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Research in Cotonou

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Cotonou, Benin. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Ministre de la Santé, Université d'Abomey-Calavi and University of Science and Technology of Benin.

Research institutions
18
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
111k
7.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Cotonou

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 Cotonou?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université d'Abomey-CalaviUniversity 5,801 #6,557
2Ministre de la SantéGovernment institution 3,681 #4,973
3University of Science and Technology of BeninUniversity 1,974 #9,011
4Centre National Hospitalier et Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou MAGAHospital / health system 690 #16,302
5Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du BéninResearch facility 349 #21,143
6Progamme National Contre le TuberculoseInstitution 315 #18,485
7Aidjan-Lagos Corridor OrganizationNonprofit 164 #23,701 all time
8Catholic University of West AfricaUniversity 72 not ranked
9Edexcel UniversityUniversity 33 not ranked
10Poma International Business UniversityUniversity 28 not ranked
11Espam Formation UniversityUniversity 27 not ranked
12Université Africaine de Technologie et de ManagementUniversity 25 not ranked
13Université Africaine de Développement CoopératifUniversity 19 not ranked
14Institut Universitaire du BéninUniversity 19 not ranked
15Pigier BéninUniversity 10 not ranked
16Haute École de Commerce et de ManagementUniversity 9 not ranked
17ESEP-LE BERGER UniversityUniversity 8 not ranked
18International University & Polytechnic of BeninUniversity 5 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.

Université d'Abomey-Calavi: 43.9%Ministre de la Santé: 27.8%University of Science and Technology of Benin: 14.9%Centre National Hospitalier et Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou MAGA: 5.2%14 others listed: 8.2%44%largest
Université d'Abomey-Calavi5,801 · 43.9%Ministre de la Santé3,681 · 27.8%University of Science and Technology of Benin1,974 · 14.9%Centre National Hospitalier et Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou MAGA690 · 5.2%14 others listed1,083 · 8.2%

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

Which fields of science does Cotonou work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research in Cotonou is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (19%), Social Sciences (17%), Medicine (16%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,179 fractional works · 30.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 651 fractional works · 16.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 287 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 83 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 71 fractional works · 1.8% of its workUrban Studies: 53 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 184 fractional works · 4.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 123 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 88 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 107 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 93 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 942 fractional works · 24.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 337 fractional works · 8.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 68 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 64 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 39 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 227 fractional works · 5.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 146 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInformation Systems: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 54 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 49 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 44 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 918 fractional works · 23.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 734 fractional works · 18.7% of its workPlant Science: 211 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 179 fractional works · 4.6% of its workForestry: 102 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 74 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInsect Science: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHorticulture: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 111 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 39 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 885 fractional works · 22.6% of its workMedicine: 622 fractional works · 15.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 113 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 57 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 50 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 44 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 44 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 186 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 143 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNursing: 61 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 60 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCotonou3,923fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences30%

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. Social Sciences1,17930.0%
    1. Social Sciences65116.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities1844.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1233.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1072.7%
    5. Psychology932.4%
    6. Decision Sciences200.5%
    1. Environmental Science3378.6%
    2. Engineering2275.8%
    3. Computer Science1463.7%
    4. Mathematics541.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy491.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences441.1%
    7. Materials Science320.8%
    8. Energy310.8%
    9. Chemistry170.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences73418.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1112.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology391.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics200.5%
    5. Neuroscience140.4%
    1. Medicine62215.8%
    2. Health Professions1864.7%
    3. Nursing611.5%
    4. Veterinary80.2%
    5. Dentistry80.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Cotonou strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Cotonou is most concentrated in Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Urban Studies (26.3× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 96.1 works26×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 169.9 works10×
  3. Urban StudiesSubfield · 51.8 works5.3×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 669.6 works4.0×
  5. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 57.0 works3.8×
← 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: 4.01× its world share, 670 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 102 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 34 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 131 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 196 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.64× its world share, 286 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 50 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 44 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 167 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 558 worksMedicineNursing: 3.34× its world share, 58 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.60× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.70× its world share, 172 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 87 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 110 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 85 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 592 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.01×670 works
  2. Nursing3.34×58 works
  3. Health Professions1.81×167 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.70×172 works
  5. Environmental Science1.64×286 works
  6. Veterinary1.60×8 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.46×110 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.44×18 works
  9. Social Sciences1.33×592 works
  10. Mathematics1.21×50 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.95×34 works
  12. Energy0.85×28 works
  13. Medicine0.83×558 works
  14. Psychology0.79×85 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.77×87 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.68×37 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.56×44 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.55×19 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×102 works
  20. Dentistry0.49×8 works
  21. Computer Science0.48×131 works
  22. Engineering0.37×196 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.28×4 works
  24. Chemistry0.28×15 works
  25. Neuroscience0.23×13 works
  26. Materials Science0.20×25 works

Which keywords describe research in Cotonou?

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

▲ 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 Change344▲ 3.2×93 topics
  2. Sustainability271▲ 2.8×73 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers270▲ 33×6 topics
  4. Epidemiology214▲ 1.37×124 topics
  5. Adaptation175▲ 15×10 topics
  6. Sustainable Development164▲ 2.7×62 topics
  7. Agroecology151▲ 27×5 topics
  8. Community Engagement150▲ 12×12 topics
  9. Diversity149▲ 22×9 topics
  10. Livestock Farming148▲ 64×3 topics
  11. Territorial Governance146▲ 32×3 topics
  12. Agricultural Development145▲ 24×4 topics
  13. Multifunctionality145▲ 79×2 topics
  14. Local Development144▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Work Organization144▲ 95×1 topic
  16. Biodiversity Conservation141▲ 9.6×15 topics
  17. Sustainable Agriculture132▲ 11×10 topics
  18. Environmental Impact129▲ 1.93×52 topics
  19. Social Justice128▲ 5.5×27 topics
  20. Public Policy126▲ 6.7×14 topics
  21. Globalization117▲ 1.52×91 topics
  22. Public Health116▲ 2.0×56 topics
  23. Nutritional Value114▲ 26×5 topics
  24. Climate Resilience112▲ 48×3 topics
  25. Agroforestry111▲ 42×4 topics
  26. Citizen Participation103▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Environmental Participation102▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Proximity and Innovation102▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Rural Livelihoods96▲ 45×2 topics
  30. Indigenous Fruits94▲ 105×1 topic
  31. Tree Domestication94▲ 105×1 topic
  32. Economic Development85▲ 2.7×26 topics
  33. Genetic Diversity81▲ 4.8×22 topics
  34. Colonialism67▲ 3.6×35 topics
  35. Social Determinants of Health63▲ 7.4×6 topics
  36. Medicinal Plants63▲ 4.1×20 topics
  37. Vaccine Development57▲ 5.6×11 topics
  38. Social Innovation50▲ 8.3×5 topics
  39. Cooperatives47▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Citizenship47▲ 9.8×8 topics

What research is done in Cotonou?

Agriculture and Rural De…139Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 139 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 101 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 89 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 42 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 39 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…39Child Nutrition and Water Access: 39 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 30 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 26 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 26 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 25 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSociology and Political ScienceForestryUrban Studies4 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 139 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 101 works
  3. 3 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 89 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 42 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 39 works
  6. 6 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 39 works
  7. 7 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 30 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 26 works
  9. 9 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  10. 10 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 25 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Cotonou9.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.0% in 2000.

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