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Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

In research, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,390 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#6,818 of 14,347 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,411 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,563
of 28,054 · #12,313 all time
Rank in Benin
#7
of 11
Research works
968
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
28.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,390 of 6,031 29.3%143
Life SciencesDomain #6,818 of 14,347 30.1%220
Social SciencesDomain #8,411 of 16,945 15.8%360
Social SciencesField #5,672 of 10,206 16.4%272
Physical SciencesDomain #12,001 of 21,541 30.8%204
Health SciencesDomain #14,301 of 20,462 26.9%184
MedicineField #12,566 of 17,978 31.3%128
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #3,638 of 4,340 11.9%133

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).

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: 3.58× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.04× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.50× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Pierre Milleville lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Recherche pour le Développement.

  1. 1 Pierre Milleville Benin · #432,453 worldwide 25 citations · 19 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: Community Engagement, Climate Change, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Public Policy, Social Justice, Sustainable Development and Smallholder Farmers.

▲ 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 Change8▲ 4.0×39 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 3.4×14 topics
  3. Community Engagement6▲ 24×3 topics
  4. Sustainable Development6▲ 5.0×8 topics
  5. Territorial Governance6▲ 60×3 topics
  6. Local Development6▲ 65×2 topics
  7. Mental Health6▲ 4.8×10 topics
  8. Public Policy5▲ 14×3 topics
  9. Social Justice5▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Smallholder Farmers5▲ 29×4 topics
  11. Citizen Participation5▲ 51×1 topic
  12. Environmental Participation5▲ 79×1 topic
  13. Adaptation5▲ 21×6 topics
  14. Agroecology4▲ 37×3 topics
  15. Agricultural Development4▲ 30×1 topic
  16. Livestock Farming4▲ 80×1 topic
  17. Public Health4▲ 3.1×11 topics
  18. Healthcare3▲ 3.8×4 topics
  19. Migration3▲ 12×9 topics
  20. Islam3▲ 18×3 topics
  21. North Africa3▲ 90×2 topics
  22. Economic Development3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  23. Ethnicity3▲ 9.0×6 topics
  24. Group Therapy3▲ 90×2 topics
  25. Social Movements3▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Clinical Practice3▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Resilience3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  28. Rural Development2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  29. Gender2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  30. Governance2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  31. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Developmental Trauma2▲ 125×1 topic
  33. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy2▲ 125×1 topic
  34. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 7.5×7 topics
  35. Gender Studies2▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Primary Care2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  37. Digital Health2▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Policy2▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Inequalities2▲ 72×1 topic
  40. Professional Practices2▲ 62×1 topic

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, Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

French Urban and Social …5French Urban and Social Studies: 5 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 4 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 2 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 2 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…2Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 2 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 2 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsClinical PsychologyGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  3. 3 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 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 available53.4%not open46.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors69.9%domestic only30.1%

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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