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Science in Equatorial Guinea

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93%
world 40%
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24%
world 18%
Equatorial Guinea

Which fields of science does Equatorial Guinea work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research in Equatorial Guinea is in Health Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Social Sciences (12%), Environmental Science (10%).

Health Sciences: 10 fractional works · 30.2% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 22.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 10.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 30.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 8.7% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 27.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 9.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workALL ITS WORKEquatorial Guinea33fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences30%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine722.3%
    2. Health Professions26.0%
    3. Veterinary01.3%
    4. Nursing00.6%
    1. Social Sciences411.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities38.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting14.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.6%
    5. Decision Sciences01.0%
    6. Psychology00.9%
    1. Environmental Science39.5%
    2. Computer Science26.8%
    3. Engineering25.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences14.0%
    5. Materials Science01.0%
    6. Mathematics00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences24.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.9%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics12.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Equatorial Guinea?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Vaccine Development, Epidemiology, Al-Andalus, Convivencia, Global Burden, Insecticide Resistance, Genome Sequence and Artemisinin Resistance.

▲ 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 3.1×19 topics
  2. Vaccine Development3▲ 36×3 topics
  3. Al-Andalus2▲ 564×1 topic
  4. Convivencia2▲ 1228×1 topic
  5. Global Burden2▲ 10×3 topics
  6. Genome Sequence2▲ 65×2 topics
  7. Insecticide Resistance2▲ 70×3 topics
  8. Artemisinin Resistance2▲ 160×1 topic
  9. Plasmodium falciparum2▲ 160×1 topic
  10. Education2▲ 2.9×3 topics
  11. Helminth Infections2▲ 119×2 topics
  12. Climate Change2▲ 1.66×11 topics
  13. Human Resource Management1▲ 26×3 topics
  14. Traditional Medicine1▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Vector Control1▲ 33×2 topics
  16. Arboviral Diseases1▲ 57×1 topic
  17. Public Health1▲ 2.6×8 topics
  18. Zika Virus1▲ 57×1 topic
  19. Economic Growth1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  20. Poverty1▲ 35×3 topics
  21. Deep Learning1◆ 0.89×4 topics
  22. Globalization1▲ 1.58×4 topics

Which research topics does Equatorial Guinea publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Hispanic-African Historical Relations, Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Hispanic-African Historical Relations: 2 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksParasitic Diseases Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksGender, Education, and Development Issues: 1 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 1 fractional worksAlkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology: 1 fractional worksPharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Hispanic-African Historical Relations Religious studies 2 works
  2. 2 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 1 works
  9. 9 Gender, Education, and Development Issues Education 1 works
  10. 10 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 1 works
  11. 11 Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology Pharmacology 1 works
  12. 12 Pharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants Pharmacology 1 works

Who are the top researchers in Equatorial Guinea?

Matilde Riloha, Gloria Nseng and Maximiliano Fero Meñe rank highest among researchers based in Equatorial Guinea.

  1. 1 Matilde Riloha #1,202,301 worldwide 957 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Gloria Nseng #2,232,575 worldwide 633 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Maximiliano Fero Meñe #2,496,738 worldwide 125 citations · 24 works
Top researchers in Equatorial Guinea

How open and international is Equatorial Guinea's research?

93% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 24% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available92.6%not open7.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.2%domestic only75.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Equatorial Guinea's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Equatorial Guinea as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Equatorial Guinea0.000094% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Equatorial Guinea over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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