Question 1

How strong is science in Togo?

Accepted Answer

Togo ranks #156 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#173 all time), with 2.1k research works and 5.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Togo strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Togo ranks highest in Social Sciences (#112 of 148), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#102 of 124) and Medicine (#135 of 152). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Horticulture, Forestry and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Question 3

Which universities in Togo lead research?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Togo?

Accepted Answer

Kokou Agoudavi, Essossinam Ali and K. H. Lo rank highest among researchers based in Togo.

Question 5

How much of Togo's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Is Togo's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 7

Which keywords describe research in Togo?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which fields of science does Togo work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 29% of research in Togo is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (18%), Social Sciences (15%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 9

Which countries have research most like Togo's?

Accepted Answer

Benin has the research profile closest to Togo's (similarity 0.88 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, followed by Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mali.