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Science in Madagascar

Madagascar ranks #148 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#141 all time), with 1.6k research works and 8.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#148
of 192 · #141 all time
Works, 2022–2025
1.6k
▲ 81% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
63%
world 63%

What is Madagascar strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Madagascar ranks highest in Medicine (#120 of 155) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#108 of 126). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery and Horticulture.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #120 of 155 6.2%440 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #108 of 126 12.2%208 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. Developmental BiologySubfield · 4.8 works13×
  2. Drug DiscoverySubfield · 1.7 works12×
  3. HorticultureSubfield · 2.6 works12×
  4. ForestrySubfield · 17.8 works10×
  5. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 72.2 works9.3×
  6. ParasitologySubfield · 12.1 works7.0×
  7. AnthropologySubfield · 25.0 works5.4×
  8. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 46.1 works4.1×
← 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: 2.66× its world share, 208 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 93 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.30× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 67 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 111 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.11× its world share, 173 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 440 worksMedicineNursing: 1.88× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 51 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 168 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Madagascar?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Smallholder Farmers, Adaptation, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Diversity and Agroecology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology151▲ 2.3×114 topics
  2. Climate Change138▲ 3.1×74 topics
  3. Sustainability74▲ 1.84×68 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers56▲ 15×6 topics
  5. Public Health49▲ 2.1×42 topics
  6. Biodiversity49▲ 4.0×30 topics
  7. Environmental Impact44▲ 1.55×47 topics
  8. Treatment42▲ 2.1×36 topics
  9. Sustainable Development41▲ 1.58×44 topics
  10. Diagnosis41▲ 2.7×36 topics
  11. Adaptation40▲ 8.4×10 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation37▲ 6.1×12 topics
  13. Diversity35▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Agroecology34▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Livestock Farming34▲ 33×3 topics
  16. Immune Response34▲ 3.6×18 topics
  17. Population Dynamics33▲ 8.0×11 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity32▲ 4.5×20 topics
  19. Agricultural Development32▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Multifunctionality32▲ 39×2 topics
  21. Work Organization32▲ 45×1 topic
  22. Evolution31▲ 7.7×15 topics
  23. Invasive Species30▲ 4.3×19 topics
  24. Global Burden29▲ 3.3×12 topics
  25. Vaccine29▲ 4.3×11 topics
  26. Habitat Fragmentation28▲ 7.7×5 topics
  27. Conservation26▲ 3.7×17 topics
  28. Sustainable Agriculture26▲ 5.0×10 topics
  29. Vaccine Development26▲ 6.2×11 topics
  30. Altruism25▲ 18×5 topics
  31. Conservation Biology22▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Agroforestry20▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Climate Resilience18▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Nutritional Value18▲ 9.7×4 topics
  35. Biodiversity Loss18▲ 21×3 topics
  36. Cognition18▲ 7.8×2 topics
  37. Cooperation17▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Social Behavior17▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Intelligence17▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Primates17▲ 57×1 topic

Which universities in Madagascar lead research?

University of Antananarivo, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar and Université de Mahajanga rank highest in Madagascar on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 7.8625%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Antananarivo: 680, 7.1%Institut Pasteur de Madagascar: 82, 16.7%Université de Mahajanga: 106, 5.9%Centre National de la Recherche Appliquée au Developpement Rural: 71, 12.0%Université de Fianarantsoa: 126, 4.7%Association Vahatra: 84, 5.5%University of Toliara: 80, 7.7%Université d’Antsiranana: 64, 3.3%Institut Pasteur de …Centre National de l…University of Antana…Université de Mahaja…
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of AntananarivoUniversity · Antananarivo · #7,319 worldwide7.1% top 10% · 680 works
  2. 2Institut Pasteur de MadagascarNonprofit · Antananarivo · #19,135 worldwide16.7% top 10% · 82 works
  3. 3Université de MahajangaUniversity · Mahajanga · #22,719 worldwide5.9% top 10% · 106 works
  4. 4Centre National de la Recherche Appliquée au Developpement RuralResearch facility · Antananarivo · #24,579 worldwide12.0% top 10% · 71 works
  5. 5Université de FianarantsoaUniversity · Fianarantsoa · #25,102 worldwide4.7% top 10% · 126 works
  6. 6Association VahatraInstitution · Antananarivo · #25,881 worldwide5.5% top 10% · 84 works
  7. 7University of ToliaraUniversity · Toliara · #26,086 worldwide7.7% top 10% · 80 works
  8. 8Université d’AntsirananaUniversity · Antsiranana · #27,891 worldwide3.3% top 10% · 64 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 Madagascar

Who are the top researchers in Madagascar?

Théodore Razakamanana, Jean Robert Rakotomalala and Jean‐Bernard Duchemin rank highest among researchers based in Madagascar.

  1. 1 Théodore Razakamanana · #434,657 worldwide 87 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Jean Robert Rakotomalala · #442,254 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Jean‐Bernard Duchemin · #500,682 worldwide 27 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Corrado Gini · #551,360 worldwide 15 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 P Combe · #556,246 worldwide 27 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 S Chanteau · #557,561 worldwide 45 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Tahiana Ramananantoandro · #609,794 worldwide 31 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Jonah Ratsimbazafy · #669,292 worldwide 110 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Jean‐Michel Héraud · #700,795 worldwide 58 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Solofo Randrianja · #756,867 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
Top researchers in Madagascar

How open and international is Madagascar's research?

63% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 42% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available63.3%not open36.7%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.2%domestic only57.8%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Madagascar's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 81% 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 Madagascar