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Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa

In research, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,677 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#20,439 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#21,520 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#38,666
of 42,892
Rank in Senegal
#15
of 17
Research works
617
▼ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
607
1.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
94%
world 28%

What is Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa 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 #12,677 of 16,945 9.4%242
Health SciencesDomain #20,439 of 20,462 0.5%186
Physical SciencesDomain #21,520 of 21,541 1.1%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa 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: 2.19× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.24× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.88× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.22× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.68× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 3.07× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa?

Ranked on the composite score, Adebayo Olukoshi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa.

  1. 1 Adebayo Olukoshi Senegal · #672,036 worldwide 49 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa

Which keywords describe research at Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Globalization, Higher Education, Adaptation, Livestock Farming, Governance, Social Movements and Postcolonialism.

▲ 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. Colonialism5▲ 29×6 topics
  2. Globalization3▲ 4.7×9 topics
  3. Climate Change2▲ 2.6×2 topics
  4. Sustainability2▲ 2.9×2 topics
  5. Adaptation2▲ 21×1 topic
  6. Higher Education2▲ 12×3 topics
  7. Livestock Farming2▲ 98×1 topic
  8. Governance2▲ 18×3 topics
  9. Social Movements2▲ 19×3 topics
  10. Postcolonialism2▲ 45×2 topics
  11. Africa2▲ 126×2 topics
  12. Cultural Studies2▲ 13×2 topics
  13. Decolonization2▲ 64×2 topics
  14. African Philosophy2▲ 427×1 topic
  15. Culture2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  16. Ubuntu2▲ 427×1 topic
  17. Pedagogy2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  18. Social Justice2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  19. Cultural Exchange2▲ 32×2 topics
  20. History2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  21. Trade2▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Child Mortality1▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Cultural Diversity1▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Ethnography1▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Global Trade1▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Health System Reform1▲ 53×2 topics
  27. Identity1▲ 4.9×3 topics
  28. Islam1▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Maternal Mortality1▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Nationalism1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  31. North Africa1▲ 96×2 topics
  32. Inequality1▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Memory Studies1▲ 51×2 topics
  34. Migrations1▲ 412×1 topic
  35. Neoliberalism1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  36. Sahara1▲ 412×1 topic
  37. Supply Chain1▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Comparative Education1▲ 151×1 topic
  39. Education Policy1▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Primary Care1▲ 8.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African cultural and philosophical studies, Global Maternal and Child Health and African Studies and Geopolitics.

Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 2 fractional worksAfrican cultural and philosophical studies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Geopolitics: 1 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksManagement and Organizat…1Management and Organizational Studies: 1 fractional worksDiverse Cultural and Historical Studies: 1 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 1 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and…1Literature, Culture, and Criticism: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEducationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthAnthropology6 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 2 works
  2. 2 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 2 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  4. 4 African Studies and Geopolitics Anthropology 1 works
  5. 5 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  8. 8 Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies Cultural Studies 1 works
  9. 9 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 1 works
  10. 10 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 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 available93.9%not open6.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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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