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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-now are Nazi Boni University, West African Health Organisation and Centre Muraz.

Research institutions
6
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.3k
▲ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
9.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1960-2026
67 years on the record
Bobo-Dioulasso

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 Bobo-Dioulasso?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Nazi Boni UniversityUniversity 1,216 #5,446
2Centre MurazInstitution 418 #21,308
3West African Health OrganisationGovernment institution 398 #13,393
4Centre international de recherche-développement sur l'elevage en zone subhumideResearch facility 183 #28,682 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-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.

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.

Which fields of science does Bobo-Dioulasso work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Bobo-Dioulasso is in Health Sciences, 30% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (22%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 310 fractional works · 34.1% of its workMedicine: 259 fractional works · 28.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 59 fractional works · 6.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 41 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEpidemiology: 31 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSurgery: 24 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 35 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 28 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 274 fractional works · 30.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 201 fractional works · 22.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 53 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 51 fractional works · 5.7% of its workForestry: 25 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInsect Science: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 18 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHorticulture: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 40 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 25 fractional works · 2.7% of its workParasitology: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVirology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 202 fractional works · 22.2% of its workComputer Science: 65 fractional works · 7.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 51 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 38 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 122 fractional works · 13.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 62 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 28 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 25 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKBobo-Dioulasso907fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences30%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences13%

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. Medicine25928.6%
    2. Health Professions353.9%
    3. Nursing111.2%
    4. Veterinary20.2%
    5. Dentistry20.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20122.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology404.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology252.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.8%
    5. Neuroscience20.2%
    1. Computer Science657.2%
    2. Engineering515.6%
    3. Environmental Science384.2%
    4. Mathematics212.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy91.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences60.6%
    7. Materials Science50.6%
    8. Chemistry40.4%
    9. Energy20.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences626.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance252.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting131.4%
    4. Psychology80.9%
    5. Decision Sciences70.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities70.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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×
← 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: 4.61× its world share, 168 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.30× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.34× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 57 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.15× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.46× its world share, 215 worksMedicineNursing: 2.69× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.34× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.61×168 works
  2. Nursing2.69×10 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.34×6 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.30×18 works
  5. Mathematics2.15×19 works
  6. Health Professions1.60×32 works
  7. Medicine1.46×215 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.34×22 works
  9. Veterinary0.97×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.95×57 works
  11. Environmental Science0.82×31 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.82×6 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.80×33 works
  14. Social Sciences0.55×53 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.51×12 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.47×8 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.39×5 works
  18. Engineering0.38×44 works
  19. Psychology0.34×8 works
  20. Dentistry0.29×1 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.25×6 works
  22. Chemistry0.24×3 works
  23. Energy0.24×2 works
  24. Materials Science0.17×5 works
  25. Neuroscience0.10×1 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.09×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Bobo-Dioulasso?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology116▲ 3.2×87 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers79▲ 41×5 topics
  3. Climate Change74▲ 3.0×55 topics
  4. Sustainability67▲ 3.0×40 topics
  5. Diversity55▲ 35×4 topics
  6. Adaptation54▲ 20×8 topics
  7. Agroecology48▲ 38×2 topics
  8. Livestock Farming48▲ 89×2 topics
  9. Agricultural Development47▲ 34×3 topics
  10. Multifunctionality47▲ 110×1 topic
  11. Work Organization47▲ 133×1 topic
  12. Vaccine Development41▲ 17×10 topics
  13. Public Health36▲ 2.7×37 topics
  14. Sustainable Agriculture35▲ 13×9 topics
  15. Immune Response32▲ 6.3×14 topics
  16. Global Burden30▲ 6.1×10 topics
  17. Vector Control30▲ 29×4 topics
  18. Vaccine30▲ 8.2×10 topics
  19. Pathogenesis30▲ 6.4×18 topics
  20. Biodiversity Conservation29▲ 8.6×8 topics
  21. Agroforestry28▲ 46×3 topics
  22. Climate Resilience28▲ 51×2 topics
  23. Nutritional Value26▲ 25×4 topics
  24. Insecticide Resistance24▲ 33×4 topics
  25. Rural Livelihoods24▲ 49×2 topics
  26. Genome Sequence24▲ 32×4 topics
  27. Indigenous Fruits24▲ 115×1 topic
  28. Tree Domestication24▲ 115×1 topic
  29. Genetic Diversity22▲ 5.6×18 topics
  30. Artemisinin Resistance19▲ 62×1 topic
  31. Plasmodium falciparum19▲ 62×1 topic
  32. Maternal Mortality18▲ 8.7×5 topics
  33. Arboviral Diseases16▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Zika Virus16▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Governance15▲ 5.2×6 topics
  36. Health Inequalities15▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Community Health Workers14▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Social Determinants of Health13▲ 6.9×5 topics
  39. Child Mortality13▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Health Systems13▲ 20×1 topic

What research is done in Bobo-Dioulasso?

Agriculture and Rural De…44Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 44 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…21African Botany and Ecology Studies: 21 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…13Malaria Research and Control: 13 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 13 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 12 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…9Healthcare Systems and Practices: 9 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 9 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 6 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 6 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 6 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 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 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

still counting1990200020102020
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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Bobo-Dioulasso8.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 29.5% in 2008.

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