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Science in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso ranks #116 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#94 all time), with 4.4k research works and 6.1% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#116
of 189 · #94 all time
Works, 2022-now
4.4k
▲ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
129k
10.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.59×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
Burkina Faso

What is Burkina Faso strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Burkina Faso ranks highest in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (#38 of 69), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#72 of 124) and Medicine (#96 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Horticulture, Forestry and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #38 of 69 12.7%261 #43 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #72 of 124 6.5%964 #66 Institutions
MedicineField #96 of 152 4.2%1,025 #79 Institutions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #57 of 84 7.5%206 #62
Plant ScienceSubfield #66 of 90 3.9%283 #70 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #99 of 122 5.6%259 #91 Institutions
Social SciencesField #130 of 148 12.5%354 #116 Institutions
EngineeringField #127 of 131 6.0%354 #124 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. HorticultureSubfield · 21.3 works · #29 of 178 active here31×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 161.3 works · #23 of 204 active here30×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 281.5 works · #64 of 223 active here12×
  4. Medical TerminologySubfield · 1.2 works · #58 of 121 active here8.0×
  5. ParasitologySubfield · 40.1 works · #74 of 211 active here7.4×
  6. EndocrinologySubfield · 24.0 works · #77 of 203 active here6.0×
  7. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 14.6 works · #81 of 202 active here5.7×
  8. Insect ScienceSubfield · 67.0 works · #80 of 214 active here4.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4.57× its world share, 1,109 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 215 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 104 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.59× its world share, 29 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 208 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 58 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 59 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 403 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 303 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 92 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.97× its world share, 119 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 47 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.43× its world share, 193 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.24× its world share, 1,216 worksMedicineNursing: 3.33× its world share, 83 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.75× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 67 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 88 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.34× its world share, 147 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 429 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.57×1,109 works
  2. Nursing3.33×83 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.02×104 works
  4. Mathematics1.97×119 works
  5. Veterinary1.75×12 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.59×29 works
  7. Health Professions1.43×193 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.34×147 works
  9. Energy1.26×59 works
  10. Medicine1.24×1,216 works
  11. Environmental Science1.19×303 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.79×215 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.72×58 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.71×35 works
  15. Social Sciences0.66×429 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.53×88 works
  17. Computer Science0.52×208 works
  18. Engineering0.52×403 works
  19. Materials Science0.52×92 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.45×67 works
  21. Dentistry0.42×10 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.41×47 works
  23. Chemistry0.33×27 works
  24. Psychology0.28×43 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.25×4 works
  26. Neuroscience0.18×15 works

Which fields of science does Burkina Faso work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research in Burkina Faso is in Health Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (22%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,515 fractional works · 29.6% of its workMedicine: 1,216 fractional works · 23.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 253 fractional works · 4.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 143 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 139 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 96 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurgery: 93 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 75 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 193 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 153 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 83 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 83 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVeterinary: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,471 fractional works · 28.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,109 fractional works · 21.7% of its workPlant Science: 332 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 281 fractional works · 5.5% of its workForestry: 161 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFood Science: 101 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInsect Science: 67 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHorticulture: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 215 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 82 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 104 fractional works · 2.0% of its workParasitology: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVirology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,320 fractional works · 25.8% of its workEngineering: 403 fractional works · 7.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 70 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 64 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 62 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 53 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 303 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 208 fractional works · 4.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 59 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 119 fractional works · 2.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 92 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 59 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 58 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 809 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 429 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 215 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 147 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 98 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 88 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 67 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBurkina Faso5,115fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences16%

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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences1,51529.6%
    1. Medicine1,21623.8%
    2. Health Professions1933.8%
    3. Nursing831.6%
    4. Veterinary120.2%
    5. Dentistry110.2%
  2. Life Sciences1,47128.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,10921.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2154.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1042.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics290.6%
    5. Neuroscience150.3%
    1. Engineering4037.9%
    2. Environmental Science3035.9%
    3. Computer Science2084.1%
    4. Mathematics1192.3%
    5. Materials Science921.8%
    6. Energy591.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences581.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy470.9%
    9. Chemistry270.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.1%
    1. Social Sciences4298.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1472.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting881.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities671.3%
    5. Psychology430.8%
    6. Decision Sciences350.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Burkina Faso?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Adaptation, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Diversity, Agroecology, Sustainability 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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. Epidemiology493▲ 2.4×122 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers430▲ 40×6 topics
  3. Climate Change429▲ 3.1×88 topics
  4. Sustainability391▲ 3.1×78 topics
  5. Adaptation280▲ 18×10 topics
  6. Diversity265▲ 30×9 topics
  7. Agroecology254▲ 35×3 topics
  8. Livestock Farming248▲ 82×3 topics
  9. Agricultural Development247▲ 32×4 topics
  10. Multifunctionality245▲ 103×2 topics
  11. Work Organization245▲ 124×1 topic
  12. Sustainable Agriculture210▲ 13×11 topics
  13. Biodiversity Conservation200▲ 10×16 topics
  14. Climate Resilience186▲ 61×2 topics
  15. Public Health185▲ 2.5×58 topics
  16. Agroforestry182▲ 53×3 topics
  17. Nutritional Value177▲ 31×4 topics
  18. Vaccine Development160▲ 12×11 topics
  19. Rural Livelihoods155▲ 56×2 topics
  20. Indigenous Fruits154▲ 131×1 topic
  21. Tree Domestication154▲ 131×1 topic
  22. Environmental Impact152▲ 1.74×59 topics
  23. Global Burden131▲ 4.7×12 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity128▲ 5.8×20 topics
  25. Immune Response107▲ 3.7×21 topics
  26. Insecticide Resistance98▲ 24×4 topics
  27. Governance95▲ 5.7×10 topics
  28. Vector Control94▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Genome Sequence93▲ 22×4 topics
  30. Vaccine90▲ 4.4×11 topics
  31. Maternal Mortality89▲ 7.8×5 topics
  32. Medicinal Plants87▲ 4.4×17 topics
  33. Artemisinin Resistance77▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Plasmodium falciparum77▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Health Inequalities76▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Community Health Workers74▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Socio-economic Factors71▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Child Mortality71▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Health Systems71▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Drought Tolerance65▲ 9.1×8 topics

