Research in Benin City
Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Benin City, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Benin, Igbinedion University and University of Benin Teaching Hospital.
- Research institutions
- 7 5 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 12k ▲ 55% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 7.1% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Benin City?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of BeninUniversity | 8,909 | #3,435 | |
| 2 | University of Benin Teaching HospitalHospital / health system | 1,813 | #19,272 | |
| 3 | Igbinedion UniversityUniversity | 749 | #16,740 | |
| 4 | Benson Idahosa UniversityUniversity | 543 | #19,887 | |
| 5 | Nigerian Institute For Oil Palm ReasearchGovernment institution | 266 | #32,282 all time | |
| 6 | Wellspring UniversityUniversity | 174 | #24,252 | |
| 7 | Girls Power InitiativeNonprofit | 2 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.
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What is Benin City strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Benin City is most concentrated in Pharmacology and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (9.7× the world share in Pharmacology).
- PharmacologySubfield · 58.8 works9.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 67.6 works5.9×
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.
Which keywords describe research in Benin City?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Oxidative Stress, Medicinal Plants, Antioxidants, Anti-inflammatory, Environmental Impact, Epidemiology and Antioxidant Activity.
- Nutritional Value
- Oxidative Damage
- Nigeria
- Maternal Mortality
- Fiscal Policy
- Bioavailability
- Pharmacology
- Genetic Diversity
- Herbal Medicine
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Flavonoids
- Economic Growth
- Insulin Resistance
- Cardiovascular Disease
- COVID-19
- Antioxidant Activity
- Inflammation
- Renewable Energy
- Antioxidant
- Oxidative Stress
- Epidemiology
- Environmental Impact
- Sustainability
- Medicinal Plants
- Climate Change
- Antioxidants
- Cancer
- Anti-inflammatory
- Diabetes
- Corporate Governance
- Bioactive Compounds
- Toxicity
- Health Effects
- Phytochemicals
- Phytochemistry
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Heavy Metals
- Smallholder Farmers
- Hyperglycemia
- Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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
- Epidemiology165▲ 1.28×121 topics
- Oxidative Stress159▲ 3.0×56 topics
- Environmental Impact128▲ 2.3×45 topics
- Antioxidant122▲ 5.5×48 topics
- Sustainability103▲ 1.31×56 topics
- Renewable Energy95▲ 2.0×38 topics
- Medicinal Plants93▲ 7.1×19 topics
- Inflammation92▲ 1.37×72 topics
- Climate Change92◆ 1.05×79 topics
- Antioxidant Activity83▲ 4.1×29 topics
- Antioxidants82▲ 5.6×17 topics
- COVID-1982▲ 1.84×20 topics
- Cancer82▲ 1.87×49 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease78▲ 2.1×36 topics
- Anti-inflammatory71▲ 7.8×28 topics
- Insulin Resistance64▲ 4.4×10 topics
- Diabetes64▲ 4.0×21 topics
- Economic Growth63▲ 2.3×22 topics
- Corporate Governance61▲ 2.5×18 topics
- Flavonoids59▲ 6.9×12 topics
- Bioactive Compounds59▲ 7.1×14 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome57▲ 2.1×22 topics
- Toxicity55▲ 3.9×18 topics
- Herbal Medicine54▲ 5.8×13 topics
- Health Effects51▲ 2.6×21 topics
- Genetic Diversity49▲ 3.4×22 topics
- Phytochemicals43▲ 12×8 topics
- Pharmacology43▲ 5.3×17 topics
- Phytochemistry42▲ 11×9 topics
- Bioavailability41▲ 6.3×6 topics
- Type 2 Diabetes40▲ 5.7×6 topics
- Fiscal Policy39▲ 5.6×5 topics
- Heavy Metals39▲ 5.1×6 topics
- Maternal Mortality39▲ 5.5×5 topics
- Smallholder Farmers38▲ 5.2×6 topics
- Nigeria34▲ 60×3 topics
- Hyperglycemia33▲ 8.9×4 topics
- Oxidative Damage32▲ 21×2 topics
- Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors30▲ 23×1 topic
- Nutritional Value30▲ 8.4×4 topics
What research is done in Benin City?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 30 works
- 2 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 26 works
- 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 25 works
- 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 21 works
- 5 African Education and Politics Education 21 works
- 6 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 21 works
- 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 19 works
- 8 Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection Pharmacology 19 works
- 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 18 works
- 10 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 17 works
Research output over time
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