Question 1

How strong is science in Madagascar?

Accepted Answer

Madagascar ranks #122 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#123 all time), with 1.6k research works and 4.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Madagascar strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Madagascar ranks highest in Medicine (#98 of 152) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#93 of 124). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Horticulture, Developmental Biology and Forestry.

Question 3

Which universities in Madagascar lead research?

Accepted Answer

University of Antananarivo, Université de Fianarantsoa and Université de Mahajanga rank highest in Madagascar on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Madagascar?

Accepted Answer

O. Sarobidy Rakotonarivo, Chantal Radimilahy and Jonah Ratsimbazafy rank highest among researchers based in Madagascar.

Question 5

How much of Madagascar's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

65% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 42% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 6

Is Madagascar's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Madagascar?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Smallholder Farmers, Adaptation, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation.

Question 8

Which fields of science does Madagascar work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 30% of research in Madagascar is in Health Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Madagascar's?

Accepted Answer

Democratic Republic of the Congo has the research profile closest to Madagascar's (similarity 0.80 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, followed by Niger and Republic of the Congo.