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Research in Benin City

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Benin City, Nigeria. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Igbinedion University, University of Benin and Benson Idahosa University.

Research institutions
7
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
12k
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
101k
8.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Benin City

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 Benin City?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of BeninUniversity 8,909 #10,208
2University of Benin Teaching HospitalHospital / health system 1,813 #14,287
3Igbinedion UniversityUniversity 749 #10,011
4Benson Idahosa UniversityUniversity 543 #11,172
5Nigerian Institute For Oil Palm ReasearchGovernment institution 266 #32,159 all time
6Wellspring UniversityUniversity 174 #18,622
7Girls Power InitiativeNonprofit 2 not ranked

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.

University of Benin: 71.5%University of Benin Teaching Hospital: 14.6%Igbinedion University: 6.0%Benson Idahosa University: 4.4%3 others listed: 3.5%72%largest
University of Benin8,909 · 71.5%University of Benin Teaching Hospital1,813 · 14.6%Igbinedion University749 · 6.0%Benson Idahosa University543 · 4.4%3 others listed442 · 3.5%

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

Which fields of science does Benin City work in?

In 2022-now, 29% of research in Benin City is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Social Sciences (11%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,100 fractional works · 29.3% of its workEngineering: 364 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 68 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 63 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 348 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPollution: 65 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 62 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 53 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 151 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 60 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 67 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 44 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,059 fractional works · 28.2% of its workMedicine: 841 fractional works · 22.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 95 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 71 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 64 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 57 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 56 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 46 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 46 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 42 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 121 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 67 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 55 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 53 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 944 fractional works · 25.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 421 fractional works · 11.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 111 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 104 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 201 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAccounting: 82 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 42 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 148 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 103 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 80 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 50 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 44 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 654 fractional works · 17.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 348 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPlant Science: 143 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFood Science: 66 fractional works · 1.8% of its workForestry: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 165 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 78 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 71 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 60 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKBenin City3,757fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences25%

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. Engineering3649.7%
    2. Environmental Science3489.3%
    3. Computer Science1514.0%
    4. Materials Science671.8%
    5. Energy441.2%
    6. Chemistry381.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences381.0%
    8. Mathematics361.0%
    9. Physics and Astronomy80.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.2%
  2. Health Sciences1,05928.2%
    1. Medicine84122.4%
    2. Health Professions1213.2%
    3. Nursing551.5%
    4. Dentistry371.0%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Social Sciences42111.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2015.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1483.9%
    4. Psychology802.1%
    5. Decision Sciences501.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities441.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3489.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1654.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics711.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology411.1%
    5. Neuroscience290.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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).

  1. PharmacologySubfield · 58.8 works9.7×
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 67.6 works5.9×
← 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: 2.00× its world share, 309 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 147 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 36 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.91× its world share, 68 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 33 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 129 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 34 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 36 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 315 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.93× its world share, 310 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 57 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 32 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.06× its world share, 32 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 106 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.18× its world share, 737 worksMedicineNursing: 3.21× its world share, 51 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.60× its world share, 168 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 39 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.91× its world share, 133 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 67 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 329 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.91×68 works
  2. Nursing3.21×51 works
  3. Dentistry2.06×32 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.00×309 works
  5. Environmental Science1.93×310 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.91×133 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.60×168 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.25×39 works
  9. Health Professions1.24×106 works
  10. Energy1.20×36 works
  11. Medicine1.18×737 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.09×36 works
  13. Veterinary0.94×4 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.85×147 works
  15. Mathematics0.84×32 works
  16. Social Sciences0.80×329 works
  17. Psychology0.68×67 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.67×34 works
  19. Chemistry0.65×33 works
  20. Engineering0.65×315 works
  21. Computer Science0.51×129 works
  22. Materials Science0.51×57 works
  23. Neuroscience0.50×26 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.45×5 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.35×33 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.10×7 works

Which keywords describe research in Benin City?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant, Medicinal Plants, Environmental Impact, Antioxidants, Epidemiology, Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant Activity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology189▲ 1.26×125 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress172▲ 2.8×57 topics
  3. Environmental Impact148▲ 2.3×50 topics
  4. Antioxidant127▲ 4.9×48 topics
  5. Sustainability126▲ 1.37×65 topics
  6. Renewable Energy107▲ 1.97×39 topics
  7. Inflammation102▲ 1.28×74 topics
  8. Medicinal Plants98▲ 6.7×19 topics
  9. Sustainable Development90▲ 1.54×42 topics
  10. Antioxidants90▲ 5.4×17 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity90▲ 3.8×29 topics
  12. Education90▲ 1.39×42 topics
  13. COVID-1989▲ 1.82×22 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease87▲ 2.0×36 topics
  15. Cancer85▲ 1.69×49 topics
  16. Anti-inflammatory73▲ 6.8×28 topics
  17. Corporate Governance72▲ 2.6×19 topics
  18. Economic Growth71▲ 2.3×23 topics
  19. Insulin Resistance67▲ 4.0×10 topics
  20. Diabetes67▲ 3.6×21 topics
  21. Bioactive Compounds63▲ 6.7×14 topics
  22. Flavonoids62▲ 6.5×12 topics
  23. Toxicity62▲ 3.8×19 topics
  24. Health Effects60▲ 2.6×22 topics
  25. Herbal Medicine59▲ 5.5×13 topics
  26. Nigeria55▲ 68×3 topics
  27. Gender Equality53▲ 5.0×12 topics
  28. Development51▲ 3.8×13 topics
  29. Maternal Mortality47▲ 5.6×5 topics
  30. Phytochemistry46▲ 10×9 topics
  31. Phytochemicals46▲ 11×8 topics
  32. Bioavailability44▲ 6.0×6 topics
  33. Pharmacology44▲ 4.8×17 topics
  34. Heavy Metals44▲ 4.8×7 topics
  35. Fiscal Policy43▲ 5.6×5 topics
  36. Type 2 Diabetes43▲ 5.0×6 topics
  37. Smallholder Farmers43▲ 5.4×6 topics
  38. Teacher Education38▲ 7.9×5 topics
  39. Hyperglycemia34▲ 8.0×4 topics
  40. Nutritional Value34▲ 8.1×4 topics

What research is done in Benin City?

Natural Antidiabetic Age…30Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 30 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…26Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 26 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 25 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 21 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 21 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 21 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 19 fractional worksDrug-Induced Hepatotoxic…19Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection: 19 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 18 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 17 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismWater Science and TechnologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 30 works
  2. 2 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 26 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 25 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 21 works
  5. 5 African Education and Politics Education 21 works
  6. 6 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 21 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 19 works
  8. 8 Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection Pharmacology 19 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 18 works
  10. 10 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 17 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Benin City6.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.2% in 2012.

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