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Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles

In research, Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#659 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,573 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Plant Science — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 41.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,304
of 28,054 · #11,344 all time
Rank in Burkina Faso
#5
of 12
Research works
784
▲ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #659 of 3,409 13.0%149 #514
Life SciencesDomain #4,573 of 7,800 12.4%163 #4578

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles 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).

What does Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 41.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 39.6 works42×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 149.4 works16×
  3. Plant ScienceSubfield · 49.4 works14×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 15.56× its world share, 149 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.66× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 15.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles?

Ranked on the composite score, Philippe Roux, Jules Bayala and Karim Traoré lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles.

  1. 1 Philippe Roux Burkina Faso · #350,785 worldwide 68 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Jules Bayala Burkina Faso · #582,545 worldwide 98 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Karim Traoré Burkina Faso · #614,786 worldwide 28 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Souleymane Nacro Burkina Faso · #617,207 worldwide 31 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Adama Kaboré Burkina Faso · #678,723 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Michel Papaoba Sédogo Burkina Faso · #741,250 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 C. Sinfort Burkina Faso · #904,070 worldwide 61 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Dona Dakouo Burkina Faso · #945,536 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Malick N. Ba Burkina Faso · #989,580 worldwide 33 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Amadou Traoré Burkina Faso · #992,531 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles

Which keywords describe research at Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles?

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, Agricultural Development and Diversity.

▲ 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. Smallholder Farmers57▲ 126×5 topics
  2. Climate Change52▲ 9.6×31 topics
  3. Sustainability44▲ 9.0×16 topics
  4. Adaptation39▲ 68×4 topics
  5. Agroecology37▲ 125×3 topics
  6. Agricultural Development35▲ 107×2 topics
  7. Diversity35▲ 100×2 topics
  8. Livestock Farming35▲ 282×3 topics
  9. Multifunctionality35▲ 346×1 topic
  10. Work Organization35▲ 408×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Agriculture28▲ 44×9 topics
  12. Climate Resilience24▲ 197×2 topics
  13. Biodiversity Conservation22▲ 29×6 topics
  14. Agroforestry21▲ 162×3 topics
  15. Nutritional Value18▲ 81×2 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity17▲ 19×16 topics
  17. Indigenous Fruits16▲ 346×1 topic
  18. Tree Domestication16▲ 346×1 topic
  19. Nutritional Quality13▲ 87×4 topics
  20. Drought Tolerance13▲ 45×8 topics
  21. Breeding12▲ 80×5 topics
  22. Genetics11▲ 8.1×6 topics
  23. Agricultural Sustainability10▲ 44×4 topics
  24. Biological Control9▲ 31×9 topics
  25. Marker Development9▲ 91×3 topics
  26. Cowpea8▲ 160×1 topic
  27. Legume Crop8▲ 160×1 topic
  28. Ecosystem Services8▲ 9.8×7 topics
  29. Soil Fertility7▲ 15×4 topics
  30. Food Security7▲ 6.1×10 topics
  31. Host Specificity7▲ 30×4 topics
  32. Pest Management7▲ 40×4 topics
  33. Invasive Species7▲ 7.8×11 topics
  34. Nitrogen Fixation7▲ 48×2 topics
  35. Rhizosphere Interactions5▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Antioxidant Properties5▲ 18×4 topics
  37. QTL Mapping5▲ 22×6 topics
  38. Climate Change Resilience5▲ 43×2 topics
  39. Genomics5▲ 8.1×8 topics
  40. Population Dynamics5▲ 9.5×5 topics

Which research topics does Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Agricultural pest management studies and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems.

Agriculture and Rural De…35Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 35 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 16 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 8 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 5 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 4 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 4 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 4 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 3 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 3 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryPlant ScienceAgronomy and Crop Science5 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 35 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 16 works
  3. 3 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 8 works
  4. 4 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 5 works
  5. 5 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 4 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  7. 7 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 4 works
  8. 8 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 4 works
  9. 9 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 3 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 available59.1%not open40.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.9%domestic only52.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% higher than in 2013–2017.

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