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Research in Nouakchott

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Nouakchott, Mauritania. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Nouakchott.

Research institutions
6
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
851
▲ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.9k
8.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1963-2026
64 years on the record
Nouakchott

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 Nouakchott?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de NouakchottUniversity 607 #11,353
2Université des Sciences, de Technologie et de MédecineUniversity 120 not ranked
3École Normale Supérieure de NouakchottUniversity 74 not ranked
4Centre National de Lutte AntiacridienneGovernment institution 39 not ranked
5Lebanese International University of MauritaniaUniversity 11 not ranked
6Ministère des Affaires Économiques et de la Promotion des Secteurs ProductifsGovernment institution 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.

Université de Nouakchott: 71.2%Université des Sciences, de Technologie et de Médecine: 14.1%École Normale Supérieure de Nouakchott: 8.7%Centre National de Lutte Antiacridienne: 4.6%2 others listed: 1.5%71%largest
Université de Nouakchott607 · 71.2%Université des Sciences, de Technologie et de Médecine120 · 14.1%École Normale Supérieure de Nouakchott74 · 8.7%Centre National de Lutte Antiacridienne39 · 4.6%2 others listed13 · 1.5%

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

Which fields of science does Nouakchott work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Nouakchott is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Engineering (12%), Computer Science (12%).

Physical Sciences: 147 fractional works · 48.4% of its workEngineering: 36 fractional works · 11.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 15 fractional works · 4.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 35 fractional works · 11.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 4.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 23 fractional works · 7.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 4.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNumerical Analysis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 6.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 73 fractional works · 24.0% of its workMedicine: 62 fractional works · 20.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 47 fractional works · 15.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 37 fractional works · 12.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNouakchott303fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences16%

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. Engineering3611.8%
    2. Computer Science3511.6%
    3. Mathematics237.7%
    4. Environmental Science206.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences92.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy72.4%
    7. Materials Science62.0%
    8. Chemistry62.0%
    9. Energy41.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine6220.4%
    2. Health Professions72.3%
    3. Nursing30.9%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences258.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting72.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities51.8%
    5. Decision Sciences20.8%
    6. Psychology10.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences216.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology93.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.4%
    4. Neuroscience20.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Nouakchott?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Nonlinear Equations, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Fractional Laplacian, Sobolev Spaces, Smallholder Farmers and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 1.64×55 topics
  2. Machine Learning17▲ 1.71×35 topics
  3. Deep Learning15▲ 1.43×32 topics
  4. Renewable Energy11▲ 2.6×22 topics
  5. Climate Change11▲ 1.32×37 topics
  6. Remote Sensing10▲ 2.6×17 topics
  7. Nonlinear Equations9▲ 22×3 topics
  8. Neural Networks6▲ 1.39×11 topics
  9. Public Health6▲ 1.45×21 topics
  10. Fractional Laplacian6▲ 93×1 topic
  11. Immune Response6▲ 3.6×11 topics
  12. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 9.8×2 topics
  13. Sobolev Spaces6▲ 93×1 topic
  14. Treatment6▲ 1.54×16 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 4.4×3 topics
  16. Finite Element5▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Porous Media5▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Infectious Diseases5▲ 4.6×5 topics
  19. Agroforestry4▲ 22×1 topic
  20. Tree Domestication4▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Heterogeneous4▲ 39×1 topic
  22. Multiscale Methods4▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Global Burden4▲ 2.5×6 topics
  24. Antiviral Therapy4▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Boundary Value Problems4▲ 25×3 topics
  26. Social Capital4▲ 2.6×2 topics
  27. Islam4▲ 6.3×3 topics
  28. Gender Equality4▲ 4.4×4 topics
  29. North Africa4▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Liver Disease4▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Poverty Reduction4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  32. Grid Integration4▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Solar Energy3▲ 3.6×2 topics
  34. Controllability3▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Cancer Incidence3▲ 6.9×3 topics
  36. Empowerment2▲ 8.5×1 topic
  37. Microfinance2▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Numerical Methods2▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Spintronics2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  40. Migrations2▲ 96×1 topic

What research is done in Nouakchott?

Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations: 5 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering: 4 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Geopolitics: 2 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 2 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 2 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional works
Applied MathematicsForestryComputational Theory and MathematicsAnthropology5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations Applied Mathematics 5 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Computational Theory and Mathematics 4 works
  4. 4 African Studies and Geopolitics Anthropology 2 works
  5. 5 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  6. 6 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  7. 7 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  8. 8 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 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%Nouakchott15.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.9% in 2025.

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