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Université de Mahajanga

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,231
of 22,385 · #20,607 all time
Rank in Madagascar
#3
of 7
Research works
324
▲ 56% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
74%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Université de Mahajanga

Which fields of science does Université de Mahajanga work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Université de Mahajanga is in Health Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Social Sciences (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 56 fractional works · 41.2% of its workMedicine: 45 fractional works · 33.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 24.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 13.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 18.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 22 fractional works · 16.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 9.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversité deMahajanga135fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences24%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4533.3%
    2. Dentistry53.9%
    3. Health Professions43.3%
    4. Nursing10.8%
    1. Social Sciences1813.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting64.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance43.1%
    4. Psychology32.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities21.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Environmental Science107.5%
    2. Engineering86.0%
    3. Computer Science21.5%
    4. Chemistry11.0%
    5. Mathematics11.0%
    6. Energy10.5%
    7. Materials Science00.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences129.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology64.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.6%
    4. Neuroscience10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.90× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 7.94× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.73× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry7.94×5 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.90×12 works
  3. Medicine1.73×45 works
  4. Nursing1.68×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.58×2 works
  6. Environmental Science1.51×10 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.45×4 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.27×6 works
  9. Health Professions1.25×4 works
  10. Social Sciences1.03×18 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×6 works
  12. Psychology0.84×3 works
  13. Mathematics0.83×1 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.71×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.66×1 works
  16. Energy0.58×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.47×2 works
  18. Neuroscience0.44×1 works
  19. Engineering0.40×8 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.20×2 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.11×0 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Université de Mahajanga?

Ranked on the quality score, Nicole Andriaholinirina, C. Rabarivola and Alphonse Zaramody lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Mahajanga.

  1. 1 Nicole Andriaholinirina Madagascar · #1,131,903 worldwide 1.2k citations · 35 works
  2. 2 C. Rabarivola Madagascar · #1,416,792 worldwide 1.3k citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Alphonse Zaramody Madagascar · #1,437,721 worldwide 1.1k citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Hery Lisy Tiana Ranarijaona Madagascar · #1,939,181 worldwide 304 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Solofonirina Rasoloharijaona Madagascar · #2,077,262 worldwide 1.1k citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Emmanuel Rasolondraibe Madagascar · #3,264,299 worldwide 519 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Rivo Solotiana Rakotomalala Madagascar · #3,497,858 worldwide 103 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Alphonsine Mboty Reziky Madagascar · #3,606,429 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Beby Ramanivosoa Madagascar · #3,690,389 worldwide 307 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Ando Nantenaina Rakotonanahary Madagascar · #3,775,045 worldwide 195 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Mahajanga

What are the most cited papers from Université de Mahajanga?

The most cited paper from Université de Mahajanga is "Averting Lemur Extinctions amid Madagascar's Political Crisis" (Christoph Schwitzer, Russell A. Mittermeier, Steig E. Johnson et al., 2014), with 292 citations. Next come "A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species" (220) and "Surface subsidence control theory and application to backfill coal mining technology" (189).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Averting Lemur Extinctions amid Madagascar's Political Crisis Christoph Schwitzer, Russell A. Mittermeier, Steig E. Johnson et al. · Science 20 Feb 2014 292
2 A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species Lukas F. K. Kuderna et al. · Science Open access Jun 2023 220
3 Surface subsidence control theory and application to backfill coal mining technology Jixiong Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Qiang Sun et al. · Environmental Earth Sciences 11 Feb 2015 189
4 The landscape of tolerated genetic variation in humans and primates Hong Chao Gao et al. · Science Open access Jun 2023 187
5 Landscape genetics of an endangered lemur (Propithecus tattersalli) within its entire fragmented range Erwan Quéméré, Brigitte Crouau‐Roy, C. Rabarivola et al. · Molecular Ecology 22 Mar 2010 180
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Université de Mahajanga?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Global Burden, Climate Change, Vaccine Development, Altruism, Risk Factors, Habitat Fragmentation and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.8×40 topics
  2. Climate Change10▲ 2.7×28 topics
  3. Global Burden6▲ 8.9×9 topics
  4. Risk Factors5▲ 3.5×13 topics
  5. Quality of Life5▲ 2.5×14 topics
  6. Sustainability5▲ 1.47×18 topics
  7. Globalization4▲ 1.71×11 topics
  8. Vaccine Development4▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Altruism4▲ 34×2 topics
  10. Public Health4▲ 1.85×13 topics
  11. Biodiversity3▲ 3.3×12 topics
  12. Diagnosis3▲ 2.7×13 topics
  13. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Population Dynamics3▲ 9.6×5 topics
  15. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Artemisinin Resistance3▲ 70×1 topic
  17. Plasmodium falciparum3▲ 70×1 topic
  18. Conservation Biology3▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Community Empowerment3▲ 3.0×7 topics
  20. Genetics3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  21. Adaptation3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  22. Evolution3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  23. Non-Communicable Diseases3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  24. Surgical Management3▲ 4.7×8 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  26. Biodiversity Loss2▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Diversity2▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Ethnicity2▲ 4.6×2 topics
  29. Primates2▲ 89×1 topic
  30. Social Behavior2▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Agricultural Development2▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Global Trade2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  33. Livestock Farming2▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Maternal Health2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  35. SMEs2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  36. Amphibian Declines2▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Chytridiomycosis2▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Disaster Response2▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Breastfeeding2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  40. Blood Transfusion2▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Université de Mahajanga publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Malaria Research and Control, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Agriculture and Rural Development Research and Amphibian and Reptile Biology.

Malaria Research and Con…3Malaria Research and Control: 3 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Eco…2Primate Behavior and Ecology: 2 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…2Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 2 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Bi…2Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 2 fractional worksBlood donation and transfusion practices: 2 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colo…2Global Maritime and Colonial Histories: 2 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 2 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…1Dental Health and Care Utilization: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSocial PsychologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGlobal and Planetary Change6 others

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

  1. 1 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  2. 2 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  4. 4 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  6. 6 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  7. 7 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 2 works
  8. 8 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 1 works
  10. 10 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 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 available73.8%not open26.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.1%domestic only64.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Université de Mahajanga's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 56% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Université de Mahajanga as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00059% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Université de Mahajanga0.00047% in 20251990200020102020

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