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Université de Dschang

In research, Université de Dschang stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#120 of 3,409 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#192 of 1,775 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#176 of 1,272 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics — Forestry is 14.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,407
of 28,054 · #4,882 all time
Rank in Cameroon
#1
of 25
Research works
5.4k
▲ 163% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Université de Dschang 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 #120 of 3,409 14.1%363 #311
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #192 of 1,775 43.9%175 #945
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #176 of 1,272 49.0%136 #880
Life SciencesDomain #1,319 of 7,800 13.5%520 #2595
Social SciencesDomain #1,856 of 10,521 24.1%528 #4507
Physical SciencesDomain #3,428 of 12,888 14.1%734 #5766
Health SciencesDomain #5,282 of 11,982 10.2%294 #10967
MedicineField #4,976 of 10,443 11.0%218 #10613
Social SciencesField #3,190 of 6,365 14.7%212 #5954
Environmental ScienceField #1,837 of 3,551 15.3%146 #3272

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Dschang 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#311 #120
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#945 #192
  3. Economics and Econometrics#880 #176
  4. Life Sciences#2,595 #1,319
  5. Social Sciences#4,507 #1,856
  6. Physical Sciences#5,766 #3,428
  7. Health Sciences#10,967 #5,282
  8. Medicine#10,613 #4,976
  9. Social Sciences#5,954 #3,190
  10. Environmental Science#3,272 #1,837
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 de Dschang specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 14.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 31.0 works14×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 71.3 works7.3×
  3. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 39.8 works6.1×
  4. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 26.2 works5.0×
← 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: 3.68× its world share, 363 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 97 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.67× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 165 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 44 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.60× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 162 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 146 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.09× its world share, 51 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.48× its world share, 68 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 35 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 218 worksMedicineNursing: 3.48× its world share, 35 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 48 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 60 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.94× its world share, 175 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 212 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université de Dschang?

Ranked on the composite score, Jacques Kengne, Réné Tchinda and Godpromesse Kenné lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Dschang.

  1. 1 Jacques Kengne Cameroon · #263,418 worldwide 248 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Réné Tchinda Cameroon · #269,537 worldwide 256 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Godpromesse Kenné Cameroon · #368,355 worldwide 99 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Victor Kuete Cameroon · #369,078 worldwide 240 citations · 73 works
  5. 5 Patrick Juvet Lowé Gnintedem Cameroon · #400,100 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Zeric Tabekoueng Njitacke Cameroon · #450,047 worldwide 107 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Émile Temgoua Cameroon · #474,878 worldwide 33 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Timoléon Tchuinkam Cameroon · #490,913 worldwide 50 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 François Béceau Pelap Cameroon · #628,782 worldwide 34 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Y. Manjeli Cameroon · #653,780 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Dschang

Which keywords describe research at Université de Dschang?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Adaptation, Climate Change, Economic Growth, Medicinal Plants, Economic Development, Sustainability and Antioxidant.

▲ 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 Change127▲ 2.3×72 topics
  2. Sustainability117▲ 2.3×50 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers96▲ 21×5 topics
  4. Renewable Energy88▲ 3.0×30 topics
  5. Economic Growth84▲ 4.8×19 topics
  6. Economic Development80▲ 4.8×18 topics
  7. Antioxidant76▲ 5.3×41 topics
  8. Adaptation73▲ 12×11 topics
  9. Medicinal Plants67▲ 8.0×17 topics
  10. Governance63▲ 9.2×8 topics
  11. Diversity62▲ 17×5 topics
  12. Agroecology62▲ 21×3 topics
  13. Livestock Farming62▲ 48×2 topics
  14. Multifunctionality61▲ 58×2 topics
  15. Agricultural Development61▲ 18×1 topic
  16. Work Organization61▲ 68×1 topic
  17. Biodiversity Conservation53▲ 6.9×14 topics
  18. Anti-inflammatory51▲ 8.8×22 topics
  19. ICT49▲ 18×3 topics
  20. Institutional Quality48▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Inequality46▲ 9.7×7 topics
  22. Antioxidant Activity44▲ 3.4×28 topics
  23. Knowledge Economy42▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Inclusive Development42▲ 48×2 topics
  25. Mobile Phones41▲ 45×1 topic
  26. financial access41▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Sustainable Agriculture41▲ 6.2×9 topics
  28. Agroforestry41▲ 30×4 topics
  29. Antioxidants40▲ 4.3×11 topics
  30. Genetic Diversity40▲ 4.4×19 topics
  31. Biological Activities38▲ 12×9 topics
  32. Nutritional Value37▲ 16×5 topics
  33. Synchronization36▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Institutions35▲ 21×4 topics
  35. Flavonoids34▲ 6.2×10 topics
  36. Fiscal Policy33▲ 7.3×5 topics
  37. Climate Resilience33▲ 26×3 topics
  38. Poverty Reduction32▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Nonlinear Dynamics32▲ 6.9×7 topics
  40. Phytochemicals31▲ 14×8 topics

Which research topics does Université de Dschang publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Economic Growth and Development, African Botany and Ecology Studies and Energy and Environment Impacts.

Agriculture and Rural De…61Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 61 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 41 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…28African Botany and Ecology Studies: 28 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…27Energy and Environment Impacts: 27 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 25 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 24 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…18Child Nutrition and Water Access: 18 fractional worksNatural Resources and Economic Development: 16 fractional worksChaos control and synchronization: 16 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 15 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInformation SystemsForestryPollution4 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 61 works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 41 works
  3. 3 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 28 works
  4. 4 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 27 works
  5. 5 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 25 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 24 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 18 works
  8. 8 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 16 works
  9. 9 Chaos control and synchronization Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 16 works
  10. 10 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 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 available63.7%not open36.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.7%domestic only72.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de Dschang's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 163% 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.

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.