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Institut du Sahel

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World rank, all time
#33,613
of 42,892
Rank in Mali
#10
of 12
Research works
180
▲ 121% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

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: 6.48× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.82× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut du Sahel?

Ranked on the composite score, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Adama Dembélé and Nouhoum Guirou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut du Sahel.

  1. 1 Tahirou Abdoulaye Mali · #139,661 worldwide 188 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Adama Dembélé Mali · #1,320,648 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Nouhoum Guirou Mali · #1,482,440 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institut du Sahel

Which keywords describe research at Institut du Sahel?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Social Networks, Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security, Sustainability, Rural Development, Climate Change and Agriculture.

▲ 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 Farmers6▲ 65×4 topics
  2. Social Networks5▲ 50×2 topics
  3. Climate Change4▲ 4.1×13 topics
  4. Sustainability4▲ 4.5×11 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 30×4 topics
  6. Food Security4▲ 17×5 topics
  7. Agriculture3▲ 21×3 topics
  8. Rural Development3▲ 24×2 topics
  9. Adaptation3▲ 28×3 topics
  10. Glaucoma3▲ 55×3 topics
  11. Agricultural Innovation3▲ 173×1 topic
  12. Livelihood Diversification3▲ 255×1 topic
  13. Vulnerability3▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Epidemiology3▲ 1.74×14 topics
  15. Insurance2▲ 74×1 topic
  16. Risk Management2▲ 12×1 topic
  17. Agroecology2▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Macular Degeneration2▲ 44×3 topics
  19. Multifunctionality2▲ 105×2 topics
  20. Agricultural Development2▲ 31×1 topic
  21. Livestock Farming2▲ 82×1 topic
  22. Optic Nerve2▲ 53×2 topics
  23. Cultural Heritage2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  24. Diabetic Retinopathy2▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Optical Coherence Tomography2▲ 42×2 topics
  26. Risk Factors2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  27. Surgical Management1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  28. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Genetic Mutations1▲ 7.4×8 topics
  30. Deep Learning1▼ 0.85×1 topic
  31. Facial Fractures1▲ 132×1 topic
  32. Femtosecond Laser1▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Intraocular Lens Implantation1▲ 108×1 topic
  34. Maxillofacial Trauma1▲ 132×1 topic
  35. Mental Health1▲ 1.89×3 topics
  36. Retinal Disease1▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Water Management1▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Intraocular Pressure1▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Neurodegeneration1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  40. Sufism1▲ 52×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut du Sahel publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Agricultural risk and resilience, Agriculture and Rural Development Research and Retinal Imaging and Analysis.

Agricultural Innovations…3Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 3 fractional worksAgricultural risk and resilience: 2 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 2 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Analysis: 1 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksFacial Trauma and Fractu…1Facial Trauma and Fracture Management: 1 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 1 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and Culture: 1 fractional worksTurkish Literature and Culture: 1 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSoil ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging4 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  2. 2 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 2 works
  3. 3 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  4. 4 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  5. 5 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  6. 6 Facial Trauma and Fracture Management Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  8. 8 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 1 works
  9. 9 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 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 available47.6%not open52.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.4%domestic only66.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut du Sahel's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 121% 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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