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University of Douala

In research, University of Douala stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#555 of 3,409 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,922 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,314 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Anthropology is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,767
of 28,054 · #9,779 all time
Rank in Cameroon
#7
of 25
Research works
4k
▲ 139% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is University of Douala 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 #555 of 3,409 10.1%187 #853
Physical SciencesDomain #4,922 of 12,888 9.0%648 #8530
Life SciencesDomain #3,314 of 7,800 9.6%278 #4970
Health SciencesDomain #6,182 of 11,982 5.6%347 #8998
EngineeringField #3,491 of 6,636 7.1%258 #7257
Social SciencesDomain #5,868 of 10,521 11.3%351 #10998
MedicineField #6,405 of 10,443 5.2%286 #7969
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,333 of 1,775 22.7%74 #2816
Social SciencesField #4,874 of 6,365 8.0%156 #8017
Environmental ScienceField #2,726 of 3,551 10.0%113 #4528

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Douala 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#853 #555
  2. Physical Sciences#8,530 #4,922
  3. Life Sciences#4,970 #3,314
  4. Health Sciences#8,998 #6,182
  5. Engineering#7,257 #3,491
  6. Social Sciences#10,998 #5,868
  7. Medicine#7,969 #6,405
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,816 #1,333
  9. Social Sciences#8,017 #4,874
  10. Environmental Science#4,528 #2,726
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 Douala specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 23.9 works5.2×
  2. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 24.8 works4.9×
  3. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 34.8 works4.6×
← 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: 2.42× its world share, 187 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 56 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.07× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 69 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.79× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 258 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.41× its world share, 114 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.99× its world share, 56 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.30× its world share, 47 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 286 worksMedicineNursing: 2.18× its world share, 17 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 66 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.14× its world share, 74 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 156 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Douala?

Ranked on the composite score, Samuel Bowong, Samuel Nko'o Amvene and Elvis Temfack lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Douala.

  1. 1 Samuel Bowong Cameroon · #252,515 worldwide 101 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Samuel Nko'o Amvene Cameroon · #396,464 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Elvis Temfack Cameroon · #674,290 worldwide 47 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Daniel Lemogoum Cameroon · #863,850 worldwide 26 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Mathieu Motah Cameroon · #874,178 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Henry Namme Luma Cameroon · #935,074 worldwide 36 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Fernando Kemta Lekpa Cameroon · #976,807 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 François Tchoumbougnang Cameroon · #1,003,235 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Anastase Dzudié Cameroon · #1,025,323 worldwide 34 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Bertrand Hugo Mbatchou Ngahane Cameroon · #1,038,419 worldwide 33 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Douala

Which keywords describe research at University of Douala?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Medicinal Plants, Climate Change, Sustainability, Epidemiology and Diversity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology82▲ 1.28×120 topics
  2. Climate Change79▲ 1.80×63 topics
  3. Environmental Impact71▲ 2.6×48 topics
  4. Renewable Energy69▲ 3.0×35 topics
  5. Sustainability69▲ 1.75×44 topics
  6. Smallholder Farmers46▲ 13×6 topics
  7. Medicinal Plants41▲ 6.4×15 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties39▲ 2.5×21 topics
  9. Antioxidant36▲ 3.2×40 topics
  10. Economic Development35▲ 2.6×16 topics
  11. Economic Growth32▲ 2.3×18 topics
  12. Adaptation31▲ 6.6×10 topics
  13. Governance30▲ 5.6×7 topics
  14. Diversity29▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Agricultural Development29▲ 11×2 topics
  16. Agroecology29▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Livestock Farming28▲ 28×1 topic
  18. Work Organization28▲ 40×1 topic
  19. Antioxidant Activity28▲ 2.7×27 topics
  20. Global Burden26▲ 3.0×12 topics
  21. Antioxidants26▲ 3.6×15 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity25▲ 3.5×16 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation25▲ 4.1×11 topics
  24. Flavonoids24▲ 5.6×10 topics
  25. Nutritional Value22▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Institutional Quality21▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Anti-inflammatory21▲ 4.6×22 topics
  28. Inequality20▲ 5.3×7 topics
  29. Agroforestry20▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Natural Fibers20▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Territorial Governance19▲ 9.4×3 topics
  32. Climate Resilience19▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Local Development19▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Biological Activities18▲ 7.1×9 topics
  35. Biodegradable18▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Phytochemicals18▲ 10×8 topics
  37. ICT18▲ 8.3×3 topics
  38. Knowledge Economy17▲ 9.6×2 topics
  39. Composites16▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Chemical Treatments16▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Douala publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites, African Botany and Ecology Studies and Economic Growth and Development.

Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 28 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 16 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…16African Botany and Ecology Studies: 16 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…15Economic Growth and Development: 15 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 14 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 11 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …10French Urban and Social Studies: 10 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 9 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 9 fractional worksPower Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation: 9 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPolymers and PlasticsForestryInformation Systems6 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 28 works
  2. 2 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 16 works
  3. 3 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 16 works
  4. 4 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 15 works
  5. 5 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 14 works
  6. 6 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 11 works
  7. 7 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  8. 8 African history and culture studies Anthropology 9 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 9 works
  10. 10 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available69.0%not open31.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.3%domestic only68.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Douala's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 139% 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.