Question 1

How strong is science in Guinea?

Accepted Answer

Guinea ranks #185 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#178 all time), with 937 research works and 3.0% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Guinea strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Guinea ranks highest in Medicine (#134 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Virology, Parasitology and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Question 3

Which universities in Guinea lead research?

Accepted Answer

Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée and Ignace Deen Hospital rank highest in Guinea on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Guinea?

Accepted Answer

Lamine Koivogui, N’Faly Magassouba and Boubacar Diallo rank highest among researchers based in Guinea.

Question 5

How much of Guinea's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

72% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 38% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 6

Is Guinea's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 59% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Guinea?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Immune Response, Diagnosis, Vaccine, Maternal Mortality, Treatment, Pathogenesis and Global Burden.

Question 8

Which fields of science does Guinea work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 63% of research in Guinea is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (57%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Guinea's?

Accepted Answer

Mali has the research profile closest to Guinea's (similarity 0.85 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Nursing, followed by Somalia and Gabon.