University of Dar es Salaam: Rankings

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The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, 1706th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 72 research topics. The University of Dar es Salaam ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,932 academic publications and 91,313 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 74 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1706 of 14,131 In the World
#28 of 1,104 In Africa
#1 of 31 In Tanzania
#1 of 7 In Dar es Salaam
#153 of 1,009 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#195 of 1,097 For Landscape Architecture
#241 of 3,919 For Environmental Management
#996 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#2979 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 69 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Tanzania and 1075th in the World with 6,123 publications made and 79,351 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Environmental Management, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 13 In Tanzania
#28 of 358 In Africa
#1075 of 6,683 In the World

University of Dar es Salaam
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1990 46 130
1991 53 152
1992 60 143
1993 27 169
1994 50 184
1995 35 182
1996 39 191
1997 43 223
1998 45 275
1999 54 280
2000 67 352
2001 78 407
2002 69 440
2003 62 498
2004 124 552
2005 90 791
2006 106 860
2007 106 1153
2008 123 1350
2009 128 1631
2010 130 1817
2011 120 2148
2012 150 2456
2013 169 3028
2014 188 3314
2015 184 3438
2016 251 3712
2017 380 3913
2018 379 4225
2019 393 5325
2020 501 5941
2021 549 8084
2022 568 8359

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 1348th in the World with 5,360 publications made and 56,096 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, History, Political Science, Law, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 13 In Tanzania
#26 of 364 In Africa
#1348 of 6,939 In the World

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1990 48 97
1991 41 107
1992 48 112
1993 27 136
1994 41 138
1995 25 130
1996 30 119
1997 31 149
1998 32 183
1999 39 194
2000 50 264
2001 56 255
2002 47 300
2003 41 359
2004 73 388
2005 61 580
2006 89 569
2007 81 731
2008 96 846
2009 100 1082
2010 110 1184
2011 106 1356
2012 145 1641
2013 139 1939
2014 168 2321
2015 163 2461
2016 251 2420
2017 378 2614
2018 380 2871
2019 355 3692
2020 439 4101
2021 475 5632
2022 523 5938

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 23 590
History 1 11 659
Law Enforcement 1 19 704
Political Economy 1 25 772
International Law 1 28 797
Sociology 1 19 809
Public Policy / Administration 1 35 892
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 27 956
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 22 960
Early Childhood Education 1 33 985
Publishing 1 24 1010
Radio and Television broadcasting 1 55 1013
Communications and Public Relations 1 34 1063
Anthropology 1 32 1073
Criminology and Criminal Justice 1 36 1096
Demography 2 49 1122
Archaeology 1 29 1130
Media Studies 1 31 1156
Classics and Ancient History 1 28 1172
Gender Studies 1 36 1206
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 24 1248
Education Majors 1 32 1403
Law 1 33 1403
Political Science 1 33 1508
Library and Information science 1 33 1560
Aesthetics 1 49 2000
Linguistics 1 53 2010
Philosophy 1 58 2329

Biology rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Biology in Tanzania and 1756th in the World with 4,427 publications made and 68,053 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Agricultural Science, Genetics, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 13 In Tanzania
#56 of 357 In Africa
#1756 of 6,663 In the World

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Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1990 41 122
1991 35 138
1992 41 142
1993 20 165
1994 27 179
1995 22 178
1996 30 194
1997 28 241
1998 29 280
1999 32 272
2000 41 343
2001 62 420
2002 53 425
2003 42 495
2004 90 552
2005 64 744
2006 64 822
2007 85 1131
2008 94 1254
2009 108 1562
2010 106 1755
2011 82 1965
2012 126 2290
2013 131 2818
2014 142 3008
2015 153 3157
2016 197 3411
2017 247 3631
2018 237 3838
2019 274 4823
2020 351 5593
2021 418 7659
2022 430 8042

