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Research in Dakar

Science Explorer records 61 research institutions in Dakar, Senegal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Cheikh Anta Diop University, Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable and Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann.

Research institutions
61
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
17k
▲ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
129k
7.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Dakar

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 Dakar?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Cheikh Anta Diop UniversityUniversity 7,670 #7,463
2Hôpital Aristide Le DantecHospital / health system 1,260 #18,697
3Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de FannHospital / health system 1,234 #13,326
4Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement DurableGovernment institution 1,054 #11,134
5Institut Sénégalais de Recherches AgricolesResearch facility 1,035 #18,094
6Hôpital Principal de DakarHospital / health system 836 #18,728
7Council for the Development of Social Science Research in AfricaGovernment institution 617 #26,207 all time
8Institut de Technologie AlimentaireResearch facility 249 #25,536 all time
9Environment and Development Action Third WorldNonprofit 185 #21,274 all time
10École Inter-États des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires de DakarUniversity 151 #33,246 all time
11Groupe AFIUniversity 110 not ranked
12Institute of Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and TrainingNonprofit 98 not ranked
13Université Amadou Hampaté BaUniversity 93 not ranked
14West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and DevelopmentInstitution 90 not ranked
15Centre de Suivi EcologiqueInstitution 86 not ranked
16École Supérieure Multinationale des TélécommunicationsUniversity 78 not ranked
17Université du Sine Saloum El-Hâdj Ibrahima NIASSUniversity 72 not ranked
18École Nationale d'AdministrationUniversity 63 not ranked
19Ecole Supérieure d’Economie AppliquéeUniversity 56 not ranked
20Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile et de la MétéorologieGovernment institution 54 not ranked
21Centre Africain d'Études Supérieures en GestionUniversity 52 not ranked
22Sonatel (Senegal)Company 50 not ranked
23International School of DakarUniversity 44 not ranked
24Alliance for International Medical ActionInstitution 43 not ranked
25Ministère de la Santé Publique et Action SocialeGovernment institution 37 not ranked
26Université du SahelUniversity 34 not ranked
27LMI Adaptation des Plantes et Microorganismes Associés aux Stress EnvironnementauxResearch facility 33 not ranked
28St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of MedicineUniversity 25 not ranked
29Institut International des Sciences et de TechnologieUniversity 21 not ranked
30Groupe École Supérieure de Commerce de DakarUniversity 17 not ranked
31Consortium pour la recherche économique et socialeInstitution 15 not ranked
32Center for Research on Political EconomyResearch facility 14 not ranked
33PROMETRA InternationalNonprofit 13 not ranked
34Panos Institute West AfricaNonprofit 12 not ranked
35National Office for Sanitation of SenegalGovernment institution 10 not ranked
36National Archives of SenegalUniversity 9 not ranked
37Initiative Prospective Agricole et RuraleNonprofit 8 not ranked
38Ministère de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la RechercheGovernment institution 8 not ranked
39Senegal River Basin Development AuthorityInstitution 8 not ranked
40Energy Services in Sahelian Environment (Senegal)Company 8 not ranked
41TostanNonprofit 8 not ranked
42International Telecommunication UnionInstitution 7 not ranked
43Institut Privé de Gestion Institut Supérieur de Technologie IndustrielleUniversity 7 not ranked
44Sub-Regional Fisheries CommissionGovernment institution 5 not ranked
45Université Dakar-BourguibaUniversity 5 not ranked
46Académie Nationale des Sciences et Techniques du SénégalGovernment institution 4 not ranked
47Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Èquipement RuralGovernment institution 4 not ranked
48Institut Africain de Gestion UrbaineNonprofit 3 not ranked
49Group For Research and Technology ExchangesNonprofit 3 not ranked
50TrustAfricaNonprofit 3 not ranked
51Université Euro-AfriqueUniversity 2 not ranked
52West African Research CenterResearch facility 2 not ranked
53Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and MadagascarNonprofit 2 not ranked
54Global Research and Advocacy GroupNonprofit 2 not ranked
55Enda Sahel et Afrique de l’OuestNonprofit 2 not ranked
56Association Africa AgroEXportInstitution 1 not ranked
57AfrivacNonprofit 1 not ranked
58Goree InstituteNonprofit 1 not ranked
59Henriette-Bathily Women's MuseumArchive 1 not ranked
60Réseau Africain pour le Développement IntégréNonprofit 1 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.

