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Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

In research, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement stands highest in Life Sciences (#9,144 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#13,483 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#15,423 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,602
of 42,892
Rank in Senegal
#5
of 17
Research works
438
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
30.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
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
Life SciencesDomain #9,144 of 14,347 29.2%143
MedicineField #13,483 of 17,978 29.7%129
Health SciencesDomain #15,423 of 20,462 29.0%156

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: 4.62× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.90× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.36× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.52× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 2.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Carole Barthélémy, Jean‐François Trape and Jean-François Molez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Recherche pour le Développement.

  1. 1 Carole Barthélémy Senegal · #491,849 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Jean‐François Trape Senegal · #855,489 worldwide 29 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Jean-François Molez Senegal · #922,445 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Patrice Cadet Senegal · #1,023,459 worldwide 57 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Aldiouma Diallo Senegal · #1,145,026 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Alain Caverivière Senegal · #1,279,299 worldwide 26 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 François Simondon Senegal · #1,400,741 worldwide 16 citations · 16 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, Epidemiology, Smallholder Farmers, Public Health, Adaptation, Agricultural Development, Livestock Farming and Healthcare.

▲ 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change6▲ 5.0×27 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 3.2×32 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 5.6×15 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 33×3 topics
  5. Sustainability3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  6. Healthcare2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  7. Adaptation2▲ 19×4 topics
  8. Agricultural Development2▲ 30×1 topic
  9. Livestock Farming2▲ 80×1 topic
  10. Biodiversity2▲ 6.4×13 topics
  11. Pathogenesis2▲ 8.1×12 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 10×4 topics
  13. Infectious Diseases2▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Genetic Diversity2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  15. Quality of Life2▲ 2.3×2 topics
  16. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 10×4 topics
  17. Vaccine Development2▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Aging1▲ 5.9×1 topic
  19. Deep Learning1◆ 0.92×10 topics
  20. Elderly1▲ 13×1 topic
  21. Social Determinants of Health1▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Vaccine1▲ 8.0×8 topics
  23. Community Engagement1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  24. Invasive Species1▲ 6.8×8 topics
  25. Territorial Governance1▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Conservation1▲ 6.1×9 topics
  27. Global Burden1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  28. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.79×6 topics
  29. Fisheries Sustainability1▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Immune Response1▲ 4.4×9 topics
  31. Machine Learning1▼ 0.73×9 topics
  32. Nitrogen Fixation1▲ 36×2 topics
  33. Nutritional Value1▲ 22×4 topics
  34. Primary Care1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  35. Climate Resilience1▲ 37×2 topics
  36. Genomics1▲ 7.7×6 topics
  37. Healthcare Policy1▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Inequalities1▲ 65×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues, Healthcare Systems and Practices and African Botany and Ecology Studies.

Agriculture and Rural De…2Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 2 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 1 fractional worksTravel-related health issues: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…1Marine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 1 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethn…1African Studies and Ethnography: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneral Health ProfessionsForestryUrban Studies5 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 2 works
  2. 2 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 1 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Travel-related health issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 1 works
  10. 10 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 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 available42.4%not open57.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.9%domestic only41.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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