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University of Bamako

In research, University of Bamako stands highest in Medicine (#7,338 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,544 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,831
of 28,054 · #11,139 all time
Rank in Mali
#2
of 9
Research works
1.4k
▲ 135% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is University of Bamako 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
MedicineField #7,338 of 10,443 3.4%232 #8014
Health SciencesDomain #8,544 of 11,982 3.5%261 #9006

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Bamako 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: 1.22× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.62× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.16× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.03× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.13× its world share, 232 worksMedicineNursing: 1.93× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.78× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Bamako?

Ranked on the composite score, Ogobara K. Doumbo, Jennifer M. Anderson and Ousmane Touré lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Bamako.

  1. 1 Ogobara K. Doumbo Mali · #52,456 worldwide 251 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Jennifer M. Anderson Mali · #173,692 worldwide 194 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Ousmane Touré Mali · #450,166 worldwide 53 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Tovi Lehmann Mali · #473,702 worldwide 111 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Sékou F. Traorè Mali · #562,018 worldwide 59 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 O Doumbo Mali · #574,084 worldwide 18 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 A Dolo Mali · #603,670 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Amagana Dolo Mali · #704,350 worldwide 45 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Sounkalo Dao Mali · #708,412 worldwide 49 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Lassana Cissé Mali · #725,504 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at University of Bamako

Which keywords describe research at University of Bamako?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Global Burden, Public Health, Vaccine Development, Complications and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology70▲ 4.6×102 topics
  2. Diagnosis24▲ 6.8×34 topics
  3. Treatment22▲ 4.8×36 topics
  4. Public Health19▲ 3.4×37 topics
  5. Global Burden14▲ 6.9×12 topics
  6. Risk Factors14▲ 3.3×26 topics
  7. Management14▲ 4.6×24 topics
  8. Quality of Life13▲ 2.3×25 topics
  9. Immune Response12▲ 5.7×12 topics
  10. Complications12▲ 6.4×13 topics
  11. Vaccine Development12▲ 12×8 topics
  12. Inflammation12▲ 1.46×27 topics
  13. Surgical Management11▲ 7.2×16 topics
  14. Surgery10▲ 7.3×10 topics
  15. Antiretroviral Therapy10▲ 15×6 topics
  16. Pathogenesis10▲ 4.9×19 topics
  17. Maternal Mortality9▲ 10×4 topics
  18. Drug Resistance9▲ 8.0×9 topics
  19. Meta-Analysis9▲ 3.8×8 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 3.9×12 topics
  21. Vaccine8▲ 5.3×10 topics
  22. Guidelines8▲ 4.4×10 topics
  23. Insecticide Resistance8▲ 26×4 topics
  24. Smallholder Farmers8▲ 8.8×4 topics
  25. Genome Sequence7▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Artemisinin Resistance7▲ 55×1 topic
  27. Plasmodium falciparum7▲ 55×1 topic
  28. Health Inequalities6▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 4.2×11 topics
  30. Children6▲ 6.9×5 topics
  31. Socio-economic Factors6▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Child Mortality6▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Community Health Workers6▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Health Systems6▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Surgical Treatment6▲ 7.6×5 topics
  36. Adaptation6▲ 5.1×8 topics
  37. Agroecology5▲ 9.1×2 topics
  38. HIV Infection5▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Livestock Farming5▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Prenatal Diagnosis5▲ 8.4×6 topics

Which research topics does University of Bamako publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Malaria Research and Control, Global Maternal and Child Health, Agriculture and Rural Development Research and Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management.

Malaria Research and Con…7Malaria Research and Control: 7 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…6Global Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural De…5Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 5 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis a…4Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 4 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksUrological Disorders and…3Urological Disorders and Treatments: 3 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 3 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 3 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…3Health, Medicine and Society: 3 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEmergency Medicine4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  3. 3 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  4. 4 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 4 works
  6. 6 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 3 works
  8. 8 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 3 works
  9. 9 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 3 works
  10. 10 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 3 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 available67.0%not open33.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.2%domestic only60.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Bamako's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 135% 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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