Question 1

How strong is science in Benin?

Accepted Answer

Benin ranks #166 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#139 all time), with 4.6k research works and 6.1% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Benin strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Benin ranks highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#78 of 124), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (#46 of 69) and Plant Science (#70 of 90). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Horticulture, Forestry and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Question 3

Which universities in Benin lead research?

Accepted Answer

Ministre de la Santé, Université de Parakou and Université d'Abomey-Calavi rank highest in Benin on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Benin?

Accepted Answer

Edmond Totin, Alcade C. Segnon and Luc Djogbénou rank highest among researchers based in Benin.

Question 5

How much of Benin's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

65% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 36% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 6

Is Benin's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Benin?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which fields of science does Benin work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 26% of research in Benin is in Social Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (22%), Medicine (16%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Benin's?

Accepted Answer

Togo has the research profile closest to Benin's (similarity 0.88 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, followed by Niger and Cameroon.