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Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger

In research, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,179 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,983 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Plant Science — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 13.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,157
of 28,054 · #10,393 all time
Rank in Niger
#4
of 7
Research works
2k
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,179 of 3,409 8.3%72 #996
Life SciencesDomain #6,983 of 7,800 8.2%76 #4871

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger 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 National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 13.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 72.2 works14×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 22.1 works11×
← 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: 13.78× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.79× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.26× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.56× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× 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, 13.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger?

Ranked on the composite score, 和彦 木村, Denis Poupardin and Christian Galant lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger.

  1. 1 和彦 木村 Niger · #283,238 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Denis Poupardin Niger · #288,615 worldwide 1 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Christian Galant Niger · #363,130 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Bernard Desbrosses Niger · #527,203 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Bernard B. Monties Niger · #592,535 worldwide 160 citations · 71 works
  6. 6 周 牧野 Niger · #628,876 worldwide 0 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Enrique Barriuso Niger · #670,944 worldwide 86 citations · 77 works
  8. 8 Cécile Fiorelli Niger · #778,506 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Olivier Mahul Niger · #795,986 worldwide 25 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 J. C. Flamant Niger · #857,519 worldwide 11 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger

Which keywords describe research at Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Smallholder Farmers, Sustainability, Adaptation, Livestock Farming, Agroecology, Diversity and Agricultural Development.

▲ 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 Change24▲ 8.1×36 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers21▲ 85×4 topics
  3. Sustainability20▲ 7.6×21 topics
  4. Adaptation16▲ 49×4 topics
  5. Livestock Farming13▲ 193×3 topics
  6. Agroecology13▲ 82×2 topics
  7. Diversity13▲ 66×3 topics
  8. Agricultural Development12▲ 69×1 topic
  9. Work Organization12▲ 265×1 topic
  10. Sustainable Agriculture12▲ 35×9 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity9▲ 19×13 topics
  12. Climate Resilience9▲ 131×2 topics
  13. Nutritional Value8▲ 62×2 topics
  14. Food Security7▲ 12×10 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 18×8 topics
  16. Drought Tolerance7▲ 46×7 topics
  17. Nutritional Quality7▲ 79×4 topics
  18. Agroforestry6▲ 85×3 topics
  19. Environmental Impact6▲ 3.0×17 topics
  20. Breeding6▲ 67×5 topics
  21. Indigenous Fruits6▲ 213×1 topic
  22. Tree Domestication6▲ 213×1 topic
  23. Genetics5▲ 6.8×5 topics
  24. Quantum Gravity5▲ 56×3 topics
  25. Marker Development5▲ 89×3 topics
  26. Phytochemicals4▲ 37×3 topics
  27. Gender Equality4▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Antioxidant Activity4▲ 5.8×14 topics
  29. Agricultural Sustainability4▲ 31×4 topics
  30. Nitrogen Fixation4▲ 51×2 topics
  31. Chicken Domestication4▲ 216×1 topic
  32. Village Poultry4▲ 216×1 topic
  33. Cowpea3▲ 122×1 topic
  34. Legume Crop3▲ 122×1 topic
  35. Agricultural Productivity3▲ 103×1 topic
  36. Intercropping3▲ 103×1 topic
  37. Nutrition3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  38. Rural Development3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  39. Genetic Improvement3▲ 31×3 topics
  40. Bioactive Compounds3▲ 11×6 topics

Which research topics does Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Livestock and Poultry Management and Agricultural pest management studies.

Agriculture and Rural De…12Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 12 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…6African Botany and Ecology Studies: 6 fractional worksLivestock and Poultry Ma…4Livestock and Poultry Management: 4 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 3 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 3 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 3 fractional worksRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health: 3 fractional worksRelativity and Gravitational Theory: 2 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 2 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryAnimal Science and ZoologyPlant Science3 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 12 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 6 works
  3. 3 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 4 works
  4. 4 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 3 works
  5. 5 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  6. 6 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  7. 7 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health Animal Science and Zoology 3 works
  8. 8 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  10. 10 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 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 available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.1%domestic only66.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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