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Université de Parakou

In research, Université de Parakou stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#481 of 3,157 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,949 of 6,403 worldwide) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (#137 of 269 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Forestry is 48.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,069
of 22,385 · #9,925 all time
Rank in Benin
#2
of 10
Research works
1.6k
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.5k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.76×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
78%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Université de Parakou

What is Université de Parakou known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #481 of 3,157 10.0%225 #1014
Life SciencesDomain #1,949 of 6,403 9.7%247 #3488
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #137 of 269 11.4%101 #489
Social SciencesDomain #5,594 of 9,585 9.5%120 #8270
Health SciencesDomain #6,305 of 9,902 4.7%165 #11298
MedicineField #6,068 of 8,541 3.5%124 #10466
Social SciencesField #4,879 of 5,988 13.6%61 #6848
Physical SciencesDomain #9,861 of 10,670 5.8%76 #13913

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Parakou 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,014 #481
  2. Life Sciences#3,488 #1,949
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics#489 #137
  4. Social Sciences#8,270 #5,594
  5. Health Sciences#11,298 #6,305
  6. Medicine#10,466 #6,068
  7. Social Sciences#6,848 #4,879
  8. Physical Sciences#13,913 #9,861
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Université de Parakou work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Université de Parakou is in Life Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (38%), Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 279 fractional works · 41.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 255 fractional works · 37.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 106 fractional works · 15.6% of its workPlant Science: 42 fractional works · 6.2% of its workForestry: 34 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 25 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSoil Science: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHorticulture: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 179 fractional works · 26.4% of its workMedicine: 134 fractional works · 19.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 34 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 27 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 133 fractional works · 19.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 69 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 34 fractional works · 5.0% of its workUrban Studies: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 22 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 87 fractional works · 12.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 61 fractional works · 9.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversité deParakou678fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences41%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences20%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences25537.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology132.0%
    3. Neuroscience50.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
    1. Medicine13419.7%
    2. Health Professions345.0%
    3. Nursing81.2%
    4. Veterinary20.3%
    5. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Social Sciences6910.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance233.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting223.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities111.6%
    5. Psychology60.9%
    6. Decision Sciences20.3%
    1. Environmental Science619.1%
    2. Computer Science101.4%
    3. Engineering101.4%
    4. Mathematics20.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.2%
    6. Chemistry10.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    8. Energy10.1%
    9. Materials Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Université de Parakou specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 48.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 34.3 works49×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 105.8 works33×
  3. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 24.8 works8.3×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 254.8 works7.9×
← 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: 7.91× its world share, 255 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.82× its world share, 61 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.89× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 134 worksMedicineNursing: 2.39× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.48× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 69 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.91×255 works
  2. Veterinary2.48×2 works
  3. Nursing2.39×8 works
  4. Health Professions1.89×34 works
  5. Environmental Science1.82×61 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.60×23 works
  7. Medicine1.03×134 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.01×22 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.95×2 works
  10. Social Sciences0.80×69 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×4 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.56×11 works
  13. Neuroscience0.42×5 works
  14. Dentistry0.41×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×13 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.31×2 works
  17. Psychology0.30×6 works
  18. Mathematics0.22×2 works
  19. Computer Science0.19×10 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×2 works
  21. Energy0.10×1 works
  22. Engineering0.09×10 works
  23. Chemistry0.08×1 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.06×1 works
  25. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Université de Parakou?

Ranked on the quality score, Sissou Zakari, Adrien Montcho Hodonou and Oyéné Kossi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Parakou.

  1. 1 Sissou Zakari Benin · #531,713 worldwide 1.1k citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Adrien Montcho Hodonou Benin · #576,138 worldwide 1.1k citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Oyéné Kossi Benin · #640,245 worldwide 872 citations · 80 works
  4. 4 Orou G. Gaoue Benin · #841,936 worldwide 2.3k citations · 104 works
  5. 5 Mori W. Gouroubera Benin · #1,049,087 worldwide 79 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Pierre Gbènoukpo Tovihoudji Benin · #1,050,643 worldwide 382 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Séverin Biaou Benin · #1,090,970 worldwide 279 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Gérard Nounagnon Gouwakinnou Benin · #1,154,197 worldwide 881 citations · 74 works
  9. 9 Rosaine Nerice Yegbemey Benin · #1,278,014 worldwide 877 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Fifanou G. Vodouhê Benin · #1,641,347 worldwide 949 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Parakou

What are the most cited papers from Université de Parakou?

The most cited paper from Université de Parakou is "Global diversity and geography of soil fungi" (Leho Tedersoo et al., 2014), with 3,776 citations. Next come "Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (1,682) and "Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (998).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global diversity and geography of soil fungi Leho Tedersoo et al. · Science Open access 28 Nov 2014 3,776
2 Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Nicholas J Kassebaum et al. · The Lancet Open access349 authors 2 May 2014 1,682
3 Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access366 authors 21 Jul 2014 998
4 Global Retinoblastoma Presentation and Analysis by National Income Level Global Retinoblastoma Study Group et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access473 authors 27 Feb 2020 382
5 Stroke in Africa: profile, progress, prospects and priorities Rufus Akinyemi, Bruce I Ovbiagele, Olaleye Akinmola Adeniji et al. · Nature Reviews Neurology ReviewOpen access 15 Sep 2021 342
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Université de Parakou?

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

▲ 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. Smallholder Farmers144▲ 100×5 topics
  2. Climate Change138▲ 7.5×51 topics
  3. Sustainability125▲ 7.5×32 topics
  4. Adaptation107▲ 53×6 topics
  5. Agroecology98▲ 102×3 topics
  6. Livestock Farming94▲ 235×2 topics
  7. Multifunctionality92▲ 289×2 topics
  8. Diversity92▲ 77×5 topics
  9. Agricultural Development91▲ 88×2 topics
  10. Work Organization91▲ 347×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Agriculture58▲ 27×7 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation48▲ 19×9 topics
  13. Epidemiology43▲ 1.60×89 topics
  14. Agroforestry40▲ 88×3 topics
  15. Nutritional Value35▲ 46×4 topics
  16. Climate Resilience33▲ 81×2 topics
  17. Indigenous Fruits30▲ 194×1 topic
  18. Tree Domestication30▲ 194×1 topic
  19. Rural Development23▲ 10×8 topics
  20. Public Health23▲ 2.3×32 topics
  21. Biodiversity22▲ 4.2×16 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services21▲ 8.0×10 topics
  23. Social Networks20▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Food Security20▲ 5.3×12 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity19▲ 6.4×16 topics
  26. Community Engagement18▲ 8.0×3 topics
  27. Local Development18▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Territorial Governance18▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Agricultural Innovation16▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Livelihood Diversification16▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Social Determinants of Health14▲ 9.7×5 topics
  32. Climate Change Resilience13▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Community Health Workers12▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Maternal Mortality12▲ 7.8×4 topics
  35. Soil Fertility12▲ 7.7×5 topics
  36. Digital Health11▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Health Inequalities11▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Socio-economic Factors11▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Citizen Participation11▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Environmental Participation11▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Université de Parakou publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and French Urban and Social Studies.

Agriculture and Rural De…91Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 91 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 30 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 16 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 11 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 11 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 11 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 9 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 7 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 7 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 6 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesSociology 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 91 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 30 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 16 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 11 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 11 works
  7. 7 Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 9 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 7 works
  10. 10 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 6 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 available77.9%not open22.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.1%domestic only65.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Université de Parakou's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Université de Parakou as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0027% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Université de Parakou0.0022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Université de Parakou over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Université de Parakou9.4% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.7% in 2024.

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