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Research in Bo

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Bo, Sierra Leone. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Njala University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
771
▲ 162% vs 2018-21
Citations
5k
6.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Bo

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 Bo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Njala UniversityUniversity 771 #5,643

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.

Which fields of science does Bo work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research in Bo is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21%), Social Sciences (15%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 115 fractional works · 30.4% of its workEngineering: 45 fractional works · 11.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 35 fractional works · 9.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 19 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 103 fractional works · 27.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 58 fractional works · 15.4% of its workEducation: 23 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 90 fractional works · 24.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 78 fractional works · 20.6% of its workPlant Science: 30 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVirology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 69 fractional works · 18.2% of its workMedicine: 47 fractional works · 12.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 14 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBo377fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences27%

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. Engineering4511.9%
    2. Environmental Science359.4%
    3. Computer Science195.0%
    4. Materials Science71.8%
    5. Mathematics41.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.7%
    7. Energy10.3%
    8. Chemistry10.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Social Sciences5815.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting153.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance153.9%
    4. Psychology102.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities30.8%
    6. Decision Sciences30.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7820.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology61.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology61.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Medicine4712.4%
    2. Health Professions123.3%
    3. Nursing82.2%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Bo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Smallholder Farmers, Sustainability, Adaptation, Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental Impact, Genetic Diversity and Globalization.

▲ 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. Climate Change30▲ 3.0×41 topics
  2. Sustainability25▲ 2.7×31 topics
  3. Environmental Impact19▲ 3.0×34 topics
  4. Globalization19▲ 2.6×26 topics
  5. Smallholder Farmers16▲ 21×5 topics
  6. Adaptation14▲ 12×4 topics
  7. Sustainable Agriculture13▲ 11×7 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity12▲ 7.1×14 topics
  9. Biodiversity Conservation11▲ 7.6×8 topics
  10. Biodiversity10▲ 3.5×14 topics
  11. Food Security9▲ 4.5×12 topics
  12. Pathogenesis9▲ 4.7×9 topics
  13. Diversity9▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Agroecology8▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Gender Equality8▲ 7.2×9 topics
  16. Agricultural Development8▲ 13×3 topics
  17. Livestock Farming8▲ 34×3 topics
  18. Child Development7▲ 4.7×4 topics
  19. Multifunctionality7▲ 42×1 topic
  20. Work Organization7▲ 50×1 topic
  21. Climate Resilience7▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Drought Tolerance7▲ 14×7 topics
  23. Global Burden of Disease7▲ 7.8×4 topics
  24. Vaccine7▲ 4.8×10 topics
  25. Rural Development7▲ 5.5×8 topics
  26. Land Use Change7▲ 5.9×6 topics
  27. Maternal and Child Undernutrition6▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Water Sanitation Hygiene6▲ 21×1 topic
  29. Cassava6▲ 88×1 topic
  30. Cyanogenic Glycosides6▲ 88×1 topic
  31. Lifelong Learning6▲ 7.9×4 topics
  32. Poverty Reduction6▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Maternal Mortality6▲ 7.0×2 topics
  34. One Health6▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Zoonotic Diseases6▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Community Health Workers6▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Transmission6▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Health Inequalities6▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Agroforestry5▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Child Mortality5▲ 19×1 topic

What research is done in Bo?

Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 7 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 6 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and pu…5Zoonotic diseases and public health: 5 fractional worksCassava research and cya…5Cassava research and cyanide: 5 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 4 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…4African Botany and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 3 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 3 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…3Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 3 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsNutrition and DieteticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPlant Science5 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 7 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 6 works
  3. 3 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  4. 4 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 5 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 4 works
  7. 7 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 4 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 3 works
  9. 9 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  10. 10 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 3 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%Bo13.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.5% in 2019.

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