Université Norbert Zongo | Burkina Faso
Professor Frédéric Ouattara is a distinguished full professor of physics, specialising in heliophysics, thermodynamics, space weather and geophysics. He holds a Doctorat d’État in Physics-Geophysics-Heliophysics (2009) and a previous PhD in Geophysics (option Solar Energy, 1998), complemented with a Master in History, Philosophy and Didactics of Sciences (2005) and a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Physics (1994). He has served in major academic and administrative roles, including Vice-President in charge of Teaching and Pedagogic Innovation, then President of Université Norbert Zongo (2019-2022), and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research (March–September 2022) in Burkina Faso. In research, he leads the Burkina Faso satellite programme (BurkinaSat-1) and initiated the national space agency, while directing the Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Space Physics and Energetic (LAREME). His scholarly output includes around one hundred scientific publications. He has been honoured with the African Prize for Excellence in Space Physics Research (American Geophysical Union, 2018). Although a precise current h-index 11, publications 28 , citations 590, his research reputation is significant in the West-African region. With primary interests in solar–terrestrial coupling, ionospheric variability and space weather over equatorial Africa, he bridges scientific research, space technology and higher-education leadership. As a conclusion, Prof. Ouattara exemplifies the synthesis of academic excellence, leadership in space science and institutional innovation, having positioned his country on the frontier of African space research and education.
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Featured Publications
Segda, A. K., Kaboré, S., Zoundi, C., Ouattara, F., & De Santis, A. (2025). Analysis of the variability of diurnal profiles of critical foF2 frequencies in the light of solar radiation. International Journal of Geophysics.
Guibula, K., Ouédraogo, P., Kaboré, S., Ouattara, F., Fleury, R., & Potirakis, S. M. (2025). Performance evaluation of the ionospheric models AfriTEC and NeQuick 2 at the BF01 station in Ouagadougou between 2013 and 2021. International Journal of Geophysics.
Bazié, N., Kaboré, S., Guibula, K., Ouattara, F., & Panda, S. K. (2025). Response of the magnetospheric convection electric field (MCEF) to geomagnetic storms during the solar cycle 24 maximum phase. International Journal of Geophysics.
Sawadogo, S., Gnabahou, D. A., Pahima, T., & Ouattara, F. (2024). Solar activity: Towards a standard classification of solar phases from cycle 1 to cycle 24. Advances in Space Research, 74(1).
Sawadogo, S., Gnabahou, D. A., Sandwidi, S. A., & Ouattara, F. (2023). Koudougou (Burkina Faso, Africa), GPS-TEC response to recurrent geomagnetic storms during solar cycle 24 declining phase. International Journal of Geophysics.