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Science in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso ranks #113 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#117 all time), with 4.4k research works and 9.5% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#113
of 192 · #117 all time
Works, 2022–2025
4.4k
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
66%
world 63%

What is Burkina Faso strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Burkina Faso ranks highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#56 of 126), Medicine (#124 of 155) and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (#75 of 86). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Horticulture and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #56 of 126 13.2%964 Institutions
MedicineField #124 of 155 8.7%1,025 Institutions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #75 of 86 17.2%206
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #63 of 70 11.7%261 Institutions
Plant ScienceSubfield #84 of 92 11.0%283 Institutions
Social SciencesField #138 of 151 9.5%354 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #116 of 125 11.5%259 Institutions
EngineeringField #127 of 134 3.7%354 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. ForestrySubfield · 143.1 works31×
  2. HorticultureSubfield · 16.8 works29×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 260.6 works13×
  4. Medical TerminologySubfield · 1.2 works9.3×
  5. ParasitologySubfield · 30.5 works6.6×
  6. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 11.2 works5.2×
  7. EndocrinologySubfield · 16.2 works4.7×
  8. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 963.7 works4.6×
← 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: 4.64× its world share, 964 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 178 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.78× its world share, 78 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.75× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 178 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 51 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.21× its world share, 49 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 354 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 258 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 81 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.04× its world share, 105 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 171 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 1,025 worksMedicineNursing: 3.45× its world share, 74 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 59 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 78 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 129 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 354 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Burkina Faso?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Adaptation, Climate Change, Diversity, Agroecology, Sustainability, Agricultural Development 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 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. Epidemiology405▲ 2.3×121 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers393▲ 40×6 topics
  3. Climate Change386▲ 3.3×83 topics
  4. Sustainability355▲ 3.3×72 topics
  5. Adaptation259▲ 21×9 topics
  6. Diversity243▲ 32×7 topics
  7. Agroecology239▲ 38×3 topics
  8. Agricultural Development233▲ 32×4 topics
  9. Livestock Farming232▲ 86×3 topics
  10. Multifunctionality232▲ 105×2 topics
  11. Work Organization232▲ 124×1 topic
  12. Sustainable Agriculture184▲ 13×11 topics
  13. Biodiversity Conservation175▲ 11×16 topics
  14. Climate Resilience164▲ 61×2 topics
  15. Public Health161▲ 2.5×54 topics
  16. Agroforestry159▲ 56×3 topics
  17. Nutritional Value157▲ 32×4 topics
  18. Rural Livelihoods137▲ 62×2 topics
  19. Indigenous Fruits137▲ 133×1 topic
  20. Tree Domestication137▲ 133×1 topic
  21. Vaccine Development125▲ 11×11 topics
  22. Environmental Impact124▲ 1.67×56 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity110▲ 5.7×20 topics
  24. Global Burden107▲ 4.5×12 topics
  25. Immune Response85▲ 3.4×19 topics
  26. Medicinal Plants78▲ 4.4×16 topics
  27. Governance77▲ 5.3×10 topics
  28. Insecticide Resistance76▲ 22×4 topics
  29. Maternal Mortality75▲ 7.8×5 topics
  30. Vaccine74▲ 4.2×11 topics
  31. Vector Control73▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Genome Sequence72▲ 20×4 topics
  33. Health Inequalities66▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Social Determinants of Health65▲ 6.6×7 topics
  35. Community Health Workers63▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Socio-economic Factors61▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Child Mortality61▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Health Systems61▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Artemisinin Resistance59▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Plasmodium falciparum59▲ 43×1 topic

Which universities in Burkina Faso lead research?

Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Nazi Boni University and Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé rank highest in Burkina Faso on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 9.48333%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo: 1,210, 8.9%Nazi Boni University: 494, 10.1%Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé: 311, 13.0%Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique: 308, 7.5%Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles: 202, 11.4%University of Koudougou: 323, 10.0%International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering: 105, 19.4%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo: 295, 2.1%Université Ouaga II: 141, 10.1%West African Health Organisation: 129, 8.8%Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique: 221, 0.0%Centre Muraz: 61, 12.5%Institut de Recherch…Nazi Boni UniversityUniversité Joseph Ki…Centre National de l…
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Université Joseph Ki-ZerboUniversity · Ouagadougou · #3,680 worldwide8.9% top 10% · 1.2k works
  2. 2Nazi Boni UniversityUniversity · Bobo-Dioulasso · #8,268 worldwide10.1% top 10% · 494 works
  3. 3Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la SantéResearch facility · Ouagadougou · #10,498 worldwide13.0% top 10% · 311 works
  4. 4Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et TechnologiqueResearch facility · Ouagadougou · #11,085 worldwide7.5% top 10% · 308 works
  5. 5Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches AgricolesResearch facility · Ouagadougou · #11,304 worldwide11.4% top 10% · 202 works
  6. 6University of KoudougouUniversity · Koudougou · #11,349 worldwide10.0% top 10% · 323 works
  7. 7International Institute for Water and Environmental EngineeringUniversity · Ouagadougou · #14,846 worldwide19.4% top 10% · 105 works
  8. 8Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado OuédraogoHospital / health system · Ouagadougou · #18,767 worldwide2.1% top 10% · 295 works
  9. 9Université Ouaga IIUniversity · Ouagadougou · #20,339 worldwide10.1% top 10% · 141 works
  10. 10West African Health OrganisationGovernment institution · Bobo-Dioulasso · #21,164 worldwide8.8% top 10% · 129 works
  11. 11Institut Supérieur Privé PolytechniqueUniversity · Ouagadougou · #23,633 worldwide0.0% top 10% · 221 works
  12. 12Centre MurazInstitution · Bobo-Dioulasso · #24,267 worldwide12.5% top 10% · 61 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Burkina Faso

Who are the top researchers in Burkina Faso?

Nicolas Méda, Halidou Tinto and Jacques Simporè rank highest among researchers based in Burkina Faso.

  1. 1 Nicolas Méda · #199,804 worldwide 62 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Halidou Tinto · #208,201 worldwide 172 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Jacques Simporè · #265,838 worldwide 199 citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Adjima Thiombiano · #284,515 worldwide 128 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Yves Traoré · #297,522 worldwide 77 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Sodiomon B. Sirima · #304,528 worldwide 99 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Philippe Roux · #350,785 worldwide 68 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Jean‐Bosco Ouédraogo · #374,065 worldwide 119 citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Hamma Yacouba · #390,773 worldwide 50 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Kimseyinga Savadogo · #409,298 worldwide 56 citations · 21 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 available65.6%not open34.4%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.2%domestic only57.8%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Burkina Faso's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

Research fields in Burkina Faso