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Université d'Agriculture de Kétou

In research, Université d'Agriculture de Kétou stands highest in Life Sciences (#8,626 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 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,406
of 28,054 · #21,717 all time
Rank in Benin
#3
of 11
Research works
214
▲ 107% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Université d'Agriculture de Kétou 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 #8,626 of 14,347 25.6%124

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université d'Agriculture de Kétou 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 Université d'Agriculture de Kétou specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 48.7 works10×
← 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: 10.22× its world share, 49 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.29× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.87× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 2.77× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Université d'Agriculture de Kétou?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Smallholder Farmers, Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainability, Agroforestry, Sustainable Agriculture, Nutritional Value 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. Climate Change18▲ 6.8×25 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers16▲ 72×5 topics
  3. Sustainability14▲ 5.8×12 topics
  4. Biodiversity Conservation13▲ 36×8 topics
  5. Agroforestry11▲ 163×3 topics
  6. Sustainable Agriculture10▲ 32×6 topics
  7. Adaptation10▲ 35×4 topics
  8. Nutritional Value10▲ 90×2 topics
  9. Climate Resilience10▲ 161×2 topics
  10. Rural Livelihoods8▲ 169×2 topics
  11. Indigenous Fruits8▲ 355×1 topic
  12. Tree Domestication8▲ 355×1 topic
  13. Diversity7▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Livestock Farming6▲ 103×2 topics
  15. Agroecology6▲ 43×2 topics
  16. Agricultural Development6▲ 38×1 topic
  17. Work Organization6▲ 144×1 topic
  18. Ecosystem Services6▲ 15×8 topics
  19. Environmental Impact6▲ 3.4×13 topics
  20. Genetic Diversity6▲ 13×11 topics
  21. Food Security5▲ 9.1×10 topics
  22. Biodiversity5▲ 6.3×11 topics
  23. Drought Tolerance4▲ 26×6 topics
  24. Antioxidant3▲ 4.9×8 topics
  25. Genetics3▲ 4.7×3 topics
  26. Vaccine Development3▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Invasive Species3▲ 6.8×11 topics
  28. Insecticide Resistance3▲ 36×3 topics
  29. Phytochemicals3▲ 26×4 topics
  30. Biopesticides3▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Conservation3▲ 5.9×8 topics
  32. Global Warming3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  33. Medicinal Plants3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  34. Land Use Change2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  35. Soil Fertility2▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Climate Change Resilience2▲ 42×2 topics
  37. Nutritional Quality2▲ 30×3 topics
  38. Cacao2▲ 165×1 topic
  39. Marker Development2▲ 46×3 topics
  40. Population Dynamics2▲ 8.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Université d'Agriculture de Kétou publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Botany and Ecology Studies, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy and Insect Pest Control Strategies.

African Botany and Ecolo…8African Botany and Ecology Studies: 8 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…6Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 6 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato A…2Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 2 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 2 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 2 fractional worksSeed and Plant Biochemistry: 2 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 2 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 2 fractional works
ForestryEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsHorticulturePlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 8 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  3. 3 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 2 works
  4. 4 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  8. 8 Seed and Plant Biochemistry Food Science 2 works
  9. 9 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  10. 10 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 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 available74.8%not open25.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.7%domestic only45.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université d'Agriculture de Kétou's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 107% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.