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Research in Saint-Louis

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Saint-Louis, Senegal. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université Gaston Berger.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2k
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.4k
3.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1967-2026
60 years on the record
Saint-Louis

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Which research institutions are in Saint-Louis?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université Gaston BergerUniversity 1,898 #5,471
2Espoir pour la SanteNonprofit 80 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.

Which fields of science does Saint-Louis work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Saint-Louis is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (17%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%).

Physical Sciences: 191 fractional works · 31.9% of its workComputer Science: 51 fractional works · 8.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 13 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 43 fractional works · 7.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 40 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 34 fractional works · 5.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNumerical Analysis: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 177 fractional works · 29.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 99 fractional works · 16.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 40 fractional works · 6.6% of its workAnthropology: 19 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLinguistics and Language: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 26 fractional works · 4.3% of its workFinance: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 4.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 145 fractional works · 24.1% of its workMedicine: 125 fractional works · 20.8% of its workSurgery: 26 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 18 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 6 fractional works · 1.0% 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 workLife Sciences: 87 fractional works · 14.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 67 fractional works · 11.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 28 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 15 fractional works · 2.4% of its workForestry: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSaint-Louis600fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences30%

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. Computer Science518.5%
    2. Engineering437.1%
    3. Environmental Science406.6%
    4. Mathematics345.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences71.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy50.9%
    7. Materials Science50.9%
    8. Energy40.7%
    9. Chemistry20.4%
    1. Social Sciences9916.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance264.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities264.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting122.0%
    5. Decision Sciences81.3%
    6. Psychology71.1%
    1. Medicine12520.8%
    2. Health Professions111.8%
    3. Nursing61.0%
    4. Veterinary20.3%
    5. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6711.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology111.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology71.1%
    4. Neuroscience20.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Saint-Louis strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Saint-Louis is most concentrated in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (10.4× the world share in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics).

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 26.4 works10×
← 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: 2.40× its world share, 62 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.77× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.09× its world share, 113 worksMedicineNursing: 1.98× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.61× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.06× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 92 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics4.77×30 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.40×62 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.06×24 works
  4. Nursing1.98×5 works
  5. Veterinary1.94×1 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.61×25 works
  7. Social Sciences1.35×92 works
  8. Environmental Science1.28×34 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.21×6 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.13×6 works
  11. Medicine1.09×113 works
  12. Computer Science1.08×45 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.82×7 works
  14. Health Professions0.71×10 works
  15. Energy0.69×3 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.59×10 works
  17. Engineering0.44×35 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.44×5 works
  19. Psychology0.35×6 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×9 works
  21. Dentistry0.24×1 works
  22. Chemistry0.22×2 works
  23. Materials Science0.21×4 works
  24. Neuroscience0.19×2 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.12×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Saint-Louis?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Climate Change, Adaptation, Diversity, Agroecology, Livestock Farming, Multifunctionality 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 Change48▲ 2.9×45 topics
  2. Epidemiology39▲ 1.61×78 topics
  3. Sustainability37▲ 2.5×34 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers31▲ 25×6 topics
  5. Adaptation28▲ 15×5 topics
  6. Diversity25▲ 24×5 topics
  7. Agroecology23▲ 27×2 topics
  8. Livestock Farming23▲ 64×2 topics
  9. Multifunctionality23▲ 82×2 topics
  10. Agricultural Development23▲ 25×1 topic
  11. Globalization23▲ 1.92×32 topics
  12. Work Organization23▲ 98×1 topic
  13. Healthcare15▲ 2.2×11 topics
  14. Governance15▲ 7.5×7 topics
  15. Colonialism15▲ 5.2×13 topics
  16. Ethnicity14▲ 6.0×8 topics
  17. Migration13▲ 6.3×10 topics
  18. Social Justice13▲ 3.5×10 topics
  19. Social Movements12▲ 7.0×8 topics
  20. Community Engagement12▲ 6.1×3 topics
  21. Local Development12▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Territorial Governance12▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Nationalism11▲ 4.1×8 topics
  24. Sociolinguistics11▲ 9.9×6 topics
  25. Public Policy10▲ 3.6×6 topics
  26. Controllability10▲ 39×2 topics
  27. Cultural Studies10▲ 4.7×7 topics
  28. Decentralization10▲ 7.8×4 topics
  29. Islam10▲ 7.8×2 topics
  30. North Africa10▲ 44×2 topics
  31. Africa9▲ 38×2 topics
  32. Political Transition9▲ 30×1 topic
  33. urban protest9▲ 178×1 topic
  34. Sustainable Agriculture9▲ 4.8×10 topics
  35. Cultural Diversity9▲ 6.5×4 topics
  36. Imperialism8▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Citizen Participation8▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Environmental Participation8▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Proximity and Innovation8▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Climate Resilience7▲ 20×2 topics

What research is done in Saint-Louis?

Agriculture and Rural De…22Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 22 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethn…8African Studies and Ethnography: 8 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …8French Urban and Social Studies: 8 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 7 fractional worksNonlinear Differential Equations Analysis: 6 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 5 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Geopolitics: 5 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 5 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 5 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 4 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSociology and Political ScienceAnthropologyApplied Mathematics4 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 22 works
  2. 2 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 African history and culture studies Anthropology 7 works
  5. 5 Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis Applied Mathematics 6 works
  6. 6 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 5 works
  7. 7 African Studies and Geopolitics Anthropology 5 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 4 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Saint-Louis6.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.9% in 2016.

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