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Agrhymet Regional Centre

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Research works
95
▲ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
27.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
60%
world 18%
Agrhymet Regional Centre

Not ranked overall: Agrhymet Regional Centre is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Agrhymet Regional Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Agrhymet Regional Centre is in Life Sciences, 44% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (49%), Environmental Science (31%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (10%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 13 fractional works · 52.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 48.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 16.4% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 14.3% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 44.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 30.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 21.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAgrhymet RegionalCentre25fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences53%Physical Sciences44%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 3 domains and 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1248.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.3%
    3. Neuroscience01.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.2%
    1. Environmental Science830.7%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences29.5%
    3. Engineering12.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy01.1%
    5. Computer Science00.1%
    1. Social Sciences12.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 10.28× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.06× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.17× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.23× 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, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.28×12 works
  2. Environmental Science6.17×8 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.06×2 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.32×0 works
  5. Neuroscience0.82×0 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy0.50×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.23×1 works
  9. Engineering0.19×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Agrhymet Regional Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Abdou Ali, Benoı̂t Sarr and Seydou Brehima Traore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agrhymet Regional Centre.

  1. 1 Abdou Ali Niger · #737,227 worldwide 2.9k citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Benoı̂t Sarr Niger · #1,632,384 worldwide 1.4k citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Seydou Brehima Traore Niger · #2,012,441 worldwide 2.8k citations · 116 works
  4. 4 Bako Mamane Niger · #2,222,714 worldwide 664 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Agali Alhassane Niger · #2,392,149 worldwide 1.3k citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Moussa Waongo Niger · #3,629,034 worldwide 527 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Ibrah Seidou Sanda Niger · #3,644,882 worldwide 402 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Maguette Kaïre Niger · #3,695,946 worldwide 326 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Abou Amani Niger · #4,037,413 worldwide 1k citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Sanoussi Atta Niger · #4,059,208 worldwide 316 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Agrhymet Regional Centre

What are the most cited papers from Agrhymet Regional Centre?

The most cited paper from Agrhymet Regional Centre is "Can sub-Saharan Africa feed itself?" (M.K. van Ittersum et al., 2016), with 896 citations. Next come "Recent trends in the Central and Western Sahel rainfall regime (1990–2007)" (572) and "The extent of forest in dryland biomes" (469).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Can sub-Saharan Africa feed itself? M.K. van Ittersum et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 12 Dec 2016 896
2 Recent trends in the Central and Western Sahel rainfall regime (1990–2007) Thierry Lebel, Abdou Ali · Journal of Hydrology 7 Dec 2008 572
3 The extent of forest in dryland biomes Jean‐François Bastin et al. · Science Open access 11 May 2017 469
4 A Drought Monitoring and Forecasting System for Sub-Sahara African Water Resources and Food Security Justin Sheffield, Eric F. Wood, Nathaniel W. Chaney et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 24 Oct 2013 456
5 An Analysis of Recent Rainfall Conditions in West Africa, Including the Rainy Seasons of the 1997 El Niño and the 1998 La Niña Years Sharon E. Nicholson, Bonaventure Some, B. Koné · Journal of Climate Jul 2000 370
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Agrhymet Regional Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Smallholder Farmers, Remote Sensing, Global Warming, Sustainability, Adaptation, Hydrological Modeling and Climate Resilience.

▲ 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-now 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change11▲ 17×18 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers5▲ 96×3 topics
  3. Remote Sensing5▲ 15×9 topics
  4. Sustainability4▲ 7.2×7 topics
  5. Global Warming4▲ 40×4 topics
  6. Adaptation4▲ 55×4 topics
  7. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 61×5 topics
  8. Climate Resilience4▲ 236×2 topics
  9. Agricultural Development3▲ 76×1 topic
  10. Livestock Farming3▲ 196×2 topics
  11. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 38×4 topics
  12. Work Organization3▲ 299×1 topic
  13. Agroforestry2▲ 151×3 topics
  14. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 25×4 topics
  15. Drought Tolerance2▲ 63×4 topics
  16. Indigenous Fruits2▲ 362×1 topic
  17. Tree Domestication2▲ 362×1 topic
  18. Genetics2▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Agricultural Sustainability2▲ 63×3 topics
  20. Genetic Diversity2▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Breeding2▲ 92×3 topics
  22. Climate Modeling2▲ 92×1 topic
  23. Drought2▲ 70×3 topics
  24. Extreme Events2▲ 74×1 topic
  25. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Flood Risk2▲ 77×1 topic
  27. Nutritional Quality2▲ 89×2 topics
  28. Surface Water Mapping2▲ 81×1 topic
  29. Evapotranspiration2▲ 76×2 topics
  30. Cowpea1▲ 246×1 topic
  31. Hydrological1▲ 178×1 topic
  32. Marker Development1▲ 124×1 topic
  33. Monitoring1▲ 63×1 topic
  34. Vulnerability1▲ 24×4 topics
  35. Water Management1▲ 44×3 topics
  36. Food Security1▲ 9.6×3 topics
  37. Agriculture1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Agrhymet Regional Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Climate variability and models and Flood Risk Assessment and Management.

Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 3 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksClimate variability and …2Climate variability and models: 2 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…2Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 1 fractional worksClimate change impacts o…1Climate change impacts on agriculture: 1 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 1 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryGlobal and Planetary ChangePlant Science3 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 3 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 2 works
  3. 3 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  8. 8 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 1 works
  9. 9 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 1 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 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 available66.1%not open33.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors60.3%domestic only39.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Agrhymet Regional Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Agrhymet Regional Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000086% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Agrhymet Regional Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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