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National Radiation Protection Agency of Cameroon

In research, National Radiation Protection Agency of Cameroon stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,680 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,435
of 28,054 · #16,683 all time
Rank in Cameroon
#12
of 25
Research works
330
▲ 127% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is National Radiation Protection Agency of Cameroon 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,680 of 12,888 13.1%65 #10660

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Radiation Protection Agency of Cameroon 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: 2.34× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.30× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.14× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.29× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.37× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.69× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 2.68× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Radiation Protection Agency of Cameroon?

Ranked on the composite score, Gaston Achoundong and U.C. Melo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Radiation Protection Agency of Cameroon.

  1. 1 Gaston Achoundong Cameroon · #396,943 worldwide 76 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 U.C. Melo Cameroon · #853,861 worldwide 130 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Radiation Protection Agency of Cameroon

Which keywords describe research at National Radiation Protection Agency of Cameroon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Geopolymer, CO2 Sequestration, Carbon Emissions, Cementitious Materials, Fly Ash and Recycling.

▲ 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▲ 3.9×37 topics
  2. Environmental Impact12▲ 5.6×16 topics
  3. Epidemiology10▲ 1.99×41 topics
  4. Geopolymer6▲ 34×2 topics
  5. Remote Sensing6▲ 3.7×15 topics
  6. CO2 Sequestration5▲ 22×3 topics
  7. Carbon Emissions5▲ 37×2 topics
  8. Cementitious Materials5▲ 46×1 topic
  9. Fly Ash5▲ 38×1 topic
  10. Recycling5▲ 11×4 topics
  11. Ceramic Materials5▲ 43×2 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties4▲ 3.7×5 topics
  13. Utilization4▲ 83×1 topic
  14. Waste Materials4▲ 113×1 topic
  15. Global Warming4▲ 7.5×9 topics
  16. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 8.2×7 topics
  17. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Health Effects4▲ 4.9×8 topics
  19. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Ionizing Radiation4▲ 41×2 topics
  21. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 17×6 topics
  22. Immune Response3▲ 4.4×11 topics
  23. Vaccine3▲ 6.2×10 topics
  24. Synthesis3▲ 6.5×7 topics
  25. Pore Structure3▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Radionuclides3▲ 62×2 topics
  27. Natural Fibers3▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Toxicity3▲ 5.3×3 topics
  29. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  30. Nutritional Value2▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Agroforestry2▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Biogeography2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  33. Characterization2▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Drug Resistance2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  35. Environmental Remediation2▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Hydration Mechanism2▲ 69×1 topic
  37. Indigenous Fruits2▲ 80×1 topic
  38. Magnesium-Based Cements2▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Sea Level Rise2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Tree Domestication2▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does National Radiation Protection Agency of Cameroon publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production, Radioactivity and Radon Measurements and African Botany and Ecology Studies.

Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 5 fractional worksRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production: 4 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 2 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksMagnesium Oxide Properties and Applications: 2 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 2 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…2Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 2 fractional worksHygrothermal properties of building materials: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical and construction materials studies: 2 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyForestry4 others

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

  1. 1 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production Building and Construction 4 works
  3. 3 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  4. 4 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 2 works
  5. 5 Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 2 works
  7. 7 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 2 works
  8. 8 Hygrothermal properties of building materials Building and Construction 2 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical and construction materials studies Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 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 available67.4%not open32.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.2%domestic only50.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Radiation Protection Agency of Cameroon's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 127% higher than in 2013–2017.

199520002005201020152020
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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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