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The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, 1603rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 80 research topics. The University of Dar es Salaam ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,080 academic publications and 108,762 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 77 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1603 of 14,131 In the World
#25 of 1,104 In Africa
#1 of 31 In Tanzania
#1 of 7 In Dar es Salaam
#273 of 4,209 For Environmental Management
#308 of 1,021 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#329 of 1,249 For Landscape Architecture
#998 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2659 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 77 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Tanzania and 1143rd in the World with 7,052 publications made and 94,846 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Environmental Management, Geology, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 13 In Tanzania
#30 of 361 In Africa
#1143 of 6,798 In the World

University of Dar es Salaam
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 49 174
1992 60 183
1993 37 203
1994 54 221
1995 38 223
1996 44 216
1997 43 276
1998 44 326
1999 57 325
2000 66 412
2001 74 463
2002 79 524
2003 65 584
2004 127 639
2005 100 889
2006 112 1001
2007 111 1299
2008 117 1478
2009 129 1859
2010 128 2125
2011 135 2427
2012 167 2782
2013 180 3404
2014 216 3703
2015 202 3882
2016 258 4163
2017 362 4249
2018 400 4857
2019 437 5862
2020 544 6706
2021 634 8047
2022 641 8995
2023 619 9501

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dar es Salaam in various areas of Environmental Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Tanzania and 1433rd in the World with 6,153 publications made and 66,345 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, History, Political Science, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 13 In Tanzania
#29 of 367 In Africa
#1433 of 7,020 In the World

University of Dar es Salaam
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 39 120
1992 47 132
1993 37 176
1994 40 169
1995 27 156
1996 35 125
1997 34 186
1998 32 208
1999 40 219
2000 51 297
2001 58 301
2002 58 378
2003 41 416
2004 74 429
2005 67 625
2006 91 660
2007 84 773
2008 87 917
2009 100 1209
2010 104 1352
2011 117 1535
2012 163 1817
2013 149 2183
2014 199 2545
2015 166 2791
2016 260 2718
2017 372 2830
2018 384 3338
2019 388 4153
2020 468 4658
2021 567 5647
2022 585 6440
2023 535 6721

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Human Rights Law 1 30 649
Law Enforcement 1 17 665
History 1 12 715
International Law 1 27 737
Political Economy 1 25 771
Sociology 1 19 863
Public Policy / Administration 1 34 869
International Relations and Diplomacy 1 25 869
Early Childhood Education 1 32 978
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 26 987
Publishing 1 25 1003
Communications and Public Relations 1 28 1011
Anthropology 1 31 1039
Media Studies 1 23 1044
Criminology and Criminal Justice 1 31 1077
Archaeology 1 28 1135
Demography 2 49 1143
Radio and Television broadcasting 1 64 1148
Gender Studies 1 35 1174
Education Majors 1 27 1280
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 22 1281
Classics and Ancient History 1 32 1294
Law 1 33 1399
Journalism and Digital Media 1 48 1494
Political Science 1 35 1532
Library and Information science 1 34 1690
Linguistics 1 48 1946
Aesthetics 1 51 1956
Philosophy 1 55 2335

Biology rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Biology in Tanzania and 1800th in the World with 5,219 publications made and 84,118 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Agricultural Science, Botany, Genetics.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 13 In Tanzania
#57 of 361 In Africa
#1800 of 6,770 In the World

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Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 36 174
1992 41 193
1993 22 220
1994 28 220
1995 23 228
1996 37 227
1997 33 304
1998 32 354
1999 34 337
2000 48 418
2001 63 487
2002 56 549
2003 47 633
2004 93 644
2005 70 901
2006 72 967
2007 87 1274
2008 96 1417
2009 115 1788
2010 112 2055
2011 95 2255
2012 145 2627
2013 136 3180
2014 156 3430
2015 170 3668
2016 203 3920
2017 242 4029
2018 267 4563
2019 317 5537
2020 378 6432
2021 469 7671
2022 496 8636
2023 480 9205

