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African Governance and Development Institute

In research, African Governance and Development Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,020 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 10.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,241
of 28,054 · #18,875 all time
Rank in Cameroon
#20
of 25
Research works
445
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.3k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is African Governance and Development Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #9,020 of 10,521 14.6%79 #5151

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where African Governance and Development Institute 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 African Governance and Development Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 10.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 27.4 works11×
← 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: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 1.68× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.20× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10.65× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at African Governance and Development Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Vanessa S. Tchamyou, Simplice Asongu and Jacinta C. Nwachukwu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is African Governance and Development Institute.

  1. 1 Vanessa S. Tchamyou Cameroon · #94,634 worldwide 328 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Simplice Asongu Cameroon · #286,356 worldwide 972 citations · 271 works
  3. 3 Jacinta C. Nwachukwu Cameroon · #301,481 worldwide 132 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at African Governance and Development Institute

Which keywords describe research at African Governance and Development Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Governance, ICT, Economic Growth, Economic Development, Education, Institutional Quality, Inequality and Knowledge Economy.

▲ 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. Governance22▲ 55×4 topics
  2. ICT19▲ 121×2 topics
  3. Economic Growth19▲ 18×14 topics
  4. Economic Development18▲ 18×11 topics
  5. Education17▲ 8.2×7 topics
  6. Institutional Quality17▲ 132×3 topics
  7. Inequality17▲ 60×6 topics
  8. Knowledge Economy15▲ 118×2 topics
  9. Mobile Phones15▲ 279×1 topic
  10. financial access15▲ 320×1 topic
  11. Poverty Reduction10▲ 66×3 topics
  12. Globalization10▲ 4.2×14 topics
  13. Social Capital8▲ 13×7 topics
  14. Institutions8▲ 78×4 topics
  15. Corruption7▲ 37×4 topics
  16. NGOs6▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Regulation6▲ 9.5×3 topics
  18. Renewable Energy6▲ 3.4×7 topics
  19. Urbanization6▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Rural Development6▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Democracy6▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Fiscal Policy6▲ 21×6 topics
  23. Innovation6▲ 4.3×7 topics
  24. Political Economy5▲ 17×6 topics
  25. Development Policies5▲ 121×1 topic
  26. Foreign Aid5▲ 121×1 topic
  27. Internet5▲ 49×2 topics
  28. Digital Divide4▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Broadband4▲ 90×1 topic
  30. Labor Market4▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Telecommunications4▲ 88×1 topic
  32. Gender Inequality4▲ 25×5 topics
  33. Gender Equality4▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Human Capital4▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Panel Data Analysis4▲ 19×3 topics
  36. Poverty Alleviation4▲ 31×3 topics
  37. Genocide4▲ 53×2 topics
  38. International Trade4▲ 21×3 topics
  39. Empowerment4▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Microfinance4▲ 59×1 topic

Which research topics does African Governance and Development Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic Growth and Development, International Development and Aid, ICT Impact and Policies and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.

Economic Growth and Deve…15Economic Growth and Development: 15 fractional worksInternational Developmen…5International Development and Aid: 5 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies4ICT Impact and Policies: 4 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 4 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 3 fractional worksNatural Resources and Economic Development: 3 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 3 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 2 fractional works
Information SystemsDevelopmentMedia TechnologyEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 15 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 5 works
  3. 3 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 4 works
  4. 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  7. 7 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  8. 8 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 3 works
  9. 9 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 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 available82.6%not open17.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.0%domestic only53.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has African Governance and Development Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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.

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