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Science in Niger

Niger ranks #156 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#147 all time), with 1.5k research works and 6.0% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#156
of 192 · #147 all time
Works, 2022–2025
1.5k
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
6.0%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
49%
world 63%

What is Niger strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Niger ranks highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#96 of 126) and Medicine (#152 of 155). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Library and Information Sciences and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #96 of 126 7.3%345 Institutions
MedicineField #152 of 155 3.8%373 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. ForestrySubfield · 49.0 works31×
  2. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 4.2 works14×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 98.0 works14×
  4. HorticultureSubfield · 1.8 works9.0×
  5. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 11.7 works6.7×
  6. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 20.7 works6.2×
  7. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 4.3 works5.7×
  8. Geochemistry and PetrologySubfield · 7.7 works5.0×
← 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: 4.78× its world share, 345 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 46 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.51× its world share, 23 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 46 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.15× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 76 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 119 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.28× its world share, 373 worksMedicineNursing: 3.38× its world share, 25 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 188 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Niger?

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

▲ 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. Climate Change168▲ 4.1×72 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers139▲ 41×6 topics
  3. Sustainability139▲ 3.8×48 topics
  4. Epidemiology136▲ 2.3×107 topics
  5. Adaptation104▲ 24×7 topics
  6. Diversity86▲ 32×7 topics
  7. Agroecology85▲ 39×2 topics
  8. Livestock Farming84▲ 89×3 topics
  9. Agricultural Development84▲ 34×2 topics
  10. Multifunctionality84▲ 109×1 topic
  11. Work Organization84▲ 129×1 topic
  12. Sustainable Agriculture65▲ 14×9 topics
  13. Climate Resilience62▲ 66×2 topics
  14. Biodiversity Conservation59▲ 11×11 topics
  15. Nutritional Value52▲ 31×3 topics
  16. Agroforestry50▲ 50×3 topics
  17. Genetic Diversity47▲ 7.0×19 topics
  18. Rural Livelihoods47▲ 61×2 topics
  19. Indigenous Fruits46▲ 130×1 topic
  20. Tree Domestication46▲ 130×1 topic
  21. Globalization44▲ 1.49×54 topics
  22. Environmental Impact43▲ 1.65×46 topics
  23. Public Health42▲ 1.91×43 topics
  24. Remote Sensing39▲ 2.1×25 topics
  25. Nutritional Quality32▲ 28×4 topics
  26. Vaccine30▲ 5.0×11 topics
  27. Food Security30▲ 3.6×15 topics
  28. Drought Tolerance29▲ 14×8 topics
  29. Pathogenesis27▲ 3.5×19 topics
  30. Vaccine Development23▲ 6.1×10 topics
  31. Breeding23▲ 20×5 topics
  32. Child Development23▲ 3.6×8 topics
  33. Global Burden of Disease22▲ 5.8×3 topics
  34. Maternal Mortality21▲ 6.3×5 topics
  35. Maternal and Child Undernutrition20▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Water Sanitation Hygiene20▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Marker Development19▲ 26×3 topics
  38. Agricultural Sustainability19▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Phytochemicals18▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Health Inequalities15▲ 8.5×3 topics

Which universities in Niger lead research?

Université Abdou Moumouni, United Nations Children's Fund Niger and Université de Maradi rank highest in Niger on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%5%10%mean 5.21429%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Université Abdou Moumouni: 539, 5.4%United Nations Children's Fund Niger: 198, 9.8%Université de Maradi: 135, 5.8%Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger: 110, 7.7%National Hospital Niamey: 161, 2.6%Université André Salifou: 95, 3.1%Ministère de la Santé Publique: 91, 2.1%United Nations Child…Institut National de…Université de MaradiUniversité Abdou Mou…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Université Abdou MoumouniUniversity · Niamey · #10,469 worldwide5.4% top 10% · 539 works
  2. 2United Nations Children's Fund NigerInstitution · Niamey · #15,059 worldwide9.8% top 10% · 198 works
  3. 3Université de MaradiUniversity · Maradi · #17,305 worldwide5.8% top 10% · 135 works
  4. 4Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du NigerGovernment institution · Niamey · #21,157 worldwide7.7% top 10% · 110 works
  5. 5National Hospital NiameyHospital / health system · Niamey · #24,422 worldwide2.6% top 10% · 161 works
  6. 6Université André SalifouUniversity · Zinder · #26,002 worldwide3.1% top 10% · 95 works
  7. 7Ministère de la Santé PubliqueGovernment institution · Niamey · #27,454 worldwide2.1% top 10% · 91 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 Niger

Who are the top researchers in Niger?

Morufu Olalekan Raimi, 和彦 木村 and Denis Poupardin rank highest among researchers based in Niger.

  1. 1 Morufu Olalekan Raimi · #229,162 worldwide 95 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 和彦 木村 · #283,238 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Denis Poupardin · #288,615 worldwide 1 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Christian Galant · #363,130 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Seydou Traoré · #414,863 worldwide 57 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Paul Perron · #503,270 worldwide 19 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Bernard Desbrosses · #527,203 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Bernard B. Monties · #592,535 worldwide 160 citations · 71 works
  9. 9 周 牧野 · #628,876 worldwide 0 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Enrique Barriuso · #670,944 worldwide 86 citations · 77 works
Top researchers in Niger

How open and international is Niger's research?

49% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 37% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available49.1%not open50.9%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.1%domestic only62.9%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Niger's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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 Niger