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Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

In research, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,355 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,168 of 10,206 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,151 of 6,031 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,885
of 28,054 · #18,673 all time
Rank in Republic of the Congo
#4
of 5
Research works
946
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Institut de Recherche pour le Développement 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 #8,355 of 16,945 19.9%383
Social SciencesField #5,168 of 10,206 18.7%301
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,151 of 6,031 11.9%151
Physical SciencesDomain #14,149 of 21,541 14.7%278
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #3,102 of 4,340 16.3%134
Environmental ScienceField #5,029 of 6,208 15.2%132
Life SciencesDomain #11,900 of 14,347 12.7%184

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Recherche pour le Développement 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 Recherche pour le Développement specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 20.5 works5.1×
← 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: 3.42× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.15× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Recherche pour le Développement?

Ranked on the composite score, Patrick Gubry, Valéria Hernández and Pepita Ould Ahmed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Recherche pour le Développement.

  1. 1 Patrick Gubry Republic of the Congo · #478,343 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Valéria Hernández Republic of the Congo · #513,690 worldwide 13 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Pepita Ould Ahmed Republic of the Congo · #626,290 worldwide 6 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Russell W. Glenn Republic of the Congo · #732,070 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 C. Crussard Republic of the Congo · #1,072,573 worldwide 33 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Oliver F. Atkins Republic of the Congo · #1,094,636 worldwide 0 citations · 57 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Recherche pour le Développement?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Smallholder Farmers, Migration, Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance and Social Justice.

▲ 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. Climate Change16▲ 5.3×45 topics
  2. Sustainability13▲ 4.9×27 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers10▲ 41×4 topics
  4. Migration10▲ 26×12 topics
  5. Community Engagement9▲ 25×4 topics
  6. Local Development9▲ 68×2 topics
  7. Territorial Governance9▲ 62×2 topics
  8. Social Justice8▲ 13×9 topics
  9. Public Policy8▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Sustainable Development8▲ 4.3×6 topics
  11. Globalization8▲ 3.4×27 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 18×11 topics
  13. Adaptation7▲ 22×5 topics
  14. Islam7▲ 29×4 topics
  15. Agroecology7▲ 42×4 topics
  16. Citizen Participation7▲ 49×2 topics
  17. Environmental Participation7▲ 75×1 topic
  18. Proximity and Innovation7▲ 75×1 topic
  19. Gender6▲ 11×8 topics
  20. Ethnicity6▲ 15×8 topics
  21. North Africa6▲ 147×2 topics
  22. Diversity6▲ 32×4 topics
  23. Livestock Farming6▲ 89×2 topics
  24. Religion6▲ 12×7 topics
  25. Agricultural Development6▲ 33×1 topic
  26. Work Organization6▲ 127×1 topic
  27. Public Health6▲ 3.6×17 topics
  28. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 14×5 topics
  29. Democracy4▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Social Change4▲ 33×4 topics
  31. Economic Development4▲ 4.8×9 topics
  32. Agroforestry4▲ 56×2 topics
  33. Family Law4▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Healthcare Access4▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Reform4▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Indigenous Fruits4▲ 145×1 topic
  37. Tree Domestication4▲ 145×1 topic
  38. Social Movements4▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Governance3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  40. Vulnerability3▲ 13×6 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Recherche pour le Développement publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender and African Botany and Ecology Studies.

French Urban and Social Studies: 7 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 6 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…4Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 4 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…4African Botany and Ecology Studies: 4 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and Health: 2 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Geopolitics: 2 fractional worksPolitical and Social Iss…2Political and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPolitical Science and International RelationsForestry4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  3. 3 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 4 works
  5. 5 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 African Studies and Geopolitics Anthropology 2 works
  7. 7 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 2 works
  9. 9 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 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 available56.2%not open43.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.1%domestic only40.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Recherche pour le Développement's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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