for Biology in Cameroon and 4099th in the World with 1,655 publications made and 13,322 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 9 In Cameroon
#197 of 361 In Africa
#4099 of 6,770 In the World

University of Bamenda
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 5 0
1995 2 6
1996 1 2
1997 0 1
1998 2 3
1999 0 2
2000 1 0
2001 2 3
2002 3 17
2003 3 4
2004 2 17
2005 3 24
2006 4 38
2007 3 32
2008 3 43
2009 8 58
2010 0 64
2011 5 68
2012 9 77
2013 26 102
2014 35 142
2015 52 260
2016 67 411
2017 70 485
2018 99 671
2019 123 888
2020 240 1293
2021 274 1919
2022 269 2545
2023 322 3285

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bamenda in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Cameroon ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 5 124 1446
Forestry 6 148 1870
Animal Science 5 158 2130
Virology 5 148 2325
Agricultural Science 5 161 2588
Immunology 5 151 2662
Zoology 5 136 2702
Horticulture 6 168 2786
Microbiology 5 174 2890
Biotechnology 6 193 3133
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 175 3193
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 154 3255
Nutrition and Food Science 6 200 3312
Pharmacology 7 200 3442
Botany 7 189 3524
Paleontology 6 194 4024
Nanotechnology 6 201 4038
Biochemistry 6 209 4377
Genetics 5 210 4382
Neuroscience 6 181 4671

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Bamenda ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Cameroon and 4165th in the World with 1,357 publications made and 8,987 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 9 In Cameroon
#210 of 361 In Africa
#4165 of 6,798 In the World

University of Bamenda
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 1 0
1994 4 0
1995 2 5
1996 1 2
1997 0 1
1998 2 3
1999 0 2
2000 1 0
2001 2 3
2002 2 24
2003 3 5
2004 0 13
2005 1 12
2006 1 16
2007 3 18
2008 3 22
2009 6 36
2010 0 44
2011 4 46
2012 11 61
2013 18 77
2014 25 90
2015 33 207
2016 56 329
2017 52 357
2018 70 528
2019 95 686
2020 197 922
2021 225 1384
2022 248 1824
2023 269 2361

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bamenda in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Cameroon ranking Africa ranking World rank
Forestry 6 148 1870
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 137 2461
Agricultural Science 5 161 2588
Environmental Engineering 6 184 2722
Environmental Management 5 190 3134
Earth science and Geophysics 6 175 3192
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 175 3193
Geotechnical Engineering 6 201 3271
Environmental Chemistry 6 211 3585
Ecology 6 193 3635
Oceanography 6 211 4024
Paleontology 6 194 4024
Geography and Cartography 7 201 4181
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 217 4282
Geology 7 213 4308

Medicine rankings

The University of Bamenda ranked 6th for Medicine in Cameroon and 3991st in the World with 1,241 publications made and 8,333 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Psychiatry, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 9 In Cameroon
#187 of 360 In Africa
#3991 of 6,680 In the World

University of Bamenda
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 0 3
1996 2 1
1997 0 1
1998 2 3
1999 0 2
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 1 14
2003 1 1
2004 2 14
2005 1 22
2006 3 31
2007 2 33
2008 5 42
2009 6 51
2010 0 54
2011 2 58
2012 6 63
2013 23 90
2014 22 109
2015 36 164
2016 49 237
2017 55 286
2018 74 401
2019 96 566
2020 204 887
2021 227 1347
2022 191 1754
2023 211 2338

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bamenda in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Cameroon ranking Africa ranking World rank
Neurosurgery 1 22 725
Epidemiology 5 103 1270
Toxicology 5 124 1446
Veterinary 6 132 1590
Pediatrics 5 129 1715
Family medicine 5 137 2014
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 163 2249
Virology 5 148 2325
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 150 2394
Immunology 5 151 2662
Public Health 5 164 2970
Nursing 4 150 3026
Pathology 5 168 3431
Pharmacology 7 200 3442
Health Science 4 178 3467
Surgery 5 180 3657
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 165 3785
Psychiatry 4 153 3846
Anatomy and Physiology 5 193 4239

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Bamenda ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Cameroon and 4456th in the World with 1,225 publications made and 7,828 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#7 of 9 In Cameroon
#200 of 367 In Africa
#4456 of 7,020 In the World

