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Research in Niamey

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Niamey, Niger. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université Abdou Moumouni, United Nations Children's Fund Niger and Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger.

Research institutions
14
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.7k
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
6.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Niamey?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du NigerGovernment institution 1,971 #21,157
2Université Abdou MoumouniUniversity 1,467 #10,469
3United Nations Children's Fund NigerInstitution 710 #15,059
4National Hospital NiameyHospital / health system 465 #24,422
5Ministère de la Santé PubliqueGovernment institution 444 #27,454
6Centre de Recherche Médicale et SanitaireResearch facility 289 #29,018 all time
7Direction de la Météorologie Nationale du NigerInstitution 99 not ranked
8Agrhymet Regional CentreInstitution 95 not ranked
9Higher Institute of Mining, Industry and GeologyUniversity 54 not ranked
10Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherche sur les Dynamiques Sociales et le Développement LocalResearch facility 38 not ranked
11École Africaine de la Météorologie et de l'Aviation CivileUniversity 32 not ranked
12École Nationale d'Administration et de MagistratureUniversity 25 not ranked
13African Center of Meteorological Application for DevelopmentInstitution 14 not ranked
14ONG KarkaraNonprofit 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger: 34.5%Université Abdou Moumouni: 25.7%United Nations Children's Fund Niger: 12.4%National Hospital Niamey: 8.2%10 others listed: 19.1%35%largest
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger1,971 · 34.5%Université Abdou Moumouni1,467 · 25.7%United Nations Children's Fund Niger710 · 12.4%National Hospital Niamey465 · 8.2%10 others listed1,092 · 19.1%

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What is Niamey strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Niamey is most concentrated in Forestry and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (28.5× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 36.3 works29×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 74.7 works13×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Niamey?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Climate Change, Adaptation, Sustainability, Diversity, Livestock Farming, Agroecology 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 2022–2025 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 Change133▲ 4.0×68 topics
  2. Sustainability107▲ 3.6×45 topics
  3. Epidemiology106▲ 2.2×102 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers103▲ 38×6 topics
  5. Adaptation80▲ 23×7 topics
  6. Diversity65▲ 30×6 topics
  7. Livestock Farming64▲ 84×3 topics
  8. Agroecology64▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Agricultural Development63▲ 31×2 topics
  10. Multifunctionality63▲ 102×1 topic
  11. Work Organization63▲ 120×1 topic
  12. Sustainable Agriculture48▲ 12×9 topics
  13. Climate Resilience46▲ 61×2 topics
  14. Biodiversity Conservation43▲ 9.5×11 topics
  15. Nutritional Value40▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity37▲ 6.9×18 topics
  17. Environmental Impact37▲ 1.78×43 topics
  18. Agroforestry37▲ 46×3 topics
  19. Globalization36▲ 1.48×50 topics
  20. Rural Livelihoods35▲ 56×2 topics
  21. Indigenous Fruits34▲ 119×1 topic
  22. Tree Domestication34▲ 119×1 topic
  23. Public Health33▲ 1.84×43 topics
  24. Remote Sensing30▲ 2.0×22 topics
  25. Food Security24▲ 3.6×15 topics
  26. Vaccine23▲ 4.6×11 topics
  27. Nutritional Quality23▲ 24×4 topics
  28. Drought Tolerance21▲ 12×8 topics
  29. Pathogenesis21▲ 3.3×17 topics
  30. Vaccine Development19▲ 6.0×10 topics
  31. Maternal Mortality17▲ 6.3×5 topics
  32. Breeding17▲ 18×5 topics
  33. Governance17▲ 4.2×9 topics
  34. Global Burden of Disease17▲ 5.5×3 topics
  35. Agricultural Sustainability15▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Marker Development15▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Maternal and Child Undernutrition15▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Water Sanitation Hygiene15▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Phytochemicals13▲ 9.8×4 topics
  40. Community Health Workers12▲ 12×2 topics

What research is done in Niamey?

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 63 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 34 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 15 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 12 works
  5. 5 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 12 works
  6. 6 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  7. 7 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9 works
  8. 8 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  9. 9 Moringa oleifera research and applications Plant Science 8 works
  10. 10 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 7 works

Research output over time

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