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Research in Bamako

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Bamako, Mali. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako, University of Bamako and Mali-Folkecenter.

Research institutions
20
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.9k
▲ 76% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
7.3%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Bamako?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of BamakoUniversity 1,354 #14,831
2Mali-FolkecenterInstitution 1,276 #15,064
3Institut National de Recherche en Santé PubliqueGovernment institution 920 #21,512
4Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de BamakoUniversity 835 #10,163
5Université des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines de BamakoUniversity 797 #26,468
6International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsResearch facility 735 #19,786
7Ministère de la Santé et de l'Hygiène PubliqueGovernment institution 540 #27,988 all time
8Ministry of Economy and FinanceGovernment institution 538 #26,930
9Institut d'Économie RuraleGovernment institution 349 #20,145
10Centre Pour le Développement des Vaccins-MaliInstitution 194 #28,488 all time
11Institut du SahelResearch facility 180 #33,613 all time
12Université des Sciences Juridiques et Politiques de BamakoUniversity 91 not ranked
13Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs – Abderhamane Baba TouréUniversity 65 not ranked
14Aid to Development of Traditional MedicineNonprofit 5 not ranked
15Sahel EcoNonprofit 5 not ranked
16Association de Recherche de Communication et d’Accompagnement à Domicile de personnes Vivant avec le VIHNonprofit 5 not ranked
17Mali HealthNonprofit 1 not ranked
18Ministère de Environnement et de l'Assainissement du MaliGovernment institution 1 not ranked
19Association of Support in the Development of Activities of PopulationNonprofit 0 not ranked
20Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers MultimédiaArchive 0 not ranked

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.

University of Bamako: 17.2%Mali-Folkecenter: 16.2%Institut National de Recherche en Santé Publique: 11.7%Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako: 10.6%14 others listed: 44.4%17%largest
University of Bamako1,354 · 17.2%Mali-Folkecenter1,276 · 16.2%Institut National de Recherche en Santé Publique920 · 11.7%Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako835 · 10.6%14 others listed3,506 · 44.4%

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

What is Bamako strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bamako is most concentrated in Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Emergency Medicine (11.9× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 22.9 works12×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 70.9 works8.2×
  3. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 32.0 works7.1×
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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 Bamako?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Smallholder Farmers, Public Health, Adaptation, Climate Change, Agroecology, Agricultural Development and Diversity.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
  1. Epidemiology242▲ 3.3×123 topics
  2. Climate Change109▲ 2.2×69 topics
  3. Public Health98▲ 3.6×53 topics
  4. Sustainability88▲ 1.95×55 topics
  5. Smallholder Farmers86▲ 21×6 topics
  6. Diagnosis70▲ 4.1×38 topics
  7. Adaptation64▲ 12×9 topics
  8. Treatment63▲ 2.8×44 topics
  9. Agroecology55▲ 20×3 topics
  10. Agricultural Development52▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Diversity52▲ 16×5 topics
  12. Livestock Farming52▲ 45×3 topics
  13. Multifunctionality52▲ 56×2 topics
  14. Work Organization51▲ 65×1 topic
  15. Vaccine Development50▲ 11×10 topics
  16. Immune Response50▲ 4.7×16 topics
  17. Global Burden50▲ 5.0×12 topics
  18. Maternal Mortality48▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Pathogenesis43▲ 4.6×22 topics
  20. Sustainable Agriculture42▲ 7.2×12 topics
  21. Vaccine41▲ 5.5×11 topics
  22. Primary Care38▲ 5.4×12 topics
  23. Health Inequalities38▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Community Health Workers37▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Social Determinants of Health36▲ 8.7×6 topics
  26. Socio-economic Factors36▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Child Mortality36▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Health Systems36▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Digital Health32▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Insecticide Resistance32▲ 22×4 topics
  31. Healthcare Policy31▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Genome Sequence30▲ 20×4 topics
  33. Healthcare Management30▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Healthcare Quality Indicators30▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Inequalities30▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Universal Health Coverage30▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Artemisinin Resistance28▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Plasmodium falciparum28▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Maternal and Child Undernutrition27▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Water Sanitation Hygiene27▲ 18×1 topic

What research is done in Bamako?

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 51 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 36 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 30 works
  4. 4 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 28 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 27 works
  6. 6 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 21 works
  7. 7 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 18 works
  8. 8 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 16 works
  9. 9 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  10. 10 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 12 works

Research output over time

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