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Research in Parakou

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Parakou, Benin. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université de Parakou.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.6k
▲ 155% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.3%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Parakou?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de ParakouUniversity 1,592 #4,994

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.

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×
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Which keywords describe research in Parakou?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Smallholder Farmers133▲ 98×5 topics
  2. Climate Change128▲ 7.8×47 topics
  3. Sustainability118▲ 8.0×31 topics
  4. Adaptation103▲ 59×6 topics
  5. Agroecology94▲ 106×3 topics
  6. Livestock Farming91▲ 240×2 topics
  7. Multifunctionality89▲ 290×2 topics
  8. Diversity89▲ 84×4 topics
  9. Agricultural Development88▲ 88×2 topics
  10. Work Organization88▲ 339×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Agriculture48▲ 25×5 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation42▲ 19×9 topics
  13. Epidemiology40▲ 1.66×84 topics
  14. Agroforestry34▲ 85×3 topics
  15. Nutritional Value30▲ 45×4 topics
  16. Climate Resilience28▲ 75×2 topics
  17. Indigenous Fruits26▲ 184×1 topic
  18. Tree Domestication26▲ 184×1 topic
  19. Public Health22▲ 2.5×31 topics
  20. Rural Development19▲ 9.1×7 topics
  21. Biodiversity19▲ 4.1×14 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services18▲ 7.6×10 topics
  23. Community Engagement17▲ 8.7×3 topics
  24. Local Development17▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Territorial Governance17▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Social Networks16▲ 9.9×3 topics
  27. Genetic Diversity15▲ 5.7×15 topics
  28. Food Security15▲ 4.5×12 topics
  29. Social Determinants of Health14▲ 9.9×5 topics
  30. Agricultural Innovation13▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Livelihood Diversification13▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Digital Health11▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Community Health Workers11▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Maternal Mortality11▲ 8.2×4 topics
  35. Healthcare Policy11▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Healthcare Quality Indicators11▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Citizen Participation11▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Environmental Participation11▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Inequalities11▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Universal Health Coverage11▲ 50×1 topic

What research is done in Parakou?

  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

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