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Université de Nouakchott

In research, Université de Nouakchott stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,270 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,833
of 28,054 · #23,255 all time
Research works
607
▲ 165% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Université de Nouakchott 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,270 of 12,888 15.4%96 #16452

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Nouakchott 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: 1.62× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.80× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.82× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 8.36× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université de Nouakchott?

Ranked on the composite score, Abdel Wedoud Ould Cheikh, Robert Vernet and Mohamed Vall Ould Moustapha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Nouakchott.

  1. 1 Abdel Wedoud Ould Cheikh Mauritania · #555,626 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Robert Vernet Mauritania · #676,996 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Mohamed Vall Ould Moustapha Mauritania · #1,622,131 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Nouakchott

Which keywords describe research at Université de Nouakchott?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Equations, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Fractional Laplacian, Sobolev Spaces, Epidemiology, Porous Media and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Deep Learning12▲ 1.91×27 topics
  2. Machine Learning12▲ 1.92×29 topics
  3. Epidemiology11▲ 1.50×46 topics
  4. Renewable Energy7▲ 2.7×19 topics
  5. Nonlinear Equations6▲ 27×3 topics
  6. Climate Change6◆ 1.15×23 topics
  7. Neural Networks5▲ 1.89×10 topics
  8. Fractional Laplacian5▲ 122×1 topic
  9. Sobolev Spaces5▲ 122×1 topic
  10. Porous Media4▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Environmental Impact4▲ 1.40×17 topics
  12. Heterogeneous4▲ 57×1 topic
  13. Multiscale Methods4▲ 57×1 topic
  14. Remote Sensing4▲ 1.69×11 topics
  15. Smallholder Farmers4▲ 8.6×2 topics
  16. Infectious Diseases3▲ 5.1×5 topics
  17. Islam3▲ 7.7×2 topics
  18. North Africa3▲ 42×2 topics
  19. Boundary Value Problems3▲ 28×3 topics
  20. Power Electronics2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  21. Grid Integration2▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Solar Energy2▲ 4.1×2 topics
  23. Numerical Methods2▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Controllability2▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Agroforestry2▲ 17×1 topic
  26. Tree Domestication2▲ 47×1 topic
  27. Antiviral Therapy2▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Archaeology2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  29. Cultural Exchange2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  30. Principal Component Analysis2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  31. Internet of Things (IoT)2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  32. Language Contact2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  33. Migrations2▲ 126×1 topic
  34. Sahara2▲ 126×1 topic
  35. Smart Farming2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  36. Anomalous Diffusion2▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Crop Yield Prediction2▲ 9.1×1 topic
  38. Fractional Calculus2▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Homotopy Analysis Method2▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Plant Disease Detection2▲ 9.1×1 topic

Which research topics does Université de Nouakchott publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering, African Botany and Ecology Studies and African Studies and Geopolitics.

Nonlinear Partial Differ…5Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering: 4 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Geopolitics: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 2 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Phot…2Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 2 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 1 fractional works
Applied MathematicsComputational Theory and MathematicsForestryAnthropology5 others

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

  1. 1 Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations Applied Mathematics 5 works
  2. 2 Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Computational Theory and Mathematics 4 works
  3. 3 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 2 works
  4. 4 African Studies and Geopolitics Anthropology 2 works
  5. 5 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 2 works
  7. 7 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 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 available54.2%not open45.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.3%domestic only48.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de Nouakchott's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 165% 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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