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Université de Parakou

In research, Université de Parakou stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#127 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,875 of 7,800 worldwide) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (#182 of 255 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Forestry is 46.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,994
of 28,054 · #11,495 all time
Rank in Benin
#2
of 11
Research works
1.6k
▲ 155% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Université de Parakou 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 #127 of 3,409 21.1%225 #562
Life SciencesDomain #1,875 of 7,800 20.1%247 #4734
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #182 of 255 11.7%101 #803
Social SciencesDomain #9,045 of 10,521 9.2%120 #14443
Health SciencesDomain #10,479 of 11,982 4.6%165 #16947
MedicineField #9,239 of 10,443 4.9%124 #15316
Physical SciencesDomain #11,925 of 12,888 16.5%76 #19859
Social SciencesField #6,122 of 6,365 7.5%61 #9637

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 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#562 #127
  2. Life Sciences#4,734 #1,875
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics#803 #182
  4. Social Sciences#14,443 #9,045
  5. Health Sciences#16,947 #10,479
  6. Medicine#15,316 #9,239
  7. Physical Sciences#19,859 #11,925
  8. Social Sciences#9,637 #6,122
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 Parakou specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 46.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 29.4 works46×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 101.0 works35×
  3. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 225.0 works7.8×
  4. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 20.7 works7.7×
← 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: 7.79× its world share, 225 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.94× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.06× its world share, 124 worksMedicineNursing: 2.64× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.43× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.68× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 61 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université de Parakou?

Ranked on the composite score, H. Adégbidi, Jacob Afouda Yabi and P. B. Irénikatché Akponikpè lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Parakou.

  1. 1 H. Adégbidi Benin · #647,413 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Jacob Afouda Yabi Benin · #663,343 worldwide 31 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 P. B. Irénikatché Akponikpè Benin · #767,419 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Emmanuel Sêkloka Benin · #821,980 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Ibrahim Imorou Toko Benin · #947,947 worldwide 30 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Rosaine N. Yegbemey Benin · #1,040,804 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Thierry Adoukonou Benin · #1,086,568 worldwide 22 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Mohamed Nasser Baco Benin · #1,160,108 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Ichaou Mounirou Benin · #1,164,227 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 F. Atadokpèdé Benin · #1,205,545 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Parakou

Which keywords describe research at Université de Parakou?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Smallholder Farmers133▲ 98×5 topics
  2. Climate Change128▲ 7.8×47 topics
  3. Sustainability118▲ 8.0×31 topics
  4. Adaptation103▲ 59×6 topics
  5. Agroecology94▲ 106×3 topics
  6. Livestock Farming91▲ 240×2 topics
  7. Multifunctionality89▲ 290×2 topics
  8. Diversity89▲ 84×4 topics
  9. Agricultural Development88▲ 88×2 topics
  10. Work Organization88▲ 339×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Agriculture48▲ 25×5 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation42▲ 19×9 topics
  13. Epidemiology40▲ 1.66×84 topics
  14. Agroforestry34▲ 85×3 topics
  15. Nutritional Value30▲ 45×4 topics
  16. Climate Resilience28▲ 75×2 topics
  17. Indigenous Fruits26▲ 184×1 topic
  18. Tree Domestication26▲ 184×1 topic
  19. Public Health22▲ 2.5×31 topics
  20. Rural Development19▲ 9.1×7 topics
  21. Biodiversity19▲ 4.1×14 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services18▲ 7.6×10 topics
  23. Community Engagement17▲ 8.7×3 topics
  24. Local Development17▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Territorial Governance17▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Social Networks16▲ 9.9×3 topics
  27. Genetic Diversity15▲ 5.7×15 topics
  28. Food Security15▲ 4.5×12 topics
  29. Social Determinants of Health14▲ 9.9×5 topics
  30. Agricultural Innovation13▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Livelihood Diversification13▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Digital Health11▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Community Health Workers11▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Maternal Mortality11▲ 8.2×4 topics
  35. Healthcare Policy11▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Healthcare Quality Indicators11▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Citizen Participation11▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Environmental Participation11▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Inequalities11▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Universal Health Coverage11▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Université de Parakou publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

Agriculture and Rural De…88Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 88 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 26 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 13 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 11 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 11 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 10 fractional worksRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology: 9 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 7 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 7 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 6 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesGeneral Health Professions5 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 88 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 26 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 11 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 10 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 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de Parakou's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 155% 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.