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Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique

In research, Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,445 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,052 of 9,585 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,778 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering (Civil and Structural Engineering is 10.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,346
of 22,385 · #29,554 all time
Rank in Burkina Faso
#9
of 12
Research works
329
▲ 215% vs 2018-21
Citations
116
0.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.70×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique

What is Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,445 of 10,670 9.5%151 #16007
Social SciencesDomain #9,052 of 9,585 9.6%61 -
EngineeringField #5,778 of 5,901 9.5%89 #9401

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research at Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (39%), Materials Science (18%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 164 fractional works · 67.3% of its workEngineering: 95 fractional works · 38.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 29 fractional works · 11.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 7.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 18 fractional works · 7.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArchitecture: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 44 fractional works · 17.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 12.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMetals and Alloys: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 5.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 67 fractional works · 27.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 6.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 5.9% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitutSupérieur Privé…244fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences67%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences27%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering9538.8%
    2. Materials Science4417.8%
    3. Environmental Science145.8%
    4. Computer Science62.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy31.1%
    6. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    8. Chemistry10.3%
    9. Mathematics00.2%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences208.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting156.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities145.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance83.1%
    5. Decision Sciences62.4%
    6. Psychology41.8%
    1. Medicine73.0%
    2. Health Professions21.0%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 28.8 works10×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.59× its world share, 95 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.11× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.03× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.91× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science5.11×44 works
  2. Engineering2.59×95 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.54×6 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.03×14 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.91×15 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.47×8 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.27×1 works
  8. Environmental Science1.16×14 works
  9. Social Sciences0.63×20 works
  10. Psychology0.60×4 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.49×3 works
  12. Health Professions0.39×2 works
  13. Computer Science0.32×6 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×1 works
  15. Chemistry0.17×1 works
  16. Nursing0.17×0 works
  17. Medicine0.16×7 works
  18. Mathematics0.15×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.13×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.11×1 works
  21. Energy0.07×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×1 works

What are the most cited papers from Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique?

The most cited paper from Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique is "Polymorphism and Ecological Reactions in Callosobruchus Maculatus F. (Coleoptera, Bruchidae) in Upper Volta" (A. P. Ouedraogo, Jacques Huignard, 1981), with 24 citations. Next come "La transition entre l’enseignement supérieur et l’emploi : auto-efficacité, attentes de résultats et objectifs professionnels" (12) and "Methodologies for Researching Feminization of Agriculture: What Do They Tell Us?" (8).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Polymorphism and Ecological Reactions in Callosobruchus Maculatus F. (Coleoptera, Bruchidae) in Upper Volta A. P. Ouedraogo, Jacques Huignard Book chapter 1981 24
2 La transition entre l’enseignement supérieur et l’emploi : auto-efficacité, attentes de résultats et objectifs professionnels Diana Aguiar Vieira, Joaquim Luís Coimbra · L’Orientation scolaire et professionnelle Open access 2008 12
3 Methodologies for Researching Feminization of Agriculture: What Do They Tell Us? Cathy Rozel Farnworth, Els Lecoutere, Alessandra Galié et al. · Progress in Development Studies Open access Jul 2023 8
4 Opportunistic and other intestinal parasites infections among HIV-positive patients in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy and preventive treatment in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Adama Zida, Abdourahamane Yacouba, S P et al. · Journal of HIV for Clinical and Scientific Research Open access 29 Aug 2017 8
5 Effect of Bio-Fertilizers on Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum) Production and on Soil Physico-Chemical Properties in Sudan Area of Burkina Faso Pane Jeanne d’Arc Coulibaly, Jacques Sawadogo, Yémanlou A. I. Bambara et al. · Current Agriculture Research Journal Open access 31 May 2021 4
All 28 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Corrosion Inhibitors, Metal Corrosion, Corrosion, Chloride-induced, Reinforced Concrete, Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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. Molecular Dynamics Simulation23▲ 86×2 topics
  2. Corrosion Inhibitors22▲ 187×1 topic
  3. Metal Corrosion22▲ 187×1 topic
  4. Corrosion21▲ 70×5 topics
  5. Sustainability19▲ 3.2×15 topics
  6. Environmental Impact15▲ 3.7×10 topics
  7. Chloride-induced14▲ 127×1 topic
  8. Reinforced Concrete14▲ 76×1 topic
  9. Innovation12▲ 4.9×16 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties10▲ 4.1×8 topics
  11. Pipeline9▲ 34×3 topics
  12. Renewable Energy9▲ 2.5×11 topics
  13. Globalization8▲ 1.74×14 topics
  14. Economic Analysis8▲ 24×2 topics
  15. Offshore Decommissioning8▲ 358×1 topic
  16. Ship Recycling8▲ 358×1 topic
  17. Pitting Corrosion7▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Defect Detection7▲ 22×3 topics
  19. Technology7▲ 5.3×5 topics
  20. Risk Assessment6▲ 3.9×6 topics
  21. Aerospace Applications5▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Material Characterization5▲ 19×3 topics
  23. Entrepreneurship5▲ 5.4×6 topics
  24. Hydrogen Embrittlement5▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics5▲ 62×1 topic
  26. Polymer Composite Materials5▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Digital Fabrication5▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Failure Analysis5▲ 21×4 topics
  29. Finite Element Analysis5▲ 8.6×4 topics
  30. Risk Analysis4▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Eddy Current Testing4▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Non-Destructive Evaluation4▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Reliability Assessment4▲ 40×2 topics
  34. Liquefaction4▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Tunnel4▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Analysis4▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Engineering4▲ 36×3 topics
  38. Oil and Gas4▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Seismic4▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Subsea4▲ 174×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition, Concrete Corrosion and Durability, Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies and Material Properties and Applications.

Corrosion Behavior and I…22Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 22 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 14 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 8 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Applications: 5 fractional worksNon-Destructive Testing Techniques: 4 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and Technologies: 4 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 4 fractional worksStructural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 4 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 3 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 3 fractional works
Materials ChemistryCivil and Structural EngineeringOcean EngineeringGeneral Materials Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 22 works
  2. 2 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 5 works
  5. 5 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 3 works
  10. 10 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 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 available28.2%not open71.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.7%domestic only97.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 215% 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 Supérieur Privé Polytechnique as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique0.00090% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institut Supérieur Privé Polytechnique over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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