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Fobang Foundation

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Research works
13
▲ 314% vs 2018-21
Citations
42
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
82%
world 40%
International
47%
world 18%
Fobang Foundation

Not ranked overall: Fobang Foundation 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 Fobang Foundation work in?

In all years, 54% of research at Fobang Foundation is in Health Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (51%), Social Sciences (17%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 7 fractional works · 54.4% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 50.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 11.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 29.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 17.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 11.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 3.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 10.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFobang Foundation13fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences54%Social Sciences30%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine650.8%
    2. Health Professions03.4%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences217.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance14.8%
    3. Psychology03.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting02.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities01.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences16.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology01.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.6%
    1. Computer Science03.0%
    2. Mathematics01.6%
    3. Engineering00.9%
    4. Environmental Science00.2%
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: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.97× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.67× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.67×4 works
  2. Mathematics1.97×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.83×0 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.78×0 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.60×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.38×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.18×0 works
  8. Social Sciences1.02×1 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.66×0 works
  10. Dentistry0.65×0 works
  11. Psychology0.59×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.57×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.55×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.18×0 works
  16. Engineering0.08×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.08×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Fobang Foundation?

The most cited paper from Fobang Foundation is "Modelling the impact of larviciding on the population dynamics and biting rates of Simulium damnosum (s.l.): implications for vector control as a complementary strategy for onchocerciasis elimination in Africa" (Isobel Routledge, Martin Walker, Robert Cheke et al., 2018), with 30 citations. Next come "Evolution of Plasmodium falciparum antimalarial drug resistance markers post-adoption of artemisinin-based combination therapies in Yaounde, Cameroon" (24) and "Helicobacter pylori infection and atrophic gastritis" (24).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Modelling the impact of larviciding on the population dynamics and biting rates of Simulium damnosum (s.l.): implications for vector control as a complementary strategy for onchocerciasis elimination in Africa Isobel Routledge, Martin Walker, Robert Cheke et al. · Parasites & Vectors Open access 29 May 2018 30
2 Evolution of Plasmodium falciparum antimalarial drug resistance markers post-adoption of artemisinin-based combination therapies in Yaounde, Cameroon Peter Thelma Ngwa Niba, Akindeh M. Nji, Jean Paul Kengne Chedjou et al. · International Journal of Infectious Diseases Open access 5 Apr 2023 24
3 Helicobacter pylori infection and atrophic gastritis IA Ebule, AN Longdoh, IL Paloheimo · African Health Sciences Open access 12 Apr 2013 24
4 Assessing the impact of neurosurgery and neuroanatomy simulation using 3D non-cadaveric models amongst selected African medical students Berjo Dongmo Takoutsing, Ubraine Njineck Wunde, Yvan Zolo et al. · Frontiers in Medical Technology Open access 4 May 2023 16
5 Management and outcomes of pediatric traumatic brain injury in Africa: a systematic review Nithin K. Gupta, Varun Kasula, Romaric Waguia Kouam et al. · Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics Review 2 Dec 2023 10
All 39 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Fobang Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Economic Growth and Development, African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues, Seed and Plant Biochemistry and Disaster Response and Management.

Economic Growth and Development: 0 fractional worksAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues: 0 fractional worksSeed and Plant Biochemis…0Seed and Plant Biochemistry: 0 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 0 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 0 fractional worksGender Roles and Identity Studies: 0 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 0 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…0FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 0 fractional worksAfrican studies and sociopolitical issues: 0 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 0 fractional works
Information SystemsSociology and Political ScienceFood ScienceEmergency Medical Services5 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 0 works
  2. 2 African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  3. 3 Seed and Plant Biochemistry Food Science 0 works
  4. 4 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  5. 5 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Gender Roles and Identity Studies Gender Studies 0 works
  7. 7 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  8. 8 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available81.7%not open18.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.2%domestic only52.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fobang Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 314% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Fobang Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000041% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Fobang Foundation0.000049% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Fobang Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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