Question 1

How strong is science in Chad?

Accepted Answer

Chad ranks #168 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#171 all time), with 545 research works and 4.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

Which universities in Chad lead research?

Accepted Answer

University of N'Djamena rank highest in Chad on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers in Chad?

Accepted Answer

Andossa Likius, Jean‐Claude Mousseuknadji Kouladoum and Hassane Taïsso Mackaye rank highest among researchers based in Chad.

Question 4

How much of Chad's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

79% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 47% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 5

Is Chad's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 104% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research in Chad?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Chad work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 30% of research in Chad is in Health Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (19%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Which countries have research most like Chad's?

Accepted Answer

Burkina Faso has the research profile closest to Chad's (similarity 0.89 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, followed by Cameroon and Niger.