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Research in Antananarivo

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Antananarivo, Centre National de la Recherche Appliquée au Developpement Rural and Association Vahatra.

Research institutions
20
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.9k
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
58k
11.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Antananarivo

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Antananarivo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of AntananarivoUniversity 2,323 #6,509
2Centre National de la Recherche Appliquée au Developpement RuralResearch facility 351 #17,511
3Association VahatraInstitution 330 #18,544
4Institut National de la StatistiqueResearch facility 311 #16,899 all time
5Ministry of Public HealthGovernment institution 248 #22,917 all time
6Catholic University of MadagascarUniversity 122 #29,711 all time
7Madagascar Biodiversity PartnershipInstitution 118 not ranked
8Institute Malgache De Recherches AppliquéesNonprofit 90 not ranked
9National Application Center for Pharmaceutical ResearchResearch facility 88 not ranked
10Tsimbazaza ZooArchive 58 not ranked
11Centre National de Recherches sur l'EnvironnementGovernment institution 58 not ranked
12Institut Supérieur de la Communication, des Affaires et du ManagementUniversity 43 not ranked
13Madagasikara VoakajyNonprofit 39 not ranked
14Institut National des Sciences Comptables et de l’Administration d’EntreprisesUniversity 35 not ranked
15Office National pour l'EnvironnementGovernment institution 26 not ranked
16École Nationale d'Administration de MadagascarUniversity 25 not ranked
17Hautes Études Chrétiennes de Management et de Mathématiques AppliquéesUniversity 6 not ranked
18Ministry of National Education and Scientific ResearchGovernment institution 2 not ranked
19Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche ScientifiqueGovernment institution 1 not ranked
20Akbaraly FoundationNonprofit 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

University of Antananarivo: 54.4%Centre National de la Recherche Appliquée au Developpement Rural: 8.2%Association Vahatra: 7.7%Institut National de la Statistique: 7.3%15 others listed: 22.4%54%largest
University of Antananarivo2,323 · 54.4%Centre National de la Recherche Appliquée au Developpement Rural351 · 8.2%Association Vahatra330 · 7.7%Institut National de la Statistique311 · 7.3%15 others listed959 · 22.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Antananarivo work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research in Antananarivo is in Health Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 436 fractional works · 30.1% of its workMedicine: 375 fractional works · 25.8% of its workSurgery: 45 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 44 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 39 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 38 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 22 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 43 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 31 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 394 fractional works · 27.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 157 fractional works · 10.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 40 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 38 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 97 fractional works · 6.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 27 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 47 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 338 fractional works · 23.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 201 fractional works · 13.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 63 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPlant Science: 54 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFood Science: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workForestry: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 94 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 37 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 24 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 27 fractional works · 1.9% of its workParasitology: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 282 fractional works · 19.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 127 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 47 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAnthropology: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 41 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 39 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 38 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 25 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 31 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAntananarivo1,451fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences19%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine37525.8%
    2. Health Professions432.9%
    3. Nursing171.1%
    4. Dentistry20.1%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Environmental Science15710.8%
    2. Engineering976.7%
    3. Computer Science473.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences241.6%
    5. Materials Science181.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy171.2%
    7. Chemistry130.9%
    8. Mathematics120.9%
    9. Energy80.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20113.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology946.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology271.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.6%
    5. Neuroscience70.5%
    1. Social Sciences1278.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting412.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities392.7%
    4. Psychology382.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance312.1%
    6. Decision Sciences70.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Antananarivo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Antananarivo is most concentrated in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (9.5× the world share in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics).

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 54.0 works9.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.92× its world share, 168 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 80 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.60× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 75 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.14× its world share, 129 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 323 worksMedicineNursing: 2.06× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 102 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.92×168 works
  2. Environmental Science2.14×129 works
  3. Nursing2.06×12 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.72×21 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.60×7 works
  6. Medicine1.39×323 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.24×80 works
  8. Health Professions1.15×37 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.09×28 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.95×18 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.94×37 works
  12. Psychology0.86×32 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.81×28 works
  14. Mathematics0.75×11 works
  15. Social Sciences0.67×102 works
  16. Energy0.66×7 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.60×16 works
  18. Chemistry0.57×11 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.52×6 works
  20. Computer Science0.42×40 works
  21. Engineering0.41×75 works
  22. Veterinary0.39×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.33×14 works
  24. Neuroscience0.31×6 works
  25. Dentistry0.26×2 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.25×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Antananarivo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Smallholder Farmers, Biodiversity, Evolution, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainability.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
  1. Epidemiology127▲ 2.2×115 topics
  2. Climate Change119▲ 3.0×76 topics
  3. Sustainability63▲ 1.77×67 topics
  4. Biodiversity48▲ 4.3×31 topics
  5. Public Health48▲ 2.3×45 topics
  6. Environmental Impact42▲ 1.71×47 topics
  7. Smallholder Farmers42▲ 14×6 topics
  8. Evolution36▲ 9.3×16 topics
  9. Biodiversity Conservation36▲ 6.5×14 topics
  10. Treatment35▲ 1.99×37 topics
  11. Population Dynamics34▲ 9.1×11 topics
  12. Diagnosis33▲ 2.4×35 topics
  13. Adaptation30▲ 7.0×10 topics
  14. Genetic Diversity29▲ 4.6×21 topics
  15. Immune Response29▲ 3.5×18 topics
  16. Invasive Species29▲ 4.7×20 topics
  17. Habitat Fragmentation28▲ 9.0×5 topics
  18. Vaccine27▲ 4.7×11 topics
  19. Conservation26▲ 4.1×18 topics
  20. Pathogenesis26▲ 3.5×22 topics
  21. Diversity25▲ 9.7×6 topics
  22. Agroecology24▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Sustainable Agriculture24▲ 5.2×9 topics
  24. Conservation Biology23▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants23▲ 4.1×17 topics
  26. Vaccine Development23▲ 6.2×11 topics
  27. Altruism23▲ 19×4 topics
  28. Livestock Farming23▲ 26×3 topics
  29. Biogeography22▲ 5.6×17 topics
  30. Phylogenetic Analysis22▲ 4.8×13 topics
  31. Multifunctionality21▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Agricultural Development21▲ 9.5×2 topics
  33. Work Organization21▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Cognition18▲ 8.8×2 topics
  35. Social Behavior18▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Agroforestry18▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Cooperation18▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Intelligence18▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Primates18▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Biodiversity Loss17▲ 21×3 topics

What research is done in Antananarivo?

Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 20 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 14 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…13African Botany and Ecology Studies: 13 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …10Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 10 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 9 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 9 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversi…8Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 8 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 8 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 8 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …8French Urban and Social Studies: 8 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSocial PsychologyForestryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 20 works
  2. 2 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 14 works
  3. 3 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 13 works
  4. 4 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 9 works
  6. 6 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  7. 7 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 8 works
  9. 9 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  10. 10 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Antananarivo10.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.6% in 2006.

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