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Research in Abraka

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Abraka, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Delta State University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.7k
▲ 131% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
4.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Abraka

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 Abraka?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Delta State UniversityUniversity 5,660 #5,773

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 Abraka work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Abraka is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (12%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,356 fractional works · 44.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 635 fractional works · 20.9% of its workEducation: 247 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 161 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 46 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 308 fractional works · 10.2% of its workAccounting: 101 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 65 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 64 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 158 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 112 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 112 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 38 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 35 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 81 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 62 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 49 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 794 fractional works · 26.1% of its workEngineering: 218 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 37 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 207 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPollution: 39 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 174 fractional works · 5.7% of its workInformation Systems: 94 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 41 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 50 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 41 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 45 fractional works · 1.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 32 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 480 fractional works · 15.8% of its workMedicine: 363 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 51 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 75 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 42 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 406 fractional works · 13.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 239 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPlant Science: 94 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFood Science: 38 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 82 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 40 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 41 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKAbraka3,035fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences45%

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 Sciences1,35644.7%
    1. Social Sciences63520.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting30810.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1585.2%
    4. Psychology1123.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities812.7%
    6. Decision Sciences622.0%
    1. Engineering2187.2%
    2. Environmental Science2076.8%
    3. Computer Science1745.7%
    4. Energy501.6%
    5. Mathematics451.5%
    6. Materials Science321.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences291.0%
    8. Chemistry210.7%
    9. Physics and Astronomy130.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Medicine36312.0%
    2. Health Professions752.5%
    3. Nursing321.0%
    4. Dentistry80.2%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2397.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology822.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics411.3%
    4. Neuroscience280.9%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology160.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Abraka strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Abraka is most concentrated in Library and Information Sciences, Pharmacology and Accounting (46.7× the world share in Library and Information Sciences).

  1. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 22.9 works47×
  2. PharmacologySubfield · 31.5 works6.6×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 88.1 works5.6×
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 38.3 works4.2×
  5. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 26.9 works4.2×
← 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: 1.78× its world share, 216 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 66 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.24× its world share, 38 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 144 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.69× its world share, 40 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 180 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 176 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.27× its world share, 38 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 65 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 297 worksMedicineNursing: 2.30× its world share, 29 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 66 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.18× its world share, 263 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 50 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.59× its world share, 142 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 91 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 536 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.24×38 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.18×263 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.59×142 works
  4. Nursing2.30×29 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.03×50 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.78×216 works
  7. Energy1.69×40 works
  8. Social Sciences1.65×536 works
  9. Environmental Science1.38×176 works
  10. Mathematics1.27×38 works
  11. Psychology1.17×91 works
  12. Health Professions0.96×65 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.89×66 works
  14. Computer Science0.72×144 works
  15. Veterinary0.69×2 works
  16. Medicine0.60×297 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×24 works
  18. Neuroscience0.56×24 works
  19. Dentistry0.50×6 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.49×66 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.47×12 works
  22. Engineering0.47×180 works
  23. Chemistry0.44×18 works
  24. Materials Science0.30×26 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.19×11 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.17×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Abraka?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Development, Nigeria, Sustainable Development, Gender Equality, Teacher Education, Information Technology and Leadership.

▲ 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. Education191▲ 3.7×45 topics
  2. Sustainable Development154▲ 3.2×57 topics
  3. Sustainability122▲ 1.64×74 topics
  4. Globalization120▲ 2.0×63 topics
  5. Environmental Impact112▲ 2.2×51 topics
  6. Development105▲ 9.7×15 topics
  7. Nigeria103▲ 157×3 topics
  8. Gender Equality99▲ 12×13 topics
  9. Corporate Governance97▲ 4.3×20 topics
  10. Curriculum Development95▲ 4.6×9 topics
  11. Information Technology93▲ 6.5×12 topics
  12. Leadership92▲ 6.2×19 topics
  13. Economic Growth91▲ 3.7×26 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress90▲ 1.79×57 topics
  15. Teacher Education86▲ 22×6 topics
  16. Renewable Energy85▲ 1.93×38 topics
  17. Quality Assurance82▲ 16×6 topics
  18. Risk Management80▲ 5.6×14 topics
  19. Youth Unemployment77▲ 214×1 topic
  20. Antioxidant76▲ 3.6×48 topics
  21. Financial Performance58▲ 3.4×12 topics
  22. ICT50▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Medicinal Plants49▲ 4.2×19 topics
  24. Governance48▲ 4.9×9 topics
  25. Finance46▲ 8.2×4 topics
  26. Financial Stability45▲ 7.7×6 topics
  27. Fiscal Policy44▲ 7.2×6 topics
  28. Bioactive Compounds42▲ 5.6×13 topics
  29. Global Financial Crisis42▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Human Resource Management42▲ 8.9×6 topics
  31. Institutional Quality41▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Performance Analysis41▲ 6.5×4 topics
  33. Ethical Identity40▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Shariah Supervision40▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Inequality40▲ 5.7×5 topics
  36. Inclusive Development37▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Mobile Phones37▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Knowledge Economy37▲ 11×2 topics
  39. financial access36▲ 30×1 topic
  40. gender inclusion36▲ 30×1 topic

What research is done in Abraka?

African Education and Po…55African Education and Politics: 55 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 40 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…30Economic Growth and Development: 30 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…29Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 29 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 23 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 18 fractional worksNatural Resources and Ec…16Natural Resources and Economic Development: 16 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Literacy: 15 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 14 fractional worksOil, Gas, and Environmental Issues: 14 fractional works
EducationAccountingInformation SystemsEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 55 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 40 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 30 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 29 works
  5. 5 Online and Blended Learning Education 23 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  7. 7 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 16 works
  8. 8 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 15 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 14 works
  10. 10 Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 14 works

Research output over time

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 2025Abraka7.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.5% in 2003.

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