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Science in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire ranks #118 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#107 all time), with 6.5k research works and 5.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#118
of 192 · #107 all time
Works, 2022–2025
6.5k
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
71%
world 63%

What is Côte d'Ivoire strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Côte d'Ivoire ranks highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#53 of 126), Medicine (#137 of 155) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#98 of 110). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Horticulture, Forestry and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #53 of 126 5.8%1,690 Institutions
MedicineField #137 of 155 2.8%1,183 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #98 of 110 17.0%205
Social SciencesField #135 of 151 4.4%877 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #97 of 108 3.9%285 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #113 of 125 6.0%525 Institutions
Plant ScienceSubfield #86 of 92 6.0%457 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #116 of 122 3.6%438 Institutions
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #68 of 70 4.0%449 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #103 of 106 5.7%252 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #107 of 108 2.3%219 Institutions
ForestrySubfield #17 of 17 7.8%268 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 · 101.9 works117×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 267.8 works40×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 449.4 works15×
  4. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 53.0 works7.1×
  5. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 1,690.1 works5.5×
  6. Medical TerminologySubfield · 1.0 works5.1×
  7. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 54.6 works4.6×
  8. AnthropologySubfield · 83.5 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: 5.47× its world share, 1,690 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 285 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 66 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.88× its world share, 43 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.03× its world share, 105 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 158 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 118 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 213 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.63× its world share, 525 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 80 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 73 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 219 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 1,183 worksMedicineNursing: 3.26× its world share, 104 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.25× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.34× its world share, 252 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 115 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 205 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 93 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 877 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Côte d'Ivoire?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Climate Change, Adaptation, Diversity, Agroecology, Agricultural Development, Livestock Farming and Multifunctionality.

▲ 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. Smallholder Farmers682▲ 47×6 topics
  2. Climate Change669▲ 3.8×97 topics
  3. Sustainability512▲ 3.2×81 topics
  4. Adaptation413▲ 22×14 topics
  5. Diversity400▲ 35×11 topics
  6. Agroecology396▲ 42×5 topics
  7. Agricultural Development394▲ 37×3 topics
  8. Livestock Farming391▲ 97×3 topics
  9. Multifunctionality391▲ 119×2 topics
  10. Work Organization390▲ 140×1 topic
  11. Epidemiology388▲ 1.51×128 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation381▲ 16×13 topics
  13. Agroforestry361▲ 85×4 topics
  14. Sustainable Agriculture295▲ 14×14 topics
  15. Nutritional Value280▲ 39×4 topics
  16. Climate Resilience277▲ 69×3 topics
  17. Indigenous Fruits256▲ 168×1 topic
  18. Tree Domestication256▲ 168×1 topic
  19. Genetic Diversity231▲ 8.0×21 topics
  20. Antioxidant175▲ 3.9×46 topics
  21. Governance149▲ 6.9×12 topics
  22. Ethnicity143▲ 5.8×11 topics
  23. Water Quality142▲ 5.5×16 topics
  24. Ecosystem Services141▲ 5.6×11 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants133▲ 5.1×19 topics
  26. Social Movements128▲ 6.6×17 topics
  27. Community Engagement122▲ 5.7×12 topics
  28. Territorial Governance117▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Soil Fertility116▲ 7.9×8 topics
  30. Local Development116▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Sociolinguistics112▲ 9.1×7 topics
  32. Africa109▲ 40×3 topics
  33. Decentralization108▲ 7.8×4 topics
  34. Political Transition107▲ 31×3 topics
  35. Climate Change Resilience106▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Youth Employment104▲ 90×2 topics
  37. Disease Resistance104▲ 31×3 topics
  38. media pluralism104▲ 200×1 topic
  39. urban protest104▲ 200×1 topic
  40. Cacao102▲ 117×1 topic

Which universities in Côte d'Ivoire lead research?

Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Université Nangui Abrogoua and Swiss Centre for Scientific Research rank highest in Côte d'Ivoire on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 9.92%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny: 1,911, 3.9%Université Nangui Abrogoua: 703, 4.5%Swiss Centre for Scientific Research: 95, 21.8%Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny: 310, 6.5%Université Pelefero Gon Coulibaly: 424, 4.1%Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé: 569, 2.6%Université Alassane Ouattara: 858, 2.5%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Cocody: 137, 2.8%Centre National de Recherche Agronomique: 162, 4.3%Société de Développement des Forêts: 73, 9.8%Institut National de Santé Publique: 79, 12.6%Africa Rice Center: 62, 32.3%École Normale Supérieure d'Abidjan: 128, 6.0%Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire: 135, 2.3%African Development Bank Group: 101, 32.8%Swiss Centre for Sci…Institut National Po…Université Nangui Ab…Université Félix Hou…
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Université Félix Houphouët-BoignyUniversity · Abidjan · #4,534 worldwide3.9% top 10% · 1.9k works
  2. 2Université Nangui AbrogouaUniversity · Abidjan · #6,630 worldwide4.5% top 10% · 703 works
  3. 3Swiss Centre for Scientific ResearchNonprofit · Abidjan · #9,001 worldwide21.8% top 10% · 95 works
  4. 4Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-BoignyUniversity · Yamoussoukro · #9,367 worldwide6.5% top 10% · 310 works
  5. 5Université Pelefero Gon CoulibalyUniversity · Korhogo · #10,594 worldwide4.1% top 10% · 424 works
  6. 6Université Jean Lorougnon GuédéUniversity · Daloa · #10,905 worldwide2.6% top 10% · 569 works
  7. 7Université Alassane OuattaraUniversity · Bouaké · #16,221 worldwide2.5% top 10% · 858 works
  8. 8Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de CocodyHospital / health system · Abidjan · #16,484 worldwide2.8% top 10% · 137 works
  9. 9Centre National de Recherche AgronomiqueGovernment institution · Abidjan · #16,827 worldwide4.3% top 10% · 162 works
  10. 10Société de Développement des ForêtsGovernment institution · Abidjan · #18,376 worldwide9.8% top 10% · 73 works
  11. 11Institut National de Santé PubliqueResearch facility · Abidjan · #20,448 worldwide12.6% top 10% · 79 works
  12. 12Africa Rice CenterNonprofit · Cocody · #21,063 worldwide32.3% top 10% · 62 works
  13. 13École Normale Supérieure d'AbidjanUniversity · Abidjan · #21,801 worldwide6.0% top 10% · 128 works
  14. 14Institut Pasteur de Côte d'IvoireNonprofit · Abidjan · #21,820 worldwide2.3% top 10% · 135 works
  15. 15African Development Bank GroupInstitution · Abidjan · #22,441 worldwide32.8% top 10% · 101 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 Côte d'Ivoire

Who are the top researchers in Côte d'Ivoire?

M.C.S. Wopereis, Jean-Marie Mayeur and Aliou Diagne rank highest among researchers based in Côte d'Ivoire.

  1. 1 M.C.S. Wopereis · #113,729 worldwide 237 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Jean-Marie Mayeur · #144,447 worldwide 16 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Aliou Diagne · #150,935 worldwide 165 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Inza Koné · #178,223 worldwide 224 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Kazuki Saito · #214,295 worldwide 192 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Sander J. Zwart · #266,370 worldwide 164 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Moníque Formarier · #281,691 worldwide 3 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Jonne Rodenburg · #300,363 worldwide 117 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 John C. Anyanwu · #332,583 worldwide 135 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Paul Van Mele · #395,440 worldwide 91 citations · 28 works
Top researchers in Côte d'Ivoire

Which cities in Côte d'Ivoire are research hubs?

  1. 1 Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire 18k works

How open and international is Côte d'Ivoire's research?

71% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 35% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available70.6%not open29.4%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.2%domestic only64.8%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Côte d'Ivoire's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% 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 Côte d'Ivoire