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Research in Maroua

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Maroua, Cameroon. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Maroua.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.1k
▲ 59% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
6.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1977-2026
50 years on the record
Maroua

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 Maroua?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of MarouaUniversity 2,070 #10,040

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.

Which fields of science does Maroua work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Maroua is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (17%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 458 fractional works · 41.8% of its workEngineering: 110 fractional works · 10.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 30 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 81 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPollution: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 73 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 26 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 21 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 57 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 23 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 23 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 41 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeophysics: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 32 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 24 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 283 fractional works · 25.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 151 fractional works · 13.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 48 fractional works · 4.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 20 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnthropology: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 48 fractional works · 4.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 37 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 27 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 23 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 241 fractional works · 22.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 184 fractional works · 16.8% of its workPlant Science: 59 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 48 fractional works · 4.4% of its workForestry: 26 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHorticulture: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 35 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 114 fractional works · 10.4% of its workMedicine: 83 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMaroua1,097fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences10%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. Engineering11010.0%
    2. Environmental Science817.4%
    3. Computer Science736.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy575.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences413.7%
    6. Materials Science322.9%
    7. Chemistry242.2%
    8. Mathematics191.7%
    9. Energy181.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.4%
    1. Social Sciences15113.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities484.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance373.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting232.1%
    5. Psychology201.8%
    6. Decision Sciences50.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences18416.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology353.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics121.1%
    4. Neuroscience70.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology30.3%
    1. Medicine837.6%
    2. Health Professions181.6%
    3. Nursing121.1%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Maroua strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Maroua is most concentrated in Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (23.7× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 22.9 works24×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 46.3 works11×
  3. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 21.1 works7.2×
← 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: 3.75× its world share, 166 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.00× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.47× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 62 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.38× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.91× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 101 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 66 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.47× its world share, 51 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 2.33× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.53× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 122 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.75×166 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.00×10 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.47×51 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.38×35 works
  5. Nursing2.33×11 works
  6. Energy1.91×16 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.53×41 works
  8. Mathematics1.52×17 works
  9. Chemistry1.47×21 works
  10. Environmental Science1.42×66 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.37×27 works
  12. Chemical Engineering1.16×4 works
  13. Social Sciences1.04×122 works
  14. Veterinary0.92×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.86×62 works
  16. Materials Science0.82×26 works
  17. Engineering0.72×101 works
  18. Psychology0.59×17 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.57×28 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.57×17 works
  21. Health Professions0.56×14 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.44×4 works
  23. Neuroscience0.43×6 works
  24. Medicine0.36×64 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×3 works
  26. Dentistry0.08×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Maroua?

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

▲ 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 Change77▲ 2.6×53 topics
  2. Sustainability68▲ 2.5×38 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers66▲ 29×6 topics
  4. Adaptation48▲ 15×9 topics
  5. Renewable Energy41▲ 2.6×32 topics
  6. Diversity41▲ 21×2 topics
  7. Agricultural Development40▲ 24×1 topic
  8. Agroecology40▲ 26×2 topics
  9. Livestock Farming40▲ 62×1 topic
  10. Antioxidant34▲ 4.5×41 topics
  11. Globalization32▲ 1.51×40 topics
  12. Climate Resilience31▲ 47×2 topics
  13. Biodiversity Conservation31▲ 7.5×7 topics
  14. Sustainable Agriculture30▲ 8.7×8 topics
  15. Agroforestry29▲ 40×3 topics
  16. Nutritional Value28▲ 23×4 topics
  17. Medicinal Plants27▲ 6.3×17 topics
  18. Sociolinguistics26▲ 13×6 topics
  19. Indigenous Fruits25▲ 99×1 topic
  20. Tree Domestication25▲ 99×1 topic
  21. Multilingualism24▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Governance24▲ 6.6×7 topics
  23. Antioxidant Activity21▲ 3.1×29 topics
  24. Colonialism21▲ 4.0×19 topics
  25. Flavonoids21▲ 7.5×10 topics
  26. Antioxidants21▲ 4.3×14 topics
  27. Language Policy21▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Language Contact19▲ 18×4 topics
  29. Anti-inflammatory18▲ 5.8×26 topics
  30. Bioactive Compounds16▲ 5.7×11 topics
  31. Inequality16▲ 6.2×5 topics
  32. Institutional Quality15▲ 13×2 topics
  33. ICT14▲ 9.7×2 topics
  34. Knowledge Economy14▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Inclusive Development13▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Phytochemicals13▲ 11×8 topics
  37. Mobile Phones13▲ 26×1 topic
  38. financial access13▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Bilingual Education13▲ 9.9×3 topics
  40. Nutritional Quality12▲ 15×4 topics

What research is done in Maroua?

Agriculture and Rural De…39Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 39 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 21 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 10 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 8 fractional worksNonlinear Photonic Systems: 8 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 8 fractional worksLinguistic and Sociocultural Studies: 7 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Solitons: 7 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 6 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 6 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryInformation SystemsPollution4 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 39 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 21 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 10 works
  4. 4 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 8 works
  5. 5 Nonlinear Photonic Systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 8 works
  6. 6 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 8 works
  7. 7 Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies Linguistics and Language 7 works
  8. 8 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 7 works
  9. 9 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  10. 10 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Maroua9.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.5% in 2016.

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