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University of Lomé

In research, University of Lomé stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#138 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,835 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,117 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Forestry, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Animal Science and Zoology — Forestry is 40.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,601
of 28,054 · #7,523 all time
Rank in Togo
#1
of 3
Research works
3.1k
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is University of Lomé 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 #138 of 3,409 12.0%287 #294
Life SciencesDomain #1,835 of 7,800 11.2%342 #2887
Social SciencesDomain #5,117 of 10,521 14.7%295 #9324
Physical SciencesDomain #7,066 of 12,888 8.9%280 #12344
Social SciencesField #3,952 of 6,365 13.3%145 #6744
Environmental ScienceField #2,256 of 3,551 13.4%99 #3813
Health SciencesDomain #9,801 of 11,982 4.5%254 #12323
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield #215 of 255 9.3%83 #795
MedicineField #8,812 of 10,443 3.8%195 #10336
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,263 of 2,578 9.2%68 #3815

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Lomé 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#294 #138
  2. Life Sciences#2,887 #1,835
  3. Social Sciences#9,324 #5,117
  4. Physical Sciences#12,344 #7,066
  5. Social Sciences#6,744 #3,952
  6. Environmental Science#3,813 #2,256
  7. Health Sciences#12,323 #9,801
  8. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics#795 #215
  9. Medicine#10,336 #8,812
  10. Sociology and Political Science#3,815 #2,263
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 Lomé specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Forestry takes 40.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ForestrySubfield · 48.6 works40×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 83.5 works15×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 34.7 works13×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 287.3 works5.2×
← 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: 5.17× its world share, 287 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.17× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.22× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 81 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.70× its world share, 99 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 195 worksMedicineNursing: 2.41× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.15× its world share, 39 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.08× its world share, 52 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 145 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Lomé?

Ranked on the composite score, K. Tona, M. Kanda and Alfred Wahl lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Lomé.

  1. 1 K. Tona Togo · #112,502 worldwide 113 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 M. Kanda Togo · #285,565 worldwide 107 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Alfred Wahl Togo · #318,437 worldwide 17 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Koffi Akpagana Togo · #471,609 worldwide 42 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Messanvi Gbéassor Togo · #483,420 worldwide 37 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Amégnona Agbonon Togo · #541,576 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Kpérkouma Wala Togo · #783,270 worldwide 31 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Kossi Adjonou Togo · #808,606 worldwide 13 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Mounérou Salou Togo · #852,934 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 K. Kokou Togo · #944,810 worldwide 20 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at University of Lomé

Which keywords describe research at University of Lomé?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smallholder Farmers, Climate Change, Sustainability, Adaptation, Diversity, Agricultural Development, Agroecology 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 Change128▲ 4.1×65 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers126▲ 48×5 topics
  3. Sustainability115▲ 4.0×50 topics
  4. Adaptation81▲ 24×8 topics
  5. Diversity75▲ 37×5 topics
  6. Agricultural Development75▲ 39×3 topics
  7. Agroecology74▲ 44×2 topics
  8. Livestock Farming74▲ 102×1 topic
  9. Work Organization74▲ 148×1 topic
  10. Biodiversity Conservation71▲ 16×10 topics
  11. Agroforestry59▲ 77×3 topics
  12. Epidemiology56▲ 1.20×100 topics
  13. Sustainable Agriculture54▲ 14×9 topics
  14. Nutritional Value52▲ 40×4 topics
  15. Climate Resilience51▲ 71×2 topics
  16. Rural Livelihoods48▲ 82×2 topics
  17. Indigenous Fruits48▲ 174×1 topic
  18. Tree Domestication48▲ 174×1 topic
  19. Renewable Energy39▲ 2.3×30 topics
  20. Sustainable Development38▲ 2.1×31 topics
  21. Environmental Impact37▲ 1.87×38 topics
  22. Public Health35▲ 2.0×38 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity32▲ 6.1×18 topics
  24. Healthcare28▲ 2.2×15 topics
  25. Food Security26▲ 4.1×12 topics
  26. Gender Equality24▲ 7.5×6 topics
  27. Social Justice24▲ 3.5×14 topics
  28. Antioxidant23▲ 2.9×29 topics
  29. Ecosystem Services23▲ 5.2×12 topics
  30. Community Engagement21▲ 5.4×7 topics
  31. Public Policy20▲ 3.6×5 topics
  32. Medicinal Plants20▲ 4.3×14 topics
  33. Governance20▲ 5.2×6 topics
  34. Local Development19▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Territorial Governance19▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Citizen Participation16▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Environmental Participation16▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Heat Stress15▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Amino Acids15▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Feed Additives14▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Lomé publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, French Urban and Social Studies and Animal Nutrition and Physiology.

Agriculture and Rural De…74Agriculture and Rural Development Research: 74 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…48African Botany and Ecology Studies: 48 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 16 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 14 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 12 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Ethnography: 11 fractional worksCocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy: 10 fractional worksLivestock and Poultry Management: 10 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 8 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 8 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsForestrySociology and Political ScienceAnimal Science and Zoology4 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 74 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 48 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  4. 4 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 14 works
  5. 5 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 12 works
  6. 6 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  7. 7 Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy Horticulture 10 works
  8. 8 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 10 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 8 works
  10. 10 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 8 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 available70.4%not open29.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.2%domestic only62.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Lomé's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% 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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