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University of Bamenda

In research, University of Bamenda stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#52 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,141 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,634 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Anthropology — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,061
of 28,054 · #8,392 all time
Rank in Cameroon
#3
of 25
Research works
2.5k
▲ 278% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is University of Bamenda 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 #52 of 3,409 13.7%190 #515
Life SciencesDomain #1,141 of 7,800 12.6%253 #4088
Social SciencesDomain #3,634 of 10,521 13.2%407 #7118
Physical SciencesDomain #4,811 of 12,888 13.3%367 #8401
Environmental ScienceField #1,717 of 3,551 21.7%100 #3878
Social SciencesField #3,169 of 6,365 12.9%208 #5991
Health SciencesDomain #7,904 of 11,982 8.5%214 #14642
MedicineField #7,387 of 10,443 8.7%152 #13636
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,276 of 1,775 21.1%81 #2730
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #1,007 of 1,272 23.5%62 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Bamenda 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#515 #52
  2. Life Sciences#4,088 #1,141
  3. Social Sciences#7,118 #3,634
  4. Physical Sciences#8,401 #4,811
  5. Environmental Science#3,878 #1,717
  6. Social Sciences#5,991 #3,169
  7. Health Sciences#14,642 #7,904
  8. Medicine#13,636 #7,387
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,730 #1,276
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 University of Bamenda specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 54.3 works9.3×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 23.2 works6.6×
← 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: 3.22× its world share, 190 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.64× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.91× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 33 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 75 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 100 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.11× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 35 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 152 worksMedicineNursing: 3.68× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.44× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.43× its world share, 57 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.03× its world share, 80 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 208 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Bamenda?

Ranked on the composite score, Nyong Princely Awazi, Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi and Roland Azibo Balgah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Bamenda.

  1. 1 Nyong Princely Awazi Cameroon · #1,079,676 worldwide 36 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Jude Ndzifon Kimengsi Cameroon · #1,252,044 worldwide 48 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Roland Azibo Balgah Cameroon · #1,413,435 worldwide 31 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Bamenda

Which keywords describe research at University of Bamenda?

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

▲ 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 Change101▲ 3.0×57 topics
  2. Sustainability96▲ 3.2×44 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers66▲ 24×6 topics
  4. Adaptation61▲ 17×8 topics
  5. Epidemiology55◆ 1.11×87 topics
  6. Agroecology46▲ 25×2 topics
  7. Diversity45▲ 21×4 topics
  8. Agricultural Development44▲ 22×3 topics
  9. Livestock Farming44▲ 57×2 topics
  10. Globalization44▲ 1.79×44 topics
  11. Multifunctionality44▲ 69×1 topic
  12. Work Organization44▲ 82×1 topic
  13. Education40▲ 1.87×23 topics
  14. Social Capital39▲ 5.9×15 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation38▲ 8.3×11 topics
  16. Environmental Impact36▲ 1.68×36 topics
  17. Economic Growth35▲ 3.3×16 topics
  18. Renewable Energy35▲ 1.98×25 topics
  19. Poverty Reduction34▲ 21×5 topics
  20. Economic Development34▲ 3.3×17 topics
  21. Sustainable Development33▲ 1.65×35 topics
  22. Sustainable Agriculture29▲ 7.4×9 topics
  23. Governance28▲ 6.9×8 topics
  24. Colonialism26▲ 4.4×13 topics
  25. Inequality26▲ 9.1×7 topics
  26. Institutional Quality26▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Social Impact24▲ 4.9×8 topics
  28. Agroforestry24▲ 30×3 topics
  29. ICT24▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Gender Equality24▲ 7.0×6 topics
  31. Knowledge Economy23▲ 18×4 topics
  32. Ecosystem Services22▲ 4.6×10 topics
  33. Mobile Phones21▲ 38×1 topic
  34. financial access21▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Empowerment19▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Financial Inclusion19▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Microfinance19▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Nutritional Value18▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Maternal Mortality17▲ 6.3×5 topics
  40. Climate Resilience15▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Bamenda publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Economic Growth and Development, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Agriculture and Rural De…44Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 44 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…21Economic Growth and Development: 21 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…19Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 19 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 14 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 13 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…13African Botany and Ecology Studies: 13 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 10 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 10 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 10 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 9 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInformation SystemsEconomics and EconometricsNutrition and Dietetics6 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 44 works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 21 works
  3. 3 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 19 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 14 works
  5. 5 African history and culture studies Anthropology 13 works
  6. 6 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 13 works
  7. 7 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 10 works
  8. 8 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 10 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 10 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 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 available79.5%not open20.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Bamenda's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 278% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.