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Research in Niamey

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Niamey, Niger. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université Abdou Moumouni, National Hospital Niamey and Ministère de la Santé Publique.

Research institutions
13
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.7k
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
66k
11.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Niamey

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 Niamey?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du NigerGovernment institution 1,971 #20,305
2Université Abdou MoumouniUniversity 1,467 #6,672
3National Hospital NiameyHospital / health system 465 #15,943
4Ministère de la Santé PubliqueGovernment institution 444 #16,794
5Centre de Recherche Médicale et SanitaireResearch facility 289 #18,564 all time
6Direction de la Météorologie Nationale du NigerInstitution 99 not ranked
7Agrhymet Regional CentreInstitution 95 not ranked
8Higher Institute of Mining, Industry and GeologyUniversity 54 not ranked
9Laboratoire d'Études et de Recherche sur les Dynamiques Sociales et le Développement LocalResearch facility 38 not ranked
10École Africaine de la Météorologie et de l'Aviation CivileUniversity 32 not ranked
11École Nationale d'Administration et de MagistratureUniversity 25 not ranked
12African Center of Meteorological Application for DevelopmentInstitution 14 not ranked
13ONG KarkaraNonprofit 2 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.

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger: 39.5%Université Abdou Moumouni: 29.4%National Hospital Niamey: 9.3%Ministère de la Santé Publique: 8.9%9 others listed: 13.0%39%largest
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger1,971 · 39.5%Université Abdou Moumouni1,467 · 29.4%National Hospital Niamey465 · 9.3%Ministère de la Santé Publique444 · 8.9%9 others listed648 · 13.0%

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

Which fields of science does Niamey work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research in Niamey is in Health Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 416 fractional works · 29.5% of its workMedicine: 342 fractional works · 24.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 46 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 44 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 35 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 25 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 48 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 31 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 372 fractional works · 26.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 302 fractional works · 21.4% of its workPlant Science: 91 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 83 fractional works · 5.9% of its workForestry: 39 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 43 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMicrobiology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 333 fractional works · 23.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 109 fractional works · 7.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 74 fractional works · 5.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 48 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 35 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeophysics: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 288 fractional works · 20.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 181 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 60 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 34 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 39 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNiamey1,408fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences20%

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. Medicine34224.3%
    2. Health Professions483.4%
    3. Nursing211.5%
    4. Dentistry40.3%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30221.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology433.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology201.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.3%
    5. Neuroscience20.2%
    1. Environmental Science1097.7%
    2. Engineering745.3%
    3. Computer Science483.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences352.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy181.3%
    6. Energy161.1%
    7. Materials Science120.9%
    8. Mathematics110.8%
    9. Chemistry80.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Social Sciences18112.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities392.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance292.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting191.3%
    5. Psychology161.1%
    6. Decision Sciences40.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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×
← 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: 4.47× its world share, 260 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.35× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 34 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.57× its world share, 96 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 40 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.27× its world share, 298 worksMedicineNursing: 3.24× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 161 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.47×260 works
  2. Nursing3.24×20 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.75×34 works
  4. Environmental Science1.57×96 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.35×17 works
  6. Medicine1.27×298 works
  7. Health Professions1.22×40 works
  8. Energy1.20×14 works
  9. Social Sciences1.04×161 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.03×4 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.97×25 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.96×34 works
  13. Mathematics0.73×10 works
  14. Dentistry0.58×3 works
  15. Veterinary0.55×1 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×36 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.53×14 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.44×18 works
  19. Computer Science0.42×40 works
  20. Engineering0.36×66 works
  21. Psychology0.33×12 works
  22. Chemistry0.32×6 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.30×4 works
  24. Materials Science0.22×10 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.19×1 works
  26. Neuroscience0.11×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Niamey?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-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 Change147▲ 3.9×69 topics
  2. Epidemiology120▲ 2.1×105 topics
  3. Sustainability118▲ 3.4×49 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers111▲ 37×6 topics
  5. Adaptation86▲ 21×7 topics
  6. Diversity70▲ 28×6 topics
  7. Livestock Farming70▲ 83×3 topics
  8. Agroecology68▲ 34×2 topics
  9. Agricultural Development67▲ 31×2 topics
  10. Multifunctionality67▲ 102×1 topic
  11. Work Organization67▲ 124×1 topic
  12. Sustainable Agriculture53▲ 12×9 topics
  13. Climate Resilience51▲ 60×3 topics
  14. Biodiversity Conservation47▲ 8.9×12 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity45▲ 7.4×18 topics
  16. Environmental Impact42▲ 1.77×43 topics
  17. Nutritional Value42▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Globalization40▲ 1.46×52 topics
  19. Agroforestry40▲ 43×4 topics
  20. Public Health37▲ 1.81×48 topics
  21. Rural Livelihoods37▲ 49×2 topics
  22. Indigenous Fruits37▲ 114×1 topic
  23. Tree Domestication37▲ 114×1 topic
  24. Remote Sensing34▲ 1.96×23 topics
  25. Food Security27▲ 3.6×15 topics
  26. Vaccine27▲ 4.9×11 topics
  27. Nutritional Quality26▲ 25×4 topics
  28. Drought Tolerance24▲ 12×8 topics
  29. Pathogenesis24▲ 3.4×17 topics
  30. Vaccine Development22▲ 6.0×10 topics
  31. Breeding20▲ 19×5 topics
  32. Maternal Mortality20▲ 6.2×5 topics
  33. Gender Equality19▲ 4.8×8 topics
  34. Agricultural Sustainability18▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Global Burden of Disease18▲ 5.0×4 topics
  36. Marker Development17▲ 26×3 topics
  37. Community Health Workers16▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Maternal and Child Undernutrition16▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Water Sanitation Hygiene16▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Health Inequalities15▲ 8.9×3 topics

What research is done in Niamey?

Agriculture and Rural De…63Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 63 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 34 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 15 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 12 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 12 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 10 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 9 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 9 fractional worksMoringa oleifera research and applications: 8 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 7 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryNutrition and DieteticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 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 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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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 2025Niamey9.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.5% in 2000.

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