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Agence française de développement

In research, Agence française de développement stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,538 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,804 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,636
of 28,054 · #34,012 all time
Rank in France
#1,185
of 1,422
Research works
325
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Agence française de développement 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
Social SciencesDomain #11,538 of 16,945 18.2%221
Social SciencesField #7,804 of 10,206 13.9%147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Agence française de développement 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).

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: 2.79× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.81× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10.06× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Agence française de développement?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean-Raphaël Chaponnière, Antoine Godin and François Gaulme lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agence française de développement.

  1. 1 Jean-Raphaël Chaponnière France · #554,585 worldwide 5 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Antoine Godin France · #568,536 worldwide 75 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 François Gaulme France · #794,195 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Anda David France · #1,191,340 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Étienne Espagne France · #1,575,305 worldwide 7 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Florent McIsaac France · #1,631,593 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Agence française de développement

Which keywords describe research at Agence française de développement?

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

▲ 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. Climate Change18▲ 8.2×25 topics
  2. Sustainability11▲ 5.5×13 topics
  3. Economic Growth11▲ 16×11 topics
  4. Globalization9▲ 5.7×25 topics
  5. Adaptation8▲ 37×3 topics
  6. Sustainable Development8▲ 6.3×12 topics
  7. Agroecology7▲ 63×2 topics
  8. Smallholder Farmers7▲ 42×3 topics
  9. Agricultural Development7▲ 55×1 topic
  10. Livestock Farming7▲ 146×1 topic
  11. Inequality6▲ 31×5 topics
  12. Community Engagement6▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Public Policy6▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Territorial Governance6▲ 55×2 topics
  15. Economic Development5▲ 8.2×8 topics
  16. Global Warming5▲ 17×7 topics
  17. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Energy Transition5▲ 43×3 topics
  19. Governance4▲ 17×5 topics
  20. Monetary Policy4▲ 23×4 topics
  21. Healthcare4▲ 4.8×5 topics
  22. Economic Impacts4▲ 74×1 topic
  23. Environmental Policy4▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Financial Crisis4▲ 46×3 topics
  25. Policy Instruments4▲ 81×1 topic
  26. Social Justice4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  27. Citizen Participation4▲ 38×1 topic
  28. Environmental Participation4▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Poverty Reduction4▲ 34×3 topics
  30. Rural Development4▲ 13×6 topics
  31. China-Africa Relations3▲ 100×2 topics
  32. Migration3▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Social Movements3▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Sustainability Assessment3▲ 29×4 topics
  35. Aggregate Demand3▲ 133×1 topic
  36. Income Distribution3▲ 116×1 topic
  37. Democracy3▲ 9.4×4 topics
  38. Healthcare Access2▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Vulnerability2▲ 13×6 topics
  40. Development2▲ 8.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Agence française de développement publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Climate Change Policy and Economics, French Urban and Social Studies and Economic Theory and Policy.

Agriculture and Rural De…7Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 7 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 4 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 3 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and S…2Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksSustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 2 fractional worksPublic-Private Partnership Projects: 2 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance5 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  2. 2 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  5. 5 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  6. 6 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 2 works
  9. 9 Public-Private Partnership Projects Strategy and Management 2 works
  10. 10 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political 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 available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Agence française de développement's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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.

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