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University of Kara

In research, University of Kara stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,882 of 10,521 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,119 of 3,409 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,756 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,236
of 28,054 · #20,589 all time
Rank in Togo
#2
of 3
Research works
1.5k
▲ 252% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is University of Kara 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,882 of 10,521 13.1%234 #9358
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,119 of 3,409 7.7%63 #3716
Social SciencesField #4,756 of 6,365 8.1%115 #7162
Life SciencesDomain #5,895 of 7,800 7.4%86 #10888
Physical SciencesDomain #10,486 of 12,888 8.1%108 #16225
Health SciencesDomain #10,492 of 11,982 2.7%178 #17264
MedicineField #9,583 of 10,443 1.9%137 #15560

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Kara 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. Social Sciences#9,358 #5,882
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,716 #2,119
  3. Social Sciences#7,162 #4,756
  4. Life Sciences#10,888 #5,895
  5. Physical Sciences#16,225 #10,486
  6. Health Sciences#17,264 #10,492
  7. Medicine#15,560 #9,583
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.

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: 2.17× its world share, 63 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.64× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.17× its world share, 137 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.82× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.98× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.36× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.93× its world share, 38 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 114 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Kara?

Ranked on the composite score, Abdoul‐Samadou Aboubakari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Kara.

  1. 1 Abdoul‐Samadou Aboubakari Togo · #1,222,155 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of Kara

Which keywords describe research at University of Kara?

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

▲ 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. Sustainability33▲ 2.2×40 topics
  2. Epidemiology33▲ 1.36×82 topics
  3. Climate Change29▲ 1.78×47 topics
  4. Smallholder Farmers26▲ 20×5 topics
  5. Globalization23▲ 1.89×36 topics
  6. Adaptation20▲ 12×8 topics
  7. Economic Growth18▲ 3.5×18 topics
  8. Agroecology18▲ 20×2 topics
  9. Public Health18▲ 2.0×31 topics
  10. Agricultural Development17▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Diversity17▲ 16×2 topics
  12. Livestock Farming17▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Multifunctionality17▲ 55×1 topic
  14. Work Organization17▲ 65×1 topic
  15. Sustainable Development17▲ 1.73×30 topics
  16. Economic Development16▲ 3.2×12 topics
  17. Mental Health15▲ 1.66×25 topics
  18. Healthcare14▲ 2.1×13 topics
  19. Social Justice12▲ 3.3×13 topics
  20. Literature11▲ 3.4×10 topics
  21. Biodiversity Conservation11▲ 4.8×6 topics
  22. Sustainable Agriculture11▲ 5.7×11 topics
  23. Ethnicity11▲ 4.6×7 topics
  24. Nationalism11▲ 3.8×11 topics
  25. Governance10▲ 4.9×7 topics
  26. Agroforestry9▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Migration8▲ 4.1×12 topics
  28. Sociolinguistics8▲ 7.3×5 topics
  29. Climate Resilience8▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Gender Equality8▲ 4.9×7 topics
  31. Maternal Mortality8▲ 6.0×4 topics
  32. Elderly8▲ 5.2×6 topics
  33. Poverty Reduction8▲ 9.9×5 topics
  34. Postcolonialism8▲ 9.9×6 topics
  35. Rural Livelihoods8▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Nutritional Value7▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Indigenous Fruits7▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Tree Domestication7▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Local Development7▲ 9.7×2 topics
  40. Territorial Governance7▲ 8.8×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Kara publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion and Education, sociology, and vocational training.

Agriculture and Rural De…17Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 17 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 7 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 6 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 5 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 5 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 5 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…5Global Maternal and Child Health: 5 fractional worksPostcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 4 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 4 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestryEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political Science3 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 17 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 7 works
  3. 3 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 5 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  8. 8 Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  9. 9 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 4 works
  10. 10 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 4 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 available75.8%not open24.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.8%domestic only61.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Kara's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 252% 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.

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.