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 23 460
Agricultural Science 1 33 753
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 20 788
Entomology 1 38 925
Toxicology 2 67 1020
Animal Science 2 62 1143
Zoology 1 40 1147
Botany 1 48 1266
Horticulture 2 77 1331
Paleontology 1 43 1389
Virology 3 85 1446
Biotechnology 1 56 1527
Immunology 3 72 1638
Nutrition and Food Science 2 92 1738
Microbiology 4 101 1895
Evolutionary Biology 1 48 2195
Genetics 3 101 2540
Biochemistry 2 90 2602
Pharmacology 2 138 2723
Neuroscience 1 77 2781
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 114 2831
Oncology and Cancer research 3 133 2831
Nanotechnology 1 108 2899

Engineering rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Engineering in Tanzania and 2009th in the World with 3,173 publications made and 37,501 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 10 In Tanzania
#60 of 342 In Africa
#2009 of 6,555 In the World

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Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1990 26 50
1991 24 78
1992 30 59
1993 21 88
1994 32 93
1995 13 98
1996 23 111
1997 22 113
1998 35 139
1999 28 120
2000 36 161
2001 46 167
2002 41 234
2003 36 207
2004 70 275
2005 57 388
2006 73 427
2007 50 621
2008 78 676
2009 70 837
2010 52 907
2011 63 1093
2012 86 1295
2013 78 1538
2014 86 1708
2015 99 1776
2016 104 1902
2017 139 2080
2018 186 2258
2019 202 2729
2020 260 3465
2021 282 4481
2022 298 4887

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 2253rd in the World with 2,622 publications made and 40,801 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tanzania
#76 of 337 In Africa
#2253 of 6,327 In the World

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Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1990 21 71
1991 24 86
1992 26 67
1993 15 87
1994 26 95
1995 17 99
1996 21 130
1997 25 160
1998 20 167
1999 24 159
2000 28 193
2001 43 233
2002 34 241
2003 34 263
2004 73 318
2005 44 419
2006 58 488
2007 44 637
2008 67 700
2009 65 945
2010 56 1020
2011 46 1091
2012 79 1328
2013 79 1595
2014 76 1668
2015 83 1775
2016 88 1963
2017 119 2197
2018 141 2246
2019 144 2722
2020 200 3475
2021 235 4738
2022 237 5010

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 19 746
Environmental Chemistry 1 42 1376
Nutrition and Food Science 2 92 1738
Inorganic Chemistry 1 79 2066
Physical chemistry 1 80 2142
Radiochemistry 1 98 2160
Organic Chemistry 1 80 2226
Materials Science 1 81 2315
Chemical Engineering 1 84 2351
Biochemistry 2 90 2602
Nanotechnology 1 108 2899

Physics rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Physics in Tanzania and 2312th in the World with 2,460 publications made and 26,301 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tanzania
#80 of 336 In Africa
#2312 of 6,484 In the World

University of Dar es Salaam
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1990 23 50
1991 23 92
1992 24 59
1993 17 70
1994 27 75
1995 11 84
1996 18 105
1997 19 106
1998 27 121
1999 24 132
2000 27 152
2001 33 163
2002 32 184
2003 29 188
2004 52 223
2005 38 311
2006 56 377
2007 37 455
2008 57 505
2009 54 662
2010 33 677
2011 42 762
2012 65 890
2013 64 1078
2014 56 1216
2015 71 1272
2016 89 1405
2017 112 1526
2018 142 1668
2019 159 1992
2020 190 2479
2021 221 3288
2022 233 3478

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 66 2032
Materials Science 1 81 2315
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 83 2412
Acoustical Engineering 1 72 2418
Quantum and Particle physics 1 87 2545
Condensed Matter Physics 1 94 2588
Optical Engineering 1 87 2603
Nanotechnology 1 108 2899

Medicine rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 2nd for Medicine in Tanzania and 2037th in the World with 2,394 publications made and 32,152 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Nursing, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 13 In Tanzania
#82 of 354 In Africa
#2037 of 6,552 In the World

