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Ziguinchor University

In research, Ziguinchor University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,910 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,760 of 9,585 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,129 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 13.9× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#7,579
of 22,385 · #12,102 all time
Rank in Senegal
#3
of 10
Research works
798
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.9k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%

What is Ziguinchor University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,910 of 10,670 3.2%112 #11218
Social SciencesDomain #7,760 of 9,585 10.6%71 #11214
Health SciencesDomain #8,129 of 9,902 2.2%69 #13330

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ziguinchor University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#11,218 #6,910
  2. Social Sciences#11,214 #7,760
  3. Health Sciences#13,330 #8,129
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Ziguinchor University work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Ziguinchor University is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Social Sciences (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 127 fractional works · 37.8% of its workEngineering: 32 fractional works · 9.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 28 fractional works · 8.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 11 fractional works · 3.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 26 fractional works · 7.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 21 fractional works · 6.2% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 77 fractional works · 22.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 47 fractional works · 13.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 21 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 4.1% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 76 fractional works · 22.5% of its workMedicine: 64 fractional works · 19.2% of its workSurgery: 12 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 57 fractional works · 16.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 46 fractional works · 13.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 22 fractional works · 6.5% of its workForestry: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKZiguinchorUniversity336fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences23%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering329.6%
    2. Mathematics288.4%
    3. Environmental Science267.7%
    4. Computer Science216.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy61.8%
    6. Materials Science51.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.3%
    8. Energy20.6%
    9. Chemistry20.5%
    1. Social Sciences4713.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities144.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance72.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting61.8%
    5. Decision Sciences20.5%
    6. Psychology10.4%
    1. Medicine6419.2%
    2. Health Professions92.8%
    3. Nursing20.5%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4613.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology72.2%
    3. Neuroscience10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ziguinchor University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 13.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 21.9 works14×
← 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: 2.89× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.55× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.14× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.40× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics7.14×28 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.89×46 works
  3. Environmental Science1.55×26 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.40×14 works
  5. Social Sciences1.10×47 works
  6. Health Professions1.07×10 works
  7. Nursing1.02×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.02×7 works
  9. Medicine1.00×64 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.83×4 works
  11. Computer Science0.80×21 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.80×6 works
  13. Energy0.69×2 works
  14. Engineering0.64×32 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×6 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×1 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.50×2 works
  18. Materials Science0.46×5 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×7 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.37×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.35×2 works
  22. Neuroscience0.24×1 works
  23. Veterinary0.21×0 works
  24. Psychology0.13×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Ziguinchor University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ousmane Noël Diallo, Mbaye Diagne Mbaye and Abdou Ka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ziguinchor University.

  1. 1 Ousmane Noël Diallo Senegal · #2,154,874 worldwide 1k citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Mbaye Diagne Mbaye Senegal · #2,346,708 worldwide 580 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Abdou Ka Senegal · #2,635,161 worldwide 188 citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Samo Diatta Senegal · #2,830,494 worldwide 285 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Pape Ibrahima Djighaly Senegal · #2,906,592 worldwide 613 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Boubacar Barry Senegal · #3,652,823 worldwide 100 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 El Hadji Balla Dièye Senegal · #3,705,388 worldwide 250 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 El Hadji Malick Ndoye Senegal · #3,713,077 worldwide 250 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Yancouba Sané Senegal · #3,715,795 worldwide 60 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Alphonse Mané Sambou Senegal · #3,747,716 worldwide 78 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Ziguinchor University

What are the most cited papers from Ziguinchor University?

The most cited paper from Ziguinchor University is "Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Plant Growth and Performance: Importance in Biotic and Abiotic Stressed Regulation" (Nathalie Diagne, Mariama Ngom, Pape Ibrahima Djighaly et al., 2020), with 419 citations. Next come "A Smart Waste Management Solution Geared towards Citizens" (258) and "Epidemiology and control of trachoma: systematic review" (193).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Roles of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Plant Growth and Performance: Importance in Biotic and Abiotic Stressed Regulation Nathalie Diagne, Mariama Ngom, Pape Ibrahima Djighaly et al. · Diversity Open access 25 Sep 2020 419
2 A Smart Waste Management Solution Geared towards Citizens Kellow Pardini, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Ousmane Noël Diallo et al. · Sensors Open access 22 Apr 2020 258
3 Epidemiology and control of trachoma: systematic review Victor H. Hu, Emma Michele Harding-Esch, Matthew J. Burton et al. · Tropical Medicine & International Health ReviewOpen access 10 May 2010 193
4 Data management techniques for Internet of Things Bassirou Diène, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Ousmane Noël Diallo et al. · Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 23 Dec 2019 190
5 Mobile phone data highlights the role of mass gatherings in the spreading of cholera outbreaks Flavio Finger, Tina Genolet, Lorenzo Mari et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 23 May 2016 185
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ziguinchor University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Smallholder Farmers, Adaptation, Diversity, Agroecology, Agricultural Development, Livestock Farming 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-now 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 Change40▲ 4.4×42 topics
  2. Smallholder Farmers29▲ 41×5 topics
  3. Sustainability28▲ 3.4×24 topics
  4. Adaptation21▲ 21×7 topics
  5. Diversity19▲ 33×2 topics
  6. Agroecology19▲ 41×2 topics
  7. Agricultural Development19▲ 37×1 topic
  8. Livestock Farming19▲ 95×1 topic
  9. Healthcare14▲ 3.7×13 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation12▲ 9.8×7 topics
  11. Colonialism11▲ 6.8×12 topics
  12. Sustainable Agriculture11▲ 10×7 topics
  13. Agroforestry10▲ 46×3 topics
  14. Remote Sensing10▲ 2.5×16 topics
  15. Ethnicity9▲ 7.3×3 topics
  16. Nutritional Value9▲ 24×3 topics
  17. Climate Resilience9▲ 44×2 topics
  18. Indigenous Fruits9▲ 114×1 topic
  19. Tree Domestication9▲ 114×1 topic
  20. Identity8▲ 3.5×11 topics
  21. Nationalism8▲ 5.4×5 topics
  22. Social Justice8▲ 4.0×7 topics
  23. Social Movements8▲ 8.0×3 topics
  24. Decentralization8▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Africa8▲ 55×3 topics
  26. Governance8▲ 6.9×2 topics
  27. Political Transition7▲ 43×1 topic
  28. urban protest7▲ 257×1 topic
  29. Global Warming7▲ 4.9×10 topics
  30. Community Engagement7▲ 6.3×3 topics
  31. Local Development7▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Territorial Governance7▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 8.0×4 topics
  34. Sociolinguistics6▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Citizen Participation6▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Environmental Participation6▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Islam6▲ 8.4×2 topics
  38. North Africa6▲ 48×2 topics
  39. 5G Networks6▲ 8.1×3 topics
  40. Tropical Geometry6▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does Ziguinchor University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agriculture and Rural Development Research, African Botany and Ecology Studies, African Studies and Ethnography and French Urban and Social Studies.

  1. 1 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 19 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 9 works
  3. 3 African Studies and Ethnography Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 4 works
  6. 6 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Geometry and Topology 4 works
  7. 7 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  8. 8 African Studies and Geopolitics Anthropology 3 works
  9. 9 IoT Networks and Protocols Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 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 available66.5%not open33.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.7%domestic only71.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ziguinchor University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ziguinchor University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Ziguinchor University0.0014% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Ziguinchor University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ziguinchor University2.9% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.2% in 2017.

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