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Research in Ouagadougou

Science Explorer records 26 research institutions in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique.

Research institutions
26
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.7k
▲ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
100k
10.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Ouagadougou

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 Ouagadougou?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université Joseph Ki-ZerboUniversity 3,322 #6,191
2Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado OuédraogoHospital / health system 1,151 #12,605
3Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la SantéResearch facility 897 #6,638
4Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches AgricolesResearch facility 784 #17,160
5Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et TechnologiqueResearch facility 718 #8,784
6Université Ouaga IIUniversity 485 #13,689
7International Institute for Water and Environmental EngineeringUniversity 441 #16,831
8Institut Supérieur Privé PolytechniqueUniversity 329 #15,346
9Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication CampaignGovernment institution 187 #29,481 all time
10Ministère De La SantéGovernment institution 179 #23,816 all time
11Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le PaludismeResearch facility 175 #19,101 all time
12Global Water Partnership West AfricaGovernment institution 165 #25,469 all time
13Burkina Faso Ministry of the Environment, Green Economy, and Climate ChangeGovernment institution 138 #28,937 all time
14Direction Générale de la MétéorologieInstitution 102 not ranked
15Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La PopulationResearch facility 99 not ranked
16Institut Supérieur de l'Informatique et de GestionUniversity 89 not ranked
17Direction Générale de la Pharmacie, du Médicament et des LaboratoiresGovernment institution 86 not ranked
18Centre National de Semences ForestièresResearch facility 85 not ranked
19Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest AfricaineInstitution 43 not ranked
20École Nationale d'Administration et de MagistratureUniversity 38 not ranked
21Groupe de Recherche et d’Action sur le FoncierInstitution 31 not ranked
22MalariaGENHospital / health system 10 not ranked
23Ministère de l'Agriculture et des Aménagements HydrauliquesGovernment institution 4 not ranked
24Groupe de Recherche et d’Analyse Appliquées pour le DéveloppementNonprofit 2 not ranked
25Réseau MARPInstitution 0 not ranked
26Association KeoogoInstitution 0 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 Joseph Ki-Zerbo: 34.7%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo: 12.0%Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé: 9.4%Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles: 8.2%20 others listed: 35.6%35%largest
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo3,322 · 34.7%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo1,151 · 12.0%Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé897 · 9.4%Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles784 · 8.2%20 others listed3,406 · 35.6%

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

Which fields of science does Ouagadougou work in?

In 2022-now, 31% of research in Ouagadougou is in Health Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (22%), Engineering (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,146 fractional works · 30.7% of its workMedicine: 914 fractional works · 24.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 182 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 103 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 98 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 73 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurgery: 68 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 148 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 117 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 67 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 67 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVeterinary: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,089 fractional works · 29.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 822 fractional works · 22.0% of its workPlant Science: 260 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 197 fractional works · 5.3% of its workForestry: 120 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFood Science: 80 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInsect Science: 45 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHorticulture: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 159 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 59 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 75 fractional works · 2.0% of its workParasitology: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 943 fractional works · 25.2% of its workEngineering: 307 fractional works · 8.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 53 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 49 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 48 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 44 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 243 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 42 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 109 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 84 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 44 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 66 fractional works · 1.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 52 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 46 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 39 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 560 fractional works · 15.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 297 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 151 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 94 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 63 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 68 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 47 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOuagadougou3,738fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences15%

