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Institut Facultaire des Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication

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Research works
83
▲ 102% vs 2013–17
Citations
205
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Institut Facultaire des Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 8.43× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 3.00× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institut Facultaire des Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Territorial Governance, Community Engagement, Local Development, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Smallholder Farmers, Climate Change and Public Policy.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Territorial Governance10▲ 85×3 topics
  2. Community Engagement10▲ 40×2 topics
  3. Local Development10▲ 90×2 topics
  4. Climate Change9▲ 4.1×26 topics
  5. Sustainability8▲ 5.7×12 topics
  6. Sustainable Development7▲ 7.7×8 topics
  7. Smallholder Farmers7▲ 63×3 topics
  8. Public Policy6▲ 18×5 topics
  9. Social Justice6▲ 14×2 topics
  10. Citizen Participation6▲ 60×1 topic
  11. Environmental Participation6▲ 75×1 topic
  12. Adaptation6▲ 23×2 topics
  13. Agricultural Development5▲ 60×1 topic
  14. Livestock Farming5▲ 118×1 topic
  15. Economic Development5▲ 8.3×4 topics
  16. Social Innovation4▲ 43×2 topics
  17. Institutionalization4▲ 52×1 topic
  18. Solidarity Economy4▲ 78×1 topic
  19. Colonialism4▲ 8.5×7 topics
  20. Gender Dynamics3▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Healthcare3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  22. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 12×6 topics
  23. Cultural Heritage3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  24. Genetics3▲ 4.1×3 topics
  25. Nationalism3▲ 5.4×3 topics
  26. Cultural Studies2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  27. Drought Tolerance2▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Social Impact2▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Digital Communication2▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Information Studies2▲ 125×1 topic
  31. African History2▲ 90×1 topic
  32. Political Economy2▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Post-Colonial Africa2▲ 90×1 topic
  34. Risk Perception2▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Communication2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  36. Food Safety2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  37. Climate Resilience2▲ 54×2 topics
  38. Nuclear Power2▲ 86×1 topic
  39. Trust2▲ 9.4×1 topic
  40. AFLP Markers2▲ 75×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut Facultaire des Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Banana Cultivation and Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies and Cassava research and cyanide.

Agriculture and Rural De…1Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 1 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and R…1Banana Cultivation and Research: 1 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…1African Botany and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksCassava research and cya…1Cassava research and cyanide: 1 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 0 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 0 fractional worksGeography and Environmen…0Geography and Environmental Studies: 0 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 0 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 0 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…0Social Sciences and Governance: 0 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant ScienceForestryAnthropology4 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 1 works
  2. 2 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 1 works
  3. 3 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 1 works
  4. 4 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 African history and culture studies Anthropology 0 works
  6. 6 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  8. 8 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 0 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 0 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 available57.2%not open42.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.9%domestic only60.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Facultaire des Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication'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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