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Research in Bobo-Dioulasso

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Nazi Boni University, West African Health Organisation and Centre Muraz.

Research institutions
6
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.3k
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
10.2%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Bobo-Dioulasso?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Nazi Boni UniversityUniversity 1,216 #8,268
2Centre MurazInstitution 418 #24,267
3West African Health OrganisationGovernment institution 398 #21,164
4Centre international de recherche-développement sur l'elevage en zone subhumideResearch facility 183 #32,988 all time
5Université Aube NouvelleUniversity 77 not ranked
6AFRICSantéInstitution 57 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.

Nazi Boni University: 51.8%Centre Muraz: 17.8%West African Health Organisation: 16.9%Centre international de recherche-développement sur l'elevage en zone subhumide: 7.8%2 others listed: 5.7%52%largest
Nazi Boni University1,216 · 51.8%Centre Muraz418 · 17.8%West African Health Organisation398 · 16.9%Centre international de recherche-développement sur l'elevage en zone subhumide183 · 7.8%2 others listed134 · 5.7%

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

What is Bobo-Dioulasso strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bobo-Dioulasso is most concentrated in Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Infectious Diseases (27.8× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 22.2 works28×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 48.4 works13×
  3. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 30.5 works5.9×
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Which keywords describe research in Bobo-Dioulasso?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology87▲ 2.9×87 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers71▲ 42×5 topics
  3. Climate Change67▲ 3.2×49 topics
  4. Sustainability60▲ 3.2×31 topics
  5. Adaptation50▲ 23×8 topics
  6. Diversity48▲ 36×4 topics
  7. Agroecology45▲ 41×2 topics
  8. Agricultural Development44▲ 35×3 topics
  9. Livestock Farming44▲ 93×2 topics
  10. Multifunctionality44▲ 114×1 topic
  11. Work Organization44▲ 134×1 topic
  12. Public Health32▲ 2.9×35 topics
  13. Sustainable Agriculture30▲ 12×9 topics
  14. Vaccine Development30▲ 15×10 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation25▲ 8.8×7 topics
  16. Climate Resilience24▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Agroforestry24▲ 48×3 topics
  18. Global Burden24▲ 5.8×10 topics
  19. Nutritional Value23▲ 27×4 topics
  20. Immune Response22▲ 5.1×14 topics
  21. Rural Livelihoods21▲ 55×2 topics
  22. Indigenous Fruits21▲ 117×1 topic
  23. Tree Domestication21▲ 117×1 topic
  24. Vaccine21▲ 6.8×10 topics
  25. Vector Control21▲ 23×4 topics
  26. Pathogenesis20▲ 5.2×18 topics
  27. Genetic Diversity19▲ 5.6×18 topics
  28. Insecticide Resistance17▲ 29×4 topics
  29. Genome Sequence17▲ 27×4 topics
  30. Maternal Mortality16▲ 9.1×5 topics
  31. Primary Care14▲ 4.9×10 topics
  32. Social Determinants of Health13▲ 7.6×5 topics
  33. Artemisinin Resistance13▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Health Inequalities13▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Plasmodium falciparum13▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Arboviral Diseases13▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Zika Virus13▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Community Health Workers13▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Child Mortality12▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Health Systems12▲ 21×1 topic

What research is done in Bobo-Dioulasso?

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 44 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 21 works
  3. 3 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  4. 4 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 12 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 9 works
  7. 7 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 9 works
  8. 8 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 6 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 6 works

Research output over time

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