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Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1990 35 58
1991 31 64
1992 30 87
1993 11 100
1994 22 111
1995 14 110
1996 14 104
1997 17 142
1998 8 150
1999 12 145
2000 15 202
2001 26 223
2002 19 239
2003 15 271
2004 40 306
2005 26 385
2006 41 465
2007 28 556
2008 37 621
2009 57 771
2010 55 969
2011 39 1006
2012 72 1173
2013 66 1413
2014 82 1491
2015 77 1644
2016 96 1612
2017 125 1659
2018 141 1840
2019 160 2249
2020 223 2604
2021 258 3727
2022 246 4234

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 67 1020
Family medicine 2 70 1121
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 50 1129
Pediatrics 3 85 1171
Public Health 2 55 1181
Veterinary 4 106 1303
Dentistry 2 44 1355
Virology 3 85 1446
Immunology 3 72 1638
Nursing 2 83 1762
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 93 1841
Health Science 2 75 1877
Pathology 2 80 1895
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 135 1928
Surgery 3 103 2367
Clinical Psychology 2 90 2593
Anatomy and Physiology 2 84 2620
Psychiatry 2 89 2658
Pharmacology 2 138 2723
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 104 2737
Oncology and Cancer research 3 133 2831

Computer Science rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Computer Science in Tanzania and 2491st in the World with 2,083 publications made and 19,759 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Tanzania
#77 of 346 In Africa
#2491 of 6,597 In the World

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Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1990 16 29
1991 12 30
1992 10 28
1993 10 43
1994 11 42
1995 7 45
1996 16 62
1997 7 64
1998 15 62
1999 13 74
2000 20 115
2001 25 108
2002 14 152
2003 12 115
2004 23 134
2005 22 205
2006 27 211
2007 34 213
2008 48 314
2009 29 360
2010 36 431
2011 41 520
2012 50 621
2013 53 811
2014 59 884
2015 64 1007
2016 92 1055
2017 111 1115
2018 167 1237
2019 149 1583
2020 192 1901
2021 219 2804
2022 230 3016

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
Library and Information science 1 33 1560
Management Information Systems 1 46 1584
Computer Networking 1 62 2044
Computational Linguistics 1 58 2052
Telecommunications 1 78 2158
Cyber Security 1 91 2524
Machine Learning 1 100 2576
Computer Vision 1 80 2668
Neuroscience 1 77 2781
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 114 2831
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 91 2871
Cognitive Science 1 110 3428

Economics rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Economics in Tanzania and 1153rd in the World with 1,884 publications made and 15,683 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Agricultural Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 10 In Tanzania
#30 of 331 In Africa
#1153 of 5,789 In the World

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Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1990 7 31
1991 11 24
1992 13 27
1993 11 45
1994 12 49
1995 10 61
1996 11 33
1997 10 48
1998 18 48
1999 12 66
2000 21 70
2001 18 94
2002 16 88
2003 17 120
2004 21 122
2005 16 191
2006 23 178
2007 21 191
2008 22 258
2009 33 313
2010 39 381
2011 38 433
2012 46 505
2013 60 625
2014 59 712
2015 54 758
2016 77 704
2017 153 772
2018 151 857
2019 118 1069
2020 163 1294
2021 182 1915
2022 198 1983

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 41 514
Political Economy 1 25 772
Development Studies 1 32 918
International Trade 1 20 1060
Environmental Economics 1 33 1116
International Economics 1 29 1165
Finance 1 48 1633
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 84 2378

Business rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Business in Tanzania and 1672nd in the World with 1,728 publications made and 13,239 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 10 In Tanzania
#46 of 330 In Africa
#1672 of 6,002 In the World