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. Health Sciences1,14630.7%
    1. Medicine91424.5%
    2. Health Professions1484.0%
    3. Nursing671.8%
    4. Veterinary100.3%
    5. Dentistry80.2%
  2. Life Sciences1,08929.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences82222.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1594.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology752.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics210.5%
    5. Neuroscience130.3%
    1. Engineering3078.2%
    2. Environmental Science2436.5%
    3. Computer Science1092.9%
    4. Materials Science842.2%
    5. Mathematics661.8%
    6. Energy521.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences391.1%
    8. Chemistry210.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy190.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Social Sciences2977.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance942.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting681.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities471.3%
    5. Psychology320.8%
    6. Decision Sciences230.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ouagadougou strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ouagadougou is most concentrated in Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Parasitology (32.1× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 107.5 works32×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 182.1 works12×
  3. ParasitologySubfield · 23.3 works6.9×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 721.6 works4.7×
← 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: 4.73× its world share, 722 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 132 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.78× its world share, 58 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.75× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 91 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.44× its world share, 42 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 270 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 208 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 73 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.53× its world share, 58 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 130 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 773 worksMedicineNursing: 3.75× its world share, 59 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.88× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 60 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 84 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 250 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.73×722 works
  2. Nursing3.75×59 works
  3. Veterinary1.88×8 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.78×58 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.75×20 works
  6. Health Professions1.54×130 works
  7. Mathematics1.53×58 works
  8. Energy1.44×42 works
  9. Environmental Science1.30×208 works
  10. Medicine1.25×773 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.22×84 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×132 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.71×36 works
  14. Materials Science0.65×73 works
  15. Social Sciences0.61×250 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.60×19 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.58×60 works
  18. Engineering0.56×270 works
  19. Dentistry0.47×7 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.46×43 works
  21. Computer Science0.37×91 works
  22. Chemistry0.31×16 works
  23. Psychology0.26×26 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.23×3 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.21×15 works
  26. Neuroscience0.20×10 works

Which keywords describe research in Ouagadougou?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology357▲ 2.4×122 topics
  2. Climate Change311▲ 3.1×86 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers303▲ 38×6 topics
  4. Sustainability285▲ 3.1×73 topics
  5. Adaptation194▲ 17×10 topics
  6. Diversity178▲ 27×7 topics
  7. Agroecology175▲ 33×3 topics
  8. Livestock Farming170▲ 77×3 topics
  9. Agricultural Development169▲ 30×4 topics
  10. Multifunctionality168▲ 96×2 topics
  11. Work Organization168▲ 116×1 topic
  12. Sustainable Agriculture156▲ 13×10 topics
  13. Biodiversity Conservation150▲ 11×15 topics
  14. Climate Resilience141▲ 63×2 topics
  15. Public Health140▲ 2.6×56 topics
  16. Agroforestry134▲ 54×3 topics
  17. Nutritional Value134▲ 32×4 topics
  18. Environmental Impact116▲ 1.82×58 topics
  19. Rural Livelihoods116▲ 57×2 topics
  20. Indigenous Fruits115▲ 134×1 topic
  21. Tree Domestication115▲ 134×1 topic
  22. Vaccine Development111▲ 12×11 topics
  23. Renewable Energy102▲ 1.88×42 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity96▲ 5.9×20 topics
  25. Global Burden95▲ 4.7×12 topics
  26. Immune Response71▲ 3.4×21 topics
  27. Insecticide Resistance70▲ 23×4 topics
  28. Medicinal Plants67▲ 4.6×17 topics
  29. Maternal Mortality67▲ 8.0×5 topics
  30. Genome Sequence64▲ 21×4 topics
  31. Vector Control60▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Health Inequalities57▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Community Health Workers55▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Artemisinin Resistance54▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Plasmodium falciparum54▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Child Mortality54▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Health Systems54▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Socio-economic Factors54▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Drought Tolerance53▲ 10×8 topics
  40. Nutritional Quality47▲ 17×4 topics

What research is done in Ouagadougou?

Agriculture and Rural De…159Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 159 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…103African Botany and Ecology Studies: 103 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…46Global Maternal and Child Health: 46 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 43 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 39 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…38Healthcare Systems and Practices: 38 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 37 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 35 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 22 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 22 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 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 159 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 103 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 46 works
  4. 4 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 43 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 39 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 38 works
  7. 7 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 37 works
  8. 8 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 35 works
  9. 9 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 22 works
  10. 10 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 22 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ouagadougou8.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.0% in 2010.

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