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Research in Yaoundé

Science Explorer records 46 research institutions in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université de Yaoundé I, Institut de Recherche Agricole pour le Développement and Institut de Recherches Géologiques et Minières.

Research institutions
46
13 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
18k
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
11.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Yaoundé?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de Yaoundé IUniversity 10,304 #2,848
2Institut de Recherche Agricole pour le DéveloppementResearch facility 777 #10,191
3National Advanced School of Public WorksUniversity 456 #16,392
4Central Hospital of YaoundéHospital / health system 456 #24,765
5African Governance and Development InstituteNonprofit 445 #24,241
6University Teaching Hospital of YaoundeHospital / health system 411 #26,329
7Centre Pasteur du CamerounResearch facility 374 #19,834
8Ministry of Scientific Research and InnovationGovernment institution 372 #13,187
9Catholic University of Central AfricaUniversity 346 #23,753
10National Radiation Protection Agency of CameroonResearch facility 330 #14,435
11Ministry of Public HealthGovernment institution 326 #13,168
12Yaoundé General HospitalHospital / health system 325 #26,851
13Institut de Recherches Géologiques et MinièresResearch facility 322 #13,143
14Organisation de Coordination pour la lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique CentraleCompany 282 #23,815 all time
15Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics HospitalHospital / health system 280 #40,402 all time
16Comité National de Lutte contre le SIDAGovernment institution 241 #30,867 all time
17WWF CameroonNonprofit 207 #14,498 all time
18International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNonprofit 192 #18,995 all time
19Centre International De Reference Chantal BiyaInstitution 160 #34,333 all time
20Institut Supérieur de Technologie MédicaleUniversity 155 #42,350 all time
21Institut National de la Jeunesse et des SportsUniversity 151 #42,768 all time
22Pan African Institute for DevelopmentUniversity 133 #37,379 all time
23Institut de Formation et de Recherche DémographiquesResearch facility 95 not ranked
24Ministry of Higher EducationGovernment institution 66 not ranked
25École Nationale d'Administration et de MagistratureUniversity 62 not ranked
26United Nations Children's Fund CameroonInstitution 61 not ranked
27Institut International des AssurancesUniversity 60 not ranked
28Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal IndustriesGovernment institution 56 not ranked
29Centre for Schistosomiasis & ParasitologyResearch facility 51 not ranked
30Université Protestante d'Afrique CentraleUniversity 33 not ranked
31Institut Sous-Régional de Statistique et d'Economie AppliquéeUniversity 32 not ranked
32National Committee for the Development of TechnologiesResearch facility 27 not ranked
33Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological DevelopmentGovernment institution 22 not ranked
34Cameroon Academy of SciencesInstitution 19 not ranked
35Cameroon Nutritional Science SocietyInstitution 18 not ranked
36Helen Keller InternationalNonprofit 18 not ranked
37African Centre for Advanced StudiesResearch facility 13 not ranked
38Fobang FoundationNonprofit 13 not ranked
39Institut Universitaire SiantouUniversity 11 not ranked
40Metabiota (Cameroon)Company 11 not ranked
41Institut PrépaVogtUniversity 9 not ranked
42Centre pour l’Environnement et le DéveloppementNonprofit 7 not ranked
43Agence Nationale des Technologies de l'Information et de la CommunicationGovernment institution 2 not ranked
44Centre D'analyse et de Recherche sur les Politiques Economiques et Sociales du CamerounInstitution 1 not ranked
45Agro PME FondationNonprofit 0 not ranked
46Centre Africain d’Etudes Internationales Diplomatiques Economiques et StratégiquesInstitution 0 not ranked

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.

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 Yaoundé I: 58.1%Institut de Recherche Agricole pour le Développement: 4.4%National Advanced School of Public Works: 2.6%Central Hospital of Yaoundé: 2.6%40 others listed: 32.4%58%largest
Université de Yaoundé I10k · 58.1%Institut de Recherche Agricole pour le Développement777 · 4.4%National Advanced School of Public Works456 · 2.6%Central Hospital of Yaoundé456 · 2.6%40 others listed5,739 · 32.4%

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

What is Yaoundé strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Yaoundé is most concentrated in Forestry, Virology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (10.1× the world share in Forestry).

  1. ForestrySubfield · 52.9 works10×
  2. VirologySubfield · 21.8 works7.4×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 145.2 works6.1×
  4. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 31.8 works5.5×
  5. Geochemistry and PetrologySubfield · 27.8 works5.4×
  6. ParasitologySubfield · 26.3 works4.9×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Yaoundé?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Smallholder Farmers, Climate Change, Adaptation, Governance, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology385▲ 1.93×125 topics
  2. Climate Change286▲ 2.1×86 topics
  3. Sustainability207▲ 1.69×69 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers172▲ 15×6 topics
  5. Adaptation140▲ 9.7×13 topics
  6. Environmental Impact139▲ 1.62×51 topics
  7. Globalization135▲ 1.36×76 topics
  8. Governance126▲ 7.6×12 topics
  9. Public Health124▲ 1.69×58 topics
  10. Economic Growth124▲ 2.9×24 topics
  11. Diversity118▲ 13×9 topics
  12. Agroecology112▲ 15×4 topics
  13. Economic Development111▲ 2.7×26 topics
  14. Livestock Farming110▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Agricultural Development110▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Multifunctionality109▲ 43×2 topics
  17. Work Organization109▲ 51×1 topic
  18. Immune Response106▲ 3.7×17 topics
  19. Global Burden97▲ 3.6×12 topics
  20. Biodiversity Conservation93▲ 5.0×13 topics
  21. Vaccine92▲ 4.5×11 topics
  22. Antioxidant92▲ 2.6×46 topics
  23. Inequality88▲ 7.6×12 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity86▲ 3.9×21 topics
  25. Vaccine Development79▲ 6.2×9 topics
  26. Medicinal Plants79▲ 3.9×18 topics
  27. Institutional Quality79▲ 15×3 topics
  28. ICT78▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Antiretroviral Therapy73▲ 9.0×6 topics
  30. Knowledge Economy71▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Sustainable Agriculture70▲ 4.4×13 topics
  32. Agroforestry69▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Inclusive Development69▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Mobile Phones69▲ 31×1 topic
  35. financial access69▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Nutritional Value66▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Poverty Reduction64▲ 9.6×5 topics
  38. Climate Resilience60▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Insecticide Resistance52▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Rural Livelihoods51▲ 20×2 topics

What research is done in Yaoundé?

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 109 works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and DevelopmentInformation Systems 69 works
  3. 3 African Botany and Ecology StudiesForestry 51 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 38 works
  5. 5 Malaria Research and ControlPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 37 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic MappingArtificial Intelligence 35 works
  7. 7 Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeophysics 28 works
  8. 8 HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsInfectious Diseases 28 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water AccessNutrition and Dietetics 27 works
  10. 10 Mosquito-borne diseases and controlPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 27 works

Research output over time

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