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Omar Bongo University

In research, Omar Bongo University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,890 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,149
of 28,054 · #29,022 all time
Rank in Gabon
#2
of 5
Research works
587
▲ 101% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Omar Bongo University 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 #9,890 of 10,521 8.8%75 #14130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Omar Bongo University 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 Omar Bongo University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 22.6 works6.2×
← 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: 1.19× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.91× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.21× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Omar Bongo University?

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph Tonda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Omar Bongo University.

  1. 1 Joseph Tonda Gabon · #980,374 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Omar Bongo University

Which keywords describe research at Omar Bongo University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Epidemiology, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Climate Change, Smallholder Farmers, Colonialism and Adaptation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.2×61 topics
  2. Climate Change12▲ 2.7×33 topics
  3. Economic Growth10▲ 7.2×12 topics
  4. Sustainability8▲ 1.91×20 topics
  5. Monetary Policy8▲ 19×4 topics
  6. Fiscal Policy8▲ 20×5 topics
  7. Globalization8▲ 2.2×21 topics
  8. Public Health8▲ 3.0×16 topics
  9. Smallholder Farmers7▲ 19×3 topics
  10. Colonialism7▲ 8.9×11 topics
  11. Sustainable Development7▲ 2.4×5 topics
  12. Adaptation6▲ 13×6 topics
  13. Governance6▲ 11×5 topics
  14. Social Justice6▲ 6.0×5 topics
  15. Ethnicity6▲ 8.8×5 topics
  16. Identity5▲ 4.3×8 topics
  17. Inequality5▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Agricultural Development5▲ 18×1 topic
  19. Community Engagement5▲ 9.0×4 topics
  20. Diversity5▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Livestock Farming5▲ 48×1 topic
  22. Migration5▲ 8.6×7 topics
  23. Sociolinguistics5▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Public Policy5▲ 5.7×2 topics
  25. Territorial Governance5▲ 22×3 topics
  26. Local Development5▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Citizen Participation5▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Environmental Participation5▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Institutional Quality4▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Structural Change4▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Immune Response4▲ 4.3×11 topics
  32. Knowledge Economy4▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Financial Development4▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Panel Data Analysis4▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Capital Flows4▲ 59×2 topics
  36. Archaeology3▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Africa3▲ 44×3 topics
  38. Cultural Exchange3▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Liquidity3▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Islam3▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Omar Bongo University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, French Urban and Social Studies, Economic Growth and Development and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency.

Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 5 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 5 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 3 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 3 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 3 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethn…3African Studies and Ethnography: 3 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Econ…2Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 2 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and…2Migration, Identity, and Health: 2 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsFinance2 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 3 works
  4. 4 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 3 works
  5. 5 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 3 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  7. 7 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  9. 9 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 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 available66.9%not open33.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.5%domestic only70.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Omar Bongo University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 101% 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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