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Science in Gabon

Gabon ranks #160 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#155 all time), with 782 research works and 7.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#160
of 192 · #155 all time
Works, 2022–2025
782
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
60%
world 63%

What is Gabon strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Gabon ranks highest in Medicine (#149 of 155). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Parasitology, Forestry and Virology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #149 of 155 6.5%329 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. ParasitologySubfield · 20.7 works25×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 11.1 works14×
  3. VirologySubfield · 5.0 works11×
  4. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 51.2 works9.7×
  5. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 2.6 works6.6×
  6. EndocrinologySubfield · 4.0 works6.5×
  7. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 58.5 works5.7×
  8. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 18.1 works5.0×
← 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: 1.73× its world share, 64 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.86× its world share, 38 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.46× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.19× its world share, 329 worksMedicineNursing: 1.28× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.54× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.76× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 70 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Gabon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Global Burden, Immune Response, Public Health, Vaccine, Insecticide Resistance and Smallholder Farmers.

▲ 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. Epidemiology137▲ 4.4×109 topics
  2. Vaccine Development42▲ 21×11 topics
  3. Public Health41▲ 3.6×32 topics
  4. Global Burden35▲ 8.3×11 topics
  5. Climate Change34▲ 1.61×53 topics
  6. Immune Response33▲ 7.5×18 topics
  7. Diagnosis27▲ 3.7×35 topics
  8. Vaccine25▲ 8.0×11 topics
  9. Insecticide Resistance25▲ 42×4 topics
  10. Smallholder Farmers24▲ 14×5 topics
  11. Treatment24▲ 2.5×32 topics
  12. Helminth Infections24▲ 79×2 topics
  13. Genome Sequence23▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Pathogenesis22▲ 5.6×20 topics
  15. Artemisinin Resistance21▲ 86×1 topic
  16. Plasmodium falciparum21▲ 86×1 topic
  17. Vector Control18▲ 20×4 topics
  18. Drug Resistance15▲ 7.0×8 topics
  19. Biodiversity Conservation15▲ 5.2×9 topics
  20. Global Epidemiology15▲ 44×2 topics
  21. Adaptation15▲ 6.5×9 topics
  22. SARS-CoV-214▲ 5.7×5 topics
  23. Disease Burden14▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Zoonotic Infections14▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Arboviral Diseases14▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Zika Virus14▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Diversity13▲ 9.7×2 topics
  28. Immune Regulation13▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Immunomodulation13▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Schistosomiasis13▲ 62×1 topic
  31. Soil-Transmitted Helminths13▲ 62×1 topic
  32. Ivermectin12▲ 59×2 topics
  33. Antiretroviral Therapy12▲ 9.5×6 topics
  34. Agricultural Development12▲ 9.3×1 topic
  35. Agroecology12▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Livestock Farming12▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Agroforestry12▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Nutritional Value12▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Climate Resilience11▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Lymphatic Filariasis11▲ 119×1 topic

Which universities in Gabon lead research?

Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Omar Bongo University and Université des Sciences de la Santé rank highest in Gabon on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%5%10%mean 6.34%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku: 139, 5.8%Omar Bongo University: 170, 7.8%Université des Sciences de la Santé: 135, 4.3%Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville: 62, 11.7%Libreville Hospital: 126, 2.1%Centre International…Omar Bongo UniversityUniversité des Scien…Université des Scien…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Université des Sciences et Techniques de MasukuUniversity · Franceville · #17,565 worldwide5.8% top 10% · 139 works
  2. 2Omar Bongo UniversityUniversity · Libreville · #21,149 worldwide7.8% top 10% · 170 works
  3. 3Université des Sciences de la SantéUniversity · Libreville · #24,265 worldwide4.3% top 10% · 135 works
  4. 4Centre International de Recherches Médicales de FrancevilleInstitution · Franceville · #24,509 worldwide11.7% top 10% · 62 works
  5. 5Libreville HospitalHospital / health system · Libreville · #25,421 worldwide2.1% top 10% · 126 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 Gabon

Who are the top researchers in Gabon?

Eric M. Leroy, Ayôla Akim Adégnika and E. Jean Wickings rank highest among researchers based in Gabon.

  1. 1 Eric M. Leroy · #71,213 worldwide 351 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Ayôla Akim Adégnika · #215,317 worldwide 84 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 E. Jean Wickings · #485,589 worldwide 92 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 D Richard-Lenoble · #626,470 worldwide 40 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Maryvonne Kombila · #796,115 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Cyrille Bisseyé · #931,060 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 M Kombila · #962,546 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Joseph Tonda · #980,374 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Bertrand Mbatchi · #981,333 worldwide 23 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Jacques François Mavoungou · #1,044,216 worldwide 22 citations · 20 works
Top researchers in Gabon

How open and international is Gabon's research?

60% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 47% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available59.8%not open40.2%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.8%domestic only53.2%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Gabon'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 Gabon