Cheikh Anta Diop University: 49.1%Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec: 8.1%Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann: 7.9%Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable: 6.7%56 others listed: 28.2%49%largest
Cheikh Anta Diop University7,670 · 49.1%Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec1,260 · 8.1%Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann1,234 · 7.9%Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable1,054 · 6.7%56 others listed4,398 · 28.2%

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

Which fields of science does Dakar work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Dakar is in Health Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Social Sciences (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,535 fractional works · 33.9% of its workMedicine: 1,293 fractional works · 28.5% of its workSurgery: 163 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 161 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 123 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 121 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 65 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 61 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 60 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 43 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 170 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 123 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,210 fractional works · 26.7% of its workEngineering: 349 fractional works · 7.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 112 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 262 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 51 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 46 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 226 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 60 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 54 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 94 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 48 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMetals and Alloys: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 83 fractional works · 1.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 63 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 967 fractional works · 21.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 556 fractional works · 12.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 226 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAnthropology: 78 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 68 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLinguistics and Language: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 141 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 117 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 76 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 83 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 816 fractional works · 18.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 547 fractional works · 12.1% of its workPlant Science: 170 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 163 fractional works · 3.6% of its workForestry: 61 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 167 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 71 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 70 fractional works · 1.6% of its workParasitology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDakar4,528fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences21%

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. Health Sciences1,53533.9%
    1. Medicine1,29328.5%
    2. Health Professions1703.8%
    3. Nursing390.9%
    4. Dentistry230.5%
    5. Veterinary90.2%
    1. Engineering3497.7%
    2. Environmental Science2625.8%
    3. Computer Science2265.0%
    4. Materials Science942.1%
    5. Mathematics831.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences631.4%
    7. Chemistry531.2%
    8. Energy410.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy320.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.1%
    1. Social Sciences55612.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities1413.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1172.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting831.8%
    5. Psychology441.0%
    6. Decision Sciences260.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences54712.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1673.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology701.6%
    4. Neuroscience210.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Dakar strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dakar is most concentrated in Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Linguistics and Language (13.4× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 53.7 works13×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 146.1 works8.1×
  3. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 29.5 works6.7×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 69.5 works6.4×
← 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: 2.60× its world share, 475 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 141 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.55× its world share, 60 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 47 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 190 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 52 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 35 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 284 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 219 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 64 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.51× its world share, 68 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.00× its world share, 19 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 150 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.51× its world share, 1,121 worksMedicineNursing: 1.91× its world share, 36 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.37× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 131 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 69 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 100 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 472 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.60×475 works
  2. Nursing1.91×36 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.55×60 works
  4. Mathematics1.51×68 works
  5. Medicine1.51×1,121 works
  6. Health Professions1.48×150 works
  7. Veterinary1.37×7 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.22×100 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.18×131 works
  10. Environmental Science1.15×219 works
  11. Dentistry1.00×19 works
  12. Energy0.99×35 works
  13. Social Sciences0.97×472 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.86×52 works
  15. Chemistry0.77×47 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.69×141 works
  17. Computer Science0.64×190 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.60×22 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.55×69 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×7 works
  21. Engineering0.49×284 works
  22. Materials Science0.48×64 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.37×5 works
  24. Psychology0.31×37 works
  25. Neuroscience0.29×18 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.23×19 works

Which keywords describe research in Dakar?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Smallholder Farmers, Climate Change, Adaptation, Agroecology, Diversity, Agricultural Development 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. Epidemiology405▲ 2.2×129 topics
  2. Climate Change286▲ 2.3×88 topics
  3. Sustainability218▲ 1.97×73 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers204▲ 21×6 topics
  5. Adaptation155▲ 12×13 topics
  6. Public Health155▲ 2.4×56 topics
  7. Agroecology135▲ 21×5 topics
  8. Diversity133▲ 17×9 topics
  9. Agricultural Development130▲ 19×5 topics
  10. Livestock Farming130▲ 48×2 topics
  11. Multifunctionality129▲ 61×2 topics
  12. Work Organization128▲ 73×1 topic
  13. Healthcare111▲ 2.2×26 topics
  14. Pathogenesis99▲ 4.3×23 topics
  15. Global Burden90▲ 3.6×12 topics
  16. Sustainable Agriculture90▲ 6.4×12 topics
  17. Vaccine Development86▲ 7.4×11 topics
  18. Immune Response84▲ 3.2×19 topics
  19. Social Justice81▲ 3.0×28 topics
  20. Colonialism80▲ 3.7×31 topics
  21. Community Engagement80▲ 5.4×14 topics
  22. Vaccine79▲ 4.4×11 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity78▲ 4.0×19 topics
  24. Biodiversity Conservation77▲ 4.5×14 topics
  25. Territorial Governance76▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Local Development75▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Climate Resilience67▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Governance67▲ 4.5×10 topics
  29. Ethnicity67▲ 3.9×10 topics
  30. Nutritional Value66▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Agroforestry65▲ 22×3 topics
  32. Rural Livelihoods57▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Indigenous Fruits56▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Tree Domestication56▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Citizen Participation54▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Decentralization54▲ 5.7×2 topics
  37. Environmental Participation54▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Proximity and Innovation54▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Social Determinants of Health54▲ 5.5×7 topics
  40. Africa45▲ 24×3 topics

What research is done in Dakar?

Agriculture and Rural De…117Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 117 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…50African Botany and Ecology Studies: 50 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …49French Urban and Social Studies: 49 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 38 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 35 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 29 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 29 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 28 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 27 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 23 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestrySociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health Professions4 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 117 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 50 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 49 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 38 works
  5. 5 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 35 works
  6. 6 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 29 works
  7. 7 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 29 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 28 works
  9. 9 African history and culture studies Anthropology 27 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 23 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Dakar7.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.0% in 2012.

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