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Research in Ngaoundéré

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

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.6k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
8.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1986-2026
41 years on the record
Ngaoundéré

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 Ngaoundéré?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of NgaoundéréUniversity 2,573 #5,574

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 Ngaoundéré work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Ngaoundéré is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (23%), Engineering (15%), Medicine (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 410 fractional works · 41.2% of its workEngineering: 152 fractional works · 15.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 24 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 65 fractional works · 6.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 25 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 65 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 32 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeophysics: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 25 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 24 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 292 fractional works · 29.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 232 fractional works · 23.3% of its workPlant Science: 71 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 44 fractional works · 4.4% of its workFood Science: 44 fractional works · 4.4% of its workForestry: 27 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHorticulture: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 36 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 166 fractional works · 16.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 71 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 23 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 36 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAccounting: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 18 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 125 fractional works · 12.6% of its workMedicine: 92 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 18 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNgaoundéré994fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences17%

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. Engineering15215.3%
    2. Computer Science656.6%
    3. Environmental Science656.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences323.2%
    5. Materials Science252.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy242.4%
    7. Mathematics191.9%
    8. Chemistry141.4%
    9. Energy131.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23223.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology363.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics101.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology90.9%
    5. Neuroscience50.5%
    1. Social Sciences717.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting363.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance292.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities171.7%
    5. Psychology70.7%
    6. Decision Sciences70.7%
    1. Medicine929.3%
    2. Nursing181.8%
    3. Health Professions121.3%
    4. Veterinary20.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ngaoundéré strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ngaoundéré is most concentrated in Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Food Science (27.3× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 24.7 works27×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 42.4 works10×
  3. Food ScienceSubfield · 38.9 works5.9×
← 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: 5.01× its world share, 207 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.86× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.49× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 138 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 58 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.67× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.15× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 81 worksMedicineNursing: 3.86× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.01×207 works
  2. Nursing3.86×16 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.86×9 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.10×29 works
  5. Mathematics1.67×17 works
  6. Energy1.49×12 works
  7. Veterinary1.38×2 works
  8. Environmental Science1.34×58 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.26×23 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.15×22 works
  11. Engineering1.06×138 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting1.00×28 works
  13. Chemistry0.96×13 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.84×7 works
  15. Computer Science0.82×56 works
  16. Materials Science0.71×21 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×31 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.63×16 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.61×5 works
  20. Social Sciences0.52×57 works
  21. Medicine0.48×81 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.47×1 works
  23. Health Professions0.46×11 works
  24. Neuroscience0.36×5 works
  25. Psychology0.13×4 works
  26. Dentistry0.05×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Ngaoundéré?

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

▲ 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. Smallholder Farmers61▲ 29×6 topics
  2. Climate Change60▲ 2.2×48 topics
  3. Sustainability57▲ 2.4×37 topics
  4. Machine Learning41▲ 1.25×43 topics
  5. Antioxidant40▲ 5.9×44 topics
  6. Adaptation37▲ 12×6 topics
  7. Environmental Impact35▲ 2.1×34 topics
  8. Diversity35▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Agroecology35▲ 25×2 topics
  10. Livestock Farming35▲ 59×2 topics
  11. Multifunctionality35▲ 75×2 topics
  12. Agricultural Development34▲ 23×1 topic
  13. Work Organization34▲ 89×1 topic
  14. Sustainable Agriculture32▲ 10×10 topics
  15. Climate Resilience32▲ 53×3 topics
  16. Renewable Energy31▲ 2.2×34 topics
  17. Nutritional Value31▲ 28×4 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation31▲ 8.2×10 topics
  19. Agroforestry29▲ 43×4 topics
  20. Medicinal Plants28▲ 7.2×17 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity27▲ 4.3×28 topics
  22. Remote Sensing26▲ 2.1×17 topics
  23. Rural Livelihoods25▲ 47×2 topics
  24. Indigenous Fruits25▲ 111×1 topic
  25. Tree Domestication25▲ 111×1 topic
  26. Flavonoids24▲ 9.6×9 topics
  27. Genetic Diversity24▲ 5.5×17 topics
  28. Antioxidants20▲ 4.7×11 topics
  29. Health Benefits19▲ 5.9×14 topics
  30. Anti-inflammatory19▲ 6.6×24 topics
  31. Polyphenols18▲ 10×6 topics
  32. Bioactive Compounds16▲ 6.4×11 topics
  33. Phytochemicals16▲ 15×8 topics
  34. Rheological Properties15▲ 8.2×5 topics
  35. Dietary Fiber14▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Nutritional Quality13▲ 19×4 topics
  37. Bioavailability13▲ 6.8×6 topics
  38. Geological Mapping13▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Compositional Data Analysis12▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Mineral Prospectivity12▲ 20×1 topic

What research is done in Ngaoundéré?

Agriculture and Rural De…33Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 33 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…23African Botany and Ecology Studies: 23 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 11 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 8 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 8 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 6 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 6 fractional worksBusiness Strategy and Innovation: 6 fractional worksRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production: 5 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 5 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryArtificial IntelligenceNutrition and Dietetics6 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 33 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 23 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 11 works
  4. 4 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 8 works
  5. 5 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 8 works
  6. 6 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 6 works
  7. 7 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 6 works
  8. 8 Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy and Management 6 works
  9. 9 Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production Building and Construction 5 works
  10. 10 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 5 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 counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ngaoundéré9.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.7% in 2010.

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