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Université Ouaga II

In research, Université Ouaga II stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,376 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,687 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,339
of 28,054 · #26,372 all time
Rank in Burkina Faso
#9
of 12
Research works
485
▲ 170% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

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
Social SciencesDomain #14,376 of 16,945 16.7%171
Physical SciencesDomain #18,687 of 21,541 9.2%129

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 4.01× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.03× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.29× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 2.34× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.70× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.00× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Ouaga II?

Ranked on the composite score, Filiga Michel Sawadogo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Ouaga II.

  1. 1 Filiga Michel Sawadogo Burkina Faso · #450,524 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Université Ouaga II

Which keywords describe research at Université Ouaga II?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Sustainability14▲ 4.2×24 topics
  2. Climate Change13▲ 3.4×22 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers12▲ 38×5 topics
  4. Adaptation9▲ 22×5 topics
  5. Agroecology8▲ 41×2 topics
  6. Diversity8▲ 32×2 topics
  7. Agricultural Development8▲ 33×1 topic
  8. Livestock Farming8▲ 87×1 topic
  9. Multifunctionality8▲ 109×2 topics
  10. Globalization8▲ 2.7×21 topics
  11. Economic Development7▲ 6.0×9 topics
  12. Economic Growth7▲ 5.8×14 topics
  13. Renewable Energy7▲ 3.4×15 topics
  14. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.6×21 topics
  15. Epidemiology6◆ 1.13×38 topics
  16. Innovation5▲ 3.5×11 topics
  17. Healthcare5▲ 3.0×9 topics
  18. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  19. Governance4▲ 9.0×4 topics
  20. Fiscal Policy4▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Rural Development4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  22. Risk Management4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  23. Knowledge Management4▲ 4.6×6 topics
  24. Social Networks3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  25. Gender Inequality3▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Income Tax3▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Institutional Quality3▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  29. Poverty Reduction3▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Respiratory Infections3▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Household Fuel Use3▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Indoor Air Pollution3▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 6.3×12 topics
  34. Financial Development2▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Gender Equality2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  36. Panel Data Analysis2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Insurance2▲ 22×3 topics
  38. ICT2▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Infrastructure2▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Taxation2▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Université Ouaga II publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Energy and Environment Impacts, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.

Agriculture and Rural De…8Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 8 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…2Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 2 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…2Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksInformation Technology and Learning: 2 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksLand Rights and Reforms2Land Rights and Reforms: 2 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPollutionEconomics and EconometricsInformation Systems4 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 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  8. 8 Information Technology and Learning Education 2 works
  9. 9 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Land Rights and Reforms Soil Science 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Ouaga II's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 170% 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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