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Research in Abeokuta

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Abeokuta, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Federal University of Agriculture, Bells University of Technology and Crescent University.

Research institutions
6
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.8k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
83k
8.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Abeokuta

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 Abeokuta?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Federal University of AgricultureUniversity 6,428 #7,957
2Bells University of TechnologyUniversity 1,077 #8,154
3Federal Medical CentreHospital / health system 894 #13,262
4Crescent UniversityUniversity 826 #9,267
5Sacred Heart HospitalHospital / health system 355 #19,272
6McPherson UniversityUniversity 256 #15,916

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.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Federal University of Agriculture: 65.4%Bells University of Technology: 10.9%Federal Medical Centre: 9.1%Crescent University: 8.4%2 others listed: 6.2%65%largest
Federal University of Agriculture6,428 · 65.4%Bells University of Technology1,077 · 10.9%Federal Medical Centre894 · 9.1%Crescent University826 · 8.4%2 others listed611 · 6.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Abeokuta work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Abeokuta is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21%), Medicine (17%), Engineering (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,090 fractional works · 32.2% of its workEngineering: 366 fractional works · 10.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 71 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 56 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 53 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 40 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 290 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPollution: 61 fractional works · 1.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 44 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 180 fractional works · 5.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 52 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 92 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 52 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 41 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 40 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 940 fractional works · 27.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 694 fractional works · 20.5% of its workPlant Science: 242 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 134 fractional works · 4.0% of its workFood Science: 80 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 54 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSoil Science: 42 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 34 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 156 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 62 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 39 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 773 fractional works · 22.8% of its workMedicine: 576 fractional works · 17.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 67 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurgery: 55 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 52 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 39 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 106 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 56 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 67 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 65 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 583 fractional works · 17.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 228 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 70 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 42 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 115 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 113 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 92 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 49 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 42 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAbeokuta3,385fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences17%

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. Engineering36610.8%
    2. Environmental Science2908.6%
    3. Computer Science1805.3%
    4. Materials Science922.7%
    5. Mathematics411.2%
    6. Energy401.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences331.0%
    8. Chemistry310.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy130.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences69420.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1564.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology361.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics290.9%
    5. Neuroscience240.7%
    1. Medicine57617.0%
    2. Health Professions1063.1%
    3. Nursing672.0%
    4. Veterinary150.4%
    5. Dentistry90.3%
    1. Social Sciences2286.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1153.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1133.3%
    4. Psychology491.4%
    5. Decision Sciences421.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities361.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Abeokuta strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Abeokuta is most concentrated in Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science and Pollution (19.9× the world share in Animal Science and Zoology).

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 126.9 works20×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 49.4 works7.2×
  3. PollutionSubfield · 54.9 works4.8×
  4. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 57.4 works4.6×
  5. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 617.3 works4.5×
  6. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 23.4 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4.49× its world share, 617 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 134 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.63× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 148 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.19× its world share, 32 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.76× its world share, 330 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 248 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 80 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.14× its world share, 39 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 91 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 473 worksMedicineNursing: 4.15× its world share, 59 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.05× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 88 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 104 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 183 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.49×617 works
  2. Nursing4.15×59 works
  3. Veterinary3.05×12 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.63×27 works
  5. Environmental Science1.72×248 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.67×104 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.27×36 works
  8. Energy1.19×32 works
  9. Health Professions1.19×91 works
  10. Mathematics1.14×39 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.01×29 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.95×88 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.87×134 works
  14. Medicine0.85×473 works
  15. Materials Science0.79×80 works
  16. Engineering0.76×330 works
  17. Computer Science0.66×148 works
  18. Chemistry0.59×27 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.57×26 works
  20. Dentistry0.56×8 works
  21. Social Sciences0.50×183 works
  22. Psychology0.45×40 works
  23. Neuroscience0.42×20 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.38×32 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.34×4 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.18×11 works

Which keywords describe research in Abeokuta?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Diversity, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Probiotics, Heat Stress, Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Change and Food Security.

▲ 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. Epidemiology145◆ 1.08×126 topics
  2. Sustainability141▲ 1.70×77 topics
  3. Climate Change138▲ 1.50×84 topics
  4. Environmental Impact128▲ 2.2×51 topics
  5. Machine Learning111◆ 0.99×74 topics
  6. Genetic Diversity103▲ 7.0×20 topics
  7. Renewable Energy99▲ 2.0×43 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress89▲ 1.60×56 topics
  9. Antioxidant79▲ 3.4×49 topics
  10. Food Security76▲ 4.2×19 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity71▲ 3.4×29 topics
  12. Sustainable Agriculture67▲ 6.4×11 topics
  13. Gut Microbiota66▲ 5.6×6 topics
  14. Probiotics64▲ 7.9×6 topics
  15. Heat Stress62▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Economic Growth60▲ 2.2×26 topics
  17. Toxicity60▲ 4.0×19 topics
  18. Health Effects59▲ 2.9×21 topics
  19. Nutrition58▲ 3.9×16 topics
  20. Bioactive Compounds57▲ 6.7×14 topics
  21. Smallholder Farmers56▲ 7.8×6 topics
  22. Intestinal Barrier54▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Amino Acids54▲ 17×4 topics
  24. Feed Additives53▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Antibiotic Alternatives53▲ 29×1 topic
  26. Poultry Production53▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Nutritional Quality50▲ 20×4 topics
  28. Gender Equality47▲ 4.9×9 topics
  29. Dietary Fiber46▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Phytochemicals46▲ 13×8 topics
  31. Health Benefits43▲ 3.8×15 topics
  32. Microbiota39▲ 5.3×8 topics
  33. Drought Tolerance37▲ 7.9×7 topics
  34. Antioxidant Properties36▲ 7.4×7 topics
  35. Quality35▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Breeding34▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Phytochemistry32▲ 7.8×8 topics
  38. Nutritional Value31▲ 8.2×5 topics
  39. Welfare31▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Climate Resilience31▲ 15×2 topics

What research is done in Abeokuta?

Animal Nutrition and Phy…50Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 50 fractional worksRabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health: 28 fractional worksLivestock and Poultry Ma…28Livestock and Poultry Management: 28 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…24Child Nutrition and Water Access: 24 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 23 fractional worksMoringa oleifera research and applications: 22 fractional worksHeavy metals in environm…19Heavy metals in environment: 19 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 17 fractional worksCassava research and cyanide: 17 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 16 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyNutrition and DieteticsPollutionPlant Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 50 works
  2. 2 Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health Animal Science and Zoology 28 works
  3. 3 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 28 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 24 works
  5. 5 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 23 works
  6. 6 Moringa oleifera research and applications Plant Science 22 works
  7. 7 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 19 works
  8. 8 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 17 works
  9. 9 Cassava research and cyanide Plant Science 17 works
  10. 10 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 16 works

Research output over time

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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Abeokuta8.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.3% in 2007.

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