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dar es Salaam in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Forestry 2 22 460
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 17 754
Agricultural Science 2 38 810
Toxicology 2 66 1009
Animal Science 2 58 1116
Zoology 2 43 1131
Botany 1 52 1309
Horticulture 2 72 1315
Paleontology 1 44 1394
Virology 3 85 1468
Biotechnology 1 61 1645
Nutrition and Food Science 2 89 1707
Immunology 3 84 1760
Microbiology 4 105 1966
Evolutionary Biology 1 49 2166
Biochemistry 2 93 2626
Genetics 3 111 2641
Pharmacology 2 145 2857
Neuroscience 1 81 2885
Nanotechnology 1 111 2950
Oncology and Cancer research 3 140 3002
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 119 3019

Engineering rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Engineering in Tanzania and 2070th in the World with 3,695 publications made and 49,496 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Tanzania
#68 of 348 In Africa
#2070 of 6,684 In the World

University of Dar es Salaam
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 24 87
1992 30 86
1993 23 112
1994 35 121
1995 14 123
1996 21 111
1997 25 146
1998 36 176
1999 31 156
2000 39 185
2001 45 199
2002 52 318
2003 39 296
2004 70 335
2005 65 479
2006 72 512
2007 64 693
2008 71 759
2009 74 959
2010 59 1103
2011 66 1259
2012 92 1510
2013 84 1824
2014 107 2017
2015 107 2074
2016 106 2280
2017 150 2407
2018 203 2710
2019 224 3191
2020 278 3924
2021 324 4586
2022 327 5264
2023 341 5802

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dar es Salaam in various areas of Engineering.

Chemistry rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Chemistry in Tanzania and 2293rd in the World with 3,024 publications made and 50,461 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Tanzania
#77 of 342 In Africa
#2293 of 6,447 In the World

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Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 22 105
1992 30 106
1993 15 113
1994 29 134
1995 16 133
1996 25 162
1997 28 204
1998 25 218
1999 28 210
2000 28 249
2001 40 274
2002 43 342
2003 37 345
2004 74 401
2005 50 506
2006 60 590
2007 47 745
2008 69 820
2009 65 1111
2010 59 1209
2011 50 1298
2012 82 1580
2013 86 1863
2014 82 1935
2015 95 2067
2016 97 2315
2017 121 2519
2018 149 2732
2019 158 3134
2020 225 3979
2021 242 4786
2022 259 5316
2023 266 5973

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dar es Salaam in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 24 773
Environmental Chemistry 1 49 1461
Nutrition and Food Science 2 89 1707
Inorganic Chemistry 1 83 2150
Radiochemistry 1 100 2184
Organic Chemistry 1 82 2258
Physical chemistry 1 86 2272
Chemical Engineering 1 83 2321
Materials Science 1 81 2370
Biochemistry 2 93 2626
Nanotechnology 1 111 2950

Physics rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Physics in Tanzania and 2325th in the World with 2,907 publications made and 37,698 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Tanzania
#78 of 341 In Africa
#2325 of 6,603 In the World

University of Dar es Salaam
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 24 102
1992 27 86
1993 16 95
1994 30 105
1995 12 110
1996 19 121
1997 21 134
1998 29 158
1999 27 167
2000 27 187
2001 30 182
2002 48 266
2003 36 250
2004 52 295
2005 43 387
2006 50 453
2007 47 529
2008 60 555
2009 55 764
2010 36 847
2011 46 944
2012 73 1126
2013 67 1302
2014 73 1472
2015 82 1569
2016 102 1716
2017 112 1803
2018 162 2078
2019 186 2339
2020 207 2890
2021 237 3465
2022 256 3739
2023 271 4236

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dar es Salaam in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nuclear Physics 1 61 1952
Acoustical Engineering 1 66 2317
Materials Science 1 81 2370
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 90 2529
Quantum and Particle physics 1 90 2564
Optical Engineering 1 89 2591
Condensed Matter Physics 1 102 2689
Nanotechnology 1 111 2950

Medicine rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 2nd for Medicine in Tanzania and 2063rd in the World with 2,901 publications made and 39,173 citations received. Main research topics: Public Health, Pathology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 13 In Tanzania
#84 of 360 In Africa
#2063 of 6,680 In the World

