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Institut de Médecine et d'Epidémiologie Africaines

In research, Institut de Médecine et d'Epidémiologie Africaines stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,566 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#10,834 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,038 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,172
of 28,054 · #13,687 all time
Rank in France
#1,039
of 1,422
Research works
918
▲ 102% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
21.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Institut de Médecine et d'Epidémiologie Africaines 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,566 of 14,347 17.2%336
MedicineField #10,834 of 17,978 13.6%380
Health SciencesDomain #13,038 of 20,462 13.6%420
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,991 of 7,814 18.9%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Médecine et d'Epidémiologie Africaines 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: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.20× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 38.92× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.29× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.17× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.58× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 38.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Médecine et d'Epidémiologie Africaines?

Ranked on the composite score, J.P. Couláud, Patrice Mangin and A. J. Chaumont lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Médecine et d'Epidémiologie Africaines.

  1. 1 J.P. Couláud France · #429,740 worldwide 66 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Patrice Mangin France · #471,762 worldwide 119 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 A. J. Chaumont France · #485,148 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 A. Lugnier France · #601,895 worldwide 23 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Bertrand Ludes France · #624,306 worldwide 64 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 A. Tracqui France · #827,814 worldwide 32 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Pascal Kintz France · #879,408 worldwide 126 citations · 132 works
  8. 8 Vincent Cirimele France · #897,465 worldwide 30 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Coulaud Jp France · #1,219,081 worldwide 11 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Jean‐Sébastien Raul France · #1,220,636 worldwide 33 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Médecine et d'Epidémiologie Africaines

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Médecine et d'Epidémiologie Africaines?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Forensic Toxicology, Diabetes, Method Validation, Designer Drugs, Drug Analysis, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Risk and Hormone Therapy.

▲ 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. Forensic Toxicology12▲ 551×2 topics
  2. Diabetes12▲ 28×5 topics
  3. Method Validation10▲ 212×2 topics
  4. Designer Drugs10▲ 632×1 topic
  5. Drug Analysis10▲ 632×1 topic
  6. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 14×5 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Risk8▲ 32×2 topics
  8. Aging Men8▲ 399×1 topic
  9. Hormone Therapy8▲ 118×2 topics
  10. Muscle Strength8▲ 90×2 topics
  11. Testosterone8▲ 225×1 topic
  12. Metabolism6▲ 14×5 topics
  13. Aging5▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Glycemic Control4▲ 35×4 topics
  15. Insulin Therapy4▲ 44×3 topics
  16. Amino Acids4▲ 53×2 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  18. Exercise4▲ 37×1 topic
  19. Metabolic Disorders4▲ 38×4 topics
  20. Protein4▲ 38×1 topic
  21. Ethical Considerations4▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Serotonin4▲ 111×2 topics
  23. Treatment4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  24. Depression4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  25. Type 1 Diabetes3▲ 47×2 topics
  26. Neurobiology3▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Neurological Disorders3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  28. Continuous Glucose Monitoring3▲ 74×1 topic
  29. Doping3▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Hypoglycemia3▲ 74×1 topic
  31. Performance-Enhancing Drugs3▲ 500×1 topic
  32. Mortality Risk3▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Anxiety3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Medical Chemistry3▲ 379×1 topic
  35. Patient Safety3▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Psilocybin3▲ 200×1 topic
  37. Psychedelics3▲ 200×1 topic
  38. Serial Homicide3▲ 379×1 topic
  39. Palliative Care2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Weight Loss2▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Médecine et d'Epidémiologie Africaines publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis, Hormonal and reproductive studies, Muscle metabolism and nutrition and Diabetes Management and Research.

Forensic Toxicology and …10Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 10 fractional worksHormonal and reproductiv…8Hormonal and reproductive studies: 8 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 4 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 3 fractional worksDoping in Sports3Doping in Sports: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Scientific Studies: 3 fractional worksPsychedelics and Drug Studies: 3 fractional worksPoisoning and overdose treatments: 2 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 2 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 2 fractional works
ToxicologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismCell BiologySociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 10 works
  2. 2 Hormonal and reproductive studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 8 works
  3. 3 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 4 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  5. 5 Doping in Sports Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Historical and Scientific Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Poisoning and overdose treatments Emergency Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 2 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 available18.5%not open81.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Médecine et d'Epidémiologie Africaines's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 102% higher 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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