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African Economic Research Consortium

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Research works
114
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
41.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: African Economic Research Consortium is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.54× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.40× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 6.59× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.75× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at African Economic Research Consortium?

Ranked on the composite score, Lemma W. Senbet, Witness Simbanegavi and Olu Ajakaiye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is African Economic Research Consortium.

  1. 1 Lemma W. Senbet Kenya · #37,295 worldwide 335 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Witness Simbanegavi Kenya · #519,229 worldwide 49 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Olu Ajakaiye Kenya · #895,022 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Njuguna Ndung’u Kenya · #1,046,311 worldwide 18 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at African Economic Research Consortium

Which keywords describe research at African Economic Research Consortium?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Poverty Reduction, Governance, Gender Inequality, Institutional Quality, Chronic Disease, Inequality and financial access.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Economic Growth3▲ 15×8 topics
  2. Poverty Reduction3▲ 84×3 topics
  3. Governance2▲ 29×2 topics
  4. Epidemiology2▲ 1.87×10 topics
  5. Education2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  6. Chronic Disease2▲ 39×3 topics
  7. Gender Inequality2▲ 49×2 topics
  8. Inequality2▲ 28×2 topics
  9. Institutional Quality2▲ 64×2 topics
  10. ICT2▲ 47×1 topic
  11. financial access2▲ 159×1 topic
  12. Child Development1▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Environmental Impact1▲ 3.5×5 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  15. Conditional Cash Transfers1▲ 144×1 topic
  16. Economic Development1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  17. Globalization1▲ 2.8×5 topics
  18. School Subsidies1▲ 144×1 topic
  19. Health Outcomes1▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Maternal Mortality1▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Health Inequalities1▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Social Networks1▲ 17×3 topics
  23. CO2 Sequestration1▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Social Capital1▲ 7.9×3 topics

Which research topics does African Economic Research Consortium publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic Growth and Development, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Gestational Diabetes Research and Management and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Economic Growth and Development: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Res…1Gestational Diabetes Research and Management: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 1 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health D…1Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 1 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues1Global Health Care Issues: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsSafety ResearchObstetrics and GynecologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 2 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  3. 3 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 1 works
  7. 7 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 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 available44.8%not open55.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.6%domestic only58.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has African Economic Research Consortium's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% higher than in 2013–2017.

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