University of Dar es Salaam
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 32 79
1992 33 110
1993 18 124
1994 22 124
1995 20 129
1996 19 132
1997 18 189
1998 10 183
1999 10 181
2000 16 233
2001 27 266
2002 21 309
2003 18 342
2004 45 354
2005 33 451
2006 45 549
2007 30 638
2008 33 694
2009 59 882
2010 53 1100
2011 45 1148
2012 88 1317
2013 76 1589
2014 94 1635
2015 83 1878
2016 97 1835
2017 126 1913
2018 154 2169
2019 184 2541
2020 254 3029
2021 294 3761
2022 282 4443
2023 297 4795

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dar es Salaam in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 2 66 1009
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 49 1121
Public Health 2 54 1171
Family medicine 2 72 1187
Pediatrics 3 93 1285
Veterinary 4 111 1315
Dentistry 2 47 1452
Virology 3 85 1468
Nursing 2 81 1706
Health Science 2 66 1715
Immunology 3 84 1760
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 89 1894
Pathology 3 90 2012
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 145 2117
Clinical Psychology 2 78 2535
Surgery 3 108 2544
Psychiatry 2 85 2621
Anatomy and Physiology 2 84 2683
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 105 2834
Pharmacology 2 145 2857
Oncology and Cancer research 3 140 3002

Computer Science rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Computer Science in Tanzania and 2533rd in the World with 2,557 publications made and 24,386 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Tanzania
#82 of 352 In Africa
#2533 of 6,752 In the World

University of Dar es Salaam
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 13 36
1992 13 42
1993 13 79
1994 12 56
1995 6 57
1996 14 60
1997 8 73
1998 15 81
1999 14 85
2000 20 124
2001 28 116
2002 26 208
2003 14 139
2004 22 165
2005 28 245
2006 34 254
2007 32 254
2008 47 349
2009 33 416
2010 37 496
2011 45 607
2012 59 703
2013 56 928
2014 67 1017
2015 75 1165
2016 100 1184
2017 121 1236
2018 169 1465
2019 173 1858
2020 226 2132
2021 248 2824
2022 260 3217
2023 284 3568

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dar es Salaam in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Information Technology 1 34 933
Management Information Systems 1 32 1399
Multimedia 1 39 1664
Library and Information science 1 34 1690
Computational Linguistics 1 60 2106
Computer Networking 1 65 2138
Telecommunications 1 81 2199
Software Engineering 1 79 2335
Cyber Security 1 95 2532
Human-Computer Interaction 1 65 2539
Machine Learning 1 99 2559
Computer Vision 1 85 2754
Neuroscience 1 81 2885
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 119 3019
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 95 3040
Cognitive Science 1 110 3543

Economics rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Economics in Tanzania and 1089th in the World with 2,206 publications made and 20,687 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Agricultural Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tanzania
#30 of 338 In Africa
#1089 of 5,995 In the World

University of Dar es Salaam
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 10 33
1992 14 28
1993 11 46
1994 13 54
1995 13 67
1996 10 37
1997 9 57
1998 16 54
1999 12 73
2000 23 86
2001 18 100
2002 22 103
2003 18 132
2004 20 132
2005 20 195
2006 24 199
2007 21 212
2008 21 298
2009 35 335
2010 39 413
2011 41 503
2012 57 567
2013 68 713
2014 72 845
2015 59 878
2016 85 871
2017 143 892
2018 154 1075
2019 140 1383
2020 182 1591
2021 221 1946
2022 225 2178
2023 191 2290

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dar es Salaam in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 2 34 442
Political Economy 1 25 771
Development Studies 1 27 823
International Relations and Diplomacy 1 25 869
International Economics 1 29 1216
International Trade 1 26 1235
Environmental Economics 1 43 1301
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 57 1505
Finance 1 45 1597
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 81 2313

Business rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Business in Tanzania and 1622nd in the World with 2,083 publications made and 18,366 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tanzania
#46 of 342 In Africa
#1622 of 6,187 In the World

