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Université Ouaga II

In research, Université Ouaga II stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,836 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#11,145 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,689
of 22,385 · #18,141 all time
Rank in Burkina Faso
#8
of 12
Research works
485
▼ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.9k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Université Ouaga II

What is Université Ouaga II known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #12,836 of 17,446 3.7%129
Social SciencesDomain #11,145 of 14,833 11.3%171

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Ouaga II 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 fields of science does Université Ouaga II work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research at Université Ouaga II is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (18%), Social Sciences (13%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 57 fractional works · 32.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 9.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 51 fractional works · 29.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 7.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 39 fractional works · 22.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 31 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 15.6% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 11.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversité OuagaII174fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences33%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2212.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance179.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting106.0%
    4. Decision Sciences32.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities21.4%
    6. Psychology20.9%
    1. Environmental Science147.8%
    2. Engineering127.0%
    3. Computer Science84.7%
    4. Mathematics73.8%
    5. Energy42.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy21.3%
    7. Materials Science20.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    9. Chemistry10.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3117.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.6%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    1. Medicine2011.2%
    2. Health Professions63.2%
    3. Nursing21.0%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 3.73× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.81× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.57× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.24× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 2.10× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.85× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.57× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.57×17 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.73×31 works
  3. Mathematics3.24×7 works
  4. Energy2.81×4 works
  5. Nursing2.10×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences2.06×4 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.85×10 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.58×1 works
  9. Environmental Science1.57×14 works
  10. Health Professions1.20×6 works
  11. Social Sciences1.00×22 works
  12. Computer Science0.61×8 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.60×2 works
  14. Medicine0.58×20 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.55×1 works
  16. Neuroscience0.52×2 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.49×2 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.48×4 works
  19. Engineering0.47×12 works
  20. Veterinary0.47×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×1 works
  22. Chemistry0.38×1 works
  23. Psychology0.31×2 works
  24. Materials Science0.26×2 works
  25. Dentistry0.20×0 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Université Ouaga II?

Ranked on the quality score, Noël Thiombiano, Pam Zahonogo and Youmanli Ouoba lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Ouaga II.

  1. 1 Noël Thiombiano Burkina Faso · #845,310 worldwide 192 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Pam Zahonogo Burkina Faso · #1,492,468 worldwide 942 citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Youmanli Ouoba Burkina Faso · #2,042,116 worldwide 348 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Abdoul Karim Saidou Burkina Faso · #2,807,066 worldwide 63 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Mamadou Toé Burkina Faso · #3,280,228 worldwide 74 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 J.W. Nibbering Burkina Faso · #3,497,860 worldwide 93 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Filiga Michel Sawadogo Burkina Faso · #3,680,072 worldwide 2 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Tibi Didier Zoungrana Burkina Faso · #3,748,828 worldwide 112 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Omer Souglimpo Combary Burkina Faso · #4,295,551 worldwide 98 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Achille Augustin Diendéré Burkina Faso · #4,409,901 worldwide 85 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Université Ouaga II

What are the most cited papers from Université Ouaga II?

The most cited paper from Université Ouaga II is "Trade and economic growth in developing countries: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa" (Pam Zahonogo, 2017), with 407 citations. Next come "Greening Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography Methods Using Alternative Solvents for Pharmaceutical Analysis" (278) and "Land tenure security and investment: Does strength of land right really matter in rural Burkina Faso?" (148).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Trade and economic growth in developing countries: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa Pam Zahonogo · Journal of African Trade Open access 2017 407
2 Greening Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography Methods Using Alternative Solvents for Pharmaceutical Analysis Moussa Yabré, Ludivine Ferey, Issa T. Somé et al. · Molecules Open access 2 May 2018 278
3 Land tenure security and investment: Does strength of land right really matter in rural Burkina Faso? Yiriyibin Bambio, Salima Bouayad Agha · World Development 17 Jul 2018 148
4 Nutrition rehabilitation of undernourished children utilizing Spiruline and Misola Jacques Simporè, Fatoumata Kabore, Frédéric D. Y. Zongo et al. · Nutrition Journal Open access 23 Jan 2006 123
5 Prevalence of symptoms of vaginal fistula in 19 sub-Saharan Africa countries: a meta-analysis of national household survey data Mathieu Maheu‐Giroux, Véronique Filippi, Sékou Samadoulougou et al. · The Lancet Global Health ReviewOpen access 14 Apr 2015 122
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Université Ouaga II?

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

▲ 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. Sustainability18▲ 4.1×27 topics
  2. Climate Change15▲ 3.1×26 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers13▲ 36×5 topics
  4. Adaptation10▲ 19×6 topics
  5. Agroecology9▲ 36×2 topics
  6. Diversity8▲ 27×2 topics
  7. Agricultural Development8▲ 31×1 topic
  8. Livestock Farming8▲ 79×1 topic
  9. Multifunctionality8▲ 101×2 topics
  10. Renewable Energy8▲ 3.3×16 topics
  11. Globalization8▲ 2.3×23 topics
  12. Environmental Impact8▲ 2.5×24 topics
  13. Economic Development7▲ 5.3×9 topics
  14. Economic Growth7▲ 4.9×14 topics
  15. Innovation6▲ 3.2×12 topics
  16. Healthcare6▲ 2.8×11 topics
  17. Education5▲ 1.81×7 topics
  18. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 9.6×6 topics
  19. Governance5▲ 8.7×4 topics
  20. Rural Development4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  21. Knowledge Management4▲ 4.3×8 topics
  22. Fiscal Policy4▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Social Networks4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  24. Risk Management4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  25. Social Impact4▲ 5.4×5 topics
  26. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  27. Institutional Quality3▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Gender Inequality3▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Respiratory Infections3▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Anti-inflammatory3▲ 6.3×15 topics
  31. Household Fuel Use3▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Indoor Air Pollution3▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Poverty Reduction3▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Income Tax3▲ 22×2 topics
  35. ICT3▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Inequality3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  37. Knowledge Economy3▲ 14×1 topic
  38. financial access3▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Financial Development2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  40. Insurance2▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does Université Ouaga II publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Energy and Environment Impacts, Economic Growth and Development and Agricultural Innovations and Practices.

Agriculture and Rural De…8Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 8 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 3 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…2Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethn…2African Studies and Ethnography: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksInformation Technology and Learning: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPollutionInformation SystemsGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences5 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 8 works
  2. 2 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 3 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 3 works
  4. 4 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  5. 5 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  9. 9 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 2 works
  10. 10 Information Technology and Learning Education 2 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 available72.4%not open27.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.5%domestic only62.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Université Ouaga II's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Université Ouaga II as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00050% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Université Ouaga II0.00095% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Université Ouaga II 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 Ouaga II5.4% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.2% in 2021.

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