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Science in Gabon

Gabon ranks #155 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#146 all time), with 782 research works and 5.4% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#155
of 189 · #146 all time
Works, 2022-now
782
▲ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
46k
13.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.74×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
47%
world 18%
Gabon

What is Gabon strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Gabon ranks highest in Medicine (#110 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Parasitology, Forestry and Virology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #110 of 152 3.9%329 #112 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 · 23.7 works · #88 of 211 active here23×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 12.3 works · #101 of 204 active here12×
  3. VirologySubfield · 6.2 works · #104 of 204 active here11×
  4. HorticultureSubfield · 1.3 works · #109 of 178 active here10.0×
  5. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 66.8 works · #110 of 221 active here9.9×
  6. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 3.1 works · #131 of 202 active here6.3×
  7. EndocrinologySubfield · 4.7 works · #126 of 203 active here6.1×
  8. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 73.1 works · #128 of 224 active here5.6×
← 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: 1.55× its world share, 73 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.75× its world share, 48 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.29× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 49 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.31× its world share, 441 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.10× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 88 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.75×48 works
  2. Medicine2.31×441 works
  3. Veterinary2.10×3 works
  4. Health Professions1.86×49 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.55×73 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.44×31 works
  7. Mathematics1.29×15 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.10×4 works
  9. Nursing1.09×5 works
  10. Environmental Science1.08×53 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.94×50 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.74×21 works
  13. Social Sciences0.70×88 works
  14. Psychology0.41×12 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.37×6 works
  16. Computer Science0.34×26 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.33×10 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.32×7 works
  19. Energy0.29×3 works
  20. Dentistry0.27×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.25×4 works
  22. Engineering0.22×33 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.20×2 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.19×1 works
  25. Materials Science0.16×6 works
  26. Neuroscience0.11×2 works

Which fields of science does Gabon work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research in Gabon is in Health Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (44%), Social Sciences (9%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 500 fractional works · 50.3% of its workMedicine: 441 fractional works · 44.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 73 fractional works · 7.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 67 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEpidemiology: 49 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSurgery: 39 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 18 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 49 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 31 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 176 fractional works · 17.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 73 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workForestry: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 50 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 48 fractional works · 4.8% of its workParasitology: 24 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVirology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 165 fractional works · 16.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 88 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 46 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAnthropology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 31 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 154 fractional works · 15.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 53 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology: 20 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 33 fractional works · 3.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 26 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGabon994fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences50%Social Sciences17%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine44144.4%
    2. Health Professions494.9%
    3. Nursing50.5%
    4. Veterinary30.3%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences737.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology505.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology484.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.4%
    5. Neuroscience20.2%
    1. Social Sciences888.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance313.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities212.1%
    4. Psychology121.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting101.1%
    6. Decision Sciences20.2%
    1. Environmental Science535.4%
    2. Engineering333.3%
    3. Computer Science262.7%
    4. Mathematics151.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy70.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences60.6%
    7. Materials Science60.6%
    8. Chemistry40.4%
    9. Energy30.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Gabon?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine Development, Global Burden, Immune Response, Public Health, Vaccine, Insecticide Resistance and Helminth Infections.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology180▲ 4.5×116 topics
  2. Vaccine Development53▲ 21×11 topics
  3. Public Health51▲ 3.5×36 topics
  4. Global Burden47▲ 8.7×12 topics
  5. Immune Response41▲ 7.3×19 topics
  6. Climate Change39▲ 1.44×56 topics
  7. Diagnosis34▲ 3.7×37 topics
  8. Vaccine32▲ 8.1×11 topics
  9. Treatment32▲ 2.6×35 topics
  10. Insecticide Resistance31▲ 39×4 topics
  11. Helminth Infections29▲ 70×2 topics
  12. Genome Sequence28▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Artemisinin Resistance26▲ 79×1 topic
  14. Plasmodium falciparum26▲ 79×1 topic
  15. Smallholder Farmers26▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Pathogenesis25▲ 4.9×20 topics
  17. Risk Factors24▲ 2.2×25 topics
  18. Vector Control23▲ 20×4 topics
  19. Drug Resistance20▲ 7.0×9 topics
  20. Biodiversity Conservation18▲ 5.0×9 topics
  21. SARS-CoV-218▲ 6.0×5 topics
  22. Global Epidemiology17▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Arboviral Diseases17▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Zika Virus17▲ 27×1 topic
  25. Disease Burden17▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Zoonotic Infections17▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Adaptation17▲ 5.6×9 topics
  28. Immune Regulation16▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Antiretroviral Therapy16▲ 9.5×6 topics
  30. Immunomodulation16▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Schistosomiasis15▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Soil-Transmitted Helminths15▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Ivermectin15▲ 54×2 topics
  34. ACE2 Receptor14▲ 6.3×3 topics
  35. Agroforestry14▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Diversity14▲ 7.8×2 topics
  37. Lymphatic Filariasis14▲ 104×1 topic
  38. Onchocerciasis14▲ 104×1 topic
  39. Nutritional Value13▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Agroecology12▲ 8.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Gabon publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Parasites and Host Interactions.