University of Bamenda
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 1 0
1994 3 0
1995 1 4
1996 1 1
1997 0 1
1998 2 3
1999 0 2
2000 1 1
2001 2 1
2002 1 21
2003 2 4
2004 1 8
2005 3 10
2006 2 23
2007 0 22
2008 3 21
2009 4 23
2010 0 37
2011 6 41
2012 6 44
2013 19 71
2014 19 73
2015 29 149
2016 42 185
2017 54 228
2018 61 336
2019 93 485
2020 191 639
2021 216 1014
2022 212 1300
2023 228 1715

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bamenda in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Cameroon ranking Africa ranking World rank
Demography 5 160 2992
Anthropology 2 131 3013
Sociology 4 173 3833
Archaeology 4 180 3880
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 3 153 3949
Law 4 172 4063
History 4 189 4101
Education Majors 3 185 4188
Political Science 5 179 4189
Linguistics 5 208 4864
Philosophy 6 199 4900

Chemistry rankings

The University of Bamenda ranked 7th for Chemistry in Cameroon and 4522nd in the World with 1,071 publications made and 7,988 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 8 In Cameroon
#217 of 342 In Africa
#4522 of 6,447 In the World

University of Bamenda
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1998 0 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 3 5
2003 0 0
2004 2 11
2005 1 16
2006 2 23
2007 2 18
2008 2 26
2009 3 43
2010 0 41
2011 2 46
2012 8 41
2013 18 73
2014 21 88
2015 23 157
2016 38 266
2017 41 292
2018 68 433
2019 80 561
2020 157 904
2021 172 1328
2022 185 1910
2023 228 2536

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bamenda in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Cameroon ranking Africa ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 5 90 2296
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 137 2461
Nutrition and Food Science 6 200 3312
Environmental Chemistry 6 211 3585
Nanotechnology 6 201 4038
Physical chemistry 6 215 4105
Chemical Engineering 6 212 4144
Biochemistry 6 209 4377
Organic Chemistry 6 219 4383
Materials Science 7 231 4875

Engineering rankings

The University of Bamenda ranked 7th for Engineering in Cameroon and 4797th in the World with 966 publications made and 5,130 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 8 In Cameroon
#228 of 348 In Africa
#4797 of 6,684 In the World

University of Bamenda
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 0 2
2002 1 12
2003 1 2
2004 0 6
2005 0 4
2006 1 7
2007 0 4
2008 1 13
2009 3 16
2010 1 13
2011 1 16
2012 7 22
2013 14 35
2014 14 50
2015 22 86
2016 44 127
2017 28 166
2018 58 261
2019 74 374
2020 132 642
2021 160 1008
2022 176 1271
2023 203 1763

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bamenda in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Cameroon ranking Africa ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 6 184 2722
Biotechnology 6 193 3133
Geotechnical Engineering 6 201 3271
Civil Engineering 5 176 3417
Electrical Engineering 6 187 4004
Nanotechnology 6 201 4038
Chemical Engineering 6 212 4144
Acoustical Engineering 6 167 4268
Computer Networking 6 202 4274
Telecommunications 6 221 4446
Metallurgical Engineering 6 229 4482
Optical Engineering 6 205 4516
Mechanical Engineering 6 209 4750
Materials Science 7 231 4875

Physics rankings

The University of Bamenda ranked 7th for Physics in Cameroon and 4625th in the World with 806 publications made and 6,772 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 8 In Cameroon
#212 of 341 In Africa
#4625 of 6,603 In the World

University of Bamenda
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1997 0 2
1998 1 1
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 1 8
2003 0 1
2004 0 5
2005 0 3
2006 0 5
2007 0 7
2008 1 6
2009 2 8
2010 1 7
2011 1 16
2012 7 14
2013 10 33
2014 20 46
2015 17 78
2016 30 109
2017 22 135
2018 44 231
2019 68 309
2020 105 530
2021 126 820
2022 144 1030
2023 186 1435

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bamenda in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Cameroon ranking Africa ranking World rank
Condensed Matter Physics 5 108 2859
Nuclear Physics 6 136 3263
Nanotechnology 6 201 4038
Acoustical Engineering 6 167 4268
Quantum and Particle physics 6 188 4410
Optical Engineering 6 205 4516
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 217 4530
Materials Science 7 231 4875

