Question 1

How strong is science in Senegal?

Accepted Answer

Senegal ranks #151 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#136 all time), with 5.3k research works and 4.3% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Senegal strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Senegal ranks highest in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (#53 of 69), Medicine (#118 of 152) and Sociology and Political Science (#93 of 119). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Horticulture and Microbiology.

Question 3

Which universities in Senegal lead research?

Accepted Answer

Université Gaston Berger, Cheikh Anta Diop University and Ziguinchor University rank highest in Senegal on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Senegal?

Accepted Answer

Amadou Alpha Sall, Amadou Alpha Sall and Susan Shepherd rank highest among researchers based in Senegal.

Question 5

How much of Senegal's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

62% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 30% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 6

Is Senegal's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Senegal?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which fields of science does Senegal work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 31% of research in Senegal is in Health Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Senegal's?

Accepted Answer

Burkina Faso has the research profile closest to Senegal's (similarity 0.86 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, followed by Niger and Central African Republic.