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Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population

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Research works
99
▲ 124% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
79%
world 40%
International
64%
world 18%
Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population

Not ranked overall: Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (40%), Social Sciences (21%), Health Professions (15%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 32 fractional works · 60.4% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 39.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 14.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 10.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 15.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 14.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 29.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 20.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutSuperieur Des…54fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences60%Social Sciences29%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2139.7%
    2. Health Professions815.4%
    3. Nursing35.3%
    1. Social Sciences1120.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.4%
    3. Psychology22.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences24.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
    1. Environmental Science12.2%
    2. Mathematics11.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.9%
    4. Computer Science00.7%
    5. Engineering00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 5.84× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.07× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 10.74× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing10.74×3 works
  2. Health Professions5.84×8 works
  3. Medicine2.07×21 works
  4. Social Sciences1.64×11 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.57×2 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.97×2 works
  7. Psychology0.93×2 works
  8. Mathematics0.81×0 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.60×0 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.50×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.44×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.41×1 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.22×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.09×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.06×0 works
  17. Engineering0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population?

Ranked on the quality score, Georges Guiella, Abdramane Soura and Bruno Lankoandé lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population.

  1. 1 Georges Guiella Burkina Faso · #476,333 worldwide 1.8k citations · 97 works
  2. 2 Abdramane Soura Burkina Faso · #503,886 worldwide 3k citations · 163 works
  3. 3 Bruno Lankoandé Burkina Faso · #1,009,070 worldwide 1k citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Nathalie Sawadogo Burkina Faso · #1,281,940 worldwide 283 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Yentéma Onadja Burkina Faso · #1,850,822 worldwide 574 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Kassoum Dianou Burkina Faso · #2,143,614 worldwide 51 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Gabriel Sangli Burkina Faso · #2,510,450 worldwide 368 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Roch Millogo Burkina Faso · #2,612,512 worldwide 352 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Idrissa Ouili Burkina Faso · #2,824,217 worldwide 155 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Jean-François Kobiané Burkina Faso · #2,945,642 worldwide 120 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population

What are the most cited papers from Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population?

The most cited paper from Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population is "Household strategies to cope with the economic costs of illness" (Rainer Sauerborn, Alayne Mary Adams, Mai Thi Hien, 1996), with 351 citations. Next come "Incidence of invasive salmonella disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicentre population-based surveillance study" (322) and "What explains gender inequalities in HIV/AIDS prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from the demographic and health surveys" (152).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Household strategies to cope with the economic costs of illness Rainer Sauerborn, Alayne Mary Adams, Mai Thi Hien · Social Science & Medicine Aug 1996 351
2 Incidence of invasive salmonella disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicentre population-based surveillance study Florian Marks et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access 10 Feb 2017 322
3 What explains gender inequalities in HIV/AIDS prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from the demographic and health surveys Drissa Sia, Yentéma Onadja, Mohammad Hajizadeh et al. · BMC Public Health Open access 3 Nov 2016 152
4 The phylogeography and incidence of multi-drug resistant typhoid fever in sub-Saharan Africa Se Eun Park et al. · Nature Communications Open access 26 Nov 2018 142
5 Trends in contraceptive prevalence rates in sub-Saharan Africa since the 2012 London Summit on Family Planning: results from repeated cross-sectional surveys Saifuddin Ahmed, Yoonjoung Choi, Jose G. Rimon et al. · The Lancet Global Health Open access 17 May 2019 141
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Which keywords describe research at Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Health Inequalities, Community Health Workers, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Social Determinants of Health, Public Health and Child 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-now 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. Maternal Mortality8▲ 67×2 topics
  2. Health Inequalities8▲ 123×3 topics
  3. Community Health Workers8▲ 162×2 topics
  4. Child Mortality8▲ 197×1 topic
  5. Health Systems8▲ 197×1 topic
  6. Public Health4▲ 5.8×11 topics
  7. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 35×4 topics
  8. Child Development4▲ 18×3 topics
  9. Healthcare4▲ 6.5×4 topics
  10. Reproductive Health4▲ 141×3 topics
  11. Family Planning4▲ 125×3 topics
  12. Risk Factors4▲ 6.2×7 topics
  13. Epidemiology3▲ 1.57×16 topics
  14. Contraception3▲ 233×1 topic
  15. Unintended Pregnancy3▲ 233×1 topic
  16. Quality of Life3▲ 4.2×5 topics
  17. Ethnicity3▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Maternal and Child Undernutrition3▲ 62×1 topic
  19. Social Support3▲ 9.4×4 topics
  20. Water Sanitation Hygiene3▲ 62×1 topic
  21. Mental Health2▲ 3.2×10 topics
  22. Aging2▲ 8.1×1 topic
  23. Elderly2▲ 18×1 topic
  24. Primary Care2▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Adolescent Health2▲ 44×1 topic
  26. HIV Prevention2▲ 65×2 topics
  27. Migration2▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Sexual Behavior2▲ 103×1 topic
  29. Digital Health2▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Healthcare Access2▲ 13×5 topics
  31. Governance2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  32. Healthcare Policy2▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Inequalities2▲ 97×1 topic
  34. Sociolinguistics2▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Africa1▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Anemia1▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Psychological Impact1▲ 8.0×7 topics
  38. Social Movements1▲ 9.1×1 topic
  39. Hepcidin1▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Iron Regulation1▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Reproductive Health and Contraception, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues.

Global Maternal and Chil…8Global Maternal and Child Health: 8 fractional worksReproductive Health and …3Reproductive Health and Contraception: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…3Child Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…2Healthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 1 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 1 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and Health: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthNutrition and DieteticsGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 8 works
  2. 2 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  4. 4 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 1 works
  9. 9 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 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 available78.8%not open21.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors63.8%domestic only36.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 124% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Institut Superieur Des Sciences De La Population over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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