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Science in Togo

Togo ranks #144 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#152 all time), with 2.1k research works and 8.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#144
of 192 · #152 all time
Works, 2022–2025
2.1k
▲ 96% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
69%
world 63%

What is Togo strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Togo ranks highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#77 of 126), Social Sciences (#144 of 151) and Medicine (#155 of 155). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Horticulture, Forestry and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #77 of 126 10.7%395 Institutions
Social SciencesField #144 of 151 10.1%316 Institutions
MedicineField #155 of 155 2.8%472 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. HorticultureSubfield · 15.7 works56×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 63.5 works29×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 113.9 works12×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 40.8 works8.8×
  5. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 14.8 works6.2×
  6. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 395.4 works4.0×
  7. Medical Laboratory TechnologySubfield · 2.1 works3.2×
  8. Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologySubfield · 3.3 works3.2×
← 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: 3.96× its world share, 395 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.67× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 54 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 126 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.19× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 92 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.17× its world share, 472 worksMedicineNursing: 2.07× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 59 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.07× its world share, 93 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 47 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 316 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Togo?

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

▲ 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 Change175▲ 3.1×77 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers170▲ 36×5 topics
  3. Sustainability164▲ 3.2×62 topics
  4. Epidemiology135▲ 1.62×116 topics
  5. Adaptation113▲ 19×10 topics
  6. Agricultural Development103▲ 30×4 topics
  7. Agroecology103▲ 34×2 topics
  8. Diversity103▲ 28×5 topics
  9. Livestock Farming102▲ 78×2 topics
  10. Multifunctionality102▲ 96×1 topic
  11. Work Organization102▲ 113×1 topic
  12. Biodiversity Conservation94▲ 12×10 topics
  13. Agroforestry78▲ 57×3 topics
  14. Sustainable Agriculture72▲ 11×13 topics
  15. Public Health68▲ 2.2×45 topics
  16. Climate Resilience67▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Nutritional Value67▲ 29×4 topics
  18. Sustainable Development65▲ 1.95×46 topics
  19. Rural Livelihoods63▲ 59×3 topics
  20. Indigenous Fruits62▲ 126×1 topic
  21. Tree Domestication62▲ 126×1 topic
  22. Globalization60▲ 1.46×63 topics
  23. Healthcare49▲ 2.1×20 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity46▲ 5.0×19 topics
  25. Economic Growth42▲ 2.3×25 topics
  26. Economic Development41▲ 2.4×17 topics
  27. Social Justice41▲ 3.3×23 topics
  28. Gender Equality36▲ 6.1×9 topics
  29. Public Policy35▲ 3.4×10 topics
  30. Ecosystem Services34▲ 4.2×12 topics
  31. Community Engagement34▲ 4.8×12 topics
  32. Governance32▲ 4.7×8 topics
  33. Ethnicity32▲ 4.0×10 topics
  34. Local Development31▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Territorial Governance31▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Social Determinants of Health28▲ 6.0×5 topics
  37. Maternal Mortality28▲ 6.0×5 topics
  38. Citizen Participation26▲ 10.0×2 topics
  39. Environmental Participation25▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Proximity and Innovation25▲ 15×1 topic

Which universities in Togo lead research?

University of Lomé, University of Kara and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tokoin rank highest in Togo on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1University of LoméUniversity · Lomé · #4,601 worldwide10.1% top 10% · 1.2k works
  2. 2University of KaraUniversity · Kara · #12,236 worldwide8.3% top 10% · 607 works
  3. 3Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de TokoinHospital / health system · Lomé · #27,103 worldwide0.7% top 10% · 138 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 Togo

Who are the top researchers in Togo?

K. Tona, M. Kanda and Alfred Wahl rank highest among researchers based in Togo.

  1. 1 K. Tona · #112,502 worldwide 113 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 M. Kanda · #285,565 worldwide 107 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Alfred Wahl · #318,437 worldwide 17 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Koffi Akpagana · #471,609 worldwide 42 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Messanvi Gbéassor · #483,420 worldwide 37 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Amégnona Agbonon · #541,576 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Kpérkouma Wala · #783,270 worldwide 31 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Kossi Adjonou · #808,606 worldwide 13 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Mounérou Salou · #852,934 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Anani Abalo · #916,541 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
Top researchers in Togo

How open and international is Togo's research?

69% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 36% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available68.8%not open31.2%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.2%domestic only63.8%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Togo's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 96% 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 Togo