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Research in Awka

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Awka, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Obong University and Paul University Awka.

Research institutions
4
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
62k
5.6 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
Awka

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 Awka?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityUniversity 10,345 #6,569
2Paul University AwkaUniversity 351 #18,907
3Obong UniversityUniversity 289 #16,071
4Tansian UniversityUniversity 169 #30,662 all time

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.

Nnamdi Azikiwe University: 92.7%Paul University Awka: 3.1%Obong University: 2.6%Tansian University: 1.5%93%largest
Nnamdi Azikiwe University10k · 92.7%Paul University Awka351 · 3.1%Obong University289 · 2.6%Tansian University169 · 1.5%

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

Which fields of science does Awka work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Awka is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Medicine (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,635 fractional works · 35.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 725 fractional works · 15.9% of its workEducation: 261 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 169 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 60 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 337 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAccounting: 107 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 86 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 36 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 246 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 192 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 152 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 95 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 81 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 58 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,353 fractional works · 29.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 380 fractional works · 8.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 90 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPollution: 75 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 379 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 78 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 50 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 50 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 219 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems: 125 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 145 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 44 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 62 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 47 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 48 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 870 fractional works · 19.0% of its workMedicine: 664 fractional works · 14.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 78 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 61 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 51 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 49 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 140 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 79 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 710 fractional works · 15.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 464 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPlant Science: 183 fractional works · 4.0% of its workFood Science: 96 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSoil Science: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 140 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 60 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 49 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 40 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKAwka4,567fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences36%

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 Sciences1,63535.8%
    1. Social Sciences72515.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting3377.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2465.4%
    4. Psychology1523.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities952.1%
    6. Decision Sciences811.8%
    1. Environmental Science3808.3%
    2. Engineering3798.3%
    3. Computer Science2194.8%
    4. Materials Science1453.2%
    5. Chemistry621.4%
    6. Mathematics521.1%
    7. Energy521.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences481.0%
    9. Physics and Astronomy100.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.1%
    1. Medicine66414.5%
    2. Health Professions1403.1%
    3. Nursing551.2%
    4. Dentistry70.1%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences46410.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1403.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics491.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology400.9%
    5. Neuroscience160.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Awka strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Awka is most concentrated in Pollution, Pharmacology and Accounting (4.1× the world share in Pollution).

  1. PollutionSubfield · 61.6 works4.1×
  2. PharmacologySubfield · 29.0 works4.1×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 91.5 works3.9×
  4. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 75.9 works3.8×
← 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: 2.09× its world share, 380 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 119 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.84× its world share, 38 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 53 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 182 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.15× its world share, 40 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 336 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 320 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.96× its world share, 128 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 47 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 121 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 576 worksMedicineNursing: 2.45× its world share, 46 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.71× its world share, 78 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.30× its world share, 284 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 68 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.65× its world share, 217 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 122 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 567 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.84×38 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.65×217 works
  3. Nursing2.45×46 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.30×284 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.09×380 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.85×68 works
  7. Environmental Science1.68×320 works
  8. Health Professions1.20×121 works
  9. Social Sciences1.17×567 works
  10. Energy1.15×40 works
  11. Mathematics1.05×47 works
  12. Psychology1.05×122 works
  13. Materials Science0.96×128 works
  14. Chemistry0.88×53 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.79×31 works
  16. Medicine0.78×576 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.71×78 works
  18. Veterinary0.65×3 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.62×37 works
  20. Computer Science0.61×182 works
  21. Engineering0.59×336 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×119 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.41×6 works
  24. Dentistry0.30×6 works
  25. Neuroscience0.23×14 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.10×8 works

Which keywords describe research in Awka?

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

▲ 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. Education203▲ 2.6×64 topics
  2. Environmental Impact188▲ 2.4×57 topics
  3. Epidemiology184◆ 1.01×110 topics
  4. Sustainable Development176▲ 2.5×62 topics
  5. Sustainability170▲ 1.52×84 topics
  6. Economic Growth148▲ 4.0×28 topics
  7. Globalization139▲ 1.55×77 topics
  8. Antioxidant112▲ 3.6×47 topics
  9. Development111▲ 6.8×15 topics
  10. Antioxidant Activity100▲ 3.5×28 topics
  11. Gender Equality98▲ 7.6×11 topics
  12. Nigeria98▲ 99×3 topics
  13. Curriculum Development97▲ 3.1×16 topics
  14. Information Technology92▲ 4.3×14 topics
  15. Corporate Governance89▲ 2.7×22 topics
  16. Medicinal Plants88▲ 5.0×19 topics
  17. Teacher Education84▲ 14×6 topics
  18. Risk Management84▲ 3.9×15 topics
  19. Fiscal Policy82▲ 8.8×7 topics
  20. Toxicity78▲ 3.9×18 topics
  21. Quality Assurance77▲ 10.0×8 topics
  22. Antioxidants76▲ 3.7×17 topics
  23. Bioactive Compounds75▲ 6.5×13 topics
  24. Governance71▲ 4.8×8 topics
  25. Youth Unemployment70▲ 130×1 topic
  26. Inequality64▲ 6.2×8 topics
  27. Heavy Metals63▲ 5.8×9 topics
  28. Institutional Quality63▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Herbal Medicine63▲ 4.9×11 topics
  30. ICT58▲ 9.4×5 topics
  31. Infrastructure54▲ 10.0×5 topics
  32. Income Tax53▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Taxation53▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Phytochemicals52▲ 11×8 topics
  35. Government Expenditure50▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Public Investment50▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Inclusive Development50▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Knowledge Economy49▲ 9.8×3 topics
  39. Mobile Phones49▲ 23×2 topics
  40. financial access48▲ 27×1 topic

What research is done in Awka?

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 46 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 44 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…39Economic Growth and Development: 39 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…35Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 35 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 27 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 26 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…23Online and Blended Learning: 23 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 22 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 22 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…21Diverse Scientific Research Studies: 21 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsEducationInformation SystemsAccounting3 others

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

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 46 works
  2. 2 African Education and Politics Education 44 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 39 works
  4. 4 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 35 works
  5. 5 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 27 works
  6. 6 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 26 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 23 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  9. 9 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 22 works
  10. 10 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 21 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 2025Awka7.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.1% in 2003.

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