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Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin

In research, Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,581 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,828 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 12.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,999
of 28,054 · #21,279 all time
Rank in Benin
#8
of 11
Research works
349
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin 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 #1,581 of 6,031 16.9%233
Life SciencesDomain #8,828 of 14,347 16.9%255

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin 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 des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 12.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 44.4 works12×
← 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: 12.46× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.39× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.37× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin?

Ranked on the composite score, Patrice Ygué Adegbola lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin.

  1. 1 Patrice Ygué Adegbola Benin · #1,140,286 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin

Which keywords describe research at Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin?

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

▲ 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 Farmers22▲ 131×5 topics
  2. Climate Change20▲ 9.7×28 topics
  3. Sustainability18▲ 9.7×15 topics
  4. Livestock Farming15▲ 324×2 topics
  5. Adaptation15▲ 68×4 topics
  6. Agroecology14▲ 128×2 topics
  7. Diversity14▲ 106×2 topics
  8. Multifunctionality14▲ 368×2 topics
  9. Agricultural Development14▲ 112×2 topics
  10. Work Organization14▲ 429×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Agriculture8▲ 35×8 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 28×5 topics
  13. Agroforestry6▲ 130×3 topics
  14. Climate Resilience6▲ 133×2 topics
  15. Nutritional Value5▲ 65×2 topics
  16. Indigenous Fruits5▲ 290×1 topic
  17. Tree Domestication5▲ 290×1 topic
  18. Antioxidant5▲ 9.5×10 topics
  19. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.1×12 topics
  20. Genetic Diversity4▲ 10×12 topics
  21. Flavonoids3▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.7×6 topics
  23. Ecosystem Services3▲ 11×8 topics
  24. Drought Tolerance3▲ 28×5 topics
  25. Ginkgo Biloba3▲ 408×1 topic
  26. Neuroprotective3▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Social Networks3▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Agricultural Sustainability3▲ 32×3 topics
  29. Food Security3▲ 6.6×7 topics
  30. Genetics3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  31. Land Use Change2▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Biodiversity2▲ 4.3×11 topics
  33. Rural Development2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  34. Agricultural Innovation2▲ 58×1 topic
  35. Breeding2▲ 34×4 topics
  36. Livelihood Diversification2▲ 85×1 topic
  37. Nutritional Quality2▲ 32×4 topics
  38. Soil Fertility2▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Community Engagement2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  40. Marker Development2▲ 44×3 topics

Which research topics does Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications and Agricultural Innovations and Practices.

Agriculture and Rural De…14Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 14 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 5 fractional worksGinkgo biloba and Cashew Applications: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksCassava research and cyanide: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksSustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis: 1 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and Research: 1 fractional worksGABA and Rice Research: 1 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryComplementary and alternative medicineGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences4 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 14 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 5 works
  3. 3 Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications Complementary and alternative medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  5. 5 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 GABA and Rice Research Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 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 available69.6%not open30.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.9%domestic only48.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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