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Swiss Centre for Scientific Research

In research, Swiss Centre for Scientific Research stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,575 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,172 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,001
of 28,054 · #12,542 all time
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
#3
of 20
Research works
425
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Swiss Centre for Scientific Research 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,575 of 6,031 20.2%128
Life SciencesDomain #5,172 of 14,347 24.1%182

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swiss Centre for Scientific Research 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: 6.73× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.74× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.21× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.14× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 5.16× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 12.66× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.90× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Swiss Centre for Scientific Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Inza Koné, Bassirou Bonfoh and Gilbert Fokou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swiss Centre for Scientific Research.

  1. 1 Inza Koné Côte d'Ivoire · #178,223 worldwide 224 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Bassirou Bonfoh Côte d'Ivoire · #700,435 worldwide 96 citations · 73 works
  3. 3 Gilbert Fokou Côte d'Ivoire · #975,923 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Swiss Centre for Scientific Research

Which keywords describe research at Swiss Centre for Scientific Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Agroforestry, Nutritional Value, Adaptation and Sustainable Agriculture.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 3.6×40 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers12▲ 58×4 topics
  3. Climate Change11▲ 4.5×31 topics
  4. Sustainability9▲ 3.8×13 topics
  5. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 24×6 topics
  6. Agroforestry8▲ 126×2 topics
  7. Nutritional Value7▲ 67×2 topics
  8. Adaptation7▲ 25×5 topics
  9. Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 23×3 topics
  10. Vaccine Development7▲ 28×8 topics
  11. Indigenous Fruits6▲ 279×1 topic
  12. Tree Domestication6▲ 279×1 topic
  13. Public Health6▲ 4.2×18 topics
  14. Biodiversity6▲ 7.9×10 topics
  15. Diversity6▲ 34×2 topics
  16. Agricultural Development5▲ 35×1 topic
  17. Livestock Farming5▲ 92×1 topic
  18. Insecticide Resistance5▲ 66×4 topics
  19. Helminth Infections5▲ 130×2 topics
  20. Evolution4▲ 18×5 topics
  21. Communication4▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Altruism4▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Cooperation4▲ 62×2 topics
  24. Social Behavior4▲ 70×2 topics
  25. Global Burden4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  26. Intelligence4▲ 98×1 topic
  27. Primates4▲ 213×1 topic
  28. Genome Sequence4▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Artemisinin Resistance4▲ 118×1 topic
  30. Plasmodium falciparum4▲ 118×1 topic
  31. Vector Control3▲ 27×4 topics
  32. Health Benefits3▲ 9.2×6 topics
  33. Pathogenesis3▲ 6.1×11 topics
  34. Immunomodulation3▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Ivermectin3▲ 111×2 topics
  36. Disease Burden3▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Pathogen Transmission3▲ 43×2 topics
  38. Population Dynamics3▲ 11×7 topics
  39. Schistosomiasis3▲ 104×1 topic
  40. Soil-Transmitted Helminths3▲ 104×1 topic

Which research topics does Swiss Centre for Scientific Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Botany and Ecology Studies, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Primate Behavior and Ecology and Malaria Research and Control.

African Botany and Ecology Studies: 6 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 5 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Eco…4Primate Behavior and Ecology: 4 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…4Malaria Research and Control: 4 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 3 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …2Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksParasitic Diseases Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional works
ForestryEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSocial PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 6 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  3. 3 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 3 works
  6. 6 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 2 works
  9. 9 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available74.1%not open25.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.2%domestic only40.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swiss Centre for Scientific Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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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