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Research in Parakou

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Parakou, Benin. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Parakou.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.6k
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.5k
4.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1968-2026
59 years on the record
Parakou

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 Parakou?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de ParakouUniversity 1,592 #6,069

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 Parakou work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research in Parakou is in Life Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (38%), Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 279 fractional works · 41.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 255 fractional works · 37.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 106 fractional works · 15.6% of its workPlant Science: 42 fractional works · 6.2% of its workForestry: 34 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 25 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSoil Science: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHorticulture: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 179 fractional works · 26.4% of its workMedicine: 134 fractional works · 19.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 34 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 27 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 133 fractional works · 19.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 69 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 34 fractional works · 5.0% of its workUrban Studies: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 22 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 87 fractional works · 12.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 61 fractional works · 9.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKParakou678fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences41%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences26%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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences25537.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology132.0%
    3. Neuroscience50.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
    1. Medicine13419.7%
    2. Health Professions345.0%
    3. Nursing81.2%
    4. Veterinary20.3%
    5. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Social Sciences6910.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance233.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting223.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities111.6%
    5. Psychology60.9%
    6. Decision Sciences20.3%
    1. Environmental Science619.1%
    2. Computer Science101.4%
    3. Engineering101.4%
    4. Mathematics20.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.2%
    6. Chemistry10.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    8. Energy10.1%
    9. Materials Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Parakou strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Parakou is most concentrated in Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (46.5× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 29.4 works46×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 101.0 works35×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 225.0 works7.8×
  4. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 20.7 works7.7×
← 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: 7.79× its world share, 225 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.94× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.06× its world share, 124 worksMedicineNursing: 2.64× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.43× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.68× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 61 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.79×225 works
  2. Nursing2.64×8 works
  3. Veterinary2.43×2 works
  4. Health Professions1.94×31 works
  5. Environmental Science1.73×52 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.68×22 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×2 works
  8. Medicine1.06×124 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.05×21 works
  10. Social Sciences0.79×61 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.56×10 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.54×3 works
  13. Neuroscience0.41×4 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×12 works
  15. Psychology0.29×5 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.26×2 works
  17. Mathematics0.24×2 works
  18. Computer Science0.18×8 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×1 works
  20. Energy0.12×1 works
  21. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  22. Engineering0.10×9 works
  23. Chemistry0.09×1 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.06×1 works
  25. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Parakou?

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

▲ 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 Farmers144▲ 100×5 topics
  2. Climate Change138▲ 7.5×51 topics
  3. Sustainability125▲ 7.5×32 topics
  4. Adaptation107▲ 53×6 topics
  5. Agroecology98▲ 102×3 topics
  6. Livestock Farming94▲ 235×2 topics
  7. Multifunctionality92▲ 289×2 topics
  8. Diversity92▲ 77×5 topics
  9. Agricultural Development91▲ 88×2 topics
  10. Work Organization91▲ 347×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Agriculture58▲ 27×7 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation48▲ 19×9 topics
  13. Epidemiology43▲ 1.60×89 topics
  14. Agroforestry40▲ 88×3 topics
  15. Nutritional Value35▲ 46×4 topics
  16. Climate Resilience33▲ 81×2 topics
  17. Indigenous Fruits30▲ 194×1 topic
  18. Tree Domestication30▲ 194×1 topic
  19. Rural Development23▲ 10×8 topics
  20. Public Health23▲ 2.3×32 topics
  21. Biodiversity22▲ 4.2×16 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services21▲ 8.0×10 topics
  23. Social Networks20▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Food Security20▲ 5.3×12 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity19▲ 6.4×16 topics
  26. Community Engagement18▲ 8.0×3 topics
  27. Local Development18▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Territorial Governance18▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Agricultural Innovation16▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Livelihood Diversification16▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Social Determinants of Health14▲ 9.7×5 topics
  32. Climate Change Resilience13▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Community Health Workers12▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Maternal Mortality12▲ 7.8×4 topics
  35. Soil Fertility12▲ 7.7×5 topics
  36. Digital Health11▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Health Inequalities11▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Socio-economic Factors11▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Citizen Participation11▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Environmental Participation11▲ 22×1 topic

What research is done in Parakou?

Agriculture and Rural De…88Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 88 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 26 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 13 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 11 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 11 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 10 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 9 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 7 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 7 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 6 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesGeneral Health Professions5 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 88 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 26 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 11 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 10 works
  7. 7 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 7 works
  10. 10 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 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%Parakou21.5% 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 21.5% in 2025.

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