Malaria Research and Con…26Malaria Research and Control: 26 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …17Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 17 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 15 fractional worksParasitic Diseases Research and Treatment: 13 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…12Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 12 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…12African Botany and Ecology Studies: 12 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…10Health, Medicine and Society: 10 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethn…9African Studies and Ethnography: 9 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 9 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 8 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 7 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthParasitologyInfectious DiseasesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 26 works
  2. 2 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 17 works
  3. 3 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 15 works
  4. 4 Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 13 works
  5. 5 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 12 works
  6. 6 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 12 works
  7. 7 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 10 works
  8. 8 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 9 works
  10. 10 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  11. 11 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 7 works
  12. 12 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works

Which universities in Gabon lead research?

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

0%2.5%5%mean 4.44%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Omar Bongo UniversityLibreville HospitalUniversité 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. 1Omar Bongo UniversityUniversity · Libreville · #11,233 worldwide5.6% top 10% · 170 works
  2. 2Université des Sciences et Techniques de MasukuUniversity · Franceville · #15,254 worldwide2.4% top 10% · 139 works
  3. 3Université des Sciences de la SantéUniversity · Libreville · #16,320 worldwide4.0% top 10% · 135 works
  4. 4Libreville HospitalHospital / health system · Libreville · #18,552 worldwide4.3% top 10% · 126 works
  5. 5Centre International de Recherches Médicales de FrancevilleInstitution · Franceville · #21,578 worldwide5.9% top 10% · 62 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Gabon

Who are the top researchers in Gabon?

Sélidji Todagbé Agnandji, Eric Maurice Leroy and Vincent P. Medjibe rank highest among researchers based in Gabon.

  1. 1 Sélidji Todagbé Agnandji #147,661 worldwide 6.8k citations · 179 works
  2. 2 Eric Maurice Leroy #219,537 worldwide 24k citations · 321 works
  3. 3 Vincent P. Medjibe #255,842 worldwide 3.1k citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Dieudonné Nkoghe #290,691 worldwide 3.9k citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Pulchérie Bissiengou #307,381 worldwide 994 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Fidèle Evouna Ondo #323,388 worldwide 1.8k citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Benjamin Ollomo #338,704 worldwide 3.2k citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Ghyslain Mombo‐Ngoma #344,598 worldwide 3.5k citations · 150 works
  9. 9 Ayôla Akim Adégnika #355,484 worldwide 11k citations · 382 works
  10. 10 Marguerite Massinga Loembé #587,561 worldwide 3.6k citations · 87 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 83% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 46% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.17× the expected open access and 1.55× the expected international share, which puts it #46 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Gabon's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Gabon as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0037% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Gabon0.0033% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 7.1% of its 3.3k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Gabon6.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.3% in 1995.

Which countries have research most like Gabon's?

Central African Republic is Gabon's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Gabon's, with both strong in Immunology and Microbiology.

  1. 1 Central African RepublicBoth strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.84 Compare
  2. 2 Republic of the CongoBoth strong in Health Professions, Immunology and Microbiology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.82 Compare
  3. 3 MaliBoth strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine, Health Professions 0.80 Compare
  4. 4 Burkina FasoBoth strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Veterinary, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.78 Compare
  5. 5 French GuianaBoth strong in Immunology and Microbiology, Veterinary, Health Professions 0.78 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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