University of Dar es Salaam
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 4 17
1992 11 24
1993 12 36
1994 8 28
1995 7 39
1996 9 36
1997 4 33
1998 11 40
1999 15 48
2000 15 54
2001 20 55
2002 28 97
2003 19 86
2004 14 98
2005 21 163
2006 26 157
2007 23 160
2008 32 192
2009 28 258
2010 28 329
2011 40 426
2012 41 462
2013 58 640
2014 63 701
2015 57 788
2016 88 781
2017 138 834
2018 152 941
2019 163 1287
2020 191 1512
2021 191 1880
2022 224 2073
2023 205 2218

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dar es Salaam in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Tax Law 1 11 586
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 19 629
Entrepreneurship 1 27 805
Public Policy / Administration 1 34 869
International Business 1 25 1139
International Trade 1 26 1235
Management Information Systems 1 32 1399
Accounting 1 42 1455
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 57 1505
Marketing 1 42 1506
Finance 1 45 1597
Project Management 1 52 1758
Management 1 69 2063
Operations Research 1 56 2092
Advertising 1 58 2240

Mathematics rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Tanzania and 2332nd in the World with 1,639 publications made and 12,916 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Tanzania
#82 of 348 In Africa
#2332 of 6,305 In the World

University of Dar es Salaam
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 5 27
1992 8 29
1993 5 29
1994 10 24
1995 8 26
1996 4 34
1997 5 19
1998 6 42
1999 5 47
2000 14 48
2001 9 53
2002 13 74
2003 8 75
2004 13 91
2005 11 116
2006 14 156
2007 19 151
2008 28 191
2009 25 242
2010 18 310
2011 19 333
2012 29 410
2013 35 544
2014 56 596
2015 48 672
2016 61 675
2017 81 699
2018 120 823
2019 117 1064
2020 163 1238
2021 158 1619
2022 170 1857
2023 214 2050

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dar es Salaam in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Math Teachers 1 31 1386
Operations Research 1 56 2092
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 81 2313
Applied Mathematics 1 110 2445
Statistics 2 97 2490

Psychology rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 2nd for Psychology in Tanzania and 2269th in the World with 1,552 publications made and 14,767 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Tanzania
#65 of 344 In Africa
#2269 of 6,528 In the World

University of Dar es Salaam
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 6 18
1992 11 27
1993 8 61
1994 9 46
1995 5 39
1996 7 52
1997 4 70
1998 4 59
1999 4 74
2000 7 88
2001 7 89
2002 10 74
2003 8 125
2004 15 117
2005 11 170
2006 16 178
2007 15 160
2008 18 243
2009 15 267
2010 18 315
2011 19 330
2012 42 427
2013 44 547
2014 57 591
2015 49 697
2016 76 683
2017 74 737
2018 131 877
2019 110 1176
2020 138 1279
2021 148 1606
2022 173 1890
2023 176 2041

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dar es Salaam in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Sexology 2 35 931
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 26 987
Education Majors 1 27 1280
Social Psychology 1 50 2131
Clinical Psychology 2 78 2535
Child Psychology 2 82 2599
Psychiatry 2 85 2621
Neuroscience 1 81 2885
Cognitive Science 1 110 3543

Art & Design rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Art & Design in Tanzania and 1800th in the World with 684 publications made and 6,948 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Cinematography.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#1 of 5 In Tanzania
#38 of 264 In Africa
#1800 of 5,720 In the World

University of Dar es Salaam
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 4 23
1992 6 19
1993 2 23
1994 7 30
1995 0 20
1996 2 10
1997 5 16
1998 6 22
1999 1 17
2000 2 47
2001 4 31
2002 9 50
2003 3 43
2004 12 31
2005 4 73
2006 11 65
2007 11 74
2008 8 70
2009 9 110
2010 12 118
2011 11 165
2012 20 206
2013 17 232
2014 18 305
2015 24 301
2016 40 327
2017 45 359
2018 40 402
2019 44 482
2020 48 555
2021 64 653
2022 63 687
2023 63 708

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Dar es Salaam in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Tanzania ranking Africa ranking World rank
Interior Design 1 5 323
Landscape Architecture 1 3 329
Cinematography 1 23 1051
Multimedia 1 39 1664
Literature 1 47 1799
Fashion Design 1 48 1888
Aesthetics 1 51 1956