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Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1990 3 14
1991 5 17
1992 8 23
1993 9 27
1994 7 21
1995 7 33
1996 11 33
1997 6 34
1998 11 33
1999 12 40
2000 11 52
2001 20 58
2002 17 63
2003 16 72
2004 16 85
2005 16 150
2006 24 136
2007 21 133
2008 30 178
2009 29 234
2010 26 291
2011 32 351
2012 37 425
2013 50 580
2014 52 590
2015 54 666
2016 80 646
2017 134 746
2018 139 760
2019 145 993
2020 164 1238
2021 170 1866
2022 191 1882

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 10 561
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 19 573
Entrepreneurship 1 28 806
Public Policy / Administration 1 35 892
International Trade 1 20 1060
International Business 1 24 1066
Accounting 1 38 1381
Marketing 1 43 1563
Management Information Systems 1 46 1584
Finance 1 48 1633
Project Management 1 47 1654
Advertising 1 43 2058
Management 1 71 2182

Mathematics rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Tanzania and 2353rd in the World with 1,299 publications made and 9,654 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 11 In Tanzania
#85 of 339 In Africa
#2353 of 6,132 In the World

University of Dar es Salaam
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1990 9 12
1991 5 23
1992 6 24
1993 5 21
1994 10 25
1995 4 26
1996 8 30
1997 4 15
1998 6 32
1999 5 42
2000 15 40
2001 6 39
2002 8 67
2003 6 64
2004 14 75
2005 7 101
2006 14 139
2007 20 136
2008 29 167
2009 21 224
2010 15 263
2011 17 302
2012 22 352
2013 27 477
2014 46 522
2015 42 569
2016 50 599
2017 70 589
2018 121 691
2019 98 863
2020 136 1015
2021 145 1609
2022 147 1685

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 1434
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 84 2378
Applied Mathematics 1 111 2396
Statistics 2 97 2516

Psychology rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 2nd for Psychology in Tanzania and 2280th in the World with 1,266 publications made and 11,170 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 10 In Tanzania
#67 of 334 In Africa
#2280 of 6,353 In the World

University of Dar es Salaam
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1990 12 20
1991 4 14
1992 9 22
1993 8 27
1994 9 39
1995 3 32
1996 7 46
1997 4 56
1998 3 52
1999 5 55
2000 8 72
2001 7 84
2002 8 64
2003 7 103
2004 14 102
2005 9 153
2006 14 157
2007 12 147
2008 19 221
2009 12 239
2010 21 289
2011 18 278
2012 30 381
2013 37 476
2014 41 514
2015 45 599
2016 74 621
2017 66 671
2018 130 785
2019 92 946
2020 118 1108
2021 134 1627
2022 153 1790

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 38 919
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 27 956
Education Majors 1 32 1403
Social Psychology 1 45 2072
Child Psychology 2 71 2349
Clinical Psychology 2 90 2593
Psychiatry 2 89 2658
Neuroscience 1 77 2781
Cognitive Science 1 110 3428

Art & Design rankings

The University of Dar es Salaam ranked 1st for Art & Design in Tanzania and 1754th in the World with 569 publications made and 5,387 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Cinematography, Landscape Architecture.

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
#37 of 245 In Africa
#1754 of 5,426 In the World

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Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1990 3 16
1991 3 15
1992 5 13
1993 1 12
1994 6 24
1995 1 16
1996 1 13
1997 6 14
1998 6 25
1999 0 16
2000 4 41
2001 4 27
2002 6 32
2003 5 37
2004 13 22
2005 3 46
2006 12 48
2007 9 64
2008 7 71
2009 7 90
2010 9 95
2011 10 157
2012 17 183
2013 17 198
2014 16 269
2015 22 272
2016 33 293
2017 40 340
2018 43 365
2019 39 440
2020 41 478
2021 60 646
2022 53 630

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
Landscape Architecture 1 1 195
Interior Design 1 3 197
Cinematography 1 21 1049
Fashion Design 1 38 1705
Aesthetics 1 49 2000
Literature 1 60 2048