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Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute

In research, Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#12,920 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,274
of 28,054 · #31,156 all time
Rank in Sierra Leone
#4
of 5
Research works
249
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute 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
Life SciencesDomain #12,920 of 14,347 19.1%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute 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 Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 29.8 works8.6×
← 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: 8.55× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.03× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.46× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Lamin R. Mansaray lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute.

  1. 1 Lamin R. Mansaray Sierra Leone · #994,761 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Diversity, Smallholder Farmers, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Sustainability, Drought Tolerance, Adaptation and Agricultural Development.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.6×34 topics
  2. Genetic Diversity7▲ 21×12 topics
  3. Climate Change7▲ 3.4×16 topics
  4. Sustainability6▲ 3.5×15 topics
  5. Smallholder Farmers5▲ 28×5 topics
  6. Adaptation4▲ 20×3 topics
  7. Drought Tolerance4▲ 40×5 topics
  8. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.2×15 topics
  9. Agricultural Development4▲ 29×3 topics
  10. Agroecology3▲ 32×2 topics
  11. Genomic Sequencing3▲ 37×4 topics
  12. Breeding3▲ 56×4 topics
  13. Genetics3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  14. Livestock Farming3▲ 69×1 topic
  15. Pathogenesis3▲ 8.3×10 topics
  16. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 13×7 topics
  17. Work Organization3▲ 100×1 topic
  18. Metabolic Pathways3▲ 79×2 topics
  19. Cassava3▲ 218×1 topic
  20. Cyanogenic Glycosides3▲ 218×1 topic
  21. Nutritional Quality3▲ 51×3 topics
  22. Biodiversity3▲ 4.7×11 topics
  23. Climate Resilience3▲ 57×2 topics
  24. Food Security3▲ 6.5×11 topics
  25. Marker Development3▲ 73×2 topics
  26. Vaccine3▲ 8.8×8 topics
  27. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  28. Immune Response2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  29. Ecosystem Services2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  30. Agricultural Sustainability2▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Cowpea2▲ 115×1 topic
  32. Metabolism2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  33. Antioxidants2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  34. Agroforestry2▲ 39×3 topics
  35. Gender Equality2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  36. Potato2▲ 69×2 topics
  37. Soil Fertility2▲ 10×5 topics
  38. Nitrogen Fixation2▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Water Management2▲ 19×4 topics
  40. Viral Pathogenesis2▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Cassava research and cyanide, Agricultural pest management studies and Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems.

Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 3 fractional worksCassava research and cyanide: 3 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 2 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 1 fractional worksPotato Plant Research: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 1 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 1 fractional worksPublic Procurement and Policy: 1 fractional worksLivestock and Poultry Management: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceFood Science5 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 3 works
  2. 2 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 3 works
  3. 3 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  5. 5 Potato Plant Research Food Science 1 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 1 works
  9. 9 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 1 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-authors47.4%domestic only52.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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