Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
City · Nigeria

Research in Ado-Ekiti

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Afe Babalola University, Ekiti State University and The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti.

Research institutions
3
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
14k
▲ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
71k
5.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Ado-Ekiti

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 Ado-Ekiti?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-EkitiUniversity 5,439 #7,950
2Ekiti State UniversityUniversity 5,421 #6,365
3Afe Babalola UniversityUniversity 3,271 #4,849

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 Ado-Ekiti work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Ado-Ekiti is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (15%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,567 fractional works · 36.7% of its workEngineering: 1,025 fractional works · 14.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 187 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 161 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 123 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 112 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 98 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 538 fractional works · 7.7% of its workInformation Systems: 232 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 137 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 61 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 498 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPollution: 96 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 91 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 140 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 79 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 112 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 79 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 89 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,317 fractional works · 33.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,061 fractional works · 15.2% of its workEducation: 329 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 275 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 93 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 486 fractional works · 6.9% of its workAccounting: 164 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 106 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 327 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 243 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFinance: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 170 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 62 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 141 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 131 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 91 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,103 fractional works · 15.7% of its workMedicine: 775 fractional works · 11.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 99 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 74 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 131 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 207 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 109 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 107 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 105 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,015 fractional works · 14.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 672 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPlant Science: 283 fractional works · 4.0% of its workFood Science: 119 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 189 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 87 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKAdo-Ekiti7,001fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences33%

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. Engineering1,02514.6%
    2. Computer Science5387.7%
    3. Environmental Science4987.1%
    4. Materials Science1402.0%
    5. Energy1121.6%
    6. Mathematics891.3%
    7. Chemistry671.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences640.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy210.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering130.2%
  2. Social Sciences2,31733.1%
    1. Social Sciences1,06115.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4866.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3274.7%
    4. Psychology1702.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities1412.0%
    6. Decision Sciences1311.9%
  3. Health Sciences1,10315.7%
    1. Medicine77511.1%
    2. Health Professions2073.0%
    3. Nursing1071.5%
    4. Dentistry90.1%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,01514.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6729.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1892.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics640.9%
    4. Neuroscience500.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology390.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ado-Ekiti strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ado-Ekiti is most concentrated in Library and Information Sciences, Forestry and Pharmacology (19.5× the world share in Library and Information Sciences).

  1. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 21.4 works20×
  2. ForestrySubfield · 30.5 works5.1×
  3. PharmacologySubfield · 47.2 works4.4×
  4. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 26.6 works4.3×
  5. AccountingSubfield · 130.6 works3.7×
  6. General Social SciencesSubfield · 22.9 works3.6×
← 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: 2.03× its world share, 554 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 155 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 33 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 41 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.75× its world share, 56 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 58 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 430 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 54 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.82× its world share, 96 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 904 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 414 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 118 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 75 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 165 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 635 worksMedicineNursing: 3.18× its world share, 89 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 105 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.05× its world share, 379 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 105 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.14× its world share, 263 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 139 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 830 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.18×89 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.75×56 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.14×263 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.05×379 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.03×554 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.89×105 works
  7. Energy1.82×96 works
  8. Environmental Science1.45×414 works
  9. Social Sciences1.14×830 works
  10. Mathematics1.11×75 works
  11. Health Professions1.09×165 works
  12. Engineering1.05×904 works
  13. Computer Science0.96×430 works
  14. Psychology0.80×139 works
  15. Chemistry0.65×58 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.63×105 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.61×54 works
  18. Materials Science0.59×118 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.58×33 works
  20. Medicine0.58×635 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.56×11 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×155 works
  23. Veterinary0.49×4 works
  24. Neuroscience0.44×41 works
  25. Dentistry0.27×7 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.14×18 works

Which keywords describe research in Ado-Ekiti?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Education, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Gender Equality, Nigeria and Development.

▲ 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. Sustainability300▲ 1.75×91 topics
  2. Machine Learning300▲ 1.29×84 topics
  3. Environmental Impact280▲ 2.3×62 topics
  4. Education275▲ 2.3×63 topics
  5. Sustainable Development251▲ 2.3×75 topics
  6. Renewable Energy248▲ 2.5×49 topics
  7. Economic Growth192▲ 3.4×31 topics
  8. Globalization186▲ 1.35×83 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress162▲ 1.41×59 topics
  10. Antioxidant148▲ 3.1×50 topics
  11. Development147▲ 5.9×14 topics
  12. Gender Equality141▲ 7.2×12 topics
  13. Information Technology141▲ 4.2×20 topics
  14. Risk Management138▲ 4.1×15 topics
  15. Corporate Governance135▲ 2.6×23 topics
  16. Nigeria131▲ 87×3 topics
  17. Curriculum Development130▲ 2.8×13 topics
  18. Financial Performance119▲ 3.0×13 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity118▲ 2.7×30 topics
  20. Social Capital112▲ 3.1×17 topics
  21. Security109▲ 2.3×26 topics
  22. Teacher Education106▲ 12×6 topics
  23. Governance105▲ 4.6×14 topics
  24. Medicinal Plants103▲ 3.8×18 topics
  25. Quality Assurance102▲ 8.6×8 topics
  26. ICT96▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Youth Unemployment95▲ 114×1 topic
  28. Bioactive Compounds92▲ 5.2×14 topics
  29. Institutional Quality91▲ 12×3 topics
  30. IoT91▲ 3.5×16 topics
  31. Fiscal Policy91▲ 6.3×7 topics
  32. Inequality85▲ 5.3×7 topics
  33. Knowledge Economy76▲ 10.0×6 topics
  34. Inclusive Development75▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Mobile Phones75▲ 23×2 topics
  36. financial access74▲ 27×1 topic
  37. gender inclusion74▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Infrastructure63▲ 7.6×5 topics
  39. Phytochemicals61▲ 8.1×8 topics
  40. Income Tax61▲ 12×2 topics

What research is done in Ado-Ekiti?

African Education and Po…62African Education and Politics: 62 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…51Economic Growth and Development: 51 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…48Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 48 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…43Energy and Environment Impacts: 43 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 41 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 32 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…31Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 31 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 30 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 30 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…30Global Maternal and Child Health: 30 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsEconomics and EconometricsPollution6 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 62 works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 51 works
  3. 3 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 48 works
  4. 4 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 43 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 41 works
  6. 6 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 32 works
  7. 7 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 31 works
  8. 8 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 30 works
  9. 9 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 30 works
  10. 10 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 30 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ado-Ekiti7.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.3% in 2011.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Ado-Ekiti. Posts are plain text and can be reported.