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University of Koudougou

In research, University of Koudougou stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,508 of 3,409 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,140 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,200 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Mathematics — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 17.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,349
of 28,054 · #24,215 all time
Rank in Burkina Faso
#6
of 12
Research works
543
▲ 300% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is University of Koudougou 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 #1,508 of 3,409 11.6%63 —
Physical SciencesDomain #8,140 of 12,888 7.1%133 #17845
Life SciencesDomain #6,200 of 7,800 10.3%76 #12515
Social SciencesDomain #8,718 of 10,521 14.9%88 #10655

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Koudougou 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. Physical Sciences#17,845 #8,140
  2. Life Sciences#12,515 #6,200
  3. Social Sciences#10,655 #8,718
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 Koudougou specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 17.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 26.0 works17×
  2. MathematicsField · 27.3 works7.2×
← 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: 4.07× its world share, 63 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.31× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.17× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.04× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.09× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Koudougou?

Ranked on the composite score, Frédéric Ouattara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Koudougou.

  1. 1 Frédéric Ouattara Burkina Faso · #1,550,312 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University of Koudougou

Which keywords describe research at University of Koudougou?

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

▲ 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. Smallholder Farmers37▲ 52×5 topics
  2. Sustainability32▲ 4.0×18 topics
  3. Climate Change32▲ 3.6×24 topics
  4. Adaptation26▲ 28×5 topics
  5. Diversity25▲ 45×3 topics
  6. Agroecology25▲ 53×2 topics
  7. Livestock Farming25▲ 124×3 topics
  8. Agricultural Development25▲ 47×1 topic
  9. Work Organization25▲ 179×1 topic
  10. Governance16▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Biodiversity Conservation15▲ 13×5 topics
  12. Agroforestry14▲ 65×2 topics
  13. Economic Growth14▲ 5.0×15 topics
  14. Sustainable Agriculture13▲ 13×6 topics
  15. Climate Resilience12▲ 61×2 topics
  16. Nutritional Value12▲ 34×3 topics
  17. Renewable Energy12▲ 2.6×17 topics
  18. Solar Wind11▲ 37×2 topics
  19. Indigenous Fruits11▲ 145×1 topic
  20. Tree Domestication11▲ 145×1 topic
  21. Healthcare9▲ 2.5×5 topics
  22. Decentralization9▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Ethnicity9▲ 7.1×3 topics
  24. Social Movements9▲ 8.8×2 topics
  25. Youth Employment8▲ 142×2 topics
  26. Africa8▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Political Transition8▲ 47×1 topic
  28. Public Policy7▲ 4.6×2 topics
  29. Genetic Diversity7▲ 4.9×11 topics
  30. Inequality7▲ 9.2×3 topics
  31. Fiscal Policy6▲ 9.4×4 topics
  32. Coronal Mass Ejections6▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Corruption6▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Political Economy6▲ 7.1×6 topics
  35. Solar Dynamics Observatory6▲ 50×1 topic
  36. Institutions6▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Institutional Quality5▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Ionosphere5▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Magnetosphere5▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Territorial Governance5▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Koudougou publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, African Studies and Ethnography and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics.

Agriculture and Rural De…25Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 25 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…11African Botany and Ecology Studies: 11 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethn…8African Studies and Ethnography: 8 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…6Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 6 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…5Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 5 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …4French Urban and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Topics in Algebra: 4 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 4 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 4 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 3 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestrySociology and Political ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics3 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 25 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 11 works
  3. 3 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Topics in Algebra Algebra and Number Theory 4 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 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 available77.8%not open22.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.5%domestic only76.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Koudougou's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 300% 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.