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Science in Burundi

Burundi ranks #128 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#109 all time), with 1.4k research works and 12.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#128
of 192 · #109 all time
Works, 2022–2025
1.4k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
54%
world 63%

What is Burundi strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Burundi ranks highest in Social Sciences (#140 of 151). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, History and Philosophy of Science and General Psychology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #140 of 151 10.7%376 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. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 16.0 works9.8×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 20.6 works9.4×
  3. General PsychologySubfield · 1.3 works8.7×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 32.1 works8.0×
  5. HorticultureSubfield · 1.2 works6.2×
  6. Theoretical Computer ScienceSubfield · 1.3 works5.5×
  7. ForestrySubfield · 7.6 works5.1×
  8. PhilosophySubfield · 29.6 works4.8×
← 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: 1.53× its world share, 103 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 97 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 77 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 60 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.87× its world share, 48 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.33× its world share, 74 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 41 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 112 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.00× its world share, 164 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.43× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 51 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 376 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Burundi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Justice, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Gender, Globalization and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Climate Change65▲ 1.69×85 topics
  2. Globalization64▲ 2.3×83 topics
  3. Sustainability52▲ 1.49×60 topics
  4. Sustainable Development51▲ 2.3×37 topics
  5. Social Justice50▲ 6.0×29 topics
  6. Community Engagement42▲ 9.0×11 topics
  7. Gender42▲ 5.5×39 topics
  8. Public Policy42▲ 5.9×15 topics
  9. Territorial Governance41▲ 23×4 topics
  10. Local Development40▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Colonialism39▲ 5.8×35 topics
  12. History36▲ 3.6×49 topics
  13. Identity34▲ 3.3×51 topics
  14. Smallholder Farmers33▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Citizen Participation31▲ 18×1 topic
  16. Environmental Participation31▲ 27×1 topic
  17. Religion31▲ 4.6×24 topics
  18. Economic Development30▲ 2.6×21 topics
  19. Sociolinguistics28▲ 10×8 topics
  20. Gender Studies28▲ 13×9 topics
  21. Social Movements26▲ 6.1×17 topics
  22. Agroecology24▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Adaptation24▲ 5.9×11 topics
  24. Migration24▲ 5.0×15 topics
  25. Democracy23▲ 4.5×14 topics
  26. Diversity22▲ 9.1×7 topics
  27. Cultural Studies22▲ 4.2×25 topics
  28. Agricultural Development21▲ 9.1×5 topics
  29. Livestock Farming21▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Multifunctionality21▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Multilingualism20▲ 8.7×5 topics
  32. Work Organization20▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Educational Policies19▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Sociological Analysis19▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Professional Practices19▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Public Action19▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Islam19▲ 6.2×5 topics
  38. Archaeology18▲ 9.5×10 topics
  39. Pragmatics18▲ 7.6×6 topics
  40. Social Change17▲ 9.4×9 topics

Which universities in Burundi lead research?

École Normale Supérieure, Université du Burundi and Republic of Burundi rank highest in Burundi on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1École Normale SupérieureUniversity · Bujumbura · #3,293 worldwide12.0% top 10% · 857 works
  2. 2Université du BurundiUniversity · Bujumbura · #14,385 worldwide13.9% top 10% · 302 works
  3. 3Republic of BurundiGovernment institution · Bujumbura · #22,291 worldwide11.3% top 10% · 72 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 Burundi

Who are the top researchers in Burundi?

Sophie Roux, Pierre Boyancé and Béatrice Didier rank highest among researchers based in Burundi.

  1. 1 Sophie Roux · #12,787 worldwide 312 citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Pierre Boyancé · #132,725 worldwide 43 citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Béatrice Didier · #240,286 worldwide 10 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Benoît de L’Estoile · #246,420 worldwide 48 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Gaëtan Feltz · #280,964 worldwide 10 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Michel Offerlé · #299,634 worldwide 3 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Karol Beffa · #306,345 worldwide 0 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Bruno Blanchet · #359,417 worldwide 204 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Françoise Autrand · #366,062 worldwide 36 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 François Menant · #384,305 worldwide 4 citations · 24 works
Top researchers in Burundi

How open and international is Burundi's research?

54% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 53% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available53.8%not open46.2%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.5%domestic only46.5%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Burundi's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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 Burundi