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Université d'Abomey-Calavi

In research, Université d'Abomey-Calavi stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#65 of 3,409 worldwide), Forestry (#4 of 44 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,307 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Forestry is 41.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,922
of 28,054 · #4,008 all time
Rank in Benin
#1
of 11
Research works
5.8k
▲ 102% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Université d'Abomey-Calavi 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #65 of 3,409 16.8%513 #93
ForestrySubfield #4 of 44 22.6%84 #7
Life SciencesDomain #1,307 of 7,800 15.6%621 #1471
Social SciencesDomain #4,157 of 10,521 12.1%395 #6856
Physical SciencesDomain #5,361 of 12,888 10.2%553 #8774
Environmental ScienceField #1,597 of 3,551 12.9%210 #2554
Health SciencesDomain #6,406 of 11,982 6.9%394 #8917
MedicineField #5,874 of 10,443 7.3%270 #9976
Plant ScienceSubfield #839 of 1,395 18.0%133 #1010
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #155 of 255 12.4%138 #467

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université d'Abomey-Calavi 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#93 #65
  2. Forestry#7 #4
  3. Life Sciences#1,471 #1,307
  4. Social Sciences#6,856 #4,157
  5. Physical Sciences#8,774 #5,361
  6. Environmental Science#2,554 #1,597
  7. Health Sciences#8,917 #6,406
  8. Medicine#9,976 #5,874
  9. Plant Science#1,010 #839
  10. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics#467 #155
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Université d'Abomey-Calavi specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 41.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 84.2 works41×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 138.1 works15×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 512.9 works5.5×
  4. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 45.3 works5.4×
  5. NursingField · 45.6 works4.7×
← 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: 5.50× its world share, 513 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 70 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.60× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 77 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 115 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.15× its world share, 210 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.84× its world share, 42 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 41 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 72 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 270 worksMedicineNursing: 4.74× its world share, 46 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.09× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 60 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 70 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 192 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université d'Abomey-Calavi?

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph D. Hounhouigan, Martin Akogbéto and Mohamed M. Soumanou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université d'Abomey-Calavi.

  1. 1 Joseph D. Hounhouigan Benin · #184,248 worldwide 149 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Martin Akogbéto Benin · #191,298 worldwide 135 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Mohamed M. Soumanou Benin · #313,560 worldwide 83 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Roch Christian Johnson Benin · #338,562 worldwide 49 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo Benin · #370,370 worldwide 150 citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Brice Sinsin Benin · #371,285 worldwide 148 citations · 69 works
  7. 7 Romain Glèlè Kakaï Benin · #390,761 worldwide 168 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 Valérie Marin La Meslee Benin · #397,344 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Philippe Sessou Benin · #403,102 worldwide 50 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Paulin Azokpota Benin · #519,995 worldwide 60 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Université d'Abomey-Calavi

Which keywords describe research at Université d'Abomey-Calavi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Climate Change, Adaptation, Sustainability, Agroecology, Diversity, Livestock Farming and Multifunctionality.

▲ 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 Change245▲ 4.6×76 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers210▲ 48×6 topics
  3. Sustainability177▲ 3.7×47 topics
  4. Adaptation135▲ 24×9 topics
  5. Agroecology116▲ 41×4 topics
  6. Diversity116▲ 34×5 topics
  7. Livestock Farming115▲ 95×3 topics
  8. Multifunctionality114▲ 116×2 topics
  9. Agricultural Development114▲ 35×3 topics
  10. Work Organization114▲ 135×1 topic
  11. Biodiversity Conservation111▲ 15×12 topics
  12. Epidemiology106▲ 1.36×101 topics
  13. Sustainable Agriculture100▲ 16×9 topics
  14. Nutritional Value95▲ 43×4 topics
  15. Climate Resilience92▲ 76×3 topics
  16. Agroforestry91▲ 71×4 topics
  17. Rural Livelihoods80▲ 81×2 topics
  18. Indigenous Fruits80▲ 172×1 topic
  19. Tree Domestication80▲ 172×1 topic
  20. Environmental Impact63▲ 1.90×45 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity57▲ 6.5×22 topics
  22. Renewable Energy56▲ 1.96×34 topics
  23. Public Health51▲ 1.78×42 topics
  24. Biodiversity43▲ 2.9×22 topics
  25. Medicinal Plants42▲ 5.3×15 topics
  26. Antioxidant39▲ 2.9×34 topics
  27. Ecosystem Services37▲ 4.9×11 topics
  28. Global Burden of Disease37▲ 7.6×4 topics
  29. Community Engagement33▲ 5.1×7 topics
  30. Child Development33▲ 4.0×4 topics
  31. Maternal and Child Undernutrition31▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Water Sanitation Hygiene31▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Territorial Governance31▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Local Development30▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Land Use Change30▲ 4.9×7 topics
  36. Governance29▲ 4.4×8 topics
  37. Phytochemicals28▲ 13×8 topics
  38. Vaccine Development28▲ 5.6×10 topics
  39. Drought Tolerance27▲ 9.6×8 topics
  40. Citizen Participation22▲ 9.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Université d'Abomey-Calavi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Child Nutrition and Water Access and French Urban and Social Studies.

Agriculture and Rural De…114Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 114 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…80African Botany and Ecology Studies: 80 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 31 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 21 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 19 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 17 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 16 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 15 fractional worksSeed and Plant Biochemistry: 15 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 15 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryNutrition and DieteticsSociology and Political Science6 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 114 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 80 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 31 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 19 works
  6. 6 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 17 works
  7. 7 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 16 works
  8. 8 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 15 works
  9. 9 Seed and Plant Biochemistry Food Science 15 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 15 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 available74.6%not open25.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.4%domestic only60.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université d'Abomey-Calavi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 102% 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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