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Bamenda University of Science and Technology

In research, Bamenda University of Science and Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,485 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,062
of 28,054 · #24,276 all time
Rank in Cameroon
#13
of 25
Research works
252
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
21.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Bamenda University of Science and Technology 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 #8,485 of 16,945 24.9%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bamenda University of Science and Technology 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: 5.57× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.60× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 3.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.07× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.23× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Bamenda University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Climate Change, Sustainability, Adaptation, Agroecology, Livestock Farming, Diversity 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 Change8▲ 4.7×17 topics
  2. Sustainability7▲ 5.0×13 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers7▲ 50×5 topics
  4. Adaptation5▲ 30×3 topics
  5. Agroecology5▲ 56×3 topics
  6. Livestock Farming5▲ 131×2 topics
  7. Diversity5▲ 46×2 topics
  8. Agricultural Development5▲ 48×1 topic
  9. Work Organization5▲ 183×1 topic
  10. Epidemiology3▲ 1.33×21 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity3▲ 11×10 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 21×6 topics
  14. Agroforestry2▲ 47×3 topics
  15. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  16. Risk Management2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  17. Gender Equality2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  18. Information Security2▲ 26×1 topic
  19. Mortality Rates2▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Policy Compliance2▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Social Capital2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  22. Financial Literacy1▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Customer Satisfaction1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  24. Nutritional Value1▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Organizational Performance1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  26. QTL Mapping1▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Viral Load1▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Corruption1▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Development1▲ 5.8×5 topics
  30. HIV Transmission1▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Soil Fertility1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  32. Islam1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  33. Land Use Change1▲ 6.1×4 topics
  34. North Africa1▲ 47×2 topics
  35. Preexposure Prophylaxis1▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Stigma and Discrimination1▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Criminal Networks1▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Family Law1▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Organized Crime1▲ 77×1 topic
  40. Reform1▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Bamenda University of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Information and Cyber Security, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance.

Agriculture and Rural De…5Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 5 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 1 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 1 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 1 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 1 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInformation SystemsInfectious DiseasesSociology and Political Science6 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 5 works
  2. 2 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 2 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  4. 4 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 1 works
  7. 7 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 1 works
  8. 8 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 1 works
  9. 9 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 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 available63.6%not open36.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.1%domestic only55.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bamenda University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Bamenda

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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.