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Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo

In research, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#77 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,454 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,760 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Forestry is 40.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,680
of 28,054 · #6,422 all time
Rank in Burkina Faso
#1
of 12
Research works
3.3k
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo 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 #77 of 3,409 13.9%310 #194
Life SciencesDomain #1,454 of 7,800 12.3%394 #2385
Social SciencesDomain #4,760 of 10,521 12.5%146 #9904
Social SciencesField #2,903 of 6,365 10.9%73 #6003
MedicineField #5,657 of 10,443 6.4%243 #9703
Physical SciencesDomain #6,986 of 12,888 5.7%360 #10123
Health SciencesDomain #6,656 of 11,982 6.6%310 #11728
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #200 of 255 13.5%73 #730
Environmental ScienceField #2,898 of 3,551 10.9%85 #3948
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,170 of 1,395 9.4%99 #1884

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo 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#194 #77
  2. Life Sciences#2,385 #1,454
  3. Social Sciences#9,904 #4,760
  4. Social Sciences#6,003 #2,903
  5. Medicine#9,703 #5,657
  6. Physical Sciences#10,123 #6,986
  7. Health Sciences#11,728 #6,656
  8. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics#730 #200
  9. Environmental Science#3,948 #2,898
  10. Plant Science#1,884 #1,170
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 Joseph Ki-Zerbo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 40.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 51.0 works41×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 72.8 works13×
← 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: 5.40× its world share, 310 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 56 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.39× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.90× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 61 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.17× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 98 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 85 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.97× its world share, 42 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 243 worksMedicineNursing: 3.75× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 73 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo?

Ranked on the composite score, Jacques Simporè, Adjima Thiombiano and Kimseyinga Savadogo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo.

  1. 1 Jacques Simporè Burkina Faso · #265,838 worldwide 199 citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Adjima Thiombiano Burkina Faso · #284,515 worldwide 128 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Kimseyinga Savadogo Burkina Faso · #409,298 worldwide 56 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Lassana Sangaré Burkina Faso · #616,911 worldwide 62 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Antoine Sanon Burkina Faso · #637,496 worldwide 52 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Séta Naba Burkina Faso · #651,600 worldwide 115 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Aly Savadogo Burkina Faso · #669,776 worldwide 84 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Edmond Hien Burkina Faso · #733,170 worldwide 18 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Nicolas Barro Burkina Faso · #767,883 worldwide 67 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Amadé Ouédraogo Burkina Faso · #828,981 worldwide 46 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo

Which keywords describe research at Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Adaptation, Climate Change, Agroecology, Diversity, Agricultural Development, 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. Smallholder Farmers119▲ 44×5 topics
  2. Climate Change107▲ 3.3×57 topics
  3. Sustainability94▲ 3.2×35 topics
  4. Epidemiology94▲ 1.96×107 topics
  5. Adaptation74▲ 21×7 topics
  6. Agroecology67▲ 38×3 topics
  7. Diversity67▲ 32×4 topics
  8. Agricultural Development66▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Livestock Farming65▲ 87×3 topics
  10. Multifunctionality65▲ 107×1 topic
  11. Work Organization65▲ 126×1 topic
  12. Sustainable Agriculture62▲ 16×9 topics
  13. Biodiversity Conservation62▲ 14×8 topics
  14. Climate Resilience58▲ 79×2 topics
  15. Nutritional Value58▲ 43×4 topics
  16. Agroforestry57▲ 72×3 topics
  17. Indigenous Fruits49▲ 173×1 topic
  18. Tree Domestication49▲ 173×1 topic
  19. Renewable Energy38▲ 2.2×28 topics
  20. Environmental Impact37▲ 1.80×38 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity35▲ 6.6×17 topics
  22. Public Health35▲ 1.98×43 topics
  23. Medicinal Plants32▲ 6.6×15 topics
  24. Antioxidant32▲ 3.8×38 topics
  25. Antioxidants25▲ 4.7×14 topics
  26. Antioxidant Activity23▲ 3.0×26 topics
  27. Flavonoids23▲ 7.1×10 topics
  28. Drought Tolerance21▲ 12×7 topics
  29. Governance21▲ 5.2×5 topics
  30. Vaccine Development20▲ 6.7×9 topics
  31. Phytochemicals19▲ 15×7 topics
  32. Solar Energy19▲ 5.0×5 topics
  33. Infectious Diseases19▲ 4.7×8 topics
  34. Anti-inflammatory17▲ 5.2×23 topics
  35. Nutritional Quality17▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Breeding16▲ 17×5 topics
  37. Political Transition15▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Africa14▲ 29×1 topic
  39. urban protest14▲ 150×1 topic
  40. Essential Oils14▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, African Studies and Ethnography and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Agriculture and Rural De…65Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 65 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…49African Botany and Ecology Studies: 49 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 14 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 13 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 11 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 10 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 10 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 9 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 9 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 9 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestrySociology and Political ScienceNutrition and Dietetics5 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 65 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 49 works
  3. 3 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 13 works
  5. 5 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 works
  6. 6 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 10 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 10 works
  8. 8 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 9 works
  9. 9 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  10. 10 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 9 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 available72.5%not open27.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.1%domestic only61.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% 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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