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Institut Universitaire de la Côte

In research, Institut Universitaire de la Côte stands highest in Social Sciences (#16,055 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#40,785
of 42,892
Rank in Cameroon
#34
of 37
Research works
269
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
276
1.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
94%
world 28%

What is Institut Universitaire de la Côte 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
Social SciencesDomain #16,055 of 16,945 3.5%207

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Universitaire de la Côte 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).

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: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.30× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.07× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.07× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institut Universitaire de la Côte?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Colonialism, Cultural Heritage, Social Justice, Community Engagement, Cultural Studies, Local Development and Territorial Governance.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Public Policy34▲ 29×9 topics
  2. Colonialism33▲ 25×10 topics
  3. Cultural Heritage32▲ 27×8 topics
  4. Social Justice31▲ 23×4 topics
  5. Globalization30▲ 6.1×24 topics
  6. Community Engagement30▲ 37×5 topics
  7. Cultural Studies30▲ 30×8 topics
  8. Local Development30▲ 84×2 topics
  9. Territorial Governance30▲ 78×2 topics
  10. Sustainable Development29▲ 9.5×7 topics
  11. Citizen Participation29▲ 93×2 topics
  12. Environmental Participation28▲ 116×1 topic
  13. Proximity and Innovation28▲ 116×1 topic
  14. Identity28▲ 13×22 topics
  15. Social Media28▲ 13×8 topics
  16. Documentary Practices27▲ 343×2 topics
  17. Digital Communication23▲ 121×2 topics
  18. Digital Literature23▲ 385×1 topic
  19. Information Studies23▲ 385×1 topic
  20. New Media23▲ 224×2 topics
  21. Gender Studies21▲ 51×7 topics
  22. Ethnography20▲ 55×6 topics
  23. Memory20▲ 28×6 topics
  24. Gender19▲ 12×17 topics
  25. Culture19▲ 14×11 topics
  26. Global South18▲ 117×2 topics
  27. Memory Studies18▲ 115×2 topics
  28. Landscape Change17▲ 458×1 topic
  29. Rituals17▲ 85×1 topic
  30. Philosophy17▲ 14×14 topics
  31. History17▲ 7.7×17 topics
  32. Politics16▲ 21×5 topics
  33. Nationalism16▲ 10×7 topics
  34. French Literature14▲ 260×3 topics
  35. Tourism11▲ 55×3 topics
  36. Heritage11▲ 128×2 topics
  37. Ethnology11▲ 216×1 topic
  38. Literature11▲ 8.3×19 topics
  39. Sociopolitical10▲ 109×3 topics
  40. Photography10▲ 98×3 topics

Which research topics does Institut Universitaire de la Côte publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Byzantine Studies and History, Geotechnical and construction materials studies, French Historical and Cultural Studies and Energy Load and Power Forecasting.

Byzantine Studies and Hi…1Byzantine Studies and History: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical and construction materials studies: 1 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 0 fractional worksEnergy Load and Power Forecasting: 0 fractional worksHydrological Forecasting Using AI: 0 fractional worksMoringa oleifera research and applications: 0 fractional worksPower Quality and Harmonics: 0 fractional worksCultural Differences and Values: 0 fractional worksDiaspora, migration, transnational identity: 0 fractional worksImpact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society: 0 fractional works
ClassicsCivil and Structural EngineeringHistoryElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 1 works
  2. 2 Geotechnical and construction materials studies Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 0 works
  4. 4 Energy Load and Power Forecasting Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Hydrological Forecasting Using AI Environmental Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Moringa oleifera research and applications Plant Science 0 works
  7. 7 Power Quality and Harmonics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Cultural Differences and Values Social Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Diaspora, migration, transnational identity Demography 0 works
  10. 10 Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society Management Science and Operations Research 0 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 available94.2%not open5.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Universitaire de la Côte's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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