Computer Science rankings

The University of Bamenda ranked 7th for Computer Science in Cameroon and 4949th in the World with 681 publications made and 4,694 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 8 In Cameroon
#218 of 352 In Africa
#4949 of 6,752 In the World

University of Bamenda
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1995 0 3
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 0 9
2003 0 2
2004 0 4
2005 1 7
2006 1 15
2007 0 9
2008 2 10
2009 0 17
2010 1 12
2011 1 19
2012 5 19
2013 12 33
2014 9 46
2015 22 82
2016 22 100
2017 32 122
2018 37 198
2019 41 313
2020 90 472
2021 98 714
2022 135 972
2023 151 1322

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bamenda in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Cameroon ranking Africa ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 154 3255
Cyber Security 6 179 4039
Computer Networking 6 202 4274
Machine Learning 5 217 4321
Telecommunications 6 221 4446
Neuroscience 6 181 4671
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 186 4690

Mathematics rankings

The University of Bamenda ranked 7th for Mathematics in Cameroon and 4420th in the World with 583 publications made and 2,878 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 9 In Cameroon
#207 of 348 In Africa
#4420 of 6,305 In the World

University of Bamenda
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1995 1 1
1996 1 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 1
2002 0 2
2003 2 0
2004 0 2
2005 0 0
2006 1 4
2007 0 5
2008 1 2
2009 0 7
2010 0 9
2011 1 9
2012 3 10
2013 10 17
2014 16 27
2015 15 46
2016 18 65
2017 24 89
2018 38 168
2019 45 262
2020 84 344
2021 99 583
2022 100 659
2023 113 876

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bamenda in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Cameroon ranking Africa ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 179 3306
Statistics 6 200 4284

Economics rankings

The University of Bamenda ranked 5th for Economics in Cameroon and 3777th in the World with 498 publications made and 1,947 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 9 In Cameroon
#191 of 338 In Africa
#3777 of 5,995 In the World

University of Bamenda
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1997 0 1
1998 1 1
1999 0 0
2000 0 0
2001 0 2
2002 0 4
2003 1 1
2004 0 1
2005 2 3
2006 0 4
2007 0 5
2008 2 8
2009 2 3
2010 0 10
2011 4 11
2012 2 17
2013 4 17
2014 15 23
2015 10 45
2016 22 39
2017 17 58
2018 17 60
2019 30 121
2020 66 169
2021 88 330
2022 95 462
2023 108 597

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bamenda in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Cameroon ranking Africa ranking World rank
Development Studies 4 171 3186
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 179 3306
Finance 4 206 4132

Business rankings

The University of Bamenda ranked 6th for Business in Cameroon and 4332nd in the World with 462 publications made and 2,099 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 7 In Cameroon
#212 of 342 In Africa
#4332 of 6,187 In the World

University of Bamenda
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
2002 0 2
2003 1 0
2004 0 1
2005 1 0
2006 0 5
2007 1 6
2008 2 4
2009 3 6
2010 1 15
2011 2 14
2012 5 20
2013 7 27
2014 11 39
2015 9 51
2016 19 52
2017 16 59
2018 24 74
2019 28 141
2020 65 198
2021 65 312
2022 89 416
2023 103 568

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bamenda in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Cameroon ranking Africa ranking World rank
Management 5 164 3942
Finance 4 206 4132
Marketing 5 203 4247

Psychology rankings

The University of Bamenda ranked 5th for Psychology in Cameroon and 4537th in the World with 436 publications made and 2,667 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 8 In Cameroon
#184 of 344 In Africa
#4537 of 6,528 In the World

University of Bamenda
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 1 1
1994 0 0
1995 1 4
1996 0 0
1997 0 1
1998 1 1
1999 0 2
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 1 8
2003 0 1
2004 0 1
2005 1 5
2006 1 9
2007 0 10
2008 2 6
2009 1 9
2010 0 15
2011 1 21
2012 3 14
2013 8 35
2014 1 28
2015 12 50
2016 10 68
2017 25 89
2018 14 120
2019 34 175
2020 67 271
2021 83 431
2022 74 635
2023 86 758

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bamenda in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Cameroon ranking Africa ranking World rank
Psychiatry 4 153 3846
Education Majors 3 185 4188
Social Psychology 3 168 4381
Neuroscience 6 181 4671

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Bamenda

Speciality Cameroon Africa World Rank
Fashion Design 6 171 4230
Art & Design 6 209 5021