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Cameroon Academy of Sciences

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Research works
19
▼ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
166
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
74%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
Cameroon Academy of Sciences

Not ranked overall: Cameroon Academy of Sciences is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Cameroon Academy of Sciences work in?

In all years, 35% of research at Cameroon Academy of Sciences is in Health Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Social Sciences (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 7 fractional works · 34.6% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 25.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 22.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 7.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 6.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 21.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 12.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 20.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 13.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCameroon Academyof Sciences19fractional works, all years
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences21%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 4 domains and 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine525.6%
    2. Health Professions17.1%
    3. Veterinary02.0%
    1. Computer Science17.7%
    2. Environmental Science15.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.2%
    4. Engineering13.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy02.6%
    6. Materials Science00.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences212.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology17.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology02.0%
    1. Social Sciences213.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance15.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting01.7%
    4. Decision Sciences00.9%
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: 2.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.22×0 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.34×1 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.25×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.17×1 works
  5. Medicine1.59×2 works
  6. Social Sciences1.44×1 works
  7. Health Professions1.30×0 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.87×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.86×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.60×0 works
  11. Engineering0.42×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.34×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Cameroon Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Wilfred Awung Ndongko lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cameroon Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Wilfred Awung Ndongko Cameroon · #5,646,851 worldwide 60 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Cameroon Academy of Sciences

What are the most cited papers from Cameroon Academy of Sciences?

The most cited paper from Cameroon Academy of Sciences is "Extracellular Onchocerca-derived small RNAs in host nodules and blood" (Juan F. Quintana, Benjamin L. Makepeace, Simon A. Babayan et al., 2015), with 123 citations. Next come "Implications of the cattle trade network in Cameroon for regional disease prevention and control" (103) and "Cattle transhumance and agropastoral nomadic herding practices in Central Cameroon" (70).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Extracellular Onchocerca-derived small RNAs in host nodules and blood Juan F. Quintana, Benjamin L. Makepeace, Simon A. Babayan et al. · Parasites & Vectors Open access 26 Jan 2015 123
2 Implications of the cattle trade network in Cameroon for regional disease prevention and control Paolo Motta, Thibaud Porphyre, Ian Graham Handel et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 7 Mar 2017 103
3 Cattle transhumance and agropastoral nomadic herding practices in Central Cameroon Paolo Motta, Thibaud Porphyre, Saidou M. Hamman et al. · BMC Veterinary Research Open access 3 Jul 2018 70
4 Barriers to Full Participation in the Open Science Life Cycle among Early Career Researchers Natasha J. Gownaris, Koen Vermeir, Martin-Immanuel Bittner et al. · Data Science Journal Open access 2022 57
5 Knowledge of Bovine Tuberculosis, Cattle Husbandry and Dairy Practices amongst Pastoralists and Small-Scale Dairy Farmers in Cameroon Robert Kelly, Saidou M. Hamman, Kenton L. Morgan et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 8 Jan 2016 49
All 75 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Cameroon Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, International Science and Diplomacy, Income, Poverty, and Inequality and Biotechnology and Related Fields.

Agriculture and Rural De…0Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 0 fractional worksInternational Science an…0International Science and Diplomacy: 0 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Ine…0Income, Poverty, and Inequality: 0 fractional worksBiotechnology and Relate…0Biotechnology and Related Fields: 0 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 0 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 0 fractional worksScience, Research, and M…0Science, Research, and Medicine: 0 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 0 fractional worksHepatitis B Virus Studies: 0 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 0 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 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 0 works
  2. 2 International Science and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  3. 3 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  4. 4 Biotechnology and Related Fields Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  5. 5 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 0 works
  6. 6 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Science, Research, and Medicine Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  9. 9 Hepatitis B Virus Studies Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 0 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 available73.8%not open26.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.1%domestic only51.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cameroon Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower 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 Cameroon Academy of Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000057% in 2024.

still counting0.000025%0.000050%0.000075%Cameroon Academy of Sciences0.000047% in 20252020

Fractional works of Cameroon Academy of Sciences over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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