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Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable

In research, Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,113 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,577
of 28,054 · #30,289 all time
Rank in Senegal
#5
of 11
Research works
1.1k
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #10,113 of 10,521 7.5%71 #12211

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable 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 Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 33.2 works5.5×
← 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: 2.38× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.83× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.33× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.41× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.32× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Sustainable Development, Public Policy, Social Justice, Citizen Participation and Environmental Participation.

▲ 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. Community Engagement31▲ 56×5 topics
  2. Territorial Governance31▲ 144×3 topics
  3. Local Development30▲ 157×2 topics
  4. Sustainable Development29▲ 11×16 topics
  5. Public Policy26▲ 31×4 topics
  6. Social Justice25▲ 26×3 topics
  7. Citizen Participation24▲ 116×1 topic
  8. Environmental Participation24▲ 179×1 topic
  9. Climate Change21▲ 4.5×47 topics
  10. Sustainability14▲ 3.5×30 topics
  11. Smallholder Farmers12▲ 32×6 topics
  12. Adaptation10▲ 21×5 topics
  13. Environmental Attitudes10▲ 75×2 topics
  14. Pro-environmental Behavior9▲ 111×1 topic
  15. Social Norms9▲ 56×1 topic
  16. Agricultural Development8▲ 31×3 topics
  17. Agroecology8▲ 35×3 topics
  18. Livestock Farming8▲ 80×2 topics
  19. Diversity8▲ 28×1 topic
  20. Economic Development8▲ 6.0×5 topics
  21. Work Organization8▲ 113×1 topic
  22. Social Innovation7▲ 26×3 topics
  23. Cooperatives6▲ 49×2 topics
  24. Solidarity Economy6▲ 62×2 topics
  25. Citizenship6▲ 31×1 topic
  26. Participative Evaluation6▲ 107×1 topic
  27. Public Health6▲ 2.4×14 topics
  28. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 8.7×8 topics
  29. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Agroforestry4▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Primary Care4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  32. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  33. Governance4▲ 6.4×7 topics
  34. Palliative Care4▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Healthcare Policy3▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Nutritional Value3▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Inequalities3▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Universal Health Coverage3▲ 57×1 topic
  39. Climate Resilience3▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Indigenous Fruits3▲ 77×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Environmental Education and Sustainability, Agriculture and Rural Development Research and Social Sciences and Governance.

French Urban and Social …24French Urban and Social Studies: 24 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 9 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 8 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 6 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…3Healthcare Systems and Practices: 3 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 3 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 3 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 2 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  2. 2 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9 works
  3. 3 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 6 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 3 works
  7. 7 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 2 works
  10. 10 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 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 available63.0%not open37.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.3%domestic only55.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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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