Research in Abidjan
Science Explorer records 37 research institutions in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Université Nangui Abrogoua and Swiss Centre for Scientific Research.
- Research institutions
- 37 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 18k ▲ 44% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 5.6% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Abidjan?
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
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What is Abidjan strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Abidjan is most concentrated in Horticulture, Forestry and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (88.0× the world share in Horticulture).
- HorticultureSubfield · 50.5 works88×
- ForestrySubfield · 159.1 works36×
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 248.8 works12×
- Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 26.9 works5.5×
- Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 40.8 works5.2×
- Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 1,016.9 works5.0×
- ParasitologySubfield · 20.4 works4.5×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
Which keywords describe research in Abidjan?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Climate Change, Adaptation, Diversity, Biodiversity Conservation, Agricultural Development, Agroecology and Livestock Farming.
- Disease Resistance
- Phytochemicals
- Citizen Participation
- Soil Fertility
- Vaccine Development
- Local Development
- Territorial Governance
- Community Engagement
- Water Quality
- Antioxidant
- Environmental Impact
- Tree Domestication
- Climate Resilience
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Work Organization
- Livestock Farming
- Agricultural Development
- Diversity
- Sustainability
- Smallholder Farmers
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Adaptation
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Agroecology
- Multifunctionality
- Agroforestry
- Nutritional Value
- Indigenous Fruits
- Genetic Diversity
- Public Health
- Biodiversity
- Medicinal Plants
- Antioxidants
- Ecosystem Services
- Governance
- Flavonoids
- Sociolinguistics
- Environmental Participation
- Climate Change Resilience
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Climate Change404▲ 3.5×91 topics
- Smallholder Farmers376▲ 39×6 topics
- Epidemiology286▲ 1.69×128 topics
- Sustainability281▲ 2.7×73 topics
- Adaptation223▲ 18×13 topics
- Diversity213▲ 29×8 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation213▲ 13×13 topics
- Agricultural Development210▲ 30×3 topics
- Agroecology210▲ 34×5 topics
- Livestock Farming207▲ 78×3 topics
- Multifunctionality207▲ 96×2 topics
- Work Organization207▲ 113×1 topic
- Agroforestry203▲ 72×4 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture171▲ 13×13 topics
- Nutritional Value164▲ 35×4 topics
- Climate Resilience163▲ 62×3 topics
- Indigenous Fruits150▲ 150×1 topic
- Tree Domestication150▲ 150×1 topic
- Genetic Diversity142▲ 7.5×21 topics
- Environmental Impact134▲ 1.85×48 topics
- Public Health125▲ 2.0×54 topics
- Antioxidant114▲ 3.9×45 topics
- Biodiversity96▲ 3.0×32 topics
- Water Quality96▲ 5.6×16 topics
- Medicinal Plants93▲ 5.4×19 topics
- Community Engagement77▲ 5.5×11 topics
- Antioxidants75▲ 3.9×15 topics
- Territorial Governance72▲ 13×4 topics
- Ecosystem Services72▲ 4.4×9 topics
- Local Development72▲ 15×2 topics
- Governance68▲ 4.8×10 topics
- Vaccine Development62▲ 5.7×11 topics
- Flavonoids61▲ 5.5×9 topics
- Soil Fertility60▲ 6.2×8 topics
- Sociolinguistics56▲ 6.9×6 topics
- Citizen Participation54▲ 10×1 topic
- Environmental Participation54▲ 16×1 topic
- Phytochemicals53▲ 11×8 topics
- Climate Change Resilience53▲ 22×2 topics
- Disease Resistance52▲ 24×3 topics
What research is done in Abidjan?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 207 works
- 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 150 works
- 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 54 works
- 4 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 50 works
- 5 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 45 works
- 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 37 works
- 7 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 36 works
- 8 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 35 works
- 9 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 31 works
- 10 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 28 works
Research output over time
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