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Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny

In research, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#186 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,100 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,932 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Horticulture, Forestry and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Horticulture is 85.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,534
of 28,054 · #7,327 all time
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
#1
of 20
Research works
6.6k
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny 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 #186 of 3,409 5.6%414 #348
Life SciencesDomain #2,100 of 7,800 4.9%541 #3056
Social SciencesDomain #3,932 of 10,521 3.9%498 #6624
Social SciencesField #2,867 of 6,365 4.1%286 #5424
Physical SciencesDomain #6,211 of 12,888 5.3%405 #9765
ForestrySubfield #26 of 44 9.0%67 #52
Health SciencesDomain #8,266 of 11,982 1.4%467 #5488
MedicineField #7,391 of 10,443 1.3%354 #7953
Environmental ScienceField #2,646 of 3,551 6.9%155 #3905
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,548 of 1,998 3.2%100 #2126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny 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#348 #186
  2. Life Sciences#3,056 #2,100
  3. Social Sciences#6,624 #3,932
  4. Social Sciences#5,424 #2,867
  5. Physical Sciences#9,765 #6,211
  6. Forestry#52 #26
  7. Health Sciences#5,488 #8,266
  8. Medicine#7,953 #7,391
  9. Environmental Science#3,905 #2,646
  10. Arts and Humanities#2,126 #1,548
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 Félix Houphouët-Boigny specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Horticulture takes 85.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HorticultureSubfield · 22.0 works86×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 66.8 works34×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 123.3 works14×
  4. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 20.1 works9.2×
  5. AnthropologySubfield · 31.5 works5.9×
  6. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 413.5 works4.5×
← 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: 4.55× its world share, 414 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 81 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.64× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.17× its world share, 35 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 58 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.63× its world share, 155 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.61× its world share, 36 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.53× its world share, 77 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 354 worksMedicineNursing: 3.18× its world share, 30 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.82× its world share, 100 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 286 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny?

Ranked on the composite score, Tanella Boni, T Alain and Eliézer K. N’Goran lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny.

  1. 1 Tanella Boni Côte d'Ivoire · #445,105 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 T Alain Côte d'Ivoire · #544,402 worldwide 4 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Eliézer K. N’Goran Côte d'Ivoire · #613,427 worldwide 100 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Mamadou Chérif Côte d'Ivoire · #909,852 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Brahima Koné Côte d'Ivoire · #938,584 worldwide 20 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 A. Bourgeade Côte d'Ivoire · #939,473 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Adama Coulibaly Côte d'Ivoire · #1,056,106 worldwide 30 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Duni Sawadogo Côte d'Ivoire · #1,075,713 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Albert Trokourey Côte d'Ivoire · #1,100,722 worldwide 93 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Daouda Koné Côte d'Ivoire · #1,216,778 worldwide 30 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Which keywords describe research at Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Climate Change, Adaptation, Diversity, Agricultural Development, Agroecology, Livestock Farming and Multifunctionality.

▲ 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 Change195▲ 3.8×78 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers181▲ 43×6 topics
  3. Sustainability136▲ 2.9×49 topics
  4. Adaptation119▲ 22×12 topics
  5. Diversity113▲ 34×6 topics
  6. Agricultural Development112▲ 36×3 topics
  7. Agroecology112▲ 40×4 topics
  8. Livestock Farming111▲ 93×2 topics
  9. Multifunctionality111▲ 115×1 topic
  10. Work Organization111▲ 136×1 topic
  11. Epidemiology101▲ 1.34×108 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation91▲ 13×10 topics
  13. Agroforestry86▲ 69×4 topics
  14. Sustainable Agriculture70▲ 12×11 topics
  15. Nutritional Value69▲ 32×4 topics
  16. Climate Resilience69▲ 58×3 topics
  17. Indigenous Fruits64▲ 142×1 topic
  18. Tree Domestication64▲ 142×1 topic
  19. Healthcare62▲ 2.9×15 topics
  20. Environmental Impact59▲ 1.80×44 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity52▲ 6.1×19 topics
  22. Medicinal Plants48▲ 6.3×17 topics
  23. Antioxidant46▲ 3.5×39 topics
  24. Ethnicity45▲ 6.3×6 topics
  25. Water Quality45▲ 6.0×14 topics
  26. Colonialism44▲ 4.8×21 topics
  27. Community Engagement42▲ 6.6×7 topics
  28. Sociolinguistics40▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Social Justice40▲ 3.6×14 topics
  30. Social Movements39▲ 6.9×10 topics
  31. Governance39▲ 6.1×6 topics
  32. Territorial Governance38▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Antioxidants38▲ 4.4×14 topics
  34. Local Development38▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Africa35▲ 44×3 topics
  36. Political Transition35▲ 35×3 topics
  37. Decentralization34▲ 8.4×3 topics
  38. Flavonoids33▲ 6.7×8 topics
  39. media pluralism33▲ 218×1 topic
  40. urban protest33▲ 218×1 topic

Which research topics does Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, African Studies and Ethnography and French Urban and Social Studies.

Agriculture and Rural De…111Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 111 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 64 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 33 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 27 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 23 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 22 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 18 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 17 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 17 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 14 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestrySociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health Professions4 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 111 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 64 works
  3. 3 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 27 works
  5. 5 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 23 works
  6. 6 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 22 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 18 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 17 works
  9. 9 African history and culture studies Anthropology 17 works
  10. 10 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 14 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 available84.1%not open15.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.2%domestic only65.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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