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Africa Rice Center

In research, Africa Rice Center stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,573 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#8,831 of 14,347 worldwide) and Plant Science (#1,773 of 2,837 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Plant Science is 18.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,063
of 28,054 · #17,351 all time
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
#12
of 20
Research works
407
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
27.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Africa Rice Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,573 of 6,031 38.6%274
Life SciencesDomain #8,831 of 14,347 38.0%294
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,773 of 2,837 37.3%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Africa Rice Center sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Africa Rice Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 18.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 20.2 works19×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 38.1 works13×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 12.89× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 3.04× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.03× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Africa Rice Center?

Ranked on the composite score, M.C.S. Wopereis, Aliou Diagne and Kazuki Saito lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Africa Rice Center.

  1. 1 M.C.S. Wopereis Côte d'Ivoire · #113,729 worldwide 237 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Aliou Diagne Côte d'Ivoire · #150,935 worldwide 165 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Kazuki Saito Côte d'Ivoire · #214,295 worldwide 192 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Sander J. Zwart Côte d'Ivoire · #266,370 worldwide 164 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Moníque Formarier Côte d'Ivoire · #281,691 worldwide 3 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Jonne Rodenburg Côte d'Ivoire · #300,363 worldwide 117 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Paul Van Mele Côte d'Ivoire · #395,440 worldwide 91 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Hubert Charpentier Côte d'Ivoire · #465,226 worldwide 27 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Vincent Hecquet Côte d'Ivoire · #484,388 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Amzat Boukari-Yabara Côte d'Ivoire · #549,537 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Africa Rice Center

Which keywords describe research at Africa Rice Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: QTL Mapping, Water Management, Sustainability, Yield Potential, Drought Resistance, Aerobic Rice Systems, Rice and Smallholder Farmers.

▲ 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 institution'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. QTL Mapping9▲ 122×6 topics
  2. Water Management9▲ 114×2 topics
  3. Sustainability8▲ 5.5×16 topics
  4. Yield Potential7▲ 200×2 topics
  5. Drought Resistance7▲ 114×3 topics
  6. Aerobic Rice Systems7▲ 303×1 topic
  7. Rice7▲ 191×1 topic
  8. Smallholder Farmers6▲ 45×4 topics
  9. Climate Change6▲ 3.4×17 topics
  10. Food Security6▲ 16×8 topics
  11. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 28×6 topics
  12. Adaptation4▲ 22×4 topics
  13. Social Networks4▲ 22×2 topics
  14. Rural Development4▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Agricultural Innovation3▲ 117×1 topic
  16. Livelihood Diversification3▲ 172×1 topic
  17. Biodiversity3▲ 6.3×7 topics
  18. Agriculture3▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Ecosystem Services3▲ 12×7 topics
  20. Agroecology3▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Drought Tolerance2▲ 28×6 topics
  22. Vulnerability2▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Metabolism2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  24. Plant Responses2▲ 46×2 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity2▲ 8.0×11 topics
  26. Global Warming2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  27. Genetic Improvement2▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Aquaculture2▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Fermentation2▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid2▲ 107×1 topic
  31. Quantitative Trait Loci2▲ 58×3 topics
  32. Agricultural Development2▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Crop Production2▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Extreme Weather2▲ 105×1 topic
  35. Genetic Mapping2▲ 40×2 topics
  36. Integrated Farming Systems2▲ 221×1 topic
  37. Livestock Farming2▲ 50×2 topics
  38. Rice-Fish Farming2▲ 221×1 topic
  39. Work Organization2▲ 70×1 topic
  40. Biopesticides2▲ 42×2 topics

Which research topics does Africa Rice Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, GABA and Rice Research and Climate change impacts on agriculture.

Rice Cultivation and Yie…7Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 7 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…3Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 3 fractional worksGABA and Rice Research2GABA and Rice Research: 2 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…2Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 2 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 1 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 1 fractional worksPlant responses to water stress: 1 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breeding: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGenetics

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 7 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  3. 3 GABA and Rice Research Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Systems and Practices Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Plant responses to water stress Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors67.4%domestic only32.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Africa Rice Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% lower 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 measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.