Which research topics does Burkina Faso publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Malaria Research and Control.

Agriculture and Rural De…245Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 245 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…154African Botany and Ecology Studies: 154 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…77Malaria Research and Control: 77 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 71 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 60 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 60 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 54 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 50 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 33 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 32 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 30 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 29 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 245 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 154 works
  3. 3 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 77 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 71 works
  5. 5 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 60 works
  6. 6 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 60 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 54 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 50 works
  9. 9 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  10. 10 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 32 works
  11. 11 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 30 works
  12. 12 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 29 works

Which universities in Burkina Faso lead research?

Nazi Boni University, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo and Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé rank highest in Burkina Faso on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 6.51667%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Institut de Recherch…Centre National de l…Nazi Boni UniversityUniversité Joseph Ki…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Nazi Boni UniversityUniversity · Bobo-Dioulasso · #5,446 worldwide4.8% top 10% · 494 works
  2. 2Université Joseph Ki-ZerboUniversity · Ouagadougou · #6,191 worldwide4.7% top 10% · 1.2k works
  3. 3Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la SantéResearch facility · Ouagadougou · #6,638 worldwide8.0% top 10% · 311 works
  4. 4Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et TechnologiqueResearch facility · Ouagadougou · #8,784 worldwide5.3% top 10% · 308 works
  5. 5University of KoudougouUniversity · Koudougou · #9,878 worldwide4.7% top 10% · 323 works
  6. 6Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado OuédraogoHospital / health system · Ouagadougou · #12,605 worldwide2.1% top 10% · 295 works
  7. 7West African Health OrganisationGovernment institution · Bobo-Dioulasso · #13,393 worldwide6.0% top 10% · 129 works
  8. 8Université Ouaga IIUniversity · Ouagadougou · #13,689 worldwide7.0% top 10% · 141 works
  9. 9Institut Supérieur Privé PolytechniqueUniversity · Ouagadougou · #15,346 worldwide9.5% top 10% · 221 works
  10. 10International Institute for Water and Environmental EngineeringUniversity · Ouagadougou · #16,831 worldwide15.3% top 10% · 105 works
  11. 11Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches AgricolesResearch facility · Ouagadougou · #17,160 worldwide5.4% top 10% · 202 works
  12. 12Centre MurazInstitution · Bobo-Dioulasso · #21,308 worldwide5.4% top 10% · 61 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Burkina Faso

Who are the top researchers in Burkina Faso?

Roch K. Dabiré, Issaka Zongo and N’Falé Sagnon rank highest among researchers based in Burkina Faso.

  1. 1 Roch K. Dabiré #139,840 worldwide 11k citations · 440 works
  2. 2 Issaka Zongo #163,227 worldwide 5.1k citations · 111 works
  3. 3 N’Falé Sagnon #169,485 worldwide 5.6k citations · 113 works
  4. 4 Hermann Sorgho #169,773 worldwide 5k citations · 133 works
  5. 5 Antoine Sanou #178,067 worldwide 1.6k citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Abdoulaye Diabaté #206,984 worldwide 10k citations · 357 works
  7. 7 Jean‐Bosco Ouédraogo #276,256 worldwide 11k citations · 382 works
  8. 8 Jan H. F. Remme #290,366 worldwide 6.2k citations · 80 works
  9. 9 Ali Sié #302,868 worldwide 8.2k citations · 377 works
  10. 10 Kangbéni Dimobe #303,404 worldwide 2.6k citations · 107 works
Top researchers in Burkina Faso

How open and international is Burkina Faso's research?

66% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 42% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available65.8%not open34.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.7%domestic only58.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 78% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 39% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.16× the expected open access and 1.51× the expected international share, which puts it #57 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Burkina Faso's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 57% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Burkina Faso as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.020% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Burkina Faso0.021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Burkina Faso over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 7.6% of its 13k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Burkina Faso5.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.1% in 1990.

Which countries have research most like Burkina Faso's?

Chad is Burkina Faso's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Burkina Faso's, with both strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

  1. 1 ChadBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Nursing, Immunology and Microbiology 0.89 Compare
  2. 2 SenegalBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Nursing 0.86 Compare
  3. 3 NigerBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Nursing, Immunology and Microbiology 0.86 Compare
  4. 4 EthiopiaBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Nursing, Immunology and Microbiology 0.85 Compare
  5. 5 Central African RepublicBoth strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Nursing, Mathematics 0.84 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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