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Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée

In research, Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée stands highest in Life Sciences (#12,692 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 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,308
of 28,054 · #32,922 all time
Rank in Mali
#4
of 9
Research works
264
▲ 168% vs 2013–17
Citations
980
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée 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 #12,692 of 14,347 7.2%124

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée 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 Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 30.0 works7.6×
← 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: 7.60× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.77× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.54× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 7.07× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée?

Ranked on the composite score, Amadou Sidibé lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée.

  1. 1 Amadou Sidibé Mali · #490,561 worldwide 74 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée

Which keywords describe research at Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Smallholder Farmers, Sustainability, Adaptation, Multifunctionality, Sustainable Agriculture, Agroecology 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 Change13▲ 5.7×22 topics
  2. Sustainability11▲ 5.2×13 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers10▲ 52×4 topics
  4. Adaptation8▲ 34×4 topics
  5. Epidemiology8▲ 2.4×29 topics
  6. Multifunctionality7▲ 160×2 topics
  7. Agricultural Development7▲ 48×2 topics
  8. Agroecology7▲ 55×2 topics
  9. Diversity7▲ 45×2 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 25×8 topics
  11. Livestock Farming6▲ 125×1 topic
  12. Work Organization6▲ 181×1 topic
  13. Public Health4▲ 3.5×13 topics
  14. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Agroforestry4▲ 67×4 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity3▲ 9.1×11 topics
  17. Soil Fertility3▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Climate Resilience3▲ 63×3 topics
  19. Food Security3▲ 6.9×8 topics
  20. Crop Production3▲ 30×3 topics
  21. Primary Care3▲ 8.6×6 topics
  22. Socio-economic Factors3▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Nutritional Value2▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Indigenous Fruits2▲ 124×1 topic
  25. Maternal Mortality2▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Tree Domestication2▲ 124×1 topic
  27. Health Inequalities2▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Digital Health2▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Child Mortality2▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Health Systems2▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Healthcare Policy2▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Inequalities2▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Toxicity2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  35. Plant Nutrition2▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Public Health Policy2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  37. Vaccine Development2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  38. Drought Tolerance2▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Tourism Development2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Water Management2▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Global Maternal and Child Health and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

Agriculture and Rural De…6Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 6 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…2African Botany and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksPlant Growth and Agricul…2Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques: 2 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Health Professions5 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 6 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 2 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  6. 6 Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques Soil Science 2 works
  7. 7 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  8. 8 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 1 works
  9. 9 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available84.5%not open15.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.5%domestic only51.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 168% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.