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Science in Mali

Mali ranks #142 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#119 all time), with 1.9k research works and 7.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#142
of 192 · #119 all time
Works, 2022–2025
1.9k
▲ 79% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
60%
world 63%

What is Mali strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Mali ranks highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#93 of 126), Medicine (#138 of 155) and Social Sciences (#151 of 151). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medical Terminology, Forestry and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #93 of 126 15.0%261
MedicineField #138 of 155 4.8%792 Institutions
Social SciencesField #151 of 151 6.2%221 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. Medical TerminologySubfield · 1.4 works24×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 25.8 works13×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 79.3 works8.7×
  4. HorticultureSubfield · 2.2 works8.5×
  5. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 33.6 works7.1×
  6. ParasitologySubfield · 12.2 works6.0×
  7. UrologySubfield · 13.2 works5.6×
  8. VirologySubfield · 6.2 works5.5×
← 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: 2.83× its world share, 260 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 79 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 39 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 71 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.25× its world share, 115 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.13× its world share, 792 worksMedicineNursing: 3.86× its world share, 37 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 51 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.43× its world share, 59 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 221 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Mali?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology250▲ 3.3×123 topics
  2. Climate Change122▲ 2.3×71 topics
  3. Public Health103▲ 3.6×53 topics
  4. Sustainability98▲ 2.1×58 topics
  5. Smallholder Farmers95▲ 22×6 topics
  6. Adaptation72▲ 13×9 topics
  7. Diagnosis72▲ 4.0×38 topics
  8. Treatment64▲ 2.7×44 topics
  9. Agroecology61▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Agricultural Development59▲ 19×4 topics
  11. Diversity59▲ 17×5 topics
  12. Multifunctionality59▲ 60×2 topics
  13. Livestock Farming58▲ 49×3 topics
  14. Work Organization58▲ 70×1 topic
  15. Maternal Mortality52▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Vaccine Development52▲ 11×11 topics
  17. Global Burden51▲ 4.9×12 topics
  18. Immune Response50▲ 4.6×17 topics
  19. Sustainable Agriculture49▲ 8.0×12 topics
  20. Pathogenesis44▲ 4.5×22 topics
  21. Vaccine41▲ 5.3×11 topics
  22. Primary Care40▲ 5.5×12 topics
  23. Health Inequalities40▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Socio-economic Factors39▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Community Health Workers39▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Social Determinants of Health39▲ 8.8×6 topics
  27. Child Mortality38▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Health Systems38▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Digital Health34▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Healthcare Policy33▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Insecticide Resistance33▲ 22×4 topics
  32. Healthcare Management32▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Healthcare Quality Indicators32▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Inequalities32▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Universal Health Coverage32▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Genome Sequence32▲ 20×4 topics
  37. Climate Resilience29▲ 24×3 topics
  38. Maternal and Child Undernutrition29▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Water Sanitation Hygiene29▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Artemisinin Resistance28▲ 47×1 topic

Which universities in Mali lead research?

Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako, University of Bamako and Mali-Folkecenter rank highest in Mali on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 9.48889%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako: 328, 10.6%University of Bamako: 385, 5.0%Mali-Folkecenter: 477, 3.3%Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée: 83, 6.4%International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics: 60, 23.1%Institut d'Économie Rurale: 64, 13.8%Institut National de Recherche en Santé Publique: 71, 9.2%Université des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines de Bamako: 176, 4.1%Ministry of Economy and Finance: 71, 9.9%Université des Scien…Institut Polytechniq…University of BamakoMali-Folkecenter
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de BamakoUniversity · Bamako · #10,163 worldwide10.6% top 10% · 328 works
  2. 2University of BamakoUniversity · Bamako · #14,831 worldwide5.0% top 10% · 385 works
  3. 3Mali-FolkecenterInstitution · Bamako · #15,064 worldwide3.3% top 10% · 477 works
  4. 4Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche AppliquéeUniversity · Koulikoro · #19,308 worldwide6.4% top 10% · 83 works
  5. 5International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsResearch facility · Bamako · #19,786 worldwide23.1% top 10% · 60 works
  6. 6Institut d'Économie RuraleGovernment institution · Bamako · #20,145 worldwide13.8% top 10% · 64 works
  7. 7Institut National de Recherche en Santé PubliqueGovernment institution · Bamako · #21,512 worldwide9.2% top 10% · 71 works
  8. 8Université des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines de BamakoUniversity · Bamako · #26,468 worldwide4.1% top 10% · 176 works
  9. 9Ministry of Economy and FinanceGovernment institution · Bamako · #26,930 worldwide9.9% top 10% · 71 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 Mali

Who are the top researchers in Mali?

Ogobara K. Doumbo, Robert B. Zougmoré and Barry I. Shapiro rank highest among researchers based in Mali.

  1. 1 Ogobara K. Doumbo · #52,456 worldwide 251 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Robert B. Zougmoré · #90,389 worldwide 162 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Barry I. Shapiro · #137,917 worldwide 199 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Tahirou Abdoulaye · #139,661 worldwide 188 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Kassoum Kayentao · #151,248 worldwide 155 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 André van Rooyen · #160,256 worldwide 187 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Jennifer M. Anderson · #173,692 worldwide 194 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Samuel T. Partey · #270,017 worldwide 103 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Samba O. Sow · #314,579 worldwide 148 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Abdoulaye Djimdé · #325,352 worldwide 139 citations · 41 works
Top researchers in Mali

How open and international is Mali's research?

60% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 48% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available60.1%not open39.9%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.4%domestic only51.6%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Mali's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 79% 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 Mali