Question 1

How strong is science in Mali?

Accepted Answer

Mali ranks #118 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#81 all time), with 1.9k research works and 5.0% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Mali strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Mali ranks highest in Medicine (#88 of 152), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#73 of 124) and Social Sciences (#119 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medical Terminology, Forestry and Horticulture.

Question 3

Which universities in Mali lead research?

Accepted Answer

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-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Mali?

Accepted Answer

Samba Ousmane Sow, Robert B. Zougmoré and Ogobara K. Doumbo rank highest among researchers based in Mali.

Question 5

How much of Mali's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

62% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 46% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 6

Is Mali's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Mali?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which fields of science does Mali work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Mali is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (40%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Mali's?

Accepted Answer

Democratic Republic of the Congo has the research profile closest to Mali's (similarity 0.91 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Nursing, followed by French Guiana and Togo.