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Research in Aba

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Aba, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Abia State University and Rhema University.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.5k
▲ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
5.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1961-2026
66 years on the record
Aba

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Aba?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Abia State UniversityUniversity 2,128 #5,299
2Rhema UniversityUniversity 388 #12,795
3Nigerian Christian HospitalHospital / health system 28 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Aba work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Aba is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (17%), Business, Management and Accounting (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 446 fractional works · 42.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 189 fractional works · 17.8% of its workEducation: 57 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 49 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCommunication: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 97 fractional works · 9.1% of its workAccounting: 30 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 21 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMarketing: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 79 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 56 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFinance: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 30 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 30 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 21 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 244 fractional works · 23.0% of its workEngineering: 63 fractional works · 6.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 61 fractional works · 5.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 57 fractional works · 5.4% of its workInformation Systems: 32 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 19 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 231 fractional works · 21.7% of its workMedicine: 176 fractional works · 16.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 25 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 41 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 142 fractional works · 13.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 80 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPlant Science: 39 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFood Science: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 29 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKAba1,062fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences42%

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 city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences18917.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting979.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance797.5%
    4. Psychology302.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities302.8%
    6. Decision Sciences212.0%
    1. Engineering636.0%
    2. Environmental Science615.7%
    3. Computer Science575.4%
    4. Materials Science191.8%
    5. Energy131.2%
    6. Mathematics121.2%
    7. Chemistry121.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering30.3%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Medicine17616.6%
    2. Health Professions413.9%
    3. Nursing121.2%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences807.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology292.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics151.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology101.0%
    5. Neuroscience70.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Aba?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Education, Antioxidant, Fiscal Policy, Globalization, Medicinal Plants, Risk Management and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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 city'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. Education52▲ 2.8×37 topics
  2. Economic Growth50▲ 5.8×21 topics
  3. Epidemiology47◆ 1.10×82 topics
  4. Globalization41▲ 1.98×52 topics
  5. Sustainability39▲ 1.50×52 topics
  6. Environmental Impact38▲ 2.1×41 topics
  7. Antioxidant35▲ 4.8×39 topics
  8. Sustainable Development30▲ 1.83×37 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress30▲ 1.71×42 topics
  10. Fiscal Policy27▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Risk Management25▲ 4.9×12 topics
  12. Corporate Governance24▲ 3.1×16 topics
  13. Medicinal Plants24▲ 5.7×17 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity23▲ 3.5×26 topics
  15. Information Technology22▲ 4.4×11 topics
  16. Leadership21▲ 4.1×15 topics
  17. Development21▲ 5.6×11 topics
  18. Gender Equality20▲ 6.5×8 topics
  19. Nigeria19▲ 82×3 topics
  20. Governance19▲ 5.4×6 topics
  21. Antioxidants19▲ 4.0×15 topics
  22. Inequality18▲ 7.6×4 topics
  23. Bioactive Compounds18▲ 6.8×13 topics
  24. Flavonoids18▲ 6.5×10 topics
  25. Institutional Quality18▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Anti-inflammatory17▲ 5.6×24 topics
  27. Taxation17▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Transport Infrastructure17▲ 19×2 topics
  29. ICT16▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Income Tax16▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Finance16▲ 8.3×4 topics
  32. Infrastructure16▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Public Investment16▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Knowledge Economy16▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Mobile Phones16▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Inclusive Development15▲ 33×1 topic
  37. financial access15▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Global Financial Crisis14▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Teacher Education14▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Phytochemicals14▲ 12×8 topics

What research is done in Aba?

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 15 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 12 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…10Economic Growth and Development: 10 fractional worksAfrican Education and Po…9African Education and Politics: 9 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 8 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 7 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence a…5Emotional Intelligence and Performance: 5 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 5 fractional worksHealthcare and Environmental Waste Management: 5 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsAccountingInformation SystemsEducation5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 15 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 12 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 10 works
  4. 4 African Education and Politics Education 9 works
  5. 5 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 8 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 7 works
  7. 7 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 5 works
  8. 8 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  9. 9 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  10. 10 Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Aba5.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.5% in 2010.

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