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Research in Conakry

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Conakry, Guinea. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée and Donka Hospital.

Research institutions
12
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.2k
▲ 165% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
4.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Conakry?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Gamal Abdel Nasser University of ConakryUniversity 796 #18,976
2Donka HospitalHospital / health system 413 #27,318
3Ignace Deen HospitalHospital / health system 365 #27,588
4Institut de Recherche Agronomique de GuinéeGovernment institution 241 #22,137
5Institut National de Santé PubliqueGovernment institution 110 not ranked
6Université Kofi Annan de GuinéeUniversity 104 not ranked
7Université Général Lansana ContéUniversity 51 not ranked
8Ministry of Health and Public HygieneGovernment institution 34 not ranked
9Institut Supérieur de Formation à DistanceUniversity 25 not ranked
10Institut Supérieur des Sciences de l'Éducation de GuinéeUniversity 17 not ranked
11Delegation of the European Union to GuineaGovernment institution 2 not ranked
12Ministry of Mines and GeologyGovernment institution 2 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.

Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry: 36.9%Donka Hospital: 19.1%Ignace Deen Hospital: 16.9%Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée: 11.2%8 others listed: 16.0%37%largest
Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry796 · 36.9%Donka Hospital413 · 19.1%Ignace Deen Hospital365 · 16.9%Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée241 · 11.2%8 others listed345 · 16.0%

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

What is Conakry strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Conakry is most concentrated in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Infectious Diseases (9.9× the world share in Obstetrics and Gynecology).

  1. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 24.3 works9.9×
  2. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 47.3 works8.2×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Conakry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Immune Response, Maternal Mortality, Vaccine, Treatment, Complications and Pathogenesis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology152▲ 4.5×108 topics
  2. Diagnosis47▲ 5.9×33 topics
  3. Treatment43▲ 4.1×38 topics
  4. Public Health41▲ 3.3×39 topics
  5. Immune Response41▲ 8.5×15 topics
  6. Maternal Mortality39▲ 21×5 topics
  7. Risk Factors38▲ 4.1×29 topics
  8. Vaccine37▲ 11×11 topics
  9. Complications31▲ 7.3×14 topics
  10. Pathogenesis31▲ 7.2×20 topics
  11. Global Burden30▲ 6.5×11 topics
  12. Inflammation28▲ 1.58×38 topics
  13. Health Inequalities28▲ 27×2 topics
  14. Community Health Workers26▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Child Mortality26▲ 43×1 topic
  16. Health Systems26▲ 43×1 topic
  17. Cardiovascular Disease24▲ 2.5×24 topics
  18. Management22▲ 3.3×25 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity22▲ 5.7×12 topics
  20. Mortality20▲ 4.1×12 topics
  21. Surgery19▲ 6.4×8 topics
  22. Guidelines19▲ 4.8×12 topics
  23. Drug Resistance18▲ 7.6×6 topics
  24. Chemotherapy18▲ 3.1×22 topics
  25. Surgical Management18▲ 5.2×17 topics
  26. Antiretroviral Therapy17▲ 12×6 topics
  27. Clinical Practice Guidelines16▲ 3.4×13 topics
  28. Vaccine Development16▲ 7.2×9 topics
  29. Children14▲ 7.2×7 topics
  30. Smallholder Farmers14▲ 7.5×3 topics
  31. Transmission12▲ 27×3 topics
  32. Pregnancy12▲ 6.6×8 topics
  33. Prenatal Diagnosis11▲ 8.6×7 topics
  34. Outbreak11▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Maternal and Child Undernutrition10▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Reproductive Health10▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Water Sanitation Hygiene10▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Ebola Virus10▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Reservoirs10▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Maternal Outcomes10▲ 15×2 topics

What research is done in Conakry?

Global Maternal and Chil…26Global Maternal and Child Health: 26 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 10 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 10 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 9 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 9 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 7 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …6Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 6 fractional worksDiagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis: 6 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 6 fractional worksHernia repair and management: 6 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthNutrition and DieteticsInfectious DiseasesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 26 works
  2. 2 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 10 works
  3. 3 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 10 works
  4. 4 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 9 works
  5. 5 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 9 works
  6. 6 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 7 works
  7. 7 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  8. 8 Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis Surgery 6 works
  9. 9 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 6 works
  10. 10 Hernia repair and management Surgery 6 works

Research output over time

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