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Research in Douala

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Douala, Cameroon. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Douala and Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network.

Research institutions
7
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.3k
▲ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
165k
22.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1954-2026
73 years on the record
Douala

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 Douala?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of DoualaUniversity 4,004 #6,001
2Health and Human Development (2HD) Research NetworkInstitution 2,672 #9,152
3Institut Universitaire de la CôteUniversity 269 #25,640 all time
4High Institute of Management and EntrepreneurshipUniversity 124 #32,475 all time
5Institut Panafricain pour le Développement Afrique CentraleUniversity 89 not ranked
6Centre Africain de Recherches sur Bananiers et PlantainsResearch facility 77 not ranked
7Institut Universitaire du Golfe de GuinéeUniversity 29 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.

University of Douala: 55.1%Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network: 36.8%Institut Universitaire de la Côte: 3.7%High Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship: 1.7%3 others listed: 2.7%55%largest
University of Douala4,004 · 55.1%Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network2,672 · 36.8%Institut Universitaire de la Côte269 · 3.7%High Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship124 · 1.7%3 others listed195 · 2.7%

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

Which fields of science does Douala work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Douala is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Engineering (14%), Social Sciences (11%).

Physical Sciences: 780 fractional works · 34.5% of its workEngineering: 309 fractional works · 13.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 75 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 44 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 37 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 138 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPollution: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 91 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 33 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 26 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 68 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 53 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 47 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeophysics: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 30 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 586 fractional works · 25.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 251 fractional works · 11.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 88 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAnthropology: 30 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 26 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 109 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAccounting: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 98 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 71 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 68 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 35 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 530 fractional works · 23.4% of its workMedicine: 440 fractional works · 19.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 49 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 46 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurgery: 41 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 30 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 60 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 38 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 366 fractional works · 16.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 230 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPlant Science: 92 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 40 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 30 fractional works · 1.3% of its workForestry: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 81 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 42 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDouala2,262fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences26%

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. Engineering30913.7%
    2. Environmental Science1386.1%
    3. Computer Science914.0%
    4. Materials Science683.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy532.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences472.1%
    7. Energy301.3%
    8. Chemistry231.0%
    9. Mathematics170.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Social Sciences25111.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1094.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance984.3%
    4. Psychology683.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities351.5%
    6. Decision Sciences251.1%
    1. Medicine44019.5%
    2. Health Professions602.7%
    3. Nursing231.0%
    4. Dentistry50.2%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23010.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology813.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology241.1%
    4. Neuroscience160.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics150.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Douala strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Douala is most concentrated in Anthropology, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (4.7× the world share in Anthropology).

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 24.8 works4.7×
  2. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 25.5 works4.3×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 37.0 works4.2×
← 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.

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: 2.20× its world share, 197 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 66 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.81× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 79 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.57× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 271 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 123 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 57 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.14× its world share, 48 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 338 worksMedicineNursing: 2.29× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.29× its world share, 78 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.07× its world share, 84 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 218 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing2.29×21 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.20×197 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.07×84 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.81×12 works
  5. Energy1.57×27 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.40×42 works
  7. Environmental Science1.31×123 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.29×78 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.14×48 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.09×20 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.04×20 works
  12. Health Professions1.01×50 works
  13. Engineering0.95×271 works
  14. Medicine0.93×338 works
  15. Psychology0.92×53 works
  16. Social Sciences0.91×218 works
  17. Materials Science0.86×57 works
  18. Chemistry0.74×22 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.65×66 works
  20. Mathematics0.62×14 works
  21. Computer Science0.54×79 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.53×29 works
  23. Veterinary0.52×1 works
  24. Dentistry0.51×5 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.50×3 works
  26. Neuroscience0.39×12 works

Which keywords describe research in Douala?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Environmental Impact, Epidemiology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Medicinal Plants, Climate Change and Diversity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology122▲ 1.35×130 topics
  2. Sustainability96▲ 1.73×67 topics
  3. Climate Change92▲ 1.49×69 topics
  4. Environmental Impact89▲ 2.3×53 topics
  5. Renewable Energy81▲ 2.5×36 topics
  6. Globalization61▲ 1.37×64 topics
  7. Smallholder Farmers54▲ 11×6 topics
  8. Medicinal Plants50▲ 5.6×17 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties48▲ 2.1×21 topics
  10. Economic Development44▲ 2.5×21 topics
  11. Antioxidant43▲ 2.7×44 topics
  12. Economic Growth42▲ 2.3×20 topics
  13. Governance38▲ 5.1×7 topics
  14. Adaptation36▲ 5.3×11 topics
  15. Global Burden35▲ 2.9×12 topics
  16. Diversity33▲ 8.2×6 topics
  17. Biodiversity Conservation32▲ 3.7×13 topics
  18. Agroecology31▲ 9.8×3 topics
  19. Agricultural Development31▲ 9.0×2 topics
  20. Livestock Farming30▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Multifunctionality30▲ 29×1 topic
  22. Work Organization30▲ 35×1 topic
  23. Flavonoids27▲ 4.6×10 topics
  24. Institutional Quality27▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Nutritional Value25▲ 10.0×4 topics
  26. Natural Fibers25▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Agroforestry24▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Climate Resilience23▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Biodegradable23▲ 14×2 topics
  30. ICT22▲ 7.1×4 topics
  31. Territorial Governance21▲ 8.1×3 topics
  32. Local Development21▲ 8.9×2 topics
  33. Composites21▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Knowledge Economy20▲ 8.3×4 topics
  35. Chemical Treatments20▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Reinforced Polymers20▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Phytochemicals20▲ 8.2×8 topics
  38. Rural Livelihoods20▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Indigenous Fruits20▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Tree Domestication20▲ 37×1 topic

What research is done in Douala?

Agriculture and Rural De…29Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 29 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 16 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced…16Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 16 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…15Economic Growth and Development: 15 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 14 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 12 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Age…11Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 11 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 10 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 9 fractional worksEnergy Load and Power Forecasting: 9 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryPolymers and PlasticsInformation Systems6 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 29 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 16 works
  3. 3 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 16 works
  4. 4 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 15 works
  5. 5 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 14 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  7. 7 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 11 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 10 works
  9. 9 African history and culture studies Anthropology 9 works
  10. 10 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 counting20%40%all institutions10.0% in 2025Douala9.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 39